Optimum Instruments Inc.

Innovations in Data Collection

Using the View Data Now Website

 Overview
1. The Overflow Monitoring Hardware
2. System Overview
3. Reliability
4. Viewdatanow.com
5. Logging In
6. The Main Page Site Listing and Map
7. Depth and Rainfall Graph
8. Velocity Graph
9. Viewing Events and Site Status
10. Downloading the Site Database
11. Clearing Bypass Alarms
 The Model 310

Optimum is proud to introduce it’s line of high precision multi-

channel overflow meters. Through wireless communication the
Model 310 automatically updates the ViewDataNow web
information in real time. Alarms are sent immediately upon any
of the monitored sensors exceeding the set points.

AC Model Battery Model

 The Model 310 - Hardware
Typical Installation

AC Site Battery Site

 System Overview
3. Viewdatanow server records
4. User logs in to viewdatanow
the call-in and retrieves the
website to verify and
most recent data. After
acknowledge the alarm.
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Alarm an email
is sent is sent if an
to viewdatanow
overflow
server exists.wireless
through
CDPD connection.

1. Model 310 detects alarm

condition on its sensors.
 Reliability
Direct Fiber Optic Connection

Edmonton

New York
 How to go to viewdatanow

http://www.viewdatanow.com

Email bob@optinst.com for user name and password

Logging in

Ken

*********
 Logging In - User

• Enter the username that was given to you

• Enter the password that was given to you
• Hit Enter/Return on the keyboard or click
on the submit button
The Main Login Page
 Features of the Main Page

• All sites are listed in a alphabetical table.

• All functions for a specific site accessed via
its row of buttons.
• Map will not load automatically. Click on
Load Map button to view the map.
• Map will appear in place of Load Map
button between header and site listing.
 The Site Listing
IP Address

Activity
Absence
Indicator

Site Number
Site Name Site Functions
Power Type
 The Site Listing

• Site name, number – The number and name

given to the site by the City of New York

• IP Address – A set of numbers which define

the site’s unique location on the Internet.
 The Site Listing – Power Type

• This icon represents how the site is powered.

Battery Powered (4V non-rechargeable)

Battery Powered (12V rechargeable)

AC Powered
The Map
 The Map - Details
• The map is complex and takes some time to load.
An indicator (shown below) runs while the map is
being created on the server.
• Map creation indicator
• Displays the approximate location of all the New
York Flowmeter sites.
• Site name will pop-up beneath the mouse pointer
if the pointer is left over site’s icon for a few
seconds.
• Information specific to the site can be loaded by
clicking on the site’s circle icon on the map.
 Map site icon color indications

• The color of the site’s icon gives a basic

indication of the site’s operational and alarm
status.
Nominal Activity - The site is regularly communicating with
the server and no alarms have been recently registered.
Bypass Alarm – An overflow condition was recently detected
and has not yet been fully addressed.
Activity Absence – The site at this location has not
communicated with the viewdatanow server for a period of 24
hours.
Graph Button
Graphing
Depth and Rainfall Graph
 Depth and Rainfall Graph

• The first of the two graphs displayed when the ‘Graph’

button is clicked is the depth and rainfall graph.
• The depth and rainfall graph plots the depth in inches
on the left vertical axis against time in days on the
horizontal axis. The associated data appears in red.
The black line drawn horizontally designates the alarm
level in inches for the site (Weir height plus 3”).
• The daily total rainfall is plotted in inches on the right
vertical axis again against time in days using the same
horizontal axis. The associated data appears as a blue
rectangle (Bar Graph) over the day that the rain
occurred.
Velocity Graph
 Velocity Graph

• The second of the two graphs displayed when the

‘Graph’ button is clicked is the velocity graph.
• The velocity graph plots the velocity in feet per second
on the left vertical axis against time in days on the
horizontal axis. The associated data appears in red.
The Site Functions (cont.)
Events
Site Events
 Site Events

• Events can be retrieved for a particular time interval by

specifying a number in the textbox and the duration
(Hours, Days, etc) from the dropdown list.
• The ‘Bypass Occurred’ column gives information on
the dates/times of the various bypass occurrences.
• The ‘Email Sent’ column details the time at which an
email notification of a bypass occurrence had been sent
out.
• The ‘Cleared By’ and ‘Cleared On’ columns give the
user name of the user that was logged in and had
cleared the particular bypass.
Current Site Status
Current Site Status
 Current Site Status

• Displays the most recent recorded depth level, and the

alarm depth level.
• Displays the most recent recorded battery level (backup
battery level for an AC site).
• Displays the most recent recorded CDPD
communication/network information.
Downloading the Site Database
 Downloading the Site Database

• The Site Database is a Microsoft® Access 97 file.

• Contains all the data that the server has gathered
from each site (Levels, Events , etc.).
• Database can be used with Data Dolphin desktop
software for further analysis.
Site Information
Site Information
 Site Information
• The top section of the Site Information screen displays
the basic information associated with the site such as
name, unit number, and power source type.
• Below the top section is a map detailing site locations
and their current state, shown by the various color-
coded markers.
• Following the map, is a section summarizing the site
settings showing the Bench, Alarm Level, etc.
• The last three sections display site activity information.
Here a list of Bypass alarms (and who has cleared
them), general alarms and communication status for a
specified time interval can be found.
 Bypass Alarms

Typical Bypass Alarm Email

Bypass Alarms

Clearing an Alarm
 Clearing an Alarm

• A red Clear Bypass button indicates an bypass

condition has occurred without being addressed.
• Clicking on the red button brings up a Clear
Bypass Alarm authorization window.
• Only certain accounts may clear alarm condition.
• The system records which user cleared the alarm.
This information will appear in the “Events”
window.
• Enter a username, hit Tab, enter a password and
then click the submit button or hit Return to clear.
 General Information

This slide presentation and the Data Dolphin

software is available for download from the
ViewDataNow web site.

Thank-you