INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION. ABB MicroSCADA

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7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION

In order to create a report introduced in this thesis, some preparations should be made in MicroSCADA and Windows operating system. The report created using these instructions includes all the information on MicroSCADA and the operating system described in Chapters 4 and 5, station alarm counter and a list of active alarms. It is also explained how Windows Task Scheduler should be configured in order to send scheduled reports.

7.1 Copying Programs to /prog/exec/ Folder

There are several programs that should be placed in the /prog/exec/ folder in order to make automated reports. This is the folder that contains all the programs needed by MicroSCADA to work properly.

Here is a list of programs to copy:

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MaintenanceReport.exe

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SendEmail.exe

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MaintenanceReport.bat

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AlarmList.scil

7.2 Creating a Batch File

In order to create the report and sending it by e-mail, several different programs and actions are needed to perform. Perhaps the easiest way to run multiple programs and actions at the time is creating a batch file of the operations.

The batch files are tiny programs or scripts that can be made to simplify routines or repetitive tasks. They are simple unformatted text files that contain commands used in the command prompt of Windows. The text file becomes a batch file when it is saved with a file name extension .bat or .cmd. When the batch file is run, it simply writes all the commands written in the file to the Windows command prompt, just like a user would be writing them manually.

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In order to modify the batch file, it is required to understand the commands that are used. Here is a brief list of useful commands that can be used in the batch file:

Table 1. Batch file commands /2/ /17/

>> del dir/s echo echo y for if mkdir pause ren rmdir /s /q scilc

Writes the output of the command to a specified location or file.

Deletes a file.

Displays files in specified director and all subdirectories.

Turns the command-echoing feature on or off, or displays a message.

Answers “Yes” when the prompt is asking to verify a command.

Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.

Performs conditional processing in batch programs.

Creates a directory or subdirectory.

Pauses a batch program and displays a message prompting the user to press any key to continue.

Renames a file.

Removes a directory and all subdirectories including any files and delete them without confirmation.

Runs a program in MicroSCADA that performs a SCIL command or application in C programming language. tasklist Displays a list of currently running processes. wevtutil epl Exports a log file from Windows to a specific folder. wmic xcopy zip -r -q

Uses The Windows Management Instrumentation Commandline to gather information about the computer.

Copies files, directories and subdirectories.

Compresses a folder or files in to a zip file, using a program included with MicroSCADA. Performs it in quiet mode.

To create a batch file that creates a report in a form that this thesis presents, several commands should be written with a text editor (e.g. Notepad) and saved