DEA™: Decipher for Events and Alarms - A Comprehensive Alarm Management System for Collecting, Archiving, Displaying, Interpreting and Managing Process Alarm and Events, including Metrics for Alarm System Performance:
DEA_OPCClient to collect and archive A&Es in a relational database (MySQL, SQL Server, Access) as they
occur in real time. Option of station/source based filtering to save raw alarms in different databases.
DEA_Viewer to view/scroll A&Es as they occur based on user's filter settings. Automatic identification of
repeat and nuisance alarms
DEA_Report to analyze (most frequent, time distribution, operator response time, correlation between
alarms, etc.) and study historical A&Es includng EEMUA Metrics via Excel
DEA_Advisor to help identify associated/root causes and to suggest operator actions for the condition
under alarm. The knowledge database can be built gradually as experiene is gained
DEA_Configurator for Dynamic Alarm Suppression based on Parent/Child relationship and to Reset Alarm
Limits based on process mode and events (subject to DCS download options)
On-screen display of alarm filtering and storage, a helpful option during commissioning