Omron SMART ACTIVE PARTS User manual

Advanced Industrial Automation
Smart Active Parts
Time is money!
Thanks to the advance of modern communication technology, modern plants are populated with
devices that can spill huge amount of data. However how much of this data is turned into useful
information, is still an interesting challenge.
Omron has developed a new concept called: ‘Smart Active Parts’.
This enables engineers to turn all of the information available
in modern machines, into a useful Human Machine Interface
in just four simple steps.
Conventional HMI programming
As the HMI evolves into a complete Machine Management Tools,
there is an ever-increasing need for engineers to master all of the
devices in a machine.
To design a comprehensive HMI, which enables operators
to configure, commission, operate and maintain a machine,
engineers need to:
• Program the HMI to manage a device
• Program the communication to the device
• Program the PLC to arrange the data from the device
• Test the communication
• Test the PLC program
• Test the HMI program
Of course all of this programming and testing consists of many
separate steps and takes designers a lot of time to complete.
Four steps solution: Click and Configure
The way Omron saves designers a lot of time, is with the help
of Smart Active Parts and Smart Field Devices. In just four simple
steps you can create a complete device management screen:
1. Create a new project
2. Open the Smart Active Parts Library
3. Choose a Smart Active Part
4. Configure the communication settings
Smart Active Parts are provided, free of charge, in the development
package for Omron’s NS-series HMI, NS-Designer.
Conventional design of a HMI application required
the developer to master PLC programming,
HMI programming and device communication.
With Smart Active Parts none of that is needed!

So what are Smart Active Parts?
Smart Active Parts are pre-programmed, pre-tested
visualization objects with embedded communica-
tion code, bringing ‘drag and drop’ simplicity
to HMI design.
Written and tested by Omron’s control experts,
these visualization objects are called Smart and
Active because they automate the communication
with the Omron Smart Field Devices. Unlike conven-
tional visualization objects, Smart Active Parts
automatically communicate, when needed across
multiple networks, with their corresponding devices.
They can be used to configure, commission, operate
and maintain these devices, without a single line
of code needing to be written in the PLC or the HMI.
Dramatically reducing development and
debugging time!
So what about the Smart Field Devices
Omron offers a vast range of Smart Field Devices
(e.g. Temperature Controllers, Inverters, Sensors).
There are over 1000 Smart Active Parts available,
multiple per device to configure, commission,
operate or maintain them.
These devices are called Smart, because they are
self-maintaining. The Smart Field Devices are
constantly monitoring key parameters and when
needed reporting this, by the built-in communica-
tion, to the HMI. This happens without the need
for the HMI or PLC to be in charge of checking each
device. This reduces both the load on the network
and the control burden on the PLC and HMI, so
improving the overall speed and response of the
control architecture of the machine.
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2. Open the Smart Active
Parts Library
3. Choose a Smart Active Part
4. Configure the communication
settings
Program HMI to manage
a device
Program the communication
to the device
Program the PLC to arrange
the data from the device
Test the communication
Test the PLC program
From Programming… …to Click and Configure in four steps.
Save days of work by having the Smart Active Parts work for you!
1. Create a new project
Test the HMI program
few days
few minutes
The library already consists of Smart Active
Parts for almost all Omron devices and
is growing every month.