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On December 1, 2009, Cape Software released its latest version of VP Link. The HMI is now powered by Revolution.
Revolution is an excellent product that will help Cape move VP Link to the next level.
On November 20, 2009, Honeywell accepted Cape Software as a PKS Advantage Partner.
On November 16, 2009 ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery awarded Cape Software the project to create a custom
operator training simulator for their Coker/Crude complex.
On September 30, 2009 Praxair awarded Cape Software the project to create a custom operator training simulator
for their Hydrogen Plant in Richmond, CA.
On September 28, 2009, Kirk Fontenot joined Cape Software as their Sales Manager. Kirk has been working in the process
control industry in managerial, sales and engineering positions for the past 16+ years.
On August 10, 2009, Jignesh Bhojani joined Cape Software as a Process Simulation Engineer. Jignesh has been working
in the chemical industry as a process and simulation engineer for the past 4+ years.
On March 27, 2009 PCS Nitrogen awarded Cape Software the project to create a custom operator simulator for their
Urea Unit in Trinidad & Tobago.
In 2009, Cape Software implemented an operator training simulator for the Nuclear Waste Treatment Unit at the Idaho
National Labs for the Department of Energy.
In 2009 ExxonMobil used Cape Software to test and validate there DCS and SIS systems for their Singapore project.
In 2008, Shell Offshore has awarded Cape Software the project to create a custom operator training simulator for their
Perdido Platform.
In 2008 Cape Software implemented an operator training simulator for a LNG terminal at Sabine Pass, TX for ExxonLNG.
On January 8, 2008, Anthony Fick joined Cape Software a Process Simulation Engineer. Anthony has a PhD in Chemical
Engineering from Penn State University.
In December 2007, Chirag Desai joined Cape Software a Process Simulation Engineer. Chirag has a M.S. in Chemical
Engineering from Texas A&M University.
In October 2007, Sivasanthosh Komirelly joined Cape Software a Process Simulation Engineer. Siva has a M.S. in
Chemical Engineering from Lamar University.
Upcoming Events
May 26, 2010 Yokogawa Users Group
June 2010 Honeywell Users Group in USA
October 2010 Honeywell Users Group in EMEA
November 2010 Rockwell Automation Fair in FL
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Tech Tip
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Use the regular expression syntax to your advantage
There are often times when you need to search for a subset of tags within the VP Link database. The SearchTags procedure, which does all the heavy lifting for searches, uses a regular expression syntax for the search expression. If you just search for substrings, thinking that there is a wildcard in front and behind of the string you search for, then you are missing out.
Use the square brackets to specify a set of characters that you are trying to match. For example of you want all the level and flow transmitters, (LT and FT tags), then you would specify [FL]T as your search pattern. This means F or L, and then a T. To be more precise, you probably want to only match tags that start with that, so pur a ^ in front of the pattern, like ^[FL]T. To search for things that end with something, put a $ at the end. So _RUN$ would find all the tags that end with _RUN. Remember that the dot means any character, so ^[FL]T
.$ would be any that that starts with FT or LT and then has exactly four characters more until the end of the tagname. The plus sign means one or more. So ^[FL]T[0-9]+_RUN$ means any tag that starts with FT or LT, has one or more numbers, then ends with _RUN.
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Archived News Letters
Fall 2003
VP Link 3.0 Specifications, Operator Training & Features
Fall 2002
Safety Systems, Case Study: TRICONEX and Honeywell interfaces, & Test Compiler
Summer 2002
Yokogawa CS 1000/CS3000 systems support, Case study: FMC Delta V example from Emerson Process User Group, & External commands via DLL
Winter 2002
Siemens S5/S7 systems support, Case study: Kerr-Mac Gee Training, & System Operator Training w/ Low Cost Generic models
Summer 2001
VP Linkฎ and Six Sigma goals & Honeywell FSC Feature
Fall 2000
Triconex Simulation Solution, ESD Simulation Solution, & Honeywell FSC I/A users Conference
Spring 2000
Rockwell ProcessLogix, & Honeywell Plantscape Methodology for Interlock Testing
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