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Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

Bently Nevada Asset Condition Monitoring
System 1
Optimization and Diagnostic Platform
Copyright 2008. General Electric Company.

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Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

Bently Nevada Asset Condition Monitoring
System 1 Optimization and

Diagnostic Platform
Part Number 181138
Rev B (05/08)
System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5
Copyright 2008. General Electric Company.

All Rights Reserved.
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ABOUT THE SYSTEM 1 QUICK START GUIDES

Two Quick Start manuals are delivered with your System 1 software.
Depending on your version of the software, the manuals are different.
For all versions of System 1 software prior to and including version 5.0, the
manual names are:
System 1 Software Installation Quick Start Guide (#167774)
System 1 Software Operation Quick Start Guide (#167775)
For version 6.12 of System 1 software, the manual names are:
System 1 Software Installation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.12 (#174813)
System 1 Software Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.12 (#174816)
For version 6.5 of System 1 software, the manual names are:
System 1 Software Installation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5 (#181135)
System 1 Software Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5 (#181137)
Use the Installation Quick Start Guide first to understand how the System 1
platform is constructed, how to install the different applications
that make a System 1 installation, and how to verify that your
installation is operational.
Use the Operations Quick Start Guide to understand the System 1
Configuration process and learn to do basic operational tasks.
For the most current information regarding System 1, visit us at
http://www.ge-energy.com/prod_serv/products/oc/en/opt_diagsw.htm
Online Help
This is a comprehensive resource for the System 1 platform and can be
accessed from any System 1 screen, Help Menu, or from your desktop by
selecting Start, Programs, System 1, Help, and System 1 Help. Online Help
is available after you install your System 1 software.
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Contents
1. Overview ........................................................................................1
1.1
Scope of This Manual............................................................................1
1.1.1 Contents of This Manual ................................................................................. 2
1.2
Accessing Online Help ..........................................................................2
1.2.1 Online Help............................................................................................................ 2
1.3
Basic Terms and Concepts ..................................................................4
1.3.1 Enterprises............................................................................................................. 4
1.3.2 Instruments........................................................................................................... 6
1.3.3 Collection Groups ............................................................................................... 7
1.3.4 Databases.............................................................................................................. 7
2. Application Overview ..................................................................9

2.1
Definitions and Terms ..........................................................................9
2.1.1 System 1 Components List............................................................................. 9
2.1.2 Acronyms .............................................................................................................10
2.2
System 1 Configuration......................................................................11
2.2.1 Views/Layouts....................................................................................................11
2.2.2 Tools Menu ..........................................................................................................17
2.2.3 Utilities Menu......................................................................................................20
2.3
System 1 Database Tools...................................................................21
2.4
Licensing ...............................................................................................21
2.4.1 System 1 Component Licenses..................................................................22
3. Step By Step Configuration ......................................................25

3.1
Starting Your System 1 Configuration.............................................25
3.1.1 Demonstration Database.............................................................................25
3.1.2 Overview...............................................................................................................25
3.1.3 Description of a Sample Plant ....................................................................25
3.1.4 Step By Step Configuration of the Sample Plant................................26
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3.2
Establish/Update System 1 Settings ...............................................44
3.2.1 Establish/Update System 1 Management Console (SMC)..............44
3.2.2 Establish/Update Enterprise Data Server..............................................47
3.2.3 License New Components ...........................................................................48
3.2.4 Configure Data Acquisition..........................................................................54
3.2.5 Single Computer Setup..................................................................................58
3.2.6 Profile Manager.................................................................................................64
3.3
Initiate Data Acquisition....................................................................67
3.4
Start Display.........................................................................................68
3.4.1 Plots, Sessions and Groups..........................................................................68
3.4.2 Viewing/Acknowledging Alarms/Event manager..............................74
4. Configuring Data Collection Modules ....................................79

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
3500 TDI Communication Processor DCM......................................79

3300 TDe Communication Processor DCM.....................................81
TDXnet Communications Processor DCM ......................................85
Trendmaster Dynamic Scanning Module DCM..............................86
OPC Client.............................................................................................88
Portable Data Collector .....................................................................97
5. Configuring Data Exporters .................................................. 105

5.1
System 1 OPC Exporter ....................................................................105
5.1.1 Legacy OPC Server .......................................................................................105
5.1.2 Matrikon OPC Server................................................................................106
5.2
System 1 NetDDE Server (Exporter) ...............................................106
5.3
OLE Automation Exporter................................................................112
6. Common Operating Tasks ..................................................... 113

6.1
Backing Up & Archiving....................................................................113
6.1.1 Step-by-Step Backup...................................................................................113
6.1.2 Step-by-Step Restore ..................................................................................117
6.1.3 Step-by-step Archive ...................................................................................122
7. Appendix A: Compatible Monitoring Systems.................... 135

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9.
10.
11.
Appendix B: Partial Sample Enterprise Configuration ..... 137

Appendix C: Bently Manual Input ......................................... 139
Appendix D: Changing Your Installation............................. 151
Appendix E: Control Systems Interoperability ................... 157
11.1
11.2
Overview ............................................................................................ 157

Configuration Export ....................................................................... 158
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Section 1 - Overview
1. Overview
Many different functional components may be used to build a
System 1 platform. Each installation is unique to specific customer
needs and may contain any number of required and/or optional
components as each customers operational needs determine.
1.1 Scope of This Manual

This manual explains how to use commonly used components to
configure a basic System 1 platform. This manual can help you
when you are configuring a new System 1 installation or adding
other common components to your current System 1 platform.
1.1.1 Contents of This Manual

Section 2, Application Overview explains the basics of the System
1 programs that you use to complete the tasks in this manual. This
section also explains the acronyms contained in this manual and
lists all the System 1 components and licenses.
Section 3, Step By Step Configuration explains the specific tasks
that you must complete to configure a sample plant. You can
apply the principles you learn from completing these tasks to
building your own system.
Section 4, Configuring Data Collection Modules explains the
specific tasks that you must complete to configure specific pieces
of hardware and software that bring data into the System 1
platform.
Section 5, Configuring Data Exporters explains the specific tasks
that you must complete to configure the software that sends data
out of the System 1 platform to other software systems.
Section 6, Common Operating Tasks explains the specific tasks,
such as backup and archiving, that you must complete for periodic
maintenance of your system.
1.2 Accessing Online Help

1.2.1 Online Help
1.2.1.1
Direct Access
An extensive and complete online Help system is available from all
components of the System 1 software. Access online Help using
any of the methods described here.
To access online Help directly:
1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Help, System 1 Help.
2. Use the Search tab to locate specific topics.
3. Work through the Table of Contents for all information
concerning the System 1 product.
Application Advisory
Online Help is a default option for Version 6.0 and
above installations, including Version 6.5. If the Help
is not installed you must use the Change option in
your System 1 installation application to load the
online Help. See Section 10, Appendix D: Changing
Your Installation, for instructions.
1.2.1.2
Accessing Within System 1 Applications

To access online Help from inside any System 1 application:
1. Start any System 1 application.
2. Select Help, Contents from the main menu bar that appears
at the top of each display.
NOTE
The Menu Bar Help is context-sensitive (i.e. if you
are using the Display software, you go directly to
the Display section of the online Help).
1.2.1.3
Access From Dialog Boxes

To access online Help from most dialog boxes:
1. Select the Help button to go directly to an explanation of the
specific dialog box in the online Help.
1.3 Basic Terms and Concepts

1.3.1 Enterprises
An Enterprise is a group of hardware and software assets with
different forms and functions and with a single overall purpose. The
Enterprise is the main building block of the System 1 platform.
An Enterprise can adapt to any operation. There are 2 primary
components to a System 1 Enterprise (and several secondary
components):
The Instrument Hierarchy describes the hardware and

software components that provide data for the Enterprise.
It includes the description of your monitors,
communications processors, data collectors, DDE sources,
OPC sources, and custom data.
The Plant Asset Configuration (also called the Enterprise

Hierarchy) can describe operations by plants, machines,
machine trains, groups, areas, shafts, transducers, etc.
An Enterprise can be as small as a single pump, or as large as an

entire refinery. Some basic rules govern the creation of your
Enterprise. You should consider these rules before you build your
Enterprise.
Each Data Acquisition Server (DAQ Server) computer

belongs to a SINGLE Enterprise. The DAQ Server computer
manages the collection of data from online data collector
modules (DCMs such as TDXnet, TDI, Trendmaster DSM,
etc.) and from portable data collectors (such as Snapshot).
The Enterprise is the primary unit for a System 1 installation.

Each Enterprise and the information it contains is unique.
An Enterprise cannot access data in other Enterprises
except by using data exporters such as API, OPC, etc.
However, the System 1 Display software can display data
from 2 or more Enterprises.
A single Enterprise may have more than 1 Data Acquisition

(DAQ) Server associated with it. One DAQ Server could be
collecting Snapshot data, another could be collecting data
from TDXnet Communications Processors that connect to
3500 Monitor Racks and from Trendmaster DSMs, and a
third could be using Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) to collect
data from Bently PERFORMANCE SE. Every DAQ Server
must use Microsoft Windows XP (for small systems only,
such as portable points only), Windows 2000, or Windows
2003 operating system software.
You can configure up to 45,000 points within a single

Enterprise. Portable devices may have 20,000 configured
points. Alternatively, up to 10 Data Acquisition Servers may
have up to 2500 points each. Remember that RulePaks are
very memory-intensive and will significantly decrease the
number of points available. If you plan to include 5 or more
RulePaks, contact your local sales or service representative
to get approval.
There is no limit to the maximum number of Enterprises a

System 1 installation can have. However, as you increase
the number of Enterprises and the total number of points
within each Enterprise, you may affect the speed of
operation, data collection, and storage.
The System 1 platform refers to each entry of the Enterprise

Hierarchy as a node. Each node has a corresponding
Enterprise component. These components can be plants,
trains, points, variables, or any other recognized piece of an
Enterprise.
You can use many components to configure the nodes of an

Enterprise. We recommend that you define and configure your
components to best describe the different areas and machines in
your operation. If you initially take time to ensure that your
Enterprise looks as much like your operation as possible, then your
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personnel can better identify with it and locate the specific areas
they want to see.
1.3.2 Instruments
Instruments define the physical hardware (and some software) in
your installation. The Instrument View and Hierarchy display the
origin of data that you collect into and transfer out of the System 1
platform from various hardware and software devices and
interfaces.
Data collection hardware includes TDXnet, TDI, TDe, TDIXconnX,
Trendmaster DSMs, and other devices that interface to monitoring
or process control systems.
Software instrumentation includes
DDE/Net DDE importers and exporters (client and server

capabilities),
OLE exporters,
MODBUS to DDE Import Bridges,
CMMS bridges,
OPC importers and exporters, and
other devices and protocols that provide an interface

between a System 1 platform and other software
applications or monitoring systems.
The instrumentation information is 1-for-1. This means that every

piece of data entering or leaving the System 1 platform
corresponds to a point. Some points may have more than 1 piece
of information, such as direct amplitude, a gap, a position, and
others. These pieces of information are called variables. Each
point is a unique item on the Instrument Hierarchy (unlike the
Enterprise Hierarchy for which you can define a single point in
many different places).
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You must define every device that provides data for a System 1
platform in the Instrument Hierarchy (and optionally in the
Instrument View).
1.3.3 Collection Groups

You can best think of collection groups as alarm groups. Collection
groups allow you to specify data collection from multiple points in
the event of an alarm condition at a particular point or location.
An example of a collection group is a transient data interface, such
as the TDXnet, the TDe or the TDI. Each interface has 4 Keyphasor
transducer inputs. For each interface/communications processor,
the System 1 platform automatically assigns all of the points
assigned to a single Keyphasor input to a single Collection Group. If
any point in the group experiences an alarm event, the System 1
platform collects alarm data for every point in the group.
This information helps you diagnose an alarm event and gives you
greater knowledge about the condition of other points at the time
of the alarm event.
Collection Groups can be nested (a collection group is a sub-level
component to another collection group). This ensures that the
system collects data for the higher-level group when one of the
sub-level groups experiences an alarm.
Refer to the online Help topic Nesting Collection Groups for more
information on collecting alarm data using nested collection
groups.
1.3.4 Databases
Databases contain all of the information about the Enterprise,
including:
Components, points, variables, and other parts that make

up the Enterprise.
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Pointers to 1 or more historical databases that contain the

data collected for the points and variables that are defined
in the Enterprise.
Each Enterprise must also have at least 1 historical database. An

Enterprise can have more than 1 historical database, but only 1
historical database per Data Acquisition Server computer. This
means that multiple historical databases require multiple Data
Acquisition Server computers.
Consider a System 1 installation that is collecting data from a 3500
rack and from a portable data collector. You may wish to have the
online device send data to 1 historical database and the portable
device(s) send data to another historical database. Even though all
of the data resides in the same Enterprise, you must include 1 Data
Acquisition Server computer for the online data collection and 1
Data Acquisition Server computer for the portable data collection. It
doesnt matter how many historical databases you associate with a
single Enterprise, as long as each historical database has its own
Data Acquisition Server computer.
Section 2 - Application Overview
2. Application Overview
This section explains the use and layout of the applications you are
using to configure your System 1 platform.
2.1 Definitions and Terms

2.1.1 System 1 Components List
For detailed information, see the System 1 v6.5 Installation Quick
Start Guide.
Servers
System 1 Database Server
System 1 Data Acquisition Server
System 1 Enterprise Data Server
System 1 Management Console Server
System 1 License Server
System 1 Web Display Server
Clients
System 1 Configuration
System 1 File Based Configuration
System 1 Display
System 1 Data Acquisition Connection
Manager
System 1 Management Console Client
System 1 Web Display
Data Exporters
NetDDE (Network Dynamic Data
Exchange) Exporter
OPC (OLE for Process Control) Exporter
OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)
Automation Exporter
System 1 (Application Programming
Interface) API
Tools
API Connection Manager
Bently Manual Input
Computer based License Tool
DSM Initialization
DSM Modbus Utility
Event Relay Card Test
File Based Configuration
Command Line Utility
GSM Enabler
Matrikon OPC Server for System 1
Report Manager
RulePak Re-Import Tool
Standalone Enterprise Setup
System 1 Database Tools
System 1 Management Console
Configuration
System 1 Password
TDXnet Test Communication
Transient Data Manager
Initialization
Web Display Enterprise Creation
Utility
2.1.2 Acronyms
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API
Application Programming Interface
BMI
Bently Manual Input
CMMS
Computerized Maintenance Management System
DACM
Data Acquisition Connection Manager
DAQ
Data Acquisition
DCM
Data Collection Module
DCS
Data Control System
DDE
Dynamic Data Exchange
DM2000
Data Manager 2000
DMM
Database Maintenance Manager
EDS
Enterprise Data Server
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
LAN
Local Area Network
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User Interface
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
NetDDE
Network Dynamic Data Exchange
OLE
Object Linking and Embedding
OPC
OLE for Process Control
OSM
On Site Monitor
SMC
System 1 Management Console
SOAP
Simple Object Access Protocol
SQL

Structured Query Language
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDe
Transient Data Embedded
TDI
Transient Data Interface
TDXnet
Transient Data EXternalNETwork
USB
Universal Serial Bus
WAN
Wide Area Network
XML
Extensible Markup Language
2.2 System 1 Configuration

2.2.1 Views/Layouts
The easiest way to work within the System 1 Configuration is to use
the Layouts appropriate for your tasks. To create your own
Layout, use the View menu options to open the individual views
and hierarchies.
Layout Toolbar
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For Enterprise and Instrument, you can choose View or Hierarchy.
The View is the graphical representation (train diagram) of the
configuration and the Hierarchy is the tree representation of the
configuration.
2.2.1.1
Enterprise Layout
Use this layout when you are creating the abstract display of your
overall plant. You can create and group points any way you want
the System 1 program to represent them.
This layout displays the Enterprise View (top) and Enterprise
Hierarchy (bottom).
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2.2.1.2
Mapping Layout
Use this layout when you are relating instrument data to machinery
and components in your Enterprise. Define specific machinery in
the Instrument Hierarchy and associate (map) the point to an
abstract point in the Enterprise Hierarchy.
This layout displays the Enterprise Hierarchy (left) and Instrument
Hierarchy (right).
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2.2.1.3
Instrument Layout
Use this layout when you are adding and configuring hardware
instruments for your System 1 platform.
This layout displays the Instrument View (top) and Instrument
Hierarchy (bottom).
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2.2.1.4
Route Management Layout

Use this layout when you are matching (mapping) your Portable
Data Collector Route to collection points in your Enterprise
Hierarchy.
You can map the portable points in Route 1 to any point in the
Enterprise Hierarchy.
This layout displays the Enterprise View (top), Enterprise
Hierarchy, (bottom left) and Route Manager Hierarchy (bottom
right).
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2.2.1.5
Collection Group Layout

Use this layout when you are adding your data points to your
Collection Groups.
This layout displays the Collection Group Hierarchy (left),
Enterprise Hierarchy (top right), and Instrument Hierarchy
(bottom right).
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2.2.2 Tools Menu

The Tools menu contains specialized commands that are
associated with the configuration database for your currently
connected Enterprise.
2.2.2.1
Journal Editor
This allows you to create a written 'journal entry' for the selected
component. These entries become a historical record of important
events such as maintenance or operational transients.
2.2.2.2
DOCUVIEW
This allows you to add links to text, graphics or other supporting
documentation that are associated with the selected item. This
program opens the linked file in its associated software application
on your computer.
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2.2.2.3
Save As Template
This allows you to add the currently selected Enterprise item to the
existing library of Templates for future use. This is a good way for
you to build a set of several points, variables, or components that
have the same configuration parameters.
2.2.2.4
Map Points
This allows you to link a selected measurement point in the
Enterprise Hierarchy with the instrumentation channel that is
responsible for bringing data for that point into the System 1 Data
Acquisition (DAQ) software.
2.2.2.5
Template Manager
This allows you to view the standard and custom templates that
are available to you in Configuration. Note that you cannot delete
any of the standard templates. You can use the Template
Manager to delete only Custom Templates that you have created.
2.2.2.6
Security Manager
This allows the System 1 software administrator to add or remove
users, and to grant specific rights to users.
2.2.2.7
Observation Codes
This allows you to select observations from a library of existing
observations, or to add new observations to the list. Every System 1
installation includes the first 33 observation codes to help you get
started.
2.2.2.8
Enumerated Types
This allows you to create custom enumerated variables or to edit
existing ones. After you use this dialog, you can add a DDE
enumerated item to your Instrument Hierarchy and select your
new enumerated variable in the Variables tab of the DDE
enumerated item configuration dialog.
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2.2.2.9
Template Import/Export
This allows you to save custom templates or template groups and
then import the saved templates into other Enterprises.
2.2.2.10
Decision Support Manager
This allows you to create and manage action plans and event
types, notification plans, RuleDesk rules, and RulePaks. These
functions help you manage plant performance and diagnose plant
conditions.
2.2.2.11
Mapping Tool
This allows you to map and unmap Instrument and Enterprise

points. In addition to the mapping function, the Mapping Tool has a
search facility to let you search for a particular Instrument point in
the Instrument Hierarchy or an Enterprise Asset in the Enterprise
Hierarchy.
2.2.2.12
License Statistics
This allows you to display the number and types of licenses that
apply to an Enterprise, how many of those the current
configuration requires, and how many the current configuration
does not currently require. This tool displays both the activated
licenses and the inactivated licenses.
This tool is available only for Enterprise Version 6.0 and above
2.2.2.13
DM2000 Import
This allows you to migrate your platform from Data Manager 2000
software to System 1 software. This feature imports the
Configuration and Historical databases from a DM2000 installation
into a System 1 installation.
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2.2.2.14 Manage Units
This allows you to apply a multiplication factor and an addition
factor to a standard reference unit to create a custom
measurement unit.
2.2.3 Utilities Menu

Use the utilities commands to verify that you properly configured
your Enterprise and Rules. You can also use this menu to open the
3500 Rack Configuration software to change your .rak file settings.
2.2.3.1
Validate Enterprise and Decision Support

This allows you to check your configuration database for
inconsistencies, and save them in a document called
CrossCheckErrors.doc. If you leave invalidities in your Enterprise
they may prevent your Enterprise from collecting some data or
may cause it to collect data with incorrect parameters. We
recommend that you correct all invalidities to eliminate such
problems.
This process also runs automatically when you save the overall
Enterprise.
2.2.3.2
Launch 3500 Rack Configuration

This allows you to designate configuration settings for your 3500
monitors. It allows you to save your monitor configuration in a
database with file name extension '.rak', which you can import into
System 1 Configuration.
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2.2.3.3
CMMS Setup Utility

This allows you to configure connection information for a
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) like SAP
or MAXIMO.
Refer to online Help for more information.
2.2.3.4
Hierarchy Exporter
This allows you to export the Enterprise and/or Instrument
Hierarchy in the XML format. This allows you to import your
System 1 Hierarchy configuration into another application and set
up communications between the System 1 platform and the other
application.
2.3 System 1 Database Tools

Launch this software independent of the System 1 software to
manage your System 1 databases. Please refer to the online Help
topic Database Tools for information on the available functions.
2.4 Licensing
Licenses for specific System 1 components depend on the System 1
product packages you purchase.
You can move all licenses, including those for DAQs,
application packages, displays, points, and system extenders,
from one Enterprise to another. However, the System 1
software restricts licenses with an unlimited status to 1
Enterprise so that you cannot split these licenses between
Enterprises. If you need an unlimited status license on more
than 1 Enterprise, you must request that we place multiple
instances of that unlimited license on your license key.
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2.4.1 System 1 Component Licenses

This is a list of all licenses that are available in the System 1
software. Contact your sales or services representative if you wish
to purchase licenses or experience licensing issues.
Table 1: System 1 License Packages
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Applications
Enterprise
Application
Packages
Available Licenses
Turbo Machinery Package
Hydro Machinery Package
Electrical/Multilin Assets Package
Wind Turbines Package
Reciprocating Compressors Package
Performance Visualization Package
Portable Data Collector Package
Trendmaster Pro Package
Static Data Management Package
Display Clients
Diagnostic Display Client

Web Based Display
Data Export
DDE Exporter
OLE Exporter
OPC Legacy Exporter
OPC Legacy to OPC A&E Upgrade
OPC A&E Exporter
Yokogawa PRM Exporter
DAQ
Data Acquisition
Data Importers
TDI Transient Channels

TDI Steady State Channels
TDI Recip Steady State Channels
TDI Hydro Channels
TDe Transient Channels
TDe Steady State Channels

Applications
Data Importers
(cont.)
Available Licenses
Portable Data Collector Points
Trendmaster Pro Points
DCS/Historian Tags
Bently Nevada Monitor Static Channels
Dynamic Channels (Non TDI & TDe)
Electrical/Multilin Devices
System
Extenders
CMMS MAXIMO
Rule Logic Results
CMMS SAP PM (pre-version 4.7)
CMMS SAP PM (version 4.7)
State-Based Analysis
Smart Notifier
Event Relay
The Bearing Expert
Languages
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
German
French
Russian
Finnish
Italian
Decision Support
DS Studio Developer
Data Manager
2000 Migration
Vibration Data Only

Vibration & Process Data
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Section 3 - Step By Step Configuration
3. Step By Step Configuration

3.1 Starting Your System 1 Configuration
3.1.1 Demonstration Database
To help you verify and familiarize yourself with your System 1
installation, the System 1 software provides a demonstration
Enterprise that contains several different types of hardware,
software, and sample data. You may make changes to the
Demonstration database, and we encourage you to use it to view
features and functions of the System 1 software. The System 1
Configuration module saves your configuration changes to the
Demonstration database. This database is licensed for 60 days
using the System 1 Management Console (SMC) Client. Contact
your local service representative for information concerning
extended use of the Demonstration Database.
3.1.2 Overview
This section demonstrates a common System 1 solution
architecture with design and implementation principles that you
can use in other System 1 solution architectures.
To help you better understand the necessary steps to configure the
System 1 platform, we are using an example plant and showing
you how to set it up.
3.1.3 Description of a Sample Plant

The sample plant below is a power generation plant. You can use
the principles you will use to set up this plant in other situations as
well.
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Table 2: Sample Plant Assets
Machinery:
Instrumentation:
Steam Turbine
Generator
Multiple 3500 Racks
Boiler Feed Pumps
Fans
Data Requirements:
Process data output to a performance system
Import data from other plant systems
3.1.4 Step By Step Configuration of the Sample Plant

Table 3: System 1 Configuration Steps
Step Number
3.1.4.1
Description
Planning (Architecture Diagram)
Create new Enterprise/DAQ
Instrument Hierarchy & View
Enterprise Hierarchy (map points) & View
Collection Groups/Licensing
Setpoints
Saving the Configuration
Establish/Update System 1 Settings
Setting Up the Databases
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Initiate Data Acquisition
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Start Display
Planning (Architecture Diagram)

Plan your installation ahead of time by first defining all of the
components. This planning should include:
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1. How you want to view and navigate through your system
(system machines, points, plants, areas, etc).
2. Which data collection instrumentation and software you
wish to use.
3. The number and type of workstations in your installation.
4. The size and extent of the historical data that you wish to
collect (how much data, how often, and what collection
parameters are used).
5. An Architecture Diagram, which displays a visual
representation of the items listed above.
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3.1.4.2
Create new Enterprise/DAQ
1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, System 1 Configuration.
2. Select Enterprise, New.
a. In the Enterprise Configuration Server box, enter
the name of the computer on which the Enterprise
Configuration Database resides. This computer must
have the System 1 Database Tools software and
Microsoft SQL 2000 OR Microsoft SQL 2005 software.
If you are creating a database on a
remote computer the System 1
administrator username and password
must be the same on both computers.
b. In the Enterprise Name box, type a unique name for
your Enterprise and leave the Site Code as the
default value of 1.
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3. Configure the Data Acquisition (DAQ) parameters for the
new Enterprise(s):
Before adding components and points to your
Enterprise, tell your System 1 installation where you are
locating the Data Acquisition Server for the Enterprise.
This is called configuring the Data Acquisition Server
(DAQ).
a. Select View, Layouts, Instrument.
b. Select [+] to expand the Instrument Hierarchy.
c. Right-click the existing DAQ. Select Properties (for a

single DAQ Enterprise).
OR
Right-click Instruments. Select Add DAQ (for a
multiple DAQ Enterprise use the existing DAQ for
your first one).
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i.
Ensure that the Active checkbox is checked to

activate your DAQ for data collection.
ii.
Enter the User Name, Tag Name, and Serial

Number (identifications for the DAQ Server
computer). Select a name that you and others
can easily identify as a particular computer or a
particular location.
iii.
Identify the Historical Database both by

Computer Name and by Database Name.
Reserve disk space for your databases with the
Set Sizes button. If you have not yet determined
what these numbers are, leave the defaults and
continue. However, it is important that you return
and customize these variable counts and sizes
after you define how your System 1 platform
operates.
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If you need help to determine the value to enter
for the database size, you can use the Database
Maintenance Manager, which manages and
optimizes the System 1 Databases. The Database
Maintenance Manager allows you to identify
database size/configuration problems and
provides a mechanism for you to fix them. To
access this tool select Start, Programs, System 1,
System 1 Management Console Client. Connect
to your Enterprise. Select Database
Maintenance Manager in the left panel of the
dialog box.
iv.
Identify the DAQ Server computer. (This is where

you launch the Data Acquisition software for this
Enterprise.)
Application Alert
Version 6.X of the System 1 software does not
automatically activate the configured Data Acquisition.
3.1.4.3
Instrument Hierarchy and View

1. Select View, Layouts, Instrument.
2. Select [+] to expand the Instrument Hierarchy.
3. Right-click on DAQ 1.
4. Select Add Instruments.
5. Select an instrument.
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3.1.4.3.1
Add a 3500 Rack
See Section 4.1.

3.1.4.3.2
Add a Trendmaster
See Section 4.4.

3.1.4.3.3
Add OPC Client (Import data)
See Section 4.5.

3.1.4.4
Instrument View
1. Open the Instrument Layout from the View menu.
2. In the Instrument Hierarchy, double-click on the level for
which you want to create the View.
3. If necessary, select [+] to expand the level.
4. Make sure the name of the level is in the upper left corner of
the view area.
DAQ 1 is in the upper left corner in the image below and the items
in the view are the items in the level below the DAQ 1 level. If you
are not in the right level in the view area, the System 1 software
will not allow you to drag the items into the view.
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5. Left-click, hold, and drag the items from the Hierarchy into
the View area.
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6. Double-click on the 3500 Rack in the View area to change
the view to the 3500 Rack level, which will allow you to drag
the monitors into the rack view.
NOTE
You must drag each monitor on the rack view into the same
slot as that in which the monitor is installed on the actual rack.
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3.1.4.5
Enterprise Hierarchy
1. Select View, Layouts, Mapping.
2. Right-click the top level of the Enterprise Hierarchy.
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3. You can add Measurements, Groups, Machinery, etc. to
any level of the Enterprise Hierarchy.
4. Type a value in the User Name box. (This appears in your

Hierarchy and View).
5. When entering properties, ensure that you select each tab

and enter information specific to the machine.
See Section 8, Appendix B: Partial Sample Enterprise

Configuration, for an overall partial hierarchy of a sample
system.
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3.1.4.6
Enterprise View
Like the Instrument View, the Enterprise View is a pictorial
representation of the Enterprise Hierarchy.
1. Open the Enterprise Layout from the View menu.
2. In the Enterprise Hierarchy, double-click on the level for
which you want to create the View.
3. If necessary, select [+] to expand the level.
4. Ensure that the name of the level is in the upper left corner
of the view area.
01 Steam Turbine Generator is in the upper left corner in the image below
and the items in the view are the items in the level below the 01 Steam
Turbine Generator level. If you are not in the right level in the view area,
the System 1 software will not allow you to drag the items into the view.
5. Left-click, hold, and drag the items from the Hierarchy into
the View area.
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3.1.4.7
Mapping Instruments to the Enterprise
You can link a configured point in the Enterprise Hierarchy to the
instrumentation that is responsible for bringing the point data into
the System 1 software (data from a 3500 Monitor or DDE Client).
Mapping a DDE point or 3500 Channel tells System 1 software from
where the data is coming and the Enterprise point to which it is
assigned.
1. Select View, Layout, Mapping.
2. Select a point in the Instrument Hierarchy. Select the point
in the Enterprise Hierarchy that you want to map to the
other point.
3. Right-click the point in the Enterprise Hierarchy.
4. Select Map Points.
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5. Select the User Name and Tag Name you want to use for
the point.
Once you have mapped a point, it has the same name

and configuration parameters in both the Instrument
Hierarchy and the Enterprise Hierarchy. (See below)
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3.1.4.8
Collection Groups/Licensing
1. Select View, Layout, Collection Group.
2. Right-click Data Collection Groups.
3. Select Add Collection Group.
4. Enter the User Name and Tag Name. Select OK.
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5. Drag points from the Enterprise or Instrument Hierarchy
into the Collection Group Hierarchy.
6. Right-click the collection group.

7. Select Properties.
8. Select the Data Sources tab.
The screen lists all the data sources associated with the
points in the collection group.
Select a data source. Select Properties to see the
current configuration.
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9. Select the Data Control tab.
10. Select Overwrite or Freeze Data for Alarm and Transient
Data.
11. Select the Enablers tab.

12. Select New/Edit
This allows you to set or change the transient conditions.
These allow you to collect data with greater frequency when
transient conditions occur.
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13. Select the Control Parameters tab.
This allows you to set the data change requirements that
determine when a transient event occurs.
14. Select the Associations tab.

This allows you to Add or Remove Associations. In the
example shown, the Keyphasor association ensures that the
system saves all values in the same time frame.
3.1.4.9
Saving the Configuration

1. Select Enterprise, Save.
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System 1 Configuration verifies that the configuration is
valid. If so, the system saves it. Otherwise it displays an
error.
3.2 Establish/Update System 1 Settings

3.2.1 Establish/Update System 1 Management Console (SMC)
1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, System 1
Management Console Configuration.
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2. Enter Server Address.
Enter the name or IP address of the computer where the
System 1 Management Console Server is located.
3. Enter Enterprise Database Machine.
Enter the name or IP address of the computer that hosts
the System 1 Enterprise Configuration Database.
4. Enter Enterprise Name.
Select the Enterprise from the available Enterprises on
the Database Machine.
5. Select Connection Protocol.
Select the desired connection protocol for transmitting
data between remote computers.
TCP/IP: This is an efficient protocol that is not
firewall-friendly, and is recommended for LAN usage.
HTTP: This is a less efficient but more firewall-friendly
Internet protocol, and is recommended for WAN usage.
6. Select Connection Formatter.
Select the desired formatter for connecting to the
System 1 Enterprise on the Server.
Binary: This converts data to a compact binary encoded
stream. This is efficient, but some firewalls may prevent
the data from getting through.
SOAP: This converts data to a SOAP (Simple Object
Access Protocol) stream. This is less efficient, but more
firewall-friendly.
7. Enter Connection Port.
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Enter the port number that the SMC client uses to
connect to the SMC Server. Ensure that the port on the
computer is available.
8. Select Apply.
9. Select Service tab.
10. Select Automatic under Startup Mode.

11. Select the Startup/Shutdown button to start the service. If
the status indicator is green, then the service is already
running.
12. Select OK.
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3.2.2 Establish/Update Enterprise Data Server

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, System 1 Management
Console Client.
2. Select Enterprises, Connect.
3. Login to a valid System 1 account.
4. Select the Enterprise Data Server plug-in from the

Enterprise node in the Navigation Pane.
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5. Select Assign the Enterprise Data Server (EDS) to this

System 1 Enterprise if it is not already selected.
6. Select Automatic for Startup Mode.
7. Select the Start/Stop button to start the service.
3.2.3 License New Components

1. Contact your local Sales and Service Representative if you
need additional licenses.
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2. Insert your license key into a USB port of the computer on
which you are running the SMC Client program (or insert the
floppy disk containing licenses into floppy drive).
3. Select the Enterprise License Manager plug-in from the
Enterprise node in the Navigation Pane.
4. Select Media/Unassigned Mode.
Figure 1: SMC Client - License Manager Toolbar

Media/Unassigned
This transfers Standard Licenses from the media
(floppy disk or USB drive) to the Unassigned Pool.
Unassigned/Enterprise
This transfers Standard Licenses from the
Unassigned Pool to the Enterprise.
Evaluation/Enterprise
This transfers Evaluation Licenses to the Enterprise.
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View Events
This views license events for the Enterprise or License
Server.
5. Select Media type.
Floppy Disk
USB Drive (Dongle)
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6. Transfer licenses from License Media to Unassigned
License Pool.
a. Select licenses in License Media list.

b. Select an arrow pointing to the right.
Will transfer only the selected license.
Will transfer all the licenses.
c. Select Commit.
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7. Select Activate Licenses.
8. Select Start Activation.
9. Enter the Company, Contact, and Product information.

Select Continue.
The Enterprise License Manager uses the customer
information and the new licenses for the Enterprise to
create a License Report.
10. Enter a name and location for the report in the Save As
dialog box.
11. Select the country closest to you in the Country combo box.
The appropriate Technical Support information for your
location appears.
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12. Send the report, saved in step 10, via fax or email to the
Technical Support location selected in the dialog box, or use
the supplied phone number to obtain an activation code.
13. At this point, you may close the application until you receive
the Activation Code from Technical Support. To re-open the
dialog box, repeat step 7.
14. Once you receive the activation code, return to the Activate
Enterprise dialog box.
15. Select Complete Activation.
16. Enter the Activation Code into the Activation Code box.
If you received the code via email, Copy the code from the
email and use the Paste From Clipboard button to Paste it
into the Activation Code box.
17. Select Activate.

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3.2.4 Configure Data Acquisition

The Data Acquisition Connection Manager software manages the
operation of the Data Acquisition software, allowing you to initiate
and terminate data collection on 1 or more server computers. It
also reports the current operating status for any selected Data
Acquisition Servers in your System 1 installation. To initiate data
acquisition for your Enterprise:
1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, System 1 Data
Acquisition.
2. Right-click Data Acquisition Servers. Select Add Station.
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3. If no stations are listed in the Data Acquisition Connect
dialog box, or if the station with which you want to connect
is not listed, Add one as described below.
If the stations you need are already listed, skip to step 9.
4. Select Enterprise, Add.
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5. Enter a unique name in the Connection Name box. Select
Browse to select a Server and Enterprise.
6. Select [+] to expand the view. Select the Enterprise you

want. Select OK.
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7. Select OK.
8. Select the Data Acquisition Server computer from the list.

Select OK.
9. The Connection Properties dialog box appears. Select OK.

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10. Select a connection from the list. Select OK.
11. Go to Section 3.3, Initiate Data Acquisition to learn how to
initiate the Data Acquisition Server.
3.2.5 Single Computer Setup

Single Computer Setup refers to an installation in which you
configure all the components, including those of the Server and
Client, on the same machine. You can use the Single Computer
Setup wizard to configure a new Enterprise or an existing
Enterprise. You install all the System 1 modules on a single
computer, treating it like a standalone computer.
You can launch the single computer setup in 2 scenarios:
After installation when you must create a new Enterprise for

single machine operation.
In an upgrade scenario, when the Enterprise already exists.
1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, Single Computer

Setup.
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2. The Step 1 of 9: Enterprise Information dialog box appears.
Select the Existing Enterprise check box. Select an Enterprise
from the Enterprise Name list to use an existing Enterprise.
OR
Clear Existing Enterprise check box. Type a new name in the
Enterprise Name box to create a new Enterprise.
In both cases, keep the default value of 1 in the Site Code box.
If an Enterprise that is configured to run on this machine

already exists, the setup program displays the following
message.
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If you want to configure DAQ to use the new Enterprise, select
Yes, otherwise select No. If you select No, the single computer
setup stops and you must cancel out of the dialog box.
3. The Step 2 of 9: Configuring System 1 Components and
related services dialog box appears. Here the Single Computer
Setup process configures all the required servers and clients for
the specified Enterprise.
If the process fails at any time, rectify the error and select the
Reconfigure button to re-start the process from the last
successful action.
4. The Step 3 of 9: Transfer Licenses to the Enterprise dialog box
appears. Here you can transfer the licenses to an Enterprise.
System 1 Single Computer Setup facilitates transferring the
licenses from a Dongle, an Unassigned Pool or a Key Disk. If
required, you can use the Evaluation Licenses to evaluate the
Enterprise before buying it. Once you select the licenses you
need for your new Enterprise, select Activate or Update.
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5. The Step 4 of 9 dialog box appears and displays the licenses

that the Single Computer Setup converted. Select Next.
6. The Step 5 of 9: Enterprise Activation Process dialog box
appears and displays an overview of the Enterprise Activation
Process. Select Next.
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7. The Step 6 of 9: Customer Information dialog box appears.
Type your Company and Contact Information. Select Next.
8. The Step 7 of 9: Generate Enterprise Activation Report dialog

box appears. Select Browse to enter a location to which to
save the Activation Report. Select your Country. The box
indicates to where you should send the Activation Report.
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9. The Step 8 of 9: Enterprise Activation dialog box appears.
Enter the Activation Code (once you receive it). Select Activate.
If you received the code via email, Copy the code from the
email and use the Paste From Clipboard button to Paste it into
the Activation Code box.
10. The Step 9 of 9: Setup complete dialog box appears. Select

Start DAQ. Select Finish.
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3.2.6 Profile Manager

System 1 software Versions 6.5 and above adds the Profile
Manager plug-in to allow each user to define roles and profiles to
customize the Display software. A user with an assigned profile
connects to an Enterprise with a customized version of the Display
software.
Console Client.
3. Login to a valid System 1 account.
4. Select the Profile Manager plug-in from the Enterprise node in

the Navigation pane.
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5. To create a new profile, select the New button.
6. Type a name in the Profile Name box and type a brief

description of the profile in the Profile Description box.
Select each Profile Option. Select each check box on the right
that you want the users with this profile to be able to access.
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7. To edit an existing profile, select the profile. Select the edit
button in the toolbar.
OR select the Edit button in the Action column next to the
profile you want to edit.
8. To add a user to a profile, select the profile from the Assigned

Profile list next to the User name.
If the Edit Profile Right check box is selected, the user has edit
rights in his own profile.
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3.3 Initiate Data Acquisition

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, System 1 Data
Acquisition.
2. Right-click on the selected station.
3. Select Initiate DAQ.
The data acquisition process has started when the spot on

the station icon changes to green.
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3.4 Start Display

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, System 1 Display.
2. Select Enterprise, Open, Enterprise.
a. Select an Enterprise from the list.
b. Select Connect.
3.4.1 Plots, Sessions and Groups

3.4.1.1
Bargraphs
Bargraphs are a popular format for displaying current
measurement values. Bargraphs are hierarchical in nature. If you
select bargraphs from the top node in the Enterprise, you will see a
bargraph for every point in the Enterprise. However, if you navigate
through the hierarchy to a machine train and select bargraphs, you
will see bargraphs for only those measurement points below that
node of the hierarchy.
3. To view a bargraph for a single point,
a. Select the point in the Enterprise or Instrument
Hierarchy.
b. Select Plots, Bargraph.
4. To view multiple bargraphs, right-click the appropriate node in
the hierarchy. Select Bargraph.
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3.4.1.2
Timebase Plot
The Timebase Plot displays vibration magnitude vs. time, similar
to a standard oscilloscope display of signal amplitude vs. time.
3. Right-click a point in the Enterprise Hierarchy.
4. Select Plots, Timebase.
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3.4.1.3
Plot Sessions
1. Select View, Layout, Management.
2. Create a new Plot Session.
a. Select a database in the Plot Session Manager.
i. Select Plots, Plot Session, New Session. OR
ii. Right-click the database icon in the hierarchy. Select
New Plot Session.
3. Select the type of data and the time range, if applicable, that
you want to view in the plot session.
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3.4.1.4
Plot Groups
A Plot Group is the configuration of pages for a specific type of plot.
Use this feature if you wish to configure a common series of plots.
1. Select the Plot Session tab.
2. Select a Plot Session.
3. Create a new Plot Group.
a. Right-click a Plot Session. Select New Plot Group. Select
a plot group type OR
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b. Select Plots, New Group. Select group type.
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4. Drag a point from the Enterprise or Instrument Hierarchy
into the Plot Group Configuration dialog box to add a point
to the Plot Group.
Plot Groups may display a single plot, or up to 8 plots at
a time. Several different colors are available for the plot
background and border.
5. Select the Header tab.
a. Determine plot header display. This allows you to

customize the information that appears on their plots.
i. None - Removes all text information from the header
of the plots in the current Plot Group.
ii. Full - Displays all possible text information in the
header area of the plots in the current Plot Group.
iii. User Defined - Allows you to select which text
information to display in headers for the current Plot
Group.
1. User Defined Fields - Lists all of the text
information that can be used in the plot header.
Full selects every User Defined Field.
b. Select Show Full Point Name (optional). It is useful to
identify a state-based point, because the state-based
point has the state indicator as a suffix.
6. The Scaling, View, Data, Synchronize Cursors, and Defaults
tabs display different items based on the plot group type.
See the online Help for more details.
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3.4.2 Viewing/Acknowledging Alarms/Event manager

3.4.2.1
Viewing Alarms
a. Select an Enterprise from the list.
b. Select Connect.
3. Select View, Layout, Asset Active Alarm. OR
4. Right-click a component in the Instrument or Enterprise

Hierarchy. Select Item Status.
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This is the Current Alarms Display for the selected 3500

Rack. The entire rack has 5 Current Alarms, including some
management alarms, some protection alarms and some
status alarms. These alarms can be on 1 or more points on
the rack. You can see this same dialog box for individual
items on the rack.
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Acknowledging Alarms
1. Select Tools, Event Manager.
2. From the bottom pane in the Event Manager dialog, locate
a single alarm event.
3. Right-click that event. Select Acknowledge.
4. Locate the Acknowledged Time column and view the

date/time stamp to verify that you acknowledged the alarm.
NOTE
When you select Acknowledge All in the dialog box you
simultaneously acknowledge ALL alarm events, even if you have
not yet viewed the alarming components in the Enterprise
Hierarchy. For this reason, it is very important that you review all
of the alarms before you select the Acknowledge All command.
5. Remove alarm status for a selected Enterprise component.
NOTE
This applies only to portable
data points, not online points.
a. In any of the Views or Hierarchies, right-click on a
component that is displaying a severity color other than
green.
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b. Select Remove Alarm Status from the shortcut menu
and observe that the components severity color is
replaced with green.
3.4.2.2
Event Manager
1. Select Tools, Event Manager.
2. Right-click in the Collection Group, Enterprise, or
Instrument Hierarchies. Select Event Manager, OR
3. Right-click a machine in the Enterprise Hierarchy. Select
Event Manager.
Notice that when you select a particular machine or
machine train, the Event Manager displays the events for
only that component and those nested beneath it.
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Section 4 - Configuring Data Collection Modules
4. Configuring Data Collection

Modules
4.1 3500 TDI Communication Processor DCM
1. Before adding a 3500 Rack to your System 1 Configuration, you
must use the 3500 Rack Configuration software to configure
the rack. This software ships with the 3500 Rack hardware and
executes independently of the System 1 software.
2. Right-click on the Data Acquisition Server. Select Add

Instruments, 3500 Racks, Full Rack or Mini Rack.
NOTE
You must add other monitor rack types (2201,
3300, 1701) as Custom Rack Templates.
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3. Import the configuration information for the rack into the
System 1 Configuration software. For 3500 Monitors, this is the
*.RAK file. Select Import Rack File button in the Properties of
3500 Rack dialog box.
4. XY Pair Associations associates 2 3500 rod position paired

channels (or 3500 hyper rod position channels) together for
displaying rod position plots. If you have paired channels, the
software automatically creates this association and you cannot
remove it.
5. Rename monitors (if desired).
6. After you add the rack to the System 1 Configuration and you
have imported the existing information, you may enter
supplemental configuration information. You can add
configuration parameters such as software alarm setpoints,
dynamic trend intervals, and static data change filtering.
7. For each Monitor Rack that you use with the System 1 platform
you must add and configure 1 or more communications
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processors or data interfaces. See Section 7 Appendix A:
Compatible Monitoring Systems for compatible communication
processors, including racks with built-in communication
processors.
4.2 3300 TDe Communication Processor DCM

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, Transient Data
Manager Initialization.
2. Select Initialize, TDe Communications Processor. The TDe
Initialization dialog box appears.
3. Select Browse.
4. Select a rack from the Browse Results list.
5. Select Enter Init Mode.
6. Complete initialization steps and save results.
7. Select Exit. The Tranisient Data Manager Initialization dialog
box appears.
8. Select File, Exit.
10. Right-click on the selected DAQ server in the Instrument
Hierarchy.
11. Select Add Instruments, Custom Rack Templates, 3300 Rack
Fourteen Position.
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12. Enter the General and Custom properties. Select OK.
13. Select [+] next to the selected 3300 Rack in the Instrument
Hierarchy to expand it.
14. Right-click on the selected slot.
15. Select Add 3300 Monitors.
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16. Select a preconfigured monitor OR select Add 3300 Custom
Monitor.
a. To configure a 3300 Custom Monitor see the online

Help.
b. When you select a preconfigured 3300 Monitor, the
System 1 Configuration automatically adds all the
channels for that monitor.
17. Repeat step 14 for each Empty Slot in the software until it
matches the hardware configuration. If there is an empty slot
in the hardware, do not change the Empty Slot in the software.
18. To add the TDe communications processor, right-click on the
System Monitor. Select Add TDe.
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19. Enter the User Name, Tag Name, and Serial Number. The Rack
Address can be any unique number (for each TDe on the same
network) between 1 and 255. If you do not know the IP Address
or Subnet Mask, ask your network administrator.
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4.3 TDXnet Communications Processor DCM

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, Transient Data
Manager Initialization.
2. Select Initialize, TDXnet Communications Processor.
3. The TDXnet Operating Parameter Initialization dialog box
appears.
a. Enter each value manually OR
b. Connect a network cable to the TDXnet hardware. Put
the hardware into Initialize mode. The TDXnet
Operating Parameter Initialization dialog box appears.
Select Get from TDXnet.
4. Follow steps 9 through 17 in section 4.2.
5. Right-click on the 3300 Rack in the Instrument Hierarchy.
Select Add TDXnet.
6. Select the Active check box.

7. Type the User Name, Tag Name, and Serial Number. The User
Name appears in all System 1 applications to identify this
TDXnet. The Tag Name appears in 3rd-party applications to
identify this TDXnet so that you can configure it for exporting
from the System 1 platform.
8. Enter the Rack Address. This can be any unique number (for
each TDXnet on the same network) between 1 and 255.
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9. Type the IP Address and Subnet Mask. If you do not know
these values, ask your network administrator.
10. See the online Help for details concerning Delta Time Update
Rate, Trend Update Rate, and Dynamic Port Number of
Protection Rack.
4.4 Trendmaster Dynamic Scanning Module

DCM
1. Right-click the DAQ.
2. Select Add Instruments, Trendmaster.
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2. Right-click on Trendmaster.
3. Select Add Dynamic Scanning Module.
4. Type the IP Address and the Subnet Mask. Select Upload

Configuration From Hardware to import parameters from
the Dynamic Scanning Modules to the System 1
Configuration software.
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4.5 OPC Client

NOTE
In this case, the System 1 platform acts as an OPC client
(receiving data), so that the hardware we are adding to the
Instrument Hierarchy is the OPC Server that is sending data to
the System 1 platform. For information about the System 1
platform as an OPC server (sending data), see Section 5.1.
2. Select Enterprise, Open.
3. The Enterprise Connect dialog box appears. Select your
Enterprise from the list. Select Connect.
4. Select View, Layouts, Instrument.
5. Right-click the DAQ icon in the Instrument Hierarchy.
6. Select Add Instruments, OPC Servers.
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7. The Properties of OPC Servers dialog box appears. Type a
System 1 administrator User name and Password. Enter the
Windows Domain where that user exists. Select Browse for
Servers
8. The OPC Server Browser appears. Expand the Entire

Network hierarchy.
9. Right-click an existing server.
10. Select Add Server. The server appears in the OPC Servers
in Instrument Hierarchy under OPC Servers.
11. Select the Servers menu.
12. Select Update Changes and Exit.
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13. The Continue Configuring? dialog box appears. Select No.

14. Leave the System 1 Configuration open.
15. Select Start, Programs, MatrikonOPC Explorer.
16. Expand the hierarchy. Select your OPC Server. Right-click
your OPC Server.
17. Select Connect.
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18. Once connected the
click the OPC Server.
icon changes to the
icon. Right-
19. Select Add Group.

An OPC group is a logical collection of data items.
20. The Add Group dialog box appears. Type a name for the
group in the Group Name box. Change any other settings in
the dialog box. Select OK. The group appears in the
hierarchy under the server. Repeat step 18 through 20 for
each group.
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21. Right-click a group.
22. Select Add Items.
An item is a unique source of data in an OPC server.
23. Select an item from the Available Items in Server box.

The available tags appear in the Available Tags box.
A tag is a single data point that the OPC Server sends to
the System 1 DAQ. 1 or many tags come from each
item.
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24. Double-click on the tag you want to add in the Available
Tags box.
25. Select the add tags to list button. The tag appears
in the Tags to be added box.
Data Type, Access Path, Filter, and Data Type Filter are
all optional values. You can leave the default values or
see the online Help for more details.
26. Repeat steps 23 through 25 until you add all the tags you
want to collect in the System 1 database.
27. Select File, Validate Tags. The question mark icon ( ) on
the tags in the Tags to be added box change to a check
mark ( ).
28. Select File, Update and Return.
29. The MatrikonOPC Explorer dialog box appears. Select File,
Exit.
30. The Confirm dialog box appears. Select Yes you want to
Save changes to session Untitled.
31. Select a location to save the session information. Type a file
name in the File name box. Select Save.
32. In the System 1 Configuration Instrument Hierarchy, rightclick on the OPC Server.
33. Select Browse for Items The OPC Item Browser appears.
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34. Right-click the OPC server.
35. Select Add Group. Type a name for the group.
The System 1 OPC Client creates private groups only on
the OPC Server. Group names should be unique for each
OPC Server. The System 1 OPC Client does not require
you to group the data points the same way as you did in
MatrikonOPC Explorer.
36. Expand the Root hierarchy to find the points that you
configured in MatrikonOPC Explorer. You can add 1 point
at a time or you can add all points under a branch.
a. To add a single point, right-click on the point. Select Add

Item. Items in this case are individual data points.
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b. To add all points under a branch, right-click on the
branch. Select Add all Items under current branch.
37. Repeat step 36 until you add all points. Select Item, Update
Changes and Exit.
38. Verify that you added all points and groups in the
Instrument Hierarchy.
39. If you want to set Alarm Setpoints and Change Filtering on

a specific point, right-click on that point.
41. Select the Variable tab.
42. Select Alarm Setpoints or Change Filtering.
a. Alarm Setpoints
i. The Setpoints Configuration dialog box appears.
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ii. To set the same Alarm Setpoints to multiple

channels, select Select Similar Points. The points
you select appear in the Selected Points area on the
dialog box. To set the Alarm Setpoints for a single
channel, skip this step.
iii. Select the Software Alarm Type.
iv. Select the Enabled checkbox to the left of the alarms
you want to set.
v. Select the Type, Severity, and Minimum/Maximum.
vi. If you selected Select Similar Points in step ii, select
Apply setpoints to selected points.
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b. Change Filtering
i. The Change Filtering dialog box appears.

ii. Select the Enabled checkbox and set the values for
the Change Filtering you want to apply to the data
channel
NOTE
You can configure Amplitude Change as a Percent of Full Scale Range
or as a Magnitude. If you choose to configure the % Full Scale Range,
the software automatically disables Magnitude and vice-versa.
You can configure Phase Change for vector variables. You configure
the change filtering in terms of change in the Phase values in Degrees.
This type of filtering is not available for OPC points.
The Time Interval box allows you to configure the time-based change
filtering properties.
4.6 Portable Data Collector

2. In the Instrument Hierarchy, expand DAQ1.
3. Right-click on Portable Data Collectors.
4. Select Properties. The Properties of Portable Data Collectors
dialog box appears.
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5. Under Snapshot Data Collector IDs, select Add. The Add New
Snapshot ID dialog box appears.
6. Type the Snapshot ID in the box. Select OK.
You can find the Snapshot ID on the Snapshot Portable Data

Collector.
a. Press Power.
b. In the Application Manager, select Data Collector.
Press Enter.
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c. In the Data Collection Manager, select Transfer
Manager. Press Enter.
d. The Snapshot ID appears at the bottom of the display.
7. Right-click on Portable Data Collectors. Select the type of data
collector to add:
Add Process-Only Data Collector. This data collector

allows only data that you manually enter into the
Portable Data Collector. The Snapshot Clipboard
software processes this data.
Add Snapshot Data Collector. This data collector allows

data that you manually enter and data that you collect
in the field with handheld or mounted sensors. There are
4 inputs: 2 dynamic signal inputs, 1 phase reference
signal, and 1 automatic machine identification signal.
Add Snapshot IS. This data collector is like the Snapshot

Data Collector but is built for harsher conditions and
has only 2 inputs: 1 Keyphasor input and 1 channel input
(static, dynamic, vibration, or process data).
8. Right-click on the newly added data collector and enter the

Properties for the unit. These properties are for accounting
purposes only and do not affect System 1 software
performance.
a. Type a recognizable name for your unit in the Name box.
b. Type the exact serial number for your unit in the Serial
Number box.
c. Type the manufacturer of your unit in the Manufacturer
box. This information automatically appears for the
Snapshot and Snapshot IS Data Collectors.
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d. Type the model of your unit in the Model box. This
information automatically appears for the Snapshot and
Snapshot IS Data Collectors. Close the dialog box.
9. In the Enterprise Hierarchy add and organize your points,
variables, and machinery. Verify that you are adding Snapshot
points and not general measurement points, which are used for
online systems.
There are many different settings for the various Snapshot

point types. Select the Help button on the Properties dialog
box of the point to get more details on entering those
settings.
10. Select View, Layouts, Route Management.
11. Right-click Routes.
12. Select Add Route. The Properties of Route dialog box appears.
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a. Type a unique name in the Name box.
b. Select which data you wish to download from the
System 1 platform to the data collector in Download
Options. The Snapshot operator uses this data as a
reference.
NOTE
Be aware that as you download more
information to the unit, you use more storage
space in the Snapshot data collector.
c. Select the Schedule tab.
This dialog allows you to specify or edit how often you

will collect data for a particular route.
d. Select Scheduling Enabled.
e. Enter the Next Collection Date, Next Collection Time
(only applicable if the Collection Interval is set in hours),
Collection Interval, and Tolerance.
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f. Select OK.
The Portable Control Manager provides a color-coded
reminder of Routes that are overdue, on time, or not
ready for collection.
13. Drag and drop the machine trains, machines, or points from the
Enterprise Hierarchy to the newly defined route in the Route
Hierarchy.
14. Define as many portable Routes as you need. You may include
the same point(s) in more than 1 Route.
15. Configure Data Acquisition for the Enterprise containing your
Route configurations. See Section 3.2.4.
16. Initiate Data Acquisition. See Section 3.3.
17. Transfer the Route information into your portable data collector
(download).
NOTE
If you use the serial port and an RS232 cable to make
a connection, see the online Help topic for details.
a. Connect the Handheld PC to your network using an RJ45
Ethernet network cable. Connect the Data Acquisition
computer to your network using an RJ45 Ethernet
network cable.
b. Download the Routes from the System 1 platform to the
Portable Data Collector.
i. On the Portable Data Collector, press Power.
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ii. In Application Manager, select Data Collection.
Press Enter.
iii. In Data Collection Manager, select Transfer
Manager. Press Enter.
iv. In Transfer Manager: Connect, select Add
Connection. Press Enter.
v. In Transfer Manager: Add Connection, select
your DAQ in the DCM Servers list. Press Enter.
If your DAQ is not in the list, press F2.
The Transfer Manager: Value entry display
appears. Type your DAQ server name or IP
address. Press Enter. Select your DAQ, which
should appear at the top of the DCM Servers
list. Press Enter.
1. To find the IP address, on the DAQ
computer, select Start, Run.
2. Type cmd in the Open box. Select OK.
3. The cmd dialog box appears. Type
ipconfig. Press Enter.
4. Your IP address appears.
vi. Your Enterprise appears on the Enterprises list.
vii. Select your Enterprise. Press Enter.
viii. Your Enterprise appears on the Transfer
Manager: Connect display. Select your
Enterprise. Press Enter.
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NOTE
You may receive the message: Snapshot
and DCM times are different by more than 5
minutes, do you want to match the server
time? If so, select Yes and press Enter.
ix. The Transfer Manager: Data Control Manager
display appears. Select the route on the list
under your Enterprise you want to download to
the Snapshot. Press F3.
The route(s)
you downloaded appear on the Snapshot list.
x. Press F1 to go back to a previous display.
xi. Disconnect the Ethernet cable. Your Snapshot is
now ready to collect data.
18. Collect your data.
19. Transfer the collected data from the Portable Data Collector to
the Data Acquisition Server computer (upload).
a. Press Power.
b. In Application Manager, select Data Collection. Press
Enter.
c. In Data Collection Manager, select Transfer Manager.
Press Enter.
d. In Transfer Manager: Connect, select your Enterprise.
Press Enter.
e. Select the route(s) you want to upload on the Snapshot
list. Press F3
for each.
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Section 5 - Configuring Data Exporters
5. Configuring Data Exporters

5.1 System 1 OPC Exporter
5.1.1 Legacy OPC Server
The legacy System 1 OPC Exporter can export data to 3rd-party
OPC client systems. Thus, 3rd-party systems can import System 1
data from sources like TDXNet, TDI, NetDDE, etc.. In addition to the
mandatory 2.0 interfaces, the exporter also supports optional OPC
features like browsing the server (exporter) address space.
2. Right-click on Legacy OPC Exporter.
4. Select the Active checkbox. Select OK. This turns on the Legacy
OPC Exporter functionality, which gives third party OPC clients
access to the System 1 platform data.
6. An External OPC Client requires the following information to
connect to the System 1 OPC Exporter:
a. OPC Exporter Computer Name - The System 1 OPC
Exporter resides on the same machine as the System 1
Data Acquisition software collecting the data.
b. OPC Exporter Prog ID - The OPC Exporter Prog ID is a
unique ID that OPC clients require to connect to an OPC
Server. The Prog ID for the System 1 OPC Exporter is
Bently.Sys1OPCServer.1.
c. OPC Group Name - An OPC client can specify any
unique OPC Group name for the OPC Exporter from
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which it intends to collect data. The Exporter generates
its own group name if the client doesn't specify one.
d. OPC Item ID - The OPC Item ID is the data source, such
as a vibration transducer, from which the System 1 OPC
Exporter retrieves data. The OPC Exporter supports
browsing for OPC Clients. The OPC can only browse for
those clients that support browsing.
5.1.2 Matrikon OPC Server

The Matrikon OPC Exporter can export data, alarms, and events to
3rd-party OPC client systems. 3rd-party systems can initiate tasks
based on System 1 alarms and events without recreating the
System 1 alarm and event configuration logic.
2. Right-click on OPC Exporter.
4. Select the Active checkbox. Select OK.
6. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, MatrikonOPC Server
for System 1.
7. You can add Alias groups and items to those groups to match
the points that are coming from the System 1 software. See the
online Help for details.
5.2 System 1 NetDDE Server (Exporter)

The GE Standard Messages (GSM) interface allows the user to
configure the System 1 platform to receive process and alarm data
from GE Mark VI control systems via the GSM protocol. It adds GSM
communication capability to the DDE Client DCM. GSM
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communication utilizes standard TCP/IP protocol over an Ethernet
network.
2. Right-click on the DAQ server in the Instrument Hierarchy.
3. Select Add Instruments, DDE Servers. The Properties of DDE
Servers dialog box appears.
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a. Enter the Polling Interval.
The Polling Interval defines the amount of time, in
seconds, between successive collections of DDE
data.
b. Enter the System 1 administrator Username and
Password.
c. Select OK.
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4. Right-click on DDE Servers.
5. Select Add DDE Server. The Properties of DDE Server dialog
box appears.
a. Type User Name and Tag Name.

b. Select Server Properties tab.
6. Type the name of a GE Cimplicity server into the DDE Server
Computer box or select Browse to browse for servers.
GE Cimplicity is a human-machine interface/supervisory
control and data acquisition (HMI/SCADA) software
application in which the GSM Gateway software operates.
a. Select the GSM Server check box. Select OK.
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7. Right-click the DDE Server.
8. Select Add DDE Share. A DDEShare is a group of registers
providing data that have been defined.
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9. Type a unique description for the GSM Controller in the
Controller Description box.
10. If you want to collect alarm data for any of the points that are
configured in this list, select the Status Returned checkbox.
The Status Returned checkbox indicates whether the
configured DDE Share supports Statuses (OK, Not OK, etc.).
11. GSM Configuration:
a. Enter the Controller Name. The controller name is the
name of the GE Mark VI Turbine Controller from which a
process data point originates. You can obtain the name
from the Mark VI signal list, access the signal list in the
Mark VI project .m6b file and then export the signal list to
a .csv file format.
i. Open up the Mark VI project .m6b file. Select
View, Reports, Signal List.
ii. The Select Options for Signal Report dialog box
appears. Select Named Signals.
iii. Select File, Export to CSV.
b. Enter the TCP/IP Port Number for the GSM service on the
user interface in the Port Number box. The TCP/IP port
number for the GSM Gateway is typically configured to
be 768. You should use this port number unless
otherwise specified.
c. Enter the sample update rate in seconds in the Update
Rate box. This is the rate at which the System 1 platform
requests/polls data from the GSM Gateway. The update
rate can be 1 to 86400 seconds.
12. Repeat steps 8 through 12 for each controller.
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5.3 OLE Automation Exporter

The Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation Exporter
sends specific static data values from your System 1 Enterprise into
the 'cells' of a destination spreadsheet. This exporter was designed
specifically to accommodate Bently PERFORMANCE software, but
any application that can access static values from a spreadsheet
can also use it.
2. Right-click on the DAQ server in the Instrument Hierarchy.
3. Select Add Instruments, OLE Automation Exporter.
4. Enter the Update Rate to specify how often the System 1

platform should export data points.
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Section 6 - Common Operating Tasks
6. Common Operating Tasks

6.1 Backing Up & Archiving
Backup vs. Archive
Backing up is the process of making an exact copy of a database
for the purpose of preserving a copy should the main database
become corrupted, be accidentally erased, or become lost. In
general, you do not have a choice as to the form of a backup
database, or how much or how little data is stored on it.
Archiving differs from backing up in that an archive is a copy of all
or part of the original database. Archived data is generally for
comparison, diagnostic analysis, or other functions, and is not
intended to restore databases. The archival features within the
System 1 software use both the configuration and historical
databases. You can access System 1 archived data just like current
data, but not in a real-time situation. In general, archived data
resides in a different location and access to it does not interfere
with the online operations of collecting current data.
6.1.1 Step-by-Step Backup

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, System 1 Database
Tools.
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2. Connect to the SQL Server that contains the Enterprise
database that you want to back up.
You cannot backup a database if you
are connected to a remote server.
a. Connect to a SQL Server, using either of the following
methods:
i. Select Server, Connect from the menu bar.
ii. Select the Connect icon in the toolbar.
b. The Select SQL Server dialog box appears.
If your current workstation is a SQL Server, its name

appears in the box. Select from the list of SQL
Servers. You may also type in a SQL Server name that
the workstation can access.
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c. Once you establish a connection with an SQL Server,
expand the hierarchy to view the databases.
3. Select the database on the right that you want to backup.

4. From the main menu bar, select Database, Backup or
from the right-click shortcut menu, select Backup.
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5. On the Name and Description page of the Backup
Database Wizard, type the name you want for the backup
in the Backup Name box and a brief description in the
Backup Description box for reference when restoring the
database. Select Next.
6. On the Destination page enter the file path and file name of
the *.dat backup file you are creating. Select Next.
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7. The Backup Options page appears. Select Overwrite
Existing Media to overwrite any previous backups. This
reduces the file size of the *.dat backup file. Select Append
to Existing Media if you want to keep a copy of past
backups within the *.dat file so you can go back and restore
any one of them in the future. Select Next.
8. On the Summary page, verify that all the information that

you entered is correct. Select Finish.
6.1.2 Step-by-Step Restore

1. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, System 1
Database Tools.
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2. Connect to the SQL Server that contains the Enterprise
database that you want to restore.
a. Connect to a SQL Server, using either of the following

methods:
i. Select Server, Connect from the menu bar.
ii. Select the Connect icon in the toolbar.
b. The Select SQL Server dialog box appears.
If your current workstation is a SQL Server, its name

appears in the field. Select from the list of SQL Servers.
You may also type in a SQL Server name that the
workstation can access.
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c. Once you establish a connection with an SQL Server,
expand the hierarchy to view the databases.
3. Select the database on the right that you want to restore.

4. From the main menu bar, select Database, Restore or
from the right-click shortcut menu, select Restore.
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5. The Existing Backup of from File page appears. Select from
the Previously recorded backup files or Browse for the
backup file you want to restore. Select Next.
6. The Select Backup page appears. Choose the specific

backup file that you want the restore operation to use. If you
have multiple backups using the same *.dat file (i.e., the
backup file was appended), the software keeps track of
each backup and displays them in the list as shown. Note
that the date in the Date column indicates the date that the
backup was made. Select Next.
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7. The File Locations page is for information only. The System
1 Database Tools utility retrieves the database paths for the
database you are going to restore. Select Next.
8. On the Summary page, verify that all the information that

you entered is correct. If anything is incorrect, select Back
to return to the previous screens and correct the settings.
Select Finish to restore the database.
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6.1.3 Step-by-step Archive

The System 1 software provides 2 different ways for you to archive
your database. There is a manual archive, in which you select
which parts of your database that you want to archive, and there is
an automatic archive that archives the entire database for a
specified period of time.
6.1.3.1
Manual Archive
You archive any System 1 Enterprise that is presently connected
in System 1 Display.
The archive selection can be as broad as the entire Enterprise,
or as specific as individual Components or Plot Sessions. When
you save an archive, the archive utility automatically gives the
database the file extension .s1a.
1. In System 1 Display, select Enterprise, Archive Data
2. Select the type of Archive operation (Full, Typical, or
Custom). Select Next.
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3. Select your Filtering Option. Select Next. For Custom
archive only (this is the only step that is in the Custom
archive and not in the Typical archive):
Custom archive allows you to selectively choose the

components/plot session(s) that you want to archive.
Use this step to set your options for the Custom
archive.
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i.
Archive by Component
Select the components you want to include in the
archive. You can use the Enterprise Hierarchy,
Instrument Hierarchy or Collection Groups to
select components. When you select a
component the archive utility includes all subcomponents.
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ii. Archive by Plot Session
Select the Plot Session to archive ALL data that is
associated with the points configured in the Plot
Session and all configuration information for
those points.
4. Select the time range for the data that you want to archive.
Select Next. For the Full archive, the data range is all data.
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5. Use this step to remove the selected data from the System 1
historical database, after it has been archived to the
specified destination. This is a way to free up space in your
historical database. Set Delete Data Option. Select Next.
6. Select Browse and choose a file for the Archive

Destination. Select Next.
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7. The utility performs validations as per the settings specified
in the previous steps of the Archiving Wizard. Select Next.
8. Select Archive.
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9. The Archive Progress bar displays the progress for tasks
that are being preformed.
10. Select Finish.

6.1.3.2
Automatic Archive
Console Client.
3. If requested, enter your Username and Password.
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If you are using a login that is local to the computer you are
accessing, then leave the Windows Account box blank. If
you are using a Windows login, select the Windows
Account box and enter the Domain in addition to the
Username and Password.
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4. Select Database Maintenance Manager.
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5. Select the Archiving tab.
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6. Select Auto Archiving Properties to enable automatic
archiving on a regular basis.
a. Select Enable Auto Archiving

b. Select Day, Week, Month, or Year for how often the
automatic archive occurs. Enter a value for when
you would like to run the archive.
c. Enter a number in Run Auto Archive Every: (In the
example above the archive runs once every 4
months on the first day of the month).
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d. Enter a time for the archive utility to begin each
archive in Starting at and a date to begin in Starting
date.
e. Select Delete Data on Archive only if you want to
delete the data in the chosen timeframe from the
original database and keep the chosen data only in
the archive.
Once deleted, you cannot move data from the
archive back to the database. You can ONLY
view the data separately in the archive.
f.
Select the button to the right of Save Archive To.

This allows you to select a location to which to save
the archive.
g. Select OK.
h. On the Auto Archiving Properties dialog box, select

Apply to save all the changes.
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Section 7 - Appendix A: Compatible Monitoring Systems
7. Appendix A: Compatible
Monitoring Systems
Monitoring
System
Compatible
Communications
Processors
(CP)/Data
Interfaces
Notes
1701
FieldMonitor
FMIM
(FieldMonitor
Management
Interface Module)
FMIM acts as a TDIX for 1701

FieldMonitors. Ethernet connection
from FMIM to System 1 network.
2201
TDXnet
3300
TDIXconnX
TDXnet
Older 3300 Monitor Racks can use

the TDIXconnX to interface the
rack to the TDXnet CP.
3300
TDXnet
Newer 3300 Monitor Racks

connect directly to the TDXnet CP.
3500
TDI
TDI resides in the 3500 Monitor

Rack.
3500
TDXnet
Other
Monitoring
Systems
TDIXconnX
TDXnet
Monitoring systems can use the

TDIXconnX capabilities to interface
monitoring signals from their
equipment into the TDXnet CP.
You should consult your local Service Representative to determine what

equipment you need and to install that equipment with your new or
existing System 1 platform.
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Section 8 - Appendix B: Partial Sample Enterprise Configuration
8. Appendix B: Partial Sample

Enterprise Configuration
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Section 9 - Appendix C: Bently Manual Input
9. Appendix C: Bently Manual Input

Bently Manual Input is a software application that is supplied with
the System 1 software. This application allows you to manually
feed data into the System 1 platform when data is not directly
available from an online instrument. This data flows into the
System 1 Data Acquisition Server, which processes it like any other
static data.
This input feature allows you to enter revenue data, gas
composition percentages, and any other static value that you may
need to change from time to time.
Bently Manual Input data is configured as DDE client data and
requires a DDE Server, DDE Share, and DDE item just as for any
other DDE point. The Bently Manual Input screen provides each of
the parameters you need, as shown.
Bently Manual Input Configuration

You must configure all manual input points in the DDE Instrument
Hierarchy before the System 1 software accepts the data.
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To configure Bently Manual Input items (points):
1. Verify installation of the NetBEUI protocol on the workstation on
which you are using Bently Manual Input.
a. Select Start, Settings, Network and Dial-up
Connections
b. Select Local Area Connections. Select Properties.
Verify that NetBEUI Protocol is listed. If it is not listed,
select the Install button and install the protocol.
2. Create a DDEShare.
a. Select Start, Run.
b. Type DDEShare in the Open field. Select OK.
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c. Select Shares, DDEShares.
d. Select Add a Share
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e. Enter the values as shown in the following image.
f.
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Select BMIShare$. Select Trust Share

g. Select Start Application Enable and Initiate to
Application Enable. Select OK.
h. Select OK on the DDE Shares windows.

3. Select Start, Programs, System 1, Tools, Bently Manual Input.
a. Enter your manual input points.

i. The # column is the main interface between your
manual input and the System 1 platform. When
you identify this point to the System 1 software,
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you enter it as Item(#) (replace the # with the
actual item number) in the Item Name field of the
Item Properties section of the configuration of a
DDE Item.
ii. The Point Id/Tag Name is for your identification
only.
iii. Input a Point Description. This value does not
appear with the DDE Item in System 1
applications unless you enter it directly into the
System 1 Configuration.
iv. Input a Value for the point. The System 1 Data
Acquisition software reads this value during the
next polling interval for this DDE Server. The
System 1 software gives a timestamp for the
value when it stores it in the historical database
for the Enterprise. Because most manually input
values are constants or values that change very
little over time, the system stores the value
according to the configured change filtering
parameters in the DDE Server.
v. Enter the units of measure for this point.
4. Continue adding points and values until you have entered all of
your manual input.
5. Select Apply.
6. If you are using this data, make sure you start the Bently
Manual Input Service. The Bently Manual Input display indicates
the current status in the upper right corner.
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a. If the service is not started, select Service, Start Service.
7. Select File, Exit Configuration.

8. Configure the points for use with the System 1 software.
a. Select Start, Programs, System 1, System 1
Configuration.
b. In the Instrument Hierarchy, right-click on DAQ. Select
Add Instruments. Select DDE Servers.
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c. In the Properties of DDE Servers dialog box enter your
Account Information. Select OK.
d. Right-click on DDE Servers.

e. Select Add DDE Server. The Properties of DDE Server
dialog box appears.
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f.
Select the Server Properties tab. Verify that the correct

computer name displays under DDE Server Computer.
Select OK.
g. Right-click DDE Server.

h. Select Add DDE Share.
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i.
Enter BMIShare$ in Share Name. Verify that Timestamp

Returned is NOT selected.
j.
Right-click BMIShare$.
k. Select Add DDE Items. Select item that matches the

value type you entered in Bently Manual Input.
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l.
Enter User Name, Tag Name, and Item Name.
i. You can enter the same value for User Name and
Tag Name here as you entered for Point ID / Tag
Name in the Bently Manual Input software.
ii. DDE Item Name fields must have the entry
Item(#), where # is the number you selected
when you defined the item in the Bently Manual
Input software.
m. Continue adding DDE Items until you have created an
item for each row that you want to collect from the
Bently Manual Input software.
n. You can map these DDE items to a point in your
Enterprise Hierarchy as well.
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Section 10 - Appendix D: Changing Your Installation
10. Appendix D: Changing Your

Installation
If you must add components, such as online Help, to your platform
after an installation has completed, you can use the following
procedure to add the component at any time:
1. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
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3. Select System 1. Select Change.
OR
If you want the installation program to determine what it must
reinstall, select Click here for support information. Select
Repair.
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4. Select Next when it becomes active.
5. Select Modify if you want to choose a specific item, like online

Help.
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6. Enter the System 1 administrator Password.
7. If you chose Modify, select the features you want to install by

selecting the icon next to the item. Select This feature, and all
subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive.
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8. Verify the Installation Summary. If it is complete and accurate,
select Install.
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Section 11 - Appendix E: Control Systems Interoperability
11. Appendix E: Control Systems

Interoperability
11.1 Overview
Control Systems Interoperability requires that the System 1
Configuration software provide configuration data in a file format
that the customer controls system application can read. It then
requires the System 1 Data Acquisition (DAQ) software to provide
real-time data to the customer controls system application using
an OPC interface. And lastly, it requires System 1 Display software
to be accessible from within the customer controls system
application to display a fixed set of plots for the collected data.
The System 1 Configuration software uses the Hierarchy

Exporter to produce a MIMOSA-compatible .xml file that
contains a System 1 Enterprise Hierarchy (for an entire single
Enterprise or a portion of a single Enterprise).
A customer controls system application reads and processes

the .xml file and integrates the hierarchy information into its
own database structure.
Based on this information the customer controls system

application acts as an OPC client to the System 1 DAQ, which
acts as an OPC server. System 1 DAQ collects the real-time
data, attaches a severity code and passes it to the customer
OPC client.
The customer can set up their controls system application to

launch System 1 Display plots when it receives an event from
the System 1 platform.
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11.2 Configuration Export

Use the Hierarchy Exporter to export the System 1 Configuration to
the desired format. Currently the XML format is the only supported
format.
2. Select Enterprise, Open.
3. The Enterprise Connect dialog box appears. Select the
Enterprise you want to export. Select Connect.
4. Select Utilities, Hierarchy Exporter.
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5. The Hierarchy Exporter Utility dialog box appears.
a. The Enterprise Server Name and Enterprise

Name boxes are automatically populated.
b. Select the Hierarchy Type.
c. Select to browse for the Export File Location.
d. Select Export. The Status area updates as the
export process progresses.
e. Select Validation Results to open a log of the
export process.
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Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

Optimization and Diagnostic Platform

Copyright 2008. General Electric Company.

Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

System 1 Optimization and

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

Copyright 2008. General Electric Company.

ABOUT THE SYSTEM 1 QUICK START GUIDES

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

2. Application Overview ..................................................................9

3. Step By Step Configuration ......................................................25

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

4. Configuring Data Collection Modules ....................................79

3500 TDI Communication Processor DCM......................................79

5. Configuring Data Exporters .................................................. 105

6. Common Operating Tasks ..................................................... 113

7. Appendix A: Compatible Monitoring Systems.................... 135

Appendix B: Partial Sample Enterprise Configuration ..... 137

Overview ............................................................................................ 157

1.1 Scope of This Manual

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

1.1.1 Contents of This Manual

1.2 Accessing Online Help

Accessing Within System 1 Applications

Access From Dialog Boxes

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

1.3 Basic Terms and Concepts

The Instrument Hierarchy describes the hardware and

The Plant Asset Configuration (also called the Enterprise

An Enterprise can be as small as a single pump, or as large as an

Each Data Acquisition Server (DAQ Server) computer

The Enterprise is the primary unit for a System 1 installation.

A single Enterprise may have more than 1 Data Acquisition

You can configure up to 45,000 points within a single

There is no limit to the maximum number of Enterprises a

The System 1 platform refers to each entry of the Enterprise

You can use many components to configure the nodes of an

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

DDE/Net DDE importers and exporters (client and server

MODBUS to DDE Import Bridges,

OPC importers and exporters, and

other devices and protocols that provide an interface

The instrumentation information is 1-for-1. This means that every

1.3.3 Collection Groups

Components, points, variables, and other parts that make

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

Pointers to 1 or more historical databases that contain the

Each Enterprise must also have at least 1 historical database. An

Section 2 - Application Overview

2.1 Definitions and Terms

System 1 Operation Quick Start Guide for Version 6.5

Application Programming Interface

Bently Manual Input

Computerized Maintenance Management System

Data Acquisition Connection Manager

Data Collection Module

Data Control System

Dynamic Data Exchange

Data Manager 2000

Database Maintenance Manager

Enterprise Data Server