Part 1: Live network viewPart 2: Data mining

IntraVUE: Providing advanced analytics for Industrial Ethernet Applications

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Main Goals of IntraVUE

• Graphical view provides an easy to use level-one support for Industrial devices communicating on Ethernet. Easily used by plant floor resources who are not Network Experts.

• reducing time for deployment and troubleshooting of Automation Devices• providing insight for preventative maintenance • Organizing Details and information to Simply Support Activities

• Localized Network Recorder: 24 x 7 Monitoring and Data capture to:

• Capture intermittent disturbances and health of devices & connections• Provide remote viewing of one or many IntraVUE systems• Easily send captured details electronically for analysis• Generates targeted Reports to simplify and direct support actions

• Provide different details that are tailored to the responsibility and skill level of the individual:

• Maintenance Technicians • Control Engineers• Manufacturing IT and Network Professionals

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Continuously scans a

selected network.

Provides access

of network status

anywhere

Provides visualization to any

computer on the network

Corporate

NETWORK

Plant Private NETWORK

Unit Operation

Machine

Facility

OEM Equipment

Internet / VPN

IntraVUE

Scanner Software

Operator Interface Terminal

Local Laptop

IntraVUE is an application which records network details and provides interface through a Web Server interface.

Exceeding Treshold

Loss of connectionCommunication ok

Non-Ethernet Connection

Wireless Network(Hotspot)

Device with SNMP

Color coding & Connection information

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Hover bei Verbindungen

Displays port # on device names

Hover Feature for more connection information

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Live & Dynamic Graphical Animation for easily locating the Fault or Disruption

Graphical View of common Plant Floor problems

Foreign device gaining

access then disconnecting

Lost Wireless

Connection

Bandwidth

Issue Switch Failure

Duplicate IP or Device move

Lost SNMP

communication

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Device information

Link to ManualsLink to Drawings or

Maintenance LogActive Web link

Main Screen

Simple Mouse Click Opens Device Maintenance Details

Simple Mouse click opens a wealth of information

Trending Communications

Device information

Link to active Web DataCommunication Event Log

Export to Excel Reports

Trending key parameters on your Network

Display a specific attribute of a portion or all devices on the network to quickly find the source of a problem.

Duplicate IP and MAC addresses

Intermittent losses caused be noise or vibration

Devices starting to degrade in performance

Accidental loops in cabling located in remote electrical enclosures

Foreign devices connecting to the network (contractor Laptops)

Periodic shorts bursts of broadcast traffic triggered by other devices

Devices accidentally moved to a different port

Cable and connector problems based on crushed, bent , or improperly

grounded cable

Redundancy failures using Ring or RSPT

Communication module lockups or failures based on power surges

IntraVUE has proven to be effective in identifying the following

problems which are contained in the Diagnostic Reports delivered in

minutes by Email.

Single button to Document all devices on the Network in a spreadsheet

Generate a spreadsheet with IP, MAC address, and port and switch address instantly.

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Daily KPI Report

Status

GoodNo action

Required

Bad

Skill

LevelLow

Medium

High

Diagnostic

Report Diagnostic

ReportIntraVUE

Dashboard

Diagnostic

ReportIntraVUE

Moving from Break-Fix to Pro-Active Support

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Network KPI View provides instant Awareness to Issues affecting Critical Equipment

Technicians & Installers

Controls & Manufacturing IT

Operations Management

Daily KPI Screens can be accessed by Computer or Portable device from IntraVUE.

IntraVUE Support Archive to obtainRemote Offline Support and

Automated Diagnostic Reports

Electronically send current data collected to be analyzed (24 hours a day) with a written report generated in minutes and emailed to a computer, Tablet, or Smart Phone

Archiving, Disaster Recovery, and Remote Support

Backup to Database

Restore from Database

Capture network disturbances

Archive current network architectures

Document “As-Is” network traffic

Store performance tests

Validate installed equipment progress

Off Line Analysis and Support

Disaster recovery

Time based Comparison

Future design and Planning

Asset management

Database management• Backup • Restores• On-Line Comparisons• Off-line Analysis

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• During Installation & Startup

• Documentation of actual network status

• Project progress and topology

• Locations of devices and programming panels

• IP Address management

• Troubleshooting

• During Operations

• Network performance

• Device communications and topology

• Device availability- sign in/ sign off

• Access to Data Archive, Reports & Analytcs

• Pre-active Mainteanance

• During Restructuring

• Compare functions before/after

• Structured re- commissioning

IntraVUE provides instant help during all phases:

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IntraVUE application example: Mercedes

• Server based central management:Remote installation- and deployment for all stations

• LLDP Manager

Profinet topology discovery , naming, grafics

• Integra Alarm Provider

Interface to present active IntraVue alarms insideIntegra

• IntraVUE- Reportgenerator

Generation of diagnostics, event and performancereports to Mercedes standards

• German version

for Help, System Messages & Installer

• Switch managementUp/ Download of configuration and firmware

• Device BitmapsGraphical Network View generated from Integra

• CRC Checkfor all devices

• Supervisory ViewGrouping and Display Management according toplant structure

Rastatt: 120+ production cells/ subnets with >14.000 devices, Site- Licensing

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Network scan includingProfiNet topology

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IntraVUE application example: Mercedes screenshot

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View a live

picture of your

communications

to all the

automation

devices !

CONCLUSION: Easy to Use and Powerful Visualization Software

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