User Manual

Insight in Brief 12
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2.1 Possibilities
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The abbreviation DCS is used in this handbook in place of
the often-used terms "Data Communication Server,"
Communication Server," "VISONIK Computer," etc..
Many new parameter names were newly defined in
version V12 of the DCS software. (Exact information can
be found in the "Point Types and Parameters" handbook.)
You can still use the old parameter names, however. For
simplicity's sake, we will use the old names exclusively in
this handbook.
All functions of the VISONIK system are available on one
unit, with full-graph workspace and mouse or keyboard
operation under the Multitasking Operating System OS/2:
- Full-graph picture editor for drawing plant layout dia-
grams.
- Setting up connections (= updating channels) between
graphic figures in pictures and plant elements.
- Display of plant pictures.
- Possibility to select support pictures from the plant
pictures.
- Displaying current operating values in pictures (switch
positions, temperatures, positioning commands, ...).
- Output of commands to plant elements (switching and
positioning commands, set values, plant and phase
statuses, ...) directly from the pictures.
- Display of messages.
- Convenient display and changing of point parameters
with the Point Operation.
- Convenient changing of the times of TRR entries in the
Point Operation.
- Display of data processing tables and graphs.
- Dialogue with the DCS (Ctrl/P-Mode).
- Display and processing of the substation timeswitch
catalogues (WDC and OVC of EXC).
- Display and processing of the special day catalogues.
- Navigation from function to function: Carrying forward
the address currently active in the output function.
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CM2B8523E UNIGYR VISONIK Insight March 1995