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Historian Data
Understanding the Proficy
Historian and how to use the Excel
Add-in to view plant data
Stephen Friedenthal
sfriedenthal@evsystems.net
617.916.5101 (w) / 617.901.9193 (m)
Agenda
System Overview
Quick introduction to the Proficy Historian
GreenFuel system architecture
Excel Interface
Installation and configuration
Basic queries (to get our feet wet)
A primer on data storage
Data retrieval modes
Advanced analysis and interactive
spreadsheets
Wrap-up & questions
Plus! A cool (?) bonus a sample Excel report you can use when youre done!
Introduction to the iHistorian
Key features
High-speed collection & retrieval (20k/sec)
Understands time-series data
Able to provide time-based data aggregation (min,
max, average, etc.)
Data compression (dead banding)
Robust data collection from plant floor
Event & time-driven calculations on historical
data
Near real-time access to plant data
Store/add comments with data
Historian Introduction (contd)
Additional Features
Easy-to-use
THE easiest to use, fastest to install and configure, and
lowest maintenance historian available in the world today
(really!)
Information access is easy without requiring any
specialized training, programming or database skills
Security, auditibility & traceability
Secure, 21CFR11 compliant application
User & role-based security & 100% auditing 100% of the
time
Analysis and enterprise connectivity
A fast, flexible, easy-to-use Client Tools include, Excel, web
portal, Plant Applications, SDK, and OLE DB
Getting Started
Installing the Excel tool
How to install
Step 1: Insert the CD or run the network install
2. Go through the usual prompts and select
the Excel add-in, then press Next.. 3. Enter the server name and
continue with the setup. Example
below connects to the server called,
NANO
How to Configure Excel
To add the iHistorian
Excel add-in
1. Select Tools,
from the menu
bar, then Add-
ins
2. Select Proficy
Historian Add-in
and press OK
Note: If you dont see the Proficy Historian listed, search for the file,
iHistorian.xla and then use the Browse button to select it.
Configuring Excel (contd)
After selecting the
add-in, Historian
will be a new menu
item on your
toolbar whenever
you start Excel.
Historian Functions
An overview of some of the
thing you can do with the
historian Excel add-in
A Quick Example Search Tags
A tag search lets you quickly find and
display process variables
This is usually the first step to
retrieving data, since the data is
accessed by the tag name
Ex.:
The tag name for a bio reactor CO2
monitor is GFAZ1.200_AE_245H.F_CV
This is then used to retrieve data
Performing a tag search
6 Easy Steps
First, select Search
Tags from the add-
in menu
1. Enter the search
criteria for the
tagname (blank for
all)
2. Select the tags for
the report
3. Select outputs
4. Type or select the
spreadsheet
location
5. Press OK
Historian Excel add-in functions
Just as with the tag search, the add-in can
be used to:
Search Tags
Query Current Values
Query Calculated Values
Query Raw Data
Query Alarms & Events (NA for GreenFuel)
Query Calculated Data
Query Filtered Data
Tag Search
Purpose: To retrieve tag names,
description, units, etc.
Features:
Search by tag name or description
Dynamic searching by using a cell
address vs. a string (i.e., cell A2 is used
for the tag mask)
Advanced Tag Search
The text in cell $B$2 is used to
retrieve tag names
Instead of searching each time,
just type a new entry in $B$2
Advanced Tag Search II
interpolation or smoothing
Primarily used to trend raw data, with
Calculatio Description
n
Average Returns the interpolated average of the data
collected during the sample period
Minimum Returns the interpolated minimum value during
sample period
Maximum Returns the interpolated maximum value during
the sample period
Standard Returns the interpolated standard deviation of the
Deviation data during the sample period
Total Returns the integrated total of a process value
based on a 24 hour sample period (e.g., calculate
the total flow through a flow meter with a given
flow rate) NOTE that this is NOT the same as
Historian calculation modes
Calculatio Description
n
Count Returns the number of samples stored during the
sample period
Raw Returns the arithmetic average of the raw data
Average stored during the sample period
Raw Returns the actual, non-interpolated standard
Standard deviation of the data during the sample period
Deviation
Raw Total Returns the arithmetic total of the raw data stored
during the sample period
Time of Returns the time of the minimum value
Minimum
value
Historian calculation modes
Calculatio Description
n
Time of Returns the time of the maximum value
Maximum
value
Time Returns the total time in milliseconds that the
Good data was of good quality during the sample
period. Useful for calculating pump run times and
the like
Example: Calculation Query
Raw Data Queries
When you just want the beef
Raw Data Queries