11-DS Agile AView - Rev K

DS Agile aView
Overview
DS Agile Training Level 1
Global Systems Engineering
20/01/2016
Imagination at work. L1-11-DS Agile aView Overview - Rev J

Summary
1) DS Agile aView Features Page 3
2) DS Agile aView Architecture Page 20
3) DS Agile aView Redundancy Page 24
4) DS Agile aView Configuration Page 32
5) Databases management Page 37
6) Installation specification Page 39
7) DS Agile aView Overview Page 42
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1) DS Agile aView Basic Purpose
Basic Purpose : As current DS Agile HMI:

OI
Display business views
HMI Client
SCP : Substation Control Point
Get data, Get alarm, Archive HMI Server
and logging
Composition :
1) HMI Server
IS main SBUS Client (also server of few System Info like Printer
status)  OPTIONAL: can be remote
HAS Hard Disk for Archives
HAS Printers (for SOE)
WebClient
IS Server of HMI HMI Client  OPTIONAL: can be manage any HMI
Station
IS Server of IMS Report  OPTIONAL: can be manage any HMI
Station
2) HMI Client
Subscribe to HMI Servers
Display data
1) DS Agile aView improvement regarding
OI
 Graphical improvement Graphical vectorization of object.
 Graphical zooming allow to zoom in or zoom out in mimic view.
 Graphical Decluttering Hide / unhide object regarding some criteria
 Control management Review of basic function through typical displays
 IMS Report Automatic/Manual report creation (SOE, Disturbance,

Periodic, OnRequest reports)
Web HMI HMI connected to a http server through a firewall
 Configuration Allow to test graphical animation before to load the

simulation generated database on system.
 Status operation Allow On/Off Monitoring, Inhibition, replacement.

1) Graphical improvement
 Some views examples:

1) Graphical zooming and panning
 Allows displaying a lot of information on a view zoom-in and zoom-out to have

better visibility and comfort
 Zoom function is enabled through CRTL + mouse wheel action and
through a button on the Mimic
 Panning: Represents the portion of

the mimic visible in the work area.
Pan across the Mimic is enabled
by clicking and dragging the red
rectangle.

1) Graphical decluttering
 The decluttering feature is used to show / hide mimic components or

other associated information
 The decluttering is very useful for drawing different details / kind of
information of a process on the same scheme, avoiding excessive
number of elements shown on screen at the same time

1) Control management
 Control of primary devices in

intuitive and safe way
 Graphical visualization and

monitoring of interlock logic
equations
 Synchroscope display for

synchronized closing of circuit
breakers

1) IMS Report
 The DS Agile aView IMS (Information Management Server) allows to make the
following type of reports:
• Sequence of Events log
• Periodic log (min/Hourly/Daily/Monthly/Yearly reports)
• Disturbance log
• Statistics
 Reports can be retrieved directly from the aView interface

 Statistic data include (calculation period selected from: 5min,
hourly, daily or monthly
• Current values
• Averages
• Min, max acquired values
• Typical (RMS deviation)
• Duration of an information at active or not active state
• Number of transitions within period of time
 Reports creation and edition performed on-line from aView.

1) Web access
 Remote access to substation with maintenance / operation interface

 Up to 5 Web HMI clients
 Different user access rights depending whether being in local
 Secured through Substation’s firewal

1) Datapoints management
 Alarm inhibition and

monitoring
 Datapoints status
replacement

1) Intervention mode (tags)
 Normal  Normal situation, all data are processed

 On Test  Signals, devices, bays are in test. All
data
are processed but include the additional
indication “On Test”
 Locked  Alarms are not triggered, analogs limits
are not monitored. No command is possible

1) Analog and digital configuration data
 Data point information is available by accessing the propriety of each variable.

This function allows users to have access to many useful information such as
• Status, state labels, quality
• Alarm propriety, threshold values and states for analogs
• Real-time values
• User comments
• IEC 61850 addresses
• Real-time viewing on a trend viewer
• Recording propriety (archived or logging)

1) DS Agile aView Server Sub-components
SBUS Agency

1) DS Agile aView Sub-components data
access
OPC A&E
OPC DA Alstom protocol
aView client:
 Acess to Realtime datapoint status through OPC DA on aView server (SBUS)
 Send order through OPC DA on aView server (SBUS)
 Access to Alarm list, event list through OPC A&E on aView server (SITE)
aView server:
 Write events and samples through Alstom protocol on Historian Server (SBUS)
 Read events and samples through Alstom protocol on Historian Server (SBUS)

1) DS Agile aView Technical Data
Common DS Agile aView capabilities :

– From 1 to 10 aView Clients per twin server (including remote and
embedded aView client(s))
– Up to 4 VDU (Video Display Unit) on each aView Client
– Up to 2 aView servers , 1 twin aView Servers (redundancy)
– Up to 2 Web HMI servers , 1+1 redundant
–Up to 2 Historian-IMS Servers, 1 per aView Server (redundancy)
– Up to 8 log printers (SOE + LB)

1) DS Agile aView Hardware Composition
 DS Agile aView Server or Historian/IMS servers computer:
New Advantech A520Q computer
 Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

 ANTIVIRUS: McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise v8.7i or higher
The OS, third-party software and antivirus software are provided in the installation package

1) DS Agile aView Hardware Composition
 For DS Agile aView Client computer:

New Advantech A508Q compute
 Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

 ANTIVIRUS: McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise v8.7i or higher
The OS, third-party software and antivirus software are provided in the installation DVD

Summary

2) Simple architecture (Stand Alone OI)
Simple DS Agile aView architecture (stand-alone workstation) can be based on

a single PC which supports both client and server.

2) Complex architecture
Complex DS Agile OI architecture (multi workstation) can be based on

dedicated PC supporting the servers and other PC supporting the clients.

2) Complex architecture
A complex architecture can be:

- One machine including OI server + OI client +
Historian and one machine with deported OI client
- One machine with OI server + OI client + Historian
and one machine with redundant OI server +
redundant Historian
- One machine with OI server + OI client + Historian
and one machine with redundant OI server
In a Windows multi-stations DS Agile OI
configuration, the Historian server and
- … more than 30 the RTDS server may be located in the
combinations
same machine, when the total size of the
DS Agile OI database is less than 5000
variables.
Summary

3) Two kind of redundancy
• RT server redundancy : OI server can be defined

redundant (cluster of 2 servers) in order to have a
backup of all OI functions in case of a single OI server
failure. An OI client will switch from a server to the
other one after a delayed failure detection.
• Historian server redundancy: the historian server can
be installed in a dedicated PC. In this case, a
redundancy can be configured for the historian server
(-> 2 PCs).

3) Server hot redundancy
Workflow
New dual-link between servers
The client will try to connect on the primary server first (Change regarding the old OI solution)

3) Server hot redundancy workflow
 Start-up - the 2 OI servers are connected on Ethernet network and visible:

 OI Server Master shutdown + restart

 Nominal running – a disconnection occurred on SBUS network of the

master server:

3) Server hot redundancy performances
Performances for a Fail-over:
 Sever switch from Standby to Master < 5 seconds
 Client reconnection time to server < 20

seconds

3) Historian redundancy
Only the Master Historian server communicates (via its Historian SBUS floating address) with the RT
server.
The master and standby Historian servers monitor each other via the Station BUS and the Historian
Dual Link
The master/standby states of the Historian server are independent of those of the RT Server. A DS
Agile aView workstation can therefore host both a master RT server and a standby Historian server
Switch over between master and standby Historian servers is automatic. This occurs when the master
Historian server shuts down or if communication between the master Historian and the RT cannot be
re-established
Switch over can also occur when Master Historian server loses its connection to SBUS network. In this
case the master Historian server is stopped and standby Historian server becomes master. The
“previous master” Historian server restarts in a cyclic way until its connection to SBUS network is
operational again.
When the standby server is started, its database is updated relative to that of the master Historian
server (insertion mechanism). The data is copied over the Historian Dual Link network
On Historian redundancy link disconnection, standby server is stopped and restarted automatically.

Summary

4) DS Agile aView Configuration workflow
SCE DS Agile databag (*.zip) including DS Agile

aView configuration
Blend
Mimic
MimicDesigner
MimicDesigner
Designer
HMI Hardware settings for site

computer (.xml)
4) DS Agile aView Configuration in SCE
 Devices Server/Client/archive/printer
Ip address
Network name
 System Datapoints profiles

information IEC61850 Client/Server links
IEC61850 Mapping

4) DS Agile aView Configuration in DS Agile
Blend
 General project settings Project name, customer, date format, auto log off time, main color
palette.
 General alarm management alarm mode (Data Basis/Alarm Basis), acknowledgement type….
 General alarm Horn Buzzer type, alarm level…
 Users rights users, profiles, privilege.
 Group management define default Mimics, variables, trends, filters which will be
available on navigation explorer on aView client.
 Internal datapoints management for internal automation or graphical animation
 Label customization label and language customization for inputs and outputs.
 Viewer management Columns and attributes settings for each viewer types.
 Printer management SOE and Logbook printers settings
 Hardware configuration Define aView hardware architecture, generate the hardware

management database. aView Devices IP address, shortname and longname.
Additional IP addresses for SITE network, Server redundancy and
Historian redundancy.

4) DS Agile aView Configuration in Mimic
Designer
 Mimics drawing Draw mimics with:
• Statics object (line, circle, square, ellipse, polygon, text…)
• Images
• Symbols
• Animation (color, visibility, scaling, translation, rotation,
text, symbol switch, image switch, command)
Create template using symbols and Convertors.

 Graphical template
management
Hide object regarding some criteria:
 Layers and declutering • Zoom level
management • Layers selection
• Users right
Extend the color palette from Blend

 Color management
Test mimic animations
 Simulation
Define default color or image displayed in case of bad OPC
 Default quality animation quality.

Summary

5) Database loading for a standalone
server
System databag (*.zip)
SCE
DS Agile Blend
SMT
DS Agile Mimic
Designer
3) Mimic Designer description
SERVER
HAT*
C264
HMI HISTORIAN
New dsagile tool
* Hmi Administration Tool

Summary

6) DS Agile aView Installation package
 Installation package is composed of three deliverables
 Master OS: Win7_64_SP1_ULT_DSAgile_aView-1.0.0.5 for
Advantech computer available in Release note page under
Confluence
Is a pre-configured image of Windows seven ultimate x64 with all
windows setting for aView already done.
 To burn on a double layer DVD (DVD+R DL) using any

Burning software provided by IT. (v6.0.0.0)
 To install on bootable usb pen drive (v6.0.1.0 and upper)
 Admin Tool: admintools-1.0.0.0-6.3.0.3-m8-build1 available in
Release note page under Confluence.
Admin Tool manages the aView version deployment on distributed
architecture.
 To burn on a DVD or copy on a usb pen drive

 aView-1.0.0.0.zip file delivered in Release note page under
Confluence
Is the main delivery package which contains runtime softwares.

6) DS Agile aView License management
 The Master OS and Admin tools are provided with generic
licenses that can’t be used. Please replace them with the
following ones :
• Windows 7® license, provided with the Advantech computer
 Follow the user documentation EN/IN chapter to update licenses
• RDM server license, already included in the R&D delivery
 Declaration of use is mandatory. Temporarily, declaration has to be
sent to Marketing: stevan.vigouroux@alstom.com
• McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise license

 Follow the user documentation EN/IN chapter to update licenses.
 Alstom Grid SAS has frame agreement with McAfee: Please contact
your Sourcing department for purchasing procedure & conditions
It is strictly forbidden to use the License provided in Master OS and in

Admin Tool !!!

Summary

7) DS Agile aView workspace organization
Set Alarm bar
Work area
Explorer
Status bar

7) DS Agile aView Standard Top banner
Home icon: show the main menu
Set alarm bar: show Set alarms status (number of activate unack (top) and
unactivate
unack (bottom) and Set availability
Sound alarm mgt.: button to stop alarm buzzer
Alarm banner: show the last two alarms
Customer Logo

7) DS Agile aView Customisable Top
banner
The Top banner is customizable:
Engineer have to define:

 Height
 File name
List of available control:

 Home icon button : Access to the main menu of the OI
 Available Sets : Shows the alarm sets overviews
 User Sets : Show the authorised alarm sets for the user with its alarm
counters by set
 Event Notifier : Notification of new event
 Sound Manager :sound alarm manager
 Last Two Alarm Viewer
 Customer Logo

7) DS Agile aView Status bar
1) OI system name define in configuration (DS Agile BLEND)

2) The identification Name of the operator station define in configuration (DS Agile BLEND)
3) Display the name of the OPC client
4) Shows the status of the OI Client connection to the server
connected disconnected
5) When User private shortcuts are selected, an icon should be displayed in OI status
bar else icon is not displayed
6) A field with the login name of the user.
Access Level of
the user. (label
define in
configuration)
7) Languages selection icon

8) Error & Warning Messages displayed in a combo box list, Last message is visible with
date&time
9) Inversion Video icon

10) Company icon (DS Agile)
11) The current date updated each second (optional).

7) DS Agile aView Explorer
Area tab:
 Pre-filtered alarms/events/States list
 Datapoint/level properties
 Open control popup
Groups tab:
 Open electrical view
 Open system view
 Open trends view
Favorites tab:
 Manage public and private filters
 Manage public and private shortcut to
mimic

7) DS Agile aView mimic workspace
Area view example

Video incrustation - Thermal imaging
 User acces to
• Control
• Protection
• Monitoring
 Substation
primary devices
 Quick access to
electrical view
 Quick access to
system view

System view

7) DS Agile aView mimic workspace -
Zoom and pan
Electrical single line diagram

7) DS Agile aView mimic workspace -
Zoom and pan
Electrical single line diagram

7) DS Agile aView mimic workspace –
Alarms and Events
 Easy swich to  Customized list easily saved for

• Historized alarms private or public usage
• Real time alarms
• Historized events  All colors and headers are
• Real time events customized

7) DS Agile aView mimic workspace – SLD
with 150 bays

7) DS Agile aView views examples






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Global Systems Engineering

Imagination at work. L1-11-DS Agile aView Overview - Rev J

1) DS Agile aView Features Page 3

2) DS Agile aView Architecture Page 20

3) DS Agile aView Redundancy Page 24

4) DS Agile aView Configuration Page 32

5) Databases management Page 37

6) Installation specification Page 39

7) DS Agile aView Overview Page 42

© 2015 General Electric Company. Proprietary. All Rights Reserved.

Basic Purpose : As current DS Agile HMI:

 Graphical zooming allow to zoom in or zoom out in mimic view.

 Graphical Decluttering Hide / unhide object regarding some criteria

 Control management Review of basic function through typical displays

 IMS Report Automatic/Manual report creation (SOE, Disturbance,

Web HMI HMI connected to a http server through a firewall

 Configuration Allow to test graphical animation before to load the

 Status operation Allow On/Off Monitoring, Inhibition, replacement.

© 2015 General Electric Company. Proprietary. All Rights Reserved.

 Some views examples:

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 Allows displaying a lot of information on a view zoom-in and zoom-out to have

 Panning: Represents the portion of

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 The decluttering feature is used to show / hide mimic components or

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 Control of primary devices in

 Graphical visualization and

 Synchroscope display for

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 Reports can be retrieved directly from the aView interface

 Reports creation and edition performed on-line from aView.

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 Remote access to substation with maintenance / operation interface

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 Alarm inhibition and

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 Normal  Normal situation, all data are processed

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 Data point information is available by accessing the propriety of each variable.

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OPC DA Alstom protocol

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Common DS Agile aView capabilities :

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 Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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 For DS Agile aView Client computer:

 Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

© 2015 General Electric Company. Proprietary. All Rights Reserved.

1) DS Agile aView Features Page 3

2) DS Agile aView Architecture Page 20

3) DS Agile aView Redundancy Page 24

4) DS Agile aView Configuration Page 32

5) Databases management Page 37

6) Installation specification Page 39

7) DS Agile aView Overview Page 42

© 2015 General Electric Company. Proprietary. All Rights Reserved.