GE Proficy Historian server

Overview

The GEProficy Protocol Driver connects the software platform with the GE Proficy Historian, enabling data exchange. The GE Proficy Historian collects, stores, distributes, and retrieves industrial time series and A&E data. The GEProficy Protocol Driver allows for real-time data capture, ensures secure storage, and supports retrieval, enhancing data accessibility for analysis.

Configuration

All initial configurations for devices in the solutions on the software platform encompass the following workflow:

1. Defining a Channel using a target communication Protocol creates the base instance for linking a Node. Learn more at Devices - Channels.

2. Defining the Node linked to the created Channel. Learn more at Devices - Nodes.

3. Defining the Point that you would like to monitor. Learn more at Devices - Points.

Protocols define communication rules between the platform and devices. Channels define global parameters for using a communication protocol. Nodes represent physical field devices or database with a unique field address (PrimaryStation). Points represent tags from database. Additionally, AccessType defines how the device interacts with the platform (Read and/or Write). Learn more at Devices - AccessType.

Channels

Protocol Options

Protocol options are not used in this driver. The remaining channel configurations are the same as in the reference guide.

Nodes

Station Configuration 

Server Name:  Historian sever name. 
User Name: User name to access the Historian server. 
User Password: User password to access the Historian server.

Points

Address

The syntax for the  communication points are:

TagName: Tag Name in Database.

Note1: Use the Verify button to check if it is a valid name and get the current value and quality.

Note2: Select the tag name in Database using the Browse button. 

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