Speedtronic Mark VIe Training Course

Section 8

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 Abbreviations
- UCP Unit Control Panel
- ACP Auxiliaries Control Panel
- LIOS Low Level I/O Section
- HIOS High Level I/O Section
- IOS I/O Section
- AIOS Aux. I/O Section
- IOP Operator Interface
- F&G Fire and Gas Panel (Part Of UCP)
- TCP Turbine Control Panel (Part Of UCP)
- MARK-VIe Turbine Controller (Part Of TCP)
- HMI Human Machine Interface (Part Of TCP)
- MCC Motor Control Center
- DCP Direct Current Panel
- PDP Power Distribution Panel
- UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply
- DCS Distributed Control System
- SCS Station Control System
- SGP Seal Gas Panel
- CCR Central Control Room
- ESD Emergency Shutdown System
- UDH Unit Data Highway
- PDH Plant Data Highway
- TB Terminal Board
- JB Junction Box
- BN Bently Nevada
- AS Antisurge
- LS Load Sharing
- MCP Master Performance Panel
- MP Marshalling Panel
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 WorkstationST Introduction
The WorkstationST* Service provides an interface for downloading the ToolboxST* configuration to a workstation, and
ensures that configured WorkstationST features start and stop accordingly.
It also provides access to control and diagnostic information for the WorkstationST features, as well as historical Alarm and
Recorder data.
The WorkstationST* application includes a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Config feature and an HMI File Utility feature
(editabled from the HMI by Config tab in the ToolboxST*).

Features:

Alarms
•Alarm Server
monitors and optionally historically logs alarms (process alarms, events, holds) from controllers (Mark* VIe, Mark VIeS, Mark
Ve or Mark VI).
It also monitors diagnostic events from controllers and Mark VIe I/O packs.
Optionally, the alarm server can be configured to consume alarms from external OPC® AE servers to allow third part alarm
content into our system.

•OPC AE Server
provides access to external OPC AE clients to view the alarms and events that are available in the above Alarm Server feature.

•WorkstationST Alarm Viewer

is a client to the Alarm server to provide access to live alarms/events and access to the optional historical log of alarms and
events.

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Live Values
•OPC DA Server
provides access to external OPC DA clients for live data values.
The CIMPLICITY* viewer is configured as an OPC client to this server to provide live data to CIMPLICITY screens.
The OPC DA server has an optional OPC DA client that can provide live data access to external OPC DA servers.

•Modbus® (version 3.2 and later)

with serial and Ethernet connections and both Master and Slave is provided.

•EGD
The Workstation can be configured to produce EGD exchanges.
EGD variables currently are from 3 sources:
‒ External OPC DA server variables accessed from the WorkstationST OPC DA server’s OPC DA client feature.
‒ WorkstationST owned OPC DA variables driven by any external OPC DA client.
‒ Modbus variables from external masters or slaves.

Historians
• Recorder
provides access to live collections at up to frame rate periods.
Variables can be configured in ToolboxST to be collected by the recorder.
The following data can be automatically uploaded to files that can be viewed using ToolboxST trender:
‒ Trip logs
‒ Capture blocks in controller logic and Dynamic Data Recorder (DDR)
‒ Triggerable collections in the controller

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Network Time Protocol (NTP) (Time Synchronization System)
•NTP
can be configured to serve NTP to the control system.
It can be configured to use a network time card or follow an external black box network time server.

Network Status Monitor

•Network Status Monitor
is a feature which can be configured by ToolboxST to monitor managed switches on the UDH or
PDH and provide status information in the system overview.
Alarms are generated and available to live and historical clients of the Alarm Server.

HMI Configuration
WorkstationST
provides an importer to synchronize a CIMPLICITY project’s point configuration database,
measurement systems, resources, alarm classes, and alarm points with the ToolboxST
configuration.
This application includes a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Config feature and an HMI File
Utility feature.

‒ HMI Config
‒ The HMI File

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 Status Monitor
The Status Monitor is configured to run at startup, with an icon that displays in the
notification area .
When a warning or an error exists with the WorkstationST Service or any feature, a
warning or error icon displays .

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 HMI Config

The HMI Config feature is used to run the Importer, which allows you to import device, variable,
and other data into a CIMPLICITY® database.

The data collected by the HMI Importer for the CIMPLICITY database includes:
• Device variables (all variables on each produced exchange for all Consumed devices)
• Device ports
• Devices (CIMPLICITY)
• Resources
• Enumerations
• Measurement units (format specifications)
• Alarms, SOEs, Holds, and Events
• Alarm classes

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To turn Auto-Download off 2. From the Select sub-features to stop dialog
1.From the Status of Features window, right-click box, select Auto Download, then click OK.
on Hmi File Util, then select Stop Sub-Feature.

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 Hmi File Util
The program is used to automatically (or manually) copy HMI Screen Files from
a master location to the local HMI directory, where they are used by the HMI
user screen display system (for CIMPLICITY, this is CIMView).
The Hmi File Util program is also used to obtain file status information from the
local HMI location and the master location to show the status of screen files to
the user via the ToolboxST.
The primary functionality of the HMI Screen File Maintenance feature is
performed from the ToolboxST application.

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To start an import 2. From the Select sub-features to start dialog
box, select Importer, then click OK.
1.From the Status of Features window, right-click
on HMI, then select Start Sub-Feature.

Note
The HMI Importer sub-feature is started automatically
whenever the Workstation is downloaded.
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To turn Auto-Download on 2. From the Select sub-features to start dialog
1.From the Status of Features window, right-click box, select Auto Download, then click OK.
on Hmi File Util, then select Start Sub-Feature.

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 CIMPLICITY Installation

1. Insert CD-ROM installation and select the

function options.

2. Cimplicity Server localhost.

3. Insert Registration Key (Licensed Version).

Refer to manual GFK-1500C.

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Sample Workbench Display

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Creating New Cimplicity Project

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 CIMPLICITY Project Wizard Configuration
Step 1 of 3

The CIMPLICITY Project Wizard Step 1 of 3 dialog box lets you select the communication protocols you wish to attach to ports on the computer for
this project.
Use this dialog box to:
• Add new ports
• Remove a currently configured port
• Modify the protocol information for a port
• Select Next to move to the next page of the Project Wizard
• Select Close to close the Project Wizard and make no further changes
• Select Finish to close the Project Wizard and accept all changes.

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 CIMPLICITY Project Wizard Configuration
Step 2 of 3

The CIMPLICITY Project Wizard Step 2 of 3 dialog box lets you select the devices
you wish to attach to ports for this project.
Use this dialog box to:
• Add new devices
• Remove a currently configured device
• Modify the protocol information for a device
• Select Next to move to the next page of the Project Wizard
• Select Back to move to the previous page of the Project Wizard
• Select Close to close the Project Wizard and make no further changes
• Select Finish to close the Project Wizard and accept all changes
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 CIMPLICITY Project Wizard Configuration
Step 3 of 3

The CIMPLICITY Project Wizard Step 3 of 3 dialog box lets you configure points for devices that you have configured for this project.
Use this dialog box to:
• Add new ports
• Add new points
• Remove a currently configured point
• Modify the properties for a point
• Select Back to move to the previous page of the Project Wizard
• Select Close to close the Project Wizard and make no further changes
• Select Finish to close the Project Wizard and accept all changes

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Setting CIMPLICITY Options
To configure CIMPLICITY options, or to start or stop
projects, select the CIMPLICITY Options menu item
from the CIMPLICITY HMI menu.
The CIMPLICITY Options dialog box opens.
Use this dialog box to:
• Halt a currently running project on your Server
• Start a project on your Server
• Start a project as a Viewer
• Select a default project to be run on your Server
You can also:

• Display the currently running projects on Servers

in your network
• Halt a currently running project on a Server in
your network
• Start a project on a Server in your network
(subject to restrictions)

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 Setting Startup Options
Use the Startup Options property page to:
• Set the network options for the computer
• Select projects to start when the computer starts.

Network Options
You can select one of the following options:
• Stand alone
Select this option if you do not want to connect to other projects in your enterprise, and
you do not want other projects in your enterprise to connect to this project.

• Accept connections
Select this option if you want to connect to other projects in your enterprise and you
want other projects to connect to this project.

System Boot Options

The projects in this list are projects on your computer’s local drive that you want to start when
the computer boots.
To add a project to the list, select Add. The CIMPLICITY Default Project dialog box opens.
Use this dialog box to browse for projects to add to the list of projects to be started at
system boot.
When you locate a project, select OK to add it to the list and close the CIMPLICITY Default
Project dialog box.
Select Cancel to close the dialog box without selecting a project.
To delete a project from the list, select the project, and then select Delete.
The project is removed from the list.

You can also select the one of the following:

• None
Select this option if you do not want any of the projects in the list to start at system boot
• Start as viewer
Select this option if you want to start a Viewer (that is, only start the Router) on this
computer when the computer reboots
• Start at boot
Select this option if you want to projects in the list to start when the computer boots.If
there are no projects in the list, only the Router starts.

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 Understanding Points - About Points
CIMPLICITY HMI collects or calculates point data that it distributes to:
• CimView screens
• Alarm Viewer screens
• Alarm printers
• Logging tables
• Other CIMPLICITY HMI software options
The collection and distribution of point data is handled by the Point Management
subsystem.
Point Management's primary functions are to:
• Update the point database as point values change
• Generate point alarms when limits are exceeded
• Make point data available to CIMPLICITY software applications
• Synthesize new point values by arithmetically combining other points.

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 Understanding Points - Point (Source) Type
CIMPLICITY HMI provides you with two basic source types:
• Device points – read from and/or write to devices
• Virtual points – do not directly originate from devices.
There are two types of virtual points:
- Global points have values that are generated by an application such as CimView. These
values are shared by multiple CIMPLICITY HMI software applications.
- Calculated points are generated from arithmetic or logical expressions that modify or
combine one or more numeric points. These values may then be shared by multiple
CIMPLICITY HMI software applications.

Point Class
Points can be one of three classifications.
You select the class based on how the point will be used.
The point classes are:

• Analog – integer or floating points

• Boolean
• Text

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 Analog Points Class
DINT 4 byte (32 bit) ranging from – 2,147,483,648 to
+ 2,147,483,647.
INT Integers ranging from -32,768 to +32,767.
REAL Floating-point numbers.
SINT Integers ranging from -128 to +127.
UDINT Unsigned integers ranging from 0 to
4,294,967,295.
UINT Unsigned integers ranging from 0 to 65,535.
USINT Unsigned integers ranging from 0 to 255.
3D_BCD 3-digit binary coded, 2 byte (16 bit) unsigned
integer ranging from 0 to 999.
4D_BCD 4-digit binary coded, 2 byte (16 bit) unsigned
integer ranging from 0 to 9999

Important:
Configure a 3D_BCD or 4D_BCD Point Bridge type point as a UINT point.
The BCD data types are used by the devcom to convert binary data coming from a PLC.
When the Point Bridge receives data from the source system, BCD conversion has already occurred.
Performing BCD conversion again on data will cause it to be converted twice, and, as a result, give incorrect
values.
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Boolean/Text Points Class
Boolean Points:
BOOL A one digit Boolean point with a
value of 0 or 1.
BYTE 8-bits of data.
WORD 16 bits of data.
DWORD 32 bits of data.

Text Points:
STRING A one-character alphanumeric.
STRING_20 A 20-character alphanumeric
string.
STRING_8 An 8-character alphanumeric
string.
STRING_80 An 80-character alphanumeric
string.

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 Analog Points Class
DINT 4 byte (32 bit) ranging from – 2,147,483,648 to
+ 2,147,483,647.
INT Integers ranging from -32,768 to +32,767.
REAL Floating-point numbers.
SINT Integers ranging from -128 to +127.
UDINT Unsigned integers ranging from 0 to
4,294,967,295.
UINT Unsigned integers ranging from 0 to 65,535.
USINT Unsigned integers ranging from 0 to 255.
3D_BCD 3-digit binary coded, 2 byte (16 bit) unsigned
integer ranging from 0 to 999.
4D_BCD 4-digit binary coded, 2 byte (16 bit) unsigned
integer ranging from 0 to 9999

Important:
Configure a 3D_BCD or 4D_BCD Point Bridge type point as a UINT point.
The BCD data types are used by the devcom to convert binary data coming from a PLC.
When the Point Bridge receives data from the source system, BCD conversion has already occurred.
Performing BCD conversion again on data will cause it to be converted twice, and, as a result, give incorrect
values.
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Configuring Device Points

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Configuring Virtual Points

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 Configuring Ports

A port is a communication "socket" that

connects one or more factory devices such
as PLCs to the computer.
Use this function to configure ports and
specify their characteristics.
Configuration requirements for ports vary
depending on the type of port and
communications protocol being used.
See the CIMPLICITY HMI Device
Communications Manual (GFK-1181) for
detailed information on configuring ports
for your specific device.

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 Configuring Devices

A device is anything that can communicate point

data to CIMPLICITY HMI software.
CIMPLICITY HMI software can read data from
and write data to devices.
Examples of devices are programmable
controllers such as the GE Fanuc Series 90 or
Mark VI.
Use this function to configure devices and
specify their characteristics.
Configuration requirements for devices vary
depending on the type of device and
communications protocol being used.
See the CIMPLICITY HMI Device
Communications Manual (GFK- 1181) for
detailed information on configuring a device for
a particular protocol.

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 Point Control Panel

The Point Control Panel provides you with a forum in

which you can easily review and change point values
and status during runtime.
The Point Control Panel enables you to:
• View the current values of points that are added
from any project in your enterprise.
• Save a Point Control Panel file and redisplay it at
a later time.
• Print a Point Control Panel document.
• Perform setpoints on points you are displaying.
• Change the alarm limits and enable/disable alarms
for points you are displaying.
• Change the values of elements in arrays you are
displaying.

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 Software Backup

To backup Mark VIe software is only necessary copy

the folder (and subfolder too) called “SITE”.

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