Using the Hach WIMS Honeywell Plantscape SCADA Collector to convert Historical data into OPSDATAXML files.
The Hach WIMS Indirect Server-Side Interface to Honeywell Plantscape SCADA does not communicate directly with the Plantscape SCADA. 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 Honeywell Plantscape SCADA will then import data in these files into the Hach WIMS Client.
In the default installation, the Interface, Collector and Honeywell Plantscape SCADA reside on the same machine. You may also configure the Collector and Honeywell Plantscape SCADA 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 three tabs of configuration settings. The "General Settings" tab contains information on how you want the Collector to run.
The "Source Connection" tab allows you to configure the connection to your Honeywell Plantscape SCADA. Fill in the appropriate information to connect to your Honeywell Plantscape SCADA. Click Test Connection to ensure a good connection. When there is a good connection, click on Refresh Settings and Tags button to load values for the Tag Picker tab.
The "Tag Picker" tab allows you select the tags you want to import into Hach WIMS.
Use the < and > buttons to move selected tags in and out of the Filter Tag List. The Filter Tag List is the list of all the tags that the collector will gather data for. You can also use the << and >> buttons to move all tags into and out of the Filter Tag List. Also, you can click the >> button to move all tags into the Filter Tag List and then click the Narrow button. This will bring up the Narrow List Using List window.
Narrow List Using List
Here you can copy, cut and paste tag names to be used.
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 sytem. If the status is "PAUSED" you need to configure the connection to the source data 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. The Collector can be switched to Service Mode after a successful connection is made to the source data.
