Q: What is an asset?A: Everything that embodies the process — including process equipment, sensors, control assets, safety equipment, and the control system — are considered assets.
Q: What can be expected as a typical logic configuration cost requirement of Asset Manager on a percentage basis of software costs?A: The minimum effort needed to see minimal benefits from Asset Manager is one week of configuration. Of course, the more effort put into the configuration of assets with Asset Manager the greater the long-term return on your investment.
Q: What really happens automatically with the auto population capabilities of Asset Manager?A: All Experion™ PKS hardware and its hierarchy are automatically created in the Asset Manager. FOUNDATION fieldbus, HART, and Digitally Enhanced (DE) field devices are also automatically created in Asset Manager.
Q: In addition to auto population, what else happens when linking to Experion PKS?A: In addition to the auto population of assets, the system also creates direct links to Knowledge Builder. Fault Models and diagnostic capabilities are created for all PKS® Advantage devices.
Q: Can Asset Manager support systems from third-party process automation vendors such as Siemens, Rockwell, and Emerson?A: Yes. For diagnostic purposes, Asset Manager can connect to any OLE for Process Control source to monitor assets for health symptoms. However, Asset Manager does not provide auto population capabilities. Note that Honeywell does offer a variety of import tools in order to easily configure the Asset Manager based on third-party systems.
Q: Can Asset Manager monitor and diagnose Emerson smart valve positioners?A: Yes. For the Fisher DVC Hart and FF Positioner, Asset Manager can monitor the status of devices directly from the positioner. For HART, a device status that enters Experion PKS via Command 48 can be collected as symptoms for Asset Manager. For FF positioners, any parameter that is visible via the Device Descriptor can also be monitored via the Data Scout to be used as symptoms. For advanced diagnoses of these positioners and tasks, such as collecting valve signatures, step responses, etc., the end user must continue using the Fisher ValveLink software as a standalone application.
Q: What is Data Scout?A: Data Scout is a tool integrated with Asset Manager that enables users to access data via OLE for Process Control (OPC) from any OPC data source. Data is then tested and symptoms are generated for Asset Manager. This allows users to take full advantage of all third-party systems when monitoring assets.
Q: Does Asset Manager support PKS Advantage Program participant devices?A: Starting with release 310, Asset Manager provides Experion integration capabilities for a series of participant devices. When these devices are present on an Experion digital system network, the following device details are automatically configured within Asset Manager: