Home

The MISER Operator Manual

1. APS ANALOG POINTS SUMMARY Field input points Field output points All field points Calculated points All field and calculated points Exit your choice 0 Figure 4 10 Analog Range Summary Parameters screen If a question mark qualifier is added to the command line ARS displays a menu x 1 Specifies field points assigned the input subtype Normal or Square Root x 2 Specifies field points assigned the output subtype Analog Setpoint Raise or Lower x 3 Specifies all of the field points x 4 Specifies calculated points assigned the input subtype Calculated or Storage x 5 Specifies all field and calculated points Display point addresses wide output format y n This prompt appears if the output is directed to a printer or file using an output qualifier x n Drops point addresses for standard sized paper default x y Includes point addresses assumes wide paper is loaded in the printer HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Display 4 15 ARS Ax Analog INPUT points with subtype NORMAL 3 MAY 2013 ACRONYM SENSOR SENSOR ENG VALUE LO LIM HI LIM MIN ABP HPC7 AI16 ABP HPC7 AI17 ABP HPC7 AI18 ABP HPC7 AI19 ABP HPC7 AI20 ABP HPC7 AI21 ABP HPC7 AI22 ABP HPC7 AI23 ANALOG 1 4095 100 150 5000 100 100 100 150 4095 ooooooooco H e ee ee ee ee DN EE EE o Ore ARS Ax Page 2 Analog OUTPUT points with subtype RAISE LOWER 3 MAY 2013 13
2. Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 7 ENP Enable point Enable point DEMO ANA 11 Y N G Q Figure 5 4 Change Value screen Enable point acronym Y N G Q If at least one match is found the point acronym is displayed Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt D D D v6 13 lt Y gt Yes Enables the point lt N gt No Skips to the next point This is the default lt G gt Go Enables this and all subsequent points found with no additional verification For each point a confirmation message is displayed and prints lt Q gt Quit Exits the program MISER Operator Manual 5 8 LOW Lower Point 5 4 LOW Lower Point This utility controls points with the output subtype RAILOW LOW can lower for a duration of up to 65 535 counts or a maximum of 255 for 8 bit RTUs Usually a count is one tenth of a second and is an incremental decrease Analog Lower points use the output LO limit as the pulse length duration If the point definition does not contain an output LO limit MISER lowers the point by one For exampl
3. HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 29 Using up to 24 characters enter the tag text After the entry the index number operator identification and time date are added automatically and the cursor returns to the Tag or Quit prompt x lt D gt Delete Deletes a tag One additional prompt displays TAG index number to delete 1 24 To return to the Tag or Quit prompt press lt Return gt Otherwise enter the index number for the tag to be deleted Delete tags in any order Afterward the point s remaining tags are displayed and the cursor returns to the Tag or Quit prompt x lt N gt Next Skips to the next point x lt Q gt Quit Exits the program v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 30 TAG Point Tag Maintenance HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 6 UNIT DISPLAY Unit Display utilities are used to prepare remote status reports The Unit Display utilities are x DWN Unit Down Report x SUS Single Unit Status Unit Down Report Single Unit Status x USR Unit Status Report Unit Status Report v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 6 1 6 2 DWN Unit Down Report 6 1 DWN Unit Down Report This utility reports on all field units whose current status is down The report is organized by unit address and includes the unit name DWN can also search for down units by unit address or acronym if points have been defined for field units 6 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the
4. 2 5 2 SSD Selected Slide Display Selected Slide Display changes the Slide window display on demand It requires that a Slide number be entered into the point definition When the point goes into alarm the slide number is appended to the alarm line in the Alarm window You can display that Slide by turning SSD ON and then clicking the Slide number and only the number in the alarm line The Slide number is the rightmost field in the Alarm window 2 5 3 ASD Automatic Slide Display Automatic Slide Display changes the Slide window automatically It requires that a Slide number be entered into the point definition When the point goes into alarm the Slide with that point is automatically displayed in the Slide window However MISER will wait until any current action is complete before switching slides HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 3 POINT DEFINITIONS The MISER system monitors and controls physical sensors and devices according to planned strategies In the system databases sensors and devices are represented as points Each point has an identifier called an acronym and a set of operating parameters Related Docs A detailed description of each point parameter is available in the MISER System Manual This section contains an alphabetical listing of the point parameters used for all types of points v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 3 1 x ACK CATEGORY Alarm acknowledgements NONE Not required INTO Required when t
5. CP1 FLOW GPM qaqaeaavacacacqcaqqcaqqcaqqcadca Figure 10 4 PRP Report screen CP1 PMP LVL FULL qaqaaacqcaqcaqcaqaqaqqcaqcaqaacad CP1 PMP SS 1 0N O OFF 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 qaaaacaqcaqcaqaqqaqaqcaqaqqaacad After this prompt PRP prepares the report Twenty lines per screen are displayed The unlabeled column at the far right lists the data quality see Data Quality Targets on page 2 17 When there is more information than can display on one screen a question mark prompt appears To display subsequent portions of the report press lt Return gt To exit enter lt Q gt and lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 10 8 SOE Sequence of Events Report 10 3 SOE Sequence of Events Report This utility uses history to create sequential summaries of point activity Each report organizes by date time and then acronym lists the point status or value in engineering units the alarm type and data quality FYI SOE does not work on a non History Node De a Node that is not maintaining a History database This also includes some specific types of workstations 10 3 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type SOE in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for addi
6. v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 4 ACRONYM DEMO COU 1 0 NODE DEMVSA NCC ID BUILDING UNIT ENGINEERING UNITS CNTS H DSP Point Definition Display TIME INT REPORT Y INTERVAL 155 RTU ID MUX ID INPUT ADD DISPLAY DEC PLACES 2 VALUE PER COUNT ENG UNITS 0 25000 ALARM HI LIMIT NONE ALARM DELAY ALARM PRINTERS 0 ACK CATEGORY INTO POINT ASSOCIATION CHAIN POINT ACCESS LEVEL 100 Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 3 ACRONYM DEMO ERR 1 SEGMENT 0 NAME AREA BUILDING UNIT ENGINEERING UNITS ERRORS RESET INTERVAL DAY HI HI LIMIT NONE CRITICAL ALARM N EVENT PRINTERS 0 PRINT CATEGORY ALARMS ASSOC POINT DEMO COU 2 POINT CONTROL LEVEL 100 NODE DEMVSA NCC RTU MUX PORT DISPLAY DECIMAL PLACES 0 ROLL OVER LIMIT ENG UNITS 1000000 ALARM HI LIMIT NONE ALARM LO LIMIT NONE RATE OF CHANGE NONE ALARM DELAY ALARM PRINTERS 0 ACK CATEGORY INTO POINT ASSOCIATION NONE POINT ACCESS LEVEL 100 Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 4 HI HI LIMIT NONE LO LO LIMIT NONE CRITICAL ALARM N EVENT PRINTERS 0 PRINT CATEGORY ALARMS ASSOC POINT POINT CONTROL LEVEL 100 RESET ON REPORT Y RATE POINT N RATE UNIT HI DEADBAND MESSAGE NUMBER RELATED TASK SLIDE NUMBER Point Definition Display Counter Point example HI DEADBAND LO DEADBAND MESSAGE NUMBER RELATED TASK SLIDE NUMBER Point Definition Display Error Point example HSQ Technology v6 13 Point D
7. Set Point Output SPT Set Point output CP HFLOW TOT Value 5 00 GPM Current set point 0 00 Figure 5 11 Raise Point screen s If at least one match is found SPT displays the point acronym current value and current setpoint To change the setpoint enter a new value The entry must be within the defined output limits for the point Pressing lt Return gt displays the next point Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 21 5 10 STP Stop Point This utility stops a started point In a MISER system the binary point status is a numeric value Typically one is ON and zero is OFF these assignments can be reversed The point definition determines how the status value should be interpreted The relationship between the field device and this internal value depends on its physical wiring Usually zero indicates an open contact i e off low down etc and one indicates a closed contact on high up etc Stopping the point commands equipment to take the equivalent of the OFF zero state 5 10 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box select STOP Ctrl F11 The word used to represent the stop control is the stop verb from the point definition Refer to Section 3 Point Definitions and DSP Point Definition Display on page 4 2 for de
8. x Trending Control TOF Take Point Off Trending TON Put Point On Trending TRP Points On Trending Report Related Docs Trending Controls are described in detail in the MISER System Manual Trending Control HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 11 x Control Logic CPD Calculated Point Definition EVR Event Definition EVD Events Definition Related Docs Control Logic is described in detail in the MISER System Manual Control Logic x Report Generator RDE Reports On Demand RDU Report Definition Utility RDP Report Definition Displays Related Docs Report Generation is described in detail in the MISER RDU Manual x System Management COSCNT Change Of State Count PAL Program Access Levels NCS NCC Statistics Reports UAL User Access Level DISCRP Point Discrepancy Report Related Docs System Management is described in detail in the MISER System Manual System Management x Miscellaneous see Section 12 Miscellaneous Functions CBM Control Block Maintenance SCR Operator Scratch Pad v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 12 XView Operator Window 2 3 1 4 View Menu Open Draw Window Open Alarm Window Open Slide Window Figure 2 8 View Menu x Draw Window Selecting this item opens the XView Draw Window XDraw has tools and a work area you can use to create and modify slides It can be used during monitor
9. Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type TRS in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 7 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Display then Tag Report Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 7 3 From the Command Line Type TRS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 7 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Display 4 17 TRS Tag Report Summary TRS x Page 1 MISER Tag Summary Report 3 MAY 2013 14 40 25 ACRONYM POINT NAME OF TAGS THE HIGHEST TAG A B C DATE TIME OPERATOR ABP HPC7 AI16 FINAL DIS PR 3 MAY 2013 338 TEST DEM RTU22 COM COMM ERR 3 MAY 2013 DER OPERATOR DEM Z1 ALM ZONE ALM 3 MAY 2013 204 SYSTEM DEMO R03 D001 15 APR 2011 340 SYSTEM TEST CPD IN1 3 MAY 2013 3710 SYSTEM Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 12 Tag Report Summary screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the guestion mark prompt Pressing cReturn displays the next list of points Typ
10. 2 From the RTU the command is sent to the mechanical equipment in this example a motor is pulsed The motor Raises or Lowers a gate by an amount determined by the time duration specified in the Raise Command 3 The AI Point feeds Gate Level Status and Position back to all workstations on the system v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 1 20 MISER Security HSQ Technology v6 13 v6 13 SECTION 2 USING XVIEW XView is the graphic user interface GUI that integrates MISER with dynamic visual controls XView uses standard window overlays along with its own unique screen tools e g flags or targets data quality tags quick menus and buttons to provide direct access to equipment and controls This section describes x XView Graphic User Interface x XView Tools x XView Operator Window x XView Slide Window x XView Alarm Window MISER Operator Manual 2 1 2 2 XView Graphic User Interface 2 1 XView Graphic User Interface 17 MAY 2013 14 18 40 103 OAK TNK1 LEV TEST 17 MAY 2013 14 18 40 103 OAK TNK3 LEV TEST 17 MAY 2013 40 093 DEMO R03 6024 DO 17 MAY 2013 1 40 090 DEM RTU3 DOOR DOOR SWITCH ide Windoi ide 1 8 716 16 MAY 2013 0 30 224 CP1 FLOW D Xview Xslide i started 8 30 18 21 May 2013 18 JAN 2013 1 58 261 DEMO R02 DI12 AC POWER Xview Xalarm terminated 8 30 35 21 May 2013 18 JAN 2013 g 35 625 DEMO RO1 DOOR AL Xview Xalarm started 8 30 35 21 May 2013 1 30 NOV 2012 36 182 TS STS TS STATUS 08 NOV 2012 14 42
11. Select Alarm Control then Acknowledge Alarm An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 7 4 From the Command Line Type ACK and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 9 9 7 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window ACK Acknowledge Alarm Acknowledge Alarm on Point CP1 FLOW Y N G Q Figure 9 3 Acknowledge Alarm screen Acknowledge Alarm on Point Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Acknowledges the alarm x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default un lt G gt Go Acknowledges this and all subsequent points without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 10 CAM Create Alarm Message 9 8 CAM Create Alarm Message The MISER system includes 100 factory alarm messages system alarm messages that display and or print
12. x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action x lt G gt Go Removes the priority for this and all subsequent points without individual verification v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 8 ACK Acknowledge Alarm 9 7 ACK Acknowledge Alarm This utility acknowledges alarms In general limit alarms HI HI HI LO and LO LO and status alarms ON OFF and INTERMEDIATE can be acknowledged once they occur or after the alarm condition has been cleared If an alarm is critical acknowledgement may not be possible until the alarm condition has been cleared and the point value or status has returned to normal Acknowledging Rate Of Change ROC and uncommanded COS alarms returns the point status to normal ACK silences noisemakers and acknowledges alarms Some MISER systems may be configured so that ACK also removes the alarm from ALD displays Acknowledging causes alarm lines in the XView Alarm Window and point targets in the XView Slide Window to stop blinking FYI Even if the point is no longer in an alarm state the alarm must be acknowledged in order to remove it from alarm windows and reports 9 7 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then in the Quick Menu box select ACKNLG Alarm F14 9 7 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box select ACKNLG Alarm F14 9 7 3 Selection from the MISER Menu
13. it should not exceed the size of the symbol being used to represent it Related Docs For more information on Text targets please refer to the MISER XDraw Manual Symbols and Targets The program works by modifying the current value in the system database If the point is on history changing the point value will cause MISER to update the history records The new value may cause the point target to change shape or color 5 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box select Change Value F11 Enter INPUT Value Figure 5 1 Change Input Value window In the prompt window type the new point value or the status code or the new message and click OK The message for text points can use up to 60 characters 5 1 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Change Point Value An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 1 3 From the Command Line Type CHV and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 3 5 1 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and clos
14. lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 5 DIP Disable point Disable point DEMO ANA 11 Y N G Q Figure 5 3 Change Value screen Disable point acronym Y N G Q If at least one match is found the point acronym is displayed Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt D D D v6 13 lt Y gt Yes Disables the point lt N gt No Skips to the next point This is the default lt G gt Go Disables this and all subsequent points found with no additional verification For each point a confirmation message is displayed and prints lt Q gt Quit Exits the program MISER Operator Manual 5 6 ENP Enable Point 5 3 ENP Enable Point This utility enables points When a point is enabled it can be controlled The RTU also includes this point in any reports sent to the Host computer O FYI This program is only available if the point is currently disabled 5 3 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the X View Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box select Enable Point F12 5 3 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Enable Point An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 3 3 From the Command Line Type ENP and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 3 4 Xterm Prompts
15. type a single space to separate them from the command no other blank spaces are allowed 1 4 1 Search Qualifiers Search qualifiers determine how points are located either by acronym or by another identifier contained in the point definition Search qualifiers are usually paired with additional information one or more characters from the acronym the point name the unit address etc Wildcards can be used in place of search qualifiers see Wildcards on page 1 15 Use one search qualifier per command line or Enter Acronym prompt 1 4 1 1 Acronym Search Qualifiers x AL All Searches for all acronyms Do not precede this qualifier with an acronym entry For example DSP AL Searches for all acronyms x PT Partial default Searches for all points that have an acronym beginning with the characters entered When using this qualifier precede the slash with one or more characters including at least one letter from the point acronym MISER will not search for partial acronyms that look like a value e g 12 PT and 1234 PT are not valid whereas 12A PT A1234 PT and A PT are For example DSP SUB ST PT Searches for all the points with acronyms beginning with SUB ST Points found will include SUB ST1 XFMR and SUB ST2 XFR TMP HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 9 x SG Single Searches for the single point acronym that is an exact match to the entry Precede this qualifier with the full acro
16. 07 53 ACRONYM SENSOR SENSOR ENG D VALUE ENG LO LIM HI LIM MIN MAX UNITS ANALOG 1 0 4095 0 00 100 00 0 00 Figure 4 11 Analog Range Summary screen s ARS first locates analog points that meet the acronym parameter If the guestion mark gualifier was entered ARS limits the report to those points with the subtype reguested When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the guestion mark prompt Pressing cReturn displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 16 TRS Tag Report Summary 4 7 TRS Tag Report Summary This program summarizes tag information for points that have been tagged via the TAG Point Tag utility The report is organized by acronym and includes the point name number of tags at each level and the date time and operator who placed the highest level tag The highest level tag is C then B then A If there are multiple tags at the highest level TRS looks for the highest level assigned by the operator with the highest security access If the operator all have the same access level the most recent highest level tag is selected Each tag lists the operator username and security level taken from the login the date and time of assignment and the tag text an optional message 4 7 1 Selection from a Target
17. 10 24 02 2 Date Time Acronym Value Units Quality Alarm 3 4 19 May 13 Startvalue CP1 FLOW 85 GPM U HI HI Alarm 5 v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 1 14 Command Qualifiers ARS DEMO EX ARS_EXCEL TXT Creates a tab delimited file with the name ARS_EXCEL TXT in the default directory The file contains the Analog Range Summary for the point acronyms beginning with DEMO A B c D E E G H 1 Analog INPUT points with subtype NORMAL 20 MAY 2013 13 06 15 2 3 ACRONYM SENSOR SENSOR ENG ENG COS VALUE ENG 4 LO LIM HILIM MIN MAX TOL UNITS 5 6 DEMO ANA 10 819 4095 D 100 1 59 GPM 7 DEMO ANA 11 819 4095 0 100 1 0 GPM nn 34 D 3 AI38 bet Ng ee er 35 Analog OUTPUT points with subtype ANALOG 20 MAY 2013 13 06 15 36 37 ACRONYM SENSOR SENSOR ENG ENG COS VALUE ENG 38 LOLIM HILIM MIN MAX TOL UNITS 39 DEMO R01 A001 0 4095 D 100 1 0 40 DEMO R01 A002 0 4095 D 100 1 0 x SP or SPn Spool Printer n represents the printer number Sends the data to the default spooled printer To print to any other printer add its identification number to the qualifier For example DSP AL SP3 Prints point definitions for all the points to printer 3 x TI Terminal default Directs data to the screen HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 15 1 5 Wildcards Wildcard characters are the asterisk and the percent sign They can be used in place of the acronym search qualifier Other point searches A
18. 10 8 N nodes 3 xiv P Point Control CHV Change Point Value 2 5 5 2 5 11 DIP Disable Point 2 5 5 4 ENP Enable Point 2 5 5 6 LOW Lower Point 2 5 5 8 PMM Point Message Maintenance 5 10 PSR Privileged Start 5 13 5 27 PST Privileged Stop 5 27 PST Privileged Stop 5 15 RAI Raise Point 2 5 5 17 REL Release a Point 5 1 5 13 5 15 SPT Set Point Output 2 5 5 19 STP Stop Point 2 5 5 21 STR Start Point 2 5 5 23 SYN Synchronize Database Value 5 25 TAG Point Tag Maintenance 4 16 5 27 Point Display ARS Analog Range Summary 4 13 DPS Disabled Point Summary 4 6 DSP Point Definition Display 4 2 PFS Point File Summary 4 8 PIV Point Involvement Summary 4 1 RDV Read Database Value 4 10 RFV Read Field Value 4 12 STA State of Point 4 1 5 10 TRS Tag Report Summary 4 16 points 3 xv privileged user 3 xvi S slides 3 xvii standard user 3 xvi HSQ Technology T targets 3 xvii Trending Control TOF Take Point Off Trending 11 3 TON Put Point On Trending 11 3 TRP Points On Trending Report 11 3 U unit address 3 xv Unit Control BKN Block Node 7 2 BKR Block RTU 7 4 DIM Disable MUX 7 6 DRT Disable RTU 7 8 ENM Enable MUX 7 10 ERT Enable RTU 7 12 FSA Force RTU Standalone 7 14 INR Initialize RTU 7 16 UBN Unblock Node 7 18 UBR Unblock RTU 7 20 UFS Unforce RTU Standalone 7 22 U
19. 14 881 UEL STS UPS STATUS EC Slide 1 RTU 2 Demo nee F ane SSD F ASD IE Index E Zoom F Prev F Next JE Next F Master 1 4 5 2 off 3 Off 6 Slide Lowex 8 Higher Slide Figure 2 1 XView window example A typical XView display is shown above By default the window opens displaying the XView Operator Window top right the XView Alarm Window top left and a single XView Slide Window Other XView window configurations can display multiple tiered slide windows a MISERtrend window or a Draw window Screen settings can be customized so that XView automatically opens positions and loads windows that are best suited for your individual needs A single pointer usually in the shape of an arrow moves throughout the screen The pointer which can be controlled by a mouse makes selections and speeds implementation of control operations HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 3 2 1 1 Slide Windows The XView Slide Window displays customized drawings or schematics that demonstrate real time activity as it occurs They can be used to project a large area such as an entire plant or smaller units graphs and charts Slides are easily edited to maintain continuity with external physical changes Each XView Slide Window offers standard and zoomed viewing and decluttering The standard view fills the window Clicking on the Zoom button F5 brings up the zoom slider bar This allows y
20. DOOR ALARM U ON Alarm Press RETURN to continue Figure 8 1 Alarm Events Report screen Enter Acronym Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program unless you are using the Quick Menu box To continue enter an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers not necessary if selecting an individual target If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window Otherwise ALE displays the number of matching points Acronym Because less than all the points were selected this prompt displays and repeats To include additional points enter an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Enter Start Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To begin the report with that day press lt Return gt Enter Start Time 0 00 00 The first second of the report date is the default start time To begin the report with this time press lt Return gt In the report the default time displays as 00 00 00 To begin with another time enter the exact hour minute and second Empty fields to the right of the last digit are interpreted as zero FYI MISER uses a 24 hour clock each unit of time should be a two digit number If any part of the time is listed as a single digit the program adds a leading zero v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 4 ALE Alarm Events Report Enter S
21. MISER Events Database The events database contains custom control logic definitions which carry out control strategies at specified times when conditions are met MISER provides templates for setting up standard events called fixed logic events e g scheduled start stop day night setback scheduled alarm limit and flow calculation Each control can be dependent on a number of conditions To create custom tailored events caller user defined events that respond to more specific needs MISER provides a simplified programming vocabulary Once created events execute automatically 1 1 7 MISER Calculated Points Database v6 13 The calculated points database contains the mathematical expressions that MISER writes and outputs to calculated points MISER Operator Manual 1 4 Overview 1 1 8 MISER Command Processing Once a command is issued its successful completion depends on fulfillment of system security access requirements and control ownership restrictions Security access requirements are determined by the User Access Level UAL the access level of the program and the point control level Whenever a control is issued MISER automatically compares the access levels of the operator the point being controlled and the control being applied If all are satisfied MISER checks the points control level with the command s priority level Certain MISER control programs have been assigned priority status according to a pre estab
22. Priority NENNEN andorra AEN NENNEN GREEN ada 9 6 9 7 ACK Acknowledge Alarm eee eee e cece eee cece teen eee eeeneeee 9 8 9 8 CAM Create Alarm Message 9 10 9 9 DIA Disable Alarms 0c cece cece cece cece cece zzz ll ll s 9 14 9 10 DIF Disable First Level Alarms 0 esc ee cece ence cree eceeeeees 9 16 9 11 DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms 02sec e cece eect iii 9 18 9 12 ENS Enable Second Level Alarms cece cece sss 9 19 9 13 REM Remove Alarms 0 cece cece cece zzz renee cnet eeeeenees 9 21 9 14 SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement 2 eee eee cece cnet ence cence 9 23 9 15 SIL Silence Alam cece cece cece cece cence ence ken ekes en 9 25 v6 13 Section 10 Section 11 Section 12 v6 13 Table of Contents vii History Display 10 1 ANT Analog Totalization Report 10 2 10 2 PRP Profile Report Program 10 5 10 3 SOE Sequence of Events Report 10 8 Trending Display 11 1 TREND Trending Reports CETA EAR d EERSTEN SEAN SEKR 11 2 TL AA Trend Data Ate e ENEE NEE E SEENEN SEN ne ER EE e as 11 2 11 1 1 1 Trending Utilities ENEE 11 3 11 1 2 Trend Windows cece cece cece ence e ene ll lis 11 3 11 2 TREND StartUp ENN TREINEN dE eer iene e eae EEN eee dads 11 5 11 3 MISERtrend Menu Commande 11 6 11 3 1 Commands Menu 11 6 11 3 2 Options Menu 11 6 TIZ e EE 11 6 1
23. Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 12 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Control then Synchronize Database Value An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 12 3 From the Command Line Type SYN and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 12 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 26 SYN Synchronize Database Value SYN Synchronize database value Current value for DEMO COU 1 is 43 00 Enter new value or c r only for no change Figure 5 14 Synchronize Database Value screen Current value for acronym is value Enter new value or c r only for no change The current point value is displayed If this value does not need to be changed press lt Return gt Otherwise enter the new value and press lt Return gt to close the Xterm window and return control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 27 5 13 TAG Point Tag Maintenance The MISER system can accommodate three levels of tags Special Condition Hot Line and Cleara
24. a variety of field units These may be HSQ Logic Processors HSQ Remote Terminal Units RTUs non HSQ RTUs Programmable Logic Controllers PLCs and other equipment If a MISER control is pertinent to HSQ field units only or requires specific command instructions for HSQ RTUs it is noted in the text MISER Operator Manual ix x Supported Platforms The MISER Operator Manual The MISER Operator Manual MOM is intended for system operators and provides instructions on monitoring and controlling equipment and processes It describes the MISER standard controls and reports and describes how to implement the controls and produce reports The MISER System Manual The MISER System Manual MSM is intended for managers that are responsible for setting up and maintaining system databases including the points database the alarms database the history database the reports database the events database and the slides database It also describes programs that typically set the parameters required to perform monitoring and control operations The MISER Technical Reference Manual The MISER Technical Reference Manual MTRM is intended for programmers It describes the MISER software from a programmers perspective However operators may benefit from reading about internal program relationships and system configuration Supported Platforms MISER requires the following hardware x One or more computers Hosts with one or more video monitor
25. acronym limits DRT to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 14 FSA Force RTU Standalone 7 7 FSA Force RTU Standalone This utility forces an HSQ RTU into Stand Alone mode In order for FSA to work the Stand Alone switch on the RTU control panel must be set to Auto When an RTU is in Stand Alone mode communications with the Host computer are interrupted O FYI The FSA command is only pertinent to HSQ field units 7 7 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type FSA in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 7 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Force RTU Standalone An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 7 3 From the Command Line Type FSA and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 15 7 7 4 Xterm Prompts FSA FORCE STANDALONE IN RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 7 Force RTU Standalone screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a RTU unit address or the unit status acr
26. added to the XView Alarm Window nor does the point s target change color or shape 9 10 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type DIF in the Quick Menu box 9 10 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type DIF in the Quick Menu box 9 10 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Disable First Level Alarms An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 10 4 From the Command Line Type DIF and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 17 9 10 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window DIF Disable first level alarms Disable 1st level alarms for CP1 FLOW G Q Figure 9 6 Disable Alarms screen Disable ist level alarms for Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Disables first level alarms x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default x lt G gt Go Disables first level alarms for this a
27. additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 17 7 8 4 Xterm Prompts INR Initialize RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 8 Initialize RTU screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter an RTU unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits INR to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 18 UBN Unblock Node 7 9 UBN Unblock Node This utility is designed to be issued from one node to another This command cannot be issued to the node that is currently active or to a node that is redundant to the node that is active When a node is unblocked it resumes communications If a Host computer is blocked and then rebooted it will automatically be unblocked 7 9 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type UBN in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 9 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Unblock Node An Xterm window opens and prompts y
28. begin the report with that day press lt Return gt Start Time 0 00 00 The first second of the report date is the default start time To begin the report with this time press lt Return gt In the report the default time displays as 00 00 00 To begin with another time enter the exact hour minute and second Empty fields to the right of the last digit are interpreted as zero FYI MISER uses a 24 hour clock each unit of time should be a two digit number If any part of the time is listed as a single digit the program adds a leading zero Stop Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To end the report with that day press lt Return gt Stop Time 23 59 59 The last second of the report date is the default stop time To accept the default press lt Return gt Otherwise enter an ending time in the same manner as the starting time Increment xx S M H D Enter the duration for each report interval a numeric value xx followed by HSQ Technology v6 13 x Second x M Monthly x H Hourly x D Daily History Display 10 7 Be sure to select an increment shorter than the report s total time span 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013 15 MAY 2013
29. detail in the MISER System Manual Time Control v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 10 XView Operator Window x Alarm Display see Section 8 Alarm Display ALD Alarm Display ARP Alarm Priority Report ALE Alarm Events Report DAS Disabled Alarm Summary ALH Alarm History ALS Alarm Summary LDS Alarm Limit And Deadband Summary x Alarm Control see Section 9 Alarm Control DAL Define Alarm Limits AON Set Alarm Priority AOF Remove Alarm Priority ACK Acknowledge Alarm DIF Disable First Level Alarms CAM Create Alarm Message CAS Clear Auto Silence DIA Disable Alarms CAA Clear Auto Acknowledgement DLA Disable Non priority Alarms ELA Enable Non priority Alarms ENA Enable Alarms ENS Enable Second Level Alarms REM Remove Alarms SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement SAS Set Auto Silence SIL Silence Alarms x History Display see Section 10 History Display ANT Analog Totalization Reports PRP Profile Report Program x History Control HED History Editor HCM Compress History File HOF Take Point Off History SOE Sequence of Events Report HON Put Point On History HRP Points On History Report MANDAT Manual Entries to History Related Docs History Controls are described in detail in the MISER System Manual History Control
30. eee l ss 1 12 TS Wild Cards acc szesz ak dek ANN EEN KEEN KEE EE adda e NEEN 1 15 T6 MISER EH EEN al vielen SIE Coben ZER bene ete ede bade Nee Soames 1 16 1 6 1 Control Ownership ccc c eee cece een e tence ll lis 1 16 1 6 2 Command Processing DEEN 1 18 1 6 3 Command Path Examples cece cece cece cece ence zzz 1 18 1 6 3 1 Stop Point Example 0 ccc cece cece cence eee n ence ee s 1 18 1 6 3 2 Raise Point Example 0 0 cece cece cece cece ence encase 1 19 Using XView 2 1 XView Graphic User Interface 2 2 2 11 Slid WiNdOWS NEE k d tadtad ida ciitadetiacadeaa aa 2 3 2 1 2 Alarm Window 6 cece cece cece cece een e ene ll ll ll leli 2 3 2 1 3 Operator Window cece cece cee eect ll ence ene e ence ee enenenee 2 3 2 1 4 MISERtrend Windows 2 3 22 XVIEW TOONS EE 2 4 2 2 1 Tear Off MENUS ccc zzz zzz ll lle lle ss 2 4 2 22 HOC KEYS ER AER SERA g EE EE AE ENEE made AE KEE es 2 5 2 2 3 FUNCUON KEYS issn nina enserra RA AER E suninere E grays 2 5 2 3 XView Operator WINdOW cece cece cence eee e eee ee ee eneneaes 2 6 23 1 Menu Bal EE 2 6 2 3 1 1 Session Men 2 6 2 3 1 2 Customize Menu 2 7 2 3 1 3 MISER Menu 2 8 2 3 1 A VieWw MENU AEN EE RE d AER ee ie E 2 12 2 3 1 5 Help Menu 2 12 2 3 2 Login Information EE 2 12 2 3 3 Activity Dee Ae AEN EAR RAN ER AE RER hehe R 2 13 2 3 4 Command leet deele Ed EE ee E ee Ee 2
31. first message number or lt CR gt for all To output the entire message file press lt Return gt To output a single message or a sequence of messages enter the message number Enter the last message number When a message number is specified a prompt displays to enter the last message number If the initial message number does not exist the output will begin with the next higher message number that does exist If the terminating message number does not exist all messages in the range specified that are numbered less than the terminating number will be processed A prompt displays to enter the output file name Enter output file name CAM MSG Enter a valid file name or press lt Return gt to accept the default filename If no directory information is specified the output file will be placed in the current default directory Only non blank messages are transferred to the output file If there are no valid messages between the specified message numbers the output file will be created but the contents will be empty 9 8 5 8 8 Import Messages This option updates the alarm message database from a text file formatted as alarm messages The following additional prompt displays Enter Import File Name CAM MSG Enter a valid file name or press lt Return gt to accept the default filename If no directory information is specified the input file will be taken from the cu
32. gt lt F10 gt Start point STR detailed descriptions of these MISER commands lt Ctrl gt lt F11 gt Stop point STP lt Ctrl gt lt F12 gt Raise point RAI lt Ctrl gt lt F13 gt Lower point LOW lt Ctrl gt lt F14 gt Write setpoint output SPT v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 6 XView Operator Window 2 3 XView Operator Window The XView Operator Window opens with XView and remains open the entire time XView is active Closing the Operator window exits XView The Operator window can be minimized moved resized stacked layered or tiled with other windows Title Bar Session Customize MISER View Menu Bar DEMVSA SYSTEM Tue May 21 2013 11 20 13 Login Information Bar CP1 FLOW selected 11 19 59 21 May 2013 Acknowledge CP1 FLOW 11 20 04 21 May 2013 Activity Display Acknowledge CP1 FLOW normal successful completion 11 20 d CP1 FLOW deselected 11 20 04 21 May 2013 Command Line Figure 2 3 XView Operator window Figure 2 4 XView icon When XView is minimized it becomes iconified as shown above Beneath the window Title bar is the Menu bar and then the Login Information bar The main portion of the window displays the system activity Below this is the XView command line 2 3 1 Menu Bar 2 3 1 1 Session Menu x Quit This exits XView and with the exception of certain privileged users logs out of the system Once log out is co
33. in normal operation It is also used to label the dependent axis when it only refers to that point Clicking on the button cycles through the eight available colors The default color for the first dependent variable is red The second is green then yellow blue magenta cyan red and green Alarm Dependent Variable This sets the color that is used when the dependent point variable is in alarm The default color is the same color as is used for normal Down Dependent Variable This sets the color that is used when the dependent point variable is down The default color is the same color as is used for normal OK Applies the selections and closes the dialog box Apply Applies the selections without closing the dialog box Cancel Closes the dialog box without saving the selections 11 3 2 3 Load Trend This option opens a dialog box that you can use to locate and load an existing trend file Figure 11 5 Load Trend window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 11 10 MISERtrend Menu Commands The Load Trend dialog box contains a file filter at the top lists for easy identification of the fierstory and file name a selection text prompt and processing buttons The easiest way to load a trend file is to go to the Trends list scroll to the desired file name and double click on it x Directories This lists the directories The default directory highlighted appears at the top Use the scroll bar
34. interval selected This is the default x P Scatter Plot Scatter plots map an independent point against one or more dependent points Enter lt n gt for time interval per pixel as follows 3 5 Seconds 4 10 Seconds 5 30 Seconds 6 1 Minute 7 2 Minutes 8 5 Minutes 9 10 Minutes 10 30 Minutes 11 1 Hour x 3 Default Sets a five second time interval x 4 11 Sets other time intervals The choices range from five seconds to one hour The time interval determines how the point activity is mapped Best Practices An interval should be chosen that is compatible with the sampling interval of each dependent point If a time interval is selected that is the same or smaller than the sampling interval the trend will be based on the value taken from one reading HSQ Technology v6 13 Trending Display 11 13 x 5 Seconds Pixel 9 Ticks 5 Minutes Tick x 10 Seconds Pixel 9 Ticks 10 Minutes Tick x 30 Seconds Pixel 9 Ticks 30 Minutes Tick x 1Minute Pixel 9 Ticks 1 Hour Tick x 2 Minutes Pixel 9 Ticks 2 Hours Tick x 5 Minutes Pixel 9 Ticks 5 Hours Tick x 10 Minutes Pixel 9 Ticks 10 Hours Tick x 30 Minutes Pixel 11 Ticks 1 25 Days Tick x 1Hour Pixel 21 Ticks 2 5 Days Tick Enter Independent point acronym This prompt displays only when setting up a scatter plot Enter the acronym for the independent axis Enter ist dependent point acronym Enter 2
35. menu or selection list Button Indicates the name of an on screen graphical button hyperlink This denotes a clickable link to another part of the document in the electronic version of the manual Margin Icons The following text boxes and icons are used throughout the manual to bring to your attention important information using the product available D cy HSQ Technology FYI The FYT icon indicates additional information that is good to know when you are Related Docs The Related Docs icon points you to other relevant documentation that is Required The Required icon represents information or steps that are necessary to perform a specific procedure v6 13 Preface xiii Graphics In some cases the screens shown in this manual may have been slightly altered after this manual was released All efforts have been made to ensure that the latest images are used In all cases the functionality described is current at the time of writing Support To request Technical Support on a currently installed VisualCL Application or MISER please email HSQ directly at support hsq com Those interested in receiving information or literature from the HSQ Sales Department regarding software and hardware products that we produce and support please email sales hsq com Those interested in budgetary or fixed price quotes for upgrades to existing VisualCL installations new equipment spare parts system exp
36. name and current message if any display in one of the above prompts x lt D gt Delete Erases the current message x lt R gt Replace Replaces the current message or no message with a new message un lt L gt Leave Empty Unchanged Leaves any existing or blank message unchanged n lt Q gt Quit Exits the program ENTER MESSAGE BLANK LINE TERMINATES INPUT Enter line 1 Enter line 2 Enter line 3 Enter line 4 vv za This prompt appears when you select to replace the message Enter the message using up to 60 characters per line on one to four lines If editing a message re enter the lines that remain unchanged Lines not re entered are deleted The first blank line or line 4 signals the end of the message HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 13 5 6 PSR Privileged Start This utility is only available to privileged users i e those with an access level of eight or lower See MISER Security on page 1 16 for details on access levels and privileged users If PSR is run to assert control ownership of a point it does so indefinitely or until the REL command is invoked FYI REL Release a Point requires system management privileges to access It is described in the MISER System Manual Point Maintenance PSR has priority over all other commands When it is used the system disregards current control and or ownership as well as point definition constraints and
37. point target from the XView Slide Window and then type DWN in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 6 1 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Display then Unit Down Report An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 6 1 3 From the Command Line Type DWN and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and displays the report for all units To display the report for fewer than all of the units enter DWN plus the unit address or acronym and search continuation and output qualifiers at the command line HSQ Technology v6 13 6 1 4 Xterm Prompts DWN Unit Down Report Unit Display 6 3 Type Id Node DEMVSB Node DEMVS1 Node DEMVS2 RTU DEMVSA Figure 6 1 Unit Name Backup Host Wrkstatn 1 Wrkstatn 2 TEST RTU 1 HSQ 6024 TEST RTU 2 HSQ 6050 HSQ 6024 HSQ 6017 TEST RTU 6024 SLV 2500 RTU TEST RTU HSQ 6050 HSQ 6017 HSQ 6024 MOD SER1 PLC MOD TWD PLC MOD SER2 PLC CISCO Router Unit Down Report screen Unit Status Down Down Down Down Unavailable Down Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Down Unavailable Down Down Unavailable Disabled Unavailable Unavailable Down Down Down Down PRT When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty down points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and
38. points A tags permit MISER STR and STP actions B tags only permit STP actions C tags take control of a point so that only PSR and PST can command it Control ownership is released when the tags are removed Calculated events with priority usually take control ownership for the entire period they are active and then automatically release control when they become inactive Points under control ownership by calculated events can be commanded only by TAG PSR and PST STR STP RAI LOW and SPT have no priority Each is carried out only when security restraints are fulfilled and PSR PST TAG and calculated events do not currently have point control ownership Change value CHV also has no priority but because this MISER Operator Manual 1 18 MISER Security program changes an input as opposed to output value for calculated points or field points which are disabled it ignores point control ownership status 1 6 2 Command Processing After security requirements and control ownership issues are resolved the command is carried out The command is sent from the operator station through the network to the host computer Usually the command travels through a modem or Ethernet connection to the field and finally to the physical connection 1 6 3 Command Path Examples FYI As with all other commands this command is issued by a single operator 1 6 3 1 Stop Point Example This examples assumes that the
39. points involved are not controlled by another MISER program and that all security requirements are satisfied Modem or switch Breaker Status RTU or other field unit or switch DO DI Stop Trip Command Trip Status Breaker Figure 1 6 Stop Point example 1 An operator issues a STOP command to a DI DO Breaker Point Because the Breaker Point is terminated in the RTU or other field unit as a DI DO it is defined with a field input address DI and a field output address DO input subtype normal and output normal HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 19 2 The Stop command is sent to the Host computer and via modem or switch to the DO termination and finally the breaker 3 Once the breaker is tripped the DI portion of the point detects the change and returns the new status 4 The Status Report is sent to all workstations 1 6 3 2 Raise Point Example This examples assumes that the points involved are not controlled by another MISER program and that all security requirements are satisfied erator Modem ation or switch RTU or other field unit Gate Position Raise Lower DO DI Al Modem or switch Raise Lower Command Gate Position amp Status Figure 1 7 Raise Point example 1 An operator issues a RAISE or LOWER Command which is sent immediately to the host computer and via modem or switch to the DO termination in the RTU or other field unit
40. program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 ACRONYM ABP HPC7 AI16 ABP HPC7 AI17 ABP HPC7 AI18 ABP HPC7 AI19 ABP HPC7 AI20 ABP HPC7 AI21 ABP HPC7 AI22 ABP HPC7 AI23 NAME FINAL DIS PR FINAL DIS PR FNL AIR TEMP DISCH PRESS FRSH WTR PRS OIL FILTR DP OIL PRESSURE SEA WTR TEMP Ge ee ee ee e UNITS PSI PSI DEG PSI PSI PSI PSI DEG STATUS Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Point Display 4 11 ABP HPC7 DI10 T12 AUTO Down ABP HPC 7 DI11 T12 STAT Down ABP HPC7 DI5 T12 HAND Down ABP HPC7 DI6 T12 AUTO Down ABP HPC7 DI T12 STAT Down Disabled ABP HPC7 DI8 T12 FAIL Down ABP HPC7 DI9 T12 HAND Down ABP HPC7 DO58 T12 AM Down ABP HPC7 D065 T12 M SS Down ABP MUX2 STA MUX 2 STATUS ANA CPD CALC TEST Down ANALOG 1 ON State Alarm Figure 4 9 Read Database Value screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the guestion mark prompt Pressing cReturn displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 12 RFV Read Field Value 4 5 RFV Read Field Value This program displays field sensor values Each line lists the point acronym point name current analog value or binary state engineering units and the point status if it is not normal 4 5 1 Selection from a Target Select the point
41. repeats To include additional points enter an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Enter Start Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To begin the report with that day press lt Return gt Enter Start Time 0 00 00 The first second of the report date is the default start time To begin the report with this time press lt Return gt In the report the default time displays as 00 00 00 To begin with another time enter the exact hour minute and second Empty fields to the right of the last digit are interpreted as zero FYI MISER uses a 24 hour clock each unit of time should be a two digit number If any part of the time is listed as a single digit the program adds a leading zero Enter Stop Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To end the report with that day press lt Return gt Enter Stop Time 23 59 59 The last second of the report date is the default stop time To accept the default press lt Return gt Otherwise enter an ending time in the same manner as the starting time Report increment xx M H D Enter the duration for each report interval a numeric value xx followed by MISER Operator Manual 10 4 ANT Analog Totalization Reports x M Monthly x H Hourly x D Daily Be sure to select an increment shorter than the report s total time span DEMO ANA 10 Interval start time Total Peak Peak time
42. subtype Calculated or Storage Related Docs Detailed descriptions of input and output subtypes are available in the MISER System Manual ARS can search for analog points by acronym or by acronym and subtype The analog point summary can be displayed on the terminal sent to a printer or placed in a named file The ARS report organized alphabetically by acronym includes sensor HI and LO limits in counts the engineering base and span the COS tolerance percentage the current database value in engineering units and for field points the full address 4 6 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ARS in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 6 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Display then Analog Range Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 6 3 From the Command Line Type ARS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 14 ARS Analog Range Summary 4 6 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window ARS
43. type ARP in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 4 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ARP in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 4 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Display then Alarm Priority Report An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 4 4 From the Command Line Type ARP and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 4 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 10 ARP Alarm Priority Report ARP Priority alarm report Priority Alarm Points Priority Level DEM Z1 ALM ZONE ALM 10 Press RETURN to continue Figure 8 4 Priority Alarm Report screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the guestion mark prompt Pressing cReturn displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control
44. you expand or contract the window the trend expands or contracts to the space allotted Increasing the window in the horizontal direction expands the range of time displayed Increasing it vertically resizes the trend in relationship to the area in the window The trend window defaults to a standard black background To solarize the display especially useful when printing by pressing lt F3 gt or typing lt S gt The trend window can display from one to eight trend lines or scatter x y plots Each one can have unique colors and each trend line can be defined with a different color for the normal state the alarm state and the point down state Trend windows may be as plentiful and as large or as small as you want To adjust the trend to the left or right press the left or right arrow keys The up and down arrow keys change the scale proportion between the minimum and maximum Y axis settings The up arrow key doubles the Y axis range using the existing minimum point and setting a new maximum value The down arrow halves the Y range from the same existing minimum point to a new maximum value HTREND begins by prompting you for the trending parameters point acronyms time intervals colors etc Trends can be drawn horizontally or vertically A small diamond shape appears outside the graphing area towards the upper right Initially the diamond marks the starting time and date It can be moved to the left and then back again using the mou
45. 0 1 00 0 01 0 01 0 01 0 01 VALUE UNITS oF P P dd dP oP oP d PERCENT PERCENT s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the guestion mark prompt Pressing cReturn displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 9 ALARM CONTROL The point definition and physical status determine when an alarm state is present These programs perform alarm processing x DAL Define Alarm Limits x AON Set Alarm Priority Define Alarm Limits S Set Alarm Priority x AOF Remove Alarm Priority Remove Alarm Priority x ACK Acknowledge Alarm Acknowledge Alarm Clear Auto Acknowledgement x CAA Clear Auto Acknowledgement Create Alarm Message CL Auto Sil x CAM Create Alarm Message Soe ee Disable Alarms x CAS Clear Auto Silence Disable First Level Alarms 8 Disable Non priority Alarms H DIA Disable Alarms Enable Non priority Alarms x DIF Disable First Level Alarms Enable Alarms SE Enable Second Level Alarms x DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms Ronove Alaris x ELA Enable Non Priority Alarms Sek Auto Acknowledgement Set Auto Silence x ENA Enable Alarms Silence Alarm x ENS Enable Second Level Alarms x REM Remove Alarms x SAS Set Auto Silence H SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement x SIL Silen
46. 1 3 22 WINdOW EE 11 6 11 3 2 3 Load Me EE 11 9 113 24 Save Trend s 02s dadesdaut etude riebe etude E SE E 11 10 11 4 HTREND History Trending Reports e cece eee e cece sss 11 11 Miscellaneous Functions 12 1 SCR Operator Scratch Pad age ae EEN ERENNERT REN EN e 12 2 Index MISER Operator Manual viii Table of Contents HSQ Technology v6 13 PREFACE MISER is the proprietary OpenVMS application designed by HSQ Technology for real time Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCADA energy management and other process control applications MISER consists of general programs and customized software specific to individual job sites It conforms to the X Consortium specification for the X Window System Version 11 Release 7 X11R7 and OSF Motif Release 1 2 3 The MISER Manuals v6 13 MISER is fully documented in three manuals x The MISER Operator Manual this manual x The MISER System Manual n The MISER Technical Reference Manual The content and focus of each manual is unique However some tasks and applications overlap and are therefore duplicated For all manuals it is assumed that the MISER system database is in place and that there is some familiarity with the computer All of the manuals have been designed so that they do not need to be read in their entirety It is recommended that at a minimum you read the individual introductory sections of each manual MISER operates with
47. 12 4 SCR Operator Scratch Pad 12 1 4 3 3 Display This option displays all or selected messages Select 1 By Index 2 By Operator 3 By Date time 4 all The selection can be based on index number operator name or date and time Select one of the following x Index Displays one message selected by index number Enter the index number x Operator Displays all the messages for the currently logged in operator Enter the operator name x Date Time Enter the exact date and time the messages were written formatted as dd mmm yy hh mm x All Displays all the messages Each message found displays on a separate screen To displays the next message press lt Return gt 12 1 4 4 4 Delete This option deletes all or selected messages The selection can be based on index number operator name date and time just like above Use the selection to identify the message s that you want to delete The message then displays with the following prompt Verify delete of above Y or N x Y Yes Deletes the displayed note x N No Does not delete the note and returns to the main menu This is the default 12 1 4 5 5 Print This option prints all or selected messages The selection can be based on index number operator name or date and time SCR displays the selection screen and then prints the identified message s HSQ Technology v6 13 A ACK Acknowle
48. 13 2 4 XView Slide WINdOW 0c cece cece cece ee nee lee e nen e een eneeeeenens 2 14 2 4 1 Slide Title Bal dee eege ees e Ke AEN ge de SE KR dd s 2 14 2 4 2 Slide Button Bar 2 15 2 4 2 1 Hilit 7 Refresh ugebuede Ee dE Ae SE eg E Ae i 2 15 24 22 SSD On Off ENNEN EE ENER REN RRE ANEN 2 15 2 4 2 3 ASD ON Off iss dE te tee EEN iam a ee e SEN STEEN SE a 2 15 2A DA INGOX EE 2 15 v6 13 Table of Contents v 2425 ZOOM EE 2 15 242 e EE 2 16 2 4 2 NEXt LOWE EE 2 16 242 8 Next e Wl 2 16 K 9 Master Slide podcast asantasuaees enh dendioaeuaeneuamenusanen 2 16 24 3 EE 2 16 KE Ee EE 2 16 244 1 Pade Tard el aen E EE ENER EE EEN EEN SES SES SES A 2 16 K NT ENEE EES 2 17 2 4 4 3 Analog and Binary Point Targerz eee eee eee ee eee eee 2 17 2 4 4 4 Data Quality Targets cnriuicunckunenangeevaanNdbinkiadasiateews 2 17 2 4 4 5 Bar Grapbs cece cece cece cece cence en ence ence teeneneees 2 17 LA A G TEXE E a cscs Gace ce daw cuca ba dentate tie eule te dna EE 2 18 2 4 4 7 Ouick Menu BOX AN SENAT 2 18 2 5 XView Alarm Window 56 sancnuh dade Dithe oid Sadek he ehate thesia weaken 2 19 2 5 1 Alarm Processing EE 2 19 25 2 S5D Selected Slide Display s csciscdaracdacnidntenens NEEN NNN 2 20 2 5 3 ASD Automatic Slide Display 2 20 Section 3 Point Definitions Section 4 Point Display 4 1 DSP Point Definition Display 4 2 4 2 DPS Disabled Point Summary 4 6 4 3 PFS
49. ERS 0 ACK CATEGORY INTO POINT ASSOCIATION NONE POINT ACCESS LEVEL 100 Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 1 ACRONYM DEMO BIN 12 SEGMENT 0 NAME AREA BUILDING OFF CODE OFF STATUS 0 STOP VERB START VERB START MINIMUM ON TIME VERIFICATION DELAY NODE DEMVSA NCC ID IN ADD OUT ADD DISPLAY DECIMAL PLACES 2 SENSOR LO SENSOR LO OUTPUT LO RATE POINT Y RATE UNIT M LIMIT ENG UNITS 0 00000 LIMIT COUNTS 819 LIMIT ENG UNITS NONE 4095 HI HI LIMIT 95 0000 HI DEADBAND 3 00000 LO LO LIMIT 5 00000 LO DEADBAND 3 00000 LIMIT ALARMS N SETPOINT DEVIATION ALARMS N CRITICAL ALARM N EVENT PRINTERS 0 PRINT CATEGORY ALARMS ASSOC POINT POINT CONTROL LEVEL 100 MESSAGE NUMBER RELATED TASK SLIDE NUMBER Point Definition Display Analog Point example INPUT SUBTYPE NORMAL OUTPUT SUBTYPE NORMAL RTU ID MUX ID COS REPORTING Y INTERVAL TYPE NONE INTERVAL AUTO LAST COMMAND RE ISSUE N OFF INTERMEDIATE CODE MID INTERMEDIATE STATUS 0 STOP MINIMUM OFF TIME RUN TIME LIMIT POWER DEMAND ON ALARM N OFF ALARM N INTERMEDIATE ALARM N UNCOMMANDED COS ALARM N ALARM DELAY ALARM PRINTERS 0 ACK CATEGORY INTO POINT ASSOCIATION NONE POINT ACCESS LEVEL 100 Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 2 CRITICAL ALARM N UNDEFINE STATE ALARM N EVENT PRINTERS 0 PRINT CATEGORY ALARMS ASSOC POINT POINT CONTROL LEVEL 100 MESSAGE NUMBER RELATED TASK SLIDE NUMBER Point Definition Display Binary Point example
50. GPM GPM 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 200 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 H 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 200 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 DH 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 200 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 3540 00 59 00 15 MAY 2013 200 3540 00 59 00 BGGBGUGGEGGGGEGGGE GE G Figure 10 2 ANT Report screen After this prompt ANT prepares the report Twenty lines per screen are displayed The unlabeled column at the far right lists the data quality see Data Quality Targets on page 2 17 When there is more information than can display on one screen a question mark prompt appears To display subsequent portions of the report press lt Return gt To exit enter lt Q gt and lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 History Display 10 5 10 2 PRP Profile Report Program This utility summarizes point activity for identified periods Each report organized by date and acronym displays the engineering units or on off status codes from the point definition the average point value status alarm status and the data quality code 10 2 1 Selection fr
51. Line Select the alarm line from the X View Alarm Window and then type AOF in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 6 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the X View Slide Window and then type AON in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 6 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Remove Alarm Priority An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 6 4 From the Command Line Type AOF and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 7 9 6 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window AOF Remove alarm priority Remove CP1 FLOW priority Y N Q G Figure 9 2 Remove Alarm Priority screen Remove priority Y N Q G x lt Y gt Yes Removes the point from priority AOF repeats the prompt if necessary for the next point found x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default
52. MISER Operator Manual OOO TECHNOLOGY MISER v6 13 Limited Rights Legend 2013 HSQ Incorporated All rights reserved Contractor HSQ TECHNOLOGY A Corporation The following data comprises software and or hardware documentation relating to computer software and or hardware furnished with restricted rights MISER Operator Manual Revision 10 2013 Those portions of this technical data indicated as limited rights data shall not without the written permission of the above Contractor be either a used released or disclosed in whole or in part outside the Government b used in whole or in part by the Government for manufacture or in the case of computer software documentation for preparing the same or similar computer software or c used by a party other than the Government except for i emergency repair or overhaul work only by or for the Government where the item or process concerned is not otherwise reasonably available to enable timely performance of the work provided that the release or disclosure hereof outside the Government shall be made subject to a prohibition against further use release or disclosure or ii release to a foreign government as the interest of the United States may require only for emergency repair of overhaul work by or for such government under the conditions of i above This legend together with the indications of the portions of this data which are subject to such limitations sha
53. OWER DEMAND 1 6 digits Value of KW used when the point is ON x PRINT CATEGORY ALARMS Determines what point changes generate reports NONE Do not print ALARMS Print only alarm transitions COS Print all except initial report by interval until the alarm is cleared ALL Print all messages REPEAT Reprint alarm notifications as long as the point is in alarm x RATE OF CHANGE 1 11 digits Maximum rate in engineering units per hour that the point can change x RATE POINT Y or N Measured as rate units over time x RATE UNIT D H M or S Time interval that the rate point is measured by x RELATED TASK 6 characters MISER task to be activated when the point undergoes COS x RESET INTERVAL H D W M Y N The time interval for resetting error or accumulator point values to zero x RESET ON REPORT Y or N Reset a counter point after each Time Interval Report x ROLL OVER LIMIT ENG UNITS The value that error or accumulator points return to zero x RTUID Identifies the RTU that the point is attached to x RUN TIME LIMIT 1 11 digits Maximum hours the point can remain ON before a message prints x SEGMENT 1 31 Database segment where the point is located x SENSOR HI LIMIT COUNTS The sensor high value in converter counts x SENSOR HI LIMIT ENG UNITS 1 11 digits The sensor high value in engineering units HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Definitions 3 7 x SENSOR LO LIMIT CO
54. Point File Summary 8 edENK EENEN EELER EEEN NEEN KEEN RE EE KAES 4 8 4 4 RDV Read Database Value ENN EERSTEN EE NEE REENEN ENEE ER REENEN ER 4 10 4 5 RFV Read Field Value gue EEN EEN erased oreenspennegns 4 12 4 6 ARS Analog Range Summary 4 13 4 7 TRS Tag Report Summanm eee kissen eee ence ene e eens 4 16 4 8 SPR Analog Output Summary ec eee eee ee eee ee eee ence cence 4 18 Section 5 Point Control 5 1 CHV Change Point Value teg N dE dE dE EEN wen 5 2 5 2 DIP Disable Poli ER 5 4 oS ENP ERAS EE 5 6 54A LOW LOWer POINT TE 5 8 5 5 PMM Point Message Maintenance 5 10 5 6 PSR Privileged Staitipcicessscoteaworsciaineadheaodnneaph eines binegoanan 5 13 57 PST Privileged Stop EE 5 15 5 6 RAL RISE POINT TEE EE 5 17 5 9 SPT Set Point Output 5 19 5 10 STP Stop UE 5 21 511 STR Start Ne LEE 5 23 5 12 SYN Synchronize Database Value cee cece eee e eee eee e eee 5 25 5 13 TAG Point Tag Maintenance 5 27 v6 13 MISER Operator Manual Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 HSQ Technology Table of Contents Unit Display 6 1 DWN Unit Down Report 6 2 6 2 SUS Single Unit Status ee Neu NEEN ERNEST ES ANERER ENKER ENN 6 4 6 3 USR Unit Status Report 6 6 Unit Control 7 1 BKN BockNode cece ccc cece cece cence ene ence ent e teen a 7 2 7 2 BKR Block A UE 7 4 7 3 DIM Dis
55. SB Backup Host Node DEMVS1 Wrkstatn Wrkstatn HSQNCC MODNCC SNMP NCC TEST RTU HSQ 6024 TEST RTU HSQ 6050 HSQ 6024 HSQ 6017 TEST RTU 6024 SLV 2500 RTU TEST RTU HSQ 6050 HSQ 6017 HSQ 6024 1 2 1 2 3 4 22 Down Down Down Up Up Up Down Unavailable Down Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Down Unavailable Down Down Unavailable Disabled Unavailable Unavailable Figure 6 3 Single Unit Status All Units screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to tventy down points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 6 6 USR Unit Status Report 6 3 USR Unit Status Report This utility shows the current communications status for one or more field units The report is organized by unit address and provides the current status for the unit requested and all units connected through it The status may consist of more than one status word Status definitions are D D D D Awaiting EOI Being initialized RTU performing Read All Blocked Blocked at next higher field unit Disabled Disabled by operator Down Not functioning normally OffLine Communications switch in OffLine position Output Disabled Digital outputs switch in the Disable posit
56. SD Each line is a target that can be selected for alarm or control processing Alarms even those that are acknowledged and silenced remain in the Alarm window until the alarm situation is resolved e g the point is no longer in the state that caused the alarm to trigger initially To contrast critical alarms from non critical alarms they are frequently displayed with a separate color or with a special background Priority alarms may be segregated from non priority alarms see AON Set Alarm Priority on page 9 4 or may be the only alarms allowed to display DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms on page 9 18 2 5 1 Alarm Processing To select an alarm click on its line in the Alarm window The selection is echoed in the Operator window and a Quick Menu box is opened v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 20 XView Alarm Window Cancel F10 JACKNLG Alarm F14 Figure 2 13 Alarm Quick Menu box The point acronym displays as the title of the box along with the options below Click on a selection from the box or press the appropriate function key select a function from the MISER menu or type a command in the command line x Cancel F10 Closes the Quick Menu box without performing any action x ACKNIG Alarm F14 Acknowledges the alarm assuming that the alarm can be acknowledged for some systems or some alarms the point value or status may have to return to normal before the alarm can be acknowledged
57. Targets are quick links to field sensors calculations and the equipment being monitored and controlled To display real time activity targets use figures color blinking and text They also display live messages provide a direct link to other slides and execute specific MISER commands and non MISER programs Each target is usually drawn with a sensitive area Clicking on the sensitive area carries out that target s function To display the sensitive areas use the Hilite button 2 4 4 1 Page Targets Page targets expedite navigation between slides When you click on a page target the current slide is replaced by the one linked to in the page target For example if overview slide which maps the system is displayed page targets could move to slides of individual HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 17 sites Site slides could contain page targets which connect to one another and to additional slides which present greater details 2 4 4 2 Command Targets Clicking on a Command Target carries out a command The command can be a MISER command an XView command or a non MISER non XView command For example a command target can be dedicated to printing a specific report or temporarily iconify XView and run a PC based word processing program 2 4 4 3 Analog and Binary Point Targets Point targets link analog and binary points with graphic symbols or text and visual attributes color blink etc Depending on how point target
58. This qualifier displays all prompts PMM AL TD For all the points displays messages on a timed delay or the words No Message This qualifier omits all prompts PMM AL NO Displays all points and prompts but no messages PMM AL FL PMM TXT Outputs all point messages or the words No Message to the named file PMM TXT This qualifier omits all prompts HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 11 5 5 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window PMM point message maintenance POINT DEM LVL LEVEL NO MESSAGE DEM LVL R REPLACE L LEAVE EMPTY OR Q QUIT Figure 5 6 Blank Point Message Maintenance screen R REPLACE L LEAVE EMPTY OR Q QUIT FYI Use CHV Change Value to write a message to a text target v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 12 PMM Point Message Maintenance PMM point message maintenance POINT DEM LVL MESSAGE Reset tank level after flood event DEM LVL D DELETE R REPLACE L LEAVE UNCHANG ED Q QUIT Figure 5 7 Point Message Maintenance with message screen D DELETE R REPLACE LEAVE UNCHANGED Q QUIT The acronym point
59. UNTS The sensor low value in converter counts x SENSOR LO LIMIT ENG UNITS 1 11 digits The sensor low value in engineering units x SETPOINT DEVIATION ALARMS Y or N Sets up the HI HI HI LO and LO LO alarms as a fixed offset from the current setpoint x SLIDE NUMBER Identifies the graphic slide that displays when the point goes into alarm x START VERB 1 8 characters For graphic displays the command used to start a point x STOP VERB 1 8 characters For graphic displays the command used to stop a point x TIME INT REPORT Y or N RTU reports at regular timed intervals counter points x TOLERANCE 0 10 10 0 Percent of change permitted before a COS reported x UNCOMMANDED COS ALARM Y or N Alarm sounds if the value changes without being commanded x UNDEFINE STATE ALARM Alarm occurs when the point status is equal to any value other than the defined ON OFF or intermediate status x UNIT 1 12 characters The device associated with the point x VALUE PER COUNT ENG UNITS 1 11 Counter points the engineering value for each count x VERIFICATION DELAY 1 32767 seconds The amount of time the system must pause before verifying that the point status reflects the command issued v6 13 MISER Operator Manual HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 4 POINT DISPLAY Point Display utilities enable you to prepare standard reports from point definitions MISER real time databases field databases etc The Poin
60. Unit Control then Unblock RTU An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 10 3 From the Command Line Type UBR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 21 7 10 4 Xterm Prompts UBR UNBLOCK RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 10 Unblock RTU screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter an RTU unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits BKR to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 22 UFS Unforce RTU Standalone 7 11 UFS Unforce RTU Standalone This utility returns an HSQ RTU to the control of the Host computer In order for UFS to work the Stand Alone switch on the RTU control panel must be set to Auto As soon as Stand Alone is reversed the normal data link resumes O FYI The UFS command is only pertinent to HSQ field units 7 11 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type UFS in the Q
61. Window and then type PFS in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 3 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Display then Point File Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 3 3 From the Command Line Type PFS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 3 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 ABP HPC7 AI16 ABP HPC7 AI17 ABP HPC7 AI18 ABP HPC7 AI19 ABP HPC7 AI20 ABP HPC7 AI21 ABP HPC7 AI22 ABP HPC7 AI23 ABP HPC7 DI10 ABP HPC7 DI11 ABP HPC7 DI5 ABP HPC7 DI6 ABP HPC7 DI7 ABP HPC7 DI8 ABP HPC7 DI9 ABP HPC7 DO58 ABP HPC7 DO65 ABP MUX2 STA FINAL DIS PR FINAL DIS PR FNL AIR TEMP DISCH PRESS FRSH WTR PRS OIL FILTR DP OIL PRESSURE SEA WTR TEMP T12 AUTO T12 STAT T12 HAND T12 AUTO T12 STAT T12 FAIL T12 HAND T12 AM T12 M SS MUX 2 STATUS Press RETURN to continue REC VALUE TYP ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN e ee ee ee e Oe OF se OF se oe oo se Oe oe so oo os ss so se os os 19 se se bo OF se oo se ss
62. You can use the up and down arrow keys and special cursor movement commands T move to the top field P move to the previous field and B move to the bottom field to complete fields out of sequence or go back and make changes On the data entry screen some data fields may be required and others are optional Required data fields contain information crucial to operations and must be responded to Frequently required fields display a default value To accept the default just press lt Return gt Otherwise enter a new value and then press lt Return gt A null Return at an optional field simply passes through to the next field After the last field in a data entry screen you are presented with a verification prompt If there are errors you can go back and make changes MISER Operator Manual 1 8 Command Qualifiers 1 4 Command Qualifiers Command qualifiers provide data that MISER would otherwise have to solicit through prompts Qualifiers serve as shortcuts typed at the command line or at the Enter Acronym prompt There are three types of qualifiers Search Qualifiers Continuation Qualifiers and Output Qualifiers x Search qualifiers locate points and precede all other qualifiers x Continuation qualifiers direct command execution and follow search qualifiers x Output qualifiers indicate the delivery points for requested reports and go last Qualifiers can be used alone or in combination with each other To use qualifiers
63. able EE 7 6 7 4 DRT Disable RTU Ate Er g EE EE EE AER EE 7 8 7 5 ENM Enable MUSEL 7 10 7 6 ERT Enable RTU 0 ce cece zzz lile 7 12 7 7 FSA Force RTU Standalone 0 cece eee e ene zzz zzz zzz 7 14 7 8 INR Initialize RTU reiegee EEN sch Ke A rechne 7 16 7 9 UBN Unblock Nodes 0 cece ccc cnn e cnet nen e nen ee ee enennees 7 18 7 10 UBR Unblock RT 7 20 7 11 UFS Unforce RTU Standalone 6 cece cece cence cece ee enenes 7 22 Alarm Display 8 1 ALE Alarm Events Report 8 2 8 2 ALH Alarm History EE TR 8 5 8 3 ALS Alarm Summary cei BEER EE EA EE EEN EA REN 8 7 8 4 ARP Alarm Priority Report 8 9 8 5 DAS Disabled Alarm Summary sce c cece cece eee ee eeeeeeeee 8 11 8 6 LDS Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary cece eee eee e eee 8 13 Alarm Control 9 1 SINtOdUCHION 3 de A AER dE oe EE AE KEE ENER bed dE dE 9 2 9 1 A NOISEMAKENS css eaieaswsee cede e ben EE dents dere Ee ed ee 9 2 9 1 2 Alarms in XView 0 eee ec eneee ll ll 9 2 9 2 CAA Clear Auto Acknowledgement 0 cecee cece eee eeceee renee 9 3 9 3 ELA Enable Non Priority Alarms cece cece cece eee cece eee eees 9 3 9 4 ENA Enable Alarms 0 cece cece cece cece eee e nent a a 9 3 9 5 AON Set Alarm Priority 00 c cece eee e cece cece ence eee neste eens 9 4 9 6 AOF Remove Alarm
64. and Qualifiers Wildcards MISER Security MISER Operator Manual 1 1 1 2 Overview 1 1 Overview In some installations HSQ supplies customized software If your system includes custom software it is described in your specific Site Supplement 1 1 1 Distributed Architecture MISER is based on a distributed architecture Commands to perform supervisory controls data acquisition and calculations can be issued from and reports returned to any computer MISER software includes start and stop programs raise lower change value change setpoint value synchronize counter point messages point tagging and disable enable The databases needed for defining and carrying out monitoring and control operations are shared among all the computers 1 1 2 MISER Points Database The MISER memory resident points database consists of points which represent physical devices and calculated values The database contains the parameters which define how field units collect data and operators issue commands to digital inputs digital outputs analog inputs analog outputs counter inputs and setpoints Point parameters include a unique identifier called the point acronym a set of operating parameters addressing and control data alarm limits scaling reporting requirements alarm handling etc 1 1 3 MISER Alarms Database The alarms database maintains a list of points currently in alarm and a circular list of alarm transactions In standar
65. and then rebooted it will automatically be unblocked 7 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type BKN in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 1 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Block Node An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 1 3 From the Command Line Type BKN and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 3 7 1 4 Xterm Prompts BKN BLOCK Node Enter Node Id Figure 7 1 Block Node screen Enter Node Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a Node name Unit ID unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits BKN to considering only those nodes with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 4 BKR Block RTU 7 2 BKR Block RTU This utility blocks RTUs and other field units Use BKR when communication with field units is unwanted When an RTU is block
66. ansion HSQ RTUs or software modules may also contact our sales department sales hsq com HSQ Technology 26227 Research Road Hayward CA 94545 3725 Voice 510 259 1334 Fax 510 259 1391 www hsg com v6 13 MISER Operator Manual General MISER Information General MISER Information The following pages summarize information that is used throughout the MISER system It may be useful to familiarize yourself with it Nodes A MISER network consists of computers and peripheral hardware units that communicate through protocol handlers Each connection on the network is called a node Connections are typically computers the host computer the redundant computer workstations PCs etc and printers Peripheral hardware units RTUs Logic Processors etc are connected through nodes typically the Host computer Communication protocols Network Communication Controllers or NCC for short reside on the Host computer or the redundant computer Each hardware unit has an ID and an identifying address The ID is similar to a name The address shows the node and hierarchy through which the unit is accessed Unit IDs and addresses are listed in a configuration file which is read once when the system is booted up Unit IDs and unit addresses may be used with certain unit controls and displays and as search parameters for certain typed commands Unit IDs and unit addresses are summarized below Related Docs Unit IDs and unit addre
67. ate Xterm window A MISERtrend window can display from one to eight trend lines or scatter x y plots Each one can have unique colors and each trend line can be defined with a different color for the normal state the alarm state and the point down state Trend windows may be as plentiful and as large or as small as you want they may also be iconified 21 May 13 14 45 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 Figure 11 1 MISERtrend Window example The MISERtrend window contains all of the standard window tools When you expand or contract the window the trend expands or contracts to the space allotted If the window is minimized the trending processor continues to monitor operations The display updates when the window is restored You can display a trend for as long as required and even push the window to the back while performing other monitoring and control operations 11 1 1 Trend Data Data for the trend window displays may come from any of three data sources x Directly from the real time database x From the MISER history storage subsystem HSQ Technology v6 13 Trending Display 11 3 x From the Trend data cache Trends from the real time database do not require that the point be on history or be one of the points in the Trend Cache Trending from MISER history allows review of any previous time period and multiple trend windows allow for comparison of system parameters between two ide
68. automatically when points go into alarm The system alarm message contains two lines The first line prints automatically to designated alarm printers The second line displays in alarm reports CAM creates custom alarm messages that print in addition to MISER system alarm messages Custom messages numbered 101 through 300 are linked to specific points They can also be included in certain calculated events Custom messages contain one to four lines of text with a maximum of 60 characters per line Only one custom message may be linked to a point however a single message can be used with many points After creating a custom message it must be added to the MESSAGE NUMBER field in the point definition using DPT Related Docs DPT is described in detail in the MISER System Manual DPT Point Definitions 9 8 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type CAM in the Quick Menu box The CAM ment screen opens in an Xterm window 9 8 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type CAM in the Quick Menu box The CAM menu screen opens in an Xterm window 9 8 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Create Alarm Message The CAM menu screen opens in an Xterm window 9 8 4 From the Command Line Type CAM and press lt Return gt The CAM menu screen opens in an Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 11 9 8 5 Xt
69. ay the next point press lt Return gt To quit press lt Q gt TAG AL TD Displays all tags for points with tags on a timed delay omitting program prompts If there is more data than can fit on one screen the screen scrolls Press lt F1 gt to temporarily halt scrolling TAG AL FL TAG TXT Outputs all tags for all points to the named file TAG TXT If a point has no tags the Highest Tag field reads NONE This qualifier omits all prompts 5 13 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window TAG T delete TAG D next point N OR quit Q This prompt displays with the point acronym name stop start verb current state highest tag level and all existing tags Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt x lt T gt TAG Tags a point Additional prompts display Enter TAG level SPECIAL CONDITION information only OPEN amp CLOSE allowed A HOT LINE ORDER OPEN only allowed B CLEARANCE no operation allowed C Which To return to the Tag or Quit prompt press lt Return gt Otherwise enter lt A gt lt B gt or lt C gt Enter level TAG text
70. be modified 9 8 5 4 4 Display This option displays or prints one or all alarm messages The following additional prompts display ENTER MSG NUMBER TO PRINT OR lt CR gt FOR ALL To display or print one message enter the message number To display or print all messages press lt Return gt DO YOU WISH TO SPOOL THE OUTPUT TO THE PRINTER x NO Default Displays alarm messages on the screen Messages display in groups of five with a question mark at the bottom of the screen Press lt Return gt to display the next five messages Press lt Q gt to return to the menu x YES Prints the messages 9 8 5 5 5 Delete This option deletes a message from the CAM database only messages 101 through 300 The following additional prompts display ENTER MSG NUMBER TO DELETE Enter the message number messages 1 through 100 should not be deleted DELETE THIS MESSAGE x NO Default Saves the displayed message x YES Deletes the message 9 8 5 6 6 Restore 1st 100 messages to factory setting This option restores messages 1 100 to their factory settings Restoration takes place immediately and the cursor remains at the Enter choice prompt HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 13 9 8 5 7 7 Export Messages This option transfers one or more messages to an output file in a form usable by a text editor The following additional prompts display Enter
71. button changes to Refresh 2 4 2 2 SSD On Off Clicking on this button or pressing lt F2 gt turns Selected Slide Display on and off Refer to SSD Selected Slide Display on page 2 20 for more details 2 4 2 3 ASD On Off Clicking on this button or pressing lt F3 gt turns Automatic Slide Display on and off Refer to ASD Automatic Slide Display on page 2 20 for more details 2 4 2 4 Index Clicking this button or pressing lt F4 gt opens the XView Index Window which opens on top of the current Slide window and any other windows that may be open The Index lists all the files which have been saved as slides in XDraw FYI To close the XView Index Window without making a selection place the pointer in the window and press lt Return gt The Index is organized in ascending order by slide number as assigned in XDraw Each entry consists of the slide number and title If there are more slides than can be displayed in the window a scroll bar appears on the right To select a slide click on the line or type the slide number or title You can type the entire title or some characters from the title in which case the lowest numbered slide that matches the entry is loaded 2 4 2 5 Zoom This button or pressing lt F5 gt toggles the zoom scroll bar on and off When zoom is toggled on the zoom magnification slider appears on the left side of the window Pushing the slider up increases magnifi
72. cation and pulling it down decreases magnification If slides have been drawn with decluttering changing from one zoom level to another may cause some figures to disappear and others previously hidden to appear v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 16 XView Slide Window Related Docs For additional information on decluttering refer to the MISER XDraw User Manual Drawing and Editing When a slide is too large to be completely visible vertical and horizontal scroll bars appear on the right and bottom of the window 2 4 2 6 Prev Slide Clicking this button or pressing lt F6 gt displays the previous slide 2 4 2 7 Next Lower Clicking this button or pressing lt F7 gt displays the next lower numbered slide 2 4 2 8 Next Higher Clicking this button or pressing lt F8 gt displays the next higher numbered slide 2 4 2 9 Master Slide Clicking this button or pressing lt F9 gt displays the Master slide Slide 1 2 4 3 Slides Asingle slide displays in the main portion of each Slide window To monitor activity taking place on two or more slides you can open additional Slide windows Slide windows that are restored after having been minimized are automatically updated to reflect the current conditions Slides can contain static and dynamic elements Static elements e g topography labels etc enhance visual perspectives and provide a frame of reference Dynamic elements are called targets 2 4 4 Targets
73. ce Alarm FYI DAL CAS and SAS require special account privileges They are described in the MISER System Manual v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 1 9 2 Introduction 9 1 Introduction When a point value or status initially moves into alarm range it may not immediately trigger an alarm Instead an alarm delay timer may start and run for a specified number of seconds If the point moves out of alarm range before the timer expires no alarm occurs and the timer resets If the point remains in alarm range then MISER sets an alarm flag which puts the point into an alarm state The alarm announces usually by sounding noisemakers and the timer resets Some alarms may be identified as critical priority or both Critical alarms are set in the point definition Depending on how the system is configured critical alarms may not be able to be acknowledged until the point value status returns to normal i e not in alarm range In MISER alarm displays critical alarms are highlighted so that they stand out In the XView Alarm Window critical alarms are displayed in red text The priority designation is set using AON In the XView Alarm Window and in alarm reports alarms for points on priority are displayed above points not on priority Alarms for points designated with high priority are placed ahead of alarms for points with a lower priority When alarms are on priority and it is enabled non priority alarms are omitted from the alarm windo
74. ches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 10 ENM Enable MUX 7 5 ENM Enable MUX This utility enables HSQ Multiplexer Units MUXs MUXs communicate with the MISER system through an HSQ RTU When a MUX is enabled point control communication and COS reporting is possible O FYI The ENM command is only pertinent to HSQ field units 7 5 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ENM in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 5 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Enable MUX An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 5 3 From the Command Line Type ENM and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 11 7 5 4 Xterm Prompts ENM ENABLE MUX Enter MUX Id Figure 7 5 Enable MUX screen Enter MUX Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a MUX unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits ENM to considering only those MUXs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any charac
75. d it is labeled Xalarm 16 APR 2013 16 APR 2013 16 APR 2013 16 APR 2013 18 JAN 2013 18 JAN 2013 30 NOV 2012 08 NOV 2012 07 NOV 2012 07 NOV 2012 07 NOV 2012 07 NOV 2012 07 NOV 2012 OAK TNK3 LEV OAK TNK1 LEV DEMO RO03 6024 DEM RTU3 DOOR DEMO RO2 DI12 DEMO RO1 DOOR TS STS UPL STS R22 MDS STS R2 MDS STS SNMP 1 STA MDS2 STA MDS1 STA TEST TEST DOOR SWITCH AC POWER TS STATUS UPS STATUS RADIO STATUS RADIO STATUS SNMP STATUS REMOTE STS REMOTE STS Limit Alarm Limit Alarm ON Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm Alarmarm 07 NOV 2012 HP PRINTER STA PRINTER STS Alarmarm Figure 2 12 XView Alarm window The Title bar shows the current noisemaker status If alarm noisemakers have been silenced via the command Set Alarm Silence the notation Silenced is displayed Otherwise only the window title is seen The Alarm window displays as many current alarms as it can in the space allotted As alarms accumulate newer alarms push older alarms from view When this happens a scroll bar appears on the right Alarms are displayed on lines a single alarm per line and usually blink until acknowledged Typically included in the alarm display are the date and time of the alarm the point acronym and name the current status or value and engineering units the type of alarm and a slide number if one has been entered into the point s definition SSD and A
76. d Control Ownership Priority Level Privileged Start Stop PSR and PST Level 14 Highest Control Level Priority TAG Point TAG C Clearance Tag Level 12 TAG Point TAG B Hot Line Tag Level 11 TAG Point TAG A Special Condition Tag Level 10 Power Demand Limiting Level 9 Calculated event with high priority Level 8 Duty Cycle Level 7 Optimum Stop Start Level 6 Boiler Chiller Level 5 Calculated event with low priority Level 3 Lowest Control Level Priority Programs with priority status can take ownership of a point in effect locking out points without priority If more than one program with priority is attempting to control a point the one with the highest priority gets control When that program releases the point the program with the next highest priority takes control and so on When a point is controlled or owned it usually cannot be manipulated by another command unless that command has equal or higher priority than the controlling command TAG is the exception as explained below PSR and PST have the highest possible priority Either can override any other program to perform its start or stop action and additionally take indefinite control ownership Since PSR or PST have the highest possible level of control ownership no other command can be applied until their control ownership has been released TAG which has the next highest control ownership priority assigns tags to
77. d MISER systems analog points may have limit alarms rate of change alarms or setpoint deviation alarms Binary points have state alarms undefined state alarms or uncommanded state alarms Points may additionally be marked for critical alarms which frequently require special handling Specific alarm procedures are tailored to specific needs When the point value or status first moves into a defined alarm range MISER may put the point into alarm or start a delay timer which gives the point an extra chance to move out of alarm range before the alarm is actually announced Standard alarm processing usually starts noisemakers and prints messages when alarms occur Usually alarms must be acknowledged but they may also be silenced or removed The MISER Alarm database displays current alarms disabled alarms and alarm history Points can be designated as having priority alarms Priority alarms affect only the display of the alarm while it is active If points with priority alarms and points without priority alarms actually go into alarm state the priority alarms or the priority alarms with higher priority display above the non priority alarms Non priority alarms can be disabled When this occurs current alarm displays present only priority alarms HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 3 1 1 4 MISER History Database The history database stored in daily files contains a record of point activity MISER accesses the history database when prepari
78. des the characters CENT1 DSP CENT1 AR Searches for all points whose area field ends in CENT1 and one additional character x BU Building Searches for points whose building field contains the characters entered When using this qualifier precede the slash with one or more characters from the point s building definition For example DSP VENT 1 BU Searches for all points whose building field includes the characters VENT 1 DSP VENT S BU HSQ Technology Searches for all points whose building field ends in VENT and two additional characters v6 13 Introduction 1 11 x NA Name Searches for points whose name field contains the characters entered When using this qualifier precede the slash with one or more characters from the point s name definition For example DSP REMOTE NA Searches for all points whose name includes the characters REMOTE x NU nn Record Number Finds the one point whose record number is entered The point record number is the address at which the point definition is stored in the processor When using this qualifier append an equal sign and the exact record number Do not include any part of the acronym For example DSP NU 354 Searches for the point with the record number 354 x UN Unit Searches for points whose unit field contains the characters entered When using this qualifier precede the slash with one or more characters from the
79. dge Alarm 2 5 Category 3 2 Alarm Control ACK Acknowledge Alarm 9 8 AOF Remove Alarm Priority 9 6 AON Set Alarm Priority 9 2 9 4 CAA Clear Auto Acknowledgement 9 3 9 23 CAM Create Alarm Message 1 7 9 10 CAS Clear Auto Silence 9 1 DAL Define Alarm Limits 9 1 DIA Disable Alarms 8 11 9 14 DIF Disable First Level Alarms 8 11 9 16 DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms 9 4 9 18 ELA Enable Non Priority Alarms 9 3 ENA Enable Alarms 8 11 9 3 ENS Enable Second Level Alarms 8 11 9 19 REM Remove Alarms 9 21 SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement 9 23 SAS Set Auto Silence 9 1 9 2 SIL Silence Alarm 9 25 Alarm Display ALD Alarm Display 9 3 9 4 9 8 9 18 9 21 ALE Alarm Events Report 8 2 ALH Alarm History 8 5 ALS Alarm Summary 8 7 v6 13 Index Alarm Display continued ARP Alarm Priority Report 8 9 DAS Disabled Alarm Summary 8 11 LDS Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary 8 13 C Command Qualifiers Continuation 1 11 Control 1 12 Display 1 11 Search 1 8 Acronym 1 8 Other 1 9 Control Ownership CHV 1 17 LOW 1 17 PSR 1 17 PST 1 17 RAI 1 17 SPT 1 17 TAGA 1 17 TAG B 1 17 TAG C 1 17 control ownership 3 xvi 1 16 D distributed architecture 1 2 MISER Operator Manual 2 Index H History Display ANT Analog Totalization Reports 10 2 PRP Profile Report Program 10 5 SOE Sequence of Events Report
80. dinates RTU reporting at timed intervals NONE No interval reporting REPORT Enables reporting at regular timed intervals SUPPR Suppresses reporting of additional COSs until the interval has expired x LIMIT ALARMS Y or N Enables the sensor HI limit and sensor LO limit as alarms x LO DEADBAND 1 11 digits Allowed variance between LO LO alarm and LO alarm and LO alarm and NORMAL when the point value is returning to normal x LO LO LIMIT 1 11 digits Value that a point goes into LO LO alarm must be lower than the LO limit x MESSAGE NUMBER 2 3 digits Number for the custom alarm message x MINIMUM OFF TIME 0 32767 seconds Minimum time a point must be OFF before turning ON x MINIMUM ON TIME 0 32767 seconds Minimum time a point must be ON before turning OFF x MUXID Identifies the MUX that the point is attached x NAME 1 12 characters Description of the point x NCCID Numeric value NCC that the point is attached to x NODE ID 1 6 alphanumeric first character must be a letter Node that the point is attached to x OFF ALARM Y or N The point OFF status as an alarm state x OFF CODE 1 8 characters The point description when the point off status is OFF x OFF STATUS Numeric value The point value when the point off status is OFF x ON ALARM Y or N The point ON status as an alarm state HSQ Technology v6 13 v6 13 Point Definitions 3 5 ON CODE 1 8 characters The point descrip
81. e frequently a warning They do not limit point operations A tags are overridden by B and C tags x B Hot Line Tags that limit operation to stop actions They are overridden by C tags x C Clearance Tags that mark a point as Out of Service A point with C tags can be started or stopped only by PST and PSR commands In an XView Slide Window data quality targets display a T if a point has been tagged Analog and binary targets displayed with text can be setup to show the tag level the highest tag level displays as the point control ownership status 5 13 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type TAG in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 13 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Control then Tag Point Maintenance An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 28 TAG Point Tag Maintenance 5 13 3 From the Command Line Type TAG and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 13 4 Useful Qualifiers The following qualifier combinations may be particularly helpful with the TAG command TAG AL This displays all tags for all points and all program TAG prompts If a point has no tags the Highest Tag field reads NONE A question mark displays at the bottom of each screen To displ
82. e if the output LO limit is defined as 50 and Lower is selected the point is lowered for 5 seconds 1 x 50 without asking for a lower value 5 4 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box The Quick Menu box does not close when the Lower is carried out Instead the close box timer is reset so that you can re issue the command without having to re select the point target x Analog Automatically lowers the point by the output LO limit x Binary Enter the pulse duration and click OK 5 4 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Lower Point An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 4 3 From the Command Line Type LOW and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 4 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 9 LOW LOWER LOWER POINT DEMO ANA 12 PULSE LENGTH N G Q Figure 5 5 Lower Point screen LOWER POINT PULSE LENGTH N G Q If at least one match is found the point acronym is d
83. e amount of visible information depends on how much space is allotted to the window As soon as there is more activity than space a scroll bar appears The scroll bar moves the activity log backwards and forwards in time 2 3 4 Command Line MISER commands typed into the command line frequently open a new Xterm window While the window is open access to any other part of the screen is unavailable i e it is not possible to apply focus to any other open window The Xterm may prompt for additional information needed to carry out the command or it may display a report When a command or report is complete the Xterm displays Press RETURN to Continue Pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window A summary of the action is posted in the Activity Display area of the Operator window If MISER commands are typed rather than selected from the MISER menu qualifiers and wildcards can be used to generate reports covering multiple points or units Typed commands can also be used to control multiple units with a single command See Command Qualifiers on page 1 8 and Wildcards on page 1 15 for more details v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 14 XView Slide Window 2 4 XView Slide Window The XView Slide Window displays customized drawings or schematics Slides are opened through the Operator window Each Slide window is numbered in the order in which it s opened When iconified it is labeled Xslide Slide 10 RTU 22 Dem
84. e the Xterm window CHV Change Point Value ANALOG 1 0 00 E Figure 5 2 Change Value screen gt s CHV displays the current value status or message At the question mark prompt enter the new value status code or message Pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 4 DIP Disable Point 5 2 DIP Disable Point This utility disables points When a point is disabled it cannot be controlled or have its value manually changed The RTU or other field unit does not attempt to command it The RTU also omits this point from any reports sent to the Host computer O FYI This program is only available if the point is currently enabled 5 2 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box select Disable Point F13 5 2 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Disable Point An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 2 3 From the Command Line Type DIP and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 2 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press
85. ears acknowledge it The screen clears and the Start Session box re displays FYI The default for the maximum allowable number of login attempts is three After three unsuccessful attempts the operating system locks out any further attempts from that login account Figure 1 2 Session Manager window A successful login will display the desktop with at least one object on it the DECwindows Session Manager Typically on an operator workstation the XView GUI will start automatically MISER Operator Manual 1 6 Logging In and Out 1 2 2 Logging Out Session Customize MISER View Help uit RA SYSTEM Mon Apr 22 2013 14 29 23 Xdraw started 11 07 07 22 Apr 2013 gt Xview Xdraw terminated 11 07 13 22 Apr 2013 Process CT_5174A992 started PID 481 11 08 02 21 Process CT_5174A992 completed PID 481 11 08 10 Figure 1 3 XView Operator window Quit Session If XView is running exit from it by clicking Session gt Quit in the XView Operator window Figure 1 4 Session Manager window End Session In the DECwindows Session Manager click Session gt End Session Figure 1 5 End Session Confirmation window If asked Do you really want to end the session click Yes HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 7 1 3 Typing MISER Commands When MISER is run from a terminal commands can be entered at the prompt Each command has a command identifier consisting of three or more alp
86. ed the NCC rejects all communications addressed to and originating from that unit Control commands are not transmitted and COS reports are not accepted 7 2 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type BKR in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 2 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Block RTU An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 2 3 From the Command Line Type BKR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 5 7 2 4 Xterm Prompts BKR BLOCK RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 2 Block RTU screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter an RTU unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits BKR to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 6 DIM Disable MUX 7 3 DIM Disable MUX This utility disables HSQ Multiplexer Units MUXs MUX
87. ee e ence teen ee eeneeneneeee xvii Section 1 Introduction US e 1 2 1 1 1 Distributed Architecture 1 2 1 1 2 MISER Points Database 0 ccc ccc cece cece eee eee e eect eeeeenes 1 2 1 1 3 MISER Alarms Database 00 ccc cece cece cee eee e eens eeeteeaes 1 2 1 1 4 MISER History Database NNN NN NENNEN NEIER REENEN KEE KENE 1 3 1 1 5 MISER Reports Database cece cece cece eee eee ene eeeeaes 1 3 1 1 66 MISER Events Database 0 ccc cece cece cence eee eee ll 1 3 1 1 7 MISER Calculated Points Database 0 ccc cece cece ence ence ees 1 3 1 1 8 MISER Command Processing reece ence cece eeeeeeeeees 1 4 Te Logging th and OUt EE 1 5 UE LOGGING EE 1 5 v6 13 MISER Operator Manual iii Section 2 HSQ Technology Table of Contents 12 2 LOGGING OUC EE EE 1 6 1 3 Typing MISER e un CEET 1 7 13 1 Datal Entry SChEENS eeh a need a EE 1 7 1 4 Command Qualifiers 1 8 1 4 1 Search Qualifiers 0 0 0 0 ccc ccc cence cence eee n eee een neneeenes 1 8 1 4 1 1 Acronym Search Qualifiers 0 cece cece eee eee eee ee eeees 1 8 1 4 1 2 Other Search Qualifiers 0 0 0 0 cece ccc eee ence eee ee eees 1 9 1 4 2 Continuation Qualifiers 0 ccc cece cence ence e ee en ences 1 11 1 4 2 1 MISER Display Qualifiers cece cee cece eee ence eee 1 11 1 4 2 2 MISER Control Commandes 1 12 1 4 3 Output Qualifiers 0 0 cc ll ll ll ene eee e een e
88. em Manual DPT Point Definitions HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 9 x Point Display see Section 4 Point Display DSP Point Definition Display STA State of Point DPS Disabled Point Summary PFS Point File Summary ARS Analog Range Summary RDV Read Database Value RFV Read Field Value PIV Point Involvement Summary TRS Tag Report Summary x Point Control see Section 5 Point Control CHV Change Point Value RAI Raise Point DIP Disable Point REL Release a Point ENP Enable Point SPT Set Point Output LOW Lower Point STP Stop Point STR Start Point PMM Point Message Maintenance PSR Privileged Start SYN Synchronize Database Value PST Privileged Stop TAG Point Tag Maintenance x Unit Display see Section 6 Unit Display DWN Unit Down Report SUS Single Unit Status USR Unit Status Report x Unit Control see Section 7 Unit Control BKN Block Node FSA Force RTU Standalone BKR Block RTU INR Initialize RTU DIM Disable MUX UBN Unblock Node DRT Disable RTU UBR Unblock RTU ENM Enable MUX UFS Unforce RTU Standalone ERT Enable RTU x Time Control SDS Set Daylight Savings Time SSN Set System Season SHF Set System Holidays Related Docs Time Controls are described in
89. en it is displayed until it is removed To write a message to a text target click on it and select Change Value F11 from the quick menu box In the prompt window that opens enter the new message up to 60 characters The number of characters that display depends on the number of characters drawn into the target If the message is longer than the target it will be truncated After you enter the new message press lt Return gt twice to save it and return to the slide If you press lt Return gt without entering any characters a null Return the existing message is kept 2 4 4 7 Quick Menu Box The Quick Menu box usually opens for a timed duration If no action is taken before the time limit expires a cancel instruction is issued the box closes and the point is deselected Cancel F10 Disable Point F13 Change Value F11 Figure 2 11 Quick Menu box The box displays the point acronym followed by a cancel option pertinent MISER control s and a command line The controls that display are a result of how the target was originally created To execute one of these controls click on it or press the assigned function key To execute any other MISER control select it from the MISER menu or click on the command line and type it HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 19 2 5 XView Alarm Window Opened through the Operator window the XView Alarm Window can be minimized moved stacked layered and tiled When iconifie
90. ent session and restores it the factory default settings This may open additional windows or close windows that are already on the screen x Save Current Settings This saves the current look of the screen the open windows iconified windows the size and location of each which slides are in the Slide window etc The next time XView opens it will retain the configuration that was last saved x Delete Saved Settings This deletes any customized saved settings from memory The next time XView starts the factory default settings will determine the configuration 2 3 1 3 MISER Menu Energy Management P Point Definition Point Display Point Control Unit Display Unit Control Time Control Alarm Control History Display History Control Trending Control B gt Li Alarm Display D b gt gt gt Control Logic Report Generator bP System Management Miscellaneous D Figure 2 7 MISER Menu The MISER Menu provides direct access to MISER controls This menu is sorted into general categories Arrows pointing to the cascading sub menus provide access to specific MISER programs Some selections may open an Xterm window that prompts you for additional information or displays reports The categories and sub menus are x Energy Management These programs are no longer supported x Point Definition DPT Define MISER Points Related Docs DPT is described in detail in the MISER Syst
91. enu The MISERtrend Window Options opens via Options gt Window see Figure 11 4 This window allows you to enter the point identification acronym the time scales to use and the color to use Additionally you can choose to show the variable names the direction of the plot and the frequency of updates determining the amount of time being plotted Up to 1 024 readings may be displayed for each variable 11 2 1 From the Command Line Type TREND and press lt Return gt If trend parameters were previously saved type TREND a space an and the filename It is assumed the file extension is TREND If not include it For example TREND TREND filename TREND filename extension You can also select Options gt Load Trend and choose an existing trend from the Load Trend dialog box 11 2 1 1 Creating and Saving a Trend 1 Inthe MISERtrend Window Options box select the dependent and independent variables colors and other parameters and then click OK 2 From the Options menu select Save Trend then in the Save Trend dialog box enter the trend name etc and click OK 11 2 1 2 Modifying an Existing Trend v6 13 1 Load or open an existing trend 2 Select Options gt Window In the MISERtrend Window Options box modify the desired trend parameters and click OK 3 From the Options menu select Save Trend then in the Save Trend dialog box enter the ex
92. enu Select Alarm Control then Remove Alarms An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 13 4 From the Command Line Type REM and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 22 REM Remove Alarms 9 13 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window REM Remove the Point Remove Alarm on Point CP1 FLOW Y N G Q Figure 9 8 Remove Alarms screen Remove Alarm on Point Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Removes the alarm x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default un lt G gt Go Removes this and all subsequent alarms without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 23 9 14 SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement This utility sets automatic alarm acknowledgement When alarms are automatically acknowledged noisemakers do not sound and t
93. er Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window MISER Operator Manual 5 16 PST Privileged Stop PST Privileged stop Do you wish to assert control ownership on point DEM PMP2 ss Y N Q Figure 5 9 Privileged Stop screen Do you wish to assert control ownership on point LY N Q In addition to starting and stopping the point you can take control ownership Enter x lt Y gt Yes Takes control ownership x lt N gt No Does not take control ownership This is the default x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 17 5 8 RAI Raise Point This utility controls points with the output subtype RAILOW RAT can raise for a duration of up to 65 535 counts or a maximum of 255 for 8 bit RTUs Usually a count is one tenth of a second and is an incremental decrease Analog Raise points use the output HI limit as the pulse length duration If the point definition does not contain an output HI limit MISER raises the point by one For example if the output HI limit is defined as 50 and Raise is selected the point is raised for 5 seconds 1 x 50 without asking for a raise va
94. erm Prompts CAM Create alarm message Exit Add Modify Display Delete Restore ist 100 messages to factory setting Export Messages Import Messages Enter choice Figure 9 4 Create Alarm Message menu 9 8 5 1 1 Exit Default This option exits the program 9 8 5 2 2 Add This option adds a new custom alarm message The following additional prompts display ENTER MSG NUMBER OR lt CR gt FOR NEXT AVAILABLE NUMBER xxx The next available message number is displayed in the prompt To accept this press lt Return gt To write to another number enter the number and press lt Return gt Message numbers do not need to be assigned consecutively FYI Do not use message numbers 1 through 100 these are reserved for system alarm messages ENTER MESSAGE LINE 1 ENTER MESSAGE LINE 2 ENTER MESSAGE LINE 3 ENTER MESSAGE LINE 4 Type up to 60 characters on the first message line If necessary repeat for the next three lines The first blank line or line four signals the end of the message v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 12 CAM Create Alarm Message 9 8 5 3 3 Modify This option modifies an existing message The following additional prompt displays ENTER MSG NUMBER TO MODIFY Enter a message number CAM displays the current message and clears the database Enter the modified message in the same manner as a new message O FYI Message numbers 1 through 100 should not
95. executes the command In addition PSR can assert control ownership of the point If control ownership is asserted it must be released before other commands can be applied 5 6 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type PSR in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 6 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Privileged Start An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 6 3 From the Command Line Type PSR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 6 4 Xterm Prompts v6 13 Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window MISER Operator Manual 5 14 PSR Privileged Start PSR Privileged start Do you wish to assert control ownership on point DEM PMP2 AV Y N Q Figure 5 8 Privileged Start screen Do you wish to assert control ownership on point LY N Q In addition to starting and stopping the point you can take control ownership Enter x lt Y gt Yes Takes control ownership x lt N gt No Does not take control owners
96. habetic characters eg DSP Commands can also be entered from the command line in the XView Operator Window see XView Operator Window on page 2 6 FYI With XView running you can start typing anywhere and the text will automatically be entered in the command line The most basic way to issue a MISER command is to type the command identifier and press lt Return gt An Xterm opens and you are prompted for the point acronym Additional prompts or a menu may follow At each prompt or menu type a response and press lt Return gt After the last prompt the action is carried out A message confirms if the action was successful To interrupt processing or cancel any procedure press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt and then lt Return gt FYI MISER remembers the last 20 commands that were entered Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the list and then press lt Return gt to re issue a command MISER commands can also be initiated with qualifiers Qualifiers are shortcuts appended to the command line They provide additional data that MISER would otherwise have to solicit through program prompts See Command Qualifiers on page 1 8 for an explanation 1 3 1 Data Entry Screens v6 13 Some MISER commands e g DPT Define Point and CAM Create Alarm Message lead from a menu to a data entry screen On the data entry screen a blinking rectangle appears at the bottom of the screen by a prompt for the entry needed
97. haracters x AB C Acronyms that end with AB have two unknown characters and then end with C x A B C Acronyms containing an A an unknown character a B an unknown character a C and any other characters v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 1 16 MISER Security 1 6 MISER Security Related Docs UAL User Access Level PAL Program Access Level and DPT Point Definition are described in detail in the MISER System Manual x Every user is assigned a UAL through MISER It may be privileged or standard Users with privileged access can invoke any MISER command on any MISER point x Users with standard access are limited to MISER controls and MISER points assigned access levels equal to or less than their own access assignments x Access levels range from 1 to 255 Levels 1 through 8 are for privileged users only with all eight levels equal in privilege Access levels 9 through 255 are used for standard operator and user accounts As the access level number increases access authority to use the system decreases x Every MISER point in the points database is assigned to a numbered segment Users in addition to being assigned a UAL are assigned AORs which correspond to point segment assignments When you login to a workstation only those points within your AOR are accessible x Every MISER command is assigned a program level through the MISER PAL program x Every MISER point is assig
98. he point s target does not blink SAA may end ROC and uncommanded COS alarms these alarms end when they are acknowledged Auto acknowledgement remains in effect until CAA is run 9 14 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type SAA in the Quick Menu box 9 14 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type SAA in the Quick Menu box 9 14 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Set Auto Acknowledgement An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 14 4 From the Command Line Type SAA and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 24 SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement 9 14 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window SAA Set auto acknowledge Set auto acknowledge on point CP1 FLOW G Q Figure9 9 Set Auto Acknowledgement screen Set auto acknowledge on point Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Sets auto acknowledgement x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or ex
99. he point goes into alarm INOUT Required when the point goes into alarm and returns to normal REPEAT Acknowledgement required each time the alarm prints x ACRONYM 1 45 characters Point identifier x ALARM DELAY Numeric value Number of seconds that the alarm should delay before announcing x ALARM HI LIMIT 1 11 digits Value that the point goes into HI alarm see HI HI LIMIT x ALARM LO LIMIT 1 11 digits Value that the point goes into LO alarm see LO LO LIMIT x ALARM PRINTERS 0 7 Identifies the printers that will produce alarm reports x AREA 1 12 characters General point location x ASSOC POINT Full acronym Point associated with this point see POINT ASSOCIATION x AUTO LAST COMMAND RE ISSUE Y or N For output points reissues the last output command after the RTU is brought online or outputs are enabled x BUILDING 1 12 characters Point location x COS REPORTING Y or N Determines if the RTU reports point COSs x CRITICAL ALARM Y or N All alarms for this point are critical x DISPLAY DECIMAL PLACES 0 5 characters Number of decimal places displayed in the point value x DISPLAY DECIMAL DEC PLACES 0 5 Number of decimal places displayed in the point value HSQ Technology v6 13 v6 13 Point Definitions 3 3 ENGINEERING UNITS 1 8 characters Unit of measure to describe the point value EVENT PRINTERS 0 7 Identifies the printers that will produce all the reports except alarm repor
100. he report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 2 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Display then Alarm History A report of all points displays in an Xterm window 8 2 4 From the Command Line Type ALH and press lt Return gt On the command line you can also enter an acronym or partial acronym with wildcards in order to limit the return A report of all points displays in an Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 6 ALH Alarm History 8 2 5 Xterm Prompts Alarm History 08 31 37 13 MAY 13 TIME DATE ACRONYM NAME 59 06 137 10 MAY 13 PWR STA PWR SW STS 54 33 324 10 MAY 13 PWR STA PWR SW STS 8 54 02 818 10 MAY 13 PWR STA PWR SW STS 15 05 04 350 6 MAY 13 DEM22 FLOW1 FLOW 13 39 47 938 6 MAY 13 CP TANK LVL 10 23 45 933 26 APR 13 OAK TNK3 LEV TEST 10 23 45 928 26 APR 13 OAK TNK1 LEV TEST 13 14 49 756 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 13 14 45 888 25 APR 13 DEM 2Z1 ALM ZONE 13 14 35 115 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 49 14 808 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 49 11 993 25 APR 13 DEM 21 ALM ZONE 11 46 10 802 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 46 08 369 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 45 49 040 25 APR 13 DEM 2Z1 ALM ZONE 11 44 22 038 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 44 19 104 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 43 55 668 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE 11 43 50 561 25 APR 13 DEM Z1 ALM ZONE Normal Figure 8 2 Alarm History screen D When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty point
101. hen any modifications to the points database occurs anywhere on the system Segmentation reduces the Change Of State COS traffic across the network by minimizing the number of messages that need to be sent throughout the network Privileged Users and Standard Users All operators are assigned a security access level When a command is issued MISER automatically verifies whether the operator has the authority to do so Privileged users have access to the entire system and can use any MISER program and access any MISER database Standard users can access only those MISER programs and databases with access levels equal to or less than their own access assignments Each MISER program is assigned a Program Access Level PAL Each point defined in the points database is assigned a point control level and a point access level At the start of each action MISER compares the point access control level with the command s access level and the issuing operator s access level If all levels are compatible MISER proceeds If a mismatch occurs an error results Control Ownership Before carrying out a command MISER verifies security requirements and then the point s control ownership status A select number of MISER programs are assigned priority status according to a pre established control ownership priority table All other MISER programs have no priority Programs with priority status take ownership control of a point When a point is contr
102. hen more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty down points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 6 8 USR Unit Status Report HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 7 UNIT CONTROL Some of the points defined in the MISER system represent Nodes RTUs etc They are controlled through the use of the Unit Control utilities x BEN Block Node n BKR Block RTU Block Node Block RTU x DIM Disable MUX Disable MUX Disable RTU x DRT Disable RTU Enable MUX Enable RTU ENM Enable MUX Force RTU Standalone x ERT Enable RTU Initialize RTU Unblock Node x FSA Force RTU Standalone Unblock RTU Unforce RTU Standalone x INR Initialize RTU x UBN Unblock Node x UBR Unblock RTU x UFS Unforce RTU Standalone v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 1 7 2 BKN Block Node 7 1 BKN Block Node This utility is designed to be issued from one node to another This command cannot be issued to the node that is currently active or to a node that is redundant to the node that is active When you block a node other nodes on the system cannot communicate with it Once a node is blocked it must be unblocked before communications can resume with one exception If a Host computer is blocked
103. hip This is the default x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 15 5 7 PST Privileged Stop This utility is only available to privileged users i e those with an access level of eight or lower See MISER Security on page 1 16 for details on access levels and privileged users If PST is run to assert control ownership of a point it does so indefinitely or until the REL command is invoked FYI REL Release a Point requires system management privileges to access It is described in the MISER System Manual Point Maintenance PST has priority over all other commands When it is used the system disregards current control and or ownership as well as point definition constraints and executes the command In addition PST can assert control ownership of the point If control ownership is asserted it must be released before other commands can be applied 5 7 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type PST in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 7 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Privileged Stop An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 7 3 From the Command Line Type PST and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 7 4 Xterm Prompts v6 13 Ent
104. ing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView 4 7 5 TRS Examples 4 7 5 1 ABP HPC7 AI16 This point has two tags a B level tag and a C level tag The date time and operator fields display the C tag since it is the highest level 4 7 5 2 DEM RTU22 COM This point has an A level tag 4 7 5 3 DEM Z1 ALM This point has one A tag and three B tags TRS displays the B tag assigned by the operator with the highest security level If the operators are of an equal level TRS displays the date time and operator for the most recent tag v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 18 SPR Analog Output Summary 4 8 SPR Analog Output Summary This utility displays single line output values for analog points Each line lists the point acronym point name record type current value engineering units or status code unit address and the input output address Although not included in the Point Display menu SPR is similar to PFS except that it only returns analog points 4 8 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type SPR in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 8 2 From the Command Line Type SPR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 8 3 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected fr
105. ing and while control commands are being issued FYI Only one workstation can run XDraw at any given time Related Docs XDraw is described fully in the MISER XDraw User Manual x Alarm Window This menu option opens the X View Alarm Window If it is already open this item is greyed out x Slide Window This item opens XView Slide windows Up to five Slide windows can be open and they will be numbered sequentially in the order they were opened When a Slide window is opened for the first time XView displays the Master Slide Thereafter XView opens this window with the last slide displayed 2 3 1 5 Help Menu Overview About Figure 2 9 Help Menu The Help menu focuses on MISER commands Selecting Overview opens the online Help for the MISER software 2 3 2 Login Information Bar This displays the computer s identification node the current operator s name and the system time day date and time HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 13 2 3 3 Activity Display This is the main portion of the Operator window and echoes XView and MISER activity including all the commands and controls initiated the current workstation Each action is condensed to a single line For example CP TANK LVL selected 11 17 45 24 Apr 2013 Change Value CP TANK LVL 11 17 48 24 Apr 2013 Change Value CP TANK LVL 75 00 normal successful completion 11 18 00 24 Apr 2013 CP TANK LVL deselected 11 18 00 24 Apr 2013 Th
106. ints Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 20 SPR Analog Output Summary HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 5 POINT CONTROL Point Control utilities are used to start and stop points change point values disable and enable points etc The Point Control utilities are D FYI CHV Change Point Value DIP aa Disable Point Change Point Value ENP Enable Point See Enable Point LOW Lower Point Lower Point 3 Point Message Maintenance PMM Point Message Maintenance Privileged Start e 8 Privileged Stop PSR Privileged Start Se aise Point PST Privileged Stop Hol ass 5 Foii Set Point Output RAI Raise Point Stop Point Start Point REL Release a Point Synchronize Database Value SPT Set Point Output Point Tag Maintenance STP Stop Point STR Start Point SYN Synchronize Database Value TAG Point Tag Maintenance REL requires system management privileges to access It is described in the MISER System Manual Point Maintenance v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 1 5 2 CHV Change Point Value 5 1 CHV Change Point Value This utility changes the value of calculated and field points while they are disabled CHV also writes messages to text points the point value for a text point is the current message In order for the message to display properly
107. ion Stand Alone Commanded Stand alone was commanded by the operator Stand Alone Switched Stand alone switch in the Forced position Unavailable Next higher field unit down Up Initialized and communicating successfully 6 3 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type USR in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 6 3 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Display then Unit Status Report An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 6 3 3 From the Command Line Type USR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and displays the report for all units To display the report for fewer than all of the units enter USR plus the unit address or acronym and search continuation and output qualifiers at the command line HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Display 6 7 6 3 4 Xterm Prompts USR Unit Status Report Type Id Unit Name Unit Status Node DEMVSA Primary Host Up OnLine Node DEMVSB Node DEMVS1 Backup Host Wrkstatn 1 Wrkstatn 2 Down Down Down HSQNCC Up MODNCC Up SNMP NCC Up TEST RTU 1 Down HSQ 6024 Unavailable TEST RTU 2 Down HSQ 6050 Unavailable HSQ 6024 Unavailable HSQ 6017 Unavailable TEST RTU 3 Down 6024 SLV Unavailable 2500 RTU 4 Down TEST RTU 22 Down HSQ 6050 Unavailable Disabled HSQ 6017 Unavailable HSQ 6024 Unavailable Figure 6 4 Unit Status Report screen PRT W
108. ions for all acronyms pausing ten seconds between screens 1 4 2 2 MISER Control Commands x CN Continue Mode Issues the command to all points located without pausing for prompts A confirmation displays as each control is carried out x QU Query Mode default Pauses for verification before issuing the command As each point is located an additional prompt displays For example the command STR FAN QU Would return STR Start point Start point FAN1 Y N G Q Start point FAN2 Y N G Q After each acronym that matches the characters entered press lt Y gt to confirm lt N gt to deny lt G gt to accept all or lt Q gt to quit x TD or TD n Time Delay Mode n represents a number of seconds Commands points without additional verification pausing four seconds between each point To lengthen or shorten the pause append an equal sign and the number of seconds Confirmation displays as each control is carried out x NO No Command Acknowledgement Issues the command without pausing for the query and without displaying acknowledgements 1 4 3 Output Qualifiers Output qualifiers direct the output to the terminal a printer or a named file The file is written to the current default directory unless another directory location is specified as part of the filename The current default directory is the directory specified in the login account or if the default is changed through the comp
109. is prompt appears only when a scale minimum has been specified Enter the maximum value Enter command file name for saved parameters or a carriage return only for no saved parameters To omit setting up a command file with the current trend parameters press lt Return gt To write the trend parameters from this session to a separate command file enter a name for that file HTREND adds the default file extension of COM To use another file extension enter it and remember it when executing the file Command files are saved in the current default directory Next a separate window opens and the trend displays The values at the top of the screen reflect point status at the diamond marker To close the trend window press lt F2 gt or type lt Q gt HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 12 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS MISER contains additional utilities that enable you to perform specialized functions They are x CBM Control Block Maintenance x SCR Operator Scratch Pad Control Block Maintenance l Operator Scratch Pad FYI The CBM is typically only accessible to the System Manager It is described in the MISER System Manual Miscellaneous Functions v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 12 1 12 2 SCR Operator Scratch Pad 12 1 SCR Operator Scratch Pad This program serves as an electronic scratch pad that stores up to four lines of messages Each line holds up to 60 characters Messages are stored by index number au
110. isplay 4 5 ACRONYM DEMO ACC 1 NODE ID DEMVSA BUILDING UNIT ENGINEERING UNITS GALLONS DISPLAY DECIMAL PLACES RESET INTERVAL NONE ROLL OVER LIMIT ENG UNITS 1000000 ALARM HI LIMIT NONE HI HI LIMIT NONE HI DEADBAND ALARM LO LIMIT NONE LO LO LIMIT NONE LO DEADBAND RATE OF CHANGE NONE ALARM DELAY CRITICAL ALARM N ALARM PRINTERS 0 EVENT PRINTERS 0 MESSAGE NUMBER ACK CATEGORY INTO PRINT CATEGORY ALARMS RELATED TASK POINT ASSOCIATION NONE ASSOC POINT POINT ACCESS LEVEL 100 POINT CONTROL LEVEL 100 SLIDE NUMBER Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 5 Point Definition Display Accumulator Point example ACRONYM DEMO TEXT 1 SEGMENT 0 NODE DEMVSA BUILDING UNIT POINT ACCESS LEVEL 100 POINT CONTROL LEVEL 100 Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 6 Point Definition Display Text Point example v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 6 DPS Disabled Point Summary 4 2 DPS Disabled Point Summary This program lists points that have been disabled For each point DPS includes the acronym date and time the point was disabled and the operator responsible 4 2 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type DPS in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 2 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Display then Disabled Point Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 2 3 From the Command Line Type DPS and
111. isplayed Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt x lt 1 65535 gt PULSE LENGTH Pulse duration one pulse is a tenth of a second x lt 1 255 gt applies only to 8 bit RTUs PULSE LENGTH Pulse duration one pulse is a tenth of a second x lt N gt No Skips to the next point This is the default x lt G gt Go Pulses this and all subsequent points found by one a lt Q gt Quit Exits the program v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 10 PMM Point Message Maintenance 5 5 PMM Point Message Maintenance This utility creates edits stores and deletes messages that display through the MISER STA State of Point program Each message can contain up to four lines of a maximum of 60 characters each 5 5 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type PMM in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 5 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Point Message Maintenance An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 5 3 From the Command Line Type PMM and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 5 4 Useful Qualifiers The following qualifier combinations may be particularly helpful with the PMM command PMM AL Returns all messages for all the points or the words No Message
112. isting trend name or a new trend name and click OK MISER Operator Manual 11 6 MISERtrend Menu Commands 11 3 MISERtrend Menu Commands 11 3 1 Commands Menu The Command menu contains one item Quit This closes the MISERtrend window 11 3 2 Options Menu Figure 11 3 MISERtrend Options 11 3 2 1 Solarize This option switches the frame and background color assignments The default assignment is a black background Solarized this would produce black lettering on a white background Before solarizing verify the color assignments see Window below Certain color combinations can render trend lines too faint to read You can also solarize the display especially useful when printing by pressing lt F3 gt or typing lt S gt 11 3 2 2 Window This option opens the MISERtrend Window Options dialog box that is used to create and modify trends In the dialog box each grouping of buttons or text prompts offers a parameter used to create or modify a trend You can make selections in any order New trends and changes to existing trends are not stored for future sessions until they are saved see Save Trend on page 11 10 HSQ Technology v6 13 Trending Display 11 7 Figure 11 4 Blank MISERtrend Window Options dialog box x Dependent Axis Choose between Horizontal default and Vertical x Display Point Text Choose between Yes default and No Yes displays the point legend tha
113. its the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default un lt G gt Go Sets auto acknowledgement for this and all subsequent points without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 25 9 15 SIL Silence Alarm This utility silences alarm bells or noisemakers by point Silencing a point s alarm eliminates only the sound it does not acknowledge or remove it from displays Additionally silencing a current alarm has no effect on future alarms 9 15 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type SIL in the Quick Menu box 9 15 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type SIL in the Quick Menu box 9 15 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Silence Alarm An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 15 4 From the Command Line Type SIL and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 26 SIL Silence Alarm 9 15 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering a
114. lished control ownership priority table All other MISER programs have no priority Programs with priority status generally take control ownership so that the point cannot be manipulated by another command unless that command has a higher priority status Other factors which may affect security are segmentation and AOR MISER systems using multiple workstations may segment system databases to reduce COS traffic across the network One or more segments are assigned to each workstation The entire points index and all point definitions exist at every station However the variable portion of each point record such as the current point value status and COS information is regularly updated only at the stations assigned the same segment as the point When databases are segmented operators are assigned AORs In addition to all other security requirements MISER matches segment and AOR before carrying out commands HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 5 1 2 Logging In and Out 1 2 1 Logging In v6 13 When logging into a MISER workstation you are first prompted with the Start Session dialog box Figure 1 1 MISER login window Enter your Username and press lt Return gt or lt Tab gt to advance to the Password field enter your Password and then press lt Return gt or click the OK button to proceed As you are entering your password nothing appears in the Password field this is by design If an authorization failure message app
115. ll be included on any reproduction hereof which includes any part of the portions subject to such limitations No part of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent of HSQ Technology A Corporation No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software on equipment that is not supplied by HSQ Technology A Corporation All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Contents Preface The MISER Maus d er dere dee g e 20 bie 8994 1895406 40s VeRwa d ix The MISER Operator Manual Xx The MISER System Manual D The MISER Technical Reference Manual X Supported Platform S ANEN deed OO X Eieliftan DIEU xi Conventions and Notations cece c cece cece e eee nee en teen eeeeeeennes xii E stin TEE mt ast decay evar vata s M g rece xii GLA PRICS s senanime codta coats Hee l reba cowie ovina E EER SOs eam adem ses z xiii SUP OIE EE xiii General MISER Information xiv NOC ES eggs gas geb do kaeieawee ete xiv UNICIDS eege ENEE EELER eased ea ood eA ood es Oa eee KBER KE B xiv Unit Addres EE XV POINTS ANN dE ENEE dans eames K KEN Ee eed ee ER aed ENN KE SN KEE Soke ea XV Segmentation and Areas of Responsibility 0 ccc e eee eee e eee ees xvi Privileged Users and Standard User xvi Control Ownership 8 sde Ee e SE e eh EN ee e AE eg xvi Slides and Targets cece cece cece n cnet e ence e
116. lue 5 8 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box type RAI The Quick Menu box does not close when the Raise is carried out Instead the close box timer is reset so that you can re issue the command without having to re select the point target x Analog Automatically raises the point by the output HI limit x Binary Enter the pulse duration and click OK 5 8 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Raise Point An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 8 3 From the Command Line Type RAI and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 8 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 18 RAI Raise Point RAI RAISE RAISE POINT DEM22 FLOW1 PULSE LENGTH N G Q Figure 5 10 Raise Point screen RAISE POINT PULSE LENGTH N G Q If at least one match is found the point acronym is displayed Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt x lt 1 65535 gt PULSE LENGTH Pulse duration
117. m Window and the XView Slide Window acknowledgement may cause the alarm line and graphic representation to stop blinking HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 3 If acknowledging the alarm also clears the alarm condition the alarm is removed from the XView Alarm Window Since the alarm has ended it is removed from reports of active alarms and added to alarm history reports Removing an alarm silences it acknowledges it and removes it from the XView Alarm Window and reports of active alarms The alarm itself remains active until the alarm condition is resolved 9 2 CAA Clear Auto Acknowledgement This utility clears auto acknowledgements See SAA Set Auto Acknowledgement on page 9 23 for details 9 3 ELA Enable Non Priority Alarms This utility enables non priority alarms allowing them to display in the XView Alarm Window and ALD reports See DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms on page 9 18 for details 9 4 ENA Enable Alarms This utility enables first and second level alarms after they have been disabled See DIA Disable Alarms on page 9 14 for details v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 4 AON Set Alarm Priority 9 5 AON Set Alarm Priority In MISER systems points can be designated as having Priority Alarm status When points are put on priority alarm ALD lists their alarms above or before alarms for points that do not have priority alarm display When DLA is enabled alar
118. mal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP3 FLOW Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP3 PMP LVL Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP3 PMP ss Normal 16 MAY 2013 8 10 23 865 CP1 FLOW HI HI Alarm 16 MAY 2013 8 10 33 749 CP1 FLOW Normal 16 MAY 2013 8 12 03 973 CP1 FLOW Normal aa a a qeaqaeaacaqacaqqcsaadca Figure 10 6 SOE Report screen After this prompt SOE prepares the report Twenty lines per screen are displayed The column labeled Quality lists the data quality see Data Quality Targets on page 2 17 When there is more information than can display on one screen a question mark prompt appears To display subsequent portions of the report press lt Return gt To exit enter lt Q gt and lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 11 TRENDING DISPLAY Points can be put on trending tracked by trending processor and monitored through one of the trending displays Trend functions are described in D D D v6 13 TREND Trending Reports TREND Startup MISERtrend Menu Commands HTREND History Trending Reports MISER Operator Manual 11 1 11 2 TREND Trending Reports 11 1 TREND Trending Reports The TREND program is usually launched from the Applications menu in the Session Manager see Figure 1 2 on page 1 5 or through a command target in an XView Slide Window It can be run concurrently with XView in a separ
119. mplete the screen reverts to the login screen HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 7 2 3 1 2 Customize Menu Iconify Alarm Bell Priority Alarm Area Responsibility Use Saved Settings Use Default Settings Save Current Settings j Delete Saved Settings Figure 2 5 Customize Menu x Iconify This forces the Operator window to open minimized iconified the next time XView is started To implement this you must also select Save Current Settings from this same menu To reverse this repeat the same steps x Alarm Bell Priority For more information on Alarm Priority refer to AON Set Alarm Priority on page 9 4 Enter Bell Priority Figure 2 6 Alarm Bell Priority window This limits the use of noisemakers for the current workstation Enter an Alarm Bell Priority based on o causes all alarms to sound 1 limits noisemakers to only sound an alarm for points on priority 2 255 limits the noisemakers to alarms for points with alarm priority levels equal to or higher than the selected level Type the priority level then click OK O FYI If no points are on priority no alarms will sound at the workstation x Use Saved Settings This redraws the screen for the current session and restores it to the last Saved Settings This may open and close windows v6 13 MISER Operator Manual XView Operator Window x Use Default Settings This redraws the screen for the curr
120. ms for points that do not have priority status are excluded from ALD reports For further details see DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms on page 9 18 While points are on priority their alarms cannot be disabled see DIA Disable Alarms on page 9 14 and DIF Disable First Level Alarms on page 9 16 Otherwise being on priority does not affect how these or other points in the system are monitored and controlled or how their alarms are processed AON puts points on priority and sets or modifies the priority level It offers 15 priority levels numbered 1 low through 15 high In alarm windows higher ranking priority alarms appear above or before priority alarms with a lower ranking 9 5 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window and then type AON in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 5 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type AON in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 5 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Set Alarm Priority An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 5 4 From the Command Line Type AON and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 5 9 5 5 Xte
121. n page 1 15 for more details x AD addr Address Searches for points by unit address see Unit Address on page xv When using this qualifier append an equal sign and the unit address including punctuation You can use the complete unit address a shortened unit address if it has unique identification or a partial unit address If any part of the address is absent all points meeting the remaining criteria are located For example DSP AD DEMVSA Searches for all of the points on the named node The node ID must be followed by the double colon MISER Operator Manual 1 10 Command Qualifiers DSP AD DEMVSA 1 or DSP AD 1 Searches for all of the points on the named NCC The NCC ID must be followed by the single colon DSP AD DEMVSA 1 4 or DSP AD 1 4 or DSP AD 4 Searches for all points on the named RTU The RTU ID alone requires no punctuation DSP AD DEMVSA 1 4 1 1 DSP AD DEMVSA 1 4 1 1 Searches for all points with a given input or output address The plus sign indicates an input address and the minus sign an output address THe input or output address can be specified in PLC format XF e s b x AR Area Searches for points whose area field contains the characters entered When using this qualifier precede the slash with one or more characters from the point s area definition For example DSP CENT1 AR Searches for all points whose area field inclu
122. nce A point can be tagged up to eight times for each level a total of 24 tags Tags list a message and can prevent a point from being started or stopped Tags have control ownership priority see Command Processing on page 1 18 When the tags are removed control ownership is released Tags are commonly used as a safety tool For example a crew will be performing maintenance on equipment an A level tag is entered prior to the start of maintenance stating the date on which the maintenance is scheduled A B level tag is applied once the work starts so that any equipment stopped by the maintenance crew cannot be started at an inappropriate time A C level tag is applied when it becomes mandatory that the equipment is not running After the maintenance is complete the personnel who placed the tags removes them Tags can be placed by operators whose level is equal to or higher than the points being tagged They are removed by any operator whose access level is equal to or higher than that of the operator who placed the tags Each tag contains the operator username and security level taken from the login signature the date and time of assignment and the tag text an optional message Tag text displays only through TAG For identification purposes tags are assigned index numbers one through eight for A tags nine through sixteen for B tags and seventeen through twenty four for C tags x A Special Condition Tags that setup a messag
123. nd all subsequent points without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 18 DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms 9 11 DLA Disable Non Priority Alarms This utility excludes non priority alarms from displays prepared by ALD the X View Alarm Window and ALD reports When DLA is enabled all points continue to go into alarm and point targets in the XView Slide Window continue to respond to and reflect current conditions However only those points on priority alarm appear in the XView Alarm Window and ALD reports 9 11 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the X View Alarm Window then type DLA in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and confirms that non priority alarms have been disabled 9 11 2 Selection from a Target Select a point target from the XView Slide Window then type DLA in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and confirms that non priority alarms have been disabled 9 11 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Disable Non priority Alarms An Xterm window opens and confirms that non priority alarms have been disabled 9 11 4 From the Command Line Type DLA and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and confirms that non priority alarms have been disabled 9 11 5 Xterm Prom
124. nd dependent point acronym Enter the acronym for the first dependent point to be trended After entering the display color codes in the following prompt this prompt repeats for the second through the eighth points After the eighth point or a null return HTREND continues Enter display color codes Normal Alarm Down 1 1 1 Enter display color codes Normal Alarm Down 2 2 2 This prompt repeats for each dependent point acronym selected Enter the codes for the colors that should represent this point when its status is normal alarm and down A complete entry consists of three selections separated by commas The default colors for the first dependent point are 1 1 1 and the for the second dependent point are 2 2 2 Standard colors are m 1 Red x 2 Green x 3 Yellow x 4a Blue x 5 Magenta x 6 Cyan x 7 White x 8 Black Dependent axis Horizontal or Vertical H or V x H Default Plots the dependent axis horizontally x V Plots the dependent axis vertically v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 11 14 HTREND History Trending Reports Enter dependent axis minimum value or AUTO The default AUTO scale is based on the current value of the points being trended Point values are scaled around ten tick marks To accept auto scaling press lt Return gt Otherwise enter the minimum scale value Enter dependent axis maximum value Th
125. ned a point access level and a point control level through the MISER DPT program Users with privileged access can run any program or command and can access any point in the system However for operators with standard non privileged access MISER checks the operator s UAL with the command s PAL whenever a command is issued If the operator does not have sufficient authority the command is ignored Assuming access to the command is allowed MISER next determines whether the command calls MISER points If so MISER checks the points segment assignment with the operator s AOR assignment Only those points assigned to a segment within the operator s AOR are made available Finally MISER compares the PAL and point control level from the DPT with the UAL Again standard operators must have equal or greater authority to complete the action 1 6 1 Control Ownership Once security access requirements are satisfied MISER checks the point s control ownership status with the command s priority level The MISER commands Privileged Start PSR and Privileged Stop PST Point Tag Maintenance TAG calculated events defined through EVD and certain energy management programs are assigned priority HSQ Technology v6 13 v6 13 Introduction 1 17 status according to a pre established control ownership priority table All other MISER programs have no priority Table 1 1 Control Ownership Priority Status High to Low MISER Program Comman
126. ng history displays and reports The MISER Report Generator also uses the history database for additional customized reports When a point is on history MISER tracks its activity in daily history files Each night at midnight MISER writes the point value alarm status and data quality indicator to the day s history file MISER continually scans all points on history and records a time stamped entry for each change detected MISER then uses those history files to prepare a variety of standard reports profile analog totalization sequence of events and alarm events and custom reports defined through the MISER Report Generator Points on history may also be placed on trending The COS processor notifies the trending processor when COS activity occurs The trending processor stores this information in memory and when requested MISER produces scatter plots and real time interval trends 1 1 5 MISER Reports Database The reports database stores the parameters required for the preparation and scheduling of custom reports The Report Generator utility which is similar to a standard spreadsheet program produces reports based on history and real time activity Reports may include text and expressions organized in a manner that best meets a purpose The reports can be produced on demand and automatically at specified intervals MISER will also convert reports to other formats so the data can be transported to non MISER spreadsheets 1 1 6
127. nit Display DWN Unit Down Report 6 2 SUS Single Unit Status 6 4 USR Unit Status Report 6 6 unit IDs 3 xiv v6 13
128. no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 8 ALS Alarm Summary Enter Acronym x Alarm Summary 07 21 39 14 MAY 13 ABP MUX2 STA DOWN State Alarm DEM RTU3 DOOR OPEN State Alarm DEMO R0 1 DOOR ALARM State Alarm DEMO R02 6050 DOWN State Alarm DEMO R02 DI12 FAIL State Alarm DEMO R03 6024 DOWN State Alarm FLK 1 STA DOWN State Alarm HP PRINTER STA DOWN State Alarm MDS1 STA DOWN State Alarm MDS2 STA DOWN State Alarm OAK TNK1 LEV 0 0 CM Limit Alarm Down OAK TNK3 LEV 0 0 FEET Limit Alarm Down R2 MDS STS DOWN State Alarm R22 MDS STS DOWN State Alarm SNMP 1 STA DOWN State Alarm TEST ALM MD 1 98 00 HI Alarm Removed TS STS DOWN State Alarm UPL STS DOWN State Alarm End alarm summary Press RETURN to continue Figure 8 3 Alarm Summary screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the guestion mark prompt Pressing cReturn displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Display 8 9 8 4 ARP Alarm Priority Report This utility lists the points that have been put on priority alarm and their assigned priority levels The report is organized by acronym 8 4 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window and then
129. ntical time periods Trending from the Trend data cache has the advantage that the display will be complete with no appreciable delay The Trend Data Cache is a shared common memory region storing the last 1024 samples for up to 128 selected points The Trend Data Cache point sample interval may be 1 2 5 10 or 30 seconds 1 2 5 10 or 30 minutes or 1 hour With 1024 samples these intervals provide from 17 minutes to 42 days of data 11 1 1 1 Trending Utilities Take Point Off Trending Put Point On Trending Points On Trending Report Figure 11 2 Trending Control menu x TOF Take Point Off Trending takes points out of the Trend Data Cache x TON Put Point On Trending selects points for the Trend Data Cache x TRP Points On Trending Report displays a table of all the points currently designated as being on trend along with their associated trending intervals Related Docs Trending Controls are described in detail in the MISER System Manual Trending Control From one to 128 points can be put on trend for real time trending Any point contained in the historical database can be put on trending which could be potentially be every point in the system FYI Historical trending can store more than 2 000 points 11 1 2 Trend Windows Trend windows display the history of values either horizontally left to right or vertically top to bottom similar to a strip chart Each trend window may display up to eight se
130. ny characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window SIL Silent Alarm Silence Alarm on Point CP1 FLOW Figure 9 10 Silence Alarm screen Silence Alarm on Point Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Silences the alarm x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default x lt G gt Go Silences this and all subsequent alarms found without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 10 HISTORY DISPLAY MISER tracks points on history and stores a record of point activity in daily history files It then uses the history files to prepare history reports Standard history reports include x ANT Analog Totalization Reports x PRP Profile Report Program Analog Totalization Reports Profile Report Program n SOE Sequence of Events Report Sequence Of Events Report v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 10 1 10 2 ANT Analog Totalization Reports 10 1 ANT Analog Totalization Reports This utility totalizes flow and peak demand for flow points for identified periods The report is organized by point and chronologically It includes the total flow and peak fl
131. nym For example DSP SU1 ST1 SFR TMP SG Searches only for the point SU1 ST1 SFR TMP x WC Wildcard Searches for point acronyms using wildcards Precede this qualifier with one or more characters See Wildcards on page 1 15 for more details For example DSP PMP1 WC Searches for all point acronyms that contain PUMP 1 Points found will include D5R PMP1 PMP1 and MN PMP1 M x RP Repeat Searches for the first acronym beginning with the characters entered and displays this point with a question mark prompt At the question mark press lt Q gt to quit lt N gt to display the next point or lt Return gt to repeat the same point When using this qualifier precede the slash with one or more characters from the acronym Repeat works with a limited number of MISER commands and is most useful when accompanied by a continuation qualifier to display real time point activity See Continuation Qualifiers on page 1 11 for details For example RDV AC 2 RP CN Searches for the first point acronym that begins AC 2 displays it and repeats the display continuously without the question mark prompt 1 4 1 2 Other Search Qualifiers v6 13 These qualifiers search for points by parameters other than the acronym They cannot be used together with acronym search qualifiers but can be used with continuation and output qualifiers Area Building Name and Unit work with wildcards See Wildcards o
132. o Slide Title Bar 0 Display Area F Hi lite F ECH F ASD F Index 1 E Zoom F Prev F Next F Next JE Ma zc IR IR Off JE IR IE Slide IE Lower E EA 9 Slide Button Bar Figure 2 10 XView Slide window The first time a Slide window opens XView loads the Master slide the slide numbered 1 Subsequent Slide windows open with the last slide displayed To change slides click on the appropriate button bar button type a slide number or title click on a page target or click on an SSD number see SSD Selected Slide Display on page 2 20 To change the Slide display a number of options are available 1 Select a slide number and title from the X View Index Window 2 Select Previous Slide Next Lower Next Higher or Master Slide from the Button bar 3 Click on a Page Target 4 Type a slide number or slide title 2 4 1 Slide Title Bar Each X View Slide Window has a Slide Title bar directly beneath the window title bar It identifies by number and name the slide in the window The numbers and titles are assigned in XDraw when the slides are created HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 15 2 4 2 Slide Button Bar To use a button click on it or press the associated function key 2 4 2 1 Hilite Refresh Selecting this button or pressing lt F1 gt flashes boxes around the dynamic areas targets in the slide and when selected a second time clears them when Hilite is active the
133. olled or owned it usually cannot be manipulated by another command unless that command has equal or higher priority Related Docs Control ownership is explained in detail in the MISER System Manual Command Processing HSQ Technology v6 13 Preface xvii Slides and Targets In XView the MISER graphic interface schematic drawings called slides present static and dynamic objects Static objects establish a frame of reference Dynamic objects called targets provide a link with other slides page targets with MISER and non MISER commands command targets and with field activity point targets Point targets may move change color and shape and blink to reflect real time events In addition they provide direct access to selected MISER controls Refer to XView Graphic User Interface on page 2 2 for details v6 13 MISER Operator Manual xviii General MISER Information HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The MISER system consists of computers processors and field units that connect to sensors and devices The MISER software provides the protocol handlers needed for the processors and field units to communicate with one another It also provides control programs through which operators can issue commands to the sensors and devices setup stored control logic events that run automatically and verify status This section details D D D v6 13 Overview Logging In and Out Typing MISER Commands Comm
134. om a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type PRP in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 2 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select History Display then Profile Report Program An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 2 3 From the Command Line Type PRP and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 2 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window Otherwise PRP displays the number of matching points v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 10 6 PRP Profile Report Program PRP Profile Report Program 3 Points found Acronym Reporting on 3 points Start Date 15 MAY 2013 Start Time 0 00 00 Stop Date 15 MAY 2013 Stop Time 23 59 59 Increment xx S M H D Figure 10 3 Profile Report Program screen Acronym Because less than all the points were selected this prompt displays and repeats To include additional points enter an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Start Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To
135. om a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 SPR Analog Output Summary Point Display 4 193 ACRONYM ABP HPC7 AI16 ABP HPC7 AI17 ABP HPC7 AI18 ABP HPC7 AI19 ABP HPC7 AI20 ABP HPC7 AI21 ABP HPC7 AI22 ABP HPC7 AI23 ANA CPD ANALOG 1 NAME FINAL DIS PR FINAL DIS PR FNL AIR TEMP DISCH PRESS FRSH WTR PRS OIL FILTR DP OIL PRESSURE SEA WTR TEMP CALC TEST REC VALUE TYP ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA o D o ENG UNITS PSI PSI DEG PSI PSI PSI PSI DEG TOT OO Oe Oe Oe oe oe oe oe oO Oe Oe Oe Oe oe 66 oe DEMVSA DEMVSA 21 CISCO ENV TEMP CHASSIS TEMP CISCO IN PKSEC PKTS PER SEC CISCO OT PKSEC PKTS PER SEC CP ACC CP FLOW TOT CP HFLOW TOT CP PMP CNT CP TANK LVL CP WELL LVL CP1 FLOW ANA DEG C DEMVSA 3 1 PKT SEC DEMVSA 3 1 PKT SEC DEMVSA 3 1 HR DEMVSA GPM DEMVSA 1 2 GPM PUMPS FULL FEET GPM ee ee ee ee ee ee o H o oo FLOW TOTAL FLOW TOTAL PUMP COUNT LEVEL Figure 4 13 Analog Output Summary screen by When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of po
136. one pulse is a tenth of a second x lt 1 255 gt applies only to 8 bit RTUs PULSE LENGTH Pulse duration one pulse is a tenth of a second x lt N gt No Skips to the next point This is the default x lt G gt Go Pulses this and all subsequent points found by one x lt Q gt Quit Exits the program HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 19 5 9 SPT Set Point Output This utility changes the setpoint value for analog setpoints The setpoint value is usually the desired value or ideal measurement for a particular point Other MISER programs especially those that refer to a setpoint try to maintain the input value at the setpoint 5 9 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box type SPT 5 9 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Controls then Set Point Output An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 9 3 From the Command Line Type SPT and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 9 4 Xterm Prompts Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 20 SPT
137. onym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits FSA to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 16 INR Initialize RTU 7 8 INR Initialize RTU This utility initializes RTUs PLCs and other field units When the MISER system is started field units are automatically initialized However when performing diagnostics or otherwise maintaining the system you may need to separately initialize a specific unit When INR begins it pulls the field unit down Initialization starts several seconds later with verification of the current time current date holiday dates current season throttle settings and point data 7 8 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type INR in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 8 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Initialize RTU An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 8 3 From the Command Line Type INR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for
138. onym for the point that will be the independent variable x Time Offset Independent Variable The default start time for trends is the current time Otherwise enter the time when the trend should begin TREND uses standard absolute and delta time formats Absolute indicates a specific date or time of day The format is dd mmm yyyy hh mm ss cc TODAY YESTERDAY TOMORROW If specifying both the date and time the colon is required Any of the trailing fields in the date or time can be omitted Any of the fields in the middle of the format can also be omitted as long as punctuation marks are specified Delta is an offset from the current time to a time in the future The format is dddd hh mm ss cc You can omit any of the fields after the hour field as long as the punctuation marks are specified x Axis Minimum Axis Maximum Independent Variable These parameters are used when creating a scatter plot the independent variable is a point Specify the maximum and minimum values for the independent axis Enter a value or AUTO If using auto in at least one of these boxes TREND uses the point s definition to automatically calculate an appropriate scale for the independent axis If specifying exact values TREND uses the maximum and minimum values from the point definition and calculates the appropriate axis label divisions x Frame This sets the color for the trend framing independent axis labels some de
139. oo se oo oe se oo oe os oo Point Display 4 9 Figure 4 8 Point File Summary screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty point summaries is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 10 RDV Read Database Value 4 4 RDV Read Database Value This program displays point values read from the system database Each line lists the point acronym point name current analog value or binary state engineering units and the point status 4 4 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type RDV in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 4 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Display then Read Database Value An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 4 3 From the Command Line Type RDV and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 4 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the
140. ormation 8 6 4 From the Command Line Type LDS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 6 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 14 LDS Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary DEM ALM DLY DEM DVLV AO DEM HFLOW TOT DEM LAG OFF DEM LAG ON DEM LEAD OFF DEM LEAD ON DEM LVL DEM LVL DBDSP DEM LVL SP1 DEM LVL SP2 DEM LVL SP3 DEM LVL SP4 DEM LVLHI SP DEM LVLOK SP DEM MOD AI97 DEM MOD AI98 DEM MOD AI99 DEM MOD AO0 1 Figure 8 6 1ST HI 2ND HI HI LIMIT LIMIT DEADBND LIMIT LIMIT DEADBND TOL NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 1ST LO 2ND LO LO NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary screen cos 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 0
141. ou for additional information 7 9 3 From the Command Line Type UBN and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 19 7 9 4 Xterm Prompts UBN UNBLOCK Node Enter Node Id Figure 7 9 Unblock Node screen Enter Node Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a Node name Unit ID unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits UBN to considering only those nodes with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 20 UBR Unblock RTU 7 10 UBR Unblock RTU This utility unblocks RTUs and other field units When an RTU is unblocked it allows the NCC to transmit commands and other data to and from that RTU In order for an RTU to be enabled it must first be unblocked run UBR then ERT 7 10 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type UBR in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 10 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select
142. ou to focus on a small portion of the slide and see all the details in that area or zoom out for a more general perspective When the entire slide cannot fit in the window horizontal and vertical scroll bars permit you to pan the slide image left or right and up or down 2 1 2 Alarm Window The XView Alarm Window shows an interactive real time alarm display with critical alarms distinguished from non critical alarms and where specified priority alarms separately from non priority alarms Usually an alarm is announced by a sound and a visual display in the Alarm window the window blinks until it is acknowledged The alarms remains in the window for as long as it is active Each alarm line provides access for direct processing If MISER Automatic Screen Display ASD is enabled XView automatically displays the slide containing the alarm in the active Slide window 2 1 3 Operator Window The XView Operator Window echoes all system activity including target or point selection and command execution It also displays messages and provides an ongoing command line for typed entries Through its menu bar the Operator window offers a complete array of supervisory controls data applications and managerial actions 2 1 4 MISERtrend Windows MISERtrend windows display up to eight scatter plots or real time interval trends at once Trends are usually plotted form the present forward but just can as easily be based on history Each Trend window ha
143. ow in engineering units the peak time and the data quality The values are totalized by interval 10 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ANT in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 1 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select History Display then Analog Totalization Reports An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 1 3 From the Command Line Type ANT and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 1 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window Otherwise ANT displays the number of matching points HSQ Technology v6 13 v6 13 History Display 10 3 ANT analog totalization program 7 points found Acronym Reporting on 7 points Enter Start Date 15 MAY 2013 Enter Start Time 0 00 00 Enter Stop Date 15 MAY 2013 Enter Stop Time 23 59 59 Report increment xx M H D Figure 10 1 Analog Totalization Reports screen Acronym Because less than all the points were selected this prompt displays and
144. parate points with up to eight separate axis values Usually a point is trended versus v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 11 4 TREND Trending Reports current time or a time in history However points may be trended versus other points to obtain correlation plots such as pump efficiency curves power consumption versus flow Asmall diamond shape appears outside the trend A legend describes point values at the time of the diamond Point values include acronyms names engineering units and values Initially the diamond is positioned at the current time and date It can be moved by clicking the pointer anywhere along the trend When the diamond is moved the legend automatically changes Trends are usually plotted from the current time or a specified time forward If the trend start time is set so that trending begins in the past the trending processor looks for stored trending information If there is no trending information the trending processor looks to history files HSQ Technology v6 13 Trending Display 11 5 11 2 TREND Startup Unless a trend filename is added to the command line TREND opens a blank MISERtrend window The cursor appears as a plus sign If an existing trend is loaded its filename is added to the window title bar Immediately beneath the title bar is the menu bar with two items Commands and Options All trending functions creation loading saving solarizing etc are accessed through the Options m
145. pen and the XView Operator or Xdraw window is iconified the tear offs are iconified as part of their source window When the window is restored the tear offs are automatically restored HSQ Technology v6 13 Using XView 2 5 2 2 2 Hot Keys Hot keys are a keyboard based alternative to the pointer They are the underlined letters visible in the menu bar and menus Press and hold the lt Alt gt key and then type the underlined letter For example to open the Session menu press and hold lt Alt gt and type lt S gt Once a menu is open release the lt Alt gt key The up and down arrow keys move through menu items The lt Return gt key implements the highlighted selection Table 2 1 Hot Keys Key Definition Key Definition lt Alt gt lt S gt Opens the Session menu lt Alt gt lt C gt Opens the Customize menu lt Alt gt lt M gt Opens the MISER menu lt Alt gt lt V gt Opens the View menu lt Alt gt lt H gt Opens the Help menu 2 2 3 Function Keys There are 19 which provide a direct link with MISER operations Table 2 2 Function Keys Function Key Definition lt F1 gt lt F9 gt Correspond to the buttons at the bottom of a Slide window lt F10 gt Cancel selection lt F11 gt Change point value CHV lt F12 gt Enable point ENP lt F13 gt Disable point DIP lt F14 gt Acknowledge alarm ACK See Section 5 Point Control for lt Ctrl
146. pendent axis lables and the system time in the legend The default color is white Clicking on the button cycles through the eight colors red green yellow blue magenta cyan white and black x Background This sets the color for the MISERtrend window background The default color is black Clicking on the button cycles through the eight available colors For best visibility select a color that contrasts with the frame color x Dependent Variable Up to eight dependent points can be added Click on a dependent variable prompt and type in an acronym Afterward you can optionally enter the axis minimum and maximum display colors and a time offset HSQ Technology v6 13 D D D Trending Display 11 9 Time Offset Dependent Variable The default start time is the current time blank box Otherwise enter the time when the trend should start TREND uses absolute and delta time formats as described above Axis Minimum Axis Maximum Dependent Variable Minimum and maximum values are used to determine the dependent axis In each box enter a value AUTO default or if this is not the first dependent variable a ditto mark When AUTO is used TREND selects a reasonable axis based on the data that will be displayed Ditto entries mean that the same minimum and maximum values as the entry above will be used Normal Dependent Variable This sets the color that is used when the dependent point variable is
147. point s unit field For example DSP ONLINE UN Searches for all points defined with the unit ONLINE 1 4 2 Continuation Qualifiers Continuation qualifiers direct execution For example they can request a verification prompt before sending a command to a point display acknowledgement messages scroll screens and pause screens Continuation qualifiers have one effect on MISER commands that produce displays or reports and another on MISER commands that carry out controls 1 4 2 1 MISER Display Qualifiers x CN Continue Mode This qualifier displays all data as soon as it is located When there is more information than can fit in one screen the screen scrolls Toggle NO SCROLL or HOLD SCREEN to temporarily stop scrolling and again to restart scrolling x QU Query Mode default Displays one screen at a time A question mark appears at the bottom Enter lt N gt or press lt Return gt to display the next screen Enter lt Q gt and a lt Return gt to quit x TD or TD n Time Delay Mode n represents a number of seconds Displays all data at the terminal pausing a default four seconds between screens To lengthen or shorten the pause append an equal sign and the number of seconds v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 1 12 Command Qualifiers Toggle NO SCROLL or HOLD SCREEN to pause longer than specified time delay and again to restart scrolling For example DSP AL TD 10 Displays the point definit
148. port with this time press lt Return gt In the report the default time displays as 00 00 00 To begin with another time enter the exact hour minute and second Empty fields to the right of the last digit are interpreted as zero FYI MISER uses a 24 hour clock each unit of time should be a two digit number If any part of the time is listed as a single digit the program adds a leading zero Enter Stop Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To end the report with that day press lt Return gt Enter Stop Time 23 59 59 The last second of the report date is the default stop time To accept the default press lt Return gt Otherwise enter an ending time in the same manner as the starting time MISER Operator Manual 10 10 SOE Sequence of Events Report Page 1 Date Time Acronym Value Units Quality Alarm 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP ACC HR Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP DOOR CLS Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP DOOR OPN Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP FLOW TOT Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP HFLOW TOT Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP PMP CNT Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP TANK LVL Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP WELL LVL Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP1 FLOW HI HI Alarm 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP1 PMP LVL Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP1 PMP ss Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP2 FLOW Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP2 PMP LVL Normal 16 MAY 2013 Start value CP2 PMP ss Nor
149. press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 2 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Display 4 7 DPS Disabled point summary ACRONYM DATE OPERATOR DEM LVL 25 APR 2013 SYSTEM DEM PMP1 HOA 25 APR 2013 SYSTEM DEM22 FLOW2 25 APR 2013 SYSTEM DEMO ANA 10 5 OCT 2010 SYSTEM DEMO R01 AI01 3 0CT 2011 SYSTEM Press RETURN to continue Figure 4 7 Disabled Point Summary screen s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty disabled points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 8 PFS Point File Summary 4 3 PFS Point File Summary This program displays single line point summaries Each line lists the point acronym point name record type current value engineering units or status code unit address and the input output address 4 3 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide
150. pts There are no Xterm prompts HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 19 9 12 ENS Enable Second Level Alarms This utility enables second level HI HI and LO LO limit alarms after they have been disabled To enable first level alarms refer to ENA Enable Alarms on page 9 3 Once second level alarms have been enabled points go into alarm when their value exceeds the defined HI HI or LO LO limits Oe noisemakers sound alarm messages print and the points are included in alarm reports The alarms appear in the XView Alarm Window and cause XView Slide Window targets to change color or shape 9 12 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type ENS in the Quick Menu box 9 12 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type ENS in the Quick Menu box 9 12 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Enable Second Level Alarms An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 12 4 From the Command Line Type ENS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 20 ENS Enable Second Level Alarms 9 12 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering an
151. r binary Analog points use scaling parameters i e they can use a range of data and binary points use status parameters i e on or off and sometimes a third state MISER also provides points which are not connected to any field equipment text points calculated points accumulator points storage points status points and error points Points are defined in the MISER points database When a MISER system is installed the complete points database is included MISER systems also include DPT a points definition program that can add new points and modify and delete existing points Related Docs DPT and point parameters are described in detail in the MISER System Manual DPT Point Definitions v6 13 MISER Operator Manual General MISER Information Segmentation and Areas of Responsibility MISER databases may be portioned into 32 separate segments Operators are assigned one or more of the 32 Areas of Responsibility AOR which parallel database segment assignments For example operators that will be working with points assigned to segments 1 and 2 would be assigned to AORs 1 and 2 Current database values and all variable parameters are updated only at the computers network nodes where the actual database segments reside However the entire points index and all point definitions exist on every network node Supervisor workstations are specifically given access to the entire non segmented database and are automatically updated w
152. rea Building Name and Unit can use wildcards in the search string The asterisk represents zero or more characters at the position entered Used alone i e without acronym characters the asterisk finds all the point acronyms The percent sign represents one character at the position entered Used alone it finds all points whose acronyms are equal to the quantity of percent signs entered Both wildcard characters can be used repetitively in the same search at any position in the acronym and in combination with continuation and output qualifiers A search string must contain all wildcards or a combination of any characters with at least one non numeric character MISER will not perform a search based on a partial acronym that looks like a value The following examples represent search requests using wildcard characters x ABC Acronyms that begin with ABC this is the same as ABC PT x ABC Acronyms that end with ABC x A B C Acronyms containing A B and C in this order x ABC Acronyms with ABC in the middle this is the same as ABC WC x ABC Acronyms with exactly four characters beginning with ABC x ABC Acronyms with only exactly characters ending with ABC x A B C Acronyms with exactly six characters with A B and C in positions two four and six x ABC Acronyms that begin with any character followed by ABC and any other c
153. returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 6 4 SUS Single Unit Status 6 2 SUS Single Unit Status This utility reports the current communications status for a single field unit The report shows whether the field unit is being initialized blocked disabled up down unavailable etc It includes the unit address followed by the unit name The unit status may consist of more than one status word Refer to USR Unit Status Report on page 6 6 for status definitions 6 2 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type SUS in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 6 2 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Display then Single Unit Status An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 6 2 3 From the Command Line Type SUS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and displays the report for all units sus Single Unit Status Type Id Unit Name Unit Status Node DEMVSA Primary Host Up OnLine Press RETURN to continue Figure 6 2 Single Unit Status screen To display the report for a single unit enter SUS plus the unit address or acronym and search continuation and output qualifiers at the command line HSQ Technology v6 13 6 2 4 Xterm Prompts SUS Single Unit Status Unit Display 6 5 Type Id Unit Name Unit Status Node DEMVSA Primary Host Up OnLine Node DEMV
154. rm History Alarm Summary x ARP Alarm Priority Report Alarm Priority Report Disabled Alarm Summary Alarm Limit And Deadband Summary x DAS Disabled Alarm Summary x LDS Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 1 8 2 ALE Alarm Events Report 8 1 ALE Alarm Events Report This utility generates a report on the alarms recorded in a single day You can include one or more points Each report is organized by time and acronym and lists the point name point status or value in engineering units the alarm type and data quality 8 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ALE in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window At the Acronym prompt press lt Return gt then follow the steps below 8 1 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Display then Alarm Event Report An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 1 3 From the Command Line Type ALE and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Display 8 3 8 1 4 Xterm Prompts ALE Alarm Events Report 1 Points found Acronym Reporting on 1 points Start Date 9 MAY 2013 Start Time 0 00 00 Stop Date 9 MAY 2013 Stop Time 23 59 59 Page 1 Date Time Acronym Value Units Quality Alarm 9 MAY 2013 Start value DEMO R01
155. rm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window AON Set priority alarm Point CP1i FLOW is on priority CP1 FLOW present priority level is Set CP1 FLOW priority Y N Q G Figure 9 1 Set Alarm Priority screen Set priority Y N Q G If the point is already on priority the priority level is displayed above the prompt Select an action x lt Y gt Yes Sets the point on priority or changes the priority level This is followed by the prompt Set priority level 1 15 default 1 After a priority level is entered AON repeats the prompt if necessary for the next point found x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action x lt G gt Go Sets priority on or changes the priority level for this and all subsequent points It is followed by the Set priority level prompt v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 6 AOF Remove Alarm Priority 9 6 AOF Remove Alarm Priority This utility takes points off of priority 9 6 1 Selection from an Alarm
156. rogram HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 23 5 11 STR Start Point This utility starts a stopped point In a MISER system the binary point status is a numeric value Typically one is ON and zero is OFF these assignments can be reversed The point definition determines how the status value should be interpreted The relationship between the field device and this internal value depends on its physical wiring Usually zero indicates an open contact i e off low down etc and one indicates a closed contact on high up etc Starting the point commands equipment to take the equivalent of the ON one state 5 11 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then in the Quick Menu box select START Ctrl F10 The word used to represent the start control is the start verb from the point definition Refer to Section 3 Point Definitions and DSP Point Definition Display on page 4 2 for details Start is only available if the point is currently Stopped 5 11 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Control then Start Point An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 11 3 From the Command Line Type STR and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 11 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym wi
157. rrent default directory At the end of the import process a message is displayed noting the number of records processed For example Processed 52 input records v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 14 DIA Disable Alarms 9 9 DIA Disable Alarms This utility disables first level HI and LO and second level HI HI and LO LO limit alarms When limit alarms are disabled a point does not go into an alarm state when its value exceeds these limits Because the point is not in alarm system alarm noisemakers do not sound alarm messages do not print and the point is not included in any alarm reports An alarm line is not added to the XView Alarm Window nor does the point s target change color or shape Once an alarm is disabled it remains disabled until it is specifically enabled 9 9 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type DIA in the Quick Menu box 9 9 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type DIA in the Quick Menu box 9 9 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Control then Disable Alarms An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 9 9 4 From the Command Line Type DIA and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 15 9 9 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear
158. s a legend that shows the values at a diamond shaped cursor v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 2 4 XView Tools 2 2 XView Tools On screen the mouse is represented by a pointer The shape and location of the pointer shows its current mode x Arrowhead Select mode x Wristwatch A MISER dialog box is open x Crosshair A target has been selected x J Bar Text entry mode When the I bar is blinking it is ready to accept input Text appears to the left of the cursor forcing the cursor to the right Pressing lt Return gt or clicking the OK button in dialog boxes signals to MISER to process the entry 2 2 1 Tear Off Menus XView features tear off menus that is menus and sub menus can be separated from the window menu bar When torn off the menus become their own individual window and remain open until closed Session Customize MISER View Tue Apr 23 2013 10 43 20 R dected 10 11 39 23 Apr 2013 Figure 2 2 Tear off Menu example The dashed line immediately below the menu name is the tear off tool To tear off the menu or sub menu click the pointer on the dashed line To position the tear off at another location grab its window title bar and drag To make a selection from the tear off window click on the item To close the tear off click on its window menu button and then select Close You can open as many tear offs as you want each remains open until closed or you exit the program If tear offs are o
159. s are set up they can be used to display the point s current value status or other information They may also appear as bar graphs 2 4 4 4 Data Quality Targets Data quality targets are analog or binary points dedicated to displaying data quality Ifthe target is null blank the point value is normal Otherwise the quality code appears as a single letter x A Point in alarm x D Point is disabled x J Point alarms inhibited alarms disabled x M Point value manually changed x T Point is tagged x U The point is unavailable associated unit is down or disabled Data quality targets are usually drawn right next to standard point targets Like other point targets they can be used to perform MISER monitoring and control commands When you click on a data quality target a quick menu box opens see Quick Menu Box on page 2 18 2 4 4 5 Bar Graphs v6 13 An analog point may be represented as a bar in a bar graph The bar is a point target that increases and decreases in relation to an actual point value The bar like other point targets may have a sensitive area You can click on the bar to access the point and perform monitoring and control commands MISER Operator Manual 2 18 XView Slide Window 2 4 4 6 Text Targets Text targets are variable text symbols linked to text points which display messages If there is no message the target may appear blank or invisible Once a message is writt
160. s communicate with the MISER system through an HSQ RTU When a MUX is disabled none of its points can be controlled and the RTU does not send it any commands The RTU also does not include this unit in reports sent to the Host computer FYI The DIM command is only pertinent to HSQ field units 7 3 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type DIM in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 3 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Disable MUX An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 3 3 From the Command Line Type DIM and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 7 7 3 4 Xterm Prompts DIM DISABLE MUX Enter MUX Id Figure 7 3 Disable MUX screen Enter MUX Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a MUX unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits DIM to considering only those MUXs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close
161. s is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points To exit enter lt Q gt and lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Display 8 7 8 3 ALS Alarm Summary This utility produces a summary of current alarms organized by acronym Each alarm written on a separate line includes the current point value in engineering units or the current status the alarm message which displays the alarm type and the acknowledge status 8 3 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window and then type ALS in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 3 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ALS in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 3 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Display then Alarm Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 3 4 From the Command Line Type ALS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 3 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are
162. s or workstations x Printer s x One or more Remote Terminal Units RTUs The RTUs are connected to field sensors and control points The control points may be monitored through point multiplexers MUXs that are in communication with the RTU MISER operates on Digital Equipment Corporation DEC VAX and Alpha hardware and HP Itanium equipment using an OpenVMS environment Software consists of system and application programs as described below x System programs known as the MISER Operating System are transparent to the user and require no intervention but must be active in order for application programs to operate x Individual application programs conform to conventions used by and run in the same manner as VMS programs HSQ maintains a copy of the software delivered and all updates added at the customer site HSQ Technology v6 13 Preface xi About This Manual The MISER Operator Manual is divided into sections that describe how to monitor and operate a MISER system D v6 13 Preface This section The Preface describes this manual typographical conventions and special symbols used throughout the text It also includes general information about MISER Introduction provides an overview of the MISER system and commands Using XView describes the graphical user interface of MISER Point Definitions details the point parameters used for all points Point Display describes the utilities u
163. s to bring other directories into view When the directory location is changed the list of trends to the right changes x Trends This lists the trend files located in the current directory To list files with a file extension other than TREND enter the different file extension in the Filter field To select a trend double click the file name x Selection This provides a text entry box for typing in a trend file name TREND assumes the default directory and file extension 11 3 2 4 Save Trend This option opens a dialog box that allows you to name and save a trend file It looks and functions the same as the Load Trend dialog box The easiest way to save a new trend is to type the name in the Selection field and click the OK button HSQ Technology v6 13 11 4 HTREND History Trending Reports The HTREND program is usually launched from the Applications menu in the Session Manager see Figure 1 2 on page 1 5 through a command target in an XView Slide Window or by typing HTREND in the command line It can be run concurrently with XView since it opens in a separate Xterm window HTREND produces scatter plots and time interval trends based on information stored in MISER history files Up to eight trends can display in a single window with each one distinguished by color The trend window opens to a default size even if only a portion of the trend is visible You can resize the window or iconify it in the usual ways When
164. se lt F1 gt lt Spacebar gt or lt Return gt Values in the legend show point status at an offset from the real time The offset is equal to a relative time that is also displayed You can expedite HTREND processing by saving the trend parameters to a command file and launching it each time you want to trend the same points Adding the file name to the HTREND command skips all of the intervening prompts and goes directly to the trending display History trends can be displayed for as long as needed To close the history trend press lt F2 gt or type lt Q gt v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 11 12 HTREND History Trending Reports 11 4 1 From the Command Line Type HTREND and press lt Return gt If trend parameters were previously saved type HTREND a space an and the filename It is assumed the file extension is COM If not include it For example HTREND HTREND filename HTREND filename extension 11 4 2 Xterm Prompts Absolute time format dd mmm yyyy hh mm Delta time format dddd hh mm Enter an Absolute or Delta Time 24 Hours Ago The default start time is 24 hours ago To accept the default press lt Return gt Otherwise enter the time when history trending should begin Display is to be a scatter Plot or Time trend P or T x TT Time trend Time interval trends map independent point activity for a period determined by the
165. sed to prepare standard reports Point Control details the utilities used to control points and their values Unit Display describes the utilities used for preparing remote status reports Unit Control details the utilities that control MISER units Alarm Display explains the reports generated by alarms Alarm Control describes the programs that perform alarm processing History Display details history reports Trending Display describes Trend functions Miscellaneous Functions details specialized functions Glossary Lists terms used and their definitions Index Alphabetically lists important terms and components and their locations MISER Operator Manual xii About This Manual Conventions and Notations Throughout this manual certain typographical conventions are used Convention Description Italics Type This highlights the first use of terminology and unique information It can also indicate checkboxes tab names or text that is important Bold Type This highlights the names of certain items or features It can also indicate special note text Bold Italic Type This highlights the names of screens Fixed Width Type This highlights user entered text or computer code Fixed Width Italic This highlights arguments or variables that are entered as part of a Type command Press Press a physical key on the keyboard Select Choose an item from a
166. sses are discussed in detail in the MISER System Manual Nodes and Unit Ids and from a technical aspect in the MISER Technical Reference Manual Unit IDs x Node The nodename or ID is six alphanumeric characters The first character is always alphabetic x NCC The NCC ID is a decimal integer The first NCC is always number 1 x RTU The RTU ID is a decimal integer The first RTU is usually number 1 x MUX The MUX ID is a decimal integer The first MUX is usually number 1 HSQ Technology v6 13 Preface XV Unit Address A node unit address is the nodename followed by two colons For example Nodename An NCC unit address is the nodename two colons the NCC ID and a single colon The last single colon is optional For example Nodename NCC Nodename NCC An RTU unit address is the nodename two colons the NCC ID a single colon the RTU ID and a period The period is optional For example Nodename NCC RTU Nodename NCC RTU A MUX unit address is the nodename two colons the NCC ID a single colon the RTU ID a period and the MUX ID For example Nodename NCC RTU MUX Points A MISER system monitors and controls physical sensors and devices according to planned strategies In system databases sensors and devices are represented as points Each point has an identifier called an acronym and a set of operating parameters Based on use points are most generally classified as analog o
167. t Display utilities are x DSP Point Definition Display x DPS Disabled Point Summary Point Definition Display 7 Disabled Point Summary x PFS Point File Summary Point File Summary Read Database Value x RDV Read Database Value kend Field Valde n RFV Read Field Value State ot Point Point Involvement Summary x STA State of Point Analog Range Summary Tag Report Summary x PIV Point Involvement Summary x ARS Analog Range Summary x TRS Tag Report Summary x SPR Analog Output Summary FYI STA and PTV are only available to system managers and are described in the MISER System Manual v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 4 1 4 2 DSP Point Definition Display 4 1 DSP Point Definition Display This utility displays the full point definition screen Each point definition includes the point type analog binary etc and point record number The point record number is an internal address assigned by the system The remaining fields show point parameters that are determined by the type of point Refer to Section 3 Point Definitions for more details Related Docs A detailed description of each point parameter is available in the MISER System Manual 4 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type DSP in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 1 2 Selection from the MISER Men
168. t appears above the trend The legend includes the acronym point name value and engineering units and the current system time No blocks display of the legend x Font Size Choose between Auto default Large and Small Font size affects the text in the legend above the trend Auto lets the Trend program adjust the size of the font to fit the size of the MISERterm window The other selections force text size to remain constant regardless of the space available in the window x Time Interval The choices range from five seconds to one hour The time interval determines how the point activity is mapped of each dependent point If a time interval is selected that is the same or smaller than the Go Best Practices An interval should be chosen that is compatible with the sampling interval sampling interval the trend will be based on the value taken from one reading n v6 13 5 Seconds Pixel 9 Ticks 5 Minutes Tick 10 Seconds Pixel 9 Ticks 10 Minutes Tick 30 Seconds Pixel 9 Ticks 30 Minutes Tick 1 Minute Pixel 9 Ticks 1 Hour Tick MISER Operator Manual 11 8 MISERtrend Menu Commands 2 Minutes Pixel 9 Ticks 2 Hours Tick 5 Minutes Pixel 9 Ticks 5 Hours Tick 10 Minutes Pixel 9 Ticks 10 Hours Tick 30 Minutes Pixel 11 Ticks 1 25 Days Tick 1 Hour Pixel 21 Ticks 2 5 Days Tick x Independent Variable The default is TIME To produce a scatter plot enter the acr
169. tails Stop is only available if the point is currently Started 5 10 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Control then Stop Point An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 10 3 From the Command Line Type STP and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 5 10 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 22 STP Stop Point STP STOP Stop point MTK TEST 1 ON Y N G Q Figure 5 12 Stop Point screen Stop point ON Y N G Q If at least one match is found the point acronym is displayed The point status is included when the status is not normal Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt x lt Y gt Yes Stop the point Afterward a confirmation message is displayed and the next point found appears at the prompt x lt N gt No Skips to the next point This is the default x lt G gt Go Stops this and all subsequent points without individual verification After each action a confirmation message is displayed a lt Q gt Quit Exits the p
170. target from the XView Slide Window and then type RFV in the Quick Menu box The report displays in an Xterm window 4 5 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Point Display then Read Field Value An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 5 3 From the Command Line Type RFV and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 5 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window 2 When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Display 4 13 4 6 ARS Analog Range Summary This program displays sensor limits base span and current values and optional address information for analog field and calculated points For this utility analog field points are those defined as input subtype Normal or Square Root Or output subtype Analog Setpoint or Raise Lower Analog calculated points are those defined as input
171. ters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 12 ERT Enable RTU 7 6 ERT Enable RTU This utility enables RTUs When an RTU is enabled it can receive point control communications and send COS reports to the Host computer If the RTU is blocked it must be unblocked before it can be enabled see UBR Unblock RTU on page 7 20 for more information FYI The ERT command is only pertinent to HSQ field units 7 6 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the X View Slide Window and then type ERT in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 6 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Enable RTU An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 6 3 From the Command Line Type ERT and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 13 7 6 4 Xterm Prompts ERT ENABLE RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 6 Enable RTU screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a RTU unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status
172. th qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 5 24 STR Start Point STR START Start point CP1 PMP SS OFF Y N G Q Figure 5 13 Start Point screen Y N G Q Start point OFF If at least one match is found the point acronym is displayed The point status is included when the status is not normal Enter one of the following and press lt Return gt x lt Y gt Yes Starts the point Afterward a confirmation message is displayed and the next point found appears at the prompt x lt N gt No Skips to the next point This is the default x lt G gt Go Starts this and all subsequent points without individual verification After each action a confirmation message is displayed n lt Q gt Quit Exits the program HSQ Technology v6 13 Point Control 5 25 5 12 SYN Synchronize Database Value This utility resets the count of Counter Input CI points CI points used as flow points or demand points count the number of pulses received during regular timed intervals Once an interval report is sent the point may reset itself or continue to accumulate values 5 12 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type SYN in the
173. the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 8 DRT Disable RTU 7 4 DRT Disable RTU This utility disables RTUs When an RTU is disabled it stops sending COS reports to the Host computer Likewise the Host rejects all commands addressed to it However while disabled the RTU can go into Stand Alone mode O FYI The DRT command is only pertinent to HSQ field units 7 4 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type DRT in the Quick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 4 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Disable RTU An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 4 3 From the Command Line Type DRT and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 9 7 4 4 Xterm Prompts DRT DISABLE RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 4 Disable RTU screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a RTU unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits DRT to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no mat
174. thor name and the date and time of creation The index number is assigned automatically by the system and the author name is assumed to be the login signature Messages can added displayed printed and deleted 12 1 1 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type SCR in the Quick Menu box The SCR menu screen opens in an Xterm window 12 1 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Miscellaneous then Operator Scratch Pad The SCR menu screen opens in an Xterm window 12 1 3 From the Command Line Type SCR and press lt Return gt The SCR menu screen opens in an Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Miscellaneous Functions 12 3 12 1 4 Xterm Prompts SCR Operator Scratch Pad Program Exit Add Display Delete Print Which Figure 12 1 Operator Scratch Pad menu 12 1 4 1 1 Exit Default This option exits the program 12 1 4 2 2 Add This option adds a new message The following additional prompts display Enter message 1 a blank line terminates input Enter line 1 Type the first line of the message using a maximum of 60 characters Press lt Return gt to signal the end of the line Enter line 2 Enter line 3 Enter line 4 If necessary repeat for the next three lines The first blank line or line four signals the end of the message When the message is complete SCR prints it at the alarm printer v6 13 MISER Operator Manual
175. tion when the point on status is ON ON STATUS Numeric value The point value when the point on status is ON OUT ADD 3 digits The field output address for an AO or DO point or PLC address OUTPUT HI LIMIT ENG UNITS 1 11 digits For an AO point the highest possible point value For an SP point the highest acceptable setpoint OUTPUT LO LIMIT ENG UNITS 1 11 digits For an AO point the lowest possible point value For an SP point the lowest acceptable setpoint OUTPUT SUBTYPE Determines what commands may be issued to the point NONE Binary no output Analog no output or commands NORMAL Normal AO DO ANALOG Analog output AO VIRTUAL RAILOW Analog binary raise lower output SETPT Analog setpoint output SP POINT ACCESS LEVEL 1 255 Operator access level for controlling the point POINT ASSOCIATION Establishes a relationship between an associated point and this point NONE No other point is associated with this point CHAIN Associated point updated from this point ECHO Associated point uses this point s input as its output ALMSUP Alarm suppression RUNTIM Associated point accumulates this points run time TOTAL Value totalized in related accumulator point POINT CONTROL LEVEL 1 255 Access level for controlling point PORT ID Physical communication point through that the unit is attached MISER Operator Manual x P
176. tional information 10 3 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select History Display then Sequence of Events Report An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 3 3 From the Command Line Type SOE and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 10 3 4 Xterm Prompts Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window Otherwise SOE displays the number of matching points HSQ Technology v6 13 v6 13 History Display 10 93 SOE Sequence Of Events Report 3 Points found Acronym Reporting on 3 points Enter Start Date 16 MAY 2013 Enter Start Time 0 00 00 Enter Stop Date 16 MAY 2013 Enter Stop Time 23 59 59 Figure 10 5 Sequence of Events Report screen Acronym Because less than all the points were selected this prompt displays and repeats To include additional points enter an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Enter Start Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To begin the report with that day press lt Return gt Enter Start Time 0 00 00 The first second of the report date is the default start time To begin the re
177. to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Display 8 11 8 5 DAS Disabled Alarm Summary This utility produces a summary of the points whose HI HI HI LO and LO LO alarms have been disabled The report is organized by acronym and itemizes all the alarms affected Best Practices It is a good idea to run DAS before using the DIA DIF ENA or ENS utilities disabling and enabling priority alarms See Section 9 Alarm Control for descriptions of these programs 8 5 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window and then type DAS in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 5 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type DAS in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 5 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Display then Disabled Alarm Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 5 4 From the Command Line Type DAS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 8 5 5 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displa
178. top Date DD MMM YYYY The previous day is the default To end the report with that day press lt Return gt Enter Stop Time 23 59 59 The last second of the report date is the default stop time To accept the default press lt Return gt Otherwise enter an ending time in the same manner as the starting time After this prompt ALE prepares the report Twenty lines per screen are displayed when there is more information than can display on one screen a question mark prompt appears To display subsequent portions of the report press lt Return gt To exit enter lt Q gt and lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Display 8 5 8 2 ALH Alarm History When a point goes into alarm the MISER alarm processor copies the pertinent data to a special log The ALH report lists the last 1 024 alarms in chronological order with the most recent alarm at the top Included are the time and date of the alarm point acronym and name the point value in engineering units or the point status and the alarm type from the alarm message 8 2 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window and then type ALH in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 2 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type ALH in the Quick Menu box T
179. ts FILTER CONSTANT 0 6 seconds Value used to average analog values over time HI DEADBAND 1 11 digits Allowed variance between HI HI limit and HI limit and HI limit and NORMAL when the point value is returning to normal HI HI LIMIT 1 11 digits Value at which a point enters HI HI alarm higher than HI alarm IN INPUT ADD 3 digits Input point address for AI DI CI or PLC as a number or as XF e b Oo NONE INPUT SUBTYPE NONE Not required CALC Calculated point applicable to the standard analog template SQRT Analog field point with square root factor built into scaling STOR Analog displays the quantity of free storage remaining on the disk COS Counts the number of Changes Of State NORMAL Default for the standard AI template ALARM Binary used to drive a digital output connected to an audible alarm STATUS Unit status point displays NODE NCC RTU or MUX status ALMPRT Alarm printer status point INTERMEDIATE ALARM Y or N Tri state binary the third state as an alarm state INTERMEDIATE CODE 1 8 characters Tri state binary description when the point is in the third state INTERMEDIATE STATUS Numeric Value Tri state binary value when the point is in the third state INTERVAL 1 255 Identifies the frequency for the interval reports The numeric size and the unit in hours minutes or seconds MISER Operator Manual x INTERVAL TYPE Coor
180. u Select Point Display then Point Definition Display An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 1 3 From the Command Line Type DSP and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 4 1 4 Xterm Prompts Enter Acronym Does not appear when selected from a target Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches Press RETURN to continue is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window lt CR gt to Continue Q to Quit When more than one point is a match the definitions for the first match are displayed along with the prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next point definition and typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 ACRONYM DEMO ANA 10 0 NODE DEMVSA NCC ID BUILDING UNIT RTU ID MUX ID IN ADD OUT ADD Point Display 4 3 INPUT SUBTYPE NORMAL OUTPUT SUBTYPE NONE FILTER CONSTANT 0 00000 COS REPORTING Y TOLERANCE 1 00 INTERVAL TYPE REPORT INTERVAL 5M AUTO LAST COMMAND RE ISSUE N ENGINEERING UNITS GPM SENSOR HI LIMIT ENG UNITS 100 000 SENSOR HI LIMIT COUNTS OUTPUT HI LIMIT ENG UNITS NONE ALARM HI LIMIT 90 0000 ALARM LO LIMIT 10 0000 RATE OF CHANGE NONE ALARM DELAY ALARM PRINT
181. uick Menu box An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 11 2 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Unit Control then Unforce RTU Standalone An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information 7 11 3 From the Command Line Type UFS and press lt Return gt An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional information HSQ Technology v6 13 Unit Control 7 23 7 11 4 Xterm Prompts UFS UNFORCE STANDALONE IN RTU Enter RTU Id Figure 7 11 Unforce RTU Standalone screen Enter RTU Id Does not appear when selected from a target Enter a RTU unit address or the unit status acronym if one has been defined When unit status acronyms are used a partial acronym with qualifiers or wildcards can be entered However use of the unit status acronym limits UFS to considering only those RTUs with defined acronyms Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 7 24 UFS Unforce RTU Standalone HSQ Technology v6 13 SECTION 8 ALARM DISPLAY Alarm Display programs provide reports on current and past alarms The available Alarm Display utilities are H ALE Alarm Events Report x ALH Alarm History Alarm Display Alarm Events Report x ALS Alarm Summary Ala
182. uter s operating system the directory to which the default is set x FL File Sends the data to a named file After the qualifier append an equal sign and the filename including the suffix The file is written to the current default directory unless another is specified For example HSQ Technology v6 13 Introduction 1 13 DSP AL FL DATA DOC Writes point definitions for all points to a file named DATA DOC in the current directory DSP AL FL USERS SMITH DATA DOC Writes point definitions to the file DATA DOC in the USERS SMITH directory x EX Output to Excel compatible file Exports data in an ASCII tab separated format It can be used with any standard application capable of importing ASCII tab delimited formatting such as Microsoft Excel This switch works with ALE ANT ARS PFS PRP and SOE The output is the same as the normal output except for ANT and PRP that have a limit of 200 points in one row On the command line enter the MISER command the full point acronym or acronym with wildcards the switch and the output file name Once the TXT file is created use FTP to transfer the file to a PC that has a spreadsheet creation program For example ALE CP1 FLOW EX ALE_EXCEL TXT Creates a tab delimited file with the name ALE_EXCEL TXT in the default directory The file contains the Alarm Event Report for the CP1 FLOW point A B E D E F G 1 Alarm Events Report 20 MAY 2013
183. when selected from a target or alarm line Type an acronym or an acronym with qualifiers Pressing lt Return gt twice without entering any characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window DIA disable alarms Disable both alarms for CP1 FLOW Y N G Q Figure 9 5 Disable Alarms screen Disable both alarms for Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Disables both limit alarms x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default x lt G gt Go Disables both limit alarms for this and all subsequent points without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 9 16 DIF Disable First Level Alarms 9 10 DIF Disable First Level Alarms This utility disables only first level HI and LO limit alarms Second level alarms remain active When first level limit alarms are disabled a point does not go into an alarm state until its value exceeds the second level alarm limits HI HI and LO LO Until the second level limits are exceeded system alarm noisemakers do not sound alarm messages do not print and the point is not included in any alarm reports An alarm line is not
184. ws 9 1 1 Noisemakers Alarm noisemakers may be located at workstations or they may be set externally e g at a field site Normally they are enabled so that they make an audible sound Noisemakers can be silenced at individual workstations using Alarm Bell Priority refer to Customize Menu on page 2 7 for more information The SAS program can silence all alarm noisemakers both at workstations and field locations If alarms are silenced systemwide the word Silenced displays in the XView Alarm Window title bar 9 1 2 Alarms in XView When an alarm occurs a line is added to the XView Alarm Window the line usually blinks until the alarm is acknowledged System and custom alarm messages print at one or more alarm printers and ASD see ASD Automatic Slide Display on page 2 20 may change the display in the active XView Slide Window In the slide window the point target may blink and change color and shape Animation objects representing points may stop moving or reverse direction An alarm can be silenced acknowledged or removed Silencing an alarm turns off noisemakers for that specific alarm but does not acknowledge it In the XView Alarm Window the alarm line continues blinking as does the point s graphic representation in the XView Slide Window The alarm is included in reports of active alarms Acknowledging an alarm silences it and tells the system that an operator is aware of the alarm In the XView Alar
185. y characters ends the program If there are no matches No points found is displayed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window ENS enable second level alarms Enable 2nd level alarms for CP1 FLOW Q Figure 9 7 Enable Second Level Alarms screen Enable 2nd level alarms for Y N G Q x lt Y gt Yes Enables second level alarms x lt N gt No Skips to the next point or exits the Xterm window if it is the last point This is the default x lt G gt Go Enables second level alarms for this and all subsequent points without individual verification x lt Q gt Quit Exits without taking any action After the last point pressing lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Control 9 21 9 13 REM Remove Alarms This utility silences acknowledges and removes non critical alarms from alarm windows and displays controlled by ALD It does not remove the alarm condition unless acknowledgement ends the alarm nor dies it remove the alarm from alarm history reports see ALH Alarm History on page 8 5 9 13 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window then type REM in the Quick Menu box 9 13 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window then type REM in the Quick Menu box 9 13 3 Selection from the MISER M
186. yed Press lt Return gt to exit the program and close the Xterm window v6 13 MISER Operator Manual 8 12 DAS Disabled Alarm Summary DAS Disabled Alarm Summary ACRONYM Alarms Affected FLK 1 STA ist level alarms disabled Press RETURN to continue Figure 8 5 Disabled Alarm Summary screen gt s When more than one point is a match a list of up to twenty points is displayed along with the question mark prompt Pressing lt Return gt displays the next list of points Typing lt Q gt and lt Return gt closes the Xterm window and returns control to XView HSQ Technology v6 13 Alarm Display 8 13 8 6 LDS Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary This utility displays alarm limits HI HI HI LO and LO LO and deadbands HI and LO It also shows the COS tolerance from point definitions and current point values in engineering units The report is organized by acronym 8 6 1 Selection from an Alarm Line Select the alarm line from the XView Alarm Window and then type LDS in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 6 2 Selection from a Target Select the point target from the XView Slide Window and then type LDS in the Quick Menu box The report for that individual point displays in an Xterm window 8 6 3 Selection from the MISER Menu Select Alarm Display then Alarm Limit and Deadband Summary An Xterm window opens and prompts you for additional inf

The MISER Operator Manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents