Log onto the CIMScan server from anywhere using a simple web browser and our User ID and Password. You will immediately see the easy to understand page similar to the one shown below.

Any monitoring points that need your attention are displayed in the grid at the top of the page (the Alarm List). All of the points for the group are displayed in the lower grid. Select one or more points and and display a chart of their values plotted over time.

SERVER NAVIGATION

A multi-group status page [1] would have been displayed for users that have been given access to more than one group.  The page is similar to the page described above except that the alarm list contains the monitoring points in warning or alarm from all the groups. You can click on a specific group to to move to the status page for that group [2].

3. The current values, alarm status, and time of the last update for all the monitoring points are available. You can select one or more points and generate a Trend Chart or Print a Report using the Actions dropdown list.
4. You can see all the monitoring points in alarm by looking at the alarm list. You can acknowledge alarms by selecting the monitoring point from the list and clicking on “Acknowledge” in the Actions dropdown list.
5. A page can be displayed containing the floor plan of the area being monitored with alarm indicators for each sensor.
6. Users can click on the “Help” menu to download one of the user’s manuals in PDF format.
7. Clicking on the “Reports” menu will allow you to select the type of report to print. This will display a form where you can specify the monitoring points to be included in the report as well as the starting and ending times.

ACKNOWLEDGE ALARMS & ENTER NOTES

Users can acknowledge alarms and provide an assignable cause by selecting one or more points in the Alarm List and then choosing "Acknowledge Alarm" from the Actions dropdown list.

User can enter free-form notes and link them to one or more database points using a similar technique.

GENERATE REPORTS

The following built-in reports are provided with each CIMScan-server. Each report can be generated for a specific group over a user-selected period of time.

• Group Status Report
  This report contains the general statistics (average [mean], maximum, minimum, and standard deviation) for each monitoring point along with a list of alarm conditions that were detected and their acknowledgments. Any user notes that were entered during the period of the report will be printed along with the name of the person entering the note and the time.

• Alarm History Report
  This report contains a chronological list of alarms that were detected and when they were corrected.

• Measurement Data Log Report
  This report contains a tabular list of all the measurements that were recorded for the specified monitoring point(s) and the time that the measurement(s) was taken.

• User Notes Report
  This report contains all of the user notes that were entered for the selected monitoring points during the reporting period.

• Trend Report
  This report contains a plot of the selected measurement points over the period of time of the report. A user can zoom and pan the chart to focus on the desired event.

• Sensor Usage Report
  This report contains a listing of the sensor usage

• Audit Trail Report
  This report contains a chronological list of settings changes that could affect the data gathering and storage as well as the alarm detection and alerting.

• Statistics Summary Report
  This report contains a summary of the hourly statistics gathered for each monitoring point.

• Statistics Detail Report
  This report contains a summary of the hourly statistics over the period of the report as well as a tabular listing of the entries summarized by hour, day, week, or month. The report also contains a trend plot of the latter that can be zoomed and panned to focus on a specific event.

• Alarm Limits Change Report
  This report lists all of the alarm and warning limits made to the selected monitoring points during the reporting period.

Users can easily generate their own custom reports using any one of the third party report generators available today.

Download a white paper describing the available cimscan reports in detail

ADDING SENSORS & CONFIGURING GROUPS

CIMScan system configuration begins by creating one or more groups that will receive the sensor data. This is typically done by department.

Sensor measurements are received from the monitoring stations along with the unique serial number of the sensor and the time the measurement was taken. The server uses the serial number to determine which group is to receive the measurement data. If no group is associated with the serial number, the sensor is placed in the unassigned list.

A Group Administrator can assign one or more sensors to his or her group by simply logging onto the system, opening the unassigned list, and selecting the desired sensor(s) by its serial number. Once selected, the administrator can enter a name and a location for the sensor and select the sensor’s type. This will establish the alarm limits, units of measure, and other important information.

Group Administrators are also responsible for initially creating user accounts. Once they have been created, the users are responsible for changing their passwords and updating their contact information (email address, telephone number, etc.) and how they are to be contacted based on the day and time.