What the future holds.

2001-09-14 Thread Cyrus W. Taft
David, I like the way you translated the last paragraph. Unfortunately you have to do that with all news these days to get around the spin. It sounds like Solaris is out. Too bad. Cyrus Taft Message text written by "Foxboro DCS Mail List" >Let us dissect the last sentence. The common archi

Re: What the future holds.

2001-09-14 Thread James Kahlden
It's a Wonderware product...check out the following site: http://www.wonderware.com/Aboutus/news/archive/010626-ArchestrA.htm Jim >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/01 02:31PM >>> Hey gang, I just got this in my weekly ARCwire email and thought some of you might be interested. [ Invensys Software h

What the future holds.

2001-09-14 Thread David Johnson
Hey gang, I just got this in my weekly ARCwire email and thought some of you might be interested. [ Invensys Software has announced a new ability to deliver open, unified automation and information solutions for process, batch, discrete, and hybrid manufacturing applications. The common platf

RE: PLC Question

2001-09-14 Thread Corey R Clingo
We second that emotion (I'll be 70 before I buy a '70 :-) We are currently in a similar situation trying to integrate some devices via an OPC server, and looking at the 3rd-party approach as well. I like the "super-integrator" (CP60 with Ethernet comms) idea as well, although one of those wi

RE: sysmonmsg group

2001-09-14 Thread Lowell, Tim:
We don't have any AW70's, so I'm not sure if I can help much, but I do know a way to extract message data from AIM*AT to a text file on the AW51. In /usr/fox/disp_tools is a program called fh_sacego, which is a tool for extracting System Monitor and Operator Action Journal messages to a text file

RE: PLC Question

2001-09-14 Thread Stear, Bo
Hear Hear on the "70" bit... -Original Message- From: Glen Bounds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 9:15 AM To: Foxboro DCS Mail List Subject: Re: PLC Question First, thanks for all the responses. Second, I have issues with all of the listed methods of communi

Re: PLC Question

2001-09-14 Thread Glen Bounds
First, thanks for all the responses. Second, I have issues with all of the listed methods of communication from ControlLogix to I/A because of the following reasons: > 1. AB Integrator 30 to AB 1770-KF2 or 1779-KFL DH+ module in single or > redundant ControLogix configuration. I have nine overl

RE: vibration transmitters

2001-09-14 Thread Balmer, Robert D.
Hafedh We use Metrix Instrument Co. Model 5484C-021 vibration Transmitters. (0 to 1fps Velocity Unit). In this particular case we feed the signal into an FBC, however I have not had and device that worked on a FBC not work on an FBM. You can find information out at www.metrix1.com Robert Balmer

RE: Cassandra.org meeting in Las Vegas

2001-09-14 Thread Lowell, Tim:
Well, I have tickets, hotel reservations, and I registered, but that doesn't necessarily mean I will be coming. Since I work for a large organization, the decision is ultimately not mine to make. As of now, no air travel is allowed, and from what I am hearing, air travel will be limited to "non-

vibration transmitters

2001-09-14 Thread Ghodhbani, Hafedh
Folks, I'd like to install vibration transmitters on a fixed mechanical structure for continuous monitoring. Do you know a good product that I can connect easily to FBM01 or FBM04 for example. Cheers Hafedh - BG Energy Holdin

RE: sysmonmsg group

2001-09-14 Thread Ghodhbani, Hafedh
Hi Dany, I have question for you. If I look for messages in sysmonmsg in my AW51B, I find nothing! How can I activate archiving system message alarms in sysmonmsg ? How could they be identified by CP in /opt/fox/R_? Regards Hafedh Ghodhbani -Original Message- From: salvatory dany [mailto:

RE: sysmonmsg group

2001-09-14 Thread salvatory dany
Hi Moshe, My be I didn't clarify the situation very well. The case is,In the normal Legacy Historian from the DATA DISPLAY we can save an ASCII file with any data from Reduction Group and Message Group in /opt/fox/R_. My question now is,Can I make the same with the AIM_HISTORIAN installed on NT p

RE: sysmonmsg group

2001-09-14 Thread salvatory dany
Hi Moshe, My be I didn't clarify the situation very well. The case is,In the normal Legacy Historian from the DATA DISPLAY we can save an ASCII file with any data from Reduction Group and Message Group in /opt/fox/R_. My question now is,Can I make the same with the AIM_HISTORIAN installed on NT p