M3 Workstation System Overview
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1. gt Panel Unit i pe lt a s Modem Companion Facilitator is inside Panel Unit enclosure L Modem Printer is inside M3 Workstation enclosure e l RS 232 gt N2 Bus DX 9100 Unitary UNT Controller UNT Air Handling Unit AHU Panel unit Figure 3 BAS with M3 Workstation and Companion Facilitator Panel Units M3 Workstation System Overview 9 Figure 4 shows an example of a BAS with M3 Workstations and N30 controllers BACnet IP Ethernet M3 Workstation N30 Modan N30 t N2 Bus DX UNT UNT DX Variable Air Volume Modular Assembly VMA Peer to peer Figure 4 BAS with M3 Workstation and N30 Supervisory Controllers 10 Technical N30 Companion Facilitator Panel Unit Mixed fms Figure 5 FMS with M3 Workstation Companion Facilitator Panel Units and N30 Supervisory Controllers Note Two N30 sites and one Companion Facilitator site can be connected simultaneously Software Architecture With the introduction of the M3 Works2. FAN 1153 1153 2 J HNSON Technical Section CONTR amp LS Issue Date 0107 TECHNICAL BULLETIN M3 Workstation System Overview M3 Workstation System Overview cesse eee se ecce eee eee 3 Iras e fera eT EARE ATARE EEEE EEEE E EE S E SE 3 Key Concepts o 5252599952525 9925 2952942925295292 0225232912929429 gd da aads 4 Related Information ccceccceccecceccecceceeeceeceeceeceececeeeeaeeueeaeeaeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaseaeeseeneeseeseeeaeas 4 M3 Workstation Overview 4 S mmary Ol PCAUINGS 4 i03 cvtuaa eed duces tveeyed akc AA cde Sectend veyed dias A eed eee 7 E ls a lt 11T amp casa Aone hot Gana Ooh aasu Ackgaeaa dos gata TTE ETE atti dohpitswscharuandsectees 8 Software Architecture e 10 Indicates those sections where changes have occurred since the last printing 2001 Johnson Controls Inc www johnsoncontrols com Code No LIT 1153050 Technical M3 Workstation System Overview 3 M3 Workstation System Overview Introduction The M3 Workstation provides a Windows 98 Second Edition SE and Windows NT monitoring and command system for communication with supervisory control networks Communication to the control networks is via local area network direct serial connection or multi site dialup The supervisory controllers compatible with M3 Workstation Release 3 0 or later include Metasys Companion Facilitator panels Release 6 03 or later or the N30 N31 Supervisory Controllers Release 2 0 or later T
3. atabase Connectivity ODBC provides an interface to allow M Trend to make a standard set of requests for data regardless of the actual database package used For example in an M3 Workstation historical data is defined in the format used by Microsoft Access Using ODBC M Trend can view data stored in this database even though it has no knowledge of the Access database format Data Source Name DSN A DSN file is used to define a connection to an archived database for M Trend to access When defining an ODBC data source for M Trend you are actually naming a connection or map to the M Historian database 12 Technical Notes JAHNSON CONTR LS Controls Group 507 E Michigan Street P O Box 423 www johnsoncontrols com Milwaukee WI 53201 Printed in U S A
4. ces Johnson Controls M Trend Display Release 2 0 Johnson Controls M Graphics Display Release 4 0 Johnson Controls M Explorer Document Release 2 0 Johnson Controls Terminal Document Release 2 0 Companion Facilitator only M Alarm container includes M Alarm Current Events Viewer Release 1 0 and Alarm Panel Johnson Controls Data Visualization Applications Release 1 1 Comfort Chart Starfield Analog Profile Johnson Controls Metasys Historical Data Visualization Applications Release 1 0 River of Time Data VCR Metasys System Analysis Tool Color Spectrum M3 Human Computer Interface M Collector M E M Graphics M rapes i J BACnet Scheduling M trend Controls Pa M Password VEY NAS I meh N30 BACnet Historian OPC Data Access OPC Data Access Database Server Server Protected by software license M Authorize Application overview Figure 2 M3 Workstation Software Applications Overview Other applications may work but are not tested or officially supported The list of available feature applications displays when the M3 Tools gt Add option is selected The application list only includes the applications installed and registered on the computer M3 Workstation System Overview 7 Summary of Features The following is a brief list of M3 Workstation features e Windows 98 SE and Windows NT compatibility Note The M3 Wo
5. his document describes related information M3 Workstation overview summary of features configurations software architecture 4 Technical Key Concepts Related Information As a reference Table 1 lists the location of literature related to the M3 Workstation Table 1 Related Information Manual M3 Workstation Sales Resource Manual M Series Workstation Sales Resource Manual M Series Workstation with Companion Facilitator Manual M Series Workstation Manual N30 Supervisory Controller System Communications Manual N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual N30 Supervisory Controller Technical Manual Metasys Companion Technical Manual Facilitator FMS Technical Manual M Alarm User s Guide M Graphics User s Manual M Trend User s Manual M Historian Technical Manual M Applications Manual M3 Workstation Overview FAN 642 0 641 1153 1 1153 2 689 3 689 2 689 1 628 1 1628 1 1153 2 LIT 1153750 644 0 645 0 646 0 653 The M3 Workstation represents a set of software components installed on the same machine and used in conjunction with one another to manage facility operations The M3 Human Computer Interface HCI application organizes the included software components allows navigation between the components and orchestrates their interactions The M3 HCI is the central point for user login initiating Site connections for remote applications and selecting between software ap
6. plications These applications are used to view and manipulate the online data at the sites and the historical site data archived on the workstation The M3 HCI also reports alarms from the sites and allows their acknowledgement The M3 Workstation may be extended by the end user to provide quick access to additional tools via a configurable menu M3 Workstation System Overview 5 One of the unique features of the M3 Workstation is its ability to manage or contain a number of other applications within an encompassing shell application The M3 Workstation represents the included feature applications using a tabbed or workspace presentation style These workspaces represent active documents that may be used standalone as well as in the M3 Workstation container As each workspace is selected the M3 Workstation main menu changes appropriately to include the menus from the contained application fii M Explorer in Untitled M3 Workstation File View Actions M Explorer M3 Options Window Help M Explorer Label Status Value Name Description 7 ICONICS AlarmServer_ Description Good JC BNOPC BRENGELF BE ICONICS Simulator EE Status Good Nomal JC BNOPC BRENGEL af JC BNOPC M Explorer For assistance use the Help menu 07 28 2000 10 17 7 Figure 1 M3 Workstation 6 Technical The following component applications are tested and qualified as M3 Workstation workspa
7. rkstation software uses standard Microsoft Windows installation and operating characteristics For this reason the M3 Workstation should run on the most recent versions of the supported operating systems Install the most recent service packs The minimum qualified service pack levels are listed in the Installing the M3 Workstation Technical Bulletin LIT 1153100 e Remote access to multiple sites The ability to support multiple concurrent site connections is dependent on the capabilities of the OLE for Process Control OPC Data Access servers For example two N30 sites and one Companion Facilitator site can be connected simultaneously e dial in alarms from the controller networks Windows NT only from N30 sites e alarm management workspace includes M Alarm Current Events Viewer and Alarm Panel e user access system M Password e trend collection into a historian database M Collector e dynamic graphics with animation capabilities M Graphics e graphical viewing of archived trend data M Trend e online object explorer M Explorer e online object inspector M Inspector N30s only e VT100 Terminal Interface to currently connected Companion Facilitator Sites e graphical scheduling for N30 sites 8 Technical Configurations Figure 3 shows an example of a Building Automation System BAS with M3 Workstations and Companion Facilitator Panel units Companion Facilitator
8. tation the latest technology is used in the architecture To assist in understanding this technology a brief explanation of terms is provided OLE Object Linking and Embedding OLE allows users to create and edit documents containing items or objects created by multiple applications ActiveX ActiveX is an extension of Microsoft OLE technologies It not only includes OLE controls it adds a series of Internet and multimedia services to create feature rich applications Workspace The M3 Workstation organizes software components using a tabbed or workspace presentation style These workspaces represent Active Document applications which may be used standalone as well as in the M3 Workstation Refer to the Using Workspaces chapter in the M3 Workstation User s Guide LIT 1153200 M3 Workstation System Overview 11 OPC Server OLE for Process Control OPC is a specification for applying OLE in the process control industry Its goal is to provide standard methods to integrate share exchange system data with other business systems OPC servers are the key component They control the interaction and communication between a client requesting information and the physical data provider hardware and or software For example the M3 Workstation applications clients communicate with OPC servers resident on the Personal Computer PC that communicates with the Companion Facilitator or N30 Supervisory Controller ODBC Online D
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