GE Intelligent Platforms PAC8000 User manual

PAC8000 Workbench
Getting Started Guide
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Contents
Section 1 - Introduction 5
SCOPE.............................................................................................................................. 5
INTENDED READERS.......................................................................................................... 7
ACCESSING ADDITIONAL HELP ........................................................................................... 7
Drawing Templates ..................................................................................................... 7
Help Files..................................................................................................................... 8
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ............................................................................ 9
Training........................................................................................................................9
Website...................................................................................................................... 10
Technical Support...................................................................................................... 10
Section 2 – Workbench Software Components 11
WORKBENCH .................................................................................................................. 11
TAG EDITOR.................................................................................................................... 13
8000 IO CONFIGURATOR ................................................................................................ 14
CONTROLLER MODULES .................................................................................................. 15
STRATEGY BUILDER ........................................................................................................ 16
STRATEGY VIEWER ......................................................................................................... 17
DISCRETE CONTROL........................................................................................................ 18
SIMULATOR..................................................................................................................... 19
REPORTS........................................................................................................................ 20
CONTROLLER STATISTICS................................................................................................ 21
NETWORK CONFIGURATION UTILITY ................................................................................. 22
SECURITY FEATURES ...................................................................................................... 23
Section 3 – Installation 24
PRE-INSTALLATION INFORMATION..................................................................................... 24
INSTALLING THE PAC8000 CONTROL CENTER WORKBENCH............................................. 26
POST-INSTALLATION ACTIVITIES....................................................................................... 42
REPAIRING THE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................... 42
Section 4 – Additional Product CD Features 43
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS .................................................................................................. 43
INFORMATION.................................................................................................................. 46
Section 5 – Licensing 51
Section 6 – Project Tutorial 52
LAUNCHING THE WORKBENCH.......................................................................................... 54
CREATING A PROJECT ..................................................................................................... 55
INITIAL CONTROLLER SET UP........................................................................................... 57
CONFIGURING IO MODULES............................................................................................. 69
CREATING AND ASSIGNING PROJECT TAGS....................................................................... 77
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WORKING WITH PROCESS CONTROL STRATEGIES............................................................. 85
Creating a Process Control Strategy......................................................................... 85
Downloading to the Process Simulator ..................................................................... 89
Downloading to the Controller................................................................................... 91
Process Control Strategy Checkout.......................................................................... 93
WORKING WITH DISCRETE CONTROL STRATEGIES ............................................................ 94
Creating a Discrete Control Strategy......................................................................... 94
Downloading to the Logic Simulator........................................................................ 106
Downloading to the Controller................................................................................. 108
Discrete Control Strategy Checkout........................................................................ 110
RETRIEVING DATA FROM OTHER 8000 CONTROLLERS.................................................... 112
MAPPING POINTS FROM REMOTE MODBUS DEVICES....................................................... 119
LINKING TO INTOUCH..................................................................................................... 122
Connecting to DesignerSim..................................................................................... 122
Connecting to the Universal IO Server.................................................................... 126
IMPORTING TAGS INTO HMIS......................................................................................... 130
Importing Tags into Cimplicity................................................................................. 130
Importing Tags into iFIX.......................................................................................... 130
Importing Tags into Wonderware............................................................................ 130
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 132
Glossary 133
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Section 1 - Introduction
The PAC8000 Control System provides a fully integrated, open solution for process
control, discrete automation, strategy development, and process visualization. The
process engineer is supplied with the tools to design, implement, document, and maintain
a process control system using advanced control strategies or the IEC 61131-3
programming languages.
The PAC8000 Control System consists of a number of open system components,
including:
Workbench - an integrated project development environment that centralizes
and coordinates project engineering, including instrument index, control
strategies (process and discrete), process visualization, (operating faceplates),
history (alarming and trending), and project management.
HMI - components for the PAC8000 Operator Interface (HMI), plant historian,
and batch recipe management.
Control Platform - a rugged, field-mountable system consisting of the controller
and the 8000 Process IO system.
The Workbench is an integrated engineering environment, which automatically configures
the operator interface and historian. Due to the open nature of the system, other
components that make use of industry standards such as Modbus, OPC, Ethernet, and
HART can be easily integrated.
Note: PAC8000 Open Control components can be used with any HMI software that
communicates via Modbus or OPC.
Scope
The intent of this Getting Started Guide is to provide assistance in building your first
application using the PAC8000 Workbench; it is not intended to replace any of the
available training courses. However, working through these procedures leads to a greater
understanding of the Workbench, thereby enhancing the lessons in the training class. It is
also assumed that readers have a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and the
features of their operating system. The Workbench system components are described,
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the product installation procedure is explained, the licensing and registration process is
discussed, and a full project tutorial is provided. The installation process assumes that
you are installing the product for the first time. If you are upgrading an existing
installation, please refer to the Upgrade Instructions that were shipped with your
product CD.
This is not a hardware manual and no attempt is made to explain the details of the
hardware components of the system. For additional installation information, please refer
to:
• 8000 Controllers Hybrid, Process, Logic, & EBIM Instruction Manual Document
number: INM8521
• 8000 – 2/x I/O modules Instruction Manual (General Purpose and 2/2
Applications)
Document number: INM8100
• 8000 – 2/x I/O modules Instruction Manual (2/1 Applications) Document number:
INM8200
• 8000 – 2/x Power Supplies – Configurations and Installation Document number:
INM8900
An HMI is an integral part of any control system. While some aspects of Wonderware’s
InTouch are described in this guide, any HMI that can communicate via OPC, Modbus
RTU, or Modbus TCP can be used with the control system. For detailed HMI information,
please refer to the documentation provided by your HMI vendor.
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Intended Readers
This Getting Started Guide is intended for those users who are:
• Installing the PAC8000 Workbench for the first time.
• Upgrading an existing application of the PAC8000 Workbench.
• Learning how to use the PAC8000 Workbench.
• Currently using the PAC8000 Workbench, but wish to expand their knowledge in
key areas, such as the IEC 61131-3 programming language.
Accessing Additional Help
In addition to the Project Tutorial provided in this guide, there are various documents and
help files to assist in the successful operation of the PAC8000 Workbench. Some
examples are identified in this section.
Drawing Templates
Programming elements, such as basic PID loops, cascaded PID loops, adaptive
tuning PID loops, motor control functions, and time pulse controllers are frequently
used to implement control strategies. A set of template drawings is delivered and
installed with the system so that each customer will not have to build these common
elements.
When creating a drawing, you will notice a From Template option. Select this option
to display the system’s available templates. Once the appropriate template is chosen,
the new drawing is created using the blocks in this template. (You then have to
renumber the blocks so that they are appropriate for your project. The tag names
used in the template also need to be replaced with tag names that are appropriate for
your project.)
A detailed description of each template, as well as the blocks used, can be found in
the PAC8000 Workbench Help. To access Help, open the PAC8000 Workbench and
select the Help | Contents menu item. Pre-defined templates are listed in the
Templates | Available Templates section. Select the template for which you would
like additional information. You are presented with a description of the template
detailing the blocks used, as well as the template drawing.
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Help Files
Application Help
A full set of Help files is delivered and installed with the system. From any
application, (PAC8000 Workbench, Network Configurator, etc.) you may select Help
from the pull down Help menu item, click the Help option, if one is present on the
form, or press the F1 key on the keyboard to view the Help. Each Help file has a
detailed index, table of contents, and search function to expedite locating additional
information for a particular topic.
Function Block Manual
Detailed Help is also available for each function block in the Strategy Builder. Double-
click on a function block in Edit mode to access the Block Attributes dialog. Click
Help to display the Help for the block, including a description of the block, block
attributes, input parameters, and output parameters.
If this is your first time using the PAC8000 product, it is very likely that you are not
familiar with the blocks included in the Workbench. Though blocks may have similar
names among different products, each product implements blocks in a unique way.
To clarify the implementation of the PAC8000 product function blocks, a user’s
manual is installed in the product’s Documentation directory:
<installation_directory>\Documentation\Function Blocks Document.pdf
This document lists each available function block and a brief description of the
block’s function. From this high-level description, you can determine the correct block
to use and then access the function block online Help to understand the block’s
attributes, as well as its input and output parameters.
Workbench Wizards Manual
This manual lists the Wizards included with the PAC8000 Workbench that allow you
to quickly produce graphics in Wonderware’s InTouch. This manual is located at the
following path: <installation_directory\Documentation\Workbench Wizards.pdf
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
In addition to the online Help, the Workbench also contains a Frequently Asked
Questions section. From the PAC8000 Workbench, select the Help | Frequently
Asked Questions menu item; a list of commonly asked questions and their answers
is displayed.
In addition to the documentation provided within the product, various services are also
available to assist in accessing help. These services are described below.
Training
In the Americas:
PAC8000 offers three distinct training programs with formalized, instructor-led,
hands-on training to familiarize customers with the systems they have purchased.
• Core Components Training - This four-day class is designed to give students
the necessary skills to engineer, configure, and maintain a PAC8000 system.
Students create several projects during the class, allowing them to work
through the complete project development cycle multiple times during the class
(project configuration, tag creation, IO module configuration, control strategy
development, downloading, and debugging).
• Maintenance Training - This one-day class is designed to give students the
necessary skills to maintain and troubleshoot all areas of a PAC8000 system,
including hardware and control strategies.
• SafetyNet Workbench Training - This three-day class is designed to teach
students the skills necessary to configure, program, analyze, and troubleshoot
a safety system strategy. This class is not a class in functional safety, but how
to use our system, which is certified for use in an SIL2 application.
• On-site Training - In addition to the above training courses, on-site training is
also available, as needed. This allows the course to be customized for your
application needs.
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Website
The Website (www.ge-ip.com/support) contains links to data sheets and other
information that can help you find solutions to potential issues when building and
commissioning your control system.
Technical Support
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Online Technical Support: www.ge-ip.com/support
Phone: [phone]
Technical Support Email: [e-mail]
Customer Care Email: cust[email protected]m
Primary languages of support: English, French, German, Italian, Czech
Support in the Americas (Americas)
Online Technical Support: www.ge-ip.com/support
Phone: [phone]
Technical support email: suppo[email protected]
Customer care email: customerca[email protected]
Primary Languages of support: English
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