Vijeo Citect Technical Overview - Square D

Easy to configure and use
Based on a user-selected schedule, Vijeo
Citect’s remote I/O device monitoring feature
can automatically connect to remote devices to
retrieve data. Conversely, it can accept unsolicited
connections and data uploads from remote devices.
Remote I/O device monitoring is more than a remote
monitoring feature, it can also be used to implement
Cicode functions on connection or disconnection.
The Express Communications Wizard includes
telephone number and call schedule fields. Set it up
and let Vijeo Citect look after the call schedules, data
transfers and disconnections. It’s automatic!
Implementing the Dial-In feature requires a remote
device or modem that is capable of sending an
identification string (ID string). Vijeo Citect uses the
ID string to identify the remote caller along with the
appropriate communications protocol. If the device
cannot support an ID string (for example, the serial
port may be limited to a native protocol), industrial
modems produced by Sixnet and others can provide
a suitable interface.
Quality data is available for all data points that
provide automatic indications for bad quality data.
Quality error indications can use default error text,
background display colour or a custom animation. A
default tooltip on animations provides the operator
with the last known value and time stamp for the
associated data point.
Example of remote I/O device monitoring configured for both redundant
Dial-Out and Dial-In for secure monitoring of remote sites and devices.
Time-stamped data
Vijeo Citect enables time-stamped data from RTU event
logs to be easily uploaded and back-filled into historical
records. Any alarms configured for this data will trigger
new alarms based on the original time stamp.
Vijeo Citect accurately represents time-stamped data
in Process Analyst
Communication
At a glance
Economical solution
for monitoring remote
trend, alarm and tag
information
Easy to configure
Dial-in for alarms
Full redundancy
support
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