GE DEH-211 manual Getting Started, First Steps, Understanding Terminology

Getting Started

First Steps

If you are already familiar with PMCS, simply review the system requirements and skip ahead to Chapter 3.

Getting started with PMCS is easy. This chapter explains power management and leads you through the steps to take prior to installing your PMCS software. If you need help with your PMCS system, the GE Technical Support telephone number is given at the end of this chapter.

Understanding Terminology

Power-management system terminology can be intimidating to new PMCS users. The list below defines many of the important terms and acronyms used in this guide and other PMCS manuals. Refer back to this list as new terms are presented later.

Baud rate: A measurement of a communication channel's signaling rate or information-carrying capacity. Communicating devices typically have configurable baud rates to provide compatibility with various speed communication networks. Higher baud rates generally provide faster data-refresh times.

CIMPLICITY HMI: An industry-standard SCADA software package providing flexible, accurate, and easy-to-use graphics. CIMPLICITY HMI is based on a client- server architecture, consisting of Servers and Viewer Workstations. Servers are responsible for the collection and distribution of data. Viewer Workstations connect into Servers and have full access to the collected data for viewing and control actions. Servers and Viewer Workstations can be easily networked together to seamlessly share data without the need to replicate your point database from node to node.

CIMPLICITY HMI Server Development: CIMPLICITY HMI Server Development allows you to create new projects and can also function as a runtime system.

CIMPLICITY HMI Server Runtime: CIMPLICITY HMI Server Runtime systems do not support project configuration. They may be used as runtime systems only.

CIMPLICITY HMI Viewer Runtime: CIMPLICITY HMI Viewer Runtime connects to Servers for viewing data and controlling actions.

Commnet: A GE Industrial Systems standard for device communications that specifies the communication protocol and the communication network.

Communication network: A physical standard for wiring and interconnection of communicating devices. A communication network standard usually includes specifications of voltages, maximum cable-run lengths, shielding, termination, and

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