The CeDAR Solution, from CiSCO’s Software Division
CeDAR is your best solution for data acquisition, display, storage and reporting of Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) data. Since CeDAR’s 1998 launch, it was developed as a highly configurable, user-friendly product, which will meet present and future data acquisition and reporting needs.
CeDAR’s applications are broad in scope. Whether you have turbines,
incinerators, boilers, smelters, furnaces, or something else CeDAR can
handle it. Whether your system is a multi-unit installation with multiple
fuels and multiple combustion sources, or a single-fueled source, CeDAR
can be configured to meet your needs.
CeDAR is versatile. CeDAR offers a wide variety of real-time user interface
screens. It is built on a Windows platform and allows for multiple screen
displays to be open and viewable at the same time. CeDAR can display
quantitative numerical data simultaneously with trends, from multiple
sources at the same time - in real-time.
CeDAR is expandable. It comes with an array of standard reports and
the ability to configure custom reports to meet your individual needs.
The Report Design Wizard allows users to design, configure and store
their own report designs and formats, as well as use the standard reports,
provided with their system.
CeDAR has a comprehensive trending package that allows users to graph
multiple parameters on a real-time, minute-by-minute, hourly or daily
basis. Its Value Editor allows operators to view, verify and edit a
wide variety of data.
CeDAR provides three levels of security to limit access to different
parts of the program. Security levels can be tailored to allow all users
to change some settings or data, but limit other settings or data editing
to only a select few.
Data can be archived to any mass storage device automatically or manually.
Additionally, CeDAR is provided with an easy to use installation program
so that if anything ever did go wrong with a computer, it could be reinstalled
on another computer in minutes.
CeDAR complies with all federal, state and local (40CFR51, 60, 75, 266
and 503) data acquisition and reporting requirements. It can interface
with popular PLCs including the GE9030, Allen-Bradley PLC5, SLC500,
CompactLogix and ControlLogix, as well as OSI’s PI Historian,
Modbus and others.
The Configurable Advantage
CeDAR provides distinct benefits to the end-user because of its flexible
design. When permit requirements change or alterations to your site
occur, simply contact CiSCO with your needs. CeDAR’s configurable
database can be altered to provide the data required for your changing
requirements as well as screens and reports. CeDAR’s flexibility
allows these changes to be completed in a very short time.
Expansion Capabilities
CiSCO makes a continuous effort to satisfy customers with specialized
applications to me their needs and to make reporting easier for the
client. CiSCO satisfies these needs with fully compatible add-on modules
such as our ECMPS and the CAIR Reporting Package (breez75x), the San
Joaquin Valley Data Logger application, RECLAIM, PADEP, NJ-EER and others.
These modules are simple to install and access data already provided
by CeDAR.
CeDAR also provides users the ability to enter CGA/linearity data directly
into the database. The data can be viewed and analyzed. Reports can
be printed and data is automatically exported to the EDR, for those
sites required to submit EDRs.
CiSCO is able to rapidly respond to upcoming needs because CeDAR is
written using the latest Microsoft development tools. This makes our
design more flexible and extensible.
System Requirements
CeDAR operates on any PC using a Pentium CPU with Windows XP/Vista/7/Server
2003 and Server 2008. Optimal performance is achieved for both CeDAR
and EPA software with 2 GB, or higher, of RAM. The required hard drive
space varies with the amount of data stored, but 80 GB is the typical.