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Enhancements to OpenBSI v4.1 includes Harvester data collection module and WebBSI web-based access. Harvester automatically converts collected data to .CSV and ODBC file formats for compatibility with standard applications including relational databases. WebBSI includes set of ActiveX Controls for reading and writing real-time and historical trending, recipe editing, and transmitter calibration data allowing users to access data via standard web browsers.
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Bristol Babcock Inc. Announces OpenBSI Version 4.1
Watertown, CT, May 21, 2002. Bristol Babcock Inc. announces the release of OpenBSI communication interface software version 4.1. Two new features included in this release introduce a new level of web-based access and enhanced historical data collection.
Bristol Babcock RTUs, PLCs and Flow Computers have, for many years, offered the unique functionality of distributed historical data storage. OpenBSI provided a powerful historical data collection facility through two separate utilities: Data Collector and Scheduler. Both provided the ability to collect, on a scheduled basis, historical array, archive and audit data in addition to signal lists. In OpenBSI 4.1, Bristol has combined the best of both utilities into a very easy-to-use utility with all of the flexibility inherent in the powerful Scheduler. The new utility is called Harvester and replaces the Collector and Scheduler. A translation utility is included to convert to the new format allowing existing customers to easily migrate to the new Harvester utility.
Harvester also includes a utility to automatically convert the collected data to .CSV & ODBC file formats for compatibility with standard applications including relational databases.
In OpenBSI 4.1, Bristol Babcock also introduces WebBSI. The new WebBSI extends the capability for local network and web based access. WebBSI offers the a set of ActiveX Controls for reading and writing real-time data, real-time and historical trending, recipe editing and transmitter calibration. Through these controls, customers can use a standard web browser to access Network 3000 and ControlWave products through a set of supplied .html web pages. Customers can also create custom web pages specific to their application.
Bristol Babcock is a worldwide leader in the supply and commissioning of products, services, and engineered systems to the oil, gas, process control, power, water and wastewater industries. Bristol Babcock Inc. is a member of the Engineering Group of FKI plc, headquartered in Norwich, England.
