Now that I have formated the previous questions to the list about the format of the
alarm printouts, I am wondering about something.
There is a tool that allows you to extract information from the alarm database.
This tool seems to have search/display capability for for more fields than
actually make it to the alarm printer.
Now a bit of history. The project I am working on is scoped to provide easier access
to the data that is currently going to dozens of serial printers scattered around
the mill, and also to optionally eliminate the need for these printers, which are
becoming a maintenance headache of large proportions. It will replace these
printers for many different systems. A high percentage of these are Foxboro IA
systems, but there is an interesting mix of others, AB flame safety systems,
Spectrum, and Fox 1A systems.
After looking at how little data actually makes it to the alarm printers on the IA
systems, it dawns on me that maybe I should ask, if there is a better way to obtain
this data from the IA systems?
I want to be able to obtain as much information about each alarm as possible, so
that I can put this information in a relational database. This database will then be
searchable via a CGI web interface. I believe that this will provide a valuable tool
for historical analysis of data. Somewhat similar to the concept of data mining
that's popular on the business side of the equation these days.
Any suggestions as to whether there is abetter way to get this data from the IA
systems?
Any thoughts on this approach are welcome.
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Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] 843-745-3154
Charleston SC.
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Windows 98: n.
useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and
a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system
originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit
company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition.
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