Frequently Asked Question Is There A Tool For S400 To S800 Conversion?

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Frequently Asked Question

Is there a tool for S400 to S800 conversion?
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Background:
This document outlines an engineering procedure for S400 I/O to S800 I/O conversion.
Preconditions:
In order for the material in this document to be useful an Excel file must be used. This
Excel file can be found in ABB Library as Appendix C (“AppC”) to this document.
Contents:
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 2
1.1 Prerequisites and Requirements .................................................................. 2
2. Installation................................................................................................................ 2
3. Configuration ........................................................................................................... 3
4. Operation.................................................................................................................. 3
4.1 Design the new S800 I/O layout ................................................................... 4
4.2 Make a Database Source Code Dump of the MasterPiece 200 or
AdvantController 400.................................................................................... 4
4.3 Convert Database Source Code Dump from Online Builder format to
Windows format ........................................................................................... 4
4.4 Back-translate Database Source Code into Function Chart Builder.............. 5
4.5 Export DB Section from Function Chart Builder............................................ 6
4.6 Open the exported DB Section file in Excel .................................................. 6
4.7 Run the S800Initialize Macro........................................................................ 8
4.8 Run the ConvertS400 Macro for each AX/DX unit ........................................ 9
4.9 Save the S800 Database Source Code ...................................................... 10
4.10 Convert Database Source Code Dump from Windows format to Online
Builder format............................................................................................. 12
5. Section 5 – Maintenance ....................................................................................... 12
6. Section 6 – Known Limitations ............................................................................. 12
7. Appendix A – S800 I/O Example Layout ............................................................... 14
8. Appendix B – Excel VBA Source Code................................................................. 15
9. Appendix C – Conversion Sheet........................................................................... 25
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1. Introduction
This document describes a set of Microsoft Excel macros that can be used to convert ABB AMPL
Database Source Code for S400 I/O to Database Source Code for S800 I/O. The intention is that these
macros be used in conjunction with the hardware conversion kits TU40x for upgrading of S400 I/O
installations to S800 I/O.
Database Source Code from MasterPiece 200 or AdvantController 400 is first back translated into the
Function Chart Builder and re-exported as a delimited file, readable by Excel. The macros will then read
the I/O signal data for the individual S400 channels and map them to S800 channels based on user input
for AF100 bus number, station and position. Some Database terminal values that are not compatible
between S400 and S800 I/O are automatically converted in this process. The S800 I/O Database Source
Code is then saved as a text file that can be translated into an AdvantController 400 or, alternatively,
back translated into Function Chart Builder for further handling.
These macros are provided as shareware and even though they are believed to be free of errors at the
time of this writing you may experience problems during their use.
In no event shall ABB be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages of any
nature or kind from the use of this document, not shall ABB be liable for incidental or consequential
damages arising from the use of any software or hardware described in this document.
1.1 Prerequisites and Requirements
These macros have been tested with the following Excel versions and operating systems:
• Excel 2004 for Mac on Mac OS X 10.3.6
• Excel 2002 SP-1 on Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP1
• Excel 2000 SP-3 on Windows 2000 Professional SP4
• Excel 97 SR-1 on Windows NT 4.0
They will likely work on other versions of Excel and Windows as well.
These macros have been tested on Database Export files created with the following versions of Function
Chart Builder:
• Function Chart Builder 6.0
• Function Chart Builder 6.1
They will likely work on Database Export Files created with Function Chart Builder 4.3 or later.
2. Installation
No separate installation is needed. Simply place the file S400toS800.xls in the proper directory,
depending on operating system and access required.

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For access from current user only:

• Windows XP, Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLStart
• Windows 2000, Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLStart
For access from all users:

• Windows XP, Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\XLStart
• Windows 2000, Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart
• Windows NT, Program Files/Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart
• Mac OS X, Applications>Microsoft Office 2004>Office>Startup>Excel
3. Configuration
The macro source code is not protected and can be freely modified if you feel that it does not meet your
needs. One particular change that you may want to make concerns the naming of spare I/O channels.
The number of I/O channels on the S400 I/O units does not exactly match the number of I/O channels on
the replacement S800 I/O units. To compensate a number of spare S800 I/O channels are inserted in
the S800 I/O Database Source Code during the conversion. Spare channels may also exist in the
original S400 I/O configuration. The macro identifies these spares by looking for the original default
name, such as DX107.12. Both the extra S800 I/O spares and the original S400 I/O spares are recreated
in the S800 Source Code as having all default values, as defined by the system GENERAL DEFAULTS.
In addition, all spare channels are given a unique name; based on a naming convention that includes the
AF100 bus number, station number and position as follows:
<I/O type><bus number>_<station number>_<position>.<channel>
Example: an AIS810 on bus 1, station 12, position 102, and channel 5, will be named AI1_12_102.5.
This naming convention makes it easy to locate a spare signal in the Online Builder using the MDB
command if you know the bus number, station number, position and channel. It mimics the way S100
and S400 signals can be called up using board and channel number or bus, node and channel number
respectively. The MDB command also supports calling up an S800 I/O signal with the syntax MDB <bus
number>,<station number>,<position>.<channel> but this syntax does not always work, especially for
DO and AO signals.
If you wish to restore the original S800 spare I/O signal naming convention you need to comment out two
lines in the private subroutine CreateSpareChannel. They are clearly marked in the code.
4. Operation
The following paragraphs outline a procedure to convert S400 I/O to S800 I/O. This conversion can be
described with 10 steps:
Step Description
1 Design the new S800 I/O layout
2 Make a Database Source Code Dump of the MasterPiece 200 or AdvantController 400
3 Convert Database Source Code Dump from Online Builder format to Windows format

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4 Back-translate Database Source Code into Function Chart Builder

5 Export DB Section from Function Chart Builder
6 Open the exported DB Section file in Excel
7 Run the S800Initialize Macro
8 Run the ConvertS400 Macro for each AX/DX unit
9 Save the S800 Database Source Code
10 Convert Database Source Code Dump from Windows format to Online Builder format
4.1 Design the new S800 I/O layout
For each S400 I/O unit you need to determine following parameters for the replacement TU40x unit:
• Advant Fieldbus 100 bus number.
• Station number
• Position for the first S800 I/O unit on the TU40x unit.
See example table in Appendix A.
The macro will automatically determine the correct TU40x unit type.
4.2 Make a Database Source Code Dump of the MasterPiece 200 or AdvantController 400
See Online Builder Documentation for details.
After conversion you need rebuild the system that is retranslate the complete controller node, PC and
Database. Therefore, at this stage it is a good idea to take a complete Database and PC Source Code
dump.
4.3 Convert Database Source Code Dump from Online Builder format to Windows format
See Application Builder Documentation for details.

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Figure 1
There is no need to convert the PC Source Code to Windows format (*.AAX) for the purpose of the S400
I/O to S800 I/O conversion, but you may want to do so anyway, especially if you are planning to verify
the end result in Function Chart Builder before translating back into the AdvantController 400.
The Excel macros will extract the S400 I/O information from the exported delimited Database file
regardless of whether other Database information, such as S100 I/O, PIDCON, MOTCON etc. is
present. The exported file will, however, be easier to navigate, and the S800 I/O conversion quicker, if
only S400 I/O information is present. This can be accomplished in a couple of different ways:
• Edit a copy of the Windows format Database Source Code file (*.BAX) and delete everything
except S400 I/O information. Use this file to back-translate into Function Chart Builder in the next
step.
• Back-translate the complete Windows format Database Source Code file (*.BAX) into the Function
Chart Builder and export only the S400 I/O portions. This will result in several exported files.
These files can be merged in Excel using cut and paste.
• Back-translate the complete Windows format Database Source Code file (*.BAX) into the Function
Chart Builder and export the complete Database. The exported file can then be opened in Excel
and non S400 I/O information deleted before starting the S800 I/O conversion process.
Which method you use is a matter of personal preference.
4.4 Back-translate Database Source Code into Function Chart Builder
See Function Chart Builder documentation for details.

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Figure 2
4.5 Export DB Section from Function Chart Builder
See Function Chart Builder documentation for details.
Figure 3
Be sure to check the option “Include Headline with DB Terminal Names”
4.6 Open the exported DB Section file in Excel
The exported file is located in the LIST subdirectory for the MasterPiece 200 or AdvantController 400
and can be recognized by the .DBT extension. The file can be opened from inside Excel, or, after
assigning .DBT files to always be opened by Excel, simply by double-clicking the file.

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4.7 Run the S800Initialize Macro
See Excel documentation for details on how to access and run macros.
Figure 5
Answer the question about use of wildcards with Y or N.
Figure 6
Use of wildcards is recommended, and even required to avoid name conflicts if you are converting an
AdvantController 400 that already has a mix of S400 and S800 I/O. The main drawback of using
wildcards is that, due to a bug in the Function Chart Builder, the resulting S800 I/O Source Code cannot
be back translated into Function Chart Builder for verification. If you need to back-translate the S800 I/O
Source Code and therefore decide not to use wildcards, be aware of the potential for conflicts with other
S800 I/O Database, either from the original system or introduced in other ways.

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4.8 Run the ConvertS400 Macro for each AX/DX unit
Position the cursor in the cell that holds the name of the first AX/DX unit you want to convert, e.g. AX101
or DX207.
Figure 7
Run the ConvertS400 Macro. See Excel documentation for details on how to access and run macros.
Answer the three questions about AF100 Bus Number, Station Number and First I/O Module Position.
Figure 8

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Position the cursor in the cell that holds the name of the next AX/DX unit you want to convert and repeat
the steps above until all units have been converted.
4.9 Save the S800 Database Source Code
Activate the worksheet named “S800” by clicking on the tab at the bottom. Select menu item File>Save
As… Select filetype Text (Tab delimited). Save the file with a name of your choice in the DBDATA
subdirectory. The file name needs to have the format <name>01.BAX, where <name> is a maximum of 6
characters. This is necessary to be able to convert the file back to Online Builder format (*.BA). Answer
Yes to the following two questions regarding saving in non-Excel format.

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If you are not using wildcards and plan to back-translate the S800 I/O Database Source Code into the
Function Chart Builder you need to save the file in Formatted Text (Space delimited) format. This is due
to the fact that the Function Chart Builder has a different treatment of white spaces than the Online
Builder and does not accept tabs. Before you save as Formatted Text (Space delimited), make sure that
the first three columns on the “S800” worksheet are wide enough, since any information that is not visible
on the screen will be truncated in the file.
When you exit Excel, it is recommended not to save the changes. The S800Initialize macro modifies the
original worksheet such that a saved file can’t be reopened and worked on again. None of the macro
internal variables are saved at exit, which also prevents resuming work on a saved file after re-opening.
This should not be an issue since the whole conversion process takes no more than a couple of minutes.
If you need to redo the conversion it is easiest to start over by opening the .DBT file again.

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4.10 Convert Database Source Code Dump from Windows format to Online Builder format
See Application Builder Documentation for details.
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The resulting S800 I/O Database Source Code file (*.BA) is ready to be translated into an
AdvantController 400. More likely though, since the whole node will need to be rebuilt, you will use a text
editor and merge this file with the rest of the Database Source Code for a complete Database
translation.
5. Section 5 – Maintenance
To uninstall the macros, simply move the S400toS800.xls file to a different location on your hard drive.
The S400to800.xls file will no longer be automatically opened when you open Excel.
6. Section 6 – Known Limitations
The number of I/O channels on the S400 I/O units does not exactly match the number of I/O channels on
the replacement S800 I/O units. To compensate a number of spare S800 I/O channels are inserted in
the S800 I/O Database Source Code during the conversion. This may cause the resulting number of I/O
signals to exceed the original Database dimensions. It may also interfere with any deliberate
organization of I/O signals versus calculated signals.
The value for the FILTER_P terminal on the S800 Analog Input has a different format than the
corresponding terminal on an S400 Analog Input. The conversion macro makes a best effort attempt to
convert the filter parameter on the S400 Analog Input to a value that is permissible on the S800 Analog
Input. If the resulting value is greater than 65 seconds a warning will be issued and the value set to 65
seconds.

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The S400 Analog Input supports two bipolar measuring ranges that are not available on the S800 Analog
Input, -20..20mA and -10..10V. If these are present a warning will be issued and the measuring range
set to 0..20mA and 0..10V respectively.
The S400 Analog Output supports two measuring ranges that are not available on the S800 Analog
Output, 0..20mA and 0..10V. If these are present a warning will be issued and the measuring range set
to 4..20mA and 2..10V respectively.
The terminal unit TU402, used to upgrade a single DSDX452/454, supports only 16 Digital Inputs, while
the DSDX452/454 has 20 Digital Inputs. If a single DSDX452/454 is converted, a warning will be issued,
listing the names of the 4 channels that will be dropped.
S400 channels that have not been renamed from their default name, but are in use, will be identified by
the macro as true spares and the values on their terminals will be lost.
Excel allows a maximum of 65536 rows in a worksheet. This corresponds to the conversion of about 90
DSAX452, or 50 DSDX452/454 with DSDX451/453. If you reach this limit you will have to make the
conversion in stages.

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7. Appendix A – S800 I/O Example Layout
AX/DX unit AF100 Bus Station Position

AX100 1 1 1
AX101 1 1 4
DX102 1 2 1
DX103 1 2 7
AX200 2 1 1
DX201 2 2 1
DX202 2 3 1
DX203 2 3 4

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8. Appendix B – Excel VBA Source Code
Row Excel VBA Source Code

1 Option Explicit
2 Public S400 As String, wildcard
3 Public AIXS_Record_length As Integer, AOXS_Record_length As Integer, DIXS_Record_length As Integer, DOXS_Record_length As
4 Integer
5 Public AI800_record, AO800_record, DI800_record, DO800_record
6 Public AIXS_Props As Object, AOXS_Props As Object, DIXS_Props As Object, DOXS_Props As Object
7 Public S800_ActiveCell As Object, S400_signal_start As Object
8 Public SearchRange As Object
9 Public AI_FILTER_P As Integer, AI_CONV_PAR As Integer, AI_DEADB As Integer, AI_SCANT As Integer, AO_CONV_PAR As Integer
10
11 Private Sub CreateS800IOHeader(IOCategory As String, IOType As String, Bus, Stn, Pos)
12 '
13 Worksheets("S800").Activate
14 S800_ActiveCell.Activate
15 ActiveCell.Value = IOCategory
16 ActiveCell.offset(0, 2).Value = IOType
17 ActiveCell.offset(1, 1).Value = ":IMPL"
18 ActiveCell.offset(2, 1).Value = ":BUS"
19 ActiveCell.offset(3, 1).Value = ":STATION"
20 ActiveCell.offset(4, 1).Value = ":POSITION"
21 ActiveCell.offset(1, 2).Value = 1
22 ActiveCell.offset(2, 2).Value = Bus
23 ActiveCell.offset(3, 2).Value = Stn
24 ActiveCell.offset(4, 2).Value = Pos
25 ActiveCell.offset(6, 0).Activate
26 Set S800_ActiveCell = ActiveCell
27 Worksheets(S400).Activate
28 End Sub
29 Private Sub CopyProperties(S400_IOProps As Object, Record_length As Integer, IOCategory As String, channel)
30 '
31 S400_IOProps.Activate
32 Range(Cells(ActiveCell.Row, ActiveCell.Column + 1), Cells(ActiveCell.Row, ActiveCell.Column + Record_length + 1)).Copy
35 ActiveCell.Value = IOCategory & "." & channel
36 ActiveCell.offset(1, 1).Range("A1").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlAll, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:=False _
37 , Transpose:=True
39 End Sub
40 Private Sub CopyValues(S400_signal_start As Object, Record_length As Integer)
41 '
42 Range(Cells(S400_signal_start.Row, S400_signal_start.Column + 1), Cells(S400_signal_start.Row, S400_signal_start.Column +
43 Record_length + 1)).Copy
44 Worksheets("S800").Select
46 ActiveCell.offset(1, 2).Range("A1").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:=False _
47 , Transpose:=True
48 S800_ActiveCell.offset(Record_length + 2, 0).Activate
49 ActiveCell.Value = "END DB"
52 End Sub
53 Private Sub CreateSpareChannel(IOCategory As String, Bus, Station, Position, channel)
54 '
57 ActiveCell.Value = IOCategory & "." & channel
58 'Comment out the following two lines to restore standard naming convention for S800 I/O spare channels
59 ActiveCell.offset(1, 1).Value = ":NAME"
60 ActiveCell.offset(1, 2).Value = Left(IOCategory, 2) & Bus & "_" & Station & "_" & Position & "." & channel
65 End Sub
66 Private Sub CheckAI_Values(S400_signal As String)
67 '
68 Dim Warning As String, FILTER_P, SCANT, Filt_pos As Integer, Scant_pos As Integer, Filt_mult As Long, Scant_mult As Integer
69 '
72 If ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "-10..10V" Then
73 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "0..10V"
74 Warning = S400_signal & "Signal range -10 to 10V not supported on AI810." & Chr(13) & "Changed to 0 to 10 V."
75 MsgBox Warning, , "Warning!"
76 End If
77 If ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "-20..20mA" Then
78 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "0..20mA"
79 Warning = S400_signal & " Signal range -20 to 20mA not supported on AI810." & Chr(13) & "Changed to 0 to 20 mA."
81 End If
83 FILTER_P = ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_FILTER_P), 2).Value
84 Filt_pos = InStr(1, FILTER_P, "T")
85 If Filt_pos > 0 Then
86 Filt_mult = Left(FILTER_P, Filt_pos - 2)
87 SCANT = ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_SCANT), 2).Value
88 Scant_pos = InStr(1, SCANT, "ms", 1)

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89 If Scant_pos > 0 Then
90 Scant_mult = Left(SCANT, Scant_pos - 1)
91 Else
92 Scant_pos = InStr(1, SCANT, "s", 1)
93 If Scant_pos > 0 Then
94 Scant_mult = Left(SCANT, Scant_pos - 1)
95 Scant_mult = Scant_mult * 1000
96 Else
97 Scant_mult = 1000
98 End If
99 End If
100 Filt_mult = Filt_mult * Scant_mult
101 If Filt_mult < 9999 Then
102 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_FILTER_P), 2).Value = Filt_mult & "ms"
103 Else
104 Filt_mult = Filt_mult / 1000
105 If Filt_mult <= 65 Then
106 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_FILTER_P), 2).Value = Filt_mult & "s"
107 Else
108 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_FILTER_P), 2).Value = "65s"
109 Warning = S400_signal & " FILTER_P longer that 65 s not supported on AI810" & Chr(13) & "Changed to 65 s."
111 End If
112 End If
113 End If
115 Select Case ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_DEADB), 2).Value
116 Case 0.00025
117 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_DEADB), 2).NumberFormat = "0.000%"
118 Case 0.001, 0.002, 0.004
120 Case 0.008
121 ActiveCell.offset(-(AIXS_Record_length + 2 - AI_DEADB), 2).Value = 0.009
123 Case 0.016
126 Case 0.032
129 Case Else
130 End Select
132 End Sub
133 Private Sub CheckAO_Values(S400_signal As String)
134 '
135 Dim Warning As String
136 '
139 If ActiveCell.offset(-(AOXS_Record_length + 2 - AO_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "0..10V" Then
140 ActiveCell.offset(-(AOXS_Record_length + 2 - AO_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "0..20mA"
141 Warning = S400_signal & " Signal range 0 to 10V not supported on AO810." & Chr(13) & "Changed to 0 to 20 mA."
143 End If
144 If ActiveCell.offset(-(AOXS_Record_length + 2 - AO_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "2..10V" Then
145 ActiveCell.offset(-(AOXS_Record_length + 2 - AO_CONV_PAR), 2).Value = "4..20mA"
146 Warning = S400_signal & " Signal range 2 to 10V not supported on AO810." & Chr(13) & "Changed to 4 to 20 mA."
148 End If
150 End Sub
151 Sub S800Initialize()
152 '
153 Dim ws As Worksheet
154 '
155 'If Worksheets.Count > 1 Then
156 For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
157 If ws.Name = "S800" Then
158 MsgBox "Already initialized"
159 Exit Sub
160 End If
161 Next ws
162 Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
163 Application.ScreenUpdating = False
164 Do
165 wildcard = Application.InputBox("Generate DB Code with wildcards (recommended) (Y/N)", "Wildcard", "Y", , , , , 2)
166 Loop Until wildcard = "Y" Or wildcard = "y" Or wildcard = "N" Or wildcard = "n"
167 If wildcard = "n" Then wildcard = "N"
168 If wildcard = "N" Then
169 AI800_record = 0
170 AO800_record = 0
171 DI800_record = 0
172 DO800_record = 0
173 Else
174 AI800_record = "*"
175 AO800_record = "*"
176 DI800_record = "*"
177 DO800_record = "*"
178 End If
179 [A1].Activate
180 Set SearchRange = Columns("A:A")
181 S400 = ActiveSheet.Name
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183 Columns("B:C").ColumnWidth = 20
184 Columns("C:C").HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft
185 ActiveCell.Value = "BEGIN DB"
186 ActiveCell.offset(2, 0).Value = "HEADER"
191 Set AIXS_Props = SearchRange.Find(What:="AIXS", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
192 LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
193 MatchCase:=False)
194 If Not AIXS_Props Is Nothing Then
195 AIXS_Record_length = 0
196 Do While AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value <> ""
197 If AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value = "CONV_PAR" Then AI_CONV_PAR = AIXS_Record_length + 1
198 If AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value = "SCANT" Then AI_SCANT = AIXS_Record_length + 1
199 If AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value = "DEADB" Then AI_DEADB = AIXS_Record_length + 1
200 If AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value = "FILTER_P" Then AI_FILTER_P = AIXS_Record_length + 1
201 AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value = ":" & AIXS_Props.offset(0, AIXS_Record_length + 1).Value
202 AIXS_Record_length = AIXS_Record_length + 1
203 Loop
204 End If
205 Set AOXS_Props = SearchRange.Find(What:="AOXS", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
208 If Not AOXS_Props Is Nothing Then
209 AOXS_Record_length = 0
210 Do While AOXS_Props.offset(0, AOXS_Record_length + 1).Value <> ""
211 If AOXS_Props.offset(0, AOXS_Record_length + 1).Value = "CONV_PAR" Then AO_CONV_PAR = AOXS_Record_length + 1
212 AOXS_Props.offset(0, AOXS_Record_length + 1).Value = ":" & AOXS_Props.offset(0, AOXS_Record_length + 1).Value
213 AOXS_Record_length = AOXS_Record_length + 1
214 Loop
215 End If
216 Set DIXS_Props = SearchRange.Find(What:="DIXS", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
219 If Not DIXS_Props Is Nothing Then
220 DIXS_Record_length = 0
221 Do While DIXS_Props.offset(0, DIXS_Record_length + 1).Value <> ""
222 DIXS_Props.offset(0, DIXS_Record_length + 1).Value = ":" & DIXS_Props.offset(0, DIXS_Record_length + 1).Value
223 DIXS_Record_length = DIXS_Record_length + 1
224 Loop
225 End If
226 Set DOXS_Props = SearchRange.Find(What:="DOXS", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
229 If Not DOXS_Props Is Nothing Then
230 DOXS_Record_length = 0
231 Do While DOXS_Props.offset(0, DOXS_Record_length + 1).Value <> ""
232 DOXS_Props.offset(0, DOXS_Record_length + 1).Value = ":" & DOXS_Props.offset(0, DOXS_Record_length + 1).Value
233 DOXS_Record_length = DOXS_Record_length + 1
234 Loop
235 End If
236 If AIXS_Props Is Nothing And AOXS_Props Is Nothing And DIXS_Props Is Nothing And DOXS_Props Is Nothing Then
237 MsgBox "AIXS/AOXS/DIXS/DOXS DB Terminal Names Headlines not found!" & Chr(13) & _
238 "Export DB Section from FCB with option:" & Chr(13) & _
239 "Include Headline with DB Terminal Names", , "Initialize Failed!"
240 End If
241 [A1].Activate
242 Application.ScreenUpdating = True
243 End Sub
244
245 Sub ConvertS400()
246 '
247 Dim S400_ActiveCell As Object, S400_address As String, S400_signal As String, TU_unit As String, DI_unit As String
248 Dim BusNo, StationNo, Position, channel_no
249 Dim Channel_17 As String, Channel_18 As String, Channel_19 As String, Channel_20 As String, Warning As String
250 Dim ws As Worksheet
251 '
252 Application.ScreenUpdating = False
253 If Worksheets.Count = 1 Then
254 MsgBox "Not initialized"
255 Exit Sub
256 End If
258 S400_address = ActiveCell.Value
259 If Not Left(S400_address, 2) = "AX" And Not Left(S400_address, 2) = "DX" Then
260 MsgBox "Selected cell is not S400 I/O unit." & Chr(13) & "Select S400 I/O unit cell (AX???/DX???)", , "Conversion Failed!"
261 Exit Sub
262 Else
263 If InStr(S400_address, ".") <> 0 Then
264 MsgBox "Selected cell is S400 I/O signal." & Chr(13) & "Select S400 I/O unit cell (AX???/DX???)", , "Conversion Failed!"
265 Exit Sub
266 End If
267 End If
268 If ActiveCell.offset(0, 3) = "DSAX_452" Then
269 TU_unit = "TU401"
270 Else
271 Select Case ActiveCell.offset(0, 3)
272 Case "DSDX_452", "DSDX_452L"
273 DI_unit = "DI810"
276 TU_unit = "TU407"

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277 Case "DSDI_451"
278 TU_unit = "TU405"
279 Case "0"
280 TU_unit = "TU402"
281 Case Else
282 MsgBox "TU40x type could not be determined. Verify cell selection.", , "Conversion Failed!"
283 Exit Sub
284 End Select
286 DI_unit = "DI811"
289 TU_unit = "TU407"
290 Case "DSDI_453"
291 TU_unit = "TU405"
292 Case "0"
293 TU_unit = "TU402"
294 Case Else
296 Exit Sub
297 End Select
298 Case "DSDI_452"
299 DI_unit = "DI810"
301 Case "DSDX_451"
302 TU_unit = "TU406"
303 Case "DSDI_451"
304 TU_unit = "TU404"
305 Case "0"
306 TU_unit = "TU403"
307 Case Else
309 Exit Sub
310 End Select
311 Case "DSDI_454"
312 DI_unit = "DI811"
314 Case "DSDX_453"
315 TU_unit = "TU406"
316 Case "DSDI_453"
317 TU_unit = "TU404"
318 Case "0"
319 TU_unit = "TU403"
320 Case Else
322 Exit Sub
323 End Select
324 Case Else
326 Exit Sub
327 End Select
328 End If
329 '
330 BusNo = Application.InputBox("Enter AF100 Bus Number, 1, 2, 3 or 4", TU_unit, 1, , , , , 1)
331 If BusNo = False Then Exit Sub
332 StationNo = Application.InputBox("Enter Station Number. 1..80", TU_unit, 1, , , , , 1)
333 If StationNo = False Then Exit Sub
334 Position = Application.InputBox("Enter First I/O Module Position," & Chr(13) & "1..10, 101..110, .. , 701..710", TU_unit, 1, , , ,
335 , 1)
336 If Position = False Then Exit Sub
337 '
338 Select Case TU_unit
339 Case "TU401"
340 If AIXS_Props Is Nothing Or AOXS_Props Is Nothing Then
341 MsgBox "AIXS/AOXS DB Terminal Names Headline not found", , "Conversion Failed!"
342 Exit Sub
343 End If
344 'Write AI810 Header
345 If wildcard = "N" Then AI800_record = AI800_record + 1
346 CreateS800IOHeader "AI800_" & AI800_record, "AI810", BusNo, StationNo, Position
347 'Write AIS810
348 For channel_no = 1 To 8
349 S400_signal = S400_address & "." & channel_no
350 Set S400_signal_start = SearchRange.Find(What:=S400_signal, After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
353 If S400_signal_start.offset(0, 1).Value Like S400_address & "*" Then
354 CreateSpareChannel "AI800_" & AI800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position, channel_no
355 Else
356 CopyProperties AIXS_Props, AIXS_Record_length, "AI800_" & AI800_record, channel_no
357 CopyValues S400_signal_start, AIXS_Record_length
358 CheckAI_Values S400_signal
359 End If
360 Next channel_no
361 'Write AI810 Header
362 If wildcard = "N" Then AI800_record = AI800_record + 1
363 CreateS800IOHeader "AI800_" & AI800_record, "AI810", BusNo, StationNo, Position + 1
364 'Write AIS810

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371 CreateSpareChannel "AI800_" & AI800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 1, channel_no - 8
372 Else
373 CopyProperties AIXS_Props, AIXS_Record_length, "AI800_" & AI800_record, channel_no - 8
374 CopyValues S400_signal_start, AIXS_Record_length
375 CheckAI_Values S400_signal
376 End If
377 Next channel_no
379 CreateSpareChannel "AI800_" & AI800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 1, channel_no
380 Next channel_no
381 'Write AO810 Header
382 If wildcard = "N" Then AO800_record = AO800_record + 1
383 CreateS800IOHeader "AO800_" & AO800_record, "AO810", BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2
384 'Write AOS810
387 Set S400_signal_start = Cells.Find(What:=S400_signal, After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
391 CreateSpareChannel "AO800_" & AO800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2, channel_no - 14
392 Else
393 CopyProperties AOXS_Props, AOXS_Record_length, "AO800_" & AO800_record, channel_no - 14
394 CopyValues S400_signal_start, AOXS_Record_length
395 CheckAO_Values S400_signal
396 End If
397 Next channel_no
399 CreateSpareChannel "AO800_" & AO800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2, channel_no
400 Next channel_no
401 Case "TU407"
402 If DIXS_Props Is Nothing Or DOXS_Props Is Nothing Then
403 MsgBox "DIXS/DOXS DB Terminal Names Headline not found", , "Conversion Failed!"
404 Exit Sub
405 End If
406 'Write DI810/DI811 Header
407 If wildcard = "N" Then DI800_record = DI800_record + 1
408 CreateS800IOHeader "DI800_" & DI800_record, DI_unit, BusNo, StationNo, Position
409 'Write DIS810/DIS811
416 CreateSpareChannel "DI800_" & DI800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position, channel_no
417 Else
418 CopyProperties DIXS_Props, DIXS_Record_length, "DI800_" & DI800_record, channel_no
419 CopyValues S400_signal_start, DIXS_Record_length
420 End If
421 Next channel_no
422 'Write DO820 Header
423 If wildcard = "N" Then DO800_record = DO800_record + 1
424 CreateS800IOHeader "DO800_" & DO800_record, "DO820", BusNo, StationNo, Position + 1
425 'Write DOS820
432 CreateSpareChannel "DO800_" & DO800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 1, channel_no - 20
433 Else
434 CopyProperties DOXS_Props, DOXS_Record_length, "DO800_" & DO800_record, channel_no - 20
435 CopyValues S400_signal_start, DOXS_Record_length
436 End If
437 Next channel_no
440 CreateS800IOHeader "DI800_" & DI800_record, DI_unit, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2
448 CreateSpareChannel "DI800_" & DI800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2, channel_no - 16
449 Else
450 CopyProperties DIXS_Props, DIXS_Record_length, "DI800_" & DI800_record, channel_no - 16
452 End If
453 Next channel_no
455 CreateSpareChannel "DI800_" & DI800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2, channel_no
456 Next channel_no
464 Else

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467 End If
468 Next channel_no
471 Next channel_no
475 'Write DOS820
483 Else
486 End If
487 Next channel_no
495 Else
498 End If
499 Next channel_no
511 Else
514 End If
515 Next channel_no
519 'Write DOS820
527 Else
530 End If
531 Next channel_no
532 Case "TU402"
535 Exit Sub
536 End If
548 Else
551 End If
552 Next channel_no
556 'Write DOS820

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564 Else
567 End If
568 Next channel_no
572 'Write DOS820
580 Else
583 End If
584 Next channel_no
586 CreateSpareChannel "DO800_" & DO800_record, BusNo, StationNo, Position + 2, channel_no
587 Next channel_no
588 S400_signal = S400_address & ".17"
589 Channel_17 = SearchRange.Find(What:=S400_signal, After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
591 MatchCase:=False).offset(0, 1).Value
604 Warning = "TU402 only supports 16 DI channels. Channels:" & Chr(13) & Channel_17 & "," & Chr(13) & Channel_18 & "," &
605 Chr(13) & Channel_19 & "," & Chr(13) & Channel_20 & Chr(13) & "will be dropped"
607 Case "TU403"
608 If DIXS_Props Is Nothing Then
609 MsgBox "DIXS DB Terminal Names Headline not found", , "Conversion Failed!"
610 Exit Sub
611 End If
623 Else
626 End If
627 Next channel_no
639 Else
642 End If
643 Next channel_no
644 Case "TU404"
645 If DIXS_Props Is Nothing Then
646 MsgBox "DIXS DB Terminal Names Headline not found", , "Conversion Failed!"
647 Exit Sub
648 End If

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660 Else
663 End If
664 Next channel_no
676 Else
679 End If
680 Next channel_no
692 Else
695 End If
696 Next channel_no
708 Else
711 End If
712 Next channel_no
713 Case "TU405"
716 Exit Sub
717 End If
729 Else
732 End If
733 Next channel_no
745 Else

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748 End If
749 Next channel_no
752 Next channel_no
756 'Write DOS820
764 Else
767 End If
768 Next channel_no
772 'Write DOS820
780 Else
783 End If
784 Next channel_no
787 Next channel_no
799 Else
802 End If
803 Next channel_no
815 Else
818 End If
819 Next channel_no
820 Case "TU406"
823 Exit Sub
824 End If
836 Else
839 End If
840 Next channel_no

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852 Else
855 End If
856 Next channel_no
868 Else
871 End If
872 Next channel_no
884 Else
887 End If
888 Next channel_no
891 Next channel_no
895 'Write DOS820
903 Else
906 End If
907 Next channel_no
911 'Write DOS820
919 Else
922 End If
923 Next channel_no
926 Next channel_no
927 Case Else
928 MsgBox "Illegal TU40x type.", , "Conversion Failed!"
929 End Select
930 Application.ScreenUpdating = True
931 Application.CutCopyMode = False
933 End Sub
934 'Sub SaveS800()

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935 ' Dim newname As String, oldname As String, oldpath As String, old_format As XlFileFormat
936 '
937 ' newname = Application.InputBox("File Name?", "S800 Source Code Save", "S800IO", , , , , 2)
938 ' Worksheets("S800").Activate
939 ' With ActiveWorkbook
940 ' oldname = .Name
941 ' oldpath = .Path
942 ' oldformat = .FileFormat
943 ' .ActiveSheet.SaveAs _
944 ' Filename:=newname & ".bax", FileFormat:=xlTextWindows
945 ' Application.DisplayAlerts = False
946 ' .SaveAs Filename:=oldpath & oldname, FileFormat:=oldformat
947 ' Application.DisplayAlerts = True
948 ' End With
949 ' Worksheets(S400).Activate
950 'End Sub
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9. Appendix C – Conversion Sheet
Please use the Excel file in ABB library for the actual conversion.

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1.1 Prerequisites and Requirements

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4 Back-translate Database Source Code into Function Chart Builder

4.1 Design the new S800 I/O layout

See example table in Appendix A.

See Online Builder Documentation for details.

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4.4 Back-translate Database Source Code into Function Chart Builder

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4.7 Run the S800Initialize Macro

Answer the question about use of wildcards with Y or N.

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4.8 Run the ConvertS400 Macro for each AX/DX unit

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4.9 Save the S800 Database Source Code

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6. Section 6 – Known Limitations

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7. Appendix A – S800 I/O Example Layout

AX/DX unit AF100 Bus Station Position

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Row Excel VBA Source Code

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