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Course Code: RS-FTHSEC
Duration: 4 Days
Please contact 09 276 3070 for course dates and locations.

FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition Configuration and Data Collection

Course Purpose:

This course will provide you with an overview of the various FactoryTalk Historian tools for collecting data. You will learn how to install and configure a FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition system.

The course also covers how to use Microsoft Excel to create and modify FactoryTalk Historian tags. During the course, you will learn how to apply exception and compression to filter data to be archived. Also, you will be given an opportunity to compare the use of Polled versus Advised data collection modes. Data buffering, layers/methods of redundancy, archive management and backup will also be covered.

Upon completion of the course, you will have gained exposure to the many aspects of the FactoryTalk Historian system and be able to install and configure FactoryTalk Historian to collect data.

Who Should Attend:

Field Engineers, MPS, Pre-sales Consultants, and Support individuals who need to install and configure FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition for data collection should attend this course.

Topic Outline:

• Installing FactoryTalk Historian
• Using Discover Historian Points
• Understanding Historian Tags and Using Excel Tag Configurator
• Using Data Collection Modes of Polled vs. Advised
• Buffering Disturbed FTLD Interface Data
• Understanding and Using Exception and Compression
• Configuring Event Trigger Reads
• Configuring Basic Output Points
• Using Data Collection With Handshaking
• Understanding and Using Basic Alarms
• Configuring Event Framing-BaGen
• Using BatchView
• Working with Digital States
• Configuring Performance Equations
• Configuring Totalizers
• Using FTLD Health Points
• Using and Displaying Audit Information
• Using Archive Management Tools
• Scheduling Backups of Historian Data
• Configuring Interface Redundancy
• Configuring Collectives

Prerequisites:

To successfully complete this course, the following prerequisite is required:

• Working familiarity with the Microsoft Windows® environment
• Completion of the Level 1: RSLogix 5000 ControlLogix System Fundamentals (Course No. CCP146) or knowledge of common ControlLogix terminology and the ability to program and interpret basic ladder logic instructions in RSLogix 5000 software

If you are interested in taking this course and the FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition Data Analyzing and Reporting (Course No. RS-FTHSEDA) course, it is recommended that you take the FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition Configuration and Data Collection course first.

Student Materials:

To enhance and facilitate your learning experience, the following materials are provided as part of the course package:

• Student Manual, which contains the key concepts, definitions, and examples presented in the course and includes the hands-on exercises.

Hands-On Practice:

Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to practice the skills you have learned through a variety of hands-on exercises with FactoryTalk Historian. These exercises focus on the skills introduced in each lesson.