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1. F1 F1 Display Directory Display User Diagrams F2 F2 Tag Details Get Tag Details F3 F3 Get Attached Display Get Attached Display F4 F4 Alarm Summary ACK Alarm Summary F6 F6 Recall Last Display Recall Last Display F7 F7 System Trend System Trend F8 F8 Tag Sort Tag Sort F9 F9 Auto Manual F10 F10 Remote Local HOME Home Toggle Between Windows CR Enter Enter Data Field TAB TAB Cursor to Next Field Shift TAB Shft TAB Cursor to Previous Field PgUp PGUP Previous Page PC 30 User s Manual 8 21 Runtime Basics 8 22 The Runtime System Table 8 1 Standard KEYHELP Source File cont PgDn PGDN Next Page LEFT Up Stream Trace RIGHT Down Stream Trace UP UP Alternate Up Stream Trace DOWN DOWN Next Page Help System Backspace Backspac Delete Character Ctrl PrtSe Ctrl Prt Print Screen Shift F9 Shift F9 Draw System Trend Alt A Alt A System Parameters Alt C Alt C Save Database Alt D Alt D Enter All Data Entries
2. MIN 00O 00 MAX 000 01 VALUE S gt ENTERED 15 00 15 00 0 00 20 00 0 00 X GRIDS 0 00 Y GRIDS Figure 8 32 Sample Graphic History Replay 8 103 Replaying History Files 8 104 Note The Runtime System During a graphic history replay if the entire history file cannot fit into the History Replay Display in the Main Window the file is displayed so that the end of the history file is shown in the window Large history files may cause a brief delay in the appearance of the history date and the vertical cursor The example shown in Figure 8 32 identifies all the areas in the History Replay Display History Replay Display When a graphic history replay is initiated by pressing the Shift F5 key combination from the History Replay List subwindow the following information fields are provided in the actual His tory Replay Display in the Main Window area Pens can be reassigned while a history replay is active by either using the PgUp and PgDn keys If desired pens can also be reassigned by pressing the Shift F4 to recall the History Replay List Cursor Date The Cursor Date area of the History Replay Display the upper left corner of the screen shows the date of the history file that relates to the current position of the Vertical Cursor If the date changes while scrolling through the history file data with the vertical cursor i e from 23 59 59 to 00 00 00 the Cursor Date changes
3. During Runtime whenever a display is initially placed on the screen that contains a History Window the History Window subwindow appears at the bottom of the screen Figure 8 33 shows an example of an operator display that contains two His tory Windows and the subwindow that is displayed along with it The subwindow that appears at the bottom of the Runtime screen reflects information from its attached History Window When there is more than one History Window in a display the subwindow shown at the bottom of the screen corresponds to the History Window that is selected enclosed in a yellow box in the Main Window If another subwindow is invoked or other History Window sub windows are desired to be displayed a History Window can be recalled by pressing the Tab key while the active cursor is in the Main Window area When the desired History Window is selected press the Enter key The subwindow for that His tory Window appears at the bottom of the Runtime screen PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System History Windows History History Windows Operator Display Windows HIST1 HIST2 20 0 20 0 16 0 16 0 Y Axis Range 12 0 12 0 Vv Relative Time ie 80 0 04 8 88 12 3 12 12 e 08 15 13 10 Start Time E End Time FIC SETP STM OUT E HISTORY FILE HIST2 REL TIME X Y1 Y2 Y3 Ya Y 5 LOGARITHM N MIN 000 00 0 0 15 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 X GRIDS 4
4. 8 3 9 Displaying Multipage Directories 8 3 10 Runtime Screen Saver Long directories can be displayed in a multiple page format dur ing Runtime Using the appropriate function keys you can in voke a directory screen that identifies the files available for the respective operation e g F1 for a Display directory F8 to display a Tag Sort directory etc If there are more files than can fit in a single directory screen the directory can be scrolled a page at atime Press the PgDn key to view the next direc tory screen and press the PgUp key to view a previous direc tory screen Beginning with PC 30 Runtime version 5 0 a screen saver can be enabled for the Runtime system The Runtime screen saver causes the screen to black out when there is no keyboard or mouse activity for a user specifiable amount of time When the screen saver activates any mouse or keyboard action restores the screen that was displayed when the screen saver activated The screen saver is enabled and configured in the SYS algo rithm block configuration menu in the Strategy Builder 8 4 Operation of the Runtime System 8 32 Once the runtime lt strategy gt command line is executed from the DOS prompt the strategy included in this command line be gins its execution While the strategy is executing any of the functions and or operations available within PC 30 can be per formed provided the strategy lends itself to each particular func ti
5. Rel Time These parameters allow you to set the relative time scale for the data to be displayed along the X axis in the Relative Time area The format for the Min and Max relative time parameters is in hours minutes HHH MM and relates to where and how much of the history file is to be displayed in the History Window The default value is one hour Min 000 00 Max 001 00 For example entering a Min value of 000 05 and a Max value of 000 15 displays the history data starting 5 minutes into the file and ending 10 minutes later The Start Time area of the History Window is adjusted to display the new absolute time of the history file data now in the History Window PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual History Windows As data is logged into the History Window and reaches the right edge of the window the current end point of the logged data shifts to the middle of the History Window The time interval set by the Rel Time Min Max parameters 10 minutes as in the example is maintained X Min Max These parameters allow you to modify the range limits along the X axis when the History Window is configured for Plot mode Entering new values into either or both if these fields changes the range values along phi X axis Once entered the plot scale and Start Time are adjusted as required Y1 Y5 Min Max These fields allow you to modify the lower and upper Min a
6. Alarm buffer History Replay buffer Connection buffer PC 30 detects upper and extended memory during the Runtime start up implements XMS and uses it to store the following items Strategy database Subwindow display Other miscellaneous items PC 30 User s Manual 8 3 What the Runtime System Does The Runtime System is 8 1 2 Shared File Support 8 4 PC 30 integrates the available expanded memory into frames and pages that are swapped during the various Runtime opera tions During the Runtime start up operation available upper and extended high memory is detected and its size is reported on the screen Each EMS frame consists of four 16K pages allowing 64K of EMS memory for each frame The number of EMS frames available to the Runtime system depends on the amount of EMS memory in your system During the Runtime start up process a message appears indicating the number of EMS frames avail able and the address of the first page Refer to Appendix F EMS and XMS Memory Support for more information on the incorporation and use within EMS and XMS memory Beginning with Runtime version 5 0 Runtime files can be shared across a network This feature is used in conjunction with the DOS SHARE EXE utility which allows files to be viewed by a remote application while Runtime still has the file s open Shared Runtime files include alarm logs history files trend data etc The Runtime files logged to a shared n
7. Reminder 8 6 Before you can use the Runtime system you must have a com pleted strategy a set of application specific displays is op tional To monitor or control a process effectively you should understand the overall process and know what the goals and re sponsibilities are The displays designed by the developer within the Display Builder help the operator understand and interface to the proc ess The operator may also need some additional written or ver bal guidelines from the developer The installation requirements for the Runtime system are in cluded in the standard Installation operation These installation procedures are described in Chapter 2 Installation Be sure you complete the necessary installation requirements before starting Runtime operation The DOS SHARE EXE file sharing utility must be installed on the PC executing PC 30 Runtime PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics 8 3 Runtime Basics This section describes the basic start up and operating proce dures necessary to begin using the Runtime system Details on each of the individual functions and operations available in the Runtime system are described later in this chapter 8 3 1 Starting a Starting the Runtime system is performed from the DOS prompt Runtime in the directory that contains the strategy to be executed Session To initiate a Runtime session perform the following steps 1 U
8. Search String mm Shift Fi to Start Search PgDn Next Page DOWN Scroll Down RIGHT Scroll Right Crtl HOME HOME PgUp Prev Page UP Scroll Up LEFT Scroll Left Ctrl END END Figure 8 27 The List File submenu Type in the full name of the file you want to view including the complete pathname When you press the Enter key the first 20 lines of the text file displays on the screen Figure 8 28 Once the file is found the List Filename field turns blue indi cating it is no longer selected for entries If you want to rese lect it press the Home key The field turns red again and you can type in a new filename Note If you make an error and the file cannot be found an error message displays in the lower left corner of the screen indicating the file cannot be found Press the Home key and correct the error The text viewer allows you the following operations scroll vertically 1 line at a time Up Down arrows scroll vertically 10 lines at a time PgUp PgDn scroll horizontally 40 characters right left arrows go directly to the bottom of the text display Ctrl End go directly to the top of the text display Ctrl Home search for the occurrence of a text string Shift F1 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System The Runtime List File Utility UST FILE UML ee 14 Jan 29 98 15 59 18 MATERIALS SUMMARY REPORT PAPER GLUE WATER RESIN STEEL line 1 1 6
9. Shift F6 This operation places the file name that is currently selected in the Main Window Directory into the FILE NAME field When followed by a Shift F5 Replay File operation this Picked file is the file replayed oS To initiate a History Replay operation perform the following steps 1 Select a history file to replay by using one of the following operations Type the desired history file name into the FILE NAME field in the History Replay subwindow If you want to choose a file from a Directory of history files enter a file name mask containing the wild card character and the PRN extension in the FILE NAME field e g PRN Press the Shift F1 key combination and all the files that match your file name mask appear in the Directory in the Main Window area Select a file from the Directory by pressing the Tab key while the active cursor is in the Main Window until the desired file is highlighted the Shift Tab key to move backward Press the Shift F6 key combination to automatically place the highlighted file name into the FILE NAME field PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Replaying History Files Reminder 8 14 1 Tabular Replay 2 In the PRINT field indicate whether the file should be di rected to the METACONEF configured graphics printer A Y in this field directs the history replay to the graphic printer a N directs the history replay to the Run
10. The PC 30 Runtime system provides Help subwindows that de fine the standard key assignments available These key assign ments are based upon the standard Key Macro assignments that are initially set for all Runtime operations If Strategy and or Display based Key Macros are incorporated into a strategy or display the assignments made by those Key Macros override those displayed in the standard Help subwindows PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics Note You can generate custom Help subwindows via the KEYHELP utility provided with PC 30 This utility allows you to define your own Help subwindows that are displayed when the On line Help system is called Your customized Help subwindows can be configured to reflect any Strategy and or Display based Key Macros that are in effect Standard Help Subwindows The Help subwindows provides a quick on line reference for functions and operations that can be performed in the Runtime system You can display Page 1 of the Help subwindows any time by pressing the key Figure 8 3 shows the six pages of the standard Help subwindows Depending on the location of the character on your keyboard it is assumed that you will probably have to press the Shift key combination to get 2 functionality While the active cursor is in the Subwindow area and a Help subwindow is currently visible the other Help pages can be scrolled through by
11. When the file size reaches the limit specified by the Max File Size parameter in the SYS CNFG Historian Parameters submenu the current file is copied to a backup file lt filename gt O PRN and the original file is cleared Data logging continues from the top of the cleared file and the message lt tagname gt HIST FILE BACKED UP amp RESTARTED appears in the lower left portion of the Run time screen Any pre existing backup history file with the same name is destroyed when the new backup is created Non Append History Files Non Append history files are named in the following format lt filename gt nnn PRN where nnn is a number from 000 to 999 The lt filename gt is specified when configuring the HIST block in the Strategy Builder only the first five characters are used If no lt filename gt is specified HISTORY HISTO is used as a default name When the file size reaches the limit specified by the Max File Size parameter in the SYS CNFG Historian Parameters sub menu or if data logging resumes after having been stopped a new file opens and the previous file closes The new file name PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Event Driven Historian Note 8 12 2 Using the Event Driven Historian is the same as the previous file name with nnn file number in creased by 1 The message lt tagname gt NEXT HIST FILE STARTED appears in the lower left portion of the Runtime
12. screen When the number of history files reaches the limit specified by the Number Hist Files field in the SYS CNFG Historian Pa rameters submenu the nnn file number resets to 000 and data logging continues in the normal fashion When the nnn file number resets to 000 Runtime begins overwriting alarm files beginning with the oldest lt filename gt 000 PRN Event Driven Historian operations and parameters are control led in the HIST block s Runtime subwindow To invoke the HIST block Runtime subwindow press F2 at anytime during Runtime and enter the tag name of the history block Review the Invoking Algorithm Subwindows section in this chapter for more details regarding displaying algorithm block subwindows The HIST block algorithm subwindow is displayed in Figure 8 26 Parameters fields that can be changed during Runtime are done so by pressing the Tab key until the field becomes high lighted and entering in a new value The parameters contained in this subwindow correspond to the parameters specified in the Strategy Builder when the HIST block is configured PC 30 User s Manual 8 91 Event Driven Historian 8 12 3 Analyzing History Files 8 92 Note The Runtime System TAG HIST HIST SCAN 0 50 sec PERIODO 0 500 PERIOD1 0 000 SELECTED PERIOD APPEND N GF5 START LOGGING FILE Start 1 Stop 1 LOG ON 1 SF6 STOP LOGGING SF4 SWITCH BETWEEN PERIODS Figure 8 26 HIST algorithm Runtim
13. the comment cannot be placed before the statement s period expected KEYHELP encountered a parenthesis before the equal sign equator KEYHELP requires the equal sign to be used to equate a key name to its display key name and description T expected KEYHELP encountered a phrase it determined was a key name that did not begin with an open bracket All key name specifications must be enclosed by square brackets Only the key names listed in the User Definable Keys in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder can be used in the key name definition part of a statement PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System 8 3 8 Using the Function Keys Runtime Basics The standard function key assignments listed in the standard Help subwindows enable you to perform frequently used PC 30 operations with a simple keystroke Some keys have more than one function and require that you press the AIt key in combi nation with an function key to perform the desired operation Some combinations like Shift function key combinations may perform different operations based upon the task or subwin dow it is being exercised on Table 8 2 defines the standard function keys and key combinations are standard throughout the Runtime system provided they are not overridden by Key Macro assignments Table 8 2 Standard function key operations PC 30 User s Manual Key F1 F2 F3 F4 Function
14. 1 To define new parameter values into a subwindow field press the Home key so that the active cursor moves from the Vertical Cursor in the Main Window to the subwindow area If using a mouse point the mouse in the subwindow area PC 30 User s Manual 8 107 Replaying History Files The Runtime System 8 108 2 Tab to the desired parameter field A value can be typed into a field that is highlighted displayed in red I The following parameters can be changed in subwindow that ap pears in conjunction with the History Replay Display Rel Time These parameters allow you to set the relative time scale for the data to be displayed along the X axis The format for the Min and Max relative time parameters is in hours minutes HHH MM and relates to where and how much of the history file is displayed in the History Replay Display The default value is one hour MIN 000 00 MAX 001 00 For example entering a Min value of 000 10 and a Max value of 000 30 displays the history data starting 10 minutes into the file and ending 20 minutes later The Start Time and End Time areas of the History Replay Display are adjusted to display the new absolute times of the history file data that is now in the History Replay Display Note The values set in the Rel Time minimum and maximum parameters are retained when you exit from the History Replay Display When you return to the graphic History Replay Display screen the previously se
15. 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Replaying History Files Note The printing of history replays can only be performed when the replay is configured in Tabular mode i e GRAPHIC set to N Aug 20 98 DIRECTORY 14 21 25 TEST1000 PRN HIST PRN HH 82014 PRN HHO82008 PRN TEST1001 PRN TEST1002 PRN A To select file move the cursor with the TAB key to the desired file name and press Shift F6 keys HISTORY REPLAY FILE NAME PRINT m GRAPHIC WE SF1 READ DIRECTORY SF5 REPLAY FILE SF6 PICK FILE Figure 8 29 History Replay subwindow and Directory screen The following paragraphs provide a brief description of the opera tions that can be performed from the History Replay subwindow Details on these operations are provided later in this section Read Directory Shift F 1 This operation reads the current directory for files and displays them in the Directory listing in the Main Window If a file name mask was defined in the subwindow s FILE NAME field it is applied to the Directory listing PC 30 User s Manual 8 97 Replaying History Files The Runtime System 8 98 Replay File Shift F5 This operation initiates the History Replay function for the file that is defined in the Directory listing s FILE NAME field in the Main Window Depending on the value in the History Replay subwindow s GRAPHIC field the replay occurs in Tabular or Graphic mode Pick File
16. 75 Trending Data 8 76 The Runtime System Unzoom Shift F7 This operation restores the Trend Display from the last Zoom operation 1 6 gt 30 Shift F8 This operation toggles the trend period in the active Trend Display between 1 minute 6 minutes and the user defined third trend period that is greater than 30 minutes Trend Shift F9 This operation initiates the System Trend function by invoking the Trend Display in the Main Window and starts trending the variables that were assigned pens Load Snapshot Shift F10 This operation allows you to select a previously saved trend snapshot for static display in the Trend Display Only snapshots from the same strategy that is currently being executed can be displayed Save Snapshot AIt T This operation saves whatever portion of the active Trend Display is currently in the Main Window to the next available snapshot file e g TREND0O1 TREND40 DAT Pg Keys PgUp PgDn These keys can be used to shift the current pen assignments in groups of 5 variables if that many exist PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data Note Creating the Trend List When the strategy being executed was developed in the Strat egy Builder the developing engineer most likely defined a list of variables that could be trended in the TRND LIST submenu To display this list of defined variables and their pen a
17. Display was logged If the data in the History Replay Display is shifted e g by pressing Ctrl Home or Ctrl End keys or by entering new PC 30 User s Manual 8 105 Replaying History Files 8 106 The Runtime System relative time Min Max values the End Time is adjusted accordingly Current Variables The Current Variables area of the History Replay Display identifies the variables up to five currently being graphed This area also displays each variable s value that corresponds to the position of the Vertical Cursor The variable s colors are coordinated to match the color that they are graphed in and their variable range values along the Y axis Variable Y1 is the top variable in the list Y2 is below Y1 and so on down to Y5 at the bottom if that many variables are being graphed The Current Variables area identifies each variable s tag name variable name current value determined by the vertical cursor s location and any engineering units configured in the block s UNITS parameter As in the History Replay List subwindow PgUp and PgDn keys can be used to shift between the variables that are being graphed You can press the Shift F4 key to recall the History List display to reassign pens Variable Ranges The Variable Ranges area of the History Replay Display identifies the minimum and maximum range values for each of the variables up to five that are displayed in the current variables a
18. F4 key combination causes you to exit from the History Replay Display and recall the History Replay List Pen modifications can then be made and the graphical history replay redrawn PgDn PgUp Since graphic history replay can display up to five variables in the History Replay Display it is possible to shift the Y1 Y5 pen assignments using the PgUp and PgDn keys Pressing the PgDn key causes the next five variables if available to assume the Y1 through Y5 pen assignments and are graphed accordingly If pressed again the next 5 variables are graphed and so on Similarly the PgUp key is used to shift the Y1 through Y5 current variables up to the preceding five variables Note You cannot escape out of a history replay to return operation to the keyboard for further Runtime functions You must wait until it finishes drawing on the screen PC 30 User s Manual 8 111 History Windows The Runtime System 8 15 History Windows 8 112 History windows are configured into operator displays and pro vide a method for displaying a specific history data file pre viously or currently in the process of being logged by its at tached HIST block A History Window must be previously con figured in the Display Builder to function as desired during Run time Refer to the History Windows section in Chapter 7 The Display Builder for an explanation of how to construct and con figure a History Window in a graphics display
19. User s Manual 8 57 Operator Displays 8 58 The Runtime System Recipe Displays The developing engineer can create recipe displays that include IDE fields These IDE fields contain values for specific process variables that setup the recipe During Runtime the recipe data is downloaded by invoking the recipe display and pressing the Alt D key combination as described above PC 30 downloads all IDE and any other variable values in display data fields and executes the strategy based on those values If your system has Security Level 3 Engineer enabled the op erator can also change the values in IDE fields When IDE in itialized values are changed they can be saved to the current dis play file or to a new display file Pressing Alt R causes PC 30 to prompt you for the name of the file diagram to save the recipe display to The current display file name is shown in this prompt Either accept the current name or type in a new one from the keyboard and press the Enter key Recipe displays can also be invoked automatically if the engi neer configured one or more DISP blocks in the Strategy Builder When a display is invoked in this way the data in IDE fields may or may not be downloaded into the database automatically depending on whether the DISP block s corre sponding RECIPE parameter has been set to Y yes A SYS block can also be incorporated into a strategy to control the downloading of display data into the da
20. accordingly Current Date and Time The current DOS date and time are displayed in the upper right corner of the History Replay Display PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Replaying History Files Vertical Cursor The Vertical Cursor allows you to move through the data in the history file Pressing the left and right arrow keys moves the vertical cursor through the history file data As you move the Vertical Cursor the values in the Current Variable fields and the Cursor Time are continually updated to reflect the Vertical Cursor s current location in the history file Cursor Time The Cursor Time area of the History Replay Display continually displays the absolute time that corresponds to the current location of the Vertical Cursor in the history file As the Vertical Cursor is moved the Cursor Time is updated to reflect the absolute time the data was logged into the history file Start Time The Start Time area of the History Replay Display shows the absolute time when the history data at the left edge of the History Replay Display was logged If the data in the History Replay Display is shifted e g by pressing the Ctrl Home or Ctrl End keys or by entering new relative time Min Max values the Start Time is adjusted accordingly End Time The End Time area of the History Replay Display shows the absolute time when the history data at the right edge of the History Replay
21. be included in graphic displays These dynamic windows are similar to the full screen Trend Display described in this section but provide a short term alternative to trended data and once configured in the Display Builder cannot be altered in any way during Runtime PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data 8 11 1 Configuring the Trend Display is The Plot mode portion of the System Trend function displays the same trended data in a different format up to four variables on the Y axis against one variable on the X axis You specify to display data in either the trend or the plot format in the Sys tem Parameters subwindow The System Trend function provides a full screen Trend Dis play for the graphic illustration of trend variable data The first step in invoking a Trend Display is the selection of the vari ables up to 5 to be graphed in the Trend Display This is initi ated in the Trend Menu subwindow To invoke the Trend Menu subwindow press the F7 key at any time during a Runtime session Figure 8 20 shows the Trend Menu subwindow The Trend Menu subwindow allows you to perform a variety of operations with the System Trend function Initially you need to define which process variables to trend Assigning trend pens is facilitated through the use of the Trend and Plot List dis play which lists all initially configured process variables This operation is described later
22. data in the History Window is shifted so that it does not extend to the right edge of the History Window an End Time value is not be displayed Relative Time The Relative Time area of a History Window displays where in the history file the data being displayed is in relation to the entire file The entries displayed in this area correspond directly to the Rel Time Min Max values that are defined in the History Window subwindow PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System History Windows Note 8 15 1 Managing History Window Data History Window Plot Mode If you configured the History Window to display the history file data in plot format the variables are graphed on the Y axis against a single variable on the X axis In the standard History Window display time is represented by the X axis Plot mode is configured by specifying an X axis variable during the con figuration of the History Window in the Display Builder When in plot mode the History Window can be configured to scroll a certain percentage when data reaches the right edge of the window For more information on History Window plot ting refer to the History Window Connection section in Chapter T The Display Builder Plot mode cannot be enabled during Runtime Refer to the History Window section in Chapter 7 The Display Builder for information on how to configure a History Window for Plot mode When the HIST block that co
23. in this section TAG NAME VAR out TREND PEN 1 SF1 ADD POINT re REHOUE POINT SE THEO LIST ot RSICN PEN SF5 ORIGINAL gt 30 m SF9 TREND SP10 LOAD SNAPSHOT ALT 1 NAVE SNAPSHOT e ies GROUP Figure 8 20 Trend Menu subwindow PC 30 User s Manual 8 73 Trending Data 8 74 Note The Runtime System If Plot mode is defined pressing the F7 key causes the Plot Menu subwindow to appear instead of the Trend Menu subwindow Plot mode can be defined by either setting the Trend Display Mode parameter to X Y in the Strategy Builders SYS CNFG submenu or by setting the PLOT Y or TREND N parameter to Y in the Runtime System Parameters subwindow AIt A When assigning process variables to trend pens be sure to only select variables that are functional for trending Refer to Table 4 1 in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder for a complete listing of variables and the blocks they can be found in that are valid for the System Trend function While the Trend Menu subwindow is displayed the TAG NAME and VAR fields define the process variable that is cur rently being performed on The Trend Pen field defines which of the 5 trend pens 1 to 5 is being performed on The following paragraphs provide a brief description of the op erations that can be performed from the Trend Menu subwin dow Details on these operations are provided later in this sec tion Add Point Shift F1 This operat
24. indicated direc tion The left and right arrow keys lt scroll one half of a page The Ctrl Home key scrolls to the beginning of the his tory file while the Ctrl End key moves you to the end of the history file 8 14 2 Graphic Replay If Graphic mode was selected in the History Replay subwindow when the Shift F5 Replay File operation was performed GRAPHIC set to Y PC 30 generates the History Replay List shown in Figure 8 31 This list displays all the variables that are associated with the se lected history file and their respective pen assignments 8 100 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Replaying History Files Aug 20 90 HISTORY REPLAY LIST 14 40 39 PT PEN TAG VAR OUT R D OUT 3 3 STM OUT 4 4 FIC SETP 5 5 LIC MEAS 6 ramp OUT HISTORY REPLAY MENU TREND PEN 1 FILE NAME HHO82013 PRN SF2 DETACH PEN SFS DRAW SF8 ASSIGN PEN IPG KEYS GROUP Figure 8 31 Sample Tabular History Replay List Graphic replay can display up to five variables at a time The subwindow portion of the History Replay List lets you change how the graphic replay displays by altering the pen assignments History Replay List Subwindow This History Replay List subwindow appears in conjunction with History Replay List when a graphic replay operation has been initiated The following parameters operations are avail able from the History Replay List subwindow F
25. keyboards when using previous Runtime versions For example if you had an 83 84 key keyboard and wanted to bring up a the display file START GRP as the boot screen for a strategy named PROCESS you would enter the following com mand from at the DOS prompt Type runtime process start x dJ Non Standard Keyboard Support During the Runtime start up procedure PC 30 implements a routine that looks for the type of keyboard hardware being used and automatically configures itself for that type of keyboard ac tivity during the Runtime session In unusual instances where your system s keyboard does not re spond within the Runtime environment you can force PC 30 to look at your keyboard as a standard keyboard type This is ac complished using the keyboard override argument in the Run time command line PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics Ks The syntax of the keyboard override argument is lt k gt for 83 84 key keyboards XT s e lt k gt for 101 102 key keyboards AT s and above where k is replaced by the type of computer being used The valid entries for k is shown below PC PC XT PC AT PS 2 Model 30 PS 2 Model 50 ao D gt xX U For example if you had a 101 102 key type keyboard con nected to a PS 2 Model 30 and need to force PC 30 to look at it that way when executing the BATCH strategy you would enter the following Runtime command line at the D
26. lt source file name gt where the source file name is the name of the HLS ASCII source file to be compiled After KEYMAC successfully com piles the HLS source file a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 8 4 displays KEYHELP generates the new Help subwin dow files HELPn GSP where n is the number of pages of Help subwindows available PC 30 User s Manual 8 25 Runtime Basics 8 26 Note The Runtime System F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F7 F8 C PC30 gt TrTrTrr re Ss F1 3F2 F3 F4 F6 F73 F8 EEEE EEEE EE C PC30 gt keyhelp funchlp Using HELP1 GSP PC 30 Control Series HELP System Compiler 3 20 e e RR RRR RK Display Directory Tag Details Get Attached Display Alarm Event Summary ACK Recall Last Display System Trend Tag Sort Using HELP2 GSP KEKE EEK xkx Created 2 Help GSP files Copyright 1988 1989 by Iconics Inc all rights reserved Figure 8 4 A sample KEYHELP compilation screen During compilation the KEYHELP utility also generates corresponding HLP files These files currently are not used by PC 30 but they should be maintained for later Help system enhancement support PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics Reminder The HLS KEYHELP source file must be in an ASCII text format If you are using a word processor to generate you
27. pressing the PgDn and PgUp keys Page 1 lists the top level function keys You can use the func tions attached to many of these keys any time Certain func tions however are only operational in certain circumstances Page 2 defines the keys which control cursor movement display paging and data entry Pages 3 6 define the standard system trace keys and other miscellaneous functions that you invoke with Alt key combinations PC 30 User s Manual 8 19 Runtime Basics 8 20 The Runtime System HELP SYSTEM Fage I iFLi Display Directory F2 Tag Details F3 Get Attached Display F4 Alarm Summary ACK F Recall Last Display iF Systen Trend iFB Tag Sort HELP SYSTEM Page 2 F9 Auto Manual F1 Remote Local Home Toggle Between Windows Enter Enter Data Field TAB Cursor to Next Field Shft TAB Cursor to Previous Field PGUP Previous Page PGDN Next Page HELP SYSTEM Page 3 Kal lip Stream Trace oad Down Stream Trace UP Alternate lp Stream Trace DOWN Next Page 2i Help System Backspac Delete Character Ctrl Prt Print Screen Shift F9 Draw System Trend HELP SYSTEM Page 4 ALT A Systen Parameters ALT C Saye Database ALT D Enter All Data Entries ALT E Exit to DOS ALT F File Managenent ALT G Acknowledge All Alarns ALT H History Replay ALT J Display Alarn Summary HELP SYSTEM Page 5 ALT K Host Communications ALT
28. right corner The upper left corner displays the date of the alarm or event selected by the ac tive cursor The page number is also displayed in the upper left corner of the screen If more than one page of entries exist on the screen additional pages can be viewed by using the PgDn and PgUp keys The number of Alarm Event pages that are re served by Runtime is specified by the Number of Alarm Pages parameter in the ALRM CNFG Logger Parameters submenu Strategy Builder PC 30 User s Manual 8 63 Alarms and Operator Events 8 64 ALARM DATE displays the date that the selected alarm occurred Figure 8 17 Sample Alarm Event Summary screen PAGE 1 ALARN DATE ALARMZEVENT SUMMARY HEE Pr TIME TYPE TAG VAR DESCRIPTION VALUE ENG UNITS 14 03 29 DRUM DALM DRUM LEVEL MODEL 3 9 INCHES 14 03 13 LALM FEED FEEDWATER FLOW MODEL 1 9 KLBM HR 14 03 07 LALM FIC FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER 1 9 KLBM HR 14 03 85 DALM FIC FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER 0 8 KLBM HR 14 83 85 LALM FIC FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER 8 8 KLBM HR 14 03 04 RALN STH STEAM FLOW 0 8 KLBM HR 14 03 04 LALM ranp 8 8 y 14 03 04 HALM ramp 19 8 Y 14 02 55 DRUM ALARM ACKNOWLEDGED 14 62 58 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN AUTO 14 02 17 LIC SEIP LEVEL CONTROLLER T0 2 5 14 02 85 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN MANUAL 14 81 32 LALM LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER 8 8 KLBM HR 14 06 56 ALL ALARMS ACKNOMLEDGED 14 08 34 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN AUTO 14 08 27 LIC SETF LEVEL CONTROLLER TO 3 5 14 08 11 L
29. s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System System Parameters Database Caching I The following parameters for the Database Caching feature are implemented in PC 30 Version 4 0 and higher For more infor mation on any of these parameters refer to the Database Cach ing section in Chapter 3 All of these parameters are view only you cannot change them from here PC 30 User s Manual I O Block Caching Shows the status of the I O Block Caching System Configuration parameter 0 OFF 1 ON Distributed Shows the status of the Distributed Block Caching System Configuration parameter 0 OFF 1 ON DB Cache Size Shows the current System Configuration setting for the total cache buffer size in Kbytes Cache Block Size Shows the current System Configuration setting for the total cache block size in bytes Cache Total Shows the current total amount of the cache buffer in use Largest Hole Depending on the Cache Block Size setting more or less memory segmentation occurs leaving holes in the Cache memory buffer Largest hole size gives you an indication of how efficiently the buffer is being used The Units of 8 39 Tag Sort Function The Runtime System size are in Cache Blocks For example if the largest hole value is 10 and Cache Block Size is 16 bytes the largest hole is 160 bytes refer to Database Caching in Chapter 3 Cache Used Shows the actual amount of cache buffer memory
30. 1 and then press F1 or CR key Figure 8 14 Display Directory screen With this display in the Main Window area you can either type in a display file name from the keyboard into DISPLAY NAME field or you can select a display file from the directory by pressing the Tab key until the desired file is highlighted the Shift Tab key to moves the cursor backward With the desired file highlighted press the F1 key again and that dis play is placed in the Main Window METHOD When a series of graphic displays are shown in the Main Win dow you can recall the last display by pressing the F6 key PC 30 User s Manual 8 53 Operator Displays The Runtime System METHOD Using the Strategy Builder the design engineer can attach a dis play to any block in the strategy by entering the desired GRP display file name into the DISPLAY field in that block s con figuration menu During Runtime an operator can invoke this attached display by pressing the F3 key while the active cur sor is in an Algorithm subwindow for the block on the block s tag name in a Tag Sort Display Alarm Event Summary Trend and Plot List or Historian List on a process point or data entry field for any variable contained in the block in any other display METHOD Using the either Strategy or Display based Key Macros the de veloping engineer can use a Key Macro assignment to define any valid key or key combination to i
31. 14 82 17 LIC SEIP LEVEL CONTROLLER Td 2 5 14 02 05 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN MANUAL 14 08 56 ALL ALARMS ACKNOWLEDGED 14 08 34 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN AUTO 14 08 27 LIC SEIP LEVEL CONTROLLER T0 3 5 14 00 11 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN MANUAL 13 59 51 DRUH DUT DRUM LEVEL MODEL T0 3 9 13 59 51 DRUH DRUM LEVEL MODEL IN MANUAL 13 58 23 EUNT DIN OUT DIGITAL CONTROLLER 1 Figure 8 18 Event Summary screen PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events PAGE 1 Apr 26 98 ALARM DATE ALARM SUMMARY 14 04 36 Apr 26 98 TIME TYPE TAG VAR DESCRIPTION VALUE ENG UNITS 14 03 29 DRUM DALM DRUM LEVEL MODEL 3 9 INCHES 14 03 13 LALM FEED FEEDWATER FLOM MODEL 1 9 KLBM HR 14 03 07 LALM FIC FEEDWATER FLOM CONTROLLER 1 9 KLBM HR 14 03 85 DALM FIC FEEDWATER FLOM CONTROLLER 0 8 KLBM HR 14 03 05 LALM FIC FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER 0 8 KLBM HR 14 03 04 LALM ranp 8 8 m 14 03 04 HALM ranp 19 0 v 14 02 44 HALM STM STEAM FLOW 19 8 KLMB HR 14 81 32 LALM LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER 8 8 KLBM HR Figure 8 19 Alarm Summary screen 8 10 4 Acknowledging The operation of acknowledging alarms provides a method of re Alarms cording that someone was notified of an alarm condition and ac knowledged it or rectified the condition You can acknowledge alarms in two different ways individually or globally oS To acknowledge an individual alarm s perform the steps below 1 Press the F4 key any time during the
32. 30 start up message that indicates the original version of the strategy is being used PC 30 SOFTWARE DONE This message appears when the user exits from the Runtime system to DOS PC 30 SOFTWARE WARM START This is the PC 30 start up message that indicates the most recently saved version of the strategy is being used and initialization of algorithms is not being performed GRAPHICS DEVICE DRIVER FILE NOT FOUND The graphics device driver file EGA DEV is missing Refer to Chapter 2 Installation 8 137 Operator Messages 8 138 The Runtime System GRAPHICS FONT FILE NOT FOUND The text font file CONF104 FNT is missing See Chapter 2 Installation HARDWARE FAILURE This message is from the I O algorithm detecting a hardware failure lt tagname gt HIST FILE BACKED UP amp RESTARTED This message appears when the append history file associated with the lt tagname gt HIST block reaches its maximum specified size The current file is backed up and cleared Logging begins at the top of the cleared file HOST COMMUNICATIONS TURNED OFF This message appears in response to an attempt to use the Host Communications option that is either not configured or turned off because of errors INITIALIZING DATA BASE The Runtime loader displays this message while it is loading and initializing This can take some time for a large control application INSTALL PROTECTION KEY The hardware protection key i
33. 7 5 19 2 12 3 19 1 line 1 2 2 57 5 49 3 23 3 18 2 line 2 3 3 67 3 79 2 42 3 15 3 line 3 4 4 87 5 69 5 14 3 17 4 line 4 5 5 97 5 79 3 35 3 11 5 line 5 6 6 7 5 29 6 44 3 13 5 line 6 7 7 46 5 79 7 66 3 15 7 line 7 8 8 55 7 59 4 37 3 14 6 line amp 3 9 65 6 79 9 55 3 16 7 line 9 1 1 22 5 89 6 64 3 12 9 LIST FILE UTILITY List Filename REPDATA2 TXT Search String Shift Fi to Start Search PgDn Next Page DOWN Scroll Bown RIGHT Scroll Right rtl HOME HOME Polly Prev Page UP Scroll Up LEFT Scroll Left Ctwl END END VALUES ENTERED Figure 8 28 List Function Utility Screen With a Report in View To search for the occurrence of a text string 1 Press Home to select the List Filename field followed by Tab to move to the Search String field The field turns to red indicating that it is activated and ready for an entry 2 Type in the text string you are searching for exactly as you expect it to appear upper and lower case are recognized 3 Press Shift F1 The text line containing the string shows in red at the top of the list file screen 4 To search again for the next occurrence of the same string move the cursor down one line and press Shift F1 again PC 30 User s Manual 8 95 Replaying History Files The Runtime System 8 14 Replaying History Files 8 96 During Runtime a previously saved or currently active history file can be displayed on the screen in either tabular or graphic format Files co
34. 8 The Runtime System This chapter describes the operation of the PC 30 Runtime sys tem It includes start up and exit instructions descriptions of help subwindows function keys and information on various functions and operations used during Runtime sessions 8 1 What the Runtime System Does The Runtime system includes its own real time multitasking op erating system that allows simultaneous execution of control graphics alarming trending data logging file transfer and I O drivers Its purpose is to execute strategies you create in the PC 30 Strategy Builder The Runtime system behaves in different ways depending on the choices you make when you create the strategy and corre sponding displays Its overall behavior is determined by the pa rameters you enter into the System Configuration submenu in the Strategy Builder Refer to the SYS CNFG section in Chap ter 4 The Strategy Builder Some of the system parameters can be changed during Runtime and some cannot Security levels are also set for specific functions in the System Configuration submenu and determine how much accessibility operators have during Runtime Many standard functions can be invoked at any time during Runtime You enter commands and data using the keyboard or the mouse which is on func tional when enabled in the Strategy Builder PC 30 User s Manual 8 1 What the Runtime System Does 8 2 Is 8 1 1 EMS amp XMS Runtime Support The Ru
35. AlLt E Alt E Exit to DOS Alt F Alt F File Management Alt G Alt G Acknowledge All Alarms Alt Alt H History Replay Alt J Alt J Display Alarm Summary Alt K Alt K Host Communications Alt L Alt L List File Utility Alt M Alt M Modem Alt O Alt O Profile Directory Alt P Alt P Password Security Alt Q Alt Q SPC SQC Replay Alt R Alt R Save Recipe Display Alt S Alt S System Performance Alt U Alt U Run User Task Alt V Alt V Display Event Summary Alt W Alt W Network File Transfer Alt X Alt X Clear Subwindow Alt Z Alt Z Network Monitor PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics KEYHELP Source File Definitions Custom Help subwindows are defined in a KEYHELP source file using any off line text editor or word processor capable of handling ASCII files This source file must be stored in an AS CII text format and have a HLS extension The KEYHELP source file contains a listing of the individual key name dis play key name and its description Once the KEYHELP source file is created it must be compiled into a library file using the KEYHELP utility The KEYHELP source file consists of a series of statements that define the key name of each keystroke how the key displays in the Help sub window a description of that key assignment and any opti
36. Call up the directory of displays Call up a specific display Call up an Algorithm subwindow menu Call up an Algorithm subwindow Call up the display attached to a block in the strategy Call up the Alarm Event Summary Use Anytime When the Directory Display is on the screen and you tab to the Display Name field Anytime When the active cursor is on a data field in a display or on any Alarm When the active cursor is in an Algorithm subwindow or on a PPT Anytime when the Alarm Event Summary is not already displayed 8 29 Runtime Basics 8 30 F4 F4 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 Alt A Alt C Alt D Alt E Alt F Function Acknowledge a specific alarm Acknowledge the most recent alarm Recall the last application specific display Call up the Trend or Plot window Call up the Tag Sort window Toggle Auto Manual output Toggle Remote Local set point System Parameters subwindow Checkpoint save the database Download all Data Entry values Exit Runtime File Management subwindow The Runtime System Use When the active cursor is on an alarm line in the Alarm Event Summary When the summary is being displayed and the cursor is in the subwindow area Anytime Anytime Anytime Whenever an algorithm subwindow is displayed or while the active cursor is on a PPT Whenever an algorithm subwindow is displayed if a remote set point was enabled for the al
37. E LIC VAR out TREND MENU TREND PEN 1 SF1 ADD POINT SF2 REMOVE POINT SF3 TREND LIST SF4 ASSIGN PEN SFO ORIGINAL SF6 ZOOM SF7 UNZOOM SF8 1 6 gt 38 nin SF9 TREND SF10 LOAD SNAPSHOT ALT T SAVE SNAPSHOT PG KEYS GROUP Figure 8 22 Trend Display sample The Trend Display is capable of showing the trend in three dif ferent time bases one minute six minutes and a user defined third time period greater than or equal to 30 minutes as speci fied in the Strategy Builder s SYS CNFG Display Parameters submenu 8 80 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data To toggle through these time bases press the Shift F8 key combination while the Trend Display is active in the Main Win dow area oS While a trend is active PC 30 collects trend data every second For the 1 minute trend period each of the 61 one second sam ples are displayed For the 6 minute trend period the 61 data points that are displayed can represent either the actual samples at six second intervals or the average of the preceding six one second samples Averaging can also be performed for the longer trend period The engineer specifies if averaging is to be performed during strategy configuration in SYS CNFG Trend Parameters submenu Average Trend Points field in the Strat egy Builder Zoom and Undo Zoom The System Trend function allows you to expand the view zoom into any one of t
38. E fields are de fined press the Enter key to display the Tag Sort Display for block tag names that match those specifications 6 Highlight a tag name and press F2 The Intelligent I O Device Path List screen displays Figure 8 9 This screen lists the I O point s written or read to for an Intelligent I O device PSE INTELLIGENT DEVICE PATH LIST 2 22 TAG NAME MNEMONIC ALARM ALRM ACK BLOCKO 1 ABS OUT SORT TYPE all Press ENTER for SORT TAG SORT MENU TAG NAME Figure 8 9 Intelligent Device Path List screen PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Algorithm Subwindows 7 Press F2 and a subwindow displays at the bottom of the screen This subwindow displays the path name and various parameters for the Intelligent I O block PATH NAME BLOCK O1 ABS OUT out 100 E HRG 222299 LRG 1 AIN raw 0 000 HALM s 000 LALM 0 000 Low raw i raw range RALM B A0A DBAND BBD Figure 8 10 Intelligent I O Path Name subwindow 8 7 Algorithm Subwindows An Algorithm subwindow invoked by the Tag Details func tion displays the current values of parameters and variables within any block in your strategy These subwindows also pro vide data entry fields which allow you to change variable pa rameter values in the database Because of the possible condi tions that could occur by inadvertently changing process values Algorithm subwindows are protected by security le
39. F LINE The printer is not responding Check the printer PRINTER ERROR The printer is not responding Check the printer and the printer cable PRINTER FILE NOT FOUND lt name gt The printer driver file lt name gt is not in the PC 30 directory PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages PRINTER OUT OF PAPER The printer is out of paper Load the paper and put the printer back on line PRINTING SCREEN GRAPHICS LOCKED This message remains on the screen while the screen is being printed No other keyboard input can be made while this message is displayed PROTECTION KEY PROBLEM CHECK EQUIPMENT The copy protection key is not properly installed or an error was detected with the attached printer If the printer is connected to the protection key the printer must be turned on and put on line for the key to operate properly This error can be avoided by connecting the printer to LPT2 COM1 or COM2 The error can also be avoided by connecting the printer to LPT1 and the key to LPT2 RECEIVE FAULT Indicates communications errors REPLY MESSAGE SYNTAX ERROR Indicates communications errors REPLY MESSAGE CHECKSUM ERROR Indicates communications errors RESPONSE ADDRESS MISMATCH Indicates communications errors 8 143 Operator Messages 8 144 The Runtime System RUNTIME REQUIRES SHARE EXE TO BE INSTALLED For Ru
40. GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Operator Displays data entry can be performed by typing the desired value then pressing the Enter key With a Security Level 0 View only enabled these fields can not be changed Level 1 Operator and Level 2 Technician can change DE fields Only Level 3 Engineer can change and IDE field TZ You can move the active cursor to any DE IDE DDE PPT or State Field SF in a display successively pressing the Tab key until the desired field is selected The Shift Tab key combination can also be used to move the active cursor back ward When the active cursor moves to a DE or IDE field the field is highlighted in red indicating that data entry can take place When the cursor moves to a PPT the field is outlined with a yellow box In the Strategy Builder the engineer can disable the ability to tab process points so that the cursor moves only between DE and IDE fields making it easier to enter data quickly This can also be done during Runtime on the second page of the Alt A System Parameters subwindows ZS To enter data into a DE IDE or DDE field tab to the field so that it is highlighted in red type in the data from the keyboard and press the Enter key To enter all of the data that appears in every DE IDE and DDE in a display simultaneously type in all the data into their respective fields and press the ALT D key combination All data is downloaded into the database PC 30
41. IC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN MANUAL 13 59 51 DRUM OUT DRUM LEVEL MODEL TO 3 9 13 59 51 DRUM DRUM LEVEL MODEL IN MANUAL 13 58 23 EUNT DIN OUT DIGITAL CONTROLLER 1 The Runtime System Current time and date The Alarm Event Summary screen provides various information about each entry This information includes TIME TYPE TAG VAR DESCRIPTION VALUE ENG UNIT The time the alarm event occurred The type of alarm event The tag name of the block with the alarm event The variable involved with the alarm event The description text entered in the block s configuration menu The variable s value at the time of the alarm event The value of the UNITS parameter entered in the block s configuration menu PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events The alarm event types that can be posted in the Alarm Event Summary TYPE field include DIG digital alarm FAIL I O hardware failure HALM high alarm LARM low alarm RALM rate alarm DALM deviation alarm EXT external alarm EVNT digital alarm configured to be recognized as an event NORM displayed when a point comes out of alarm optional Each entry in the Alarm Event Summary is color coded to indi cated each entry s status The colors of each alarm condition can be configured to however you desire in the Strategy Builder s ALRM CNFG Color Confi
42. L List File Utility ALT M Moden ALT O Profile Directory ALT P Password Security ALT SPC SQC Replay ALT R Save Recipe Display ALT Systen Performance HELP SYSTEM Page 6 ALT U Run User Task ALT V Event Summary Screen sALT W NETWORK File Transfer ALT X Clear Subwindow ALT Z NETWORK Monitor Figure 8 3 Standard Help subwindows The standard assignment of the arrow cursor keys f 4 are used for tracing only while the active cursor is in an Algo rithm Parameters subwindow At other times depending on Key Macro assignments the arrow keys can be used for such operations as invoking application specific displays PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics KEYHELP Help Subwindows Strategy and Display based Key Macros can be used to rede fine the standard key assignments provided in the Help subwin dows With the KEYHELP utility you can define a new set of Help subwindows that depict your key assignments These new Help subwindows are invoked by the same operation used by the standard Help system during Runtime PC 30 provides the standard KEYHELP subwindows HELP1 GSP through HELP6 GSP that define the keyboard functions corresponding to the standard key assignments described in Table 8 1 The table below shows the KEYHELP Source File used to gen erate the Standard Help subwindows in Figure 8 3 Table 8 1 Standard KEYHELP Source File
43. MAX 000 10 0 0 15 00 20 00 5 00 20 00 0 00 Y GRIDS 4 VALUECS ENTERED ALARM DALM LIC Figure 8 33 Example of a History Windows display The following information is displayed about the History Win dow in the Main Window display area Y Axis Range This area of a History Window identifies the minimum and maximum range values for a single variable pen This variable is configured by the Y Axis Range Pen parameter during the History Window s configuration and cannot be changed during Runtime PC 30 User s Manual 8 113 History Windows 8 114 The Runtime System New range limits for other variables being graphed can be entered through their respective Y Min Max parameters in the History Window s subwindow and their graphs are scaled accordingly Because the History Window can display up to 20 variables all of their range limits cannot be placed into the History Window area Start Time The Start Time area of a History Window displays the absolute time when the history data at the left edge of the History Window was logged If the data in the History Window is shifted e g by pressing the Ctrl Home key combination or the Ctrl End key combination or by entering new Rel Time Min Max values the Start Time is adjusted accordingly End Time The End Time area of a History Window displays the absolute time only when the History Window is displaying history data that has reached the right edge of the window If the
44. OS prompt Type runtime batch e3J Caution This argument should only be necessary for computers that have incompatible keyboards when using previous Runtime versions All other computers should not specify this override argument unless instructed by Technical Support PC 30 User s Manual 8 11 Runtime Basics 8 3 2 Security Levels The Runtime System The functions and operations that are available during each Run time session are controlled by security levels Various opera tions require specific security levels to be enabled before they can be performed e g entering process values into Data Entry fields toggling strategy blocks between Auto and Manual modes etc The PASS WORD section in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder describes the functions and operations that can be performed by each security level It also describes how to setup individual us ers with assigned security levels that they must enable before they can perform security protected operations during Runtime After the Runtime system is booted the operator using the sys tem should enable his her security level before attempting to per form any Runtime functions The Alt P Password Security subwindow shown in Figure 8 2 allows each operator to enable his her assigned security level To logon and thus enable the assigned security level perform the following steps 1 Press the Alt P key combination to access the Password Security subwindow Figur
45. OVE POINT SF3 TREND LIST SF4 ASSIGN PEN SFS ORIGINAL SFG ZOOM SF7 UNZOOM SF8 1 6 gt 30 min SF9 TREND SF10 LOAD SNAPSHOT ALT T SAVE SNAPSHOT PG KEYS GROUP Figure 8 23 Trend and Plot Replay Menu screen 2 With the active cursor in the Main Window area tab to the desired TRENDmn DAT file to be replayed and press the Shift F10 key combination again 3 A Trend Display screen similar to Figure 8 20 reappears in the Main Window The word replay appears under the TREND title to indicate that this is indeed a static snapshot replay PC 30 User s Manual 8 85 Trending Data 8 11 4 Plot Function 8 86 The Runtime System The System Trend s Plot function plots the same data as the Trend portion of the function but does it in a different format While the Trend function plots up to five variables against time the Plot function plots up to four variables on the Y axis against one variable on the X axis In the System Parameters subwin dow the PLOT Y TREND N is where you specify the format plot or trend in which to display the data When Trend is selected the System Parameter s PLOT Y TREND N field set to N the F7 key invokes the Trend Menu subwindow When Plot is selected the System Parame ter s PLOT Y TREND N field set to Y the F7 key in vokes the Plot Menu subwindow The Plot function also uses the Trend and Plot List to define variables and pen assignmen
46. Runtime session An Alarm Event Summary screen similar to the one shown previously in Figure 8 17 displays in the Main Window 2 Press the Tab key or use the mouse until the desired alarm is selected You may need to press the Home key to get the active cursor into the Main Window area PC 30 User s Manual 8 67 Alarms and Operator Events 8 68 Note The Runtime System 3 With the desired alarm selected press the F4 key again The alarm is acknowledged This procedure also acknow ledges all previous alarms for the same tag name When you acknowledge an alarm some of the alarm lines may change color or be cleared from the summary screen based on A red alarm line changes to yellow indicating an active but acknowledged alarm A yellow alarm line stays yellow as long as the alarm is active When the alarm condition returns to normal the yellow line is cleared A green alarm line is cleared from the summary if this alarm is from the same source as the alarm that you acknowledge The colors specified above are based on the default color assignments You can change the color specifications for alarms and events in the Strategy Builders ALRM CNFG Color Configuration submenu You can have all alarms globally acknowledged automatically based upon a digital event During the configuration of the strategy in the Strategy Builder the developing engineer needs to incorporate a SYS block By connecting th
47. Trend snapshot files are named TRENDOO DAT TRENDO1 DAT TRENDO2 DAT etc and are stored in the di rectory that the Runtime strategy was executed from The Sys tem Trend function can save up to 40 snapshots to the disk The 41st snapshot operation overwrites the first snapshot file TRENDOO DAT Snapshots can be transferred to floppy disks for archiving pur poses by using the AIt F File Management subwindow Refer to the File Management section later in this chapter for more in PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data formation on performing file transfer operations from within the Runtime system oS Snapshots can also be triggered automatically based upon a digi tal event To do this the developing engineer must have config ured a SYS block as part of the strategy Whenever the digital input connected to the SYS block s INP parameter goes true logical 1 a snapshot is taken The SYS block does not gener ate snapshots more frequently than once a minute Refer to the SYS block section in Chapter 6 Algorithms for additional con figuration information Note If you take a snapshot of a system trend while an existing snapshot file DAT file is being replayed the new snapshot overwrites the DAT file being replayed Loading Snapshots The System Trend function provides the ability to load snap shots previously saved to disk and display them in the Trend Display in
48. and most other parameters changing the default security level logging on and logging off exiting to DOS Digital alarms generated by the DIN PDIN PDIO AND NAND OR NOR NOT XOR and CNT blocks can be config ured to display as events during Runtime This is specified in the ALM gt EVT field in the respective block s configuration menu If this field is set to Y digital alarms show up as events only Therefore alarming functions annunciating acknow ledging etc cannot be performed on these digital alarms PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events 8 10 3 Alarm Event Summary Each time an alarm or operator event occurs during the execu tion of a strategy a corresponding message is displayed in the Message Line on the Runtime screen In addition to the a mes sage being posted on the screen each alarm event that occurs generates an entry identifying the alarm event in the Alarm Event Summary All alarms and events can be viewed by invoking the Alarm Event Summary screen Figure 8 17 This is done by pressing the F4 key at any time during a Runtime session Pressing the F4 key causes Page 1 of the Alarm Event Sum mary to appear in the Main Window with the active cursor on the first entry in the list You can advance the active cursor by pressing the Tab key The top bar of the Alarm Event Summary screen displays the current time and date in the upper
49. ards are allowed in the file specification PC 30 User s Manual 8 127 System Performance The Runtime System 4 Tab to the TO PATH field and define the new name and or path for the file specified in the FILE NAME s field up to 67 characters No wildcards are allowed in the new file name specification Press the Shift F3 key combination and the renaming operation is performed The rename op eration performs and the old file name is discarded 8 17 System Performance The System Performance subwindow is a view only display that gives the operator information on the amount of time the com puter is spending on each critical task To invoke this display press the Alt S key combination Figure 8 37 shows an exam ple of a System Performance subwindow and the system tasks it identifies SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CPU IDLE TIME 94 PCT TREND TASK PCT GRAPHICS TASK 2 PCT CONTROL TASK PCT COMM TASKS PCT DISK 1 0 TASK 3 PCT KEYBOARD TASK PCT SCAN TASK PCT PRINTER TASK PCT ERROR TASK PCT HISTORIAN PCT NETWORK TASKS PCT Figure 8 37 System Performance subwindow 8 18 Printing the Runtime Screen 8 128 PC 30 allows you to print the Runtime screen image at any time by pressing Ctrl PrtSc key combination This operation cause the contents of the screen to be directed to the graphics printer configured with the METACONF utility While the screen is being printed it is frozen and
50. are initially configured in the Strat egy Builder s HIST block configuration menu Refer to the Spe cials Algorithms section in Chapter 6 Algorithms for more in formation on configuring the HIST block History files are generated in the directory path specified in the Historian Path field of the SYS CNFG Historian Parameters menu If no path is specified the history files are generated in the directory containing the Runtime system All history files have the PRN extension and can be read into Lotus 1 2 3 and compatible spreadsheets Data logging can be configured to start and stop based on dis crete external variables connected to the HIST block Logging can also be started manually by pressing Shift F5 while the HIST block s algorithm subwindow is displayed on the Run time screen Pressing Shift F6 while the subwindow is on the screen manually stops data logging Multiple HIST blocks should not be triggered simultaneously This uses Disk Task which is relatively slow PC 30 User s Manual 8 89 Event Driven Historian 8 90 Note The Runtime System Append History Files Append history files are named in the following format lt file name gt PRN The lt filename gt is specified when configuring the HIST block in the Strategy Builder If no lt filename gt is specified HISTORY is used as a default name When logging resumes to an Append history file the data is appended to the end of the file
51. ase file lt strategy gt DB for the strategy attempting to be loaded could not be found ERROR gt DATABASE FILE TOO BIG The database cannot be loaded by the Evaluation only or Basics version of PC 30 lt Function name gt lt error tyoe gt ERROR in F x An error occurred in the F x block Possible error types are DOMAIN SING OVERFLOW UNDERFLOW For example LOG DOMAIN ERROR IN F x EXTERNAL DRIVER TYPE lt name gt INITIALIZATION ERROR CODE lt code gt An T O driver initialization error occurred EXTERNAL ENTERED VALUE Data cannot be entered into an Data Entry type field if that field is configured as external FILE s COPIED File Management the copy command was performed successfully FILE s DELETED File Management successful deletion occurred This message may also appear after file compression by the Shift Historian when unnecessary files are deleted PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages FILE EMPTY An attempt was made to replay a history file that did not contain any data FILE s NOT FOUND The Directory display or file directory gives this message if no matching files are found FILE UTILITY BUSY This message appears if a request is made for a File Management operation when it has not completed the previous operation Repeat the request a little later PC 30 SOFTWARE COLD START This is the PC
52. at can be enabled to let you display dynamic data about the currently selected His tory Window To enable the Vertical Cursor the specific History Window must be selected with its subwindow at the bottom of the screen Press the left or the right arrow keys lt to place the Vertical Cursor at the center of the History Window and the Cursor subwindow appears at the bottom of the screen as shown in Figure 8 34 PC 30 User s Manual 8 119 History Windows 8 120 Vertical Cursor Cursor Time n TIME i 15 38 02 15 Variable _ DEME ee Data Note The Runtime System History Windows Operator Display HIST1 HIST2 20 0 16 0 12 0 8 0 4 8 0 8 0 02 0 04 0 08 0 04 0 00 15 35 08 15 13 10 0 00 15 27 12 FIC SETIP M STM our VALUES 15 000 Figure 8 34 History Window with Vertical Cursor The Vertical Cursor function cannot be used in History Windows configured for Plot mode As you press the left or right arrow key the Vertical Cursor moves in the indicated direction through the data in the History Window PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System History Windows The following data fields are available in the Vertical Cursor subwindow Time This field continually displays the absolute time that corresponds to the current location of the vertical cursor in the history file As the vertical cursor is moved the cursor time is upda
53. d while it is in the Main Window It displays the value of a variable at the time the display was in voked or the last value entered if any An IDE is similar ex cept that the value of its variable is initialized in the Display Builder That initialized value is downloaded to its connected process variable when the AIt D key combination is pressed while the display containing the IDE appears in the Main Win dow IDE values are only downloaded to their connected process variable when the Alt D key combination is pressed while the IDE display is in the Main Window A DISP block can be used to cause the contents of all DE and IDE fields in a display to be automatically downloaded when it the DISP block invokes the display If a variable s value changes during the Runtime session and a display containing an IDE connected to that variable is placed in the Main Window the value contained in the IDE field may not represent the actual value of the process variable it is connected to You may want to place a PPT along with the DE and or IDE field s to monitor actual variable values The DDE field combines the function of both the DE and PPT field into one field As long as the active cursor is not posi tioned on the DDE field the DDE periodically updates and dis plays the current value of its connected process variable When the active cursor is on a DDE field its value is not updated but PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG
54. displayed at the bottom of the screen If Key Mac ros are assigned to the strategy or the display that contains the History Window these key assignments may not function as de scribed Ctrl Home Pressing the Ctrl Home key combination causes the History Window to start displaying the history file data from the beginning of the file The Start Time areas of the window is adjusted according to the new settings PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System History Windows Ctrl End Pressing the Ctrl End key combination causes PC 30 to move the data that is displayed in the History Replay window so that the end of the history file data appears in the middle of the window The Start Time area of the window is adjusted according to the new settings Up Down Arrows T V The up and down arrow keys are used to scroll through the History Replay window data in half pages according to the interval setup in the Rel Time Min Max parameters PgDn PgUp Pressing the PgDn key causes the next five variable Y Min Max range limits to be displayed in the subwindow area If Y1 Y5 are currently displayed pressing the PgDn key causes Y6 Y10 to be displayed and so on Similarly the PgUp key shifts the current Y Min Max range limits to move to the previous five variables Vertical Cursor When a History Window s subwindow is at the bottom of the screen there is a Vertical Cursor function th
55. e the data base periodically or have the checkpoint operation trigger auto matically based on a digital event Both methods of checkpoint ing are accomplished by incorporating a CKPT block into the strategy Refer to CKPT block section in Chapter 6 Algo rithms for additional information on automatic checkpointing of the Runtime database 8 50 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Operator Displays 8 9 Operator Displays Using the Display Builder the process developer can design an unlimited number of graphic displays for a specific application Often the developer designs a main display to illustrate the over all process and a series of other displays to illustrate important details and or operations associated with the process Figure 8 13 shows a sample display TEST DISPLAY LIC FIC DRUM LEVEL 1 9000 E 00 MEAS SET OUT MEAS SET OUT TAG SUM ADD SUM STEAM FLOW AND LEVEL TRIM SCAN 0 25 sec out 3 4 KLBM HR HRG 20 00 LRG 0 BO HLIM20 000 LLIM 0 000 inlo 1 9 KLBM HR HRG 20 0 LRG 0 0 K1 1 000 K2 1 000 in 1 5 KLBM HR HRG 11 0 LRG 11 0 Figure 8 13 Sample display PC 30 User s Manual 8 51 Operator Displays The Runtime System 8 9 1 Invoking Displays 8 52 Displays can be invoked automatically by the system based on external digital events or time The design engineer specifies how these displays are invoked using a DISP block in the S
56. e 8 2 PASSWORD SECURITY MENU Node Name Current Security Level 3 Password to LOGON New password Default Password to LOGOFF Current Owner Security Level 3 Figure 8 2 Password Security subwindow PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics 2 Using the Tab key the Shift Tab key combination al lows you to move backwards or the mouse select the Pass word to LOGON field then type in your Runtime password 3 When your password is entered successfully your name ap pears in the Current Owner field and your security level appears in the Current Security Level field For more in formation on security levels refer to the PASS WORD sec tion in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder Note Your password must be entered exactly as it was initially recorded with the same upper and lowercase letters If your security level is not enabled the Default security level defined for the strategy is the only level enabled Once you successfully log on you can change your default secu rity level and your password by typing the desired settings into the Security Level and New Password fields respectively The default security level can be changed to a level no higher than your assigned level Save your new password or security level by pressing the standard Alt C or AIt N key combination to checkpoint the database Note The Node Name field in the Password Security subwindow Figure 8 2 a
57. e Time based mode you can display plots for three different time periods just as you can for trends Plot segments older than the time period are automatically deleted from the screen In the Start Stop mode the screen is cleared and plotting be gins when you enter Y in the Start field and ends when you en ter Y in the Stop field Start and Stop can also be initiated automatically from the Trigger block TRIG The plot remains on the screen until you change the display cS In the Start Stop mode the time scales one minute six min utes and greater than 30 minutes define only the update fre quency and not the time period of the plot For example in a six minute plot the screen is updated every six seconds You can plot data for a period longer than six minutes and have more than 60 segments displayed However if you take a snap PC 30 User s Manual 8 87 Event Driven Historian The Runtime System Pen 1variable X axis shot only the last 61 values are stored Figure 8 25 shows an example of a Plot Display Trend period Pen 2 High Range 20 00 Pen 3 High Range _20 00 Pen Low Ranges Pen variables PLOT Feb 04 92 15 27 36 15 80 DRUM OUT 1 98 INCHES 15 00 10 00 20 08 0 00 oe 10 00 1 Minute 0 08 FIC OUT 10 01 KLBM HR FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER 0 08 LIC OUT 0 02 KLBM HR LEVEL CONTROLLER FEED OUT 10 01 KLBM HR FEEDWATER FLOW MODEL SIM OUT 18 88 KLBM HR STEAM FLOW TAG NOME lice VAR o wp pet
58. e controlling digi tal variable to the SYS block s ACK input when that digital goes true logical 1 the SYS block globally acknowledges all system alarms The following blocks show graphical connec tions for ACK input AIN DIN PAIN PAIO PDIN and PDIO blocks PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events 8 10 5 Printing Alarms and Events It is also possible to acknowledge all alarms without invoking the Alarm Event Summary screen Press the Alt G key at any time during a Runtime session to acknowledge all active alarms Using the System Configuration s ALRM CNFG and SYS CNFG submenus in the Strategy Builder the developing engi neer specifies whether alarms events or both are to be printed during Runtime Alarms are directed to the printer port speci fied in the Alarm Printer Port parameter field Operator events are directed when enabled in the ALRM CNFG Event Configuration submenu to the same printer type as specified in the SYS CNFG Graphics Printer field The following configuration causes alarms only to print to LPT2 and events only to print to LPT1 SYS CNFG System Parameters System Printer Port LPT1 ALRM CNEG Printer Parameters Alarm Printer ON Alarm Printer Port LPT2 ALRM CNFG Event Configuration Log to Printer YES Operator Events ENABLED During Runtime you can start and stop the printing of alarms events or both usi
59. e ee PLOT PEN 1 kart iB polit E Rp adu BoPhat Nrg pror PIST SFAL BSCIGN PEN SF5 ORIGINAL iSF7 _UNZOOM iSF8 1 6 gt 36 min i3F9 PLOT 818 LOAD SNAPSHOT ALT To SAVE SNAPSHOT CPG KEYS GROUP Figure 8 25 Plot Display sample 8 12 Event Driven Historian 8 88 The Event Driven Historian collects process data in disk files for archiving logging or data reduction through spreadsheet software The Event Driven Historian is implemented using the HIST algorithm block Each HIST block logs data to a file or multiple files at constant or dynamic rates That is the logging rate associated with each file can be modified based on process conditions or operator selections during Runtime PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Event Driven Historian 8 12 1 Logging Data Note It is also possible to attach History Windows to HIST blocks in the Display Builder This allows you to graphically replay the history files associated with the attached HIST block within a display without having to exit from the current display Refer to the History Windows section in Chapter 7 The Display Builder for more information on how to implement History Win dows in operator displays Each HIST block in the strategy collects data for up to 20 proc ess variables simultaneously Each file that the historian gener ates contains data for all of the variables that you specify The the variables to be logged
60. e environment for strategy execu tion you can specify additional arguments that instruct PC 30 to perform various operations As mentioned in the previous section the syntax for the Runtime command line is runtime lt strategy gt where strategy is the name of the strategy you created in the Strategy Builder The Runtime system also supports these additional arguments that can be included in the Runtime command line runtime lt strategy gt start up display keyboard override where the meaning of each argument is defined in the following paragraphs strategy The strategy argument is required at all times in conjunction with the runtime command This argument indicates the name of the control strategy to be executed in the Runtime environment start up display The start up display argument allows you to indicate the name of a specific display GRP file to be used as the Runtime boot screen instead of the standard BOOT GSP display The display file name entered in this argument should not include the GRP extension PC 30 User s Manual 8 9 Runtime Basics 8 10 The Runtime System keyboard override The keyboard override argument allows you to force PC 30 to expect your keyboard to function as a specific keyboard type Normally PC 30 automatically determines the type of system keyboard during the Runtime start up procedure This argument should only be necessary for computers that have incompatible
61. e subwindow The following function keys are used in conjunction with the HIST block algorithm subwindow Shift F5 Starts data logging for this HIST block Shift F6 Stops data logging for this HIST block Shift F4 Toggles between the two logging periods PeriodO and Period1 This section describes how the history files that are generated by the PC 30 Event Driven Historian can be read into spread sheet programs Files generated by the Event Driven Historian HIST block are named in the Strategy Builder when the re spective HIST block s are configured During the configura tion of the HIST block its history file can be defined to either consist of one file that has history data appended each time its HIST block starts logging data or a new file can be created for each logging session The defined history file name can be changed during Runtime in each HIST block s Algorithm subwindow The file exten sion is used by all history files is PRN If a HIST block s history file name is changed in Runtime while the block is actively logging data the file name change does not take affect until the active history file is closed and a new logging session started PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System The Runtime List File Utility Reading Data Into a Spreadsheet You must do any work with Lotus 1 2 3 on an off line com puter The Event Driven Historian collects data on the hard drive on
62. er page NO REMOTE SETPOINT OPTION The operator requested a remote setpoint for the block configured with no remote setpoint option NO SPACE ON DISK There is not enough room left on the disk for the historian to continue data logging NOT A VALID HISTORY FILE An attempt was made to replay a file which is not a history file or the history file is corrupt NOT ALLOWED FOR PC 30 SOFTWARE SCADA PRODUCT An attempt was made to run a strategy containing an algorithm not supported by a SCADA program Algorithms not supported include PID INTG PD AMB DGAP LLAG DTIM SHOT RAMP SEQ SIM and User algorithms NOT ON A PICK FIELD This message is displayed when the F3 key is pressed and the cursor is in the Main Window but not on a data field DE DDE IDE or PPT 8 141 Operator Messages 8 142 OPENING FILE lt filename gt TXT The Runtime System This message displays when the current alarm event log file closes and a new file opens OPERATION NOT SUPPORTED The operation being attempted is not supported by the version of PC 30 being executed PARAMETER WINDOW LOCKED An attempt was made to access parameters in a subwindow that requires a higher security level enabled PASSWORD INCORRECT than what is currently The password entered is not one of the current system passwords POINT ADDED TO TREND LIST This confirms a successful addition to the Trend List PRINTER BUSY OF
63. g the F2 key PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Tag Sort Function 8 6 1 Intelligent I O The Tag Sort Function operates differently for Intelligent I O Blocks device blocks An intelligent I O block contains input and out put points To use the Tag Sort Function for Intelligent I O blocks perform the following steps 1 Press the F8 key The Tag Sort Menu subwindow appears in the Subwindow area of the screen as shown in Figure 8 7 2 Use the Tab key or the mouse if it is enabled to move the cursor from one field to the next If necessary press the Home key to place the active cursor in the Subwindow area 3 With the SORT TYPE field selected highlighted specify the algorithm type that you want to display You can enter one of the following all to display all algorithm types alarm to display all blocks currently in alarm a specific algorithm type such as PID ADD AIN etc 4 With the TAG NAME field selected specify which tags to display according to their defined tag names e g all tags be ginning with the letter F etc You can use an asterisk as a wildcard character just as you do in DOS For example displays all tag names S displays all tag names beginning with S and DRUM dis plays all tag names beginning with DRUM PC 30 User s Manual 8 43 Tag Sort Function 8 44 The Runtime System 5 After both the SORT TYPE and TAG NAM
64. ger times leave more computing resources for disk related operations and give less information to the operator 8 35 System Parameters 8 36 The Runtime System Scan I O This is a display only field that displays Y or N On Demand displays as N The I O Scanner must be turned on Y in the Strategy Builder s SYS CNFG submenu in order to access any I O hardware installed With the scanner turned off N you can run a strategy in simulation mode for test purposes It is possible to turn on the I O Scanner previously turned off automatically based upon a digital event During the configuration of the strategy in the Strategy Builder the developing engineer needs to incorporate a SYS block into the strategy By connecting the controlling digital variable to the SYS block s SCAN input when that digital goes true logical 1 the SYS block turns the I O Scanner on Alarms to Disk This parameter indicates whether alarms are logged to a disk file This field accepts a value of Y or N If Y alarms are written to files on the hard drive The file LOGnn TXT is created where nn is a number from 0 to 99 The file is closed either when Runtime is exited or if this function and Events to Disk is turned off by entering a N in this field The next time alarm logging starts the LOGnn TXT file number increments Note that the alarm file name can be changed from LOG in the Strategy Builder s ALRM CNFG File Parameters submenu Pl
65. gorithm in the Strategy Builder or while the active cursor is on an appropriate PPT Anytime Anytime Anytime Anytime requires the correct password level Anytime PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Alt G Alt H Alt J Alt K Alt L Alt M Alt O Alt P Alt Q Alt R Alt S Alt U Alt V Alt W Alt X Alt Z Function Acknowledge all alarms History Replay subwindow Display Alarm Summary Host Communication subwindow List File Utility Modem Communications subwindow Profile Directory Call Up the Password Security window SPC SQC subwindow Save recipe display to disk System Performance subwindow Execute the User Task Display Event Summary Network File Transfer subwindow Clear Subwindow area Network Monitor subwindow Runtime Basics Use Anytime Anytime Anytime Anytime provided the option has been installed Anytime Anytime provided the option has been installed Anytime provided the Setpoint Profiler option has been installed Anytime Anytime provided the option has been installed Anytime provided an operator display is in the Main Window Anytime Anytime provided the option has been installed and configured Anytime Anytime provided the option has been installed Anytime Anytime provided the option has been installed 8 31 Operation of the Runtime System The Runtime System
66. guration submenu The fol lowing list contains default settings for Alarm Event Summary entries Cyan Operator event Red Active and unacknowledged alarm Yellow Active and acknowledged alarm Green Return from Alarm an alarm that is inactive now but was never acknowledged eS If the Return to Normal parameter in the Strategy Builder ALRM CNFG Display Parameters submenu is enabled a NORM message will appear in the TYPE field of the Alarm Event Summary screens when a point returns from alarm This action occurs in conjunction with the color change PC 30 User s Manual 8 65 Alarms and Operator Events 8 66 Alarm Only Event Only Viewing PC 30 has Key Macro commands that allow you to view events or alarms exclusively Pressing AIt V at any time during Run time executes the SYSTEM EVNT_ONLY command which in vokes the Event Summary screen Figure 8 18 that lists events only Pressing Alt J at any time during Runtime executes the SYSTEM ALRM_ONLY command which displays the Alarm Summary screen Figure 8 19 This screen lists alarms only The Alarm Summary and Event Summary screens follow the same conventions as the Alarm Event Summary screen i e color coded conditions display fields TIME TYPE TAG etc The Runtime System PAGE 1 Apr 26 98 ALARH DATE EVENT SUMMARY 14 04 36 Apr 26 98 TIME TYPE TAG VAR DESCRIPTION VALUE ENG UNITS 14 02 55 DRUH ALARM ACKNOHLEDGED 14 02 50 LIC LEVEL CONTROLLER IN AUTO
67. he subwindow was invoked or the last value entered if any The process point fields appear as text against a black back ground These fields are for display only and cannot be tabbed to and changed Some data display fields contain static data such as the description field while others contain live data such as the out field If a parameter is configured as external set to E in the block s configuration menu in the Strategy Builder then the data entry field for that parameter variable is not active in the subwindow You can enter data into its field in the subwindow but it will not be downloaded into the database PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Algorithm Subwindows Most Algorithm subwindows include a bar graph faceplate that shows the output input s and set point for controller algo rithms as percentage of span values The field to the right of the output bar indicates whether the block s output is in Auto mode A or Manual mode M For a Control algorithms e g PID PD INTG DGAP etc the field to the right of the set point bar indicates whether the setpoint source is remote R or local L 8 7 2 Invoking There a several methods available during Runtime to invoke an Algorithm Algorithm subwindow Each method is described in the follow Subwindows _ ing paragraphs METHOD Q If the active cursor is not in a tag name field or data field in a Main Window display press
68. he trend pens traces in an active Trend Display This provides an expanded scale view of that trend pen To zoom into a trend pen in an active Trend Display perform the following steps 1 Start the Trend by pressing the Shift F9 key combination if a Trend Display was not previously initiated 2 Press F7 to invoke the Trend Menu subwindow 3 With the active cursor in the Trend Menu subwindow tab to the TREND PEN field and type in the pen number 1 5 to zoomed into PC 30 User s Manual 8 81 Trending Data 8 11 3 Snapshots 8 82 The Runtime System 4 Press the Shift F6 key combination You can zoom into a trace many times Each time you invoke the zoom function PC 30 determines the current maximum and minimum values of the selected trace It then calculates new high and low scale values so the trace is centered in the window this new range is approximately half the current range To undo the previous zoom press the Shift F7 key combina tion When you undo a zoom the plot returns to its previous magnification but the trace remains centered in the plotting area To undo all zooms for a particular trace i e restore the original scaling enter the pen number of the trace in the TREND PEN field of the Trend Menu subwindow and press the Shift F5 key combination The System Trend function s Snapshot operation lets you take a picture of an active Trend Display and save it the disk System
69. ified in the Alarm Event File field of the ALRM CNFG File Parameters submenu If no file name is specified LOG is used as the default name Log files are closed when one of the following occur Exit the Runtime system Enter N in both the ALARMS TO DISK and EVENTS TO DISK fields in the Alt A System Parameters subwindows A new log file opens when either field is reset to Y PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events Note The file has logged the maximum number of alarm event pages specified by the Alarm Pgs Log File field in the ALRM CNFG File Parameters submenu A new log file opens on the next alarm or event When new log file opens the message OPENING FILE lt file name gt nn TXT appears in the lower left corner of the Runtime screen and the nn file number increments by 1 When the num ber of alarm files reaches the maximum number specified in the Number Alarm Files field of the ALRM CNFG File Parame ters submenu the nn file number resets to 00 and the file num ber sequence continues in the normal fashion When the nn file number resets to 00 Runtime begins overwriting alarm files beginning with the oldest lt filename gt 00 TXT During Runtime you can start and stop alarm event logging in dependently by using the corresponding parameter fields in the Alt A System Parameters subwindows However you cannot change the log file name or directo
70. ile Name This is the history file currently selected for replay If this file is incorrect press the Alt H key combination to display the History Replay subwindow A new history file can be selected PC 30 User s Manual 8 101 Replaying History Files 8 102 The Runtime System Trend Pen This is the pen number currently being used Pen operations in this subwindow are performed on the pen number specified in this field Detach Pen Shift F2 By pressing the Shift F2 key combination the variable currently selected in the History Replay List enclosed in a yellow box has its assigned pen detached from the current graphic history replay The variable is not removed from the history list only its graphical trend is removed from the next replay The pen can be reassigned with the Shift F8 Assign Pen function Assign Pen Shift F8 By pressing the Shift F8 key combination the variable that is currently selected in the History Replay List enclosed in a yellow box is assigned the pen number that is currently specified if the Trend Pen field If the pen number in the Trend Pen field is already assigned to another variable in the History Replay List the selected variable is assigned that pen number and the variable that previously held that pen assignment is detached Group PgDn PgUp Keys Since graphic history replay uses the first five variables in the History Replay List it is possible to
71. in use Cache Used Shows the current percentage of total of the cache buffer in use 8 6 Tag Sort Function The Tag Sort function provides a sorted display of block tag names from the strategy that is currently being executed Fig ure 8 7 shows an example of a what a typical Tag Sort Display looks like Perform the following steps to use the Tag Sort function These steps assume that you invoked the Runtime system and a strategy is being executed 1 Press the F8 key The Tag Sort Menu subwindow appears in the Subwindow area of the screen as shown in Figure 8 6 TAG SORT MENU SORT TYPE all TAG NAME Press ENTER for SORT Figure 8 6 Tag Sort Menu subwindow 2 Use the Tab key or the mouse if it is enabled to move the cursor from one field to the next If necessary press the Home key to place the active cursor in the Subwindow area 8 40 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Tag Sort Function TAG SORT DISPLAY Apr 26 9 13 54 06 DESCRIPTION ENG UNITS ALARMS PAGE 1 TAG SCAN Fic _ 1 0e DRUM 1 00 FEED 1 00 SUM 0 25 STM 0 10 ramp 0 50 start 0 50 stop 0 50 LIC 1 00 hist 0 50 hist2 0 50 FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER DRUM LEVEL MODEL FEEDWATER FLOW MODEL SUM STEAM FLOW AND LEVEL TRIM STEAM FLOW DIG DIG LEVEL CONTROLLER ALRM ACK NOT ACK NOT ACK Figure 8 7 Tag Sort Display sample With the SORT TYPE field selected highlighted s
72. ion adds the process variable defined in the TAG NAME and VAR fields to the list of variables available for trending This list can be displayed by pressing the Shift F3 key combination at any time during a Runtime session PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Trending Data Remove Point Shift F2 This operation removes the process variable defined in the TAG NAME and VAR fields from the list of variables available for trending This list can be displayed by pressing the Shift F3 key combination at any time during a Runtime session Trend List Shift F3 This operation invokes the Trend and Plot List display This display lists the process variables that are available for trending Assign Pen Shift F4 This operation assigns the pen number defined in the TREND PEN field to process variable currently selected highlighted in the Trend and Pen List display If the pen number in the TREND PEN field already is assigned this operation reassigns that pen number to the new variable The Trend and Pen List display must be in the Main Window for this operation to function Original Shift F5 This operation restores all previous Zoom Unzoom operations on the pen defined in the TREND PEN field to its original scale Zoom Shift F6 This operation expands the view of trace corresponding to the pen number defined in the TREND PEN field 8
73. k s output the trace method displays the Algorithm subwindow of the first connection made 8 48 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Algorithm Subwindows To Display Press a downstream block s algorithm subwindow to key which the algorithm is sending output an upstream measurement block s algorithm lt key subwindow an upstream setpoint block s algorithm T key subwindow 8 7 3 Entering For most algorithms the block s output can be accessed by first Changing _ toggling between Auto and Manual modes You can only enter Subwindow data in the data entry field when the block is in Manual mode Data The field to the right of the output bar indicates the current mode A or M When entering analog values into a data entry field the number may exceed the field size 7 characters If a number greater than 9999999 is entered in a field Runtime attempts to display the number in scientific notation If there is not enough space number too large for Runtime to handle I While the active cursor is in a block s Algorithm subwindow you can toggle the block s output mode Auto Manual by press ing the F9 key Auto Manual mode for an algorithm block can also be toggled by selecting a pick field in the main win dow for the desired block and then pressing the F9 key Note A process point and data entry field associated with the each block s OUT variable appear to the right of the o
74. l List Warm Start History Function Logging history files Exit Runtime Switch Auto Manual The Runtime System Table 8 4 Runtime Operations Controlled by the Strategy Strategy Builder Function System Configuration SYS CNFG submenus System Configuration ALRM CNFG submenus System Configuration SYS CNFG submenus System Configuration SYS CNFG submenus System Configuration ALRM CNFG submenus System Configuration COMM CNFG submenu System Configuration TRND LIST submenu System Configuration SYS CNFG submenu Specials HIST algorithm configuration System Configuration SYS CNFG submenus System Configuration PASSWORD menu Security level System Configuration PASSWORD menu Security level PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Links to Runtime Table 8 4 Runtime Operations Controlled by the Strategy Builder con t Runtime Effect Strategy Builder Function Switch Local Remote System Configuration PASSWORD menu Security level Changing Process Variables System Configuration PASSWORD menu Security level Auto invoke display DISP algorithm configuration Invoke displays attached to Block configuration blocks Auto snapshots of trends SYS algorithm configuration Screen Saver SYS algorithm configuration Invoke displays with keys Creating Key Macros Boot up display Runtime boot up display Database Caching System Config
75. larms are suppressed All alarms with a priority less than the squelch level are not displayed sounded printed or logged to disk PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual System Parameters Sub squelch levels also exist for alarm annunciating printing displaying and logging to disk The alarm priority must be greater than or equal to the Global Alarm Squelch level and greater than or equal to the sub squelch level for the particular action printing displaying etc in order for the action to take place The sub squelch level fields are described below Display Squelch DSP This squelch level determines if the alarm will appear on the Alarm Event Summary screen Disk Squelch LOG This squelch value determines if the alarm will appear in the alarm log file This only applies if the Alarms to Disk parameter is set to Y Printer Squelch PRN This squelch value determines if the alarm will be sent to the printer This only applies if the Alarm Print pa rameter is set to Y Annunciator Squelch ANC This squelch value determines if the alarm will sound This only applies if the Alarm Annunciator parame ter is set to Y Screen Update Period This parameter lets you override the default Display Update Period setting defined in the SYS CNFG submenu in the Strategy Builder You may set this period at preset values of 1 25 5 1 2 3 4 or 5 seconds Lon
76. lay Builder for information on how Key Macros can effect Runtime key assignments Home Key Press the Home key to move the active cursor from the subwindow to the main display and back PgUp amp PgDn Keys Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to page through any multiple page screens or subwindows These include such system screens as the Alarm Event Summary in the Main Window or any Algorithm Parameter subwindow in the Subwindow area PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics Note Tab amp Shift Tab Keys Use the Tab and Shift Tab keys to move the active cursor between pick fields in any display between data entry fields in an Algorithm Parameter subwindow and from one item to another in listing displayed in the Main Window such as the Tag Sort Historian List or Display Directory The Tab key allows you to move forward through selections the Shift Tab key allows you to move backward When enabled a mouse can be used in place of the Tab key see the Using the Mouse section in this chapter for more information on Runtime mouse operations Unless altered by Strategy or Display Key Macros clicking on a pick field or subwindow field with the center mouse key downloads the value of that field s process variable to the database This is equivalent to pressing the Enter key while the field is selected highlighted If a parameter in an Algorithm Parameter subwi
77. laying annunciating printing and logging to disk also exist These are configured in the ALRM CNFG submenus of the Strategy Builder and can be changed in the Alt A System Parameters subwindow during Runtime If an alarm has a priority that is greater that the Alarm Squelch Level but is less than the sub squelch level for a particular function that function is not executed Alarm Alert Messages As soon as an alarm occurs PC 30 displays the alert message similar to the one shown in Figure 8 16 This message remains on the screen until the alarm is either acknowledged or another alarm occurs PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events TAG FIC PID FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER SCAN 1 00 sec out A 15 0 KLBM HR HRG 20 00 LRG 00 HLM 20 000 LLM 0 000 p 15 8 KLBM HR HRG 20 00 LRG TRK N IALM N sp R 15 0 Local Setp ALARM HALM LIC Alarm message in the Message Line Type of alarm Tag name or description of block in alarm Figure 8 16 Sample Alarm Alert Message Alarm Annunciators If the annunciator is enabled via the Strategy Builder s ALRM CNFG Annunciator Parameters submenu the computer gener ates alarm tones with its speaker The tone of the annunciator corresponds to the alarm s priority The higher the alarm prior ity the higher the pitch of the alarm To silence an alarm press any key on the keyboard You can toggle the ann
78. le Runtime system parameters perform the following steps 1 Press the Alt A key combination to display the System Pa rameters subwindow If necessary use the Home key to move the active cursor into the Subwindow area 2 Make your change by tabbing to the appropriate field and typing the new data into the field 3 Press the Enter key to save the entered data PC 30 User s Manual 8 33 System Parameters Is 8 34 The Runtime System The System Parameters subwindows contains the following fields Page 1 Alarm Annunciator This parameter controls the system s alarm annunciator speaker Entering Y enables alarms to be sounded over the computer s speaker where higher pitched tones are generated for higher priority alarms Entering N disables the annunciator Alarm Print This parameter determines whether alarms are printed to the configured printer as they occur Enter Y to print alarms on the alarm printer which is specified in the Strategy Builder through the System Configuration ALRM CNFG s Alarm Printer Port parameter Entering N inhibits the printing of alarms Global Squelch Level This field corresponds to the Alarm Squelch Level set in the ALRM CNFG Logger Parameters submenu Strategy Builder This parameter lets you define a level of suppression for all process alarms This acts as the master squelch level for all alarms The value 0 to 9 entered in this field determines which a
79. ll display files in the PROCESS directory A LOG PRN All history data files on the A drive in the LOG subdirectory C TEST DB All DB files in the C drive s TEST subdi rectory PC 30 User s Manual 8 125 File Management 8 16 2 File Management Operations 8 126 The Runtime System Once the Directory is displayed you can select a file from it placing the active cursor in the Main Window Home key by tabbing to it and pressing the Shift F6 key combination The selected file name is entered in the FILE NAME s field in the subwindow The File Management facility provides additional file base op erations that can be performed while the File Handling Utility subwindow is at the bottom of the Runtime screen This sec tion describes those operations Deleting Files To delete specific files from a defined source perform the fol lowing steps 1 Press the Alt F key combination to invoke the File Man agement facility s File Handling Utility subwindow 2 Place the active cursor in the Subwindow area by pressing the Home key if it is not already in the subwindow 3 Using either the keyboard or the Shift F6 PICK FILE operation select the FILE NAM E s field and define the file s to be deleted up to 67 characters 4 Press the Shift F2 key combination PC 30 prompts you to press Shift F2 key combination again to confirm the de letion If confirmed the defined file are dele
80. llected by the Event Driven Historian can be displayed the same way The PC 30 History Replay supports shared file capability The History Replay function can view a file that is currently opened in another node executing Runtime provided the file is in a shared directory Refer to Chapter 3 Before You Begin Shared File Support for a complete description of the features and limi tations of file sharing Press the Alt H key combination to invoke the History Replay subwindow Figure 8 29 At the same time the Main Window displays a directory of all history files that are present in the di rectory path specified in the Historian File Path field of the SYS CNFG Historian Parameters submenu If no path was specified the Runtime system directory is the default path His tory file names displayed in cyan are closed files A history file name displayed in red is actively acquiring data While the History Replay subwindow is displayed the FILE NAME field is where you can either define a file name mask for history files that will be displayed in the Main Window Di rectory when the Shift F1 Read Directory operation is per formed or define display the actual file to be replayed The PRINT field specifies whether the history file replay oc curs on the screen or the configured printer The GRAPHIC field defines whether the ensuing replay occurs in Graphic mode when set to Y or in Tabular mode when set to N PC 30 User s Manual 4
81. llows you to logon logoff remote nodes on a PC 30 Network system Refer to the Network option s User s Guide for additional information on node security PC 30 User s Manual 8 13 Runtime Basics 8 3 3 Exiting Runtime is The Runtime System When you finish working in Runtime your method of exiting depends on your security level You can exit directly to DOS if your security level is 3 engi neer by pressing the standard Alt E key combination A prompt appears in the subwindow asking for confirmation to exit Pressing the Y key followed by pressing the Enter key If you do not desire to exit the Runtime system at this time continue with your next Runtime operation If your security level is less than 3 you cannot exit from the Runtime system Only users logged on with a security level of 3 engineer terminate a Runtime session Each time a user logs on or off the event is recorded in the Alarm Event Summary PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics 8 3 4 Viewing Three window areas as shown in Figure 8 1 are available for Window Areas viewing information during Runtime sessions They are Main Window The Main Window is the primary display area and is used for application specific displays directories trend displays etc Subwindow The Subwindow area shows different kinds of displays some of which you use to control Main Window displays The s
82. ly To transfer history files to an alternate drive you can use the file transfer operation of the File Management sub window see the File Management section later in this chapter To import data into a Lotus 1 2 3 spreadsheet 1 Start the Lotus program and have a copy of the history data file available for importing 2 With the Lotus program running type a back slash to in voke the command mode 3 Enter the sequence F file I import N numbers 4 Enter the history file name 8 13 The Runtime List File Utility The Runtime List File Utility lets you view text files such as PC 30 Reports and Alarm Logs directly from Runtime While designed to view Reports and Alarm Logs you can view any file that is in standard ASCII format I The PC 30 List File Utility supports shared file capability The List File Utility can view a file that is currently opened in an other node executing Runtime provided the file is in a shared di rectory Refer to Chapter 3 Before You Begin Shared File Sup port for a complete description of the features and limitations of file sharing PC 30 User s Manual 8 93 The Runtime List File Utility The Runtime System 8 94 To invoke the List File Utility press ALT L The List File submenu displays at the bottom of the screen Figure 8 27 The color of the List Filename field is initially red indicating that it is activated and ready for entry LIST FILE UTILITY Filenane
83. nd Max respectively range values for each of the History Window variables After a range limit is changed only the variable s graph is scaled according to the new range The range values displayed along the Y axis are defined by the Y Axis Range Pen variable in the History Window Configuration submenu in the Display Builder and cannot be changed during Runtime X Grids This field allows you to specify how many vertical grid lines are placed along the X axis Valid entries are between 0 and 10 000 The default value of 4 is set during the History Window s configuration in the Display Builder 8 117 History Windows 8 118 The Runtime System Y Grids This field allows you to specify how many horizontal grid lines are placed along the Y axis Valid entries are between 0 and 10 000 The default value of 4 is set during the History Window s configuration in the Display Builder Logarithm This field changes the format of the History Window from a linear to a logarithmic scale An entry of N no in this field specifies a linear scale an entry of Y yes specifies a logarithmic scale When a logarithmic scale is used Y Min Max values are adjusted to the nearest log interval e g a Y Max 0 5 is rounded to 1 a Y Min of 0 5 is rounded to 0 1 a Y Max of 7 5 is rounded to 10 etc The following standard key assignments are available during Runtime for History Windows while the History Window s sub window is
84. ndow is configured as external any data entered into that field is not entered into the database Enter Key The Enter key downloads the data type into the system into the real time database Type the data into subwindow fields and data entries and initialized data entry fields in displays PC 30 User s Manual 8 17 Runtime Basics 8 3 6 Using the Mouse 8 3 7 Accessing On Line Help 8 18 The Runtime System For subwindows all changes are downloaded into the database when you press the Enter key For displays only the field the active cursor is positioned on can have its data downloaded when you press the Enter key You can download all of the data in a display s fields simultaneously by pressing the standard Alt D key A mouse can be used during Runtime if its functionality is en abled in the Strategy Builder s Options icons for the strategy be ing executed The mouse can be used in any Main Window dis play or subwindow to select a pick field Based on the Cursor Off Delay parameter set in the Mouse Op tion submenu the mouse cursor stays on the Runtime screen while it is actively moving If the mouse cursor remains idle for a length of time specified in this Cursor Off Delay parame ter it disappears until the next time it is moved Refer to the Enabling the Runtime Mouse section of Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder for more information on how to enable the Runtime mouse for individual strategies
85. ng the corresponding parameter fields in the Alt A System Parameters subwindows You cannot change the physical printer ports that can only be done in the ALRM CNFG Printer Parameters submenu in the Strategy Builder PC 30 User s Manual 8 69 Alarms and Operator Events The Runtime System 8 10 6 Logging Alarms and Events to Disk 8 70 Because a printed alarm cannot show color changes a NORM message displays in the TYPE field of an alarm statement when a point comes out of an alarm that was never acknowledged Alarm acknowledgments appear as events when printed Using the System Configuration s ALRM CNFG submenus in the Strategy Builder the developing engineer specifies if alarms events or both are to be logged to disk during Runtime Logging of individual alarms can also be inhibited based on the alarm s priority setting This is done by using the Disk Squelch sub squelch level For more information on sub squelch levels refer to the System Parameters section earlier in this chapter The log files are generated in the directory path that is specified in the File Path field of the ALRM CNFG File Parameters sub menu Strategy Builder If no directory path is specified log files are generated in the directory that contains the Runtime sys tem Alarms and or events are saved in multiple files These files are named lt filename gt nn TXT where nn represents a number from 00 to 99 The lt filename gt is spec
86. nother file by the HIST block would result in more files open simultaneously than permitted by the FILES statement in the CONFIG SYS files The operation is not performed Refer to Chapter 2 Installation TREND SNAPSHOT SAVED The attempt to save a trend snapshot was successful TRENDED VARIABLES TABLE FULL An attempt was made to put more than 20 variables in a trend UNKNOWN ERROR REPLY An unknown error has occurred in the Runtime system Consult Technical Support if this error keeps reoccurring 8 145 Operator Messages 8 146 USER FILE NOT CONFIGURED The Runtime System PC 30 made a call to a user written program that is not entered in the System Configuration s SYS CNFG System Parameters submenu for the strategy Run the Strategy Builder and enter the user program file name into the User Algorithm File parameter field VALUE S ENTERED This is an acknowledgment of data entered WARNING gt CANNOT OPEN OR READ SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FILE lt strategy gt CFG The Runtime system cannot find the system configuration information Either the file lt strategy gt CFG was damaged or deleted or the system configuration was not done Return to the Strategy Builder and do a system configuration PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005
87. ntime System The following files are used by the Runtime system Strategy Files lt strategy gt CFG lt strategy gt DB lt strategy gt Cl lt strategy gt CA lt strategy gt MDB lt strategy gt XDB Device Driver Files for each installed driver lt driver gt MNU lt driver gt DES lt driver gt DRV Display Files BOOT GSP boot up display GSP system subwindow files lt file name gt GRP user created displays Option Files lt option gt OPT PC 30 provides support for expanded memory EMS and ex tended memory XMS during Runtime sessions The EMS sup port is designed to function with EMS memory managers that conform to the LIM 4 0 format XMS support is provided for XMS memory managers conforming to Microsoft Corporation s DOS Version 2 0 specification PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System What the Runtime System Does oS PC 30 automatically recognizes the presence of any installed ex panded and or upper and extended memory and incorporates it into Runtime operations making more system memory avail able for the applications that require it The amount of system memory that is made available depends on what PC 30 is capa ble of placing into expanded and or upper and extended mem ory Certain buffers drivers and options are placed into expanded and extended memory Buffers that can be loaded into ex panded memory during Runtime include Trend buffer
88. ntime version 5 0 to execute the SHARE EXE DOS file sharing utility must be installed on the PC executing Runtime Refer to the Shared File Support section in Chapter 3 Before You Begin for information on Runtime s shared file capability SENSOR DB FILE XDB READ ERROR There is a damaged sensor database file SET POINT IN LOCAL The setpoint is now in Local mode SET POINT IN REMOTE The setpoint is now in remote mode TAG NOT IN DATABASE An unknown tag name was entered Use the Tag Sort function F8 for a list of valid tag names lt task name gt TASK OVERRUN The task lt task name gt did not complete its execution within the scan period When this occurs the task skips one scan period This error is a result of overloading the system For example if you build a control database with 100 PID loops each with a scan period of 0 1 sec the Control Task Overrun message appears during Runtime PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages THIS PC 30 PRODUCT CANNOT RUN MORE THAN 1 DRIVER An attempt was made to run a strategy requiring more than one I O driver with a PC 30 1 or SCADA 1 or Basics product TO CONFIRM ENTER COMMAND AGAIN A file deletion command was entered Enter the command again to confirm the deletion operation TOO MANY OPEN FILES This message appears if a requested operation typically an attempt to open a
89. nto a single window The first 8 statement lines make up page 1 of the Help subwindows the second 8 lines make up page 2 of the Help subwindow and so on A display key name entry cannot exceed 10 characters and the description cannot exceed 25 char acters Each source file statement must be terminated by a pe riod The KEYHELP source file can contain comments Comments are preceded by a semicolon and can contain any alphanu meric characters The length of any single comment is limited to a single line When comments are placed on the same line as a statement they must appear after the terminating period The syntax for a comment string is lt alphanumeric comment gt or lt key name gt lt display key name gt lt description gt lt comment gt PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics KEYHELP Operation The KEYHELP utility accepts the ASCII formatted HLS source file argument and compiles it into a format that is under stood by PC 30 After KEYHELP successfully compiles the source file it generates the customized GSP and HLP Help subwindow files Hint When you complete your KEYHELP source file HLS copy it into the PC 30 system directory before compiling it with the KEYHELP utility This ensures that the generated GSP and HLP files are found by PC 30 during Runtime start up To compile a KEYHELP source file from the DOS prompt type Type KEYHELP
90. ntrols a History Window is in non append mode 1 e the HIST block s configuration menu defines APPEND N and an open history file exists the open file is displayed in the History Window when the display containing the History Window appears If an open file does not exist the previous history file for the specific History Window displays If the History Window never had data logged to its attached his tory file before the data appears only when the HIST block starts logging data The HIST block can start logging data through strategy control i e START STOP connections to the HIST block or manually using the Shift F5 key combination from the respective HIST block s Algorithm subwindow PC 30 User s Manual 8 115 History Windows 8 116 The Runtime System If multiple history files are being generated by the HIST block APPEND N the last history file that was generated is dis played in the History Window Refer to HIST Block section in Chapter 6 Algorithms for more information on how the HIST block generates history files The format in which the history data is displayed can be altered by various fields that appear in the History Window subwindow History Window Subwindows The subwindows that are part of each History Window can have values entered into them that modify how the data in its corre sponding History Window is displayed The following parame ters can be changed in a History Window subwindow
91. nvoke a particular display during Runtime The DISPLAY Key Macro Operator Interface Command is used to define any GRP display file to a valid key or key combination The NEXT_PAGE and PREV_PAGE commands are used to assign display files to the PgDn and PgUp keys respectively When this method is used the engi neer should provide the operator with a window either as part of a display or as a reference sheet that explains the display file assignments 8 54 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Operator Displays 8 9 2 Process Point A display can include Process Point PPT Data Entry DE In amp Data Entry itialized Data Entry IDE and Dynamic Data Entry DDE Fields fields as shown in Figure 8 15 DE and IDE fields are high lighted with a box when the are selected with the active cursor in the Main Window A PPT field is updated periodically every 1 to five seconds de pending on your configured Display Update Period parame ter This field is also referred to as a pick field in some of the subwindows THICKNER VALVE GBH VOLUME SETPT START SEQ a1 HELP SYSTEM Page 1 Fii Display Directory Fai Tag Details F3 Get Attached Display F4 Alarn Summary ACK F Recall Last Display iF Systen Trend FB Tag Sort Figure 8 15 Data Fields in a display PC 30 User s Manual 8 55 Operator Displays 8 56 Note The Runtime System A DE field is not update
92. o Chapter 2 Installation CANNOT INITIALIZE HOST COMM An error occurred while attempting to initialize the Host Communications option software CANNOT OPEN FILE The disk is bad or the file does not exist CANNOT READ SENSOR DB FILE XDB to run this database turn I O off The system was configured with the I O scanner turned on but no connections were made to the I O devices Turn the scanner off or connect to the I O CANNOT READ FILE lt name gt A file read error occurred while attempting to read the file specified in the lt name gt argument The disk or file is damaged CANNOT WRITE TO FILE A file write error occurred COMMAND SENT A command was sent to the remote device COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER TIMEOUT A remote device failed to respond 8 133 Operator Messages 8 134 The Runtime System COMMUNICATIONS SCANNER OVERRUN The remote devices are being scanned too frequently Using the Alt A System Parameters subwindow increase the Scan Period parameter value for the affected serial communications port DATABASE SAVED In response to the Alt C key combination or AIt N or the Checkpoint block CKPT the database was successfully saved DATA LOGGING STARTED Data logging for the Shift Historian started If data logging for the Event Driven Historian HIST block begins then the HIST block s tag name precedes this message DATA LOGGING STOPPED Data logging for the Shift Histo
93. o on The valid values for these four scan period parameters are 0 05 through 99 seconds Out of range entries are automatically rounded to the nearest legal value 8 37 System Parameters 8 38 The Runtime System Disable Tabbing to Picks This parameter lets you define whether pick fields can be tabbed to in operator displays or system subwindows Enter Y to disable tabbing to pick fields process points cannot be accessed Enter N to enable pick field tabbing thus allowing the operator to tab to select a process point and access the process variable within that process point Page 2 Version The version of PC 30 Runtime presently operating Time This parameter allows you to enter a new time setting for the Runtime session The fields available consist of Hr enter the 24 hour value 0 to 23 Min enter the minutes value 0 to 59 Seconds enter the seconds value 0 to 59 Date This parameter allows you to enter a new date setting for the Runtime session The fields consist of Day enter the desired calendar day 1 to 31 Mo enter the desired calendar month 1 to 12 Year enter the desired calendar year Memory Left This parameter actually includes two fields LOW and HIGH which display how much corresponding RAM memory is available for Runtime operations The LOW field displays how much conventional memory is available The HIGH field displays how much upper and high memory is available PC 30 User
94. o the DOS operating system I To display a directory listing of desired files in the Main Win dow perform the following steps 1 Press the Alt F key combination to invoke the File Man agement facility s File Handling Utility subwindow 2 Place the active cursor in the Subwindow area by pressing the Home key if it is not already in the subwindow 3 Tab to the FILE NAM K s field and type in any legal DOS path name for the files to be displayed up to 20 characters The path name can include wildcard characters and a drive letter 8 124 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System File Management 4 Then press the Shift F1 key combination A Directory display similar to the one shown in Figure 8 36 appears in the Main Window This Directory display lists all files found in the path name defined in the FILE NAME s field Aug 19 90 DIRECTORY 15 07 59 LAB1 GPR LAB2 GPR OVENL GPR REPORT GPR TOUCH GPR To select file move the cursor with the TAB key to the desired file name and press Shift F6 keys FILE HANDLING UTILITY FILE NAME s T10 PATH SF1 READ DIRECTORY SF5 COPY FILE s SF3 RENAME FILE 5F2 DELETE FILE s SF6 PICK FILE Figure 8 36 Sample File Directory I The following path name examples can be entered into the FILE NAME s field in order to produce specific Directory dis play screens kita All files in the current directory PROCESS GRP_ A
95. ode can be viewed by the PC 30 List and History Replay functions as well as text edi tors that support shared file access e g LIST and EDIT Refer to the Shared File Support section of Chapter 3 Before You Be gin for more information regarding the features and limitations of file sharing PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System What the Runtime System Does Important Hint 8 1 3 Runtime Open Files The DOS file sharing utility GSHARE EXE must be installed on the PC executing PC 30 Runtime version 5 0 If the file sharing utility is not installed Runtime will abort execution during initialization Refer to the DOS Technical Manual for information on installing SHARE EXE The SHARE EXE file sharing utility remains active on the PC until the PC is turned off Hence SHARE EXE must be invoked every time the PC is turned on It is suggested that SHARE EXE be put in the AUTOEXEC BAT file of the PC executing PC 30 Runtime The number of open files that Runtime can maintain at any one time is determined by the FILES statement in the PC s CON FIG SYS file These files include alarm logs history files trend data etc The minimum and maximum number of open files is 55 and 250 respectively Refer to the Modifying or Set ting up a CONFIG SYS File in Chapter 2 for information regard ing the FILES statement PC 30 User s Manual 8 5 Requirements The Runtime System 8 2 Requirements
96. on or operation The sections that follow describe the neces sary procedures and options involved when performing the func tions and operations in the Runtime system Some functions and operations have several methods for accomplishing the same task If so each method is identified and described PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System System Parameters 8 5 System Parameters During strategy configuration in the Strategy Builder the strat egy developer specifies a number of parameters that affect the overall behavior of the strategy during Runtime These parame ters are described in the SEL Function System Configuration section in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder You can change some of these parameters during Runtime us ing the System Parameters subwindows shown in Figure 8 5 SYSTEM PARAMETERS ALARM ANNUNCTATOR Y ALARM PRINT Y i a ER DISPLAY UPDATE PER TOD p BB sec SCAN 1 0 N ALARNS 10 DISK Y ND N EVENTS PRINT Y EVENTS TO DISK PLOT Y or TREND SCAN PERIODS 8 08 A d 8 08 8 88 DISABLE TABBING TO PICKS N SYSTEM PARAMETERS page 2 Version 5 00 DATABASE CACHING 1 0 BLOCK 1 DISTRIBUTED 1 TIME HR 16 MIN 6 SECONDS 38 DB CACHE SIZE 64K CACHE BLOCK SIZE 16 DATE DAY 4 MO 2 YEAR 92 CACHE TOTAL 4096 LARGEST HOLE 4086 MEMORY LEFT LOW 66256 HIGH CACHE USED 18 CACHE USED 0 24 Figure 8 5 System Parameters subwindows To invoke and make changes to the availab
97. onal comments All of the key names that can be used in the source file statements are defined in Table 4 7 User Definable Keys in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder The syntax of KEYHELP statements is lt key name gt lt display key name gt lt description gt lt comment gt where key name is the actual key or key combination that was assigned from a Key Macro assignment This entry must match the exact syntax upper and lower case of the key definition found in User Definable Keys in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder and it must be enclosed in square brackets The display key name entry is a text string of up to 10 charac ters that will be displayed in the Help subwindow and is used to indicate the key or key combination that is assigned a function The display key name description pair must be enclosed within parenthesis PC 30 User s Manual 8 23 Runtime Basics 8 24 The Runtime System The description entry is a string of up to 25 characters that dis play next to its corresponding display key name and describes what function operation the display key name performs The display key name description pair must be enclosed within pa renthesis The comment entry is any comment string you want to enter into a source file statement to describe what the definition is ac complishing The KEYHELP source file can contain an unlimited number of statements in which each successive eight lines is placed i
98. ot Y or Trend N This parameter allows you to specify how the PC 30 System Trend function is displayed Enter Y for Plot mode or N for Trend mode PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual System Parameters Events Print This parameter allows you to specify in Operator Events items to be logged along with alarms to the configured alarm printer Enter Y to print operator events to the alarm printer defined in the Strategy Builder s ALRM CNFG submenu or N to inhibit event printing Events to Disk This parameter allows you to specify if Operator Events are logged along with alarms to the disk file Enter Y or N Events are logged to the same file as alarms LOGnn TXT or the file defined in the Strategy Builder s ALRM CNFG submenu Scan Periods This is the interval at which PC 30 scans the four serial ports for I O communications These values are initially set up in the Strategy Builder s COMM CNFG submenu Note that the communication scan time set in COMM CNFG should be set to scan twice as fast as the fastest device block i e block processor or I O block scan rate associated with it Defining different scan period values during Runtime requires that the respective serial port be set to INSTALLED in the COMM CNFG submenu in the Strategy Builder The furthest field to the left represents the COM1 scan period field COM2 is to the right of COM1 and s
99. pecify the algorithm type that you want to display You can enter one of the following all to display all algorithm types alarm to display all blocks currently in alarm a specific algorithm type such as PID ADD AIN etc 4 With the TAG NAME field selected specify which tags to display according to their defined tag names e g all tags be ginning with the letter F etc You can use an asterisk as a wildcard character just as you do in DOS For example displays all tag names S displays all tag names beginning with S and DRUM dis plays all tag names beginning with DRUM PC 30 User s Manual 8 41 Tag Sort Function Hint 8 42 The Runtime System 5 After both the SORT TYPE and TAG NAME fields are de fined press the Enter key to display the Tag Sort Display for block tag names that match those specifications Figure 8 8 shows a display of all tags in alarm beginning with the letter S E 1 PAG Aug 19 90 TAG SORT DISPLAY 1313 11 TAG SCAN DESCRIPTION ENG UNITS ALARMS ALRM ACK BIM J 1 STEAM FLOW LALM NOT ACK TAG SORT MENU SORT TYPE alarm TAG NAME s Press ENTER for SORT Figure 8 8 Tag Sort Display example with S tags in alarm While a Tag Sort Display is in the Main Window it is possible with the proper security level enabled to produce the Tag Details subwindow for any Tag entry by selecting the desired tag with the active cursor then pressin
100. r HLS file make sure it can generate convert files into an ASCII format Files that are not in an ASCII format do not compile properly with the KEYHELP utility Refer to your word processor s documentation to determine how it generates ASCII text files The last line in your KEYHELP source file must contain a CR character created by pressing the Enter key at the end of the line Failure to place the CR character at the end of the last line results in an error when you attempt to compile the source file Hint Use the DOS TYPE command to determine if the HLS file is in an ASCII format If normal alphanumeric characters for example K p 4 amp etc are displayed on the screen the file is in ASCH format If control and or graphic characters appear on the screen the file is not in ASCH format and will not compile with KEYHELP properly From the DOS prompt Type type lt file name gt HLS PC 30 User s Manual 8 27 Runtime Basics 8 28 The Runtime System KEYHELP Error Messages The following list contains the possible error messages and their causes that are posted by the KEYHELP utility expected KEYHELP expects the display key name and its description to be separated by a comma expected A statement was encountered that did not contain the required period terminator All KEYHELP statements are required to end with a period If a comment is included in a statement line
101. rea of the screen The colors used in the Variable Ranges are coordinated to match the color that the variable is graphed in and the variable s text color in the Current Variable area PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Replaying History Files The minimum and maximum range value of each variable can be modified individually by setting the appropriate Y Min Max value in the subwindow area of the History Replay Display As the range values are changed for each variable the graphing of the variable in the History Replay Display is scaled accordingly Modifying the Y1 Min or Max value or both changes the first variable in the current variable area Y2 changes the range values for the second variable in the current variable list and so on Note When replaying an active history file from a HIST block the replay is displayed in the History Replay Display in such a manner so that the end of the current file is shown the middle of the History Replay Display and the current data is appended When the current data reaches the right edge of the replay display the display is shifted a half screen so that the end of the new data is again being graphed in the center of the History Replay Display Modifying the History Replay The subwindow area that is displayed with the History Replay Display lets you modify the way history file data is displayed in the History Replay Display by doing the following
102. replay Since a snapshot is only a picture of a trend at a given point in time when the trend was active replay ing a snapshot produces a static image of the trend at the time the snapshot was taken PC 30 User s Manual 8 83 Trending Data 8 84 Note The Runtime System When you replay a snapshot the Runtime system must be executing the same strategy that was running when the snapshot was taken PC 30 obtains the ranges for the variables from the strategy database To replay view a previously saved snapshot file perform the following steps 1 Press the Shift F10 key combination The Trend and Plot Replay Menu appears in the Main Window area of the Run time screen Figure 8 23 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data Aug 20 98 TREND and Plot REPLAY MENU 12 25 56 FILE NAME CREATION TIME TREND S DAT Aug 20 90 12 21 TREND 6 DAT Aug 20 90 12 21 TRENDO7 DAT Aug 20 90 12 22 TREND 8 DAT Aug 20 90 12 22 TREND S DAT Aug 20 90 12 23 TREND10 DAT Aug 20 90 12 24 TREND11 DAT Aug 20 90 12 25 5 lug p TRENDO1 DAT Aug 09 90 13 45 TREND 2 DAT Aug 09 90 13 45 TREND 3 DAT Aug 09 90 13 45 TRENDO4 DAT Aug 09 90 13 45 To display previously saved Trend move the cursor with the TAB key to the line with the desired file name and press lt Shift F10 keys TAG NAME DRUM VAR MEAS TREND MENU TREND PEN 1 SF1 ADD POINT SF2 REM
103. rian or HIST block stopped DESIRED DEADTIME EXCEEDS MAX The Deadtime algorithm s deadtime parameter exceeds the allowable limit Refer to Chapter 6 Algorithms lt remote device gt DETECTED CHECK SUM ERROR Indicates communications errors lt remote device gt DETECTED INVALID PARAMETER Indicates communications errors PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages lt remote device gt DETECTED SERIAL PARITY ERROR Indicates communications errors lt remote device gt DETECTED SYNTAX ERROR Indicates communications errors lt remote device gt DETECTED UNKNOWN ERROR Indicates communications errors DIAGRAM SAVED In response to the Alt R Save Recipe Display keystroke a display normally a recipe type display was updated to the disk DISK ERROR The disk is bad or was not inserted into the drive END OF FILE The end of a file was reached in a history replay ERROR gt CONNECTION FILE lt name gt INVALID or TOO BIG A load error occurred A specific connection file lt name gt contains errors or is too large to be loaded by the Runtime system This can happen in the Evaluation only version of PC 30 ERROR gt CONTROL DATABASE NOT FOUND A load error occurred The specified database does not exist 8 135 Operator Messages 8 136 The Runtime System ERROR gt DATABASE FILE DOES NOT EXIST The datab
104. ry Shift F1 This operation lists the files defined by the file name mask and or path in the FILE NAME s field The files are displayed in the Directory listing in the Main Window Delete File s Shift F2 This operation deletes the files defined in the FILE NAMEK s field If a file name mask and or path is defined in the subwindow s FILE NAME s field it is applied to this DELETE FILE s operation Copy File s Shift F5 Keys This operation reads the file s defined in the FILE NAMEK s field and copies them to the destination defined in the TO PATH field 8 123 File Management The Runtime System Rename File Shift F3 Keys This operation renames a file defined in the FILE NAMEK s field to the name and or path defined in the TO PATH field The old file is discarded after the RENAME FILE operation is completed Pick File Shift F6 Pressing the Shift F5 key combination causes the file that is currently selected enclosed in a yellow box in the Main Window Directory display to be placed into the FILE NAME s field Once the selected file is in the FILE NAMK s field other File Handling Utility subwindow operations can be performed on it 8 16 1 File Directories The File Management facility allows you to display directory listings of files from any disk s directory This enables you to examine desired files before a file operation is performed on it them and without having to exit t
105. ry path that the alarms events are logged to The file name and path specification can only be configured in the Strategy Builder ALRM CNFG submenus PC 30 User s Manual 8 71 Trending Data The Runtime System 8 11 Trending Data 8 72 The PC 30 System Trend function allows trended data to be dis played in either a trend or plot format The System Trend func tion collects data in memory for up to 20 variables simultane ously You can graphically display the data in real time for up to five variables at a time You can also define the number of decimal places to the right of a decimal place as well as dis play the name of an algorithm block being trended Trending is useful for monitoring critical process variables or control loop tuning Initially the list of process variables to be trended is defined in the Strategy Builder s TRND LIST submenu During Runtime you can create or change this list and specify which variables display any time You can also specify one of three different trend periods which determine that rate at which the trended variables are sampled With the System Trend function s Zoom operation any of the trended points variables can be closely examined by expanding the trend s display scale The System Trend function also provides the ability to take Snap shots of the current trend which can then be saved to disk Trend Windows constructed from the Display Builder s DYN function can
106. s not installed The system shuts down in 30 minutes unless the problem is corrected Install the copy protection key PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages INSUFFICIENT MEMORY The combined size of the database drivers user program and or any options is too big The Runtime loader cannot find space to load them INSUFFICIENT SECURITY LEVEL The requested operator action requires a higher security level than the level that is currently enabled INTERNAL ERROR These are system errors that should not normally occur If you see this message make note of exactly what you were doing when the error occurred what version of software you are using I O device drivers being used your hardware protection key s serial number and contact Technical Support immediately INVALID ALGORITHM TYPE A variable from certain algorithm types such as AOUT cannot be trended or logged INVALID DATABASE ID This message usually occurs if a display appears that was created with a strategy that is not currently running This display contains dynamic connections from objects to blocks not existing in the current strategy database INVALID DIAGRAM REQUEST An attempt was made to use the F3 key when no display was attached to the block 8 139 Operator Messages 8 140 The Runtime System INVALID KEY REQUEST The key just pressed has no f
107. se the DOS CD Change Directory command to move into the directory that contains the strategy to be executed 2 At the DOS prompt type Type runtime lt strategy gt where strategy is the name of the strategy created in the Strategy Builder 3 The Runtime boot up display appears as shown in Figure 8 1 The first page of the Help subwindows also appears on the screen if the Startup Subwindow field in the SYS CNFG System Parameters submenu is enabled default setting Setting this field to DISABLED inhibits this subwindow The Help subwindow can be invoked by pressing the key PC 30 User s Manual 8 7 Runtime Basics The Runtime System Main Window VERSION 5 0 ABB Kent Taylor HELP SYSTEM Page 1 Subwindow IFI Display Directory SEL Tag Details rE3 Get Attached Display F4 Alarm Summary ACK F6 Recall Last Display SETS System Trend Message IES Tag Sort Line Operator Messages Alarm Alert Messages Figure 8 1 Default boot up display BOOT GSP Note The boot up display that you see may be different from that shown in the Figure 8 1 since the design of a start up display can be altered specifically for your application Additionally the contents of the Help subwindows can be altered with the KEYHELP utility to reflect any key assignment changes made via Key Macros 8 8 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Runtime Basics Runtime Command Line When invoking the Runtim
108. shift the pen assignments in groups of five using the PgDn and PgUp keys Pressing the PgDn key causes the first five variables in the History Replay List to become detached and the next five variables 6 through 10 to assume the pen 1 through 5 pen assignments If pressed PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Cursor Date aie Vertical Cursor Variable Ranges ic 15 0 Start Time Current Variables PC 30 User s Manual 0 0 12 37 47 12 38 04 12 38 43 DRUM OUT 5 412 INCHES STM OUT 10 000 KLBM HR s End Time Cursor Time HISTORY FILE HHO82008 REL TIME x 1 Y2 Xg Y Y 5 LOGARITHM N Replaying History Files again pens 1 through 5 are assigned to variables 11 to 15 and so on provided that many variables exist in the history file Similarly the PgUp key can be used to shift the pen 1 through 5 assignments up in the variable list If variables 6 through 10 are currently assigned pens 1 through 5 respectively when the PgUp key is pressed variables 1 through 5 assume those pen assignments Draw Shift F5 Pressing the Shift F5 key combination initiates the graphic replay for the variables selected up to five in the History Replay List The graphic History Replay Display is drawn in the Main Window area similar to the example shown in Figure 8 32 HISTORY REPLAY Current Date amp Time Aug 22 1998 Aug 207 90 09 41 28
109. ssign ments if any press the Shift F3 key combination The Trend and Plot List display appears on the screen Figure 8 21 shows an example of a Trend and Plot List Aug 20 98 TREND and PLOT LIST 12 16 48 PT PEN TAG VAR DESCRIPTION 1 1 LIC OUT LEVEL CONTROLLER 2 2 FIC OUT FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER 3 3 DRUM OUT DRUM LEVEL MODEL 4 4 FEED OUT FEEDWATER FLOW MODEL S 5 LIC SETP LEVEL CONTROLLER 6 SUM OUT SUM STEAM FLOW AND LEVEL TRIM T ramp OUT 8 STM MEAS STEAM FLOW 9 DRUM MEAS DRUM LEVEL MODEL 10 FEED MEAS FEEDWATER FLOW MODEL 11 LIC MEAS LEVEL CONTROLLER TAG NAME LIC VAR SETP TREND MENU TREND PEN 5 SF1 ADD POINT SF2 REMOVE POINT SF3 TREND LIST SF4 ASSIGN PEN SFS ORIGINAL SF6 ZOOM SF7 UNZOOM SF8 1 6 gt 30 min SF9 TREND SF10 LOAD SNAPSHOT ALT T SAVE SNAPSHOT PG KEYS GROUP Figure 8 21 Trend and Plot List sample You can display the Trend and Plot List by pressing the Shift F3 key combination at any time You do not need to have the Trend Menu subwindow displayed PC 30 User s Manual 8 77 Trending Data 8 78 The Runtime System While the Trend and Plot List display is in the Main Window area and the Trend Menu subwindow is also displayed at the bottom of the screen several operations can be performed that effect the operation of the System Trend function The follow ing paragraphs describe the various operations that can be per formed To add a variable to
110. t Rel Time parameters appear X Min Max These fields are not functional for graphical history replay PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Replaying History Files Y1 Y5 Min Max These fields allow you to specify different Y axis lower and upper Min and Max respectively range values for each of the Current Variables After a range limit is changed the value entered is displayed in the Variable Range area of the History Replay Display and the variable s graph is scaled according to the new range Unlike the Rel Time parameters Y1 Y5 Min Max parameter changes are not kept after you exit from the History Replay Display X Grids This field allows you to specify the number of vertical grid lines placed along the X axis Valid entries are between 0 and 10 000 The default value is 4 Y Grids This field allows you to specify how many horizontal grid lines are placed along the Y axis Valid entries are between 0 and 10 000 The default value is 4 Logarithm This field changes the format of the History Replay Display from a linear to a logarithmic scale An entry of N no in this field specifies a linear scale an entry of Y yes specifies a logarithmic scale When a logarithmic scale is used Y1 Y5 Min Max values are adjusted to the nearest log interval that is a Y1 Max of 0 5 is rounded to 1 Y1 Min of 0 5 is rounded to 0 1 a Max of 7 5 is rounded
111. tabase By connect ing a digital into the SYS block s DNLD variable when this digital goes true logical 1 all data field values in the current display are downloaded into the database Refer to the DISP and SYS sections in Chapter 6 Algorithms for details on how to setup the DISP and SYS blocks for automatic recipe down loading PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Alarms and Operator Events 8 10 Alarms and Operator Events 8 10 1 Alarms PC 30 provides an immediate alert of individual alarms that oc cur by placing an alarm message at the Message Line in the lower right corner of the Runtime screen The Alarm Event Summary screen invoked by pressing the F4 key provides a listing of all alarm conditions as well as operator events such as changing the value of a parameter Many parameters that affect how Runtime handles alarms and events are set in the Strategy Builder ALRM CNFG and can be changed during Runtime using the Alt A System Parame ters subwindows Refer to the System Parameters section in this chapter for more information on alarm event parameters Runtime reads certain process variables data points based on how the I O Scanner parameter is configured in the Strategy Builder SYS CNFG menu OFF ON ON DEMAND Points that are not read cannot have alarming performed on them Therefore points that require alarming should have their respec tive blocks FULL SCAN parameter set
112. ted If you de cide not to perform the deletion continue to your next Run time operation PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System File Management Copying Files To copy specific files from a defined source to a defined desti nation perform the following steps 1 Press the Alt F key combination to invoke the File Man agement facility s File Handling Utility subwindow 2 Place the active cursor in the Subwindow area by pressing the Home key if it is not already in the subwindow 3 Using either the keyboard or the Shift F6 PICK FILE operation select the FILE NAM E s field and define the source path name of the file s to be copied up to 67 charac ters 4 Tab to the TO PATH field and define the destination path name up to 67 characters that the source file s defined in the FILE NAME s field will be copied to and press the Shift F5 key combination The copy operation performs Renaming Files To rename a specific file from a defined source perform the fol lowing steps 1 Press the Alt F key combination to invoke the File Man agement facility s File Handling Utility subwindow 2 Place the active cursor in the Subwindow area by pressing the Home key if it is not already in the subwindow 3 Using either the keyboard or the Shift F6 PICK FILE operation select the FILE NAM K s field and define the file to be renamed up to 67 characters No wildc
113. ted to reflect the absolute time that the data was logged into the history file Variable Data Values These fields identify each of the variables up to 20 being displayed in the History Window The color of the variable s data is coordinated to match the color in which they are graphed Variable Y1 is the top left variable in the list Y2 is below Y1 and so on down to Y4 at the bottom of the first column Y5 starts at the top of the second column Only the variables configured into the History Window are shown in the Vertical Cursor subwindow PgUp amp Esc Pressing either the PgUp or the Esc key disables the Vertical Cursor function and returns its original History Window subwindow to the screen When the Vertical Cursor is disabled its corresponding subwindow is removed from the screen PC 30 User s Manual 8 121 File Management The Runtime System 8 16 File Management 8 122 PC 30 provides a File Management facility that allows you to perform a variety of file related operations from within the Run time environment This is very beneficial if you need to trans fer history files delete obsolete report files etc while the proc ess is still being executed Using the File Management facility you can read directories de lete files and copy files between disks without having to exit to the DOS operating system To invoke the File Management facility s File Handling Utility subwindow Fig
114. the F2 key The prompt shown in Figure 8 12 appears in the Subwindow area Type the de sired tag name in the TAG field and press the Enter key TAG EE Figure 8 12 Algorithm subwindow TAG prompt METHOD With another block s Algorithm subwindow already displayed use the Tab key the Shift Tab key to move backward or the mouse select highlight the TAG field Type the tag name of the block to be displayed and press the Enter key PC 30 User s Manual 8 47 Algorithm Subwindows The Runtime System METHOD Use the Tab key the Shift Tab key to move backward or the mouse to select highlight a data entry or process point field in a Main Window display Tabbing to pick fields may be disabled in the Strategy Builder Press the F2 key The Algorithm subwindow associated with the variable connected to the corresponding field is displayed METHOD With one of the system displays shown below in the Main Win dow use the Tab key or the mouse to select highlight the desired tag then press the F2 key The corresponding Algo rithm subwindow for the selected tag is displayed Tag Sort Display Alarm Event Summary Trend and Plot List Historian List METHOD Using the trace method you can overwrite the currently dis played Algorithm subwindow with the subwindow for the next block to which it is connected upstream or downstream In the event that multiple connections are made to a bloc
115. the desired pen number 1 5 4 Press the Home key to move the active cursor into the Trend and Plot List display in the Main Window Tab to the desired variable line and press the Shift F4 key combi nation The selected variable is now assigned the pen num ber defined in step 3 IS You can also reassign pens to consecutive groups of five de fined trend variables by using the PgDn and PgUp keys Pens attached to variables 1 to 5 in any order would be reas signed to variables 6 to 10 in consecutive order by pressing the PgDn key You can reassign pens using this method even when the Trend Display is active and the Trend Menu subwin dow is present in the Subwindow area PC 30 User s Manual 8 79 Trending Data The Runtime System 8 11 2 Displaying the The System Trend function can be initiated at any time during a Trend Runtime session This is accomplished by pressing the Shift F9 key combination A Trend Display screen similar to the one shown in Figure 8 22 appears in the Main Window area TREND 11 39 29 1 Minute He Pen 1 High Range 19 2 20 00 Pen 2 High Range 10 2 Trend period 20 00 e 20 00 e e Tag Descriptions Pen Low Ranges 15 00 0 00 10 00 DRUM OUT 1 97 INCHES DRUM LEVEL MODEL 0 00 FIC OUT 10 00 KLBM HR FEEDWATER FLOW CONTROLLER i 6 00 LIC OUT 6 01 KLBM HR LEVEL CONTROLLER Pen variables FEED OUT 9 99 KLBM HR FEEDWATER FLOW MODEL STM OUT 10 00 KLBM HR STEAM FLOW TAG NAM
116. the system does not respond to operator keystrokes To unlock the system before printing is complete put the printer off line and then back on line PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Links to Runtime Note It is also possible to print a Runtime screen automatically based on a digital event with the use of DISP block The DISP block must be incorporated into the strategy during the strategy s de velopment in the Strategy Builder Refer to the DISP block sec tion in Chapter 6 Algorithms for additional information on how to configure a DISP block for automatic screen printing Serial printers can be supported for the Ctrl PrtSc function to print the contents of the Runtime screen However the printer driver must be modified with the Printer Toolkit before serial printer operations can take place The Printer Toolkit is free upon request 8 19 Links to Runtime Almost all of the decisions made in the Configurator Strategy and Display Builders influence the behavior of the PC 30 soft ware at Runtime The following table is a summary of how cer tain Runtime functions are controlled by parameter choices made in the Configurator PC 30 User s Manual 8 129 Links to Runtime 8 130 Builder Runtime Effect I O Scanner On Off Alarm Squelching Alarm Annunciating Printer Ports alarm amp event Logging Alarms Events to Disk I O Communications Ports Trend Initia
117. the trend list perform the following steps 1 Invoke the Trend Menu subwindow by pressing the F7 key Invoke the Trend and Plot List display by pressing the Shift F3 key optional With the active cursor in the Trend Menu subwindow select the TAG NAME field using the Tab key or the mouse and type in from the keyboard the tag name of the strategy block that contains the desired process variable Using the Tab key or the mouse select the VAR field and type in from the keyboard the variable to trend Note that this variable must be a valid trend variable from the listing in Table 4 1 in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder If desired tab to the TREND PEN field and specify a pen number from 1 to 5 Press the Shift F1 key combination to put the selected point on the trend list PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data Reminder To remove a variable from the variable list displayed in the Shift F3 Trend and Plot List tab to the variable to be removed and press the Shift F2 key combination Reassigning Trend Pens You can add or change trend pen assignments at any time To assign a pen for a variable already on trend 1 Invoke the Trend Menu subwindow by pressing F7 2 Invoke the Trend and Plot List display by pressing the Shift F3 key 3 With the active cursor in the Trend Menu subwindow tab to the TREND PEN field and type in from the keyboard
118. time screen The printing of history replays can only be performed when the replay is configured in Tabular mode i e GRAPHIC set to N 3 Tab to the GRAPHIC field to specify the format in which the selected file is to be replayed Y selects Graphic mode for the history replay N selects Tabular mode 4 Press the Shift F5 key combination to start the history re play 5 If Tabular mode was selected GRAPHIC set to N the tabular replay begins as described in the next section If Graphic mode was selected GRAPHIC set to Y skip to the Graphic Replay section for further instructions If Tabular mode was selected in the History Replay subwindow when the Shift F5 Replay File operation was performed and the replay was directed to the screen PRINT set to N PC 30 generates the history replay Figure 8 30 shows an example of a tabular replay The data in this example was collected every 30 seconds for two variables PC 30 User s Manual 8 99 Replaying History Files High Aug 20 98 13 57 00 13 59 30 14 00 00 The Runtime System Use arrow keys to scroll CTRLHome and CTRLEnd to go to begin and end of file SF1 READ SFS REPLA ORY FILE NAME HH 82013 PRN PRINT N SF6 PICK FILE Figure 8 30 Sample Tabular History Replay I To scroll through the file the active cursor must be in the Main Window The PgUp PgDn and the up and down arrow keys TJ scroll three quarters of a page in the
119. to 10 etc 8 109 Replaying History Files 8 110 is The Runtime System The graphic History Replay Display has the following standard key assignments Ctrl Home Pressing the Ctrl Home key combination causes the History Replay Display to start displaying the history file data from the beginning of the file The Start and End Time areas of the display are adjusted according to the new settings Ctrl End Pressing the Ctrl End key combination causes PC 30 to move the data that is displayed in the History Replay Display so that the end of the history file data appears in the middle of the display The Start and End Time areas of the window are adjusted according to the new settings Up Down Arrows T V The up and down arrow keys are used to scroll through History Replay Display data a half page at a time according to the interval setup in the Rel Time Min Max parameters Left Right Arrows lt gt The left and right arrow keys are used to move the Vertical Cursor through the history file data in the History Replay Display As the Vertical Cursor is moved through the history file s data the Current Variable s data as well as the Cursor Time and Cursor Date are continually updated to reflect the Vertical Cursor s current location in the history file PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Replaying History Files Shift F4 Pressing the Shift
120. to Y so that point val ues will always be read during Runtime When using the PC 30 database caching feature I O points can be polled for alarms provided the Alarm Cache option is en abled in the strategy This option only applies to I O points that are connected to device blocks The scan rate for polling cached points is specified when the Alarm Cache option is con figured and is set independently of the I O Scanner and block scan rate Refer to the Enabling PC 30 options section in Chap ter 4 The Strategy Builder for more information regarding the operation and configuration of the Alarm Cache option PC 30 User s Manual 8 59 Alarms and Operator Events 8 60 The Runtime System You can inhibit all system alarms automatically based upon a digital event During the configuration of the strategy in the Strategy Builder incorporate a SYS block in the strategy Con nect the controlling digital variable to the SYS block s INHB in put variable When that digital goes true logical 1 the SYS block inhibits all system alarms Alarm Squelch Level The alarm squelch level is initially set in the ALRM CNFG Log ger Parameters submenu Strategy Builder and can be changed in the Alt A System Parameters subwindow The squelch level 0 to 9 determines which alarms are suppressed All alarms with a priority less than the squelch level are not dis played sounded printed or logged to disk Sub squelch levels for alarm disp
121. trat egy Builder The DISP block is also capable of executing a Named Macro from a Key Macro library configured into the strategy being executed Refer to the DISP section in Chapter 6 Algorithms for more information on how to configure the DISP block for automatic display calling The Automatic Execu tion of Named Macros section in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder provides additional information on how the DISP block can be configured to execute a Named Macro The operator can also invoke any graphic display using several different methods These methods are described in the follow ing paragraphs The last two methods described are contingent on decisions that the developing engineer makes when using the Strategy or Display Builder METHOD O The most common procedure used for selecting and invoking operator graphic displays is the Display Directory screen Press ing the standard F1 key at anytime during a Runtime session invokes the Display Directory screen A sample Display Direc tory screen is shown in Figure 8 14 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Operator Displays Jun 23 93 DISPLAY DIRECTORY Seria M DRUM2 DRUM5 DRUM6 DRUM8 DISPLAY NAME DRUM3 DRUM4 DRUM1 DRUM9 DRUM55 DRUM10 DRUM7 COLUMBIA To bring up display enter PC30 TOUCH SPACE BATCH its name in the field above SPC HOST ASCII1 EXTRUDE or move the cursor with the COMP CPOUND DRUMS BOOT TAB key to the desired name OVEN
122. ts In a Plot Display the variables associated with pens 2 3 4 and 5 are plotted against the vari able to which pen 1 is attached The rest of this section describes the features of the Plot func tion that differ from the Trend function Refer to the preceding section on the Trend function for information that is common to both Invoking and Using the Plot Function Before the Plot function can be used the System Parameter sub window s PLOT Y TREND N field must be set to Y Once the Plot function is enabled invoke the Plot subwindow by pressing the F7 key combination PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System Trending Data This subwindow is similar to the Trend subwindow but includes three additional fields Start Stop Time based Plot Start and Stop Figure 8 24 shows the Plot subwindow Refer to the Configuring the Trend Display section earlier in this chapter for a description of the other fields in this subwindow TAG NAME FIC PLOT PEN 5 a Weal ca eet N SES PLOT PERTE copa foion PEN Z00M SF8 1 6 gt 30 min att EDAD SNAPSHOT BLT X NORUE SNAPSHOT PG KEYS GROUP Figure 8 24 Plot Menu subwindow Using the Plot subwindow you can create or change the Trend and Plot List and make pen assignments in the same way that you do for a Trend Display ZS The Plot function has two modes selected from the Plot subwin dow Time based and Start Stop In th
123. ubwindow also shows the algorithm parameters for each block in the database when the Details for a specific block are requested Message Line The Message Line is used for displaying various text messages during a Runtime session The Message Line consists of two parts the Operator Message area and the Alarm Alert Message area Operator Messages are displayed on the left side of the Message Line Alarm Alert Messages are displayed on the right oS During a Runtime session various operations involved with the process being executed are performed in these areas When per forming an operation in the Main Window or Subwindow areas the active cursor should be in that area before attempting the de sired operation The location of the active cursor is usually indi cated by a highlighted field in either the Main Window or Sub window areas PC 30 User s Manual 8 15 Runtime Basics 8 3 5 Entering Data Note The Runtime System PC 30 provides several different methods for entering data into the process during a Runtime session Various procedures can be used to access the fields that allow data to be entered into the process The following paragraphs describe these operations It is possible with the use of Key Macro key assignments that the operation of the keystrokes defined below are different than their description Refer to the respective Key Macro sections in both Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder and Chapter 7 The Disp
124. unciator on and off through the ALARM ANNUNCIATOBR field in the Alt A System Parameters subwindows It is possible to disable the alarm annunciator automatically based upon a digital event During the configuration of the strategy in the Strategy Builder the developing engineer needs to incorporate a SYS block By connecting the controlling digi tal variable to the SYS block s ANNC input variable when that digital goes true logical 1 the SYS block disables the alarm an nunciator if it is turned on PC 30 User s Manual 8 61 Alarms and Operator Events The Runtime System 8 10 2 Operator Events 8 62 The Operator Events parameter in the ALRM CNFG Event Configuration submenu in the Strategy Builder controls how operator events are handled during Runtime As long as Opera tor Events is enabled in the Strategy Builder operator events are displayed to the Alarm Event Summary screens F4 dur ing Runtime In addition events can be directed to a printer and or to disk by means of the Strategy Builder ALRM CNFG Event Configuration submenu or the Alt A System Parameters subwindows With operator events reporting enabled at the Strategy Builder level the following actions or occurrences during Runtime class ify as operator events acknowledging alarms changing a block s output from Auto to Manual and vice versa changing a block s setpoint from Remote to Local and vice versa changing a block s output setpoint
125. unctional meaning in the context of the operation INVALID PEN NUMBER An attempt was made to use a trend pen number beyond the legal range 1 to 5 INVALID VARIABLE Only certain variables can be trended or logged See the description of the System Trend function If a variable cannot be trended logged you can trend log the output of the block that is the source of the variable I O NOT CONNECTED NO HARDWARE PAGE This message appears in response to paging I O type block subwindows if the block is not connected to the hardware LOADER ERROR CANNOT FIND I O DRIVER or USER PROGRAM lt name gt The driver or user file specified in the system configuration does not exist in the directory used by PC 30 typically PC30 or the current directory Copy the user program or I O driver into the proper directory LOADER ERROR CANNOT READ FILE There is a damaged driver user program file or disk lt name gt LOGGED ON OFF The PC 30 user lt name gt either logged on or off the system thus enabling disabling their security level PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages lt tagname gt NEXT HIST FILE STARTED This message displays when the next non append history file associated with the lt tagname gt HIST block opens NO PAGE AVAILABLE In response to the operator s request using the page or arrow keys the system did not find anoth
126. uration SYS CNFG submenus PC 30 User s Manual 8 131 Operator Messages The Runtime System 8 20 Operator Messages 8 132 Runtime messages inform the operator what the Runtime sys tem is doing in response to process conditions or the latest com mand input These messages appear in the lower left corner of the screen in the Message Line area Some messages are warn ings which indicate that the intended operation cannot be done in the manner specified They may also include ways to correct the situation Other messages indicate serious problems ALARM ACKNOWLEDGED This is a confirmation that an alarm condition was acknowledged To not show this message during Runtime you can toggle it off in the System Configuration submenu Refer to Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder for more information BLOCK IN AUTOMATIC This is a confirmation of a change from Manual to Auto mode BLOCK IN MANUAL This is a confirmation of a change from Auto to Manual mode BLOCK NOT IN MANUAL An attempt was made to change a block s output value when the block was in the Auto mode The block must be in the Manual mode to change its output value The F9 key can be used to alternate between Auto and Manual modes PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual Operator Messages BOOT DISPLAY FILE DOES NOT EXIST The initial boot up display BOOT GSP does not exist Refer t
127. ure 8 35 press the AIt F key at any time dur ing a Runtime session FILE HANDLING UTILITY FILE NAME s TO PATH SFL READ DIRECTORY SFO COPY FILE s SF3 RENAME FILE 3Fa DELETE FILE S SF6 PICK FILE Figure 8 35 File Handling Utility subwindow When this File Handling Utility subwindow appears at the bot tom of the Runtime screen the following parameters operations can be performed File Name s This field is where you define the file or files that are going to have a File Management operation performed on The FILE NAME s field accept up to 67 DOS legal characters including wildcard characters and drive letter pathnames e g C HISTORY PRN Wildcards cannot be used when using the RENAME FILE operation PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 The Runtime System PC 30 User s Manual File Management To Path This field defines the path and or file name that the file s specified in the FILE NAM E s field are copied or renamed to The TO PATH field accepts up to 67 DOS legal characters Wildcard characters can only be used when specifying a destination for the COPY FILE s operation e g A DISPLA YS T GRP The TO PATH field is functional for the Shift F5 COPY FILE s and Shift F3 RENAME FILE operations All other File Handling Utility subwindow operations DELETE FILE s PICK FILE etc are performed on files defined in the FILE NAME s field Read Directo
128. ut bar graph see Figure 8 11 shown previously PC 30 User s Manual 8 49 Checkpointing Database Changes The Runtime System Setpoint modes for Control algorithms e g PID PD INTG DGAP etc can be toggled between Remote R and Local L modes by pressing the F10 key while the active cursor is either in the block s Algorithm subwindow or on pick field in the Main Window that is attached to the corresponding block When the block is in Local mode you can enter setpoint values into the corresponding data entry field When in Remote mode setpoint values are controlled by the process Remote Local toggling can only be performed while the block in question has its REM SETP parameter in the Strategy Builder s configuration menu is set to Y 8 8 Checkpointing Database Changes During Runtime changes in process variable values and or sys tem parameters can be saved checkpointed at any time by pressing the Alt C key combination or AIt N This opera tion causes PC 30 to create a new database file that has the same strategy name but the extension NEW is used instead of DB This checkpointed database is used if your computer should lose power or some other system failure occurs and a warm start is necessary Refer to the SYS CNFG section of Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder for information on warm starts During strategy development in the Strategy Builder the strat egy developer can also specify to checkpoint sav
129. vels Depending on the security level that is currently enabled vari ous levels of subwindows can be displayed With level 0 View only and level 1 Operator enabled Algorithm subwin dows cannot be displayed Certain algorithm blocks have more than one page of subwindows If your system is set to security level 2 Technician you can only enter values into the first page of each Algorithm subwindow At security level 3 Engi neer you can enter values on all pages Refer to Chapter 6 Algorithms for a description of each parameter and variable dis played in its Algorithm subwindow s PC 30 User s Manual 8 45 Algorithm Subwindows 8 46 8 7 1 Algorithm Subwindow Contents The Runtime System Figure 8 11 shows an example of the first page of the PID algo rithm s Tag Details subwindow This example illustrates the common characteristics of Algorithm subwindows that are in voked via the Tag Details function TAG LIC PID LEVEL CONTROLLER SCAN 1 00 sec out Al 8 4 KLBM HR HRG 11 00 LRG 11 00 HLM 10 008 LLM 10 00 py 2 0 INCHES HRG 15 00 LRG 15 00 TRK N IALM N sp L 2 0 Local Setp Figure 8 11 Sample PID algorithm subwindow Algorithm subwindows include both data entry and process point fields for parameters and variables within the respective block The data entry fields are highlighted on the screen with a solid box Data entry fields are not dynamic they display the parameter values at the moment t

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