Niagara 4 - AX Operator

Taught by Vern Peterson this 2.5 day training course covers Niagara 4 / Niagara AX Operator. This training class is designed for people who have the Niagara AX and / or Niagara 4 System installed in their facility. The class guides the student through the use of the Niagara Station, with information on working with Histories (trends), alarms, reports, point access, creating / modifying PX Views (graphics), working with schedules, etc. (see class outline below) The class also provides information to the customer that allows them to become more aware of the capabilities of the Niagara System, with the intention that the customer can talk from a more knowledgeable position with the contractor installing and / or servicing the system in their building

Topics, Learning Objectives, and Schedule:

The objectives for this class is for the student to gain a better understanding of how to perform everyday "operator functions". These include alarm generation and handling, collecting and viewing history data, managing schedules, building reports, finding data in the station. Below is the schedule for the Niagara AX Operator Class.

Day 1:

Niagara Framework and System Architecture, understanding the basics of the Hardware and Software.

Stations & Platforms
Jace Controllers
Supervisor Stations
Field Bus Controllers & Network Integration Basics

Basic Station Navigation

Accessing the Station with a web browser
Accessing the Station with the Niagara Workbench
Navigation menus & trees
PX Views

Security In a Niagara Station

Permissions given to a user
Security Categories
Authentication Schemes
User Roles
Hierarchies
NAV Files
User Accounts

Generating Alarms in a Niagara Station

Alarm Extension Types and What kind of alarms can be Generated?
Prioritizing alarms
Routing alarms to users: printers, text messaging and e-mail
Viewing alarms in the station
Interpreting an alarm record
Using the Alarm Portal
Alarm Database Maintenance

Day 2:

Collecting History Data in a Niagara Station

History extension options, COV and Interval extensions
History Naming conventions
Viewing history charts
Viewing history tables
Exporting history data as a chart and a table
History Database Maintenance
History Chart Builder Options (creating permanent history charts)
Series Transforms

Schedules

Schedule Types

Boolean, Numeric, Enum, String and Calendar schedules

Editing scheduled events
Creating Special Events (Holidays)
Global schedule concepts and operation

Searching for Data in a Niagara Station

Meta Data Tagging
NEQL Queries
BQL Queries

Day 3 (1/2 Day Session):

Generating Reports

Bound Table reports – Space Temperature report
Points in Manual report
Points in Alarm report
Component Grids

Supervisor Station Provisioning Service

Importance of backing up stations in the Supervisor’s Niagara Network

Working with Graphics (PX Views)

PLEASE NOTE: The certification training classes offered by M.O.V. Training Services are
fast paced, intensive training classes on a sophisticated software program. These classes ARE NOT classes on how to use Microsoft Windows. Students who register for these classes are expected to have at least basic skills on a Windows 7 or newer computer (note, Windows 7 is used on the computers you will use in the classroom). If you don't know the difference between a right and left mouse click, these classes are not for you. You are informed here that the class WILL NOT slow down to accommodate students who can't navigate file paths or perform other basic Windows computer functions. No refund of tuition will be made to students who don't heed this information.