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Data Acquisition



1 - Which kind of scripting language or SDK I have in PcVue to perform specific treatment?

Two types of languages are available on PcVue: Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and SCADA BASIC.
Please note that many animations are already built-in PcVue and don't require programming.
There are 3 SDK (Software development kit) available for PcVue:

  • Manager toolkit : a toolkit for interfacing with real-time and alarm data managers for PcVue;
  • Protocol toolkit : a toolkit to implement your own integrated data acquisition drivers;
  • Web services toolkit

2 - If I have a PLC communication issue on PcVue, how will I see it on my mimics ?

Variables in PcVue application display NS COM error message in the event viewer or in the application Explorer when they no longer communicate with any PLC.
For instance, measures'values appear with question mark (?), and bit values appear with a customizable specified color. Several system variables are automatically created to provide communication status.
There is also information on the quality of the variable, VTQ (Timestamp and Quality), see KB728

3 - How can I link directly data from my PLC to automatically create the PcVue Database & avoid double data entry ?

PcVue proposes the "Smart Generator" tool which allows to export automatically data from your PLC to PcVue. This tool can communicate with several types of equipment; you will find more information following Smart Generator link.

4 - How PcVue can easily provide data to a third party application ?

PcVue can communicate with several applications using different toolkits:

  • Manager toolkit : a toolkit for interfacing with real-time and alarm data managers for PcVue
  • Protocol toolkit : a toolkit to implement your own integrated data acquisition drivers;

PcVue has also several built-in types of connections to provide data to any other software :

  • OPC Server
  • SNMP Agent
  • Web services server for Real time, Alarms and Historical data
  • Modbus TCP/IP Slave
  • REST API server
  • ....

6 - Is PcVue compatible with timestamped protocols ?

Yes, PcVue is compatible with different timestamp protocols such as OPC, BacNet, IEC, MODBUS, S7 ISO…

7 - Is PcVue certified DNV Kema for 61850 drivers ?

PcVue has received the certificate of conformance for its IEC 61850 implementation from DNV KEMA, the leading testing organization in the power domain. The certification follows testing at KEMA Protocol Competence and Test Center in Arnhem, Netherlands, and verifies that the PcVue 61850 client driver meets the requirements as defined by the UCA International Users Group.

8 - Is PcVue certified by the Bacnet Test Laboratory as an BAWS (BACnet Advanced Work Station) ?

Yes, PcVue is listed as BACnet Advanced Operator Workstation (B-AWS) by the BACnet Test Laboratory (BTL)
PcVue is able to communicate with BACnet devices via BACnet/IP.