USER GUIDE viewLinc 3.
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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Logging In to viewLinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2: Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Generating Channel History Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1: Getting Started This section includes: • overview of the Vaisala Veriteq Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) • logging in to viewLinc from an Internet browser to monitor conditions viewLinc 3.
Chapter 1: Getting Started Overview Welcome to viewLinc 3.6, a key element in the Vaisala Veriteq Continuous Monitoring System (CMS). Using viewLinc you can easily monitor data logger readings locally on a PC or across a network using a supported version of Microsoft® Internet Explorer® or Mozilla® Firefox® Internet browser. With viewLinc 3.
Logging In to viewLinc Logging In to viewLinc viewLinc allows you to: • watch conditions (such as temperature and relative humidity) being recorded by loggers and in the viewLinc historical database • receive alarms if conditions are outside limits you set or if there is a communications problem When you are ready to start using viewLinc,log in to viewLinc from a supported Internet browser. Supported Internet browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Mozilla Firefox 3.5 or later.
Chapter 1: Getting Started 4 The main viewLinc screen appears, showing available channels or (the first time you log in) an empty “My Channels” screen. If you don’t see any channel data, go to the Channels tab. In the Zones area, select a channel from the list, and click Refresh. The selected channel’s data will appear. If no channels display, your data logger may not be connected properly, you may not have Channels assigned to you, or there could be a problem with viewLinc itself.
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Chapter 2: Channels This section is for administrators and general users. In this section, you’ll learn about: • channels and zones • selecting channels and zones to display in My Channels • opening large channel views • viewing and working with real-time graphs in a large channel view Let’s get started learning what a channel is in viewLinc. viewLinc 3.
Chapter 2: Channels About Channels What is a Channel? Depending on the type of Vaisala data loggers you have installed, a logger may have up to five channels available to measure temperature, relative humidity, voltage and/or current (one channel is used for each type of measurement). Note: 300 Series Transmitters Output Quantities are displayed as Channels. Each channel displays the type of data being measured. Using viewLinc, you can monitor any data logger channel that is connected to the network.
About Channels Understanding the Channels Screen The Channels screen in viewLinc contains many important features: Tabs Zones button bar My Channels button bar Zones area My Channels area Zone channels button bar Zone channels available Help window Item Details Tabs Contains main viewLinc tabs: Channels, Transfers, Events, System, Alarms, Reports. Zones button bar Contains buttons like Refresh, Pause Alarming, etc. Zones area Where configuration of zones takes place.
Chapter 2: Channels with viewLinc. To see all options, see “Hiding and Showing Channel Columns” on page 15: Column Displays Zone Zone the channel is in. Logger Description Logger description (editable from the System tab). Channel Number Number representing the channel for that logger (each logger has 1 or more channels, and labels them 1, 2, and so on). Channel Description Description of channel (editable from the System tab). Value Value of that channel, for example, temperature in Celsius.
Real-Time Graphs windows. If you use Internet Explorer, ensure your browser is set up to open new links in a new window or tab. Go to Tools | Internet Options, then, on the General tab in the Tabs section, click Settings and choose to open links from other programs in A new tab in the current window. To open a large channel view: 1 From the Channels tab in the My Channels area, select a channel you want to view. 2 Click View or double-click the selected channel line.
Chapter 2: Channels Reading Graphs in Large Channel View When you open a channel, you can read both a numerical and graphical representation of the logger reading. Here is a description of the key elements in the graphing area: Item Description Title bar Displays the name of the active logger and type of data reading (humidity, temperature, voltage or current). Header bar Indicates the date and time of latest reading; the time zone is based on the time zone setting of the PC running the browser.
Real-Time Graphs Item Description Active Alarms area Displays active alarm details: Threshold value and amount exceeded; alarm date and time; whether the alarm was acknowledged, and by whom. Permits user to acknowledge an alarm. Status bar Indicates channel monitoring status (OK or Alarm condition type). Table 3: Large channel view elements Viewing Graph Detail in Large Channel View With a large channel view open, you can also zoom in on a specific time period.
Chapter 2: Channels Use your mouse to click and select a time period. Release the mouse to view the details. Acknowledging Alarms from Large Channel View From a large channel view window, you can acknowledge alarms. To acknowledge an alarm from a large channel view: 1 From the large channel view Active Alarm panel, click Acknowledge. 2 14 In the Acknowledge Alarm dialog box that appears, enter information to describe what was done to correct the alarm situation, or a general comment.
Real-Time Graphs 3 Click Acknowledge. Ordering Channel Columns To re-sort the display order in My Channels: 1 From the Channels tab in the My Channels area, let your 2 mouse hover over any column heading until the black option button appears. Click the button and select Sort Ascending or Sort Descending, or, click on any column header to sort all the rows using that column. Click again to resort the list in the opposite order.
Chapter 2: Channels example, to show a column with colored icons representing alarm status, select Icon. 3 Click outside the list, or press [Esc] to hide the options list. You’ve now looked at how channels work - let’s move on to learn how to acknowledge alarms.
Chapter 3: Alarms Alarms and alarm acknowledgement are one of the keys to success with the Vaisala Veriteq Continuous Monitoring system. In this chapter, you’ll learn to: • understand types of alarms in viewLinc • create alarm templates • set threshold and communication alarms • deactivate and reactivate alarms • acknowledge alarms • pause alarms To learn about how to generate Alarm reports, see Chapter 5: Reports. Let’s get started looking at alarms. viewLinc 3.
Chapter 3: Alarms About Alarms Users with Full Control, Configure Alarms, and Configure Custom Threshold permissions can set alarm limits, and, when conditions exceed these limits, alarms are triggered which notify key staff of the condition. Staff with Acknowledge Alarms permissions or higher then acknowledge alarms in viewLinc. All transactions are recorded in the Event Log and the Historical database.
About Alarms Event Log Validation Alarms An Event Log Validation alarm indicates that the viewLinc event log historical data has been modified or tampered with and is therefore no longer validatable. Logger Configuration Alarms If you receive a Configuration Alarm, this indicates that your data logger has stopped recording data history or was configured incorrectly. This could be the result of being set to stop when full, a delayed start, or the logger could have an internal error.
Chapter 3: Alarms interrupted, or an event log or logger alarm condition is present. Alarm emails can be sent repeatedly based on how alarm properties have been set. • An application can be launched or an external device turned on. If configured, an external device (such as a light or buzzer) or a computer application (such as batch file which can page or phone a particular number) can be triggered when an alarm condition occurs. • All of the above.
Acknowledging Alarms 2 The Acknowledge Alarm dialog box appears, prompting you to enter actions taken and comments. 3 Click Acknowledge. Your comments and actions are added to the Event log and the Acknowledge Alarm box closes. My Channels is updated with this change in status. viewLinc 3.
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Chapter 4: Events All events - such as alarms, transfers of data from the data logger, alarm acknowledgements, system configuration changes and general system notifications - are tracked in viewLinc’s Event Log, under the Events tab. The data tracked in Events is different from the data tracked in a data logger.
Chapter 4: Events Viewing Events Events are viewed on an Event Log, a text-based listing of all system events occurring with the data loggers on your system. To view Events: 1 From viewLinc, click Events. The Event Log appears, 2 3 displaying a list of events, and, if available, comments on the event in the Event Details area to the right of the event listing. Using the date and time selectors, choose the period for which you want to see events.
Adding Comments to Events Adding Comments to Events You may want to add comments to the Event Log, perhaps to outline why an event occurred or what was done in response to an event or problem. To add a comment to the Event Log: 1 From viewLinc, click Events. 2 Highlight the row (event) to add the comment to, and click Add Comment. The Add Custom Comments to Event screen appears. 3 Enter your comment, then click Save.
Chapter 4: Events 6 In a new browser window, a printer-friendly Event Log report opens. 7 The Print dialog box displays automatically allowing you to set your print parameters and print the Event Log. Exporting Event Logs With viewLinc you can export event log data into a saved .xls file for analysis at a later date. To export event logs: 1 In viewLinc, click Events and choose the date range you 2 3 4 26 are interested in exporting.
Chapter 5: Reports Using viewLinc, you can create graphs and reports to analyze changes in data over time based on the historical data collected by Vaisala loggers. In this section, you’ll learn what historical data is and how to: • analyze historical data • generate historical data reports in graphical and tabular formats viewLinc 3.
Chapter 5: Reports About Historical Data Vaisala data loggers have the ability to store large amounts of data inside them. Data is logged in frequencies from once every 10 seconds to once every 24 hours. To set this frequency -- known as the sample interval -- for Vaisala Veriteq loggers, refer to the Spectrum or vLog User Guide. To set the sample interval for 300 Series Transmitters refer to the specific Vaisala product User Guide .
Generating Historical Data Reports Events, or a specific date range. If you choose a fixed date range, use the calendars to indicate from/to dates. Note: 3 In the Scheduled Generation area of the General tab, you can choose the format for your report (PDF or tabseparate, for Excel), to automatically generate and save the report to a specific file location, or send the report to an email address or a list of addresses (use a comma to separate email addresses).
Chapter 5: Reports d Repeat these steps for each channel you want to in- clude on the report. All selected channels appear in the Selected region. 6 On the Page Layout tab define your report display options: a Page Header and/or Page Footer options: choose the pages you on which you want a header or footer displayed. To define the header or footer, enter text in the Left, Center or Right fields. b You can also choose the type of paper you want to print on, and the orientation. 7 8 Click Save.
Generating Historical Data Reports Note: 4 5 For large report data sets, we recommend that you schedule report generation at a time when few users are using the system, such as after business hours.
Chapter 5: Reports color dropdown. If you select Auto, viewLinc chooses a color according to the default color spectrum: f 7 When the channel line colors are set to ‘Auto’ viewLinc assigns the next free color from a built-in palette of colors. Repeat for each channel you want to include on the report. All selected channels appear in the Selected region.
Index Numerics 300 Series Transmitters output quantities 8 A acknowledge an alarm 14, 20 active alarms viewing 13 adding comments to event logs 25 alarm trigger launch an application or action 20 alarming status, defined 10 alarms 17–21 acknowledging 14, 20 active viewing 13 communication 18 email notifications 19 logger 19 Configuration 19 Logger Calibration alarms defined 19 multiple notifications 20 threshold 18 tree hierarchy 20 Validation 19 average value 31 channels 7–16 displaying in My Channels 4,
Index I Internet Explorer settings 10 L PDF reports 29, 30 pop-ups for alarms 19 printing event logs 25 large channel view closing 11 reading graphs 11 launching applications or devices 20 Logger Configuration alarms defined 19 Logger Validation alarms defined 19 loggers Calibration alarms 19 Configuration alarms 19 Validation alarms 19 login screen 3 logs, event. See event logs.
Index U user accounts logging in 3 using color for reports 31 V Validation alarms defined 19 viewing active alarms 13 channels 10 event comments 25 viewLinc channels displaying in My Channels 4, 8 logging in 3 security options 4 X xls files 26 Z zones viewing 9 viewLinc 3.
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