ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive 6"> <title>Dixon Process Automation Services Inc.</title><a name="anchor1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="814" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" cool gridx="16" gridy="16" height="1586" showgridx showgridy> <tr height="2"> <td width="813" height="2" colspan="7"></td> <td width="1" height="2"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="2"></td> </tr> <tr height="179"> <td width="813" height="179" colspan="7" valign="top" align="left" xpos="0"><csobj occur="13" w="800" h="174" t="Component" csref="../dpas.data/Components/header.html"> <table width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" cool gridx="16" gridy="16" height="159" showgridx showgridy usegridx usegridy> <tr height="158"> <td width="799" height="158" valign="top" align="left" xpos="0"><img src="images/header3.gif" alt="" height="158" width="799" usemap="#header3bb20e274" border="0"></td> <td width="1" height="158"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="158"></td> </tr> <tr height="1" cntrlrow> <td width="799" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="799" height="1"></td> <td width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> <map name="header3bb20e274"><area shape="rect" coords="507,127,594,153" href="DPASdb.html" alt=""><area shape="rect" coords="597,130,658,154" href="contact.html" alt=""><area shape="rect" coords="412,127,502,152" href="testimonials.html" alt=""><area shape="rect" coords="337,128,405,152" href="resume.html" alt=""><area shape="rect" coords="281,127,330,152" href="index.html" alt=""></map></csobj></td> <td width="1" height="179"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="179"></td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td width="32" height="39"></td> <td content csheight="27" width="573" height="39" colspan="4" valign="top" xpos="32"> <h1><font color="black">Publications</font></h1> </td> <td width="208" height="39" colspan="2"></td> <td width="1" height="39"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="39"></td> </tr> <tr height="1178"> <td width="41" height="1178" colspan="2"></td> <td bgcolor="white" content csheight="1178" width="741" height="1178" colspan="4" valign="top" xpos="41"> <H2><u> Modern Database Tools Applied to DCS </u></H2> <stdtext>Date: March 2000</p> <stdtext>Publication: TAPPI/ISA Process Control Conference Proceedings, Williamsburg, VA</p> <stdtext>Description: This paper presents the methodology of using modern database tools to analyze control system configuration. It describes the use of these concepts in the development of an automated tool to translate a large control system (control algorithms, IO assignments, HMI, system configuration, etc) from an older generation to newer generation network.</p> <a href="DPASdb.pdf" <u> LINK:  Modern Database Tools Applied to DCS </u></a><br> <H2><u> The Myth and Magic of OPC </u></H2> <stdtext>Date: March 2009</p> <stdtext>Publication: ISA International Instrumentation Symposium, League City, TX</p> <stdtext>Description: The paper discusses the benefits and pitfalls of using OPC compliant application for communication inside and outside of control systems. A study conducted at a large power production facility is used as a basis for the analysis.</p> <a href="The Myth and Magic of OPC_ISA.pdf" <u>LINK:  The Myth and Magic of OPC </u></a><br> <br> <br> <font size="4" color="#fff236"><b><a href="#anchor1">Top of Page</a></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="31" height="1178"></td> <td width="1" height="1178"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="1178"></td> </tr> <tr height="11"> <td width="813" height="11" colspan="7"></td> <td width="1" height="11"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="11"></td> </tr> <tr height="176"> <td width="406" height="176" colspan="3"></td> <td width="279" height="176" colspan="3"></td> <td width="1" height="176"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="176"></td> </tr> <tr height="1" cntrlrow> <td width="32" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="32" height="1"></td> <td width="9" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="9" height="1"></td> <td width="365" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="365" height="1"></td> <td width="128" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="128" height="1"></td> <td width="71" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="71" height="1"></td> <td width="177" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="177" height="1"></td> <td width="31" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="31" height="1"></td> <td width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> <p></p> </body> </html>