Stations
This section describes how to determine your Station requirements. (Station is Experion's user
interface.)
Issue Comments
User types Identify the user types and assess their respective needs.
Read-only
access by casual
users
Determine whether an eServer, which provides read-only access to displays
and reports, would satisfy the needs of users such as managers and production
controllers.
Flex Stations
Flex Station is the standard type of Station. It typically runs on a standard
computer, and is suitable for most users and most tasks.
Console Stations
If you have Process Controllers and don't want to suffer loss of view if the
server fails, you need Console Stations.
Mobile Stations
If users want access to data as they move around the plant, then you should
consider Mobile Station.
Simultaneous
view of several
displays
Determine whether users (especially operators) need to simultaneously see
several displays.
Specialized
hardware
Determine whether any users (especially operators) need specialized
hardware, such as multi-monitor consoles, and membrane keyboards.
Security
requirements
Based on user types, work practices and site layout, determine the most
appropriate security setups for Stations and Windows.
See the Network and Security Planning Guide.
Display update
rates
Determine the rate at which you want displays to be updated.
Displays Determine your display requirements.
Identifying user types and assessing their needs
Before you can determine your Station requirements, you must first identify each user type,
and then assess their respective needs.
Typical user types include: operators, maintenance engineers, managers and production
controllers.
Stations
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