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Field Panel Firmware Compliance-based
Features
To ensure that records are protected at their point of
creation and to reduce the need for procedurally based
service modes, the field panel firmware has multiple
technical elements to maximize compliance, including:
• BLN Operator Activity Logging – Firmware
Revision 2.6 or later can be configured to track
and upload detailed operator activity to the Insight
System Activity Log application and can ultimately
be transferred to the InfoCenter Suite solution.
Logging includes who made the change and when
and where it was made.
• Field Panel Password Expiration and “Three
Strikes” – A Field Panel’s User Account’s
password can be set to “never expire” or expire
every xx days, in which “xx” can be anywhere from
1 to 365 days. Additionally, with expiration
enabled, users have only three chances to enter a
correct password prior to being locked out. A
lockout requires a reset by an administrator.
• Trend Sample Synchronization – Time-based
trend samples can all be synchronized to the same
time interval, providing better cause and effect
analysis.
• Conditional Trending – Trend sampling
frequency can be automatically adjusted when the
point is in alarm.
• Network Time Synchronization – The field panel
network time is automatically synchronized to the
Insight Database Server’s time. In the event a
Database Server is not on the network, then the
field panel network time synchronization uses the
time of the first panel on the network as the time
source.
• Buffering – Trend and alarm buffering help to
prevent data loss:
− Automatic Trend Collection on Buffer Full-
Automatic – Automatic trend upload to the
database server will occur for time and COV
trends when a field panel’s trend buffer
becomes full.
− Adjustable Buffer Limits – Buffer full limits can
be set from 1% to 80% and combine with
automatic trend collections to ensure data
reliability.
− Alarm Buffering – Allows up to 10 alarms per
alarmable point to be stored at the panel in
cases where the Insight workstation is
temporarily not communicating with the panel.
When communication is re-established, all
buffered alarms, not just the latest, are
uploaded.
APOGEE Compliance Solution—
Services
In addition to the technical elements of the APOGEE
Compliance Solution, Siemens offers a series of
services that are combined with the technical solutions
to provide a complete 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
solution. Some examples of services are:
• Assessments – Used to perform a gap analysis
or to benchmark the current state of the building
management system. Assessments are available
for Part 11 and/or GXP compliance.
• Consulting Services – May be applied to assist in
the development of a master plan for the building
automation system regulatory compliance and/ or
maintenance programs to ensure continual and
long-term compliance.
• Education Services – Helps to ensure a reliable
and knowledgeable facility management staff
through formal training and operator coaching.
• Compliance Services – Employs validation
services, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
development, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT),
compliance remediation, change control for
updates, and specification development to help
meet compliance processes, methodology, and
documentation requirements.
• Engineering Support Services – Supports the
development, updating and proper archiving of
engineering documentation.
• Facility Operation Services – Locks in long-term
system performance in the established state of
compliance with automation controls analysis and
optimization, business protection and recovery
services, repair and replacement services,
calibration support, emergency onsite and online
response, and remote facility monitoring.