Using the Hach WIMS Rockwell RSView32 Collector to convert Historical data into OPSDATAXML files.

The Hach WIMS Indirect Server-Side Interface to Rockwell RSView32 does not communicate directly with the Rockwell RSView32 HMI. Instead, a collector will connect to the database and convert the SCADA source data into OPSDATAXML files. The Hach WIMS Indirect Server-Side Interface to Rockwell RSView32 will then import data in these files into the Hach WIMS Client.

In the default installation; the Interface, Collector and RSView32 dBase IV files reside on the same machine. You may also configure the Collector and RSView32 dBase IV files to be on the same machine but have the Interface on another machine. In the indirect configuration, make sure that the Collector's OPSDATAXML files are in a location that the Interface can access (i.e. a shared network drive).

To start the Collector from the Interface click on Configuration/Collector Configuration.

From here you can either configure the Collector or start it. Click on Collector Configuration Settings to configure the collector.

If you choose to start the Collector before it has been configured, you will be presented with a warning message indicating that it has not been configured yet. You can dismiss the message and proceed to configure the Collector.

The Collector will not start collecting data until it has been configured. In the configuration screen you have two tabs of configuration settings. The "General Settings" tab contains information on how you want the Collector to run.

The "Source Configuration" tab allows you to configure the connection to thedBase IV files from Rockwell's RSView32. Enter the folder that contains (or will contain) these folders and/or files. In our example, the main folder is E:\mySource\Source\EMC. Under that folder are more folders that are referred to as "nodes". In our example, we are currently looking under EMC-WWTP.

The "Tag Filter" tab allows you to select the tags that you want data collected. It is important to include all the tags that you need data retrieved into Hach WIMS Client. Highlight the ones you want and click the '>' button or click the '>>' button to include all tags.

We can go back to Source Configuration and select another Node and click the Connect to Source and Reload All Tags button:

Then select more tags from that node:

When you launch the Collector it will either start as a Windows Tray Application (default) or in NT Service View and Control mode. The standard screen is below.

If the status bar shows "RUNNING" then the Collector is scheduled to run and collect data from the source data point. If the status is "PAUSED" you need to configure the connection to source and click the Start button. If no Tags have been defined yet, then the Collector will not run. If you start the Collector and it does not appear on the screen then you can find it in the Windows System Tray (by default the Collector is hidden when it is started unless errors occur during startup). You can double click on it's icon in the System Tray to make it visible.

If you click on the Configure button when the Collector is running as a Windows Tray Application you are presented with a Proxy Setting screen before being able to configure the Collector's settings.

The proxy screen contains needed information on how you plan to run the Collector. For a standard installation just leave the settings the way that they are

When the Collector is installed to run as a service you are presented with the following screen when starting the application.

From here you can see if the Service is running, configure it, stop it, start it, and view the activity log files.