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`Software Revision Level: 3.0
`Issue Date: July, 1998
`IPR2015-01973
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`NOTICE
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`The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort
`has been made to supply complete and accurate information. However, Bristol
`Babcock assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in
`this document.
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`Bristol Babcock does not guarantee the accuracy, sufficiency or suitability of the
`software delivered herewith. The Customer shall inspect and test such software and
`other materials to his/her satisfaction before using them with important data.
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`There are no warranties, expressed or implied, including those of merchantability
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`Copyright (c) 1998, Bristol Babcock, 1100 Buckingham St., Watertown, CT 06795.
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`To get up-and-running quickly......
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`OpenBSI
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`Perform the installation in Chapter 2,
`then skip to the Quickstarts in Chapters 3
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`A Few Words About Bristol Babcock
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`For over 100 years, Bristol has been providing innovative solutions for the measurement
`and control industry. Our product lines range from simple analog chart recorders, to
`sophisticated digital remote process controllers and flow computers, all the way to turnkey
`SCADA systems. Over the years, we have become a leading supplier to the electronic gas
`measurement, water purification, and wastewater treatment industries.
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`On off-shore oil platforms, on natural gas pipelines, and maybe even at your local water
`company, there are Bristol Babcock instruments, controllers, and systems running year-in
`and year-out to provide accurate and timely data to our customers.
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`Getting Additional Information
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`In addition to the information contained in this manual, you may receive additional
`assistance in using this product from the following sources:
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`On-LIne Help Screens
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`Open BSI Utilities software includes several on-line help screens. Where available, these are
`accessed through the [F1] key, or by clicking on the "Help" menu bar item, and choosing
`from the highlighted hypertext selections.
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`There is also context-sensitive help, in which you point at the item for which
`you need help. Context-sensitive help is accessible through the icon shown at
`left.
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`Release Notes
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`The release notes accompanying the software describe any last minute changes which may
`have occurred after this manual was printed. The release notes are accessible on-line,
`immediately following Open BSI Utilities installation, or may be found in the file
`README.TXT, in the Open BSI Utilities installation directory.
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`Contacting Bristol Babcock Directly
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`Bristol Babcock's world headquarters are located at 1100 Buckingham Street, Watertown,
`Connecticut 06795, U.S.A. Our main phone numbers are:
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`(860) 945-2200
`(860) 945-2213 (FAX)
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`Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM Eastern Time, excluding
`holidays and scheduled factory shutdowns. During other hours, callers may leave messages
`using Bristol's voice mail system.
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`Telephone Support - Technical Questions
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`During regular business hours, Bristol Babcock's Application Support Group can provide
`telephone support for your technical questions.
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`For technical questions regarding Open BSI products (as well as ACCOL
`Tools, or UOI) call (860) 945-2265. Before you call, please find out the
`version of Open BSI Utilities you are using. This may be determined by
`clicking on the icon shown at left, or by clicking on "Help" in the menu bar,
`and "About program_name" in the pull down menu.
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`For technical questions regarding Bristol's Enterprise Server and Enterprise
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`Workstation products, call (860) 945-2286.
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`For technical questions regarding Bristol hardware products call (860) 945-2463.
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`You can e-mail the Application Support Group at: bsupport@bristolbabcock.com
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`The Application Support Group also maintains a bulletin board for downloading software
`updates to customers. To access the bulletin board, dial (860) 945-2251 (Modem settings:
`14.4K baud maximum, No parity, 8 data bits, 1 Stop bit.)
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`For assistance in interfacing Bristol Babcock hardware to radios, contact Communication
`Technologies in Orlando, FL at (407) 629-9463 or (407) 629-9464.
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`Telephone Support - Non-Technical Questions, Product Orders, etc.
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`Questions of a non-technical nature (product orders, literature requests, price and delivery
`information, etc.) should be directed to the nearest regional sales office (listed below) or to
`your local Bristol sales office or Bristol-authorized sales representative.
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`U.S. Regional Sales Offices
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`Training Courses
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`Bristol Babcock's Training Department offers a wide variety of courses in Bristol hardware
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`Who Should Read This Manual?
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`This manual is intended to be used by a System Engineer, or other individual, who
`is responsible for installing and configuring the Open Bristol System Interface
`(BSI) software.
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`It assumes familiarity with the following subjects:
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`ACCOL programming. See the ACCOL II Reference Manual (document#
`D4044) for details.
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`Any man-machine interface (MMI) software which is used for your particular
`system. See the documentation accompanying such software for details.
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`Users who intend to use the Open BSI Scheduler, Open BSI Data Collector,
`or Open BSI DDE Server, in conjunction with the Open BSI Utilities should
`be familiar with those software packages. See the Open BSI Scheduler
`Manual (document# D5082) and/or the Open BSI Collection&Export Utilities
`Manual (document# D5083) for details.
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`Use of personal computers, the DOS operating system, and the Windows user
`environment. Users should be familiar with how to point and click with a
`mouse, how to enter data in dialog boxes, and how to use scroll bars, list
`boxes, pull down menus, etc. See your Windows documentation for details.
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`Contents
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`What's New in Open BSI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
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`Chapter 1 - Introduction - What is Open BSI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
`Some Background Information on IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
`What is IP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
`Why Use IP With Bristol Babcock Controllers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
`How Do IP Nodes Differ From Other Bristol Controllers? . . . . . . . . 1-5
`How Do IP Networks Differ From Standard BSAP Networks . . . . . 1-6
`Standard BSAP Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
`IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
`Which Network 3000 Controllers Support IP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
`What is the Format of IP Addresses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
`How is the Specific Meaning of Each Part of the Address Defined? . 1-8
`Sub-net Masks Determine Which Nodes Are Reachable From This
`Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
`What If I Want To Mix New IP Nodes With My Existing BSAP
`Network? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
`How Can I Upgrade An Open BSI Version 2.x (or earlier) System to
`Open BSI Version 3.0? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
`How to Start NetConv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
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`Chapter 2 - Installing Open BSI Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
`Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
`Installing the Open BSI Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
`Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
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`Chapter 3 - Quick Start (Open BSI BSAP Communications) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
`Part 1 - Start NetView and Open A New Network Definition (NETDEF)
` File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
`Part 2 - Use the System Wizard to Define Your Network Host PC (NHP) . 3-3
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the System Wizard . . . . . . . 3-3
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the System Wizard . . . . . . . 3-4
`Step 3 - Enter Parameters on Page 3 of the System Wizard . . . . . . . 3-6
`Signing On to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
`Part 3 - Define Your BSAP Network Using the Network Wizard . . . . . . . . 3-7
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the Network Wizard . . . . . . 3-9
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the Network Wizard . . . . . 3-10
`Part 4 - Add Controllers to the Network Using the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . 3-11
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 3-12
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 3-13
`Step 3 - Enter Parameters on Page 3 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 3-15
`Part 5 - Use the Comm Line Wizard to Define Your Communication Line 3-16
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the Comm Line Wizard . . 3-17
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the Comm Line Wizard . . 3-18
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`Part 6 - Verify Communications Are Active Using DataView . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
`If It's Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
`If It's Still Not Communicating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
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`Chapter 4 - Quick Start (Open BSI IP Communications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
`Part 1 - Notes About Using IP with Bristol Babcock Controllers (RTUs) . . 4-2
`Part 2 - Start NetView and Open A New Network Definition (NETDEF)
` File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
`Part 3 - Use the System Wizard To Define Your Network Host PC (NHP) . 4-5
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the System Wizard . . . . . . . 4-5
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the System Wizard . . . . . . . 4-7
`Step 3 - Enter Parameters on Page 3 of the System Wizard . . . . . . . 4-8
`Signing On to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
`Part 4 - Define Your IP Network Using the Network Wizard . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the Network Wizard . . . . . 4-11
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the Network Wizard . . . . . 4-12
`Part 5 - Add Controllers to the Network Using the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . 4-13
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 4-14
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 4-15
`Step 3 - Enter Parameters on Page 3 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 4-16
`Step 4 - Enter Parameters on Page 4 of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . 4-17
`Part 6 - Program IP Parameters in Each RTU Using LocalView (See Chap. 5)
`Part 7 - Use the Comm Line Wizard to Define Your Communication Line 4-20
`Step 1 - Enter Parameters on Page 1 of the Comm Line Wizard . . 4-21
`Step 2 - Enter Parameters on Page 2 of the Comm Line Wizard . . 4-22
`Part 8 - Verify Communications Are Active Using DataView . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
`If It's Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
`If It's Still Not Communicating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
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`Chapter 5 - Using LocalView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
`LocalView Can Only Be Used Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
`Parameters For Each Mode Are Stored in 'View Mode' Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
`Methods for Starting LocalView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
`Establishing Communications w. A Locally Attached RTU (Local Mode) 5-2
`Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
`Start LocalView, Enter A Name For the View Mode File, Click on
`[Create] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
`Step 1 - Communication Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
`Step 2 - RTU Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
`Reconfiguring the Active View Mode File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
`Saving the View Mode File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
`Restarting the View Mode File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
`Viewing Current Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
`Upgrading System Firmware in the Field (FLASH Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
`Prerequisites to Upgrading System Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
`Start LocalView, Choose FLASH, Enter A Name, Click on [Create] 5-9
`Step 1 - Communication Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
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`Step 2 - Flash RTU Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
`Step 3 - Flash Data Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
`Assigning IP Addresses and Cold Download Parameters for the Attached
`RTU (Configure Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
`Start LocalView, Choose CONFIGURE, Enter A Name, Click on
`[Create] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
`Step 1 - Communication Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
`Step 2 - IP RTU Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
`RTU Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
`Techniques for Minimizing Configuration Time . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
`Setting the Password to Prevent Unauthorized Changes to
`Flash Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
`Setting the Soft Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
`Configuring General IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
`Specifying Ethernet Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
`Specifying Serial Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
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`Chapter 6 - Using NetView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
`Starting NetView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
`To have a NETDEF file activated automatically when NetView is
`started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
`To have NetView started automatically when Windows is started . 6-2
`Starting Open BSI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
`Restarting A Communication Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
`Stopping Open BSI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
`Method 1 - Stop the Communication Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
`Method 2 - Close the Current NETDEF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
`Method 3 - Shut down NetView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
`Opening An Existing NETDEF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
`Saving Changes to Your NETDEF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
`Erasing the Last Change Made to Your NETDEF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
`Renaming the Currently Running NETDEF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
`Overview of Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
`Defining A Network Host PC (NHP) and Application Parameters . 6-7
`What is A Network Host PC (NHP)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
`How Do NHPs Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
`What Are the Advantages of Using NHPs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
`NHPs Can Be Redundant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
`Every Open BSI 3.0 System Must Have At Least One NHP . . . . . . 6-10
`Activating the System Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
`Navigating Between Pages of the System Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
`System Wizard Step 1 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
`Advanced Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
`IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
`System Wizard Step 2 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
`Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
`Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
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`Other Security Related Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
`Refresh Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
`Collection (Data Collector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
`System Wizard Step 3 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
`Signing on to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
`Viewing / Modifying Application Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
`Viewing Other Parameters You Have Already Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
`Viewing the Open BSI Journal File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
`Defining A BSAP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
`Activating the Network Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
`Navigating Between Pages of the Network Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
`Network Wizard: Step 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
`Network Wizard: Step 2 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
`Viewing BSAP Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
`Defining An IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
`Navigating Between Pages of the Network Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
`Network Wizard: Step 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
`Network Wizard: Step 2 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
`Viewing IP Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
`Defining RTUs (BSAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
`Activating the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
`Navigating Between Pages of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
`RTU Wizard: Step 1 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
`RTU Wizard: Step 2 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
`Advanced Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
`RTU Wizard: Step 3 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
`Modifying BSAP RTU Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
`Defining RTUs (IP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47
`Activating the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47
`Navigating Between Pages of the RTU Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
`RTU Wizard: Step 1 of 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
`RTU Wizard: Step 2 of 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
`Advanced Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
`RTU Wizard: Step 3 of 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53
`RTU Wizard: Step 4 of 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55
`Modifying IP RTU Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
`Defining A Communication Line For An IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59
`Activating the Comm Line Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59
`Comm Line Wizard: Step 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60
`Comm Line Wizard: Step 2 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61
`Advanced Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
`Navigating Between Pages of the Comm Line Wizard . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
`Exiting the Comm Line Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
`Modifying the Characteristics of an IP Comm Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
`Defining A Communication Line For A BSAP Network . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
`Activating the Comm Line Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
`Comm Line Wizard: Step 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
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`Comm Line Wizard: Step 2 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
`Advanced Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
`Specifying Dial Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
`Navigating Between Pages of the Comm Line Wizard . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
`Exiting the Comm Line Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
`Modifying the Characteristics of a BSAP Comm Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76
`Deleting A Communication Line, RTU, or Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
`Monitoring the Status of Open BSI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
`Accessing the Monitor Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
`Using the RTU Summary Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
`Resetting the RTU Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-81
`Getting More Detailed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-81
`Using the RTU Details Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
`Using the RTU Details Display For a BSAP/EBSAP RTU . . 6-82
`Using the RTU Details Display For An IP RTU . . . . . . . . . . 6-85
`Using the Message Exchange Summary Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88
`Resetting the Message Exchange Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
`Getting More Detailed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
`Using the Message Exchange Details Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-90
`Buffer Usage Summary Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
`Resetting the Buffers Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
`Setting Up Proxy Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
`Steps For Setting Up Proxy Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
`Steps For Setting Up Proxy Direct Access (IP RTU's ONLY) . . . . . 6-94
`Creating and Exporting A Proxy File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-95
`Importing A Proxy File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
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`Chapter 7 - Using the Downloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
`Starting the Downloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
`To Download A Single Network 3000 Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
`To Download A Group of Network 3000 Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
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`Chapter 8 - Using DataView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
`Starting DataView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
`Using the Tool Bar within DataView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
`Using the Select Node Dialog Box, Signing On to a Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
`Using the Select New Node Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
`Using the Sign On Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
`Configuring Automatic DataView Sign-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
`Printing the Entries in the Current DataView Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
`Exporting Data Entries to the Windows Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
`Conducting A Signal Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
`Starting the Signal Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
`Saving Search Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
`Retrieving Search Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
`Altering Search Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
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`Viewing Entries in A Signal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
`Changing Signal Values in the Signal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
`Changing Signal Inhibit/Enable Bits in the Signal Window . . . . . . 8-9
`Changing the Floating Point Format of Data in the Signal Window 8-9
`Displaying A Remote Signal List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
`Selecting A Different Remote Signal List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
`Changing Remote List Signal Values, Altering Inhibit/Enable Bits 8-10
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`Creating and Using DataView Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
`Creating a DataView List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
`Collecting Live Data Into the DataView List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
`Saving the DataView List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
`Viewing A Previously Saved DataView List
`. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
`Creating and Using Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
`Creating a Recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
`Saving the Recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
`To View/Modify an Existing Recipe File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
`To Update Signals in the Controller With the Recipe Values . . . . . 8-14
`To Read the Current Signal Values From the Controller Into
`the Recipe Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
`To Cancel Unsaved Modifications to the Recipe Values . . . . . . . . . 8-15
`Changing the Floating Point Format of Data
`in the Recipe Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
`Viewing Data For A Single Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
`Viewing Data Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
`Changing Values in the Data Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
`Toggling the Time/Value Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
`Keeping Column 1 Visible While Scrolling Through the Array . . . 8-18
`Calling Up a Different Data Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
`Changing the Floating Point Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
`Viewing Audit Trail Buffer Entries From the EAudit Module . . . . . . . . . 8-19
`Choosing A Different Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
`Viewing Archive Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
`Keeping Column 1 Visible While Scrolling Through
`the Archive File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
`Calling Up a Different Archive File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
`Changing the Floating Point Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
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`Chapter 9 - Using the Remote Communication Statistics Tool . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
`Starting the Remote Communication Statistics Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
`Using the Select New Node Dialog Box, Signing On to a Node . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
`Using the Select New Node Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
`Using the Sign On Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
`Configuring Automatic Sign-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
`Buffer Usage Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
`Indications of Buffer Shortages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
`Resetting the Min, Max Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
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`Crash Block Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
`Port Summary Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
`Port Detail Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
`Master/Expanded Addressing Master Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
`Slave, Pseudo-Slave, Pseudo-Slave with Alarms, Serial CFE, or
`VSAT Slave Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
`RIOR Master Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
`RIOR Slave Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
`LIU Master Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
`LIU Slave Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
`Communications Front End (CFE) AUX Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . 9-20
`Internet Protocol (IP) Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
`Custom PROM Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
`Version Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
`Node Routing Table Window . .