1. Foreseer® Server Editing
Installing New Devices
Renaming Existing Devices or Channels
Adding Channels
Deleting Devices or Channels
Rev C, January 25, 2007

2. Server Configuration Mode
Required for Major Configuration Changes
Adding Devices
Changing Names
Removing Devices and/or Channels
System Monitoring and Alarming Continues
Must Disable a Device to Alter Its Configuration
“Read Only” While Enabled
Accessed from Configuration Menu in Foreseer Application

3. Device Installation Wizard
Foreseer uses a “Device Installation Wizard” for installing any monitored equipment
Server Configuration Mode
Right-click at top of tree and choose “Install Device”

4. Device Installation Wizard cont.
Choose the Device to Install
The list of available devices is the list of dot vi files currently in the VI folder.

5. Device Installation Wizard cont.
Enter a Name for the New Device
Maximum size is 24 characters

6. Device Installation – Device Address
Depending on the type of protocol the device uses, unique device information may be required.
Can also be referred to as a Device Number, Unit ID Number, Slave Address, etc..

7. Device Installation – Connection Type
Select the Method for Communication with the Device
Network Device Connection
TCP/IP
UDP
Serial Device Connection
Direct Serial
VIM II (Not used at FAA)

8. Device Installation – Serial Device
Select the Communications Port (COM) Where the Device is Connected.
Set the Communications Parameters for Communication

9. Device Installation – Completing Installation
In some cases, Foreseer will attempt to communicate with the device before installation can be completed and will not install if communication is not available.
Foreseer can be run in a special “preconfiguration” mode to overcome this issue.

10. Device Installation – Final Step
End Server Configuration
A new device is not completely added to Foreseer until the Server Configuration session is ended.
While in Server Configuration mode, newly added devices will not communicate.
Configuration Menu>>End Server Configuration
The new device is now completely installed in Foreseer and will attempt to establish communication to get data from the monitored equipment.

11. Exercise – Install a Serial Device
Use “1GE PowerLeader MVT Training”
The Device Name is “MVT 1”
The Address is 3
The Communications Port is COM30
Baud:
Parity: Even
Stop Bits: 1
Data Bits: 8

12. Exercise – Install a Network Device
Use “SqD CM4000 TCP Waveform”
The Device Name is “SqD CM4000 Training”
The Address is 1
The Communications Type is TCP/IP
IP Address:
Port: 502

13. Renaming Devices and Channels
Server Configuration Session Required
Changing names is considered a Major change in Foreseer
The affected device must be Disabled in order to change either the name of the device or the name of a channel installed in that device
Select the Device or Channel in the tree
Right click and choose “Rename” (or press the F2 Key)

14. Renaming - Continued
Do NOT use the Delete key to clear the existing name
Foreseer reads the Delete key as the keyboard command to DELETE the selected item
Use Backspace instead
Foreseer will ask for confirmation before completing a name change
Multiple name changes are allowed during the same Server Configuration session
End Server Configuration (Configuation Menu>>End Server Configuration) when finished
Renaming may cause derived channels to stop functioning.

15. Renaming - Exercise
A device was installed with an incorrect name and needs to be renamed.
Rename Device “MVT 1” to the correct name of “GE MVT C52-9A”

16. Adding Channels to Installed Devices
Channel Types Allowed
Monitored Equipment Channel
Data is available directly from the device
Channel is “programmed” in device
Channel Address (Element, Register, etc.) is available
Foreseer Driver allows channel addition
User Defined Channel
Channel data will be derived from other installed channels

17. Adding Channels - Continued
Server Configuration mode required
Disabling affected device may be necessary
Equipment channels – device must be disabled
User-defined channels – disabling is not necessary
Channel will be added under the selected device in the tree
Right click menu selections
“Add Channel…” adds a monitored equipment channel
“Add User-defined Channel…” adds derived channel

18. Adding Equipment Channels
Name the new channel
Must be a unique channel name
Maximum of 39 characters
Avoid special characters other than – or _
Select the type of channel
Analog – actual metered data
Digital – two-state (on/off, alarm/normal, etc)

19. Adding Equipment Channels
Add information to other tabs
General, Basic, Advanced are optional
Point Information required
Element, Register, etc. for the new channel
Tab may be named differently in different devices
Required information is driver specific
Required information is often different between Analog and Digital
Modbus Analog Channel
Modbus Digital Channel

20. Adding User-defined Channels
Name the new channel
Must be a unique channel name
Maximum of 39 characters
Avoid Special Characters
Select the type of channel
Analog – metered value
Digital – two-state value
Text Channel – informational text value
Date Channel – calendar date and time value (defaults to date and time the channel is created)

21. Adding User-defined Channels
Enter Channel Properties
General, Basic, and Advanced only
User-defined equation for Analog and Digital cannot
be entered in Server Configuration
Analog Example
Digital Example
Text Example
Date Example

22. Adding Channels - Continued
End Server Configuration
Configuration Menu>>End Server Configuration
Enter User-defined Equation for User-defined Channels
Simple to Complex
Literally hundreds of possibilities

23. Adding Channels - Exercises
UIE Digital Channel
Kato Gen 5 Module 3
Input 4
UIE Analog Channel
Input 6
AB PLC Digital Channel
OPC Data Tag: [FAA_TOT]N30:14/11,L1,C1
Derived Analog Channel
Derived Digital Channel