Remote Metering with
SUPERtrol I
| Introduction...
Recent advances
in field instrumentation, communications and information processing
for PC's has greatly simplified the exchange and presentation
of information required for industrial remote metering. It's
a new world, everything is easier to use. However, the first
time user's reluctance to try remote metering is hindered by
the "anxiety factor".
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| Solutions
require field instruments, communications adapters, and PC "middleware"
software which can exchange information with other common user
programs such as spread sheets. |
| Kessler Ellis
products is addressing these remote metering applications by providing
all the required building blocks for a successful remote metering
system. Items include flow computers, DDE/OPC Servers, and Communication
Adapters. |
| What
is Remote Metering?
Remote metering
allows data exchanging between one or more remote flow computers
(SUPERtrol-1) and a host computer. This can be accomplished via
the RS-232 port, RS-232 port with a modem or the RS-485 port.
The data can be imported into popular database and spreadsheet
applications using the KEPServer OPC/DDE server.
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| How do
I get started in remote metering?
One of the
best, and useful, first time applications is the simple exchanging
of information between the instrument and a spread sheet application
on an existing PC. The Spread sheet will be the "client" application
being provided information by the "serves'. Windows provides an
easy mechanism for its programs to exchange information with each
other. These means of exchange are called "DDE" and "OPC". "DDE/OPC
Servers" are the "middleware" which will gather and exchange the
information with your liclient" application for you.
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