EFM Exporter for Emerson FB Automation Platform

Feature Rich, Focused on Rapid Results

• Leverages field proven DNP3 Capabilities, including Secure SaV5, of TOP Server or KEPServer DNP Suite OPC Servers which provide for the real-time data acquisition and DNP3 file transfer mechanisms required for EFM history retrieval
• Automated retrieval of EFM data from FB-1000 and 2000 Flow Computers and FB-3000 RTUs
  • Meter Configuration
  • Periodic History
  • Transaction History
  • Alarms
  • Events
• Rapid results: streamlined semi-automated configuration that leverages the supported Emerson device's ability to tell our software number and type of meters, history configuration, enumerations and more, just from us making a DNP3 connection to the RTU. 
• Export to
  • FLOWCAL CFX V8 Liquids & Gas formats
  • Any ODBC compliant SQL database
• Flexible scheduling of retrieval and conversion
• Use with your SCADA system or other HMI's, or standalone
• Activity logging with configurable detail for rapid troubleshooting 

Standards Based, Works with any HMI/SCADA System

• OPC DA and UA Interfaces in the supported OPC Server insure compatibility with any HMI/SCADA supporting the standards
• Includes but not limited to
  • Inductive Automation Ignition!
  • AVEVA (formerly Wonderware) InTouch, System Platform, Plant SCADA
  • Iconics
  • And many others!

Operating System Support, System & OPC Server Requirements

• Operating System
  • Windows Desktop: Windows 10 and 11 x64 versions
  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher
• Memory:  memory usage for the application is negligible, therefore the system should have RAM to support the OS and other applications running.
• Disk Space: will be user/application dependent. Files generated are small in size, however, there could be many files created over a large period of time. Recommendation is to monitor usage and execute backups and file purges to manage against available drive space.
• OPC Server - TOP Server DNP Suite or KEPServer DNP Suite Version 6.14 or higher with license sufficient for the number of RTUs you plan to export from and configured to communicate to your RTUs. 
  • If you want to use DNP V3 SaV5 security, V6.17 or higher is required.
• If using ODBC/SQL database, you'll need the database engine and rights to create tables for initial setup. We supply SQL scripts for Microsoft SQL server. 

Device Compatibility

• Emerson FB-1000 and 2000 Series Flow Computers
• Emerson FB-3000 RTUs 
• DNP Secure SaV5 supported
• Minimum Firmware Version 02.15.00.95

Product Documentation

The software installs with an extensive PDF users guide that shows all configuration, operation and setup of the product from simple to advanced. 

Documentation also includes

• Flow Computer & RTU Configuration Expectations including mappings 
• OPC Server Environment Configuration
• ODBC/SQL Database table configuration and mappings
• Manual & Automatic Scheduled Execution Configuration 
• Troubleshooting 

Tutorial

Watch and learn how to bring the DNP3 tag map from the device into TOP Server or KEPServerto create a tag namespace in 12 minutes! 

EFM Exporter Release Notes

Full release notes will be available for download in our knowledgebase.