摘要:
A computer-based measurement monitoring system and method for monitoring multi-stage processes capable of producing multi-orderable data and identifying, at any stage in the monitored process, unacceptable deviations from an expected value at particular stages of the process, and communicating same detected deviation to facilitate corrective action in the process. The system and method consolidate data obtained at various stages of the process, arrange the measurement data in a multi-orderable data framework, compare the multi-orderable framework data with expected parameter values corresponding to the various stages, and detects unacceptable deviations from the expected values. The unacceptable deviations are communicated to responsible personnel, and the system and method provides same personnel with supplemental information useful in diagnosing the root cause of the problem leading to the detected deviations.
摘要:
An alarm configuration system comprises a receiver component that receives parameters relating to an industrial process. An alarm generator component automatically configures an alarm during run-time based at least in part upon an analysis of the received parameters. Thus, the alarm generator component can alter alarm instructions during run-time within an industrial environment.
摘要:
An alarm configuration system comprises a receiver component that receives parameters relating to an industrial process. An alarm generator component automatically configures an alarm during run-time based at least in part upon an analysis of the received parameters. Thus, the alarm generator component can alter alarm instructions during run-time within an industrial environment.
摘要:
A maintenance database is provided, which includes maintenance instruction documents. A communications system generates alarm messages, which include maintenance instructions for resolving the alarm condition. The communications system may distribute these alarm messages to appropriate personnel. A direct maintenance viewer receives alarm messages and presents an interface for viewing the maintenance instructions. The maintenance instruction documents may present maintenance instructions as a series of main steps. Each main step may include one or more detailed step. Each main step or detailed step may have a media file associated therewith. Media files may include audio instructions, photographs, diagrams, three-dimensional models, and/or video instructions. The direct maintenance viewer may forward alarm messages and return acknowledgement and resolution messages.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a system includes system includes a data collection system configured to collect a data from a control system. The system further includes a configuration management system configured to manage a hardware configuration and a software configuration for the control system based on the data. The system additionally includes a rule engine configured to use the data as input and to output a health assessment by using a rule database configured to store at least one rule, and a report generator configured to provide a health assessment for the control system. The system also includes a rule editor configured to create the at least one rule, update the at least one rule, delete the at least one rule, or a combination thereof.
摘要:
When a step is delayed, an operator can be rapidly informed of the delay. A substrate processing apparatus comprises a process system configured to process a substrate, a control unit configured to control the process system for performing a plurality of steps, and a manipulation unit configured to monitor progresses of the steps. While the control unit waits for completion of a predetermined one of the steps after the control unit controls the process system to start the predetermined step, if a time elapsing from the start of the predetermined step exceeds an allowable time previously allocated to each of the steps, the control unit transmits an alarm message to the manipulation unit so as to report that the allowable time is exceeded.
摘要:
A method for operating a process plant, in which at the process level a number of items of alarm information are generated to display improper operating procedures of the process plant, has a defined number of process states of the process plant, wherein each process state is correlated with the total of all items of alarm information that can be generated. A first value or a second value is allocated as the correlation value to each pair formed from a process state and an item of alarm information. A current operating state of the process plant is determined As a function of the determined process state, items of alarm information are not displayed to which the first value has been allocated as the correlation value.
摘要:
A system, comprising a plurality of slave devices collecting real time data from process stations, a master device receiving the collected data from the plurality of slave devices, wherein the master device polls the plurality of slave devices in a predetermined order and an analysis device processing the collected data and producing output data as a function of the collected data.
摘要:
In a plant for controlling an equipment (4) adapted to carry out a process a superior arrangement (1) exists and has a first interface (2) to a programming unit (3) and a second interface (5) between the process equipment (4) and the arrangement. The arrangement has members (6) for transmitting information between the two interfaces. A memory member (9) adapted to store important data required for describing and defining the process of the process equipment is arranged in the process equipment itself. The arrangement (1) is provided with a rule data base (8) and a text data base (7) containing a configuration file for communication between the process equipment and the arrangement through the second interface by utilising a general process application protocol and a text file, respectively, adapted to the format of said data in the memory member of the process equipment.
摘要:
The system and method can determine the condition of a plant, its equipment and facilities, at inspection sites identified by identification codes. A portable processing device with an inspection transducer can sense and store at least one measured characteristic of the plant equipment. This device can also read at least one of the identification codes of the plant equipment. A central processing system can communicate with and upload from the portable processing device at least measured characteristics and identification codes. The central processing system can, in response to at least one measured characteristic and at least one of the identification codes, produce a condition signal signifying the condition of some aspect of the plant.