API 1165 : 2007

Table of Contents

1 SCOPE
   1.1 Purpose
   1.2 Scope Limitations
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS IN DISPLAY DESIGN
   4.1 Short-term Memory
   4.2 Signal-to-Noise Ratio
   4.3 Eye Scan Pattern
   4.4 Consistency
   4.5 Coding
5 DISPLAY HARDWARE
   5.1 General Considerations
   5.2 Display Devices
   5.3 Display Response
   5.4 Controller Input Devices
6 DISPLAY LAYOUT AND ORGANIZATION
   6.1 General Considerations
   6.2 Display Hierarchy
   6.3 Window Management Issues
7 DISPLAY NAVIGATION
   7.1 General Considerations
   7.2 Navigation Techniques
   7.3 Zoom, Pan, and Overlays
8 OBJECT CHARACTERISTICS
   8.1 General Considerations
   8.2 Color
   8.3 Symbols and Shapes
   8.4 Animation
   8.5 Text
9 OBJECT DYNAMICS
   9.1 General Considerations
   9.2 Data Values
   9.3 Data Attributes
10 CONTROL AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES
   10.1 Object Selection
   10.2 Command Execution
   10.3 Error Management
11 ADMINISTRATION
   11.1 Consistency within a Company
   11.2 Documentation
   11.3 Consistency between Control Centers and Remote Locations
   11.4 MOC (Management of Change)
12 SAMPLE DISPLAYS
APPENDIX A EXAMPLES
APPENDIX A1 EXAMPLE SYMBOL DYNAMICS
            A1-1 Pumping Units
            A1-2 Non SCADA Controllable Valves
            A1-3 SCADA Controllable Valves
            A1-4 4 Way Valves
            A1-5 3 Way Valves
            A1-6 Tank Mixers
APPENDIX A2 DISCRETE STATE POINTS
APPENDIX A3 NUMERIC POINTS
APPENDIX A4 SAMPLE STATION DISPLAY
APPENDIX A5 SAMPLE SUMMARY DISPLAYS
            A5-1 Alarm Summary Displays
            A5-2 Event Summary Displays
            A5-3 Communications Summary Display
            A5-4 Database Summary Displays
APPENDIX A6 DETAILED POINT DISPLAYS
APPENDIX A7 TREND DISPLAYS
APPENDIX A8 SPECIAL APPLICATION DISPLAYS

Abstract

Focuses on the design and implementation of displays used for the display, monitoring, and control of information on pipeline Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA).

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 2007
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