

The Rocky Mountain Bristol User Group
is a
group of Bristol product end users, consulting engineers, system
integrators, and potential users. This User Group is designed to serve
the many industries in the Rocky Mountain areas that utilize Bristol
Hardware and Software products including Water Treatment and
Distribution, Waste Water Collection and Treatment, Oil & Gas
Transmission and Distribution, Power,
Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Chemical & Food Processing.
The Rocky Mountain Bristol User Group meets
once a year. Meetings are be held at user
facilities (when possible) for technical presentations and workshops, to
exchange ideas, receive updates on Bristol Hardware and Software
development, to discuss potential problem areas, for new product
introductions and to provide input to Bristol factory
representatives for new product and software development.
| Time |
Topic |
| 8:00 am |
Continental
Breakfast/Introductions |
| 8:30 am |
What's new with ControlWave?
Updates on Hardware and Software development
|
| 9:15 am |
Field Wiring and the Process
Point
Discussion about proper wiring to
inputs/outputs and com ports of an RTU. The do’s and don’ts
for long term stability and ruggedness from guys that have
seen it all.
|
| 10:00 am |
Morning Break |
| 10:30 am |
Standards? We don't
need no stinking "Standards"!!!!
Well we think otherwise and you will too
after this open discussion on choosing and developing
standards that best fit your application and system.
We'll talk IEC-61131-3 Languages, Tags definitions, Function
Blocks and more.
Guest speakers will include integration partners and end
user panel.
|
| 11:30 am |
Standard Application Loads
Presentation of the RAS Standard Water
Monitoring Application and how you can benefit.
|
| Noon |
Lunch
Break |
|
12:45 pm |
Radio Communications and
troubleshooting
We
live in a wireless world and there are plenty of
different communication media available but
lets talk through which is right for your network. This
discussion focuses on communication, protocol, power,
bandwidth in a SCADA network.
|
|
1:30 pm |
IP Radio Communications
and Security - Guest Speaker - FreeWave Radio
An in depth
discussion about current radio technologies along with the
Pro's and Con's of each from a performance and security
standpoint.
|
| 2:30 pm |
Open Q&A Session with a panel of
Presenters. |
|
3:00 pm |
Adjourn |