CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction
    1.1 From Automation to Integration
    1.2 Integration for Every Manufacturing Environment
    1.3 BASEstar Classic Components
      1.3.1      Data Management
      1.3.2      Configuration Management
      1.3.3      Device Communication
      1.3.4      Application Control
    1.4 Documentation Map

  2      Managing and Distributing Manufacturing Data
    2.1 How BASEstar Classic Software Manages Data
    2.2 Defining Data to Be Shared
      2.2.1      BASEstar Classic Data Sources
      2.2.2      BASEstar Classic Data Characteristics
        2.2.2.1      Format
        2.2.2.2      Storage
    2.3 Sharing Data Among Manufacturing Applications
    2.4 Exporting BASEstar Classic Data to Databases and Applications

  3      Configuring the Processing Environment
    3.1 How BASEstar Classic Software Manages System Configuration
    3.2 Configuring Manufacturing System Elements
    3.3 Configuring Application Processing
      3.3.1      Controlling OpenVMS System Resource Utilization
      3.3.2      Distributing BASEstar Classic Processing
      3.3.3      Setting System Security
      3.3.4      Reporting Events
    3.4 Accessing BASEstar Classic Functions
      3.4.1      Application Programming Interface
      3.4.2      Command Line Interface
      3.4.3      Menu Interface
      3.4.4      Graphical Interfaces
    3.5 Managing a BASEstar Classic System
      3.5.1      Tuning the System
      3.5.2      Troubleshooting Problems

  4      Communicating with Plant Equipment
    4.1 How BASEstar Classic Software Communicates with Plant Equipment
      4.1.1      Establishing a Physical Connection
      4.1.2      Establishing a Software Link
      4.1.3      Creating a BASEstar Classic Device Definition
    4.2 Monitoring and Controlling Device Operations
      4.2.1      Starting and Stopping Devices
      4.2.2      Uploading and Downloading Files
      4.2.3      Obtaining Device Status
      4.2.4      Reading and Writing Device Memory
    4.3 Collecting and Distributing Data from Plant Devices
      4.3.1      Collecting Plant Data
      4.3.2      Distributing Plant Data

  5      Coordinating Application Processing
    5.1 How BASEstar Classic Software Coordinates Application Processing
    5.2 Coordinating Application Startup
    5.3 Orderly Shutdown of BASEstar Classic Applications
    5.4 Using Distributed Messaging
    5.5 Synchronizing Application Processing

  A Data Management Functions
    A.1 Defining Application Data
    A.2 Displaying Data Definitions
    A.3 Automatic Notification of Value Changes
    A.4 Exporting BASEstar Data to a Database
    A.5 Data Management List Services

  B Configuration Functions
    B.1 Configuring BASEstar Classic Objects
    B.2 Configuring the BASEstar Classic Environment
    B.3 Displaying BASEstar Classic System Information
    B.4 Configuring BASEstar Classic Security
    B.5 Setting System Status and Clearing Errors
    B.6 Dumping Global Section Information

  C Device Communication Functions
    C.1 Configuring Devices
    C.2 Monitoring and Controlling Device Operations
    C.3 Collecting and Distributing Plant Data

  D Application Coordination Functions
    D.1 Coordinating Application Startup
    D.2 Synchronizing Application Processing
    D.3 Event-Driven Messaging

  BASEstar Classic Master Glossary
    access control list (ACL) . . . asynchronous system trap (AST)
      attach . . . connect
      DAS . . . device access software (DAS)
      device connection management . . . expression
      external access interface (EAI) . . . global section
      group services . . . menu
      menu interface . . . object
      path . . . quorum
      register . . . synchronous
      synchronization element . . . VAXcluster configuration