iPower 6.

Demonstration Guide

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Table of contents
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 NOTES ON THE DEMONSTRATION ENVIRONMENT .....................................................................................................................................4
1.2 DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................................................5
1.3 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS ..........................................................................................................................................................................5
1.4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & TRADEMARKS .......................................................................................................................................................6
2 STARTING AND STOPPING IPOWER ......................................................................................................................... 7
3 IPOWER INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 IPOWER HOME SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................................................9

4 OPERATOR DISPLAYS ...............................................................................................................................................10

4.1 PICTURES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 TAB DISPLAYS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 OPERATOR NOTES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.4 ATTRIBUTES .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.5 TRENDS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
5 DISPLAY NAVIGATION ..............................................................................................................................................17
5.1 THE MAIN MENU ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.2 NETWORK OVERVIEW PICTURE ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
5.3 PAN, ZOOM & LAYERING............................................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.4 NAVIGATE WITH PICTURE LINKS ................................................................................................................................................................ 21
6 OPERATIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................22
6.1 THE OPERATOR DIALOG BOX..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.2 ISSUING CONTROLS..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
6.3 GROUP CONTROL INHIBIT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.4 CONTROL TAG .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
6.5 INFORMATION TAGS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
6.6 MANUAL OVERWRITE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
6.7 AUTOMATIC BUS COLORING AND PORTABLE GROUNDS ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.8 THE ALARM TAB ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
6.9 OTHER DIALOG TABS IN BRIEF .................................................................................................................................................................. 37
6.9.1 Scan .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
6.9.2 User tab .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
6.9.3 Details tab ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
6.9.4 Links tab ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
7 EVENTS .......................................................................................................................................................................38
8 ALARMS ......................................................................................................................................................................40
8.1 WORKING WITH ALARMS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 40
8.2 ALARMS FEATURES: ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
9 REALTIME DATA ........................................................................................................................................................43
10 REPORTING SOLUTIONS ..........................................................................................................................................44
10.1 PROFICY HISTORIAN .................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
10.2 MICROSOFT EXCEL ADD-IN MODULE FOR PROFICY HISTORIAN ......................................................................................................... 45
11 INTEGRATING SCADA INTO THE BUSINESS ..........................................................................................................46
11.1 VIEW SWITCHING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 46

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12 SYSTEM MENU ...........................................................................................................................................................47

13 AUTOMATED SCADA CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................48
13.1.1 Review Black Forest CB3........................................................................................................................................................ 48
13.1.2 Create database Points for a new relay ........................................................................................................................ 49
13.1.3 Create a display for the new relay ................................................................................................................................... 50
13.1.4 Review the new relay .............................................................................................................................................................. 52
13.2 SYSTEM PICTURE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
14 HELP ............................................................................................................................................................................54
14.1 CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HELP.......................................................................................................................................................................... 54
14.2 ONLINE GUIDES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
15 APPENDICES ..............................................................................................................................................................56
15.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS............................................................................................................................................................... 56
15.3 GLOSSARY OF ALTERNATE TERMS ............................................................................................................................................................. 57
15.4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
15.5 KNOWN PROBLEMS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
15.5.1 Why does the menu picture have scroll bars? ............................................................................................................ 58
15.5.2 Please let us know ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58

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1 Introduction
This document accompanies the “iPower” trial system software. This is a complete working version of
iPower, pre-configured with a range of examples to help you discover the capabilities of this SCADA
solution. This Demonstration Guide helps you explore the trial system on your own computer.

iPower is available for both GE iFIX™ and GE CIMPLICITY™ from GE Digital. iPower operation on iFIX
and CIMPLICITY is very similar, so while this Demo Guide is written for GE iFIX, most of the operational
functionality demonstrated is applicable to iPower on CIMPLICITY as well. The differences are more in
configuration, which reflect the differences in the underlying products.

A typical substation single line picture

1.1 Notes on the demonstration environment

This trial system is designed to show key operational features of iPower, plus introduce at least some
configuration tools in the system. The trial system is configured with data and pictures for:

Electric Power:
⋅ A ‘Network Overview’ showing substations within a distribution network
⋅ Six different looking substation pictures, taken from real-world applications (titled
“Blackforest”, “Hillside”, “Devonport”, and others), as well as pictures from a (geothermal)
power station
Water/Waste water:
⋅ A simple chemical feed system
Oil & Gas:
⋅ Tank/pipeline network system

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You are encouraged to try things in this trial system. Thanks to simulation, some aspects of the
system will work as they would in the real world. However the data displayed is computer generated,
so you will see numerous alarms as well as analog and digital data that would be nonsense in a real-
world environment. This is to help demonstrate the features and capabilities of iPower in a convenient
and interactive experience.

1.2 Demonstration System Requirements

To gain the best experience from the iPower trial system, please consider these recommended
system requirements:
⋅ Microsoft Windows Vista or higher (Windows 7 and above recommended)
⋅ High definition screen display resolution of at least 1366 x 768 pixels

1.3 Document Conventions

This is an Instruction Title
 Display the Control Tag Dialog It describes the general goal of sequence of
instruction steps that follow.
This is an Instruction Step
The description of this step is: Click the ‘Power’
 > BlackForest_Sub icon on the Main Menu, then click
‘BlackForest_Sub’ in the pull-down list, this will
display the Black Forest picture.

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1.4 Acknowledgments & Trademarks

“iPower” is an integrated server/client software application, combined with application-specific
implementation work, that enhances the GE iFIX™ and GE CIMPLICITY™ products from GE Digital. iFIX
and CIMPLICITY are world-class and world-leading control systems from GE Digital. GE Digital is a
company with decades of experience in SCADA and automation, and has deployed in every industry
sector around the world. Using these strong control packages as a platform, iPower adds a suite of
advanced functionality, specifically designed to enhance SCADA control-room operations.

iPower is a completely integrated application. Users experience a single, seamless, integrated SCADA
operations solution, with no perceptible boundaries between iPower, iFIX/CIMPLICITY and Microsoft
Windows™. Accordingly it is necessary to acknowledge that this Demonstration Guide describes and
refers to generic iFIX and/or CIMPLICITY software, which is the proprietary property of GE Digital,
along with generic Windows software, which is the proprietary property of Microsoft.

Trademarks Owner
iFIX, CIMPLICITY, Secure Containment, iCore, iBatch, iWebCast, FIX, GE Digital
Dynamics, FIX32, Intellution,
Microsoft, Windows Microsoft
iPower, SRM, SRM-2, OnDemand Catapult Software

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2 Starting and Stopping iPower

 Complete the software installation
The software should be installed as described in the ‘iPower Demonstration Installation Guide’.

 Use a wide-screen monitor

The iPower demonstration is designed to run on current wide-screen high definition monitors.
However it will run on older style 4:3 ratio monitors and is usable at resolutions like 1280x1024.

 Start iPower

Click on the iPower Trial System icon on your

desktop


or

 Start > iFIX 6.0 > iPower Trial System

iPower is ready once the Home screen is displayed with the navigation menu along the top (please
see section 3.1 for more on the Home screen).

 Stopping iPower
The trial system will run without a license for up to 2 hours before requiring a shutdown. Once
shutdown, it can immediately be restarted to begin another 2 hour demonstration, as many times as
required.

 To shutdown iPower

Click the Exit icon on the Menu, then click ‘Yes’ to

confirm shutdown.
 > Yes

or

Click the System icon on the Menu, then select

‘Shutdown iPower’ from the pulldown menu,
then click ‘Yes’ on the prompt to confirm
 > Shutdown iPower > Yes
shutdown.

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3 iPower introduction

iPower Feature Summary

Core SCADA capabilities Standards/Tools
⋅ Real-time data collection, management and ⋅ Embedded VBA
display ⋅ ActiveX with Secure Containment™
⋅ Supervisory Control ⋅ OPC server & client
⋅ Alarm and Event management ⋅ SQL; ODBC; COM; DCOM
⋅ Historical data collection & reporting
⋅ Real-time and historical data trending Communications
⋅ Comprehensive security Communications drivers for hundreds of RTUs, PLCs,
⋅ On-line configuration IEDs and other I/O devices.

Utility Operations Display

⋅ Secure control including select before operate, 1, 2, 3 or 4 monitors per client workstation
interlocking, alarming, recording
⋅ Control Lockout (Control Tagging) Object oriented graphics
⋅ Information Tagging Pan, Zoom, Declutter. Graphic Primitives: rectangle; oval;
⋅ Hand Dressing (Manual Overwrite) chord; polygon; pie; arc; line. Chart: Configurable multi-
⋅ Sequence of Event (SOE) to 1ms pen, left/right scroll, styles, colors, axis, labels, legends,
⋅ Bus Coloring alarm limits, X-Y, gridlines. Text: Range of font sizes &
⋅ Portable Ground Display styles.
⋅ Rapid database templating & configuration
⋅ Automated IED & Faceplate configuration Database point types
⋅ Utility Demand Response (optional) Analog Alarm; Analog Input; Analog Output; Analog
⋅ Device faceplates and symbol libraries Register; Boolean; Calculation; Dead Time; Device
⋅ Off-Scan Control; Digital Alarm; Digital Extended; Digital Input;
⋅ Off-Normal Digital Output; Digital Register; Event Action; Extended
Trend; Fanout; Histogram; Lead Lag; Multi-State Digital;
On-Off Control; Pareto; PID; Program; Ramp; Ratio Bias;
Common optional applications
Signal Select; SQL Data; SQL Trigger; Statistical Control;
⋅ Webspace
Statistical Data; Text; Timer; Totalizer; Trend
⋅ Historian
⋅ Workflow
Architecture
⋅ Trouble-shooter
⋅ Client-Server
⋅ OnDemand™: Automated Demand Response
⋅ Multiple LAN and/or WAN clients
⋅ Pager
⋅ Runtime & development Servers &/or clients
⋅ Redundant servers with automatic failover
⋅ Duplicated networking

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3.1 iPower Home Screen

Once your iPower Demonstration has started the default screen is the iPower Home Screen shown
below. Here you will find a range of practical instructional and introductory videos that cover much of
the content of this Demonstration Guide. Please review these videos on different features and
functions of the iPower system to help you quickly familiarize yourself with sections of this Guide.

Note:
You can also view our latest instructional videos on the Catapult Software YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZQNSt4iWm7vcvymT_u9RQ

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4 Operator displays
This section introduces the various displays available to SCADA Operators in this trial system.

4.1 Pictures
Pictures displaying a mix of static images and dynamically changing information provide the most
common interface for operator monitoring. In this demo we start with a picture designed to monitor
and control the equipment in an electricity substation:

 Display the ‘Black Forest’ substation picture

Click the ‘Power’ icon on the Menu, then click
‘BlackForest_Sub’ in the pull-down list to open
 > BlackForest_Sub the Black Forest picture.

This will display the Black Forest substation picture.

The obvious first impression is that many analog values are flashing in alarm state. This is because
the simulator in this trial system is frequently changing analogs, forcing them in and out of their
alarm limits.

 Acknowledge all alarms on this picture:

 Right Click anywhere on the picture > Click ‘Acknowledge Picture’

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4.2 Tab Displays

Tab Displays are information screens that present all data associated with a selected device, in a
quick access, consistent and easy-to-use configuration. Tab Displays provide a single, convenient
and centralized point of access to all information and controls relevant to any particular device.

Tab Displays are containers that make a lot of information readily available for SCADA operators,
such as Alarms, Events, Realtime Data, Equipment Notes, Functional Diagrams and more. This
ensures the SCADA interface is uncluttered and provides intuitive and consistent device management
for the operator, regardless of the range of different devices that are being managed. The information
displayed is updated dynamically and can be customized as required. This can include the addition of
device-specific diagrams, pictures, PDF manuals (or other documentation) and also ActiveX Controls
or embedded objects such as CCTV footage or power quality data.

 Display a UPS Device Tab Display screen:

Click the ‘Critical’ icon on the Menu, then click
‘Switchyard’ in the pull-down list to open the
 > Switchyard Switchyard picture.

Click on the ‘UPS 1’ icon



The Tab Display for UPS 1 on the Switchyard picture

 Display a Generator Tab Display screen:

Click the ‘Critical’ icon on the Menu, then click
‘Switchyard’ in the pull-down list to open the
 > Switchyard Switchyard picture.

Click on the ‘GEN 1’ icon



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The Tab Display for GEN 1 on the Switchyard picture

The Tab Display for the ‘GEN 1’ generator provides a different device overview screen to the previous
‘UPS 1’ example. Note that the Tab Display provides a consistent interface for dealing with multiple
different types of equipment. This helps speed operations, creates continuity and makes training
easier with one information screen to learn for various different types of equipment.

 Things to Try on the Tab Display: To see:

To see various tabs for Alarms, Events, Realtime
 Click the tabs across the top of the GEN1 tab
Data, Trends, Notes, Power Quality and
display
Specifications.
To see a complete list of all events associated
 Click on the ‘Events’ tab on the GEN1 tab
with the ‘GEN1’ device.
display

Fast and Easy to Configure

Tab displays are entirely user configurable, including the number of tabs, their labels, icons and of
course their content, which can be any normal iFIX picture content. Tab displays are also very fast to
replicate: Typically the only item to be changed when making multiple instances (for example
Generator 1, Generator 2 and so on) is the point name of the main device.

4.3 Operator Notes

Each item of equipment (like circuit breakers, motors, valves) can have its own note: A document
where operators can enter, edit, save and/or review information about the device. As well as these
‘Equipment Notes’, Notes can also be linked to any area in your system such as a substation, pump-
station or wellhead. These are ‘System Notes’. Notes can be accessed from iPower dialogs, Auxiliary
screens, 'Notes' button added to a picture or from the Notes List (see below).

 View and edit a notes page:

The Notes’ button is in the top right

corner of the Auxiliary screen.
 > BlackForest_Sub > > Notes

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Operator Notes are a tool for users to add and update text information about items of equipment,
areas of a plant, or any other items they choose. The Operator Notes function provides both
equipment notes and system notes:

Equipment Notes
These are notes linked to a specific item of equipment through a database tag name. For example an
equipment note might be linked to a specific circuit breaker, pump, or motor and describe warnings
or reminders about the operation of that specific equipment item.

System Notes
These notes can be accessed in many ways, but are commonly linked through a button on a picture.
For example a note about a particular substation (or any other area of your system) could be linked
to a "notes" button on the picture for that substation.

How to Open Notes

Notes can be opened from:
1. The 'Details' tab in an iPower dialog links to the relevant equipment note
2. Auxiliary screens also have a link to the relevant equipment note
3. A 'Notes' button on any picture links to the related system note
4. Click on any entry in the Notes List to edit that note

Notes History
Unlike normal text editors, Operator Notes maintain an automatic audit history of the last 20 different
notes made about your equipment or plant area. This notes history is shown below.

Notes List
The Notes list is a single location to view and edit all notes in a system.

 To open the Notes List click MENU > Lists > Notes

Try this -
 Edit any of the text in this sample note.
 Then click the 'save' icon above (or 'File' >'Save')
 You will see a new entry appear in the Notes History below
 Click the rows in the Notes History to toggle between the original note and your latest edits.

 Things to Try To see

To see that a new version of the note appears in
 Edit the note, then save your changes
Notes History at the bottom
 Click on rows in the Notes History To see previous versions of this note

To see all Notes in the system

 > Notes

 Double click on any row in the notes list To view/edit a note from the Notes List

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4.4 Attributes
Attributes indicate the presence of one or more of the following specific conditions:
• Alarms are disabled
• Control Tag (cannot be controlled)
• Information Tag (a pre-control warning)
• Manual Overwrite (overwrite the measured value with an operator-entered value)
• Off scan (not being polled)

Attributes are totally configurable for look and feel. Customers can define font, size, color, shape
(circle, triangle, etc.), and can define how multiple indicators are presented. Customers can have
indicators appear separately, stacked or rolled into one, with mouse-over tool-tips to help further
simplify control screens and minimize clutter while displaying information of most use to SCADA
operators.

With the appropriate use of color, size, and design, attributes provide clear warning of unusual states,
without cluttering the display.

 View Attributes on a Picture:

In this example, the attributes are displayed
individually. Each new control or information
 > BlackForest_Sub > tag will be displayed individually.
In this example, the attributes are displayed
combined together under one tag. Each new
control or information tag will be displayed in a
rolled up format, with only the highest priority
attribute visible. Details of all attributes can be
 > BlackForest_Sub > seen using “tooltips” by placing your mouse
cursor over the Attribute.

This example shows the ‘CB38’ point with

attributes displayed as text rather than icons.
 > BlackForest_Sub >

 Things to Try To see

To see text information associated with the
 Roll the mouse cusor over an attribute
attribute displayed as a ‘mouse-over’ property
 Add multiple notes and control tags to a To see how additional notes are displayed and
device different tags are shown as different icons

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4.5 Trends
Trend features
• Display real-time and/or historical data
• Pan through time, moving seamlessly between real-time and historical data
• Zoom on trend lines
• Display multiple pens (line data) on a single axis
• Highly configurable look, feel and content options

Important Note: This trial system does not include a Historian, so only real-time Trends are available.
However the ‘Trends’ video, available from the Catapult Software web site, show trending with both
real-time and historical data.

 Display Black Forest Trend

Display this picture containing two similar

trends, both plotting the same 4 analogs.
 > BlackForest_Trend

 Things to Try - LEFT trend  To see

To see the X and Y axes change. Each variable
 Click each row in the legend under the X-axis can for example be trended over different
ranges.
 Move the cursor onto any plotted line To see the value of that analog at that time

 Things to Try – RIGHT trend  To see

 Move the cursor over the trendine To see the values of all 4 analogues at that time

 Display Black Forest Trend, “Stacked” Format

Displays the same Black Forest trend, now
configured with:
• Y-Axes = Stacked Style
 > BlackForest_Stacked_Trend • Display = Both (Graph & Table)

 Things to Try - LEFT trend  To see

To see changing analog values at different
 Look at the “Table” view below the 4 stacked times. When you first display this trend, you will
trends. see this table fill from right to left as data
becomes available.

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 View a smaller Trend within a picture

Open the Brown substation picture

 > Brown_Sub

 View a Device Trend

Click on CB3 in Black Forest

 > BlackForest_Sub >

 Details tab > Trend Click the ‘Details’ tab, then the ‘Trend’ button.

The CBs used in this picture are configured to display a real-time trend of the three feeder currents
associated with the CB. If you watch for a minute you will see new analog values appear from the
right hand side of the trend. Note that the pictures incorporating these trends are automatically
generated by iPower, saving configuration time and ensuring a consistent look and feel.

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5 Display navigation

5.1 The Main Menu

The Main Menu, configured across the top of the screen in this Demo, is usually configured to enable
navigation of the entire system. Size, layers, content, orientation and location of the Main Menu are
all user-configurable. While this demo menu is across the top of screen, it could easily be down the
left hand side of the screen, or even simplified to a single “Menu” button in one corner of the screen.

 Things to try: To:

Display the home screen



Display the Alarms List



Display Off Normal Points List

 > Off Normals

Display the previous/next picture(s)

 &

Display a picture you like, then add it to your

Favorites, then use the Favorites menu to revisit
 > Add to Favorites it anytime
Look at the picture names in the ‘Power’ list.
Any new picture called ‘*_Sub’ will get

automatically added into the top of this sub
menu, and any called ‘*_GEN’ will get added at
the bottom.

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Menu features:
⋅ Back/Forward - Recalls previously displayed picture or pictures
⋅ Home – display your chosen home or start-up picture
⋅ Favorites - Lets each user add/organize quick access to their personal favorite pictures
⋅ Automatic picture configuration based on name
⋅ Multi-tier menus – unlimited nesting of sub-menus
⋅ Many functions as standard, including
⋅ Acknowledge picture
⋅ Toggle alarm horn
⋅ Alarm silence
⋅ Close picture
⋅ Database manager
⋅ Exit workspace; Shutdown
⋅ Login/out; Mission Control
⋅ Operator message; Open picture
⋅ Print picture
⋅ Configure Pictures
⋅ Run VBA scripts from inside your menu
⋅ The number and order of menu items is user-definable
⋅ Icon graphics - add/create your own menu icons
⋅ Menu is an ActiveX control inserted into a picture during configuration
⋅ Displays the currently open picture
⋅ Displays the current user name
⋅ Display date and time
⋅ Support multi-monitors / split-monitor displays

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5.2 Network Overview picture

Display the Network Overview picture

 > Network Overview

The Network Overview picture provides:

• An overview of an entire system
• Another method to navigate into a system

 Try to Show/Hide picture elements

Try clicking the ‘Show/Hide’ buttons for the different bus voltages, plus the main
circuit breakers (CB) and transformers (TX):

You will see the different parts of the picture being revealed or hidden. In this
trial system the default settings are to display only higher voltage elements
(with Circuit Breakers and Transformers hidden).

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5.3 Pan, Zoom & Layering

The Network Overview picture is configured with zoom, pan and layering (automatic clutter/declutter).
Automatic layering allows inclusion of more detail without making cluttering the operators view.

 Pan and Zoom is available in two places

From the main menu From the Right-click menu

Please note: the main menu Pan and Zoom functions

may not appear on the Main Menu at monitor display
resolutions below 1080p.

 Things to try To

To zoom In/Out


Click, hold, drag the mouse to make a rectangle

over the area you want to zoom into, then
 release

Click, hold and drag the picture across your

screen


Click and hold the mouse, then slowly drag the

 Right Click > Zoom In/Out
mouse UP / DOWN the screen
 Mouse wheel zoom Or try the mouse wheel

Restore full screen view



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To cancel the pan or zoom, right click then

select “Cancel Pan/Zoom”
 Right Click >

5.4 Navigate with picture links

Substation labels on the Network Overview picture are also picture link buttons:

 Navigate from the Network Overview to Black Forest picture:

Display the Network Overview picture

 > Network Overview
Click ‘Black Forest’ button to display the Black

Forest picture

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6 Operations
This section covers common monitoring and control activities undertaken by SCADA system
operators.

6.1 The Operator Dialog box

All SCADA operations, such as issuing a control, placing a control or information tag, disabling alarms
and so on, are done using an Operator Dialog box.

 Display the Operator Dialog for a Circuit Breaker

Click on the CB4 icon in the Black Forest picture

 > BlackForest_Sub >

The CB4 Operator Dialog:

Circuit Breaker Operator Dialog

Each type of field device has an Operator Dialog specific to its operational needs. iPower dialogs
require no programming and are easily configured to meet all operational requirements.

We will review the functions provided by the dialog shortly. First let’s look at some other Operator
Dialogs:

 Click ‘Cancel’ to close the CB Operator Dialog without performing any operation.

 Display the Operator Dialog for an analog:

Click on an analog value, to display an analog


Operator Dialog

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Analog Operator Dialog

 Things to Try
Try clicking on other types of devices. You will see that each device type has its own Operator Dialog,
providing the required functions for that device. You will also see that all instances of one type of
device have the same Operator Dialog, providing operators with a consistent and intuitive interface.

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6.2 Issuing Controls

 Click on a device to control it:

Click on a CB


Click on the operation you want. Then Click

 OPEN or CLOSE > Operate > YES
‘Operate’ then ‘YES’ to complete the control

Control dialog

Note that after opening or closing the CB4 operation the corresponding change in the device status is
clearly shown on the Blackforest_Sub substation picture.

 Try issuing a control from an Auxiliary screen

Click the text label for CB5 to display the

Auxiliary screen


In the Auxiliary screen, Click the ‘ON’ indication

 CB5 AUTO RECLOSE > ON for CB5 AUTO RECLOSE, to display the control
dialog
Choose the operation you want from the
 OFF > Operate > YES control dialog, then click ‘Operate’ and ‘YES’ to
complete the control

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 Try a transformer tap control

Click the TAP control for

Transformer 1

Choose the operation you want from the

 RAISE or LOWER > Operate > YES control dialog, then click ‘Operate’ and ‘YES’ to
complete the control

Other control features

• Control in progress flag:

• Interlocking prevents multiple users controlling the same
device at the same time
• Dialog Timeout releases the device for control by other
operators, preventing any unintentional disabling of control
• Final YES/NO confirmation dialog can be disabled to speed the control process
• Control failures after a user-defined timeout will raise an alarm
• Non-controllable devices will not have a Control tab in the Operator Dialog

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6.3 Group Control Inhibit

Sometimes it is necessary to prevent a group of devices from being controlled. A good example is
blocking any circuit breakers in a substation from being closed (made live) while someone is working
inside the substation.

 Try this

Open Black Forest Picture

 > BlackForest_Sub

Click ‘CLEAR’


Click ‘ON SITE’, then click ‘Operate’ and ‘YES’ to

 ON SITE > Operate > YES complete the control that sets the ‘Personnel on
site’ flag

 To see this

Personnel ON SITE Flag is displayed



Personnel ON SITE Warning is displayed

 Now try to close any circuit breaker in Black Forest. This operation is blocked:

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Note: Only the CLOSE control is blocked, for safety reasons, CB’s can still be opened (tripped) to stop
the flow of electricity.

6.4 Control Tag

Control Tagging is a facility to block or lock-out any attempts to control a point. A device that is
control tagged cannot be controlled by an Operator, or by any SCADA automation program, until the
Control Tag is removed. Control tagging is also called “Control Locking”.

Devices are often tagged to ensure they are not accidentally operated at inappropriate times. For
example a CB that has been opened to de-energize a line to enable service work, will be tagged to
prevent accidental re-energizing of the line. Another common use is to tag devices that are
inoperable because of equipment failure or because they have been removed for maintenance.

Features
• Tagged devices cannot be controlled by Operators or automation programs
• The name of the Operator, date and time the Tag was applied is displayed within the Tag
• Tag types are user-defined. The example below is type “Ground Applied”
• Operators can include an explanation for why the Tag has been applied
• Multiple Tags can be applied to a device
• Tagging operations are security protected
• Tagging operations are recorded in Events
• Control Tag List shows all tagged points
• Tagged devices are flagged

 Apply a Control Tag

Click on CB4, then click the ‘Control Tag’ tab

 > Control Tag

 Select ‘Ground Applied’ tag Type from the pull-down menu:

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 Add an explanation to the tag: “Ground to be removed 10:00am”

 Apply

The device displays a Control Tag flag

 Try to control a device with a Tag in place

The figure below shows a CB dialog with a Control Tag applied. You can see:
• Clicking on a device with a Tag in place displays the Control Tag.
• It is now impossible to control this CB. (The control option has gone from the dialog).
• The date, time and Operator who applied the Tag is shown
• The tag type and tag message is shown

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 Now apply a second Control Tag

 Select ‘Live Line Work’ tag Type from the pull-down menu

 Type in a message describing why this tag is being placed

 Apply

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 Review the display of the two tags

Operator Dialog with Two Control Tags applied

You can see:

• Both tags can be viewed.
• There is a safety check when you try to remove a tag.
• You can only control the device again after you remove all tags.

Notes:
• The number of tags that can be applied is user configurable.
• Tag Types are user configurable.
• Activities like adding and removing Tags is recorded in the Events List.

 Look at all Control Tags in the system

Click the pull-down beside the ‘List’ icon on the

Menu, then click ‘Control Tags’
 > Control Tags

This list shows all the Control tagged points in the system.

 Things to try
 Double click on one of the Tags in the List: You see you can view or remove any Control Tag right
here from the list.
 Click on any column heading to A>Z sort the list by that column.
 Click again to reverse the sort (Z>A)
 Click and drag on any column heading to re-order the columns

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 Click and drag any column boundary to change column widths

 Right click and try the ADVANCED SORT and FILTER options.
 Display the Control Tag List for a substation by selecting ‘Control Tags’ on the small banner list at
the bottom of the Black Forest substation picture. If you now add a control tag in this picture you
will see the tag immediately appear in the Control Tag List.

Example of a Control Tag list

 View Control Tags in Black Forest substation

Display Black Forest picture

 > BlackForest_Sub

Click the ‘Control Tag’ button in the Banner List

 at the bottom to display the list

Note: You could also view Control Tags in Black Forest substation by filtering on Black Forest in the
main Control Tag List.

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6.5 Information Tags

An Information Tag is an informational alert, automatically displayed when an Operator attempts to
control the device. Information Tags do not disable control functionality. Devices are typically
information tagged to advise or remind Operators of any unusual operational conditions associated
with the device. For example, it may be known that the check-back after a control is very slow and
may raise ‘false’ alarms, or that the device operates unusually slowly.

Features of an Information Tag

An Information Tag has similar features to a Control Tag. The differences are:
• If an Operator tries to control a device with an Information Tag applied, the information message
is displayed first. The Operator must click the Control Tab to get the control options.
• Control is not disabled by an Information Tag, rather it is just a pre-control warning of something
abnormal.

 Add an Information Tag

Display Black Forest picture

 > BlackForest_Sub

Click on a device to open its dialog



Click the Information Tag Tab



Select Tag type “Faulty Transducer” from the

 Select Type > Faulty Transducer
pull down menu
Enter a description of why the Information Tag
 Type “Feedback can be delayed”
is being placed
 Apply

 Try to control a device that has an Information Tag

You will see:
• Instead of the Control Options, you initially see the Information Tag message
• You can still click the Control tab to proceed to issue a control

 Other things to Try

 Use ‘Lists’ on the main menu to look at all Information Tags in the system.
 Use the list at the bottom of the Black Forest picture to look at Black Forest Information Tags.

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6.6 Manual Overwrite

A Manual Overwrite (MO) is when the value or status of a point in the database is manually set by an
operator, overwriting any measure or telemetered information. MO may be used when:
• Communications to a device fails
• The device is known to be providing faulty information
• There is no electronic device, but the current state still needs to be displayed to Operators.
MO points are displayed with an ‘M’ beside them, and their color changes to cyan.

 Overwrite an Analog on the Black Forest picture

Display Black Forest picture

 > BlackForest_Sub

Click on an analog to open its dialog




Select the Manual Overwrite Tab

 Set a value by typing the value in, using the slider bar or using the up/down sliders.

 Apply

Manual Overwrite applied to an analog

 Overwrite a digital on the Black Forest picture

iPower for iFIX includes a powerful multi-bit database point (block) type called the “DX Block”. The
DX provides extended control and alarming functions, plus allows manual overwrite operation on
multi-bit digital inputs.

Click on a CB in Black Forest



Click the Manual Overwrite Tab



 Select a state (eg ‘MID’) from the available options

 Apply

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CB with a Manual Overwrite applied

 To Remove a Manual Overwrite

Click on the Value/Device, Select MO if needed,
 > Remove then click Remove

 To View all Manual Overwrite points in the system

Click the pull-down beside the ‘List’ icon on the

Menu, then click ‘Manual Overwrites’
 > Manual Overwrites

Manual Overwrite List has the same capabilities as the Control and Information Tag Lists previously
described.

 Things to Try
 Double Click on entry in this list and REMOVE a Manual Overwrite.

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6.7 Automatic Bus Coloring and Portable Grounds

iPower provides for automatic coloring/re-coloring of bus work based on the state of a ground (or
“earthed”) indication. If the ground indication is telemetered, then bus coloring and re-coloring can
occur automatically in response to change in the ground status. Alternatively the system can be
configured with “Portable Grounds” that can be attached and removed by an operator. When the
portable ground is attached, the bus re-colors to the ground color, which is white in this trial system.

 Attach a portable ground

 Click on a bus line:
Move the cursor over a bus line. Notice
how the bus is highlighted, showing
bus coloring is configured.

Click the bus line

Click ‘Attach’, then ‘Operate’ in the

 Attach > Operate > YES Portable Ground dialog. Then Click
‘YES’ to confirm ground attachment.

After applying the portable ground you will see that the bus re-colors to white and a ground symbol
appears on the selected bus:

Bus with Portable Ground attached.

 Remove the portable ground

 Click the Bus Line

 DETACH > Operate > YES

When the Ground is removed, you will see that the bus returns to its normal color and the ground
symbol disappears.

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6.8 The Alarm tab

 Display an Analog alarm tab:

Click on an Analog



Click the Alarm Tab

Analog Input Alarm Tab

Alarm Tab Features:

• View alarm settings
• Change alarm limits (optional)
• Ability to record a reason for changing Alarm limits in the Event log
• Enable/disable alarm processing on a single point (“Alarm Shelving”)
• Acknowledge a single alarm

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6.9 Other Dialog Tabs in brief

6.9.1 Scan

Scan Tab:
• View scan rate
• Enable/disable scanning
• Scan on/off control is recorded in the Events list:

Off-Scan List:
• The “Off Scans” list records all points currently out of scan.

 > Off Scans

6.9.2 User tab

• View user-selected database fields
• View I/O Addressing information

6.9.3 Details tab

• View Notes
• View the Auxiliary information screen
• View auxiliary information screen Trends (if configured)

6.9.4 Links tab

• View related files: e.g. switching instructions,
• View customers connected to the feeder

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7 Events

The Event List is a comprehensive and permanent record of SCADA activity including:

Alarms & Events

• Alarms
• Non-alarm state changes
• Alarm limit change records, with (optional) operator reason messages
• Alarm Disable/Enable operations
• Sequence of Events (SOEs) to 1 millisecond

Operator activity
• Control operations
• Tagging operations
• Manual Overwrite operations
• Scan On/Off operations

Operator Records
• Operator Event comments
• Operator Event messages

Application Events
• SCADA System Records
• dbArchitect (database) change records
• OnDemand event records (optional)

Event List features

• A permanent, searchable, chronological record of SCADA actions and activity
• Advanced filtering
• Display historical events from any period
• Operators can record comments about SCADA Events
• Operator can enter messages into Events

Click Events on the main menu

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 Event List - Things to Try

 Add an Operator Message:
 Right Click > Operator Message
 Type “How did I get in this list?” in the dialog.
 Click Apply
See your time-stamped event message in the Event list
This Trial system includes
 Use ‘From’ & ‘To’ Calendars to view Historical Events some events dated 6th
November 2011. Click the
date pull-down, then click on

the year, month, and date to
quickly go back to 6th Nov
2011
This Trial system has some events dated 9th May 2014.
 View Operator Events Click ‘Operator’ and unclick
any other buttons to view
 only operator activity

 Re-arrange the List:

 Click in a column header and drag the column left or right
 Click a column boundary to drag the column wider

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8 Alarms
Alarms preform an integral part of SCADA operations and iPower is designed to make the
management and visibility of alarms simple, intuitive and effective. A general purpose Alarms list is
configured for every system. Customized lists of active alarms can also be added to any picture. For
example a customized alarm list may show only high priority alarms in just one alarm area.
Furthermore they may be reduced in size to show only the three most recent such alarms, and
placed along the bottom of the relevant plant picture. Alarms can also be displayed in a prioritized list
making it easier for operators to manage alarms and address the most critical issues as a matter of
priority.

8.1 Working with Alarms

 Acknowledge all alarms on a picture:
Click the ‘Power’ icon on the Menu, then click
‘BlackForest_Sub’ in the pull-down list to open
 > BlackForest_Sub the Black Forest picture.

 Right Click anywhere on the picture > Click This operation will acknowledge all active
‘Acknowledge Picture’ alarms on the Black Forest substation picture.

 Display the Alarms list

Click Alarms icon on the main menu



Notice that the Alarms List displays a sorted list of alarms with the acknowledged alarms from the
BlackForest_Sub picture appearing with a check in the ‘Ack’ (acknowledged) column and highlighted
differently to other current alarms.

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The Alarms List

 Sort Alarms by Priority on the Alarms List:

Click Alarms icon on the main menu



Toggle the Priority column sorting to

 Left Click the ‘Priority’ column heading in the
descending order, so that Critical alarms are
Alarms List
displayed at the top.

 Acknowledge an Alarm from the Alarms List:

 Place the cursor over any alarm row in the The selected alarm row will change its
alarm list > Right Click on the alarm > Select highlighted colour and a check will appear in
‘Acknowledge’ from the options available the row ‘Ack’ column.

 Acknowledge an Alarm on a picture with an Operator Dialog:

Click the ‘Power’ icon on the Menu, then click
‘BlackForest_Sub’ in the pull-down list to open
 > BlackForest_Sub the Black Forest picture.

Left Click on any flashing red analog on the


picture > This will open the Operator Dialog for
the selected Alarm

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
Click on the Alarm Tab

Click on the ‘Acknowledge’ button on the Alarm

Tab


8.2 Alarms features:

Active Alarms List • Acknowledge all alarms
• Acknowledge single alarm
• Sort, Filter, configurable columns
Disabled Alarms List • Sort, Filter, configurable columns
Off Normals List • Sort, Filter, configurable columns
Acknowledge on a picture • Acknowledge all alarms on the picture
• Acknowledge single alarm
Alarm Horn • Enable Alarm Horn
• Silence Alarm Horn

Additional Alarm List features

• A>Z and Z>A sort on any column
• Click and drag column sizing
• Click and drag column positioning
• Advanced sort and filter facilities

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9 Realtime Data
The Realtime Data List is a dynamically updating display, of the current value/state, of all I/O points in
the system. Operators can both monitor and control points directly from the list. This list does not
require configuration, providing a valuable tool for SCADA engineers during system configuration and
testing.

 Display RealTime Data List

Click Lists to display the Realtime Data



Realtime Data features

• Dynamically updating display of all SCADA database points
• Perform operator controls form the list: Double click a row to display the operator dialog
• A>Z and Z>A sort on any column
• Click and drag column sizing
• Click and drag column positioning
• Advanced sort and filter facilities

 Things to try
…to pause updating. You will see the “ Run”
 Right click > Pause indicator in the bottom right hand corner
change to “ Pause”.

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10 Reporting Solutions
iPower supports a range of additional reporting modules that offer enhanced data analytics,
enterprise reporting capabilities and report export formats. Simply contact your iPower sales
representative about any of these reporting solutions for more information.

10.1 Proficy Historian

Built specifically for process data acquisition and presentation, Proficy Historian delivers meaningful
context to vast amounts of raw data from across your operations. It aggregates islands of
information for true process visibility and feeds higher-level operations management systems with
accurate, real-time information.

Benefits:
Enhanced SCADA integration with new SCADA buffer:
• Simple, intuitive configuration
• True thin-client administration
• Support for virtualization

Enterprise Performance:
• 64-bit architecture
• Scales to 20 million data points and more than 2000 collectors per server
• Sub-second sampling

Open & Layered Compatibility:

• Full 32-bit compatibility
• Wide range of collectors, including OPC A&E
• Embedded applications support via Microsoft® Windows® XPe
• Highly compatible with third-party solutions

Standard Interfaces for Data Access:

• Open access for ERP and MES applications
• Application integration via OLE DB, .net API, SDK, and OPC HDA
• Powerful new Collector Toolkit for dedicated interfacing

Rich Systems Diagnostics with New Windows Perf Mon Collector:

• Fault tolerant architecture
• Support for Microsoft Cluster Server
• Redundant data collectors
• Enhanced data security

Advanced Data Management:

• Powerful data management and systems optimization with industry-leading data stores

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• Designed to help customers comply with FDA's 21 CFR Part 11

• Calculation & server-to-server collection

10.2 Microsoft Excel Add-in Module for Proficy Historian

Proficy Historian supports full integration with Microsoft Excel, including importing and exporting data
to Excel formats. This enhances Historian reporting by enabling easy manipulation of data within
Microsoft, Excel. As Excel is a common and familiar tool, this add-in makes using Historian data easier
with reduced training requirements and convenient flexibility to produce tailored reports as desired.

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11 Integrating SCADA into the business

Most businesses have information stored in other computer systems that is useful for SCADA
operations and management. Examples are Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Asset
Management/Facilities Management (AM/FM) Customer Information Systems (CIS), Trouble Call
Management Systems (TCMS). This demo includes limited examples of bringing this data into the
SCADA system to assist SCADA operations.

iPower includes tools that make it easy to get information from your other computer systems into the
SCADA environment. The information may be graphical, textual, numerical or a mixture. So long as
your other systems store data in one of the common relational databases, and/or have an industry
standard SQL interface, then iPower makes it simple to integrate SCADA information with these other
systems.

Our ability to demonstrate this capability in this demonstration system is limited because of our lack
of access to a separate relational database from your computer. So in this demonstration we only
link SCADA to documents we have included with this Trial system.

11.1 View Switching Instructions

You may have switching instructions or other procedural documents that describe strict operational
procedures specific to your operation. Operators need easy access to the right procedure for each
part of your system, for each device, and/or different operational conditions.

iPower provides a way to make the right operational instructions or any other procedural document
easily available to SCADA Operators. In this example the document is a switching instruction that is
stored as a PDF document. In practice it could be virtually any type of computer file available
somewhere on your LAN.

 To View the Switching Instructions

Click on a CB, then click the ‘Link’ Tab

 > Link tab
If only one applicable document is present, then
 Select a document from the pull-down.
the pull-down selection is disabled.
Click ‘View’. If no switching instructions are
 View
available the ‘View’ button will be dimmed.

A sample switching instruction document will be displayed in a new window.

Click on the Close Window symbol (X) to close

 the instruction

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12 System menu
The System Menu provides access to configuration and administration tool:

SCADA system status picture

Database replication utility

Database point (Block) configuration
System Administration utility
Configure Pictures

Shutdown iPower

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13 Automated SCADA configuration

iPower SCADA provides powerful tools that simplify and speed SCADA configuration. In this demo we
will show just one example of iPower’s automated configuration capabilities. The process we will go
through is creating (110) new SCADA database points and displaying these new points in a picture:

13.1.1 Review Black Forest CB3

We are going to configure something like CB3, so let’s quickly get familiar with CB3:

Display Black Forest picture

 > BlackForest_Sub

Click CB3.
 Explore the dialog tabs, then close the dialog.

Click CB3 label…



Displays the faceplate for a SEL351S model

relay

 Things to try on the Relay:

 Double Click ‘AMPS PHASE B’ in the list, Manual Overwrite this analog to a new value.

Note: This faceplate list enables us to monitor and operate on all 110 analog and digital SCADA points
that comprise this one device.

Click on the Close Window symbol (X) when you

 are finished.

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13.1.2 Create database Points for a new relay

In this section we create all the 110 database points (SCADA I/O points, blocks or tags) used to
monitor and control a SEL351 relay. We do this using a database Template created from an existing
example of a SEL351 relay: Black Forest CB3.

Click dbArchitect (a database replication tool) in

the Main Menu.


Browse the explorer tree to BLF (Black Forest)

CB3
The picture to the left shows we have clicked on
CB3 analog inputs (AI), so CB3 AIs are shown in
the right hand pane.

dbArchitect is showing us the structure of the

entire SCADA database. Right now we are using
it to look at the 110 SCADA points that make up
CB3.

Explore CB3 and the rest of the database using

dbArchitect until you are ready to move on…


Find ‘Templates’ near the top of the tree, right

 Right Click ‘SEL351S’ > ‘Create New Blocks
Click the SEL351S Template, then select ‘Create
from SEL351S’
New Blocks from SEL351S’
 Node = SAMPLE Select ‘Node’ = ‘SAMPLE’

 Location = BLF Select ‘Location’ = ‘BLF’ = Black Forest

Type ‘CB44’ into the Device field to create a new
 Enter Device = CB44
relay called CB44
 Click in ‘RTU’ or any other text entry box …to complete entry of Device = CB44
Show the list of new points (Blocks) that will be
 List Blocks
created
Generate new points (Blocks) in the SCADA
 Generate Blocks
database
 OK Ends

This completes addition of 110 new points to the SCADA database. If you want to explore them using
dbArchitect, you will find CB44 at the end of the list of BLF devices.


Close dbArchitect

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13.1.3 Create a display for the new relay

Display the ‘Play_Sub’
This picture is a copy of Black Forest, with a few
 > Play_Sub circuit breakers removed so we have space to
add them.
Open the picture editor
In this editor you will see data placeholders
rather than real data, making the picture look a
 > Configure Pictures
little strange.
 Select CB33 including bus line
Click and hold the mouse button
< The white rectangle shows the extent of what
we want to select, which includes all of CB33,
and all of the horizontal orange bus line.
Release the mouse button when you have
selected these items.


Copy:
 Ctrl C Hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key, tap the ’C’ key, release
the Ctrl’ key to copy your selection
Paste:
Hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key, tap the ’V’ key, release
 Ctrl V the Ctrl’ key to paste your selection

This will paste a copy of CB33 with its bus line.

 Drag the copy of CB33 below the original:

Click on the selected copy of CB33

Drag it to a position below the original

something like what is shown here

Then release the mouse button.

Double Click on the new CB33 circuit breaker

(If it is still selected you may need to deselect it
 Double click the new CB33 circuit breaker:
first by clicking somewhere else.)
…to open the following dialog:

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This dialog shows:

…the display links to CB33 in the database

…and the label for the CB



 Edit ‘33’ text to ‘44’ in both places:

…edit the text ‘33’ to ‘44’ to link this display to
our new CB44 point in the database

…edit the label read CB44

 OK
Click the ‘Save’ button in the top menu, left-
hand side. This will ensure your configuration
 SAVE
changes will be applied when you view the
picture.
Click ‘Switch to Run’ button in the top menu, left-
hand side. This returns from configure back to
run mode.
 Switch to Run

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13.1.4 Review the new relay

Display the ‘Play_Sub’

 > Play_Sub
Click CB44
Explore the dialog tabs, then close the dialog.


Click CB44 label…



… to display the faceplate for a SEL351S model

relay

 Scroll through the 110 new database points displayed in this list.
 Double click any point to see their dialog.

In every way the new faceplate truly represents CB44: Point names, point descriptions, alarm levels,
scaling, and so on.

iPower automated configuration takes SCADA engineering to a new level. In doing so it delivers
systems that are faster to install, commission, test and maintain, and therefore easier to buy and
own. iPower automated configuration also reduces configuration errors and ensures the operators
work in a consistent and accurate environment, improving operational safety without adding cost.

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13.2 System picture

 > System Picture

The system picture displays the state of the SCADA computer network, including:
• Available servers & active server
• Available & unavailable LANs

We cannot use a real System Picture in this demonstration running on your computer. However the
picture below shows how color is used to dynamically indicate the health of key components in the
SCADA computer network in a real iPower system:

Red computer LAN

indicate
workstation not
running

Green indicates
healthy LAN links

‘Alpha’ is the active

server

Red line indicates a

single LAN failure

Green indicates
both servers are
running

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14 Help

14.1 Context-sensitive help

 Try Context-sensitive help

Display Black Forest picture

 > BlackForest_Sub

Click on any device to open its’ dialog

 or

 Click on the help ‘?’

Click the help ‘?’ in the top right corner

 Click on a field of interest

 Click on a field of interest > Review the help

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14.2 Online Guides

 Browse the online Guides

 > Demonstration Guide (this document)

 > Operators Guide

 > Configuration Guides > iPower

 > Configuration Guides > Electronic Books

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15 Appendices

15.1 Frequently asked questions

1. iPower won’t run

Q. Why can’t I get iPower to run?
A. Usually this means something about the installation process is incomplete or incorrect. Here are
a couple of suggestions that might help:
 Print out the installation guide and review the whole process before trying again.
 A common mistake is not to install iFIX/CIMPLICITY before installing iPower.
 Uninstall iFIX/CIMPLICITY and iPower and start again, following the installation guide carefully.
If these suggestions don’t help, please note any error messages you see, then contact GE Digital
technical support.

2. Display size
Q. Why can’t I see a whole picture on my screen?
A. The iPower trial system has been configured to run on widescreen format displays. If you have
an older 4:3 ratio monitor you may have to use the scroll bars to see all of a picture.

3. Tab Display window size

Q. Why are Tab Display windows are too small for the Tab Displays?
A. Set your Microsoft Windows display settings to default size via Control Panel:
Control Panel > Display > Make text and other items smaller or larger > Smaller – 100% (default)

4. History
Q. Why can’t I see any historical data in trends?
B. The trial system does not include a Historian, so we can only show you real-time trends.

5. Security
Q. Why can’t I log on or log off? Is there any security?
A. iPower systems have comprehensive security capability. The iPower trial system is configured
with two user logins – guest and admin. For the trial system both of these accounts are
configured with full permission and are able to perform all functions. Guest is the default user
account and cannot be logged out. You can log in as user admin (password: admin) on top of the
guest account. Logging out of admin returns to the default guest account.

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15.3 Glossary of Alternate terms

Block These words are used interchangeably in the SCADA
Point industry to describe a single analog or digital
input/output, managed by SCADA, stored in the
Tag SCADA database and displayed to operators.
e.g. “database block” or “SCADA point”
In this document we use point
Tag/tagging These words are used interchangeably in the SCADA
Lock/locking industry to describe a software lock that prevents
normal control operation of a database point.
e.g. “Control tagged” or “Control locked”
In this document we use Tag
Manual Overwrite These words are used interchangeably in the SCADA
Hand-dress industry to describe the process of ignoring the
measured value/state from the field, instead writing
Local Force or forcing a value/state into the SCADA database.

In this document we use Manual Overwrite

15.4 Glossary of terms

Block A single record in the SCADA database. For example digital input Block,
analog alarm Block. Other common name in SCADA systems for Blocks are
‘Points’, ‘Tags’ and ‘I/O’
CB Circuit Beaker
Click Single click of the left mouse button. Any other click operations are specifically
described.
CIMPLICITY GE Digital HMI / SCADA system used by iPower
Client A computer providing a user interface to a service running on a separate
computer (Server).
Dynamo A single compound defining the graphical and functional properties of a device
(e.g. circuit breaker) and all its associated indications. iPower dynamos reduce
complex configuration processes to a few simple steps.
I/O Information input/output
IED ‘Intelligent Electronic Device’. Typically comprising one or multiple transducers
to monitor a specific aspect of an electrical network. Also provide the storage,
analysis and communications capabilities found in an RTU.
iFIX GE Digital HMI / SCADA system used by iPower
iPower Catapult Software’s utility specific package for iFIX or CIMPLICITY
LAN Local area network
Node A computer, normally a computer in a network.
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
RTU "Remote Terminal Unit" the device that interfaces to transducers in the field,
both collecting data from the field and sending SCADA control requests to field
devices.
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. A system that provides centralized
monitoring and control.

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SCU iFIX’s System Configuration Utility. Used to set up iFIX.

Server A computer providing computing services to end-users that (typically) access
these services from separate computers (called ‘clients’).
One-Line Also ‘Single Line Diagram’. Graphical representation of an electric network
Diagram where buses and wires are represented as single lines.
TGD Tag Group Definitions. A list of definitions that are used to place database
points into a real-time picture.
TX Transformer
VBA Microsoft’s Visual Basic for Applications
WAN Wide area network
DX Digital extended point: A digital point (‘block’ in iFIX) with its control addresses
configured within the point. Also supports control pending.
Tag Tag has different meanings depending on context:
• A Tag is one name for a single record in the database. Here we use the
term ‘point’, for example digital input point.
• ‘Control Tag’ is a (software) lock to prevent a field device being controlled
by operators. It is often also called a ‘Control Lock’.
• ‘Information Tag’ is a warning to operators to beware of abnormal
conditions in a field device.

15.5 Known problems

15.5.1 Why does the menu picture have scroll bars?

Check that Windows Aero is disabled.

For Windows 7, open Control Panel | Appearance & Personalization | Personalization and choose a
non-Aero theme.

For Windows Vista, open Control Panel | Personalization | Window Color and Appearance |
Appearance Settings and choose a non-Aero scheme.

15.5.2 Please let us know

Please let us know if you have any difficulties either installing or using the Trial system.
[email protected]

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