How to Connect SeQent to Velotic Proficy CIMPLICITY

Velotic's Proficy CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA platform serves utilities, water and wastewater treatment, oil and gas, and large-scale manufacturing operations. SeQent's CIMPLICITY gateway captures real-time alarms from the CIMPLICITY alarm queue and distributes them across email, SMS, radio, PA, and mobile channels with intelligent escalation and filtering.

How CIMPLICITY Alarm Queue Monitoring Works

CIMPLICITY writes all alarm events to a SQL Server database table in real time. SeQent’s gateway connects to this database and monitors the alarm queue continuously, retrieving new events and passing them to SeQent’s routing and notification engine. This approach guarantees alarm capture without relying on CIMPLICITY’s native notification framework.

Prerequisites

Before starting integration, verify:

• CIMPLICITY 7.0 or later installed and running
• SQL Server database with CIMPLICITY alarm tables (typically CIMPALARM or the project alarm log database)
• Network connectivity between CIMPLICITY server, SQL Server, and the SeQent gateway machine
• SQL credentials for an account with read access to the alarm tables
• For CIMPLICITY 2026 multi-project redundancy environments, knowledge of which project is the active master so the gateway points at the correct alarm queue

Installation and Configuration

1. Install the CIMPLICITY Gateway

Run the SeQent CIMPLICITY gateway installer on a server with network access to the CIMPLICITY SQL alarm database. Provide the SQL Server hostname, alarm database name, and service account credentials.

2. Configure the Alarm Source

In FPAM Administrator, add a new CIMPLICITY Agent. Point it at the gateway host and port. Verify connection succeeds.

3. Map Alarm Fields

Define how CIMPLICITY alarm attributes map to SeQent fields:

• Alarm ID → Event ID
• Resource → Asset
• Class → Severity
• Timestamp → Event Time

4. Configure Routing Rules

Create rules that route CIMPLICITY alarms based on Resource, Class, or alarm message pattern.

5. Test End-to-End

Trigger a test alarm in CIMPLICITY and verify it is captured by SeQent within seconds. Confirm notifications reach intended endpoints.

Advanced Configuration

In CIMPLICITY 2026 multi-project redundancy deployments, configure the gateway to query the active project only. Querying both standby and active projects produces duplicate alarm notifications.

Common Issues

If alarms are missing, verify the FPAM Agent connection on the Connections tab matches the gateway host and port. If duplicates appear in a redundant CIMPLICITY environment, confirm the gateway is filtering to the active project only.