Real-time Monitoring

Real-time monitoring is the viewing of power monitoring data as it is being measured by the monitoring devices. The data is transferred from the device through the communication network to the software, where it is displayed. The software displays the data, either as individual measurements, or as part of a sequence, such as a trend. The data might be temporarily stored by the software while it is being displayed, but it is not logged into the database for long-term storage.

Components

The following applications are used to view real-time data:

Diagrams
Trends
Dashboards
Vista

For details on how to use these applications see the Operate chapter. For details on how to configure these applications see the Configure chapter.

Prerequisites

The measurement data you want to display must be available from the devices. That means that the devices must provide the measurements and the device driver must support the measurements. The devices must also be online and communicating for the data to be available in the user interface.

Design Considerations

Consider which of the real-time applications best meet the user needs. The Trends and Dashboards applications only require a small amount of configuration. The amount of configuration and custom engineering required to create diagrams for the Vista and Diagrams application depend on the user needs. Creating nested, graphical diagrams, or facility one-line diagrams might require a considerable amount of time and effort.

Ensure that the monitoring devices that are used have the capabilities required to provide the desired real-time data.

The Trends application can take advantage of historical data to show trends that seamlessly extend from the present into the past. The required measurements must be recorded by the monitoring devices if you want to use historical data with trends.