Overview

SCPSCP software provides the FAIM (SCP AIM*Historian) package to emulate the Foxboro AIM*Historian package within the simulation environment.

The FAIM package consists of the following pieces:

• FAIM historian – a server that records time-stamped values to a database for later recall. This server consists of four tasks running in the background.

• FAIMEngine – a Dynsim engine manipulates the FAIM historian database for use with simulation snapshots and time control.

• FAIMBatch – a tool for configuring the FAIM historian server.

• FAIMSpy – a tool for examining the FAIM historian server configuration and FAIM simulation snapshots.

With FAIM, you can:

• Download historian instance from AIM*Historian.

• Convert and download historian configurations from the I/A Series legacy historian.

• Store Real-Time-Point (RTP) data time-stamped to the simulation.

• Store Alarm Messages time-stamped to the simulation.

• View RTP data on trends in FoxView.

• Save the complete state of the historian database in an Initial Condition snapshot.

• Restore to a previous time through restoration of a Snapshot.

FAIM also provides networked AIM*API services, thereby allowing AW/WSTA software such as FoxView access to CSA and OM data for browsing.

For the basics of setting up and using FAIM, see SCP AIM*Historian Support section in the SCP Getting Started Guide.

If required for the Foxboro Evo environment, Wonderware Historian Emulation replaces Wonderware Historian. Refer to the Foxboro Evo Simulation User Guide for details.

FAIM supports historical trending in FoxView. Additionally, it supports the browser interfaces in FoxDraw, Message Manager Configuration, and other similar applications.

FAIM does not provide the complete implementation of AIM*API and does not support the AIM* client applications such as AIM*Explorer and AIM*DataLink, and the AIM*Historian tools such as the Historian Configurator.

Users who need AIM* client applications in a simulation environment should use the actual AIM* Historian and its associated applications. In this instance, management of trend and alarms for snapshots and time synchronization with the simulation cannot be supported.

Note: It is not possible to have FAIM and AIM*Historian running on the same workstation at the same time. If you need both the applications installed on the same machine, refer to the SCP Installation Guide for complete procedure.