5.5.2.1 Release
This version is a minor release improving on the features in the 5.5.2 series.
NEW FEATURES
Centerline
- Added ability in Centerline Config to select a tag and then share it’s process to all tags in the Centerline.
PARCmodel
- DMODXN/HT2N contribution tags will now be created for each of the input tags, allowing tag contributions to be viewed over time.
PARCgraphics Designer
- Deadband support added to comparison operators < , <= , > , >= . Deadband can be set as either a constant or a percent.
PARCview Manual
- New tutorials added to PARCview Manual.
System Configuration
- New setting added to System Defaults (SystemConfig>System Defaults>General) allowing uncertain quality values to be treated as good quality. This flag impacts values in Trend and PARCgraphics.
IMPROVEMENTS
PARCvalue
- PARCValue now provides a ValObj property to more easily see if the value is null, the Value property will return a DBNull value which is more appropriate as a legacy capability.
PARCcalc Support
- Adding an “IncludeEndBound” parameter overload to “NormalizeToStep” that allows it to include the interval that starts on the end time. When normalizing IV tags, the final interval will only be a one second interval. Previously the function was only including intervals >= start and < end. If includeEndBound is true it will include all intervals that are >= start and <= end
PARCview Localiztion
- Added ability to check for and load current culture
- Updated Chinese Localization files (Chinese language)
Centerline
- Refined bulk process update in Centerline Config to only update tags that have an undefined process.
PARChistory
- Improved functionality and performance when performing backfill.
PARCIO
- Add dead time feature to OPC DA sources, to allow avoiding artificial zero values put out when OPC DA server first connects.
- Add options to wait between HDA tag registrations and sync reads.
- Add flat file invariant culture parsing option.
- Add option to wait between OPC DA tag and tag group registrations.
- Add ability for OPC HDA sources to periodically check for new tags
- Update PARCIO logging to include informational type messages in the log files.
- Update max bad tag exceeded logic to only re-establish the connection up to the maximum retry amount.
- Add ability to periodically check for changed or deactivated OPC DA tags
- Add browsing for OPC DA servers from OPC DA source configuration window.
PARCtagSync
- Add additional logging to log files.
Excel Add-In
- Enable PARCxla SQL Calc sources work with Unicode characters in tag and source names.
PARCgraphic Designer
- Modify “Symbol Compare Logic” to allow for more natural two-input connections and reverse inputs.
Historian packages were originally intended to help operators and engineers understand and operate manufacturing processes. Current and historical data was constantly displayed on a dedicated screen next to the primary control screens, and users were intended to interact with it at that location more or less continuously. As the historian became a one-stop source for all types of data throughout a facility, it became a tool that could benefit supervisory and management personnel as well. This led to the development of a variety of remote notification and reporting tools to meet the somewhat different needs of these individuals.