Experion SCADA

Experion SCADA is a powerful software platform that incorporates innovative applications for human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). Experion SCADA provides a highly scalable, integrated, multiserver SCADA system with the highest level of reliability, safety and security in a complete SCADA solution. Experion SCADA is an easy and intuitive solution that can be used by managers, maintenance technicians, engineers and operators. Experion SCADA has impressive built-in capability: Extensive RTU / meter / controller communications via native protocols Business continuity with SCADA server redundancy without the need for expensive third-party fault tolerant computing platforms A fully supported virtual environment to reduce overall cost Online database and display changes Backup Control Center solution Single system feel via DSA technology when multiple servers are desired Integrated historian for both data and events Integrated alarm and event management Flexible communication systems Data gathering and management systems Complete integration with compressor/pump stations, accounting, nominations, simulation and leak detection applications Common SCADA, DCS and safety controller real-time database, alarms, history and HMI Pre-built standard displays such as point details, faceplates and system status Intuitive and flexible HMI for operator graphics, display navigation and alarm presentation User-configurable pull-down menus and toolbars promote easier, intuitive navigation to SCADA data Enhanced trending for up to 32 pens simultaneously and event markers provide operators with a comprehensive view of plant assets Open architecture based on commonly used industry standards and the Microsoft Excel add-in provide greater choice in generating reports from SCADA data Secure integration with external systems via APIs and common open integration methods

Complete Client/Server System Out-of-the-Box

With out-of-the-box functionality, users simply configure the platform instead of building it from the ground up. Operations can begin soon after point and hardware configuration is complete. Other client/server components include: Real-time database The server database provides data to a number of client applications including Experion Flex Stations and applications. Open connectivity The platform incorporates, as standard, open technologies to simplify integration with business and information systems. These technologies include the ODBC driver, Visual Basic scripting, the OPC DA, HDA and A&E Client interfaces, the OPC Data Display Client and the OPC DA, HDA and A&E server for read/write access to the database. Advanced system infrastructure The platform includes, as standard, a complete infrastructure with an advanced alarm/event management subsystem, built-in system displays, configurable reports, extensive history collection and standard system trends. SCADA interfaces An array of standard drivers are provided with the platform. In addition, this can be expanded to include the vast array of MatrikonOPC drivers via easy interfacing with Experion SCADA. Scalability As system requirements change over the lifecycle of the system, so can the platform.

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On-board History Collection

The on-board historian is a fully functional and efficient history engine, providing extended historical data storage that is limited only by storage media size. History data is seamlessly available for use across every Experion Station for trend displays, reports, custom displays, applications, spreadsheets and ODBCcompliant databases. No external historian is needed.

Integrated Alarm and Event Management

The innovative alarm management solutions in Experion SCADA improve the operators ability to minimize interruptions and facilitate compliance to ISA-18.2 and API RP 1167. Alarm and event analysis feature improvements are based on research relative to technologies for improving the handling of upset conditions. The standard Alarm Summary display enables operators to focus more clearly on the problem at hand. Alarm and event management features: A selectable location pane shows extensive alarm condition details, supports rapid alarm filtering and provides summary alarm count details. Alarm summary columns can be customized to suit individual site or operator requirements. Fields can include the actual trip value and current live value along with many other fields. Nuisance alarms can be shelved by operators allowing them to focus on more important alarms. Custom filters can be applied to each column in the alarm display, enabling rapid attention to problems. Operators can easily add comments to alarms and events from the Alarm Summary display. The Event Summary display lists system events such as alarms, alarm acknowledgments, return to normal, operator control actions, operator login and security level changes, online database modifications, communications alarms and many other system events. Archiving can be configured to store events online or to network servers or removable media for accessing later. The System Status display provides operators with one place to review the health and status of all components. Honeywells Advanced Alarm Management Suite can be easily integrated to provide features such as context sensitive operator alarm help, a master alarm database, alarm configuration management and alarm metric reporting.

Flex Stations Versatile Operator Interface

The client-server relationship that presents SCADA data to the user allows a Flex Station to be applied anywhere as long as it has a TCP/IP connection to the server. The Flex Station can be deployed in a number of ways as the operators view to the assets. The HMI is designed to facilitate compliance with API RP 1165 and related US regulations.

Powerful Trending Increases Operator Effectiveness

Experion SCADA trending enables operators to maintain appropriate situational awareness.

Trend with categorized list of events and associated icon marker on the time axis

Trends can be preconfigured or configured online as necessary by simply browsing the database and selecting the desired point and parameter (up to 32 pens per trend display). Trends can be real-time or historical. Adding related events to a trend further improves analysis. For example, an operator might want to view the effect of changing a set point or when an alarm occurred. With Experion SCADA, these events are clearly visible within the trend and filters allow listing only event types of interest.

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Group Displays Provide Intuitive Operation

With standard group displays, you can configure panel board-like displays.

error-prone performance and functionality and database duplication or gateways. DSA employs a communications regime that results in large improvements in performance of network and system loading. Complete integration is achieved, even over remote wide-area links eliminating the need for cumbersome intermediate databases. DSA is experienced as a single, totally integrated system, rather than several independent systems. At the same time, each system is autonomously managed in each location. The result is an optimum combination of functionality and flexibility.

SCADA Server Redundancy

A redundant Experion SCADA Server provides a high availability
A standard group display enables intuitive control and view of related points

service by enabling a pair of similarly configured servers to support each other in a primary/backup fashion. Should the primary fail, a fully functioning backup assumes the primary role. Primary refers to the specific server that is actively acquiring data from the controllers/RTUs and serving data to clients such as applications or Flex Stations. The primary propagates all database transactions to the backup over a redundant network so that both databases remain in complete synchronization.

Each group has three standard views available including faceplate, group trend and numeric trend.

Support for Virtualization

Honeywell is providing Virtualization support for Experion SCADA, allowing customers to streamline system management and lower total cost of IT infrastructure by up to 30 percent. By combining Virtualization with Experion, Honeywell can:
The standard group trend display combines point information with historical trend data

Lower the quantity of PC hardware required Reduce the frequency and impact of operating system and hardware changes Simplify overall system management Improve availability, reliability and disaster recovery

Distributed System Architecture

Honeywell Distributed System Architecture (DSA) allows multiple Experion SCADA servers to operate as one. This could be within a single asset or across the enterprise. Previously, this level of integration could only be implemented within a single, central system. DSA enables seamless global access to points, alarms, interactive operator control messages and history across constellations of systems, eliminating costly,

Experion SCADA is fully supported in a Virtualization platform for both the SCADA server and client machines.

Backup Control Center

Experion SCADAs Backup Control Center Solution provides a revolutionary approach to control room disaster recovery. Honeywell has leveraged the disaster recovery features and capabilities built into virtualization and built a solution developed specifically for disaster recovery. This solution simplifies and automates the key elements of disaster recovery: setting up

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disaster recovery plans, testing those plans, executing failover when a control center disaster occurs or as the event requires and failing back to the primary control room. The Experion Backup Control Center Solution makes it possible for customers to provide faster, more reliable and more affordable disaster recovery protection than previously possible. The Experion Backup Control Center solution is in addition to the regular Experion SCADA server redundancy.

Safety Controller Integration

That same compressor station might require a safety instrumented system (SIS) such as Honeywell Safety Manager. Experion SCADA provides extensive integration, for example controller diagnostics, and provides a consistent operator experience for safety related information. Increased operator effectiveness Integrated sequence of event (SOE), alarming and diagnostic data provides easy access and interpretation of the equipment under control. Improved safety management Extensive system diagnostics down to the field sensors extends the reliability of the safety solution. It improves safety management of critical processes and the equipment under control. Improved maintenance Productivity tools in Experion SCADA enable faster and more accurate engineering with automatic documentation, improved online modifications and validation, resulting in better engineering and maintenance efficiency.

Built-in Reporting
Experion SCADA provides many built-in reporting functions to help document or analyze process and system events. Standard report descriptions include: Alarm/Event Report Reports all alarms and events in a specified period. By using filters, this report provides operators or engineers with a point trace facility.
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Integrated Applications
A suite of gas applications for typical operations scenarios such as gas day operations, linepack, pressure profiles, demand forecasting, compressor performance, API 21.1 are integrated into the SCADA server and HMI. This streamlined approach simplifies operations for control room operators resulting in improved business performance. Proven interfaces are implemented to integrate specialist applications from third-party vendors such as ESI, Atmos, GL, Liwacom and others for leak detection, tracking, simulation and gas nominations packages.

Alarm Duration Report Reports the time of occurrence and elapsed time before return-to-normal for specific alarms in a specified period. Integrated Excel Report Provides the ability to launch a report built with Microsoft Excel. Free Format Report Writer Generates reports in flexible formats, which may include mathematical and statistical functions such as maximum/minimum and standard deviation. Point Attribute Report Reports on points displaying specific attributes, such as off-scan, bad data and alarm inhibit. Point Cross-Reference Determines database references for specified points to enable easier system maintenance when points are decommissioned or renamed.

Integrated DCS Capabilities

If one of your assets, such as a compressor station, requires a more advanced controller, then Experion SCADA can be easily extended to integrate with Honeywell C300 but still have common HMI, real-time database, alarm and event and data historian systems as all the SCADA based RTU and PLC controllers.

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Batch Reporting Enables integrated reporting of batches or lots of a production process to run. Report output can be directed to a screen, printer, file or directly to another computer for analysis or electronic viewing.

Microsoft Excel toolset, you can create charts to display and analyze data and you can link values into other OLE-enabled applications. OPC Server The OPC DA server allows a third-party OPC client application to browse the server database to establish links for read/write of server point parameters. The OPC history data access client further complements the open connectivity portfolio of Experion SCADA. OPC HDA can be used to retrieve historical SCADA data into other databases.

Scripting
The platform makes extensive use of the VB scripting language throughout the supervisory system. Users can create a script that will run when a display is active, or scripts can also be attached to server objects like point parameters, alarm events, report completion and other events. Server Scripting The server scripting support allows the behavior of the server and its runtime objects to be extended. Examples of server objects are: Server Points and parameters Reports Areas Tasks

Efficient Task-Based Engineering Environment

Configuration Studio Experion SCADA is configured from an integrated engineering environment called Configuration Studio that substantially improves engineering effectiveness. Configuration Studio exposes engineering activities as tasks rather than tools to the user. Additions and modifications to an Experion configuration can be executed while the system is on-line. All engineering data is stored on the Experion SCADA server and takes advantage of its redundancy capabilities to provide increased robustness for engineering data as well as operational functions. HMIWeb Display Builder Experion HMIWeb technology supports innovative object-based graphics for implementing custom displays online. This technology is based upon Web standards using HTML as the native display format and provides API RP 1165 compliant process graphics within a secure Station environment or from Microsofts Internet Explorer. The OPC Display Data Client allows the display designer to insert OPC data into a display without the need to purchase and build points. This is ideal for data that only needs to be visualized by the operator and does not need to be alarmed or historized. OPC data acquired in this way supports both read and write access to the data.

The user can configure scripts to be run by the server either periodically or when a specified event occurs. In addition, standard displays are supplied to allow users to monitor the status of running scripts.

Flexible Access to Data

ODBC Driver With the ODBC driver, you can query the server database using SQL commands from ODBC client applications such as Microsoft Access. The server database is exposed as a number of readonly ODBC tables that include points, event history and process history. Driver features include: Open read-only access to real-time and historical data Throttling to prevent performance impact Fully functional examples for productivity improvements

Microsoft Excel Data Exchange With Microsoft Excel Data Exchange, users can capture real-time point value and history information from Experion SCADA for display in an Excel spreadsheet using an integrated add-in. Data can be retrieved by using either the Microsoft Excel Data Exchange Wizard or through cell formulas. The captured data can be static or dynamically updating, and can consist of either point parameter or historical data from the server. With the

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values such as time, date, point ID, alarm, priority, description and value.

Electronic Signatures Option

Experion SCADA provides enhanced capabilities to support regulated industries and their unique requirements related to regulations such as 21 CFR Part 11. These features, such as electronic signatures, are specifically designed to meet the guidelines of 21 CFR Part 11. However, they are also useful to any user with a desire to improve the traceability of actions within their assets.
HMIWeb custom display with embedded trend object and interactive faceplate pop-up

Honeywell Digital Video Manager

Honeywell Digital Video Manager (DVM) is a scalable, digital closed-circuit television (CCTV) video solution that sets new standards in cost-effectiveness, flexibility and performance. Combined with Experion SCADA, operators can view and control video as well as monitor and control the asset from a single user interface, greatly improving productivity. Experion SCADA alarms and events can automatically trigger a camera to move to a predefined position and trigger video recordings to start. This enables quick access to recent events by operators and remote personnel. All DVM alarms and events, including events detected using video analytics, appear within the Experion SCADA alarm summary display. The alarm summary display includes a DVM icon that displays a pop-up with the recording control embedded, removing the need for the operator to search for video information.

Quick Builder Database Tool Quick Builder allows users to configure points, controllers, Flex Stations and printers for the SCADA application while the system is online. Quick Builder leverages a relational database engine to provide greater productivity through capabilities such as filtering user views and an intuitive Windows interface.

Quick Builder database

Alarm Pager Option

When important information needs to reach people outside the control room or site, the Alarm Pager uses paging, SMS, e-mail or SNMP traps to escalate operational and system alarms. Alarm pagers can be configured to use a service provider or a local base station for the broadcast of pages or SMS messages. The forwarded information can be custom designed to include
Integrated video with Honeywell Digital Video Manager

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Experion is a U.S. registered trademark of Honeywell International Inc.

More Information For more information on Experion SCADA, visit www.honeywell.com/ps or contact your Honeywell account manager. Automation & Control Solutions Process Solutions Honeywell 1250 West Sam Houston Parkway South Houston, TX 77042 Lovelace Road, Southern Industrial Estate Bracknell, Berkshire, England RG12 8WD Shanghai City Centre, 100 Junyi Road Shanghai, China 20051
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