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Wonderware Historian Software and ArchestrA Integration
One Plant Model for Simplified System Configuration and Enhanced Data Management
The Wonderware Historian — has been designed to integrate seamlessly with Wonderware's Industrial Application Server, which is built on the ArchestrA® industrial automation and information software architecture. Invensys’ ArchestrA architecture was designed to extend the life of legacy systems by leveraging the latest software technologies.
The Wonderware® Industrial Application Server provides additional productivity and reusability to Historian applications, including:
- A centralized application development environment, server-based calculations and event detection for application extensibility;
- Easy addition of HMI, supervisory or data visualization functions;
- Automatic configuration of historical information, which saves time and effort;
- Automatic logging in which the Industrial Application Server pushes data values and alarms to Historian databases;
- A common namespace for both the Industrial Application Server and the Historian software, which facilitates the visualization and browsing of tags, leading to an easy understanding of the entire system; and
- A common monitoring tool through the System Management Console (SMC), which provides centralized, remote maintenance
The Industrial Application Server also features an active (real-time), plant-wide event engine with the ability to read and write values to a large number of PLCs and control devices.
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Lowering Your Total Cost of Application Ownership
The Industrial Application Server provides significant engineering cost savings through the use of an object-based plant model and common namespace. Reusable and extensible objects representing typical plant assets can be created, customized and organized following the physical or logical structure of your plant. Once deployed, these objects can furnish data to the Wonderware Historian.
Configuration of the Wonderware Historian is also greatly simplified by Industrial Application Server objects. For example, historization of object parameters is predefined, allowing for one-click parameter configuration without additional setup or configuration.
The entire plant model incorporating data tags and logical organizational elements such as plant, areas and equipment is automatically downloaded into the Wonderware Historian, providing a unified view of the entire plant's history for easier tag identification and selection.
Powerful Event Monitor and Objects for Faster Response to Critical Plant Events
The Wonderware Historian's highly configurable event system detects and reacts to a wide range of process events such as end of batch, manual ingredient added, machine down, and many others. Events can trigger a data snapshot, an e-mail alert, or the modification of a specific data acquisition process or parameter, such as data collection interval or value deadband. The event system provides meaningful data and proper notifications to plant decision-makers regarding significant process events.
Single Development Environment for Plant Applications
The Industrial Application Server expands on the Historian software’s event monitoring capability with the ability to configure objects that capture and distribute information to and from multiple data sources.
For example, when any real-time event occurs, the Industrial Application Server will capture the necessary information to describe the event, in concert with the historical data. These objects can also be configured to handle the upload and download of information needed by ERP systems, business applications and databases.
The Industrial Application Server can also write directly to setpoints in PLCs and other control-related hardware, empowering users to take immediate action on information derived from the Historian.
