WHATcorp Ltd. develops custom open architecture SCADA systems for remote and in-plant monitoring & reporting data acquisition systems. Applications include data collection, data analysis, fault detection, tool optimization, production data logging and trending, event monitoring and product traceability systems. Services include PLC control systems and software development, non-invasive hardware and software data collectors for existing control systems, troubleshooting & support, application development & installation assistance, field services & training.
Our open systems approach enables us to address users whose production environments already have a mix of products from different vendors or whose requirements demand a multi-vendor solution. Our custom database solutions allow us to develop simple or sophisticated systems for real time reporting and notifications systems and provide a platform for detailed analysis and reporting.
The five common functional requirements of a data logging solution:
1. Acquiring the data. The process of actually measuring the physical
parameters and bringing them into your logging system.
2. Online analysis. Any processing done to the data while you are
acquiring. It includes alarms, data scaling, and sometimes control.
3. Logging, or storing, the data. An obvious requirement of every
data logging system.
4. Offline analysis. Anything done with the data after it has been
acquired in order to extract useful information from it.
5. Display, reporting, and data sharing. These are all the "miscellaneous"
requirements that fill out the functionality of a data logging system.
New Legacy HMI Printing and Data Logging Solution.
Objectives and
Features:
The main purpose of our printer data capture and archiving solution is to provide manufacturers with a fail-safe method of recording and re-printing a real-time Production Report or “traveller”.
A typical legacy environment relies on an industrial PC/HMI unit (Xycom, PanelMate or similar) which runs “recipes” for manufacturing or batch processing systems. The HMI is connected to a PLC which in turn controls the process (speeds, flow rates, temperatures, etc). The HMI is typically connected a generic dot matrix parallel printer. At regular intervals the HMI sends process information directly to the printer which generates hard copy documentation of the operating conditions of the process. The final printed document then becomes part of the production documentation (as a traveller) which confirms that the process was run within the required parameters. If the printout is lost, damaged or incomplete, the product quality cannot be verified.
The WHATcorp DCU (Data Capture Unit) system provides a method of recording and reprinting any data which was sent to the printer during production. The data is permanently archived in a searchable database allowing the manufacturer to re-print a given traveller, a complete production report, or to generate detailed reports exposing data trends or highlighting specific production conditions. This system also helps to support ISO, QS and other regulatory requirements.
Typical Project Requirements:
* Capture a copy of the Production Report print
file and store it electronically
* Provide basic data collection and archiving
of production report printer files
* Allow HMI computers to continue to print
in real-time while print data is being captured
* Provide a method for re-printing any print file
Production Report or “traveller”
in the event of a printer malfunction
* Provide a solution that does not require
re-certification of the current systems
hardware and/or process control software
The WHATcorp DCU Solution Provides:
* Immediate print pass-through
* Local print buffering and spooling
* Remote print file archiving & reprinting
* Basic Data Collection and Reporting
* Searchable database of spooled print files
* Basic electronic ISO and QS support files
* Immediate data recovery and reprint
capability in case of printer malfunction
The main purpose of our printer data capture and archiving solution is to provide manufacturers with a fail-safe method of recording and re-printing a real-time Production Report or “traveller”.
A typical legacy environment relies on an industrial PC/HMI unit (Xycom, PanelMate or similar) which runs “recipes” for manufacturing or batch processing systems. The HMI is connected to a PLC which in turn controls the process (speeds, flow rates, temperatures, etc). The HMI is typically connected a generic dot matrix parallel printer. At regular intervals the HMI sends process information directly to the printer which generates hard copy documentation of the operating conditions of the process. The final printed document then becomes part of the production documentation (as a traveller) which confirms that the process was run within the required parameters. If the printout is lost, damaged or incomplete, the product quality cannot be verified.
The WHATcorp DCU (Data Capture Unit) system provides a method of recording and reprinting any data which was sent to the printer during production. The data is permanently archived in a searchable database allowing the manufacturer to re-print a given traveller, a complete production report, or to generate detailed reports exposing data trends or highlighting specific production conditions. This system also helps to support ISO, QS and other regulatory requirements.
Typical Project Requirements:
* Capture a copy of the Production Report print
file and store it electronically
* Provide basic data collection and archiving
of production report printer files
* Allow HMI computers to continue to print
in real-time while print data is being captured
* Provide a method for re-printing any print file
Production Report or “traveller”
in the event of a printer malfunction
* Provide a solution that does not require
re-certification of the current systems
hardware and/or process control software
The WHATcorp DCU Solution Provides:
* Immediate print pass-through
* Local print buffering and spooling
* Remote print file archiving & reprinting
* Basic Data Collection and Reporting
* Searchable database of spooled print files
* Basic electronic ISO and QS support files
* Immediate data recovery and reprint
capability in case of printer malfunction
Legacy
Implementation:
WHATcorp DCU Solution
WHATcorp DCU Solution
