The Process Modules are the second pillar on the Four Pillars methodology, it provides modules to mange the main Industrial operations factory-floor requirements:

  • Devices Field Communications
  • Alarms: Alarm events, notifications and Audit Trail.
  • Historian: Time series data storage and retrieval 

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Pillar 2: Process Modules (Industrial Operations)

Purpose

Process modules connect your solution to the physical world, collecting data from field devices and managing industrial operations.

What to Build

Device Communications

Alarm Management

Historian

  • Configure channels and protocols 
  • Setup nodes and devices
  • Map points to tags
  • Optimize scan rates
  • - Define alarm areas and groups
  • - Configure conditions and limits
  • - Setup notifications -
  • Implement ISA-18.2 standards
  • Configure data storage
  • Set collection rates
  • Define retention policies 
  • Plan for growth

Next Steps

  

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