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• Getting Started CIMPLICITY PMCS Read-This-Book-First
Getting Started
First Steps
If you are already familiar with PMCS, simply review the system requirements and
skip ahead to Chapter 3.
Getting started with PMCS is easy. This chapter explains power management and
leads you through the steps to take prior to installing your PMCS software. If you
need help with your PMCS system, the GE Technical Support telephone number is
given at the end of this chapter.
Understanding Terminology
Power-management system terminology can be intimidating to new PMCS users. The
list below defines many of the important terms and acronyms used in this guide and
other PMCS manuals. Refer back to this list as new terms are presented later.
Baud rate: A measurement of a communication channel's signaling rate or
information-carrying capacity. Communicating devices typically have configurable
baud rates to provide compatibility with various speed communication networks.
Higher baud rates generally provide faster data-refresh times.
CIMPLICITY HMI: An industry-standard SCADA software package providing
flexible, accurate, and easy-to-use graphics. CIMPLICITY HMI is based on a client-
server architecture, consisting of Servers and Viewer Workstations. Servers are
responsible for the collection and distribution of data. Viewer Workstations connect
into Servers and have full access to the collected data for viewing and control
actions. Servers and Viewer Workstations can be easily networked together to
seamlessly share data without the need to replicate your point database from node to
node.
CIMPLICITY HMI Server Development: CIMPLICITY HMI Server Development
allows you to create new projects and can also function as a runtime system.
CIMPLICITY HMI Server Runtime: CIMPLICITY HMI Server Runtime systems do
not support project configuration. They may be used as runtime systems only.
CIMPLICITY HMI Viewer Runtime: CIMPLICITY HMI Viewer Runtime connects
to Servers for viewing data and controlling actions.
Commnet: A GE Industrial Systems standard for device communications that
specifies the communication protocol and the communication network.
Communication network: A physical standard for wiring and interconnection of
communicating devices. A communication network standard usually includes
specifications of voltages, maximum cable-run lengths, shielding, termination, and