PlantConnect insights

1. An ISO 9001:2008 company
PlantConnect® Insights
Historian & Data Management
www.plantconnect.net

2. Internet of Things (IoT) Platform
for
Monitoring & Control
of
Industrial Devices

3. PlantConnect® Insights
Historian and Data Management Solution
for continuous and discreet manufacturing facilities
 Hardware neutral
 Data acquired from multiple sources
 Cloud / on-premises deployment
 Handles Batch / Continuous production

4. Deployment
• Connect to various plant
equipment using
PlantConnect DAM
• Additional data from –
manual data entry
screens, other enterprise
systems
• All data is sent to
PlantConnect Insights
server installed on
premises / in cloud
• The server processes the
data… tops it up with
intelligence… presents to
different types of users
• Each user sees what is
relevant to him/her

5. Functional Modules
Data Acquisition
Historian
Alarm Management
Condition Based Processing
Dashboards
Reporting
Configuration & Security

6. Data Acquisition
• Data acquisition methods
– PlantConnect DAM to collect real time data from devices - DCS / PLC / HMI /
Controllers / Others
– Input drivers to collect data from enterprise systems like ERP
– Manual data entry
– API to accept data from 3rd party data loggers
• DAM Supports standard protocols like
– OPC DA, OPC UA
– Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU
– Many others
• Watchdog service to restart DAM in case of crash. This ensures
minimal data loss
• Adequate data storage in DAM in case of server unavailability

7. Historian
• PlantConnect Server uses Apache Tomcat Web
Server which has high availability and scalability
• Secure data storage in binary files
• Option of using Big Data Framework
• Easy and fast data retrieval
• Long term storage of data
• Automatic data archiving

8. Historian
• View / print historical data values
• View / print historical data trend
• View / print alarms archive
• Rollup data views
• Apply simple functions like avg., min.,
max.
• Export data to CSV / SQL / Custom
format
• Send exported data to other systems
via FTP, web service etc.
• Schedule data export

9. Alarm Management
• Parameter limit based alarms
• Conditional alarms (see details
on next slide)
• Alarm alert on browser client,
mobile app
• Alarm alert by SMS, email
• Alarm escalation

10. Condition Based Processing
Define conditions
• Based on multiple parameters
• Multiple conditions joined by AND / OR
• Attach periodicity / number of occurrences to the
condition
Examples -
(Pressure1 < 68 AND Valve1 = OFF )
If this occurs 5 times in 30 minutes, then set condition true
(Abs(Zone1Temp – Zone1SetTemp) >= Zone1TempTolerence OR
Abs(Zone2Temp – Zone2SetTemp) >= Zone2TempTolerence )
If this condition occurs and stays for 10 seconds, set condition true

11. Condition Based Processing
Condition Processing
Attach condition to one of following
Condition
Based Alarms
Generates an alarm
when condition
occurs
Condition Based
Maintenance
Generates
maintenance workflow
State change
Records a state
change for device /
process when
condition occurs
Execute logic
Executes custom
logic when condition
occurs. Used for
performance /
efficiency calculations

12. Execution of Custom Logic
• Plug-in custom logic modules. These are
executed
– Time based
– Every polling cycle
– Based on condition evaluation

13. Dashboards
• Tree view of devices with current device status
• System level and device level dashboards
• Standard / custom widgets
• Widgets displayed based on user role
• Drill down to individual devices from the dashboard

14. Reporting
Reports
& Charts
Standard
(Standard reports &
charts for specific
domains)
Custom
(Custom reports &
charts developed for
you)
Report
Builder
(A powerful tool to
define and publish
reports)
 Reports accessible to users based on their role
 Can be generated from any client machine in network
 Reports are generated on user demand
 Reports can be scheduled and distributed via email, printed, stored

15. Report Builder
Report Definition
Define reports consisting of
raw data, configuration,
processed data,
expressions etc.
Data grouping by interval
Functions like avg, min,
max, sum etc. on detail and
summary sections
Publishing
Publish reports for specific
devices and user roles
Once published, users can
use the report like any
standard report
Reporting power in your hands

16. Configuration & Security
• Extensive configuration tool to configure
sites, devices, parameters, users etc.
• Remote configurable DAM
Configuration
• Security is integral part of design
• User authentication & role based
authorization
• Device – User matrix for access rights
• Secure data storage
• Secure data transfer from DAM to server
• Audit trail for all user actions
Security &
Access Control

17. Project execution methodology
Study of
RFP,
discussions
and initial
quote
Site visit for
technical
and
commercial
discussions
and quote
finalization
ORDER
Detail
requirement
analysis on
site +
coordination
with
automation
vendors, users
Custom
development
and testing
On-site
installation
for FAT and
finalization
Commissi
oning and
training to
users
Support

18. In a nutshell…
Presents meaningful Insights
from data
Available anytime, from
anywhere to authorized users
Proven project execution
methodology
Combination of standard
product + custom development
Plant Connect
Insights
Data Management,
Historian & Reporting
Solution

19. Case Study
A Dairy in Gujarath, India
- Connected to 7 devices
 DCS for milk plant
 DCS for refrigeration
plant
 Milko scan - 2
 Titrator - 2
 Weigh bridge
- Objectives
 Real time
reporting, 38
reports
 Maintenance
alerts

20. Standard Reports for Dairy
32 standard reports. Some of these are -
• Cream Pasteurizer Report
• Mass Balance Report
• Equipment Master Report
• Equipment Running Hrs Report
• Lab Milk Testing Report
• LYE Uploading Report
• Milk Closing Report
• Milk Pasteurizer Report
• Process CIP Report
• Product Transfer Report
• Silo Testing Report
• Tanker CIP Report
• Utility Consumption Report
• Economizer, Cond and Accumulator Parameters Report
• Power Monitor Data Report

21. Thank You!
Dr. Arvind Tilak, CEO
arvind.tilak@aiplindia.com
Mr. Anand Taparia, Manager – Business Dev.
anand.taparia@aiplindia.com
Or call us at +91 20 6500 4608
Ascent Intellimation Pvt. Ltd.
‘Dnyanamayi’, 1, Shreeniketan Society,
Kothrud, Pune 411038, India
www.plantconnect.net