Operator WEStation User’s Guide

(Last updated on April 2004)

Section Title Page

Summary of Changes

Section 1. Introduction
1-1. Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-2. Contents of this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1-3. Additional Reference Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Section 2. Operator WEStation Overview

2-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2. WDPF Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-2.1. Data Highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-2.2. Broadcasting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-3. Process Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-3.1. Types of Process Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-4. Operator WEStation Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-5. WEStation Display Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Section 3. Getting Started

3-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2. Using the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-3. Using the Membrane Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-4. Using Touch Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3-5. Entering Data in Operator WEStation Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3-5.1. Accessing a Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3-5.2. Using the Alphanumeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3-5.3. Using the Numeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
3-5.4. Using the Date and Time Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
3-5.5. Using the Time Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
3-6. Using the Point Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3-7. Updating Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

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Section 4. Point Information System

4-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2. Accessing the Point Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-3. Displaying Data in the Point Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4-4. Modifying Point Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4-4.1. Modifying Analog Point Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4-4.2. Modifying Digital Point Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4-4.3. Modifying Packed Group Alarm Point Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4-4.4. Modifying Packed Group Point Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
4-4.5. Modifying Device Point Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4-5. Point Information Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Section 5. Base Alarm System

5-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2. Base Alarm Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-3. Base Alarm Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-3.1. Configuring the Base Alarm Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-3.2. Accessing the Base Alarm Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5-3.3. Base Alarm Window Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-3.4. Alarm List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5-3.5. Alarm History List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5-3.6. Unacknowledged Alarm List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5-3.7. Iconic Alarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5-3.8. Alarm Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5-3.9. Alarm Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5-3.10. Alarm Type (Status). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5-3.11. Alarm Value/Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5-3.12. Alarm Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5-3.13. Incremental Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5-3.14. Configuring Incrementals and Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5-4. Displaying Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5-4.1. Acknowledging Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5-4.2. Assigning Priorities and Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5-5. Printing Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5-6. WDPF Audio Alarm Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

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Section 6. Process Diagrams

6-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6-2. Accessing the Process Diagram Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6-2.1. Display Diagram Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6-3. Zooming the Display Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6-3.1. Zoom by Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6-3.2. Zoom by Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6-3.3. Selecting the Zoom Increment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6-4. Displaying Poke Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6-4.1. Display Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6-5. Recalling Diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
6-6. Process Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6-6.1. Accessing the Control Panel Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6-7. Control Tuning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6-7.1. Loops and Ladders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6-7.2. Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
6-7.3. Contact/Coil Forcing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
6-8. Displaying Loops and Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
6-8.1. Request Loop by Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
6-8.2. Request Loop by Point Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
6-8.3. Request Ladder by Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
6-8.4. Request Ladder by Point Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
6-8.5. Request Loop or Ladder by Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
6-8.6. Requesting a Loop or Ladder Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
6-9. Control Tuning Graphic Algorithms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
6-10. Control Tuning Text Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
6-11. Control Tuning Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
6-12. Control Tuning Digital Entry (PID) Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
6-13. Process Diagram Point Group Editor Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Section 7. Trend Display

7-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7-2. Accessing the Trend Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7-3. Creating Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7-4. Trend Layout Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
7-5. Trend Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
7-5.1. Defining a Trend Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
7-5.2. Displaying Trend Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
7-6. Viewing Point Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
7-7. Tabular Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
7-8. Defining Default Scale Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
7-9. Trend Display Window Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49

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Section 8. Highway Utilities

8-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8-2. Highway Error Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8-2.1. Viewing Drop Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8-2.2. Viewing Highway System Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8-2.3. System Status Display Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
8-3. Update Time Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
8-3.1. Broadcasting the Current Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
8-3.2. Updating Highway Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
8-3.3. Transferring Time Across Multiple Highways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
8-4. Using the “Put Highway Online” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Section 9. Point Search

9-1. Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9-2. Accessing the Point Search Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9-3. Point Search Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
9-3.1. Selecting a Characteristics Group for Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
9-3.2. Selecting Specific Characteristics for Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
9-4. Displaying a Point Search Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
9-4.1. Abnormal Reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
9-5. Printing a Point Search Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Section 10. Shift Log and General Message Display

10-1. Section Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10-2. Accessing the Shift Log Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10-3. Diary Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
10-4. Hardware Log Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
10-5. Shift Log Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
10-6. General Message Display Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10

Appendix A. Remote Display

Appendix B. Additional Error Messages

Glossary

Index

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Section 1. Introduction
1-1. Connection of Operator WEStation to Plant Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Section 2. Operator WEStation Overview

2-1. CRT Icon Display (Typical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Section 3. Getting Started

3-1. Typical WEStation Membrane Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3-2. Alphanumeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3-3. Numeric Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
3-4. Date and Time Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
3-5. Time Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

Section 4. Point Information System

4-1. Point Information Window (Reduced Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-2. Expanded Point Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4-3. Change Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Section 5. Base Alarm System

5-1. Base Alarm Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5-2. Alarm List Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
5-3. Alarm History List Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5-4. Unacknowledged Alarm List Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5-5. Typical Icon List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5-6. Typical Icon List, with Buttons and Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5-7. Acknowledge Pull-down Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
5-8. Alarm Filtering Definition Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
5-9. Bell Acknowledge Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

Section 6. Process Diagrams

6-1. Process Diagram Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6-2. Data Analysis and Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6-3. Operator Station Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6-4. Display Diagram Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

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Figure Title Page

Section 6. Process Diagrams (Cont’d)

6-5. Zoom Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6-6. Zoom Increment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6-7. Poke Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6-8. Display Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6-9. Control Panel Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6-10. Control Tune Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
6-11. Digital Entry Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
6-12. Point Group Editor Window (Level 8.4 and later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Section 7. Trend Display

7-1. Trend Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7-2. Trend Modify Window (Eight-character Network). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7-3. Trend Modify Window (Extended-Tag Network). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7-4. Horizontal Combined Trend Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
7-5. Vertical Combined Trend Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7-6. Vertical Side-by-Side Trend Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
7-7. Quadrant Trend Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
7-8. X-Y Plot Trend Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
7-9. Trend Groups Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
7-10. Time Value Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
7-11. Tabular Trend Display Window (8-Character Network). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
7-12. Tabular Trend Display Window (Extended-Tag Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
7-13. Trend Defaults Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47

Section 8. Highway Utilities

8-1. Sample Status Display Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8-2. Device Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8-3. Highway Utilities Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8-4. Highway Error Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8-5. Update Time Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
8-6. Transfer Time Properties Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

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List of Figures, Cont’d

Figure Title Page

Section 9. Point Search

9-1. Point Search Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9-2. Point Search Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Section 10. Shift Log and General Message Display

10-1. Shift Log Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10-2. Diary Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
10-3. General Message Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10

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List of Tables

Table Title Page

Section 1. Introduction
1-1. Reference Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Section 2. Operator WEStation Overview

2-1. Terms Used with the WEStation Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Section 3. Getting Started

3-1. Membrane Keyboard Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Section 4. Point Information System

4-1. Point Information Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Section 5. Base Alarm System

5-1. Alarm Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-2. Alarm Status Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Section 6. Process Diagrams

6-1. Results of Forcing Ladder Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Section 7. Trend Display

7-1. Trend Display Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49

Section 10. Shift Log and General Message Display

10-1. Shift Log Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9

Appendix B. Additional Error Messages

B-1. Error Messages in General Message Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

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This revision of “Operator WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8100) has been updated
to include information related to software release 8.5 and later. The changes
include:

• Information was added on accessing the WEStation Admin Tool to configure

the software packages through the Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs).

All sections include additional miscellaneous corrections, clarifications, and

additions.

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1-1. Overview
The Operator WEStation is a drop in the Westinghouse Distributed Processing
Family (WDPF®) that enables the user to view and control the current status of the
plant process control system. The Operator WEStation can display many diagrams
that allow the user to communicate with plant processes using other WDPF drops,
such as Distributed Processing Units (DPUs), on the WDPF Data Highway. (See
Figure 1-1 below.) Also, the user can monitor and control alarm conditions, enter
point information, and create trends.

This document describes the functions of the Operator WEStation and how to use
them.

WDPF *
Data
Highway
* Plant
DPU 1 Process
* 1

*
Operator
WEStation
*

* Plant
DPU 2 Process
* 2

* = Process Points

Figure 1-1. Connection of Operator WEStation to Plant Processes

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1-2. Contents of this Document

This document is organized into the following sections:

• Section 1. Introduction describes the organization of the Operator WEStation

manual.

• Section 2. Operator WEStation Overview provides an overview of WDPF

process control and the Operator WEStation.

• Section 3. Getting Started provides information the user needs before using
the Operator WEStation (such as using menus, keyboards, and so forth).

• Section 4. Point Information System provides instructions for accessing point

information on the Data Highway.

• Section 5. Base Alarm System provides instructions for displaying,

acknowledging, and printing alarms. It also discusses the WDPF Audio Systems.

• Section 6. Process Diagrams provides instructions for viewing process

diagrams. It also describes how to edit point groups.

• Section 7. Trend Display provides instructions for displaying graphical and

tabular trends with live points.

• Section 8. Highway Utilities provides instructions for viewing drop status

information and highway errors. It also describes how to update system time.

• Section 9. Point Search provides instructions for displaying a list of points with
the same characteristics, status conditions, and qualities.

• Section 10. Shift Log and General Message Display provides instructions for
creating and sending Diary and Hardware logs to the Historian WEStation drop
and other configured hosts.

• Appendix A. Remote Display provides information on using the Remote

Display function.

• Appendix B. Additional Error Messages provides a list of general error

messages that may appear in the General Message Display window.

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1-3. Additional Reference Documentation

Table 1-1 lists additional reference documentation which may be helpful while
using this document.
Table 1-1. Reference Documents
Document
Number Title Description
M0-0003 Self-Test Diagnostics Provides information on fault codes and the
System Status Diagram.
M0-8000 WDPF System Planning and Describes the planning, installation and start-up
Highway Installation Manual of the WDPF highways.
M0-8005 Drop Installation Manual Describes installation procedures for drops and
(WEStation Equipped) peripheral devices.
U0-0106 Standard Control Algorithms Lists and describes the WDPF standard
algorithms.
U0-0131 Record Types User’s Guide Provides information on process points and
record fields.
U0-0136 MAC™ Application Utilities Describes the procedures for creating loops and
User’s Guide ladders.
U0-8110 Operator WEStation Provides instructions for configuring the
Configuration Manual Operator WEStation.
U0-8115 Alarm Management System Describes the Alarm Management System.
User’s Guide
U0-8200 Engineering WEStation User’s Describes the directory structure for modifying
Guide files and lists the environment variables needed
for the various WEStation drops.
U0-8205 System Point Directory User’s Provides information on the System Point
Guide Directory.
U0-8210 WEStation Graphics Builder Provides information on defining custom colors
User’s Guide and fonts for process diagrams.
U0-8211 WEStation Graphics Language Describes the procedures for creating diagrams
Reference Manual and using application programs.
U0-8300 Defining and Configuring Provides information on defining an
WEStations configuring WEStations (for software Level 8.5
and later).
U0-8500 Historian WEStation User’s Guide Provides information on historical trends and
Operator Event Messages.

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In addition to the documents listed in Table 1-1, this manual may refer to
“applicable vendor documentation,” which is defined on a project basis. These
documents may include:

• Operating system (UNIX®/Solaris™) manuals.

• Window manager (OpenWindows™) documentation.

• Workstation hardware (Sun™) documentation.

• Peripheral device documentation.

“Man” pages (standard UNIX on-line documentation) are also available for
operating system functions and for certain WDPF functions.

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2-1. Section Overview

This section provides a brief description of the WDPF process control system and
an overview of each Operator WEStation function. The following topics are
included:

• WDPF overview (Section 2-2).

• Process control overview (Section 2-3).

• Operator WEStation functions (Section 2-4).

• WEStation display terms (Section 2-5).

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2-2. WDPF Overview

The Westinghouse Distributed Processing Family (WDPF) of products provides
total process control management. (For an overview of process control functions,
see Section 2-3.) WDPF integrates plant monitoring, continuous control, sequential
logic, and batch control systems into one network.

WDPF is modular. It permits the configuration of the process management system

exactly as it is needed. A small installation can be expanded to include as many as
254 intelligent modules (referred to as drops). Each drop is a separate module that
can perform various WDPF functions. The Distributed Processing Unit (DPU) is
the drop containing the printed circuit cards (I/O) that are attached to sensors on the
actual plant equipment. The point values measured by these sensors are broadcast
onto the WDPF Highway via the DPU drop.

The functions of the Operator WEStation allow the user to monitor the various
WPDF drops from user interface windows.

2-2.1. Data Highway

The basis for distributing information throughout a WDPF system is the Data
Highway. The Data Highway consists of coaxial cable, or a combination of both
coaxial cable and fiber optic cable, strung throughout the facility. The Data
Highway continuously broadcasts up to 16,000 analog values or 256,000 packed
digital values (or a combination of both). These values can be collected anywhere
over the entire length of the highway, and can be communicated to all other drops
on the highway, every one second or tenth of a second. Optionally, an additional
16,000 Extended System ID points (EXSIDs) may be available for operational
monitoring only. Once the highway is installed, the system can be expanded by
adding drops to the highway.

2-2.2. Broadcasting Points

The process of sending information across the Data Highway is called
broadcasting. Broadcasts may be periodic (every one second or 100 milliseconds)
or non-periodic (broadcast on demand).

Point values obtained or calculated by every drop can be automatically broadcast

onto the Data Highway at least once per second. The Data Highway broadcasts
point status and values to all drops simultaneously. All information broadcast on the
Data Highway is transparently available through the shared memory to the
microprocessor at every drop. Since point data broadcasts continuously, the Data
Highway provides a global Process Point database that is always available and
current. Control programs and plant operators have the latest point data available.

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2-3. Process Control Overview

Process control refers to the control of process parameters which can be measured
and controlled, such as temperature, pressure, flow, or level. Complex processes
such as distillation columns (petrochemical), bleach plants (paper), continuous cast
(steel), or combustion control (utilities) can be broken down to the coordinated
control of these basic parameters. The lowest common denominator of any process
control system is the control loop.

2-3.1. Types of Process Control

There are two primary types of process control: logic and modulating control.

Logic Control

Logic control consists of true/false (on/off) decision making, which is often

implemented as ladder logic. Process designers can use a graphics language to
incorporate control functions into a ladder diagram. The graphics ladder shows the
inputs, control logic, and outputs. It also shows how user-selected inputs are
configured to cause an assigned device to operate in a desired manner.

Logic control is often subdivided into sequential, combinatorial, and time-related

components. It is sometimes also known as digital control.

Modulating Control

Modulating control consists of a series of control loops, which manipulate

continuously varying control elements such as valves and dampers. The
proportional plus integral plus derivative (PID) controller is often central to
modulating logic.

Modulating control is often known as analog control.

A typical, modulating control loop consists of a Process Variable (PV) which is

controlled to a desired value known as the Set Point (SP) by a single controller or
control function.

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A control loop consists of four functional blocks:

• Process Variable is the process parameter that is to be controlled.

• Sensor is a device that measures the actual value of process variables.

Examples are thermocouples, pressure transmitters, and magnetic flow meters.

• Controller is an intelligent device which compares the difference between the

actual value of the process variable and the desired value of its set point. It then
sends an output signal to a final control device to set the difference to zero.

• Final Control Device is a mechanism that manipulates the controlled variable

in response to the controller’s output signal. Examples are valves, dampers,
motors, fans, or pumps.

The DPU provides control over the loops assigned to it by monitoring the operation
of each loop. The DPU ensures that the point values are kept at their respective set
points through the use of algorithms.

Note

For more information on loops and ladders,

see “MAC Application Utilities User’s
Guide” (U0-0136).

Algorithms

An algorithm is a mathematical procedure that produces an output from a set of one

or more inputs. The DPU algorithms may perform tasks such as scanning the input
signals from the sensor, comparing the actual point values to the set points,
computing the demands necessary to bring the point values into line with the set
points, and transmitting control signals to the final control device at the process.

Database

Information about a process variable is stored in the DPU as a point record. This
information can be broadcast onto the Data Highway for other drops to use, or can
be restricted to the drop from which it originates.

Information about any algorithm used by the DPU to control a variable is also stored
in the DPU as an algorithm record. The system records, the individual process point
data records, and the algorithm records make up the DPU database. The System
Point Directory is a master list that contains a cross reference to all database,
broadcast points in every drop in the system. For information on the System Point
Directory, see “ System Point Directory User’s Guide” (U0-8205).

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2-4. Operator WEStation Functions

The Operator WEStation allows the user to communicate with plant processes via
the Data Highway, and to monitor normal and abnormal plant conditions. When the
Operator WEStation is initially accessed, several icons appear, as shown in Figure
2-1 below:

Menu Process
System Diagram Icons Administrative Icon
Icons

Base Alarm Trend Display

Point
General Information
Message

Figure 2-1. CRT Icon Display (Typical)

Not all Operator WEStation functions are represented by icons. Some functions
may be located on menus located on the “Data Analysis and Maintenance” and the
“Custom Graphic” Menu System icons. For information on the Menu System, see
Section 3.

The Administrative icon displays the current date and time, and user-configurable
text, (such as the drop number for the Operator WEStation). See “Operator
WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for information on configuring this
icon.

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The following list provides a brief overview of the Operator WEStation systems:

• Menu System displays menus that enable the user to access other Operator
WEStation functions. For information, see Section 3.

• Point Information provides access to point information on the Data Highway.

For information, see Section 4.

• Base Alarm System displays information on abnormal conditions and plant

malfunctions. For information, see Section 5.

• Process Diagrams allows the user to view graphic representations of process

control. For information, see Section 6.

• Trend Display enables the user to display graphical and tabular trends with live
points. For information, see Section 7.

• Highway Error allows the user to view drop status information and highway
system errors. This information is accessed initially through the Menu System.
Subsequently, it may reside on various Process Diagrams. For information, see
Section 8.

• Update Time allows the user to broadcast and change the Data Highway time.
This information is accessed initially through the Menu System. Subsequently,
it may reside within an icon of its own. For information, see Section 8.

• Point Search allows the user to access current point information on the
highway. This information is accessed initially through the Menu System.
Subsequently, it may reside within an icon of its own. For information, see
Section 9.

• Shift Log provides the ability to create and send Diary and Hardware logs to the
HSR and other configured hosts. This information is accessed initially through
the Menu System. Subsequently, it may reside within an icon of its own. For
information, see Section 10.

• General Message Display displays messages sent from other Operator

WEStation functions. For information, see Section 10.

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2-5. WEStation Display Terms

Table 2-1 contains a listing of terms used in connection with the Operator
WEStation CRT display. The terms refer either to the appearance of text or symbols
on the screen or to the method of manipulating the mouse (or trackball).
Table 2-1. Terms Used with the WEStation Display

Term Definition
Apply button Button located on many data entry WEStation windows. Used to verify the
data, enter information into the database, and start a desired operation.
Close Action that requires a user to close a window to an icon.
Double click Action that requires a user to rapidly click the left mouse button twice.
Drag and Drop Window manager function that allows the user to “drag” data from one window
and “drop” it into the entry field in another window.
Eight-character WDPF network that contains process points whose names can be up to eight
network characters in length.
Extended-tag WDPF network that contains process points whose names can be up to sixteen
network characters in length.
Grayed out Color of a button or entry field that indicates that a function or menu item is
not available to the user under the present conditions.
Icon Graphical representation of a window in its minimized state.
Left click Action that requires a user to click the left mouse button once. The left
(“Select”) mouse button is used to select a window or an item inside a window.
Middle click Action that requires user to click the middle mouse button once. The middle
(“Adjust”) mouse button is used to deselect an item or select additional items.
Open Double click on an icon to open it to a window.

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Table 2-1. Terms Used with the WEStation Display (Cont’d)

Term Definition

Quality Status Typical Description

Display
Good none The data is usable as stands.
Fair F Can be the result of two factors:

1. An operator entered value

2. The result of a Quality Checking Algorithm in

the application (Loop propagation).
Poor P Generated from certain algorithms if some inputs
were bad and some were good.
Bad B Can be the result of four factors:

1. Faulty input hardware

2. Input out of specified sensor range (analog)

3. The removal of a point from scan

4. The result of a Quality Checking Algorithm

(Loop propagation).
Timed out T The point is not being updated. The drop that
broadcasts the point is probably off the highway.

The formal definition of “quality” does not include the status “Timed out.”
However, window displays that contain process point status usually include
Timed Out information in the same screen location as the four “Quality”
items.
Pushpin Symbol used to “pin” some menus or windows to workspace. Left click to
remove (or pin) the pushpin in order to close (or fasten) the menu or window.
Right click Action that requires a user to click the right mouse button once. The right
(“Menu”) mouse button is used to open a menu as identified with a horizontal or an
inverted triangle( or ).
Select Action that requires a user to click the left mouse button to choose an item
or window.
Workspace Graphical environment where menus and diagrams are located.

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Section 3. Getting Started

3-1. Section Overview

This section describes the basic functions of the Operator WEStation. These
functions include accessing menus and keyboards and entering information in user
entry fields.

The following topics are included:

• Using the Menu System (Section 3-2).

• Using the Membrane keyboard (Section 3-3).

• Using Touch screens (Section 3-4).

• Entering data in the Operator WEStation windows (Section 3-5).

• Using the Point Menu (Section 3-6).

• Updating data (Section 3-7).

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3-2. Using the Menu System

The Menu System enables the user to display menus and run programs at the
Operator WEStation. A typical menu configuration is supplied with the standard
release tape. However, users may configure the menus as they choose. For
information on creating menus, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”
(U0-8110).

For all procedures described in this manual, the examples use menus from the
typical configuration. Even though user-defined menus may differ in content from
the Westinghouse-supplied menus, the basic use of the menu system remains the
same. To describe the menu levels, four terms are used:

• Top-level Menu defines the first level (or page) of the menu system.

• Current Menu defines the menu that is currently accessed.

• Parent Menu defines the menu which is one level higher than the current menu.

• Child Menu defines the menu which is one level lower than the current menu.

The standard configuration displays two menu system icons at system start-up:
Data Analysis and Maintenance and Custom Graphics. From these top-level
menus, several Operator WEStation menus can be accessed. An Operator
WEStation configured with two monitors can display two copies of the standard
menus.

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Use the following procedures to access menus.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon. The Data Analysis and
Maintenance menu appears.

2. Select Operator Station Programs from the Data Analysis and Maintenance
menu.

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The Operator Station Programs menu displays.

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In addition to the Top Level Menu button and the Parent Menu button, the user
can move between the first and current level menus by right clicking on the
Menu System background space. A menu appears displaying the levels that
were accessed to get to the current menu. See figure below.

For information on using menus to access other drop functions, see “Engineering
WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8200).

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Two Monitors

An Operator WEStation can be configured with one or two monitors. An operator

may display different functions to appear on separate monitors. Only menus
displayed by the Menu System icons can be displayed simultaneously on both
monitors. All other windows can appear only on one monitor at a time. Process
Diagram windows can be switched from one monitor to the other using the Switch
function on the Process Diagram window (see Section 6).

CAUTION

DO NOT SELECT the Both or Right button on the

Data Analysis and Maintenance menu if the Operator
WEStation has only ONE monitor. If only one
monitor is being used and Both or Right is pressed,
the Operator WEStation will not be able to restart. To
avoid this situation, remove the Both and Right
buttons from the menu, if only one monitor is used.

If the Operator WEStation is configured to run with two monitors, a function on the
Menu System will allow the user to display the windows on one or both monitors. Use
the following procedure to change the location of Operator WEStation windows.

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1. From the Data Analysis and Maintenance menu, select the desired function
from the Switch the CRTs choice buttons, as shown below:

• Left places all windows on the left monitor.

• Both places windows on both monitors. The placement of each window is

determined during configuration.

• Right places all windows on the right monitor.

2. After the Operator WEStation windowing system has restarted, the windows
will appear on the selected monitor(s).

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3-3. Using the Membrane Keyboard

The Membrane Keyboard is an optional keyboard that is used in conjunction with
the standard keyboard and mouse. It allows the operator to access data acquisition
and control applications.

The Membrane Keyboard consists of nine groups of function keys and three modes of
operation: CONFIG, OPERATE, and UNLOCK. Users may configure functions to be
active or inactive in each of these modes. For information on configuring these modes,
see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

When a key on the membrane keyboard is pressed, a ‘beep’ will sound to

acknowledge the keystroke. The beep lets the operator know that the key has been
pressed firmly enough to register the keystroke.

When the membrane keyboard is used with an Engineering WEStation and it is set
to CONFIG mode, the Engineering WEStation Login window is displayed. When
CONFIG mode is exited, the Login window and all Engineering WEStation related
windows are removed. See “Engineering WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8200) for
more information on Engineering WEStation windows.

Figure 3-2 shows the membrane keyboard. Table 3-1 lists the function keys on the
membrane keyboard and describes their use.

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CUSTOM STANDARD FUNCTIONS KEY SWITCH ALPHANUMERIC

OPERATE
A B C D

UNLOCK CONFIG
MASTER GROUP DISP SYS LOG HIST MSG
REVIEW TREND TCU COPY
Figure 3-1. Typical WEStation Membrane Keyboard

MENU MENU MENU STATUS MENU MENU DISP E F G H

PROGRAMMABLE PAGE I J K L

P1 P3 P5 P7 UP M N O P

LEFT RIGHT

P2 P4 P6 P8 DOWN Q R S T
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CONTROL
DEV CTL
ALARM MAINT TUNE CURSOR Y Z SPACE

POINT PAGE DIGITL FRONT OPEN CLOSE

DOC ENTER 0 1 2 3
ACK ACK BACK CLOSE ALL
ENTRY

DIAG DIAG
3-9

NORMAL BELL STOP START

OPEN AUTO SUPV DISP DISP • 4 5 6
PRIORITY ACK TRAVEL 1 2
TRIP

ALARM ALARM UNACK TRIP STOP DIAG DIAG

CLOSE MAN CAS DISP DISP - 7 8 9
LIST HIST ALARMS ACK ACK 3 4

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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUNCTION KEYS

CUSTOM - Displays customer-defined diagrams or processes STANDARD FUNCTIONS - Initiate standard operator functions
ALARM - Access the Base Alarm System PAGE - Access related diagrams
CONTROL - Select and control Manual/Auto Stations ALPHANUMERIC - Enter data
CURSOR - Controls the positioning of the cursor KEYSWITCH - Set the mode of the Operator WESTation
PROGRAMMABLE - Perform Operator functions
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Table 3-1. Membrane Keyboard Function Keys

Function Key Groups Use

Alarm The alarm keys interface with the Base Alarm System. Refer to
Section 5 for more information on the Base Alarm System.
POINT ACK — Acknowledges the selected points,
(provided that the Alarm Window is open
and the acknowledge function is enabled).
Alarms selected via the mouse are
designated by placing an asterisk to the left
of the first field that is displayed.
PAGE ACK — Acknowledges all unacknowledged alarms
that are displayed on one “page” of the
alarm window, (provided that the
acknowledge function is enabled). The size
of the alarm window can be expanded to fit
more alarms on a single “page”. Other
pages can be viewed by scrolling the alarm
window.
BELL ACK — Silences the continuous audible sound,
(provided that the acknowledge function is
enabled).
NORMAL — Switches the current alarm mode. This
PRIORITY toggles between Normal Filtering Mode
and Priority Filtering Mode.
ALARM LIST — Displays the Alarm List and brings it to the
front.
ALARM HIST — Displays the Alarm History List and brings
it to the front.
UNACK ALARMS — Displays the Unacknowledged Alarm List
and brings it to the front.
Alphanumeric The membrane keyboard accommodates the alphanumeric keys “A”
through “Z”, “0” through “9”,“-”, “.”, and the space key. All
alphabetic letters are displayed in upper case. Lower case alphabetic
letters are not supported. The cursor must be positioned in the window
where these keys are to be used.

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Table 3-1. Membrane Keyboard Function Keys (Cont’d)

Function Key Groups Use

Control The control keys on the membrane keyboard emulate the standard
Operator WEStation Control Panel. See Section 6 for more
information on the Control Panel.
Cursor The cursor keys select diagram windows or control cursor
positioning.
ENTER — Emulates a carriage return or a left click of
the mouse.
DELETE — Emulates the Delete key. This key is
located below the CLOSE ALL key and
above the RIGHT ARROW key.
OPEN/CLOSE — Opens or closes a window to an icon.
FRONT/BACK — Moves a window to the front or back.
RIGHT ARROW — Tabs the cursor forward.
(Forward Tab)
LEFT ARROW — Tabs the cursor backward. In order to use
(Back Tab) this function, the window must be able to
interpret the “back tab” command.
CLOSE ALL — Closes all currently open windows to icons.
DIAG DISP (1-4) — Selects Process Diagram windows 1, 2, 3,
or 4 respectively.
For the Enter, Delete, Open/Close, Front/Back, Forward Tab, and
Backward Tab keys, the cursor must be positioned in the appropriate
window.
Custom The membrane keyboard enables the user to configure up to 50
custom keys. The custom keys may be used to display trends,
diagrams, or diagram groups; execute application programs; close all
windows except the process diagrams; show the soft keypad; or quit
all programs that are quitable. See “Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for more information on defining
custom keys.

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Table 3-1. Membrane Keyboard Function Keys (Cont’d)

Function Key Groups Use

Keyswitch The keyswitch is located in the upper right hand corner of the
membrane keyboard. The positioning of the keyswitch defines the
accessible functions based on the pre-configured files for each
position (CONFIG, OPERATE, and UNLOCK). See “Operator
WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for information on
configuring the keyswitch positions.
In addition, when CONFIG mode is entered on an Engineering
WEStation, the Login window is displayed. When CONFIG mode is
exited on an Engineering WEStation, the Login window and all
related windows are exited.
Page The page (UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT) keys cause the
appropriate diagram from the PAGE command instruction (with or
without groups) to be displayed in the selected process diagram
window. These keys emulate the Page menu button on the Process
Diagram window. For more information on the PAGE command, see
“WEStation Graphics Language Reference Manual” (U0-8211).
The BACK key performs the “Backward” (or recall) function for the
selected Process Diagram window (that is, it displays diagrams that
had been previously displayed). See Section 6 for more information
on the Process Diagram system.
Programmable The programmable keys (P1 through P8) are used to execute
application programs defined on the Process Diagram screen. The
choice of program functions depends on which process diagram
screen is currently selected. See Section 6 for more information on the
Process Diagram system. See “WEStation Graphics Language
Reference Manual” (U0-8211) for information on application
programs.

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Table 3-1. Membrane Keyboard Function Keys (Cont’d)

Function Key Groups Use

Standard Function The Standard Function keys initiate standard operator functions. For
the Master Menu, the Group Menu, the Log Menu, and the Hist Menu,
see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for
information on defining the menus.
MASTER MENU — Opens the menu defined as the MASTER
MENU.
GROUP MENU — Opens the menu defined as the GROUP
MENU.
DISP MENU — Displays the top level diagram in the
selected Process Diagram window. See
Section 6.
SYS STATUS — Displays the System Status diagram in the
selected Process Diagram window. See
“Self-Test Diagnostics” (M0-0003) for
information on the System Status diagram.
LOG MENU — Opens the menu defined as the LOG
MENU.
REVIEW — Executes the Point Search program. See
Section 9.
TREND — Displays the Trend Groups window. See
Section 7.
HIST MENU — Opens the menu defined as the HIST
(Historical Trend) MENU.
TCU — Not available at present.
MSG DISP — Opens the General Message Display
window, or if it is already open, brings it to
the front. See Section 10.
COPY — Executes the Screen Copy program. The
cursor must be positioned in the screen to
be copied.
WEStation drops have dual CRT capability, with each CRT
displaying identical menus. At the time of a Master Menu, Log Menu,
Group Menu, or Hist Menu key selection, the CRT that contains the
cursor will also contain the response.

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3-4. Using Touch Screens

The Touch Screen option allows the operator to quickly position the cursor on
buttons or poke fields displayed on the CRT screen. Instead of using the keyboard
or mouse, the operator positions the cursor by placing a finger on the screen at the
desired location. The cursor displayed on the CRT screen provides immediate
feedback to the operator concerning the position of a finger on the CRT screen.

The operator makes selections by touching the screen with a finger. Touching the
screen emulates pressing the left mouse button. Pulling the finger away from the
screen emulates releasing the left mouse button. For information on using a mouse,
see the applicable window manager documentation.

Note

Touch screens are not intended to take the place of a

mouse or keyboard. Touch screens are used in
addition to these input devices.

Touch screens may be used with one or two CRT screens. The hardware required to
run touch screens is listed below:

• Touch Screen CRT monitor.

• Serial port connection (serial port A, serial port B, or external serial port).

For information on hardware configuration, see “Drop Installation Manual”

(M0-8005).

A special software configuration is required to run Touch screens. For information

on software configuration, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”
(U0-8110).

Note

When creating poke fields that will be used on a

touch screen monitor, the user should make them
large enough to touch and space them far enough
apart so as not to interfere with other functions. For
more information on creating poke fields, see
“WEStation Graphics Language Reference Manual”
(U0-8211).

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3-5. Entering Data in Operator WEStation Windows

Data can be entered in the Operator WEStation windows using the standard
keyboard, membrane keyboard, or the soft keyboard. The soft keyboard allows the
user to enter alphanumeric data without the use of the standard keyboard. Data is
‘dragged’ from the keyboard window and ‘dropped’ into an entry field of another
window. The Drag and Drop concept can also be used from other windows that
display numeric or text data. For example, a point displayed in the Point Search
window can be dragged into the Point Name field on the Trend Display window.

The soft keyboard is accessed from any data entry field in a window.

There are four soft keyboard layouts in the Keyboard window:

• Alphanumeric (Section 3-5.2).

• Numeric (Section 3-5.3).

• Date and time (Section 3-5.4).

• Time (Section 3-5.5).

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3-5.1. Accessing a Soft Keyboard

Use the following steps to access a soft keyboard and to use the drag and drop function.

1. In any appropriate window, middle click on the desired data entry field. (The
Trend Groups window is shown in the example below.)

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The soft keyboard appears.

Keyboard
Choice Box

2. Select the desired keyboard from the Keyboard Choice Box.

Note

The keyboard layout that is applicable to the entry

field appears initially. For example, if the entry
field takes numeric data, the Numeric Keyboard
appears. Each of the keyboards is described in the
following sections.

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3. For this example, the Alphanumeric keyboard was chosen. To use this keyboard,
select the desired characters. As the character is selected, it appears in the Data
Bar. Once the data is entered in this window, it can be dragged and dropped into
another data field. In this example “Group 1” is selected.

Data Bar

4. Left click and hold on the data in the Data Bar and drag the data to the desired
entry field.

Gro

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5. Release the mouse button. The data now appears in the selected entry field.

Gro

Note

The line at the bottom of the entry field is

usually defined most clearly. Drag the cursor
until the tip of the arrowhead is barely above
that horizontal line. Then release the button.

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3-5.2. Using the Alphanumeric Keyboard

Use the following steps to enter alphanumeric characters on the Alphanumeric
keyboard.

1. Access a soft keyboard according to the procedures in Section 3-5.1. Select

“Alpha-numeric” from the Keyboard choice box.

The Alphanumeric keyboard displays (see Figure 3-2 ).

Figure 3-2. Alphanumeric Keyboard

2. Select one of the options from the Shift choice box.

• No-shift displays lower case letters and number keys.

• Shift and Alt-shift display upper case letters and symbols.

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Notes

The Accent choice box allows the user to select the

appropriate accent symbols (grave, acute,
circumflex, tilde, or umlaut/diaeresis).

The letters “y” and “z” will transpose and the Alt-
shift and Accent choice boxes will only display if the
Soft Keyboard Style item in the MMI Operator
Station Configuration GUI is set to SwissGerman.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF
Admin Tool to access the MMI Operator Station
Configuration GUI.

3. Select the desired characters. As the character is selected, it appears in the Data
Bar.

• To enter a blank space between characters, select the Space button.

• To clear the text in the data bar, select the Clear button.

• To delete the last entered character, select the Delete button.

4. Left click and hold on the data in the Data Bar and drag the data to the desired
entry field. For information on the drag and drop function, see Section 3-5.

3-5.3. Using the Numeric Keyboard

Use the following procedures to enter a numeric value in the Numeric Keyboard.

1. Access a soft keyboard according to the procedures in Section 3-5.1. Select

Numeric from the Keyboard Choice Box.

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The Numeric keyboard displays (see Figure 3-3 ).

Range
Choice
Boxes

Figure 3-3. Numeric Keyboard

2. Select the desired digits. As the digit is selected, it appears in the Data Bar. The
value is displayed in decimal format (if the decimal number is too large, the
keyboard will automatically convert it to scientific notation).

• To express the value in scientific notation, select the Exp button. (This
button toggles between standard and exponential.)

• To set the value to zero, select the Clear button.

• To delete a character, highlight it using the middle mouse button. Select the
Delete button to delete the highlighted character. (If no character is selected,
the right-most character is deleted.)

3. Select a value range from the Range Choice Boxes. The ranges are a percentage
of the current value.

• Fine (limits) = +/- 02% of the current value.

• Medium (limits) = +/- 2.0% of the current value.

• Rough (limits) = +/- 200% of the current value.

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Slide Bar

4. Use the Slide Bar to adjust the value to the upper and lower limits.

5. Left click and hold on the data in the Data Bar and drag the data to the desired
entry field. For information on the drag and drop function, see Section 3-5.1.

3-5.4. Using the Date and Time Keyboard

The Date and Time keyboard allows the user to enter the date and time in the
format DD-MMM-YY hh:mm:ss that is frequently required to update time for the
highway and other drops. Use the following procedure to enter the date and time.

1. Access a soft keyboard according to the procedures in Section 3-5.1. Select

Date and Time from the Keyboard choice box.

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The Date and Time Keyboard appears (see Figure 3-4 ).

Date and
Time Units
choice
boxes

Figure 3-4. Date and Time Keyboard

2. Select one of the options from the Date and Time Units choice boxes. The
applicable unit is highlighted in the Data Bar. The keypad is numeric for all
entries except when month is selected, as shown in Figure 3-4 .

Note

The Msec choice box is used only if the Msec

toggle button was selected.

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3. Select the desired digits (or month) from the keypad. As the entry is selected, it
appears in the data bar in the applicable format.

• To enter the current Operator WEStation time, select the Current Time
button.

• To enter the time as 00:00:00, select the Midnight button.

• To enter milliseconds, select the Msec button. (This button toggles between
displaying milliseconds and not displaying milliseconds.)

4. Use the slide bar to adjust the currently displayed time value by relative
amounts. The units and range of the slide bar depend on the Time Units
selection. The units and their corresponding ranges are listed below:

• Day, range = +/- 7

• Month, range = +/- 6

• Year, range = +/- 4

• Hours, range = +/- 12

• Minutes, range = +/- 30

• Seconds, range = +/- 30

• Milliseconds, range = 0 through 999

Note

The time zone is automatically determined from

the system time.

5. Left click and hold on the data in the Data Bar and drag the data to the desired
entry field. For information on the drag and drop function, see Section 3-5.

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3-5.5. Using the Time Keyboard

The Time keyboard allows the user to enter the time in the frequently required
format of hh:mm:ss. Use the following procedure to enter the time.

1. Access a soft keyboard according to the procedures in Section 3-5.1. Select

Time from the Keyboard choice box.

The Time keyboard displays (see Figure 3-5 ).

Time Units
choice boxes

Figure 3-5. Time Keyboard

2. Select one of the options from the Time Units choice boxes. The applicable unit
is highlighted in the Data Bar.

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3. Select the desired digits from the keypad. As the digit is selected, it appears in
the Data Bar.

• To reset the time to 00:00:00, select the Clear button.

4. Use the slide bar to enter an absolute time.

5. Left click and hold on the data in the Data Bar and drag the data to the desired
entry field. For information on the drag and drop function, see Section 3-5.

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3-6. Using the Point Menu

The Point Menu allows the user to view data for individual points. It can quickly
access the following three windows:

• Point Information. Enables the user to view or modify point data.

• Trend Display. Enables the user to view point activity for an individual point
on a “mini-trend.”

• Process Diagram. Enables the user to view signal and summary diagrams
directly associated with one point.

The Point Menu can be accessed from any Operator WEStation window that
displays a point name or point value, such as the Base Alarm window, a Point
Search window, or a Process Diagram window.

Use the following procedure to access the Point Menu.

1. Select a point name or point value on any applicable window. For this example,
the Process Diagram window is shown.

2. Click right. The Point Menu appears. The point name (for this example,
“WIDDMDWL”) appears at the top of the menu, as shown below:

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3. Select a Point Menu option. The applicable window appears.

• Information. Displays the Point Information window, see Section 4.

• Mini-Trend. Displays the Trend Display window, see Section 7.

• Summary Diagram. Displays the Process Diagram window, see Section 6.

• Signal Diagram. Displays the Process Diagram window, see Section 6.

Note

The diagrams associated with a specific point are

defined in the point record (Signal Diagram) and
System Point Directory (Summary Diagram).
For more information on these diagram, see
“System Point Directory User’s Guide”
(U0-8205).

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3-7. Updating Data

Windows containing fields that are continuously updating may be configured with
an update signal in the lower right corner. The update signal blinks to indicate the
data is currently being updated. In the figure below, the Point Value, High Limit,
Low Limit, Incremental Limit, and Deadband fields are updating every second.

Update
Signal

Note

The use of an updating signal is configurable. See

“Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”
(U0-8110) for more information.

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4-1. Section Overview

The Point Information System provides access to point information from the Data
Highway and System Point Directory. From the Point Information window, the user
can view point information, or make adjustments to point attributes, such as
entering a new point value or disabling alarm checking.

The following topics are included in this section:

• Accessing the Point Information window (Section 4-2).

• Displaying data in the Point Information window (Section 4-3).

• Modifying point data (Section 4-4).

• Point Information error messages (Section 4-5).

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4-2. Accessing the Point Information Window

The Point Information window is accessed from the Point Information icon at the
Operator WEStation. This window can also be accessed from the Point Menu, as
described in Section 3. Point information can be displayed for the following point
types.

• Analog (AI, AL, AB, AC, AM)

• Device (VC)

• Digital (DI, DL, DC, DM)

• Drop (DU)

• Packed Group (GP)

• Packed Group Alarm (BG, BN)

• Packed Digital (PB)

• K Algorithm (KV, KF)

• L Algorithm (LV, LF, L8, L4, L2)

• M Algorithm (MV, MA, MP)

• P Algorithm (P3, P2, P1)

Use the following procedure to access the Point Information window.

1. Open the Point Information icon.

2. The Point Information window appears, as shown in Figure 4-1 .

Figure 4-1. Point Information Window (Reduced Mode)

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The Point Information window displays point data in two modes:

• Reduced Mode (as shown in Figure 4-1 ) displays only a brief list of point data
contained in the point record, and if applicable, data from the BG Bit Descriptor
file. Generally, this mode includes point value, status, and alarm information.
When the Point Information window is in reduced mode, the Expand button is
available.

• Expanded Mode (as shown in Figure 4-2 ) displays all data contained in the
point record, data from the System Point Directory (SPD), and if applicable,
data from the BG Bit Descriptor file. When the Point Information window is in
expanded mode, the Reduce button is available.

Notes

The BG Bit Descriptor file only applies if BG

and BN points are used in the system. See
“Record Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131) for
information on BG and BN points.

The user can also resize the window by

double-clicking (pressing the left mouse
button twice quickly) on the title bar of the
window. If the window is reduced, it will
resize to the entire height of the screen. To
return the window to its original size, double
click on the title bar again.

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Figure 4-2. Expanded Point Information Window

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4-3. Displaying Data in the Point Information Window

Point data can be displayed in the Point Information window in one of the
following ways:

• By directly entering the point name in the Point Name entry field.

• By accessing the Point Menu from a point name or value in another window
(see Section 3 for information on the Point Menu).

• By dragging a point name into the canvas display area (shown in Figure 4-1 as
the black area) of the Point Information window.

Note

The “canvas” area refers to the portion of a

window that is controlled by the scroll bars.

Use the following procedure to enter a point name on the Point Information
window.

1. Enter the point name in the Point Name field, as shown below. Use the Reset
button, if necessary, to clear the Point Name entry field.

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2. Select the Apply button. The information for that point appears in the Point
Information window, as shown below:

• To change the mode of the window, select the Expand (or Reduce) button.

• To modify the point attributes for the point displayed in the window, select
the Change Data button. For information on how to modify point data, see
Section 4-4

Note

The Change Data button is not valid for all point

record types. The Change Data button is grayed
out for point types to which it does not apply.

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4-4. Modifying Point Information

The Change Data window is used to modify point attributes for the following point
types:

• Analog (AI, AL, AB), as described in Section 4-4.1.

• Digital (DI, DL) as described in Section 4-4.2.

• Alarm Group (BG, BN) as described in Section 4-4.3.

• Packed Group (GP) as described in Section 4-4.4.

• Device (VC) as described in Section 4-4.5.

For more information on point types, see “Record Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131).

An example of the Change Data window for analog points is shown in Figure 4-3 .
Point attributes may be modified by entering a value in an entry field or selecting an
option from the attribute choice boxes. The current status or value of each point
attribute is also displayed in this window.

Attribute Choice
Boxes

Value Entry Fields

Current Status or
Value

Figure 4-3. Change Data Window

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For each change made to this window, an Operator Event Message is generated.
For information on Operator Event Messages, see “Historian WEStation User’s
Guide” (U0-8500).

If an error is detected, an error message appears at the bottom of the Change Data
window. If more than one change is entered before the Apply button is selected,
each change is processed even if an error is detected in another entry. For example,
if the Scan status was set to Off, and the High Limit value was entered at
123.456.789, the error on the High Limit entry (two decimal points) would not
prevent this point from being removed from scan.

Each change has up to five seconds to be reflected in the current data highway. If a
change is not completed in this time period, the operation is reported as timed out.

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4-4.1. Modifying Analog Point Attributes

The Change Data window for analog points (AI, AL, AB) shows the current status
and value of an analog point. Use the following procedure to modify point attributes
for analog points.

1. Enter an analog point name in the Point Information window.

2. From the Point Information window, select the Change Data button. The
Change Data window for analog points appears, as shown below.

Note

The value of the LC field determines which limit

checking fields will be displayed on the Change
Data window. The limit checking fields are Limit
Check, High Limit, Low Limit, Inc Limit, and
Deadband. For more information on the LC field,
see “Record Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131).

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3. Select attributes to change from the applicable choice boxes or entry fields.

• Scan determines scan status of the point. If Scan status is On, the point
value (“Analog Value” record field) is being updated from the I/O or control
function. If status is Off, the point value is not being updated. Scan must be
turned Off before operators can make changes (“Enter Values”) to the Point
Value field.
SC appears next to the Scan status when the status is Off.

• Alarm Check determines the status of sensor alarm checking. If Alarm

Check is On, all alarms are checked and reported.
AR appears next to the Alarm Check status when the status is Off.

• Limit Check determines the status of limit checking. If Limit Check is On,
both limit alarms and sensor alarms are checked and reported.
LR appears next to the Limit Check status when the Limit Check is Off.

• Auto Cutout determines whether the results of the alarm cutout algorithm
shall be enabled or disabled.
CD appears next to the Auto Cutout status when the status is Off.

• Ext Calibr (External Calibration) determines whether the point is unlatched

(that is, all previous calibration statuses are cleared) or is latched to a good,
fair, poor, or bad status.
EC appears next to the Ext Calibr status when the point is latched.

Note

Calibration status is also known as Quality and is

continuously broadcast together with the point
value. (See Section 2 for Quality definitions.)

• Point Value displays the current value of the point. Operators must remove
the point from scan before entering a new point value.
EV appears next to the current value when it is an entered value.

• High Limit displays the high alarm limit value. (AB record types also have
a High High Limit and a High Inc Limit.)

• Low Limit displays the low alarm limit value. (AB record types also have a
Low Low Limit and a Low Inc Limit.)

• Inc Limit (Incremental) displays the incremental alarm limit for AI and AL
record types only. The incremental limit is used to produce “High Wave”
and “Low Wave” alarms.

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• Deadband displays the deadband value for an analog point. A deadband is

used to reduce the sensitivity of limit alarms to noisy signals.

4. Select the Apply button. The information is applied to the Point Information
window.

• To reset the point attributes to their last applied values, select the Reset
button.

4-4.2. Modifying Digital Point Attributes

The Change Data window for digital points (DI, DL) shows the current status and
value of a digital point. Use the following procedure to modify point attributes for
digital points.

1. Enter a digital point name in the Point Information window.

2. From the Point Information window, select the Change Data button. The
Change Data window for digital points appears, as shown below.

3. Select the desired attributes to change from the applicable choice boxes.

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• Scan determines the scan status of the point. If Scan status is On, the point
value (bit “zero” of the “Digital Status Word” record field) is being updated
from the I/O or control function. If status is Off, the point value is not being
updated. Scan must be turned Off before operators can make changes
(“Enter Values”) to the Point Value field.
SC appears next to the Scan status when the status is Off.

• Alarm Check determines the status of sensor alarm checking. If Alarm

Check is On, all alarms are checked and reported.
AR appears next to the Alarm Check status when the status is Off.

• Auto Cutout determines whether the results of the alarm cutout algorithm
shall be enabled or disabled.
CD appears next to the Auto Cutout status when the status is Off.

• Ext Calibr (External Calibration) determines whether the point is unlatched

(that is, all previous calibration statuses are cleared) or is latched to a good,
fair, poor, or bad status.
EC appears next to the Ext Calibr status when the point is latched.

• Alarm State determines which state of the digital point constitutes an

alarm, as defined by the AR record field (see “Record Types User’s Guide”
(U0-0131) for more information on this record type). The choices are listed
below:

— If this field is set to 0, the point will got into alarm when its value is 0.

— If this field is set to 1, the point will go into alarm when its value is 1.

— If this field is set to ST CHG (state change), the point is defined as a State
Change digital point

— If this field is set to 0 - > 1, the point will go into alarm when the current
value makes a transition from 0 to 1.

— If this field is set to 1 - > 0, the point will go into alarm when the current
value makes a transition from 1 to 0.

• Point Value displays the current point value (0 or 1). Operators must
remove the point from scan before entering a new value.
EV appears next to the current value when it is an entered value.

4. Select the Apply button. The information is applied to the Point Information
window.

• To reset the point attributes to their last applied values, select the Reset
button.

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4-4.3. Modifying Packed Group Alarm Point Attributes

The Change Data window for packed group alarm points (BG, BN) shows the
alarm checking status and whether a force bit condition exists. Use the following
procedure to modify point attributes for alarm group points.

1. Enter a packed group alarm point name in the Point Information window.

2. From the Point Information window, select the Change Data button. The
Change Data window for packed group alarm points appears, as shown below.

3. Select the desired attributes to change from the applicable choice boxes.

• Alarm Check determines the status of alarm checking. If Alarm Check is

On, all alarms are checked and reported.
AR appears next to the Alarm Check status when the status is Off.

• Auto Cutout determines whether the results of the alarm cutout algorithm
shall be enabled or disabled.
CD appears next to the Auto Cutout status when the status is Off.

• Force All Bits determines if a force (“enter value”) condition is to be

applied to all bits. See Section 6 for information on forcing. The choices are:

— Set All sets the force bit for all bits.

— Clear All clears the force bit for all bits.

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• Force One Bit determines if a force condition is to be applied to one bit (the
bit specified in the Bit Position entry field). See Section 6 for information
on forcing. The choices are:

— Force Value 0 sets the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position
entry field. It also sets the value of the bit to 0.

— Force Value 1 sets the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position
entry field. It also sets the value of the bit to 1.

— Set Force sets the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position entry
field. It does not affect the value.

— Clear Force clears the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position
entry field. It does not affect the value.
• Bit Position selects the bit to be forced or cleared.

4. Select the Apply button. The information is applied to the Point Information
window.

• To reset the point attributes to their last applied values, select the Reset
button.

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4-4.4. Modifying Packed Group Point Attributes

The Change Data window for packed group points (GP) shows the current point
value, and whether a force condition is set for all bits or one bit. Use the following
procedure to modify point attributes for packed group points.

1. Enter a packed group point name in the Point Information window.

2. From the Point Information window, select the Change Data button. The
Change Data window for packed group points appears, as shown below.

3. Select the desired attributes to change from the applicable choice boxes.

• Force All Bits determines if a force condition is to be applied to all bits. See
Section 6 for information on forcing. The choices are:

— Set All sets the force bit for all bits.

— Clear All clears the force bit for all bits.

• Point Value displays the current value of the point. The point value is
expressible as a four digit hexadecimal number. The entry field allows the
user to set the value bits. Only bits that are forced can have their value bits
changed.

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• Force One Bit determines if a force condition is to be applied to one bit (the
bit specified in the Bit Position entry field). See Section 6 for information
on forcing. The choices are:

— Force Value 0 sets the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position
entry field. It also sets the value of the bit to 0.

— Force Value 1 sets the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position
entry field. It also sets the value of the bit to 1.

— Set Force sets the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position entry
field. It does not affect the value.

— Clear Force clears the force bit for the bit specified in the Bit Position
entry field. It does not affect the value.
• Bit Position selects the bit to be forced or cleared.

4. Select the Apply button. The information is applied to the Point Information
window.

• To reset the point attributes to their last applied values, select the Reset button.

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4-4.5. Modifying Device Point Attributes

The Change Data window for device points (VC) shows the current alarm
checking status, scan status, and external calibration status of a single device point.
Use the following procedure to modify point attributes for device points.

1. From the Point Information window, select the Change Data button. The
Change Data window for device points appears, as shown below.

2. Select the desired attributes to change from the applicable choice boxes.

• Scan determines the scan status of the point. If Scan status is On, the point
value (“Device Status Word” record field) is being updated from the I/O. If
status is Off, the point value is not being updated.
SC appears next to the Scan status when the status is Off.

• Alarm Check determines the status of alarm checking. If Alarm Check is

On, all alarms are checked and reported.
AR appears next to the Alarm Check status when the status is Off.

• Auto Cutout determines whether the results of the alarm cutout algorithm
shall be enabled or disabled.
CD appears next to the Auto Cutout status when the status is Off.

• Ext Calibr (External Calibration) determines whether the point is unlatched

(that is, all previous calibration statuses are cleared) or is latched to a good,
fair, poor, or bad status.
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3. Select the Apply button. The information is applied to the Point Information
window.

• To reset the point attributes to their last applied values, select the Reset
button.

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4-5. Point Information Error Messages

Messages that may appear when using the Point Information and Change Data
windows are shown in Table 4-1 . These messages appear in the bottom left corner
of the Point Information or the Change Data window. Some error messages may
be sent to the General Message Display window. For information on additional
messages that appear in the General Message Display window, see Appendix B.
Table 4-1. Point Information Error Messages
Message Description

BGD Home Directory Not Cannot obtain $WDPF_BGD environment. See the
Initialized System Administrator.

Error Opening BG Bit Descriptor Error detected while opening BG Bit Descriptor file. See
File the System Administrator.

Error Opening Shared Memory Error detected while initializing access to the Data
Highway(s). See the System Administrator.

Error Opening System Point Error detected while opening the System Point Directory.
Directory See the System Administrator.

Error Retrieving BG Descriptor Bit descriptors are not available for the currently applied
Data point (for BG and BN type points only).
Error Retrieving Point Directory Error occurred when accessing System Point Directory
Data data.

Error Retrieving Highway Data Error detected while reading point data from the WDPF
Data Highway. This may indicate that the applied point is
not being broadcast on the WDPF Data Highway. See the
System Administrator.

Illegal Embedded Space A space was detected in an entry field on a change data
window.

Illegal Multiple Decimal Points Multiple decimal places detected in a real number entry
on a Change Data window.
Invalid Hexadecimal Value A valid hexadecimal number is required. Valid range is
0000 to FFFF.

Invalid Point Name Entered The given point name contains invalid ASCII characters
or has an invalid format. For a list of valid point names,
see the System Point Directory.

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Table 4-1. Point Information Error Messages (Cont’d)

Message Description

Invalid Real Value Entered A valid real number value is required.

Point Name Not Found The entered point name is not defined in the System Point
Directory.

Point Timed Out A point command did not complete in a timely fashion,
command may have failed

SPD Home Directory Not Cannot obtain $WDPF_PDIR environment.

Initialized

Value Entered Out Of Range An entry on a Change Data window was out of its valid
range.

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5-1. Section Overview

The Base Alarm System allows the user to monitor plant operations and
acknowledge alarm conditions such as drop time-outs, points out of range, and state
changes.

The Base Alarm System uses four types of alarm displays:

• Alarm List displays the current alarms.

• Alarm History List displays the most recent 5,000 alarm occurrences.

• Unacknowledged Alarm List displays the unacknowledged alarms in the

reverse order of the Alarm List.

• Icon List displays icons corresponding to groups of alarms. The grouping is

based on priority and plant areas; as many as 200 groups (25 rows and
8 columns) are allowed.

The following topics are included in this section:

• Base Alarm Terms (Section 5-2).

• Base Alarm Window (Section 5-3).

• Displaying Alarms (Section 5-4).

• Printing Alarms (Section 5-5).

• Audio Systems (Section 5-6).

Note

This manual provides instructions on using the Base

Alarm System. For information on using the Alarm
Management System, see “Alarm Management
System User’s Guide” (U0-8115).

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5-2. Base Alarm Terms

The following terms are used when discussing alarms:

• Acknowledged Alarms -- When an alarm occurs, some type of operator action

is usually necessary. Typically, the operator will press the Acknowledge button
on the Alarm System window which “acknowledges” the selected alarms. This
indicates that the operator is aware of the alarm condition and any appropriate
action has been or will be taken.

• Alarm Destinations -- Each of the Operator WEStations in the system can be

defined to receive alarms from specific plant areas, or destinations. This is done
by assigning a unique plant area to each process point. Destinations may be
defined by physical or functional areas. Each WEStation can be assigned to
receive alarms for specific plant areas or for the entire system.

• Alarm History List -- A list that displays the most recent 5,000 alarm
occurrences.

• Alarm List -- A list that displays the current alarms in the system by showing
only one entry per point. The maximum number of alarms on this list cannot
exceed 16,384 per highway.

• Alarm Priority -- Priorities are used to distinguish the relative importance of

alarm conditions. Each process point can have an alarm priority assigned to it.
Priorities may be assigned from 0 to 3, where 0 is the lowest priority and 3 is
the highest. (For analog points, separate priorities may be assigned to the high
and low alarm limit; SENSOR uses the greater of the two values and RETURNS
use the lesser of the two values. See “Record Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131)
for more information.).

• High Limit and Low Limit -- Analog points can have a high limit and a low
limit value assigned to them. When either of these values are exceeded, an alarm
status for the point is broadcast onto the Data Highway.

• High High and Low Low Limit -- Extended analog points (AB record types
only) can have a high high limit and a low low limit value assigned to them.
When either of these values are exceeded, an alarm status for the point is
broadcast onto the Data Highway.

• Incremental -- In addition to high and low value limits for an analog point, an
incremental value can be assigned. When incremental alarms are activated,
information is sent to the Operator WEStation to indicate whether the value for
a point in alarm is getting better or worse (whether the value for the point is
moving farther away from or closer to the high or low limit).

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• Normal/Priority Mode -- Two modes exist for alarm reporting: Normal mode
and Priority mode. The priority and destination of alarms for Normal and Priority
mode is defined in the Alarm Filtering Definition window (see Section 5-4.2).
Priority mode usually specifies a minimum alarm priority that will be included on
the alarm screen, enabling the operator to filter out the less important alarms
during a critical period.

• Returns (Return to Normal) -- An indication that a point whose value had

been in alarm has returned to within normal limits.

• Sensor Alarms -- Indicates an input failure (for example, a bad signal or a bad
card).

• State Change -- Indicates a change in the state of a digital or device point.

Displayed only on the Alarm History List.

• Unacknowledged Alarm List -- Displays the unacknowledged alarms in the

system. The maximum number of alarms on this list cannot exceed 16,384 per
highway.

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5-3. Base Alarm Window

The Base Alarm System allows the user to monitor plant operations and
acknowledge alarm conditions. Alarms are displayed and printed using the colors
defined for priority or alarm type in the configuration file. For information on
defining alarm colors, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

5-3.1. Configuring the Base Alarm Window

The Configurable Alarm Display function allows users to configure the Base
Alarm window as they choose. Users can define which fields will be displayed on
the window and in what order they will appear. In addition, the following items can
be configured:

• Lists that can be viewed by the operator (Alarm List, History List,
Unacknowledged List, Icon List, or any combination).

• Canvas font size.

• Number of alarm messages initially displayed on the screen.

• Local window control of peripheral processes.

• Presence of a Bell Acknowledge button on the local Base Alarm window.

• Presence of the resize corners.

• Whether or not unacknowledged returns are considered members of a group on

the Icon List.

Notes

The “canvas” area refers to the portion of a

window that is controlled by the scroll bars.

A “local” Base Alarm window is called up to

display at one’s own WEStation. This
contrasts with a “remote” window called to
display at a different WEStation.

The figures in this section show the default

configuration for the Base Alarm window.

For more information on configuring the Base Alarm window, see “Operator
WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

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5-3.2. Accessing the Base Alarm Window

The Base Alarm window is accessed from the Base Alarm icon at the Operator
WEStation. The icon is typically in the form of an alarm bell. The foreground color
of the icon is green if no new alarms have been received; if a new alarm is received
while the icon is closed, the color changes to red.

The first time the Base Alarm window is opened, the Alarm List is displayed
(provided the window is configured to display an Alarm List; see Section 5-3.1). If
a different alarm display is selected, and the Base Alarm window is closed to an
icon, the last display will appear the next time the icon is opened (provided no
points go into alarm while the window is closed). If a point goes into alarm while
the window is closed, the Base Alarm window will open to the Alarm List screen.

Use the following procedure to access the Base Alarm window.

1. Open the Alarm icon.

2. The Base Alarm window appears, as shown in Figure 5-1 . The fields in this
window are described briefly in Section 5-3.3.
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Figure 5-1. Base Alarm Window

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The Base Alarm window can display four types of lists showing the alarms
detected in the Base Alarm System: Alarm List, Alarm History List,
Unacknowledged Alarm List, and Icon List.

For the Alarm List, the Alarm History List, and the Unacknowledged Alarm List,
the default window size has the capacity to display up to 30 alarms at one time. The
user can view the remainder of the list by scrolling and can resize the screen to show
more than 30 alarms at once.

5-3.3. Base Alarm Window Fields

The fields for the Base Alarm window are described below.

• Select checkbox works in conjunction with the alarm panel (see Section 5-3.8)
and the membrane keyboard (see Section 3). For stations with only a membrane
keyboard, the Point Ack key acknowledges the selected alarms on the screen
that has a checkmark in the Select checkbox. For systems with either a
membrane keyboard or an alarm panel, the Page Ack key acknowledges all
unacknowledged alarms on the screen that has a checkmark in the Select
checkbox.

In addition, if the user accesses an Alarm List, History List, or Unacknowledged

List from the membrane keyboard, the list will appear in the window where the
Select checkbox is checked. If the window that is checked is not configured to
display the requested list, the system will search for another local Base Alarm
window that is configured to display the list. If none of the windows are
configured to display the requested list, an error displays.

An alarm panel can be configured to display the Alarm List, which will also
appear in the window where the Select checkbox is checked.

• Alarms Total displays the total number of alarms or the number of

unacknowledged alarms. The totals are based on the alarm list filter (see
Section 5-3.9).

• Unacknowledged displays the total number of unacknowledged alarms. The

totals are based on the alarm list filter (see Section 5-3.9).

• Date displays the date when the alarm occurred.

• Time displays the time when the alarm occurred.

• Alarm Type displays the present state of the alarm. For more information, see
Section 5-3.10.

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• Code (header does not appear on window) displays the alarm removed code.
The code choices are:

— LR = Limit checking off

— SC = Scan off (scan removed)
— AR = Alarm checking off
— CO = Cutout of alarm checking
— blank

• Point Name displays the point name.

• Point Description displays the English description of the point.

• (A) Value/Q displays the present value of the analog point (A) with its quality
(Bad, Poor, Fair, Timed-out, good (blank space)).

• (A) Units displays engineering units of analog points.

• (A) Limit displays the high or low limit for analog points.

• (A) Incremental displays the incremental limit for analog points.

• (D) State/Q displays the present status description of the point (SET/RESET)
and the point’s quality. This is only used with digital and device points (D).

Table 5-1 shows the data that is displayed for each point type on the Alarm List,
Alarm History List, and the Unacknowledged Alarm List.
Table 5-1. Alarm Data

Alarm Event Point Data

Analog Alarm, returns Time, status, code, point name, description, value/quality, units, limit
incrementals.
Device Alarm, returns Time, status, code, point name, description, set/reset, quality, override
code, alarm description.
Digital Alarm, returns Time, status, code, point name, description, set/reset, quality.
Drop Alarm, returns Time, status, point name, description, highway/clock, fault code/fault
identification.
Packed Group alarms Time, status, point name, description, A2 field (in its binary
(BG/BN) representation). For more information on the A2 field, see “Record
Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131).
State Change Time, status, code, point name, description, set/reset, quality. State
Change only applies to the alarms shown on the Alarm History List.

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Table 5-1. Alarm Data (Cont’d)

Time-Outs When a timed-out point is in alarm and displayed on the Alarm List or
Unacknowledged Alarm List, the Quality field displays the letter “T.”

The letter “T” only appears on the Alarm History List if the list is
updated after the point times out.

5-3.4. Alarm List

The Alarm List displays only current alarms. There is a maximum of one entry per
broadcast point. If the alarm status changes (for example, an analog point alarm
goes from HIGH to HI WRS), the entry is updated. Unacknowledged returns are
shown on this window only if specified during configuration. For more information
on configuration, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

The following types of alarm events are displayed on the Alarm List:

• Analog alarms
• Digital alarms
• Drop alarms
• Device alarms
• Packed group alarms
The Alarm List only contains points that match the priority and destinations defined
for that list for the current alarm mode (normal or priority). For information on
priorities and destinations, see Section 5-4.2.

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Figure 5-2 shows an example of the Alarm List.

Figure 5-2. Alarm List Example

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5-3.5. Alarm History List

The Alarm History List displays a history of the most recent 5,000 alarms and returns.
These alarm occurrences are displayed in chronological order according to the date
and time of the originating alarm. All incrementals and returns are displayed as
individual entries. The following types of alarm events are displayed on the Alarm
History List:

• Analog alarms and returns

• Digital alarms and returns
• Drop alarms, returns, and time-outs
• Device alarms and returns
• Packed group alarms
• State changes
The Alarm History List contains only points that match the priority and destinations
defined for that list for the current alarm mode (Normal or Priority). For information
on priorities and destinations, see Section 5-4.2. Also, state changes may be
configured to appear or not appear on the History List. Single broadcast points can
have multiple entries.

Figure 5-3 shows an example of the Alarm History List.

Figure 5-3. Alarm History List Example

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5-3.6. Unacknowledged Alarm List

The Unacknowledged Alarm List displays all unacknowledged alarms in reverse
order of the Alarm List. New alarms are added to the bottom of the list. It allows
only one entry per broadcast point. The following types of alarm events are
displayed on the Unacknowledged Alarm List:

• Analog alarms
• Digital alarms
• Drop alarms
• Device alarms
• Packed group alarms
Returns can also be shown on the Unacknowledged Alarm List if specified during
configuration. For more information on configuration, see “Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

The Unacknowledged Alarm List only contains points that match the priority and
destinations defined for that list for the current alarm mode (normal or priority). For
information on priorities and destinations, see Section 5-4.2.

Figure 5-4 shows an example of the Unacknowledged Alarm List.

Figure 5-4. Unacknowledged Alarm List Example

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5-3.7. Iconic Alarming

Iconic Alarming provides a mechanism to group alarms based on their priority and
their plant area. When Iconic Alarming is used in conjunction with a software
display, each group of alarms is represented by a preconfigured icon on the display
(see below). When Iconic Alarming is used with a hardware interface, such as an
alarm panel, the groups are represented by the keys on the panel (see Section 5-3.8).

Software Display (Icon List)

For software displays, a maximum of 200 groups (25 rows and 8 columns) are
allowed. A Base Alarm Window that is configured to contain only an Icon List will
not display any buttons or messages on the panel. Figure 5-5 shows an Icon List of
this type.

Figure 5-5. Typical Icon List

Figure 5-6 shows an Icon List together with the buttons and counts used in previous
versions of the Base Alarm window, as shown in Figure 5-1 through Figure 5-4 .
A Base Alarm Window that is configured to contain an icon list and any of the other
alarm system lists (Alarm List, Alarm History List, or Unacknowledged Alarm
List) will display the alarm window’s buttons and messages.

Figure 5-6. Typical Icon List, with Buttons and Counts

Both Figure 5-5 and Figure 5-6 show static icon lists configured to display only
eight alarm groups.

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For information on configuring the Icon List, see the“Operator WEStation

Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

Iconic Alarming on a software display can be either static or dynamic.

• Static. If static iconic alarming is configured, the icon representing a group

remains stationary. Any gaps that appear on the list, due to groups no longer in
alarm, will not be compressed.

• Dynamic. If dynamic iconic alarming is configured, a group’s location can

change. The icon list will shift when a group is removed from alarm and it may
shift when a group’s priority changes.

The dynamic icon list will always display the highest priority group that is in
alarm in the top row, leftmost column. The groups are arranged in descending
priority across eight columns of icons, left to right. If there are more than eight
groups with points in alarm, then a second row holds the next eight groups of
the overflow, and so on, to a maximum of 25 rows.

The order of precedence is priority 3, 2, 1, and 0. The priority 3 list is the

highest; priority 0 is the lowest. If a priority 1 group changes to priority 3, it is
immediately moved to the top of the priority 3 list. If a priority 3 group changes
to a priority 0 group, it is immediately moved to the top of the priority 0 list.
Any gaps that are created are immediately compressed.

Color Coding

Icons are color coded based on priority (3, 2, 1, or 0) and status (acknowledged or
unacknowledged). The foreground color is based on the highest priority alarm in the
group. The background color is based on the unacknowledged status of the group.

Foreground
color
A ~ Background
color

If all alarms in the group are acknowledged, the background will be displayed in the
acknowledged color. If at least one member of the group is unacknowledged, the
background will be displayed in the unacknowledged color.

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When no alarms are present for an icon, the following occurs:

• Static System: The static system can be configured to identify a group with no
points in alarm in one of two ways:

1. The icon will be visible and will be displayed in the set of foreground and
background colors that signifies no points are in alarm.

2. The icon will not be visible. Its location is preserved, but a gap will appear.

• Dynamic System: The icon is removed and the gap is immediately compressed.

Either icon list can be configured to identify whether unacknowledged returns will
be treated as alarms in an alarm group, or immediately removed from the alarm
group.

Diagram Viewing

A diagram or diagram group can be viewed from the icon list. If more than one
diagram or diagram group can be defined for each group, operators may bring up a
menu over the specific icon and select which diagram or diagram group they wish
to view. If only one diagram or diagram group can be defined, then the operator
simply selects the icon to view the diagram or diagram group.

5-3.8. Alarm Panel

When Iconic Alarming is used in conjunction with an alarm panel (Hardware
Interface), each group is designated by a backlit key on the panel. The keyboard
contains 96 programmable backlit keys. If blinking is enabled for alarm groups, the
backlit keys can be in one of three following states:

• OFF - The group contains no alarms.

• BLINKING - The group contains unacknowledged alarms or returns.

• SOLID (LIT) - All alarms are acknowledged.

If blinking is disabled, the backlit keys can be in one of 2 states:

• OFF - The group contains no alarms.

• SOLID (LIT) - Alarms are present in the group.

Each group can only define one diagram or one diagram group. The operator can
view the diagram or diagram group by selecting the Alarm Panel key that
corresponds to its respective alarm group.

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In addition to alarm groups, the keys on the hardware interface can be customized
to perform additional functions, such as the following:

• Display the current alarm list.

• Perform a page acknowledge on the currently selected Base Alarm Window.

• Select process diagram window 1, 2, 3, or 4.

• Close all windows.

• Display a trend.

• Display a diagram or a diagram group.

• Perform a page acknowledge.

• Select a process diagram window.

• Execute a program.

The user can program the backlit keys to perform any function that can be
customized on the membrane keyboard. For information on configuring the alarm
panel, see the “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

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5-3.9. Alarm Filtering

The alarms displayed in the Base Alarm window can be filtered based on
destination and priority.

Destination (Plant Area)

An alarm destination is defined by the first character in each process point’s set of
characteristics. This character generally represents a plant location. For effective
alarm filtering, the character(s) selected when the filtering is defined for the
destination must be set to encompass the same character(s) that defined the plant
area(s) of interest. (The AY record field holds the first character for each process
point.)

Alarm Priority

An operator can design a minimum alarm priority that a point must have in order
to pass the filtering parameters. (The AP record field contains the alarm priority for
each point.)

For information on selecting priority and destination, see Section 5-4.2.

For more information on record fields for process points, see “Record Types User’s
Guide” (U0-0131).

Mode Filtering

Alarm filtering can be done in two modes:

1. Normal Mode

2. Priority Mode.

Alarms that pass the defined filtering parameters for the currently selected mode
(Normal or Priority) will be displayed. An alarm passes filtering when:

• Its destination matches the selected destination for filtering; and

• Its priority is equal to or greater than the priority selected for filtering.

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5-3.10. Alarm Type (Status)

The alarm status represents the present state of the alarm condition. There are four
categories of alarm status: Alarm State, Device State, Drop Status, and State
Change. Table 5-2 lists the status types and possible states of alarm condition.
Table 5-2. Alarm Status Type

Status Type State Description

Alarm State ALARM Point is in digital alarm state. (digital only)
HIGH High analog value. (analog only)
HI BET High better. Incremental alarm limit passed going toward normal.
(analog only)
HI WRS High worse. Incremental alarm limit passed going away from
normal. (analog only)
HI HI High high. High incremental alarm limit passed. (analog AB
only)
LOW Low analog value. (analog only)
LO BET Low better. Incremental alarm limit passed going toward normal.
(analog only)
LO WRS Low worse. Incremental alarm limit passed going away from
normal. (analog only)
LO LO Low low. Low incremental alarm limit passed. (analog AB only)
RETURN Point in alarm returned to normal.
SENSOR Data exceeded sensor device limits.
SP ALM Spurious alarm. Point detected in alarm but returned to normal
before displayed. This status appears only when displaying or
printing (on a local printer) the Alarm History List.
TIMOUT Point has timed out.

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Table 5-2. Alarm Status Type (Cont’d)

Status Type State Description

Device State ALARM Device state alarm.
ALM_SN Device with state alarm and output sensor alarm.
CLEAR Device alarm returned to normal.
INSENS Device input alarm.
OPERAT General device alarm.
OUTSEN Device output sensor alarm.
SENSOR Device with input and output sensor alarms.
TIMOUT Device point has timed out.
Drop Status INC AL Drop alarm which has added faults.
ALARM Drop is in alarm.
RETURN Drop returned to normal.
TIMOUT Drop has timed out.
State ST CHG Applies only to digital or device points. This status appears only
Change when displaying or printing (on a local printer) the Alarm History
List.

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5-3.11. Alarm Value/Quality

The point value is continually updated on the Alarm List and the Unacknowledged
Alarm List.

• For analog points, the value field represents the actual value of the point and
point quality (blank = good, P = poor, F = fair, B = bad, or T = time-out).

• For device or digital points, the value field represents the present status
description of the point (SET, RESET), the bit value, and the point’s quality.

• For packed group alarm points (BG/BN), the value field represents the “A2”
record field (displayed in binary notation) and is followed by a “T” if the point
is timed out.

• For drop alarms, the drop description is displayed. The drop description
identifies highway problems, clock faults, the fault code, and whether or not the
drop is shed from the buslist. An example is shown below.

HWY0 CLK FA# 175 31 SHED

where:

HWY0 indicates highway 0 was active, but is presently inactive. Other

possible highway faults are: HWY1 (indicates highway 1 was active,
presently inactive) and HWY01 (indicates both highways were active,
presently inactive).

CLK indicates that the time needs to be updated.

FA# 175 31 defines the fault code (175) and the fault ID (31).
These values are taken from the FC and FK fields of the DU
record type. For more information on fault codes, see “Self-Test
Diagnostics” (M0-0003).

SHED indicates the drop is shed from the buslist. To reinstate the drop,
a revote of the buslist is required. For information on revoting
the buslist, see “WDPF System Planning and Highway Installation
Manual” (M0-8000).

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• For device alarms, the value field is followed by the device description. The
device description identifies the attention code, override code, and alarm
description. An example is shown below.

(value quality) A C DID NOT CLOSE

where:

A is the attention code (a blank here would indicate no attention code).

C indicates close override.

Possible override codes are:

S start override
P stop override
O open override
C close override
X both override
blank.
DID NOT CLOSE is the alarm description. Possible descriptions
are as follows:

TRIPPED — Device changed state without being

commanded to do so.
NO RESPONSE — Device failed to start moving to a commanded
position within a user configured period of
time.
DID NOT CLOSE — Device failed to close when commanded.
DID NOT START — Device failed to start when commanded.
DID NOT STOP — Device failed to stop when commanded.

5-3.12. Alarm Limits

Alarm limits are applicable only to analog points. This field (“Limit”) displays the
high or low limit (or the high high and low low alarm limit for AB points only) that
was exceeded, not the incremental limit. When the alarm has returned to normal (or
is in sensor alarm), the Limits field is blank.

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5-3.13. Incremental Limits

Incremental limits are applicable only to analog points. This field (“Incr.”) displays
the incremental limit for the alarm (not the high or low alarm limit that was
exceeded). When Incremental alarms are activated, information can be sent to the
Operator WEStation to indicate whether the value of the point is moving farther
away from, or closer to, the high or low limit. When the alarm has returned to
normal (or is in sensor alarm), this field is blank.

For AI and AL records, the incremental limit will be displayed. For AB points, the
high incremental or the low incremental limit will be displayed. The incremental
limit is not displayed if the high/low incremental limit checking is turned off (this
is determined by the “LC” record field). For more information on the LC fields, see
“Record Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131).

5-3.14. Configuring Incrementals and Returns

Returns are an indication that a point previously in alarm has returned to normal
and is no longer in alarm.

Returns always appear on the Alarm History List. If specified during configuration,
returns can also appear or not appear on either the Alarm List or the
Unacknowledged List.

For systems with iconic alarming, users may specify that unacknowledged returns
can either be maintained in the alarm group or automatically removed.

Incrementals always appear on all three lists.

There are two configuration options that affect how incrementals and returns are
shown on the Alarm List and Unacknowledged Alarm List.

1. Incrementals and returns can remain in their original position on the list as
defined by the time the point went into alarm.

2. Incrementals and returns are removed from their original position and placed at
the top of the Alarm List and at the bottom of the Unacknowledged List.

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5-4. Displaying Alarms

Use the following procedure to display lists and acknowledge alarms in the Base
Alarm window.

1. Open the Alarm icon. The Base Alarm window appears.

2. Select the Display button. The Alarm Display menu appears.

3. Select one of the following displays:

• Alarm List displays current alarms, as shown in Figure 5-2 .

• History List displays the 5,000 most recent alarm occurrences, as shown in
Figure 5-3 .

• Unacknowledged List displays only unacknowledged alarms, as shown in

Figure 5-4 .

• Icon List displays the glyphs for the predefined alarm groups, as shown in
either Figure 5-5 or Figure 5-6 .

Notes

In addition to the procedures listed above, the

user can access the Alarm List, the History List,
and the Unacknowledged Alarm List from the
membrane keyboard (if available). See Section 3
for information on the membrane keyboard.

Users can configure the alarm panel to access the

Alarm List only

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5-4.1. Acknowledging Alarms

When an alarm occurs, some type of user action is usually required. For this reason,
an operator must acknowledge each alarm, indicating that the operator is aware of
the alarm condition.

Alarms are acknowledged on a point by point basis and are broadcast system-wide;
that is, when one operator acknowledges an alarm, it is acknowledged at every
station. (Drop time-outs are not broadcast system-wide.)

Notes

If the Allow Acknowledge setting located on the

Operator Station Alarms display in the MMI
Function Lockout Configuration GUI is set to
false, the Acknowledge button will be inactive
(grayed out) and the user will not be able to
acknowledge alarms from either the window, the
membrane keyboard, or the alarm panel. Also, if
running the Continuous Audio System, the Bell Ack
button on the membrane keyboard will be inactive.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF
Admin Tool to access the MMI Function Lockout
Configuration GUI.

Use the following procedure to acknowledge alarms on the Alarm List, Alarm
History List, and Unacknowledged Alarm List.

1. Select the desired alarm. An asterisk (*) appears to the left of the first field that
is displayed on the window.

To select a group of alarms to acknowledge, select the first alarm in the group
and then middle click on the last alarm in the group. An asterisk appears next to
the first field that is displayed on the window for all selected alarms.

2. Select the Acknowledge button on the alarm window or the Point Ack button
on the membrane keyboard.

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3. To acknowledge all points currently displayed on the screen, right click on the
Acknowledge button and select Page Acknowledge on the pull-down window
(see Figure 5-7 ). Or use the Page Ack button on the membrane keyboard or the
alarm panel, if either is applicable.

Figure 5-7. Acknowledge Pull-down Window

Note

As acknowledged returns are removed on the

Alarm List and Unacknowledged Alarm List, the
lists may not compress immediately and gaps may
appear. Use the scroll bar to compress the gaps.

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5-4.2. Assigning Priorities and Destinations

The alarm filters can be used in two modes of operation: Normal mode and Priority
mode. Either mode can be programmed to specify the destination and a minimum
alarm priority that will filter out less important alarms.

1. Select the mode of operation from the Mode choice box. This mode allows the
user to filter out alarms in a Normal or Priority mode. “Normal” has been chosen
in this example. The button appears depressed, in the top center of the window,
beneath the title bar.

2. From the Filtering button, pull down the Filtering menu.

3. Select the desired filtering mode.

• Normal mode

• Priority mode

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4. The applicable Alarm Filtering Definition window appears (see Figure 5-8 ).
This window allows the user to select a priority (only one) and a destination (any
or all) for the Alarm List, Alarm History, Unacknowledged Alarm List, and the
local printer. Filtering is also available for audible alarms (see Section 5-6). If
audible alarms have been selected, they will use the Alarm List filtering, and the
title of the second row in the Filtering Definition Window would read
“List/Audio.”

Note

Although there are separate Alarm Filtering

Definition windows for Normal and Priority
mode, the operation of each window is identical.

Figure 5-8. Alarm Filtering Definition Window

5. Select one priority code from the Priority choice box for the desired alarm list
or printer.

• Each broadcast point has a priority associated with it. If the priority selected
is less than or equal to the priority of a point in alarm, then the point is
displayed. Otherwise, it is not displayed.

• The highest priority code is three, the lowest priority code is zero (default).

• Analog points can have separate priorities assigned to high and low limit
alarms, sensor alarms, and returns.

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6. Select one or more point destination codes to be shown on the desired alarm
display or printer.

• Each broadcast point has a destination characteristic associated with it. The
destination of a point normally represents a plant location. The user can
determine which points appear on the alarm windows by selecting the
appropriate characters (A through Z) which represent the location from
which these points originate.

• The default filtering definition is that all destinations are selected. To ignore
a character, it must be de-selected and changed from shaded to unshaded in
appearance.

7. Select the Apply button. The current alarm display updates with the new alarm
filtering definition.

• To select the priorities and destinations defined during configuration, select

the Set Default button. If the defaults are different than what is currently
being used, then the Apply button must pressed after the Set Default button.

• To discard any changes before they were applied, select the Reset button.

Note

If the Allow Filter setting located on the Operator

Station Alarms display in the MMI Function
Lockout Configuration GUI is set to false, the
Apply button will be inactive (grayed out) and the
user will not be able to change the filtering
parameters.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF
Admin Tool to select the MMI Function Lockout
Configuration GUI.

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5-5. Printing Alarms

If the Operator WEStation is configured with a local printer, all current alarms are
printed unless the Print Advance button is selected, as shown below.

Alarms that are in the software print queue with a time stamp less than or equal to
the time when the Print Advance button was selected will not be printed. That is,
alarms already in the print buffer will be sent to the printer; those queued to print
will not be printed. The printer advances to the first alarm whose time stamp is
greater than the time that the Print Advance button was selected.

If the local printer is a color printer, the printout will be color-coded according to
the configuration parameter settings in the MMI Alarm Configuration (Printers)
GUI.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for instructions on

using the WDPF Admin Tool to select the MMI Alarm Configuration (Printers)
GUI to configure the alarm printer(s).

For additional information on configuring alarm printing, see the “Log Server
WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8400).

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5-6. WDPF Audio Alarm Systems

The WDPF Audio Alarm Systems are used to produce a sound whenever an alarm
occurs. This alerts the user that point(s) are in alarm and attention is needed.

Two audio systems are available with the Base Alarm System:

• Non-Continuous Audio

• Continuous Audio.

Filtering for the Non-Continuous and the Continuous Audio Systems is based on
the Alarm List settings. (See Section 5-4.2 to set filtering definitions.)

Non-Continuous Audio System

For the Non-Continuous Audio system, a user-defined audio file is sounded once
when a point goes into alarm. The user does not need a way to silence the audio
since it only sounds once.

The Non-Continuous Audio System can operate in two modes: destination or

priority.

For destination mode, the user defines the audio that corresponds to the destination
of the alarm. The user can define different tones for each destination or may use the
same tone for several destinations. If the user selects the same tone for different
destinations, the tone may only sound once if the alarms come in simultaneously.
For example, if Destination A and C have the same tone and both destinations go
into alarm at the same time, the user will hear the tone only once. However, if
Destinations A and C have the same tone and enough time has elapsed between the
playing of the audio files (defined in MMI Alarm Configuration (Audio) GUI), the
tone will sound twice.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for instructions on

using the WDPF Admin Tool to select the MMI Alarm Configuration (Audio) GUI
to configure the non-continuous audio.

The priority mode assigns audio files by alarm priority. Each priority tone is
sounded regardless of when it is detected by the system. For example, if a priority
2 alarm comes in and then a priority 3 alarm is detected, and if the audio files are
different or enough time has elapsed between the two events, the priority 2 tone will
sound and then the priority 3 tone will sound. However, similar to the destination
mode, if both a priority 2 and a priority 3 alarm have the same tone and both
priorities go into alarm at the same time, the user may hear the tone only once.There
is no pre-empting of priorities, as is done with the Continuous Audio System
described below.

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Continuous Audio System

For the Continuous Audio system, a user-defined audio file is sounded continuously
until the alarm is acknowledged or until the time allotted in the Auto Turnoff item
of the MMI Alarm Configuration (Audio) GUI expires.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for instructions on

using the WDPF Admin Tool to select the MMI Alarm Configuration (Audio) GUI
to configure the continuous audio.

Continuous Audio is based on alarm priority. The user can define different tones for
each priority or may use the same tone for several priorities. Each time an alarm is
received, the tone for the highest priority alarm will be sounded. If a higher priority
alarm is received before the acknowledgment, the tone will automatically change to
the higher priority tone.

An alarm tone in a Continuous Audio System can be acknowledged either on the

membrane keyboard or through a button on the Base Alarm window.

Membrane Keyboard Acknowledgment

On the Operator WEStation membrane keyboard, the operator can press the
Bell Ack key in the “Alarm” function key area to acknowledge (and silence) a
continuous audio alarm. (See Section 3.)

Base Alarm Window Acknowledgment

The local Base Alarm window can be configured to display a Bell Acknowledge
button. See Figure 5-9 for an example. Select the button to acknowledge (and
silence) a continuous audio alarm.

Figure 5-9. Bell Acknowledge Button

For information on configuring the Non-Continuous and Continuous Audio

Systems, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

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6-1. Section Overview

The Process Diagram System allows the user to view graphic diagrams that
represent the process control of the plant.

This section provides instructions for using the Process Diagram System and the
Point Group Editor. It also explains how to adjust graphic and text algorithms using
control tuning functions.

The Process Diagram Point Group Editor window allows the user to display and
edit point groups for use in the Process Diagram System. This window allows the
user to specify different groups of points for one process diagram instead of creating
several diagrams.

• Accessing the Process Diagram window (Section 6-2).

• Zooming the Process Diagram display area (Section 6-3).

• Displaying poke fields (Section 6-4).

• Recalling diagrams (Section 6-5).

• Process control functions (Section 6-6).

• Control tuning overview (Section 6-7).

• Displaying loops and ladders (Section 6-8).

• Control tuning graphic algorithms (Section 6-9).

• Control tuning text algorithms (Section 6-10).

• Control tuning ladders (Section 6-11).

• Control tuning digital entry (PID) algorithms (Section 6-12).

• Process Diagram Point Group Editor window (Section 6-13).

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6-2. Accessing the Process Diagram Window

The Process Diagram window is accessed from an icon at the Operator WEStation.
Up to four windows can be displayed at once. Although the Operator WEStation
may use two monitors, only four diagrams can be displayed.

1. Open a Process Diagram icon. A Process Diagram window appears, as

shown in Figure 6-1 .

Figure 6-1. Process Diagram Window

Depending on Operator WEStation configuration, each Process Diagram

window can initially display a custom diagram. If no diagram number was
defined during configuration, the Process Diagram window is blank when first
accessed.

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Upon system start-up, the first Process Diagram window to display will have a
checkmark in the Select box (located in the upper left-hand corner of the
window). A checkmark in the Select box can have one of the following meanings:

• If a diagram is displayed from an external source (such as the Menu System,

the membrane keyboard, or the Point Menu,) the diagram will appear in the
window that has the Select box checked.

• If the Control Panel commands are used, the commands will apply to the
diagram that is displayed in the window that has the Select box checked.

Only one Process Diagram window can be checked at a time. However, the
system does not require that any of the windows be checked (that is, none of the
windows may be checked or just one window may be checked).

2. To display a diagram in the window, select a diagram number from one of the
following sources:

• Menu System (Custom Graphics menu) (see Section 3).

• Membrane Keyboard (Custom Key) (see Section 3).

• Display Diagram Function (see Section 6-2.1)

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If a top-level diagram is defined for the system, the user can access it quickly by
pulling down the Page menu and selecting Top. An example of this diagram is
shown below.
+

BOILER SIMULATION PAGING MENU

BOILER SYSTEM
SIMULATION STATUS diagram number
DETAIL
2713 1800

BOILER M/A STATION BOILER

SIMULATION OVERVIEW SIMULATION
OVERVIEW OVERVIEW
2703 2704 2705

FUEL FEEDWATER ID/FD

SYSTEM SYSTEM START/STOP
SYSTEM
3700 3701 3702

TURBINE FEEDWATER FAN/SH/RH

FUEL/AIR M/A STATION M/A STATION
BLR/MST
2700 2701 2702

Each diagram may contain links to other diagrams. Typically, page links are
hierarchical. For example, the top-level diagram might be a plant overview with a
plant area displayed below. Different areas or additional data on the plant area may
be located to the left or right.

During configuration, a diagram number is assigned to each diagram. If a diagram

(or point group) does not specify another diagram number for a paging direction,
the arrow button for that diagram is grayed-out. See “Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for configuration information.

Once a diagram is displayed in the window, the user can zoom an area of the
window, as described in Section 6-3

The diagram may include poke fields which will display other diagrams. (For more
information on poke fields, see Section 6-4)

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If the Operator WEStation has two monitors, the Switch button moves the selected
Process Diagram to the other monitor.

6-2.1. Display Diagram Window

The Display Diagram window allows the user to specify a diagram number and an
optional point group number to display in the selected Process Diagram window.

Users can manually enter a diagram number and an optional point group number in
the entry fields, or they can select a diagram number from the window’s scrolling list.

To display a diagram using the Display Diagram window, perform the following
steps.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon. The Data Analysis and
Maintenance menu appears. (See Figure 6-2 .)

Figure 6-2. Data Analysis and Maintenance Menu

2. Select the Operator Station Programs from the Data Analysis and
Maintenance menu.

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The Operator Station Programs menu appears. (See Figure 6-3 .)

Figure 6-3. Operator Station Programs

3. Select Diagram Display from the Operator Station Programs menu.

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The Display Diagram window appears. (See Figure 6-4 .)

Figure 6-4. Display Diagram Window

4. Select a diagram number using one of the following options:

• Enter a valid diagram number in the Diagram Number entry field.

• Select a diagram number from the Diagram List scrolling list. The number
will appear in the Diagram Number entry field.

5. If the user knows a valid group number (and wants to display the group with the
diagram), the number can be entered in the Group Number entry field. (This
step is optional.)

Note

The Display Diagram window does not display

a list of valid group numbers in the scrolling list.

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6. Select the Display button. The diagram will display in the selected Process
Diagram window.

To update the scrolling list, select the Refresh List button. This is only needed
if new diagrams are downloaded to the system while the Display Diagram
program is running.

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6-3. Zooming the Display Area

The entire diagram, or just a specific area, can be enlarged or reduced using the
Zoom menu. Use the following procedure to zoom the display area.

1. Pull down the Zoom menu, as shown in Figure 6-5 .

Figure 6-5. Zoom Menu

2. Select one of the following zoom functions:

• Full View displays the entire diagram.

• Zoom by Corners displays the area specified by the user. For information,
see Section 6-3.1.

• Zoom by Box displays only the area contained in the zoom box. For
information, see Section 6-3.2.

• Zoom In magnifies the display area by one zoom increment. For

information on changing the zoom increment, see Section 6-3.3.

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• Zoom Out reduces the display area by one zoom increment. For
information on changing the zoom increment, see Section 6-3.3.

• Change Zoom displays the Zoom Increment window to change the

percent of magnification for the Zoom In and Zoom Out functions. For
information on this window, see Section 6-3.3.

6-3.1. Zoom by Corners

The Zoom by Corners function allows the user to select a specific area of the
diagram to enlarge. Use the following procedure to zoom the diagram.

1. Select Zoom by Corners from the Zoom menu. The cursor changes to the
corner tool symbol.

2. Move the cursor to the upper left corner of the desired area.

3. Left click and drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the area to be zoomed.
A box appears around the selected area.

4. Release the cursor. The area is magnified and shifted to show the zoom area in
the window. The display aspect ratio of width to height is maintained; therefore,
the area shown will differ from the zoom area selected unless the zoom area has
the same aspect ratio as the window.

6-3.2. Zoom by Box

The Zoom by Box function allows the user to select a specific area of the diagram
to enlarge. Use the following procedure to zoom the diagram.

1. Select Zoom by Box from the Zoom menu. The cursor changes to a box.

2. Move the box to the area to be zoomed.

• To increase the size of the box, middle click.

• To decrease the size of the box, right click.

3. Left click to zoom. The area is magnified and shifted so that the zoom area
occupies the entire window.

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6-3.3. Selecting the Zoom Increment

The zoom increment determines the percent of magnification for the Zoom In and
Zoom Out functions. For example, a zoom factor of 25 indicates that the diagram
will increase in size by 25% of the zoom range each time the Zoom In button is
selected and decrease 25% when Zoom Out is selected. Use the following
procedure to change the zoom increment.

1. Select Change Zoom from the Zoom menu. The Zoom Increment window
appears, as shown in Figure 6-6 .

Figure 6-6. Zoom Increment Window

2. Use the slide bar or enter a value in the zoom value field to change the zoom
factor.

3. Select the Apply button. The zoom magnification factor is updated immediately.

• To restore the zoom factor to its last applied value, select the Restore
button.

4. Select one of the following zoom functions:

• Zoom In to increase size of the diagram by one zoom increment.

• Zoom Out to reduce size of the diagram by one zoom increment.

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6-4. Displaying Poke Fields

A diagram may contain poke fields of several types. A poke field is an area of the
diagram from which different diagrams, other windows, or point information can be
displayed. Various functions can be performed, depending on the type of poke field
selected. A poke field is selected by left clicking on the defined poke area.

The user can display the locations of all poke fields on a diagram using the Poke
menu. Use the following procedure to display poke fields on a diagram.

1. Pull down the Poke menu, as shown in Figure 6-7 .

Figure 6-7. Poke Menu

2. Select one of the following functions:

• Display identifies the poke fields that do not contain help information.

• Help identifies the poke fields that contain help information.

• Display Data displays information about the diagram. For more

information, see Section 6-4.1.

If Display or Help is selected, a rectangle appears around the poke fields.

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6-4.1. Display Data Window

The Display Data function allows the user to view data about the currently selected
diagram. Use the following procedure to display diagram data.

1. Pull down the Poke menu. Select Display Data.

2. The Display Data window appears, as shown in Figure 6-8 .

Figure 6-8. Display Data Window

Note

The Display Data window is only used for

informational purposes. The user cannot edit the
data in this window.

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6-5. Recalling Diagrams

The Recall function displays the diagrams that were shown before or after the
current diagram. The diagrams are stored in a queue so that they can be quickly
retrieved. A diagram is added to the end of the queue when the user zooms the
diagram or displays a new diagram in the window. The user can repeatedly recall
backward until the first entry in the queue is reached. When the queue is full and a
new diagram is selected, the diagram at the beginning of the queue is removed to
make room for the new diagram.

The size of the recall queue is configurable by the user. To define the recall queue
size, the Number of Previous Views item in the MMI Process Diagram
Configuration GUI must be set.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for instructions on

using the WDPF Admin Tool to select the MMI Process Diagram Configuration
GUI.

To use the Recall feature, perform the following steps.

1. Select the Recall button on the Process Diagram window to display the Recall
menu.

• Backward displays the previous diagram.

• Forward displays the next diagram. This menu item is not active (grayed
out) if the user did not previously select Backward.

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6-6. Process Control Functions

The Control Panel window provides the following control capabilities:

• Raise or lower set points.

• Select mode (such as automatic, manual, or cascade).

• Manually raise or lower process outputs.

• Control of any digital on/off function.

6-6.1. Accessing the Control Panel Window

Notes

1. The method used to access the Control Panel

window is configurable by the user. The
Westinghouse-supplied menu does not provide a
button to access this window. For information on
creating custom menus, see “Operator
WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).
2. The control panel functions are also found on the
membrane keyboard (see Section 3).
3. The control panel functions can be embedded in
process diagrams. See “WEStation Graphics
Language Reference Manual” (U0-8211) for
more information.
4. Refer to “Standard Control Algorithms”
(U0-0106) for information on the algorithms that
are controlled by the Control Panel window.

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Use the following procedure to access the Control Panel window.

1. Open the Control Panel icon.

The Control Panel window appears as shown in Figure 6-9 .

Figure 6-9. Control Panel Window

2. Select one of the following functions from the Control Panel window.

• stop travel commands a device to stop travel.

• start open trip starts a pump or motor, opens a valve, or trips a breaker.

• auto enables the automatic control mode; that is, the process will now be
controlled by the algorithms in the DPU.

• supv enables the supervisory control mode for devices, the XPIDSPV
graphic algorithm, and the CASMA algorithm.

• trip ack acknowledges a device trip. A device trip occurs when a device
changes state without being commanded.

• stop close reset stops a pump or motor, closes a valve, or resets a breaker.

• Manual enables the manual control mode; that is, the user (not the DPU
algorithms) controls the process.

• cas enables the cascade mode for XPID graphic algorithms and the CASMA
algorithm.

• control tune displays the Control Tune window used to monitor and tune
loops and ladders. For more information on control tuning functions, see
Section 6-7.

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• digitl entry allows the user to manually enter set point or output values
instead of using the up and down arrow keys.

• device maint provides interface to a device algorithm.

• ddc enables the direct digital control (DDC) mode for the XPIDOVD graphic
algorithm and text algorithms in order to control the output of the algorithm.

• up arrow raises the set point.

• down arrow lowers the set point.

• up triangle raises the process outputs, and in some cases, used for the
process set point. (This function is dependent on the control statement and
algorithms that are used.)

• down triangle lowers the process outputs or the process set points.
This function is dependent on the control statement and algorithms that are
used.

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6-7. Control Tuning Overview

The Control Tuning function, located on the Control Panel window (or membrane
keyboard), allows the user to view loops and ladders built through the MAC Editor.
This function provides the ability to monitor, control, and tune the application
running in the DPU while the DPU is on-line and operational.

Any graphic or text algorithm (that is available to the Data Highway) can be
monitored and tuned using a tuning diagram. The Control Tuning functions for an
algorithm depend on the type of algorithm.

This section provides information on the following control tuning functions:

• Loops and ladders, (see Section 6-7.1).

• Algorithm control tuning, (see Section 6-7.2)

• Contact/Coil forcing, (see Section 6-7.3).

6-7.1. Loops and Ladders

When a loop or ladder is built in the MAC Editor, the names of the points used in
that loop or ladder are displayed. The same loop or ladder displays actual point
values on the Operator WEStation. These values update as they change in the field
or within the DPU. See “MAC Application User’s Guide” (U0-0136) for more
information on the MAC Editor.

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6-7.2. Algorithms
Algorithms are selected from a loop diagram for control tuning functions, as
described in Section 6-9. An algorithm box (as shown in the example below), displays
the algorithm and its status fields. These status fields can consist of the following:

• Alarm field indicates deviation (D).

• Limit field indicates high (H) or low (L).

• Mode field indicates local (L), manual (M), automatic (A), supervisory (S),
cascade (C), direct digital control (D).

Alarm Field D XPID M Mode Field

A001X037
Limit Field L

When a loop diagram is displayed, the state of each graphic control algorithm is
indicated on the screen by letters to the left and right of the algorithm box.

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When an algorithm is selected for control from a loop diagram, the lower right
corner of the Process Diagram window displays a trend of the process variable, set
point, and output. The upper right corner displays a standard Manual/Auto (M/A)
Station. See figure below.

M/A Station

Mini Trend

An M/A Station diagram is usually designed to look and operate similarly to an

actual manual control device located on process control equipment. The M/A Station
contains the algorithm names, values, and bars for the process variable, set point, and
output for the algorithm. A biased bar is displayed for the set point for the XMA or
XMA2 algorithm. The control functions found on the Control Panel window are
often available on an M/A Station diagram. In addition to standard M/A Station
diagrams, the user can create custom M/A Stations. For more information on M/A
Stations, see “MAC Application Utilities User’s Guide” (U0-0136).

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6-7.3. Contact/Coil Forcing

Contacts or coils may be selected from a ladder display for force value functions.
In ladders, the state of each contact and coil is indicated by the color of the cell. The
lines connecting contacts and coils are red or white depending on whether power is
flowing through them:

• Contacts and coils which are conducting are red;

• Non-conducting contacts and coils are white;

• Contacts or coils which have timed-out are cyan. (A timed-out point is not
active on the Data Highway.)

When a contact or coil is forced, all ladders containing elements with the same point
name are affected. The associated coils may turn on or off in response to the force,
depending on other elements in the application.

For information on forcing contacts or coils, see Section 6-11

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6-8. Displaying Loops and Ladders

Loops and ladders can be requested in one of three ways from the Control Tune
window.

• Loop or ladder by number.

• Loop or ladder by point name. Different types of points are used in a ladder (a
contact, coil, or special function argument) or a loop (an algorithm, monitor,
loop input or output).

• Paging through the DPU application. In applications that contain hundreds of

elements, paging moves quickly through the display.

6-8.1. Request Loop by Number

Use the following procedure to request a loop by number from the Control Tune
window.

1. Select control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control
Tune window appears with the selected Process Diagram window. (See Figure
6-10 .)

Figure 6-10. Control Tune Window

The Control Tune window will usually appear as if it were a subscreen

appended to the bottom of the selected Process Diagram window. However, it
can be programmed to appear anywhere on the same screen as a Process
Diagram.

2. Enter the drop number of the DPU in the DROP NO. field.

3. Enter the loop number in the LOOP/NETWORK NO field.

4. Enter the highway number of the DPU in the NETWORK NUMBER field,
located in the lower left corner of the window.

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5. Select LOOP NUMBER. The loop diagram appears in the Process Diagram
window.

Note

If a loop number is not entered, the first loop

in the execution order sequence of the
application appears in the Process Diagram
window.

6-8.2. Request Loop by Point Name

Use the following procedure to request a loop diagram by point name from the
Control Tune window.

1. Select control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control
Tune window appears with the selected Process Diagram window. (See Figure
6-10 .)

2. Enter the point name in the POINT NAME field. An eight-character entry field
is shown in Figure 6-10 . A system with an extended-tag network will have a
Control Tune window with a larger entry field.

3. Enter the drop number of the DPU in the DROP NO. field.

• To enter the default drop number, select DEFAULT DROP. Use this function
when the point name is known, but the originating drop number is not.

4. Enter the highway number of the DPU in the NETWORK NUMBER field.

5. Select LOOP POINT NAME. The loop diagram containing the point name
appears in the Process Diagram window.

Note

Subsequent requests for the same point name will

display other loop diagrams containing that name.

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6-8.3. Request Ladder by Number

Use the following procedure to request a ladder by number from the Control Tune
window.

1. Select control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control
Tune window appears in the subscreen window of the selected Process
Diagram window.

2. Enter the drop number of the DPU in the DROP NO. field.

• To enter the default drop number, select DEFAULT DROP.

3. Enter the ladder number in the LOOP/NETWORK NO. field.

4. Enter the highway number of the DPU in the NETWORK NUMBER field.

5. Select LADDER NUMBER. The ladder diagram appears in the Process

Diagram window.

Note

If a ladder number is not entered, the first ladder in

the application appears in the Process Diagram
window.

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6-8.4. Request Ladder by Point Name

Use the following procedure to request a ladder diagram by point name from the
Control Tune window.

1. Select control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control
Tune window appears in the subscreen window of the selected Process
Diagram window.

2. Enter the drop number of the DPU in the DROP NO. field.

• To enter the default drop number, select DEFAULT DROP.

3. Enter the point name in the POINT NAME field.

4. To search for a ladder which includes the point name in a coil, enter Y in the
COILS ONLY field.

5. Enter the highway number of the DPU in the NETWORK NUMBER field.

6. Select LADDER POINT NAME. The ladder diagram containing the point name
appears in the Process Diagram window.

Note

Subsequent requests for the same point name will

display other ladder diagrams containing that
name.

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6-8.5. Request Loop or Ladder by Paging

Use the following procedure to request a loop or ladder from the Paging window.

1. If a loop or ladder diagram is currently displayed on the Process Diagram

window, select control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The
Control Tune window appears in the subscreen window of the selected
Process Diagram window.

2. Select PAGING MENU. The Paging menu appears, as shown in the example
below.

3. Select one of the following paging functions.

• PRECEDING LOOP displays the preceding loop in the execution order

sequence of the application.

• NEXT LOOP displays the next loop in the sequence.

• PRECEDING LADDER displays the preceding ladder in the sequence.

• NEXT LADDER displays the next ladder in the sequence.

• RECALL LOOP recalls the last loop displayed in the window.

• RECALL LADDER recalls the last ladder displayed in the window.

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6-8.6. Requesting a Loop or Ladder Description

Use the following procedure to display a description of the current loop or ladder
diagram.

1. Once the loop or ladder diagram is displayed in the Process Diagram window,
the user can display an English description of the loop or ladder. Select
DESCRIPTION from the Control Tune window.

2. A description of the loop or ladder appears in the window.

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6-9. Control Tuning Graphic Algorithms

Once the loop diagram appears in the Process Diagram window, the set point and
output values of the graphic algorithms can be controlled using the Control Tune
window.

For algorithm control tuning functions to operate correctly, the points must be in
the current Point Directory. If not, the M/A Stations and trend lines do not appear.
An error message is generated.

Use the following procedure to display the graphic algorithm tuning diagram.

1. If the desired loop diagram appears in the Process Diagram window, select
control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control Tune
window appears in the subscreen window of the selected Process Diagram
window.

2. Select the algorithm box to be tuned. The algorithm name appears in the Point
Name field.

3. Select TUNING. The applicable Tuning window appears. If the graphic

algorithm is an XPID algorithm, the Tuning window will be similar to the one
shown below:

4. Enter the new values in the applicable fields. To determine limits and ranges of
the algorithm values, see “Standard Control Algorithms” (U0-0106).

Note

For some algorithms, additional pages of tuning

constants are available. Press the Page Down key
to cycle through the other constants.

5. Select ENTER from the Tuning window. The new constants appear in the window.

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6-10. Control Tuning Text Algorithms

Once the loop diagram appears in the Process Diagram window, values for
algorithm tuning constants for text algorithms can be controlled using the Control
Tune window.

For algorithm control tuning functions to operate correctly, the points must be in
the current Point Directory. If not, the M/A Stations and trend line do not appear.
An error message is generated.

Use the following procedure to display the graphic algorithm tuning diagram,
which is also used to tune text algorithms.

1. Select control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control
Tune window appears in the subscreen window of the selected Process
Diagram window.

2. Enter the text algorithm name in the Point Name field.

3. Select TUNING. The applicable Tuning window appears. An example of a

tuning diagram for a text algorithm is shown below:

4. Enter the new values in the applicable fields. To determine limits and ranges of
the algorithm values, see “Standard Control Algorithms” (U0-0106).

5. Select ENTER from the Tuning window. The new constants appear in the
window.

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6-11. Control Tuning Ladders

Ladders can be controlled using the Force Value Function window. This window
allows the user to force open or close the value of the digital point controlling a
contact. When a ladder diagram is displayed, the Force Value Function window
allows the user to override the controller’s normal execution of contact and coil
logic. Coils can be forced into a state (on or off) and held in that state until the Force
Value Function is cleared by the user.

CAUTION

FORCING contacts or coils has an immediate affect on the control application

and process. Always observe the following rules to avoid personal injury and/
or equipment damage.

1. Only qualified personnel familiar with the controller, the logic, and the
associated machinery should attempt to use the force functions. Forcing
outputs can cause personal injury and/or equipment damage by creating
unexpected machine movements or process operations.

2. Before using any force function, be aware of the following functions:

— The output circuit contained in the output I/O card which is associated
with a coil in a forced-on condition is energized, and the output circuit
associated with a coil in a forced-off condition is de-energized.

— Coils and other outputs associated with a ladder change state in

response to the logic of forced contacts, regardless of the actual state of
the input circuit contained in the I/O modules.

— Forced I/O change state if the input group or output group is modified
by a standard or advanced function block. This can occur when the
input or output group containing the forced contacts or coils is
modified.

3. Always remove forced conditions after maintenance or program debugging

operations are completed. Forced contacts or coils remain forced until the
force condition is cleared. Failure to clear forced contacts and coils can
cause unexpected functioning of the outputs, resulting in personal injury
and/or equipment damage.

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Use the following procedure to access the Force Value Function window.

1. If the desired ladder diagram appears in the Process Diagram window, select
control tune from the Control Panel window (Figure 6-9 ). The Control Tune
window appears in the subscreen window of the selected Process Diagram
window.

2. Select FORCE MENU. The Force Value Function window appears, as shown
below.

3. Select the desired contact or coil point name from the ladder diagram.

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4. Select one of the following force functions:

• FORCE OPEN sets the value of the digital point controlling a contact to a
0 or 1, depending on the contact type (normally open or normally closed).
See Table 6-1 for the results of this action. The contact remains in this state
until the force is removed, using CLEAR FORCE, CLEAR ALL LADDER,
or CLEAR ALL MAC.

• FORCE CLOSED sets the value of the digital point controlling a contact
to a 0 or 1, depending on the contact type (normally open or normally
closed). See Table 6-1 for the results of this action. The contact remains in
this state until the force is removed, using CLEAR FORCE, CLEAR ALL
LADDER, or CLEAR ALL MAC.

• CLEAR FORCE removes the manually entered force value and returns the
point to scan.

• CLR ALL LADDER removes all the manually entered force values on the
ladder and returns all forced points to scan.

• CLR ALL MAC removes all the manually entered force values within the
MAC DPU drop and returns all forced points to scan.

5. Select EXIT on the Force Value Functions window to return to the Control
Tune window.

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Table 6-1 displays the variety of conditions that can result from contact/coil
forcing.
Table 6-1. Results of Forcing Ladder Elements
Selected
Element Action Result
-] [- Force Forces a normally open contact (or coil) to the conducting state
closed (closed). The result will:
OR • Remove the associated point or point bit from scan and enter a value
of 1.
-( )- • Force all coils (and other normally open contacts) with the same point
name to the energized state (closed).
• Force all normally closed contacts with the same point name to the
non-conducting state (open).
-] [- Force Forces a normally open contact (or coil) to the non-conducting state
open (open). The result will:
OR • Remove the associated point or point bit from scan and enter a value
of 0.
-( )- • Force all coils (and other normally open contacts) with the same point
name to the non-energized state (open).
• Force all normally closed contacts with the same point name to the
conducting state (closed).
-]/[- Force Forces all normally closed contacts to the conducting state (closed).
closed The result will:
• Remove the associated point or point bit from scan and enter a value
of 0.
• Force all coils with the same point name to the non-energized state
(open).
• Force all normally open contacts with the same point name to the
non-conducting state (open).
-]/[- Force Forces all normally closed contacts to the non-conducting state (open).
open The result will:
• Remove the associated point or point bit from scan and enter a value
of 1.
• Force all coils with the same point name to the energized state
(closed).
• Force all normally open contacts with the same point name to the
conducting state (closed).
These conditions apply to all elements (graphics, alarms, Historian trips and triggers, etc.) with
the same point name throughout the application, not just the ladder being displayed. Other
application elements which depend on the state of these contacts and coils will also be affected,
depending on the application design.

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6-12. Control Tuning Digital Entry (PID) Algorithms

The Digital Entry function on the Control Panel window allows the user to enter
set point and output values for a PID-type algorithm. Use the following procedure
to access the Digital Entry window.

1. If the desired diagram appears in the Process Diagram window, select digitl
entry from the Control Panel window (see Figure 6-9 ). The Digital Entry
window appears in the subscreen window of the selected Process Diagram
window. (See Figure 6-11 .)

2. Select the desired poke field on the diagram. (For more information on
displaying poke fields, see Section 6-4.)

3. Enter the real-number value of the set point in the SETPOINT field. In
continuous control, other variables are continuously modified to maintain the
value of the controlled variable at the set point.

Figure 6-11. Digital Entry Window

4. Select one of the following set point options.

• SP changes the current set point value to the specified value in one second.

• SP SLEW ramps the current set point value to the specified value over a
programmable time interval (29-seconds default).

5. Enter the real-number value of the output in the OUTPUT field.

6. Select one of the following set point options.

• OUT changes the current output value to the specified value in one second.

• OUT SLEW ramps the current output value to the specified value over a
20-second period.

7. When the new values are entered, close the Digital Entry window.

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6-13. Process Diagram Point Group Editor Window

The Process Diagram Point Group Editor window allows the user to display, add,
or delete points in a point group. A diagram can be used as a template which could
be displayed with several groups of points. This reduces the number of diagrams
required since the same diagram can display a new group of points.

The Process Diagram Point Group Editor window is accessed through the Menu
System. For information on the Menu System, see Section 3. For information on the
point group configuration file (group_init_file), see “ Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

Use the following procedure to access the Process Diagram Point Group Editor
window to enter a new point group.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis
and Maintenance menu.

2. Select Operator Station Programs from the Data Analysis and Maintenance
menu. The Operator Station Programs window appears.

3. Select Point Group Editor. The Process Diagram Point Group Editor
window appears, as shown in Figure 6-12 .

Figure 6-12. Point Group Editor Window (Level 8.4 and later)

From this window, the user can edit an existing point group or create a new one.

4. Enter the group number to define (or edit) in the Group No field below the
scrolling list. A maximum of 5,000 groups can be defined. If a group number is
outside the range of 1 to 5,000, or the group number currently exists, the group
is not added. If no groups have been defined, the Group Number scrolling list is
blank.

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5. Select the Apply button. The group number now appears in the Group No
scrolling list.

6. Enter any text that may be associated with the diagram in the Group Text fields,
as shown below.

7. The Text Group field allows the user to attach additional text strings to the Point
Group when displaying a diagram. The valid range is 1 to 5000. Each Text
Group may contain up to 100 text strings.

8. The Diagram Number field displays the number of the diagram to be loaded
when this point group is loaded. If this field is left blank or set equal to zero,
then the requested group is displayed with the current diagram. If this field is
non-zero, then the diagram of that number will be displayed with the requested
group.

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9. The Group Paging fields allow the user to enter the group numbers associated
with this group to be used for paging. Enter the group numbers in the Group
Paging fields.

A paging group number must be an integer from 0 to 5,000. If the value is outside
this range, the default value of zero is used, indicating no paging in that
direction.

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10. Enter the desired point names in the Points fields, as shown below. Although
there are only 30 point entry fields displayed, up to 99 points can be entered in
a group.

• To view the next set of points, select the Next button.

• To view the previous set of points, select the Prev button.

11. Select the Apply button. The new point group is added (or edited) on-line.
Therefore, the changes take effect immediately. A temporary point group file is
also created.

• To return the fields to the last applied change, select the Reset button. The
temporary point group file is accessed for the point group data.

• To clear the current entry fields, select the Clear button.

12. If applicable, select the Save File button to save the point group information in
a file.

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7-1. Section Overview

The Trend Display System enables the user to display data samples collected for
live points on the Data Highway in graphical or tabular trends. Six hundred data
samples are displayed for every collection interval.

The trend is continuously updated with live information at a pre-determined rate.

The user specifies trend data such as point names, scale limits, and collection
intervals.

The Trend Display System also provides access to trends using historical data. For
information on displaying historical trends, see “Historian WEStation User's
Guide” (U0-8500).

This section provides instructions for using the Trend Display System. The
following topics are included:

• Accessing the Trend Display window (Section 7-2).

• Creating trends (Section 7-3).

• Trend layout samples (Section 7-4).

• Defining trend groups (Section 7-5).

• Viewing point value (Section 7-6).

• Displaying tabular trends (Section 7-7).

• Defining default scale limits (Section 7-8).

• Trend display error messages (Section 7-9).

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7-2. Accessing the Trend Display Window

The Trend Display window is accessed from the Trend icon at the Operator
WEStation. Use the following procedure to access this window.

1. Open the Trend Display icon.

2. The Trend Display window appears, as shown in Figure 7-1 .

Figure 7-1. Trend Display Window

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7-3. Creating Trends

The Trend Modify window allows the user to specify trend display properties. The
Trend Modify window consists of two parts:

• The first half of the window contains general fields which apply to the entire
trend, such as trend layout and collection rate (Steps 2 through 6).

• The second half of the window contains information pertaining to individual

point names, such as point subgroup and high and low temporary scales
(Steps 7 through 14).

Use the following procedure to create a trend.

1. From the Trend Display window (Figure 7-1 ), select the Modify button. The
Trend Modify window appears, as shown in Figure 7-2 .

Figure 7-2. Trend Modify Window (Eight-character Network)

Figure 7-2 provides a sample Trend Modify window for an eight-character network.
See Figure 7-3 below for a sample Trend Modify window for an extended-tag
network. The only difference in format is the size of the Point Parameters Modify
Point entry fields.

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Figure 7-3. Trend Modify Window (Extended-Tag Network)

Note

Fields that require an alphanumeric entry (such

as Point name, Subgroup, and Baseline) can be
entered using the drag and drop feature of the
keyboard window, or entered with a standard
keyboard. For information on using the drag and
drop feature, see Section 3.

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2. Pull down the Interval menu to display the collection interval choices. Select an
interval.

The collection interval is the length of time of the trend display. The collection
rate is the frequency of collection. The collection interval is specified as a
number of minutes, hours, or days. All points in a single Trend Display window
use the same collection interval.

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3. Pull down the Layout menu. Select a trend layout type. For examples of the
various trend layouts, see Section 7-4.

• Horizontal Combined displays selected points in one graph, with time

located on the horizontal axis. This trend updates from right to left, as shown
in Figure 7-4 in Section 7-4.

• Vertical Combined displays selected points in one graph, with time located
on the vertical axis. This trend updates from top to bottom, as shown in
Figure 7-5 in Section 7-4.

• Vertical Side-By-Side displays selected points in up to eight vertical graphs

with time located on the vertical axis. This trend updates from top to bottom,
as shown in Figure 7-6 in Section 7-4.

• Quadrant displays selected points in four horizontal graphs in one window,

as shown in Figure 7-7 in Section 7-4.

• X-Y Plot displays the value of one or more selected points (up to 7 points
allowed) versus one other selected point in a line graph, as shown in
Figure 7-8 in Section 7-4.

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4. If the trend layout is XY Plot, enter the percentage of plot samples to be

displayed in the Live XY Plot % History field. The valid entries are 0 to 100,
where a value of 100% displays all 600 point values, and 0% does not display
values in the initial display of the plot or after a refresh of the screen. (This field
is only applicable to the XY Plot trend layout.)

5. Pull down the Grid menu. This option displays or removes grid lines on the
trend graph.

Notes

1. Horizontal trends only display horizontal grid lines

(side-to-side).
2. Vertical trends only display vertical grid lines
(top to bottom).
3. XY plots display horizontal and vertical grid
lines.
4. The color of the grid lines is defined by the
value of the Grid item located on the Window
Colors display in the MMI Trend
Configuration GUI. See “Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for
instructions on using the WDPF Admin Tool to
select the MMI Trend Configuration GUI.

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6. If the trend layout is QUADRANT, the user can enter a title for each quadrant
trend in the Quadrant A through D Title fields. Up to 30 characters may be
entered for each title. The titles will appear above each quadrant trend. Note that
these fields are only applicable to the quadrant trend layout.

7. From a Point Parameters Modify Point choice box, select a box to determine
the point position on the trend graph.

Up to eight points can be displayed on a trend. Names of currently displayed

points appear in the choice box corresponding to the point’s position on the
trend. The following record types can be used in live trends.

Analog Points Digital Points Device Points

AI DI VC

AL DL

AC DC

AM DM

AB

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When a new point position is selected, the information for the point in the
previous choice box is read and verified. If syntax errors are found (for example,
the point is not located in the current point directory, or invalid scales were
entered for a logarithmic point), the previous choice box is selected again to
allow the user to correct the errors. A new position cannot be selected until the
current position is found to be error-free.

The first point position in the trend has top priority when shading is present. The
last point position has the lowest priority. Shading indicates that the area
between the baseline and the trend line is shaded.

8. Enter the desired point name in the Name field.

Once the point name is selected, additional point information can be entered,
such as subgroup, baseline value, and temporary high and low scales values.

9. Enter a subgroup (A-H) in the Subgroup field. The Subgroup field is used to
show various trend groupings on Vertical Side-by-Side and Quadrant trends.

• Vertical Side-by-Side (range = A to H). There is one vertical trend displayed

for each subgroup that has at least one point assigned to it. Multiple points
within the same subgroup are displayed in the same vertical trend.

• Quadrant (range = A to D). There is one quadrant trend for each subgroup.
Four quadrant trends are displayed in a single window. A subgroup outside
the range of A to D will give an error, and the point will not be displayed.

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10. Enter the baseline value (up to 8 digits) in the Baseline field. The Baseline field
is applicable to all trend layouts except for xy plots. All points in a trend have
an independent baseline. The area between the trend line and the baseline is
shaded with the same color as the trend line. To disable baseline shading, leave
this field blank.

• The point high scale value becomes the baseline when the baseline is greater
than the point high scale.

• The point low scale value becomes the baseline when the baseline is less
than the point low scale.

• For logarithmic points, the baseline value must be greater than zero.

11. Pull down the Temporary Scale menu. This option enables the user to view a
trend line in lesser or greater detail by setting different top and bottom scale
values. Each trend point has its own set of temporary high and low scales.

• To enable the temporary scale for one point, select Enable. To enable the
temporary scale for all points in the Point Parameters choice boxes, select
the Enable All button. This option allows the user to enter high and low
scale values for each point.

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• To disable the temporary scale for one point, select Disable. To disable the
temporary scale for all points in the Point Parameters choice boxes, select
the Disable All button.

Note

Scales for points with temporary scales are shown in

reverse video on the Trend Display window.

12. If desired, enter the temporary scale values in the High and Low entry fields.

• High Scale represents the top boundary of the trend. The high scale must be
represented as a positive or negative integer, floating point, or in scientific
or technical notation. (For example, scientific (1.0e2, -1.0E+2, 1.0E-2),
technical (100e0, 10e3, 10E6).)

• Low Scale represents the bottom boundary of the trend. The low scale must
be represented as a positive or negative integer, floating point, or in scientific
or technical notation. (For example, scientific (1.0e2, -1.0E+2,
1.0E-2), technical (100e0, 10e3, 10E6).)

Notes

If temporary scales are not used, the scales defined in the

trend_defaults_file are used. If the point is not defined in
the trend_defaults_file, the trend will use TB (top bar)
and BB (bottom bar) for analog points and the values
defined by Digital Default High Scale and Digital
Default Low Scale for digital points. These items are
located on the Miscellaneous Parameters display of
the MMI Trend Configuration GUI.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF Admin
Tool to select the MMI Trend Configuration GUI.

Digital points differ from analog points in that digital points always have a
value of 0 (off) or 1 (on). The high and low scale values specified for digital
points indicate the position of the trend line on the window and the height
of the trend.

Consider the following example. For analog points, if the high scale = 100,
and the low scale = 0, then a value that changes from 50 to 52 appears as a
small rise in the trend graph. On the other hand, if the high scale = 55, and
low scale = 50, the same change appears as a large rise in the trend graph.

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13. Pull down the Scale menu. The scale determines whether the point values used
to draw trend lines are the actual values (Linear) or the log of the values
(Logarithmic).

Note

When a Logarithmic scale is selected and Temporary

Scales are enabled, the high scale, low scale, and
baseline values must be greater than zero.

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14. When all information for the point has been entered, select another point box or
select the Apply button. The point name now appears in the highlighted box.

The currently selected point name and temporary scale values are checked for
syntax errors. The point is verified as to whether it exists in the system, and log
point scales are checked for invalid values (less than or equal to zero). When an
error is encountered for a point, the point name, high and low temporary scales,
and baseline value for that point are cleared.

• To return data in this window to the last applied entries, select the Reset
button.

• To clear all entries in this window, select the Clear button.

• To delete one of the point entries, select the box which has the point to be
deleted. The name of the point will appear in the Name entry field. Delete
the name in the entry field using the Back Space or Delete keys. Select the
Apply button. The point will be deleted.

15. Repeat steps 7-14 until all point information has been entered. Select the Apply
button to request the trend. If no errors are encountered, the trend will appear in
the Trend Display window.

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Notes

If the Operator WEStation requires a time update, the

trend will not display, and errors will be written to the
General Message Display window.

If insufficient data samples have been collected, the

following message may appear at the bottom of the
Trend Display window indicating that additional data
is being requested from the Historian WEStation drop.

Retrieval is in progress.

When the trend displays, it will attempt to retrieve historical data from the HSR.
Therefore, some historical data may be shown on the trend if the point was
found in the historical database. If the HSR drop was off-line when a trend for
that point was requested, the retrieval stops and only displays the data from that
point forward in time. See “Historian WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8500) for
information on the HSR drop.

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7-4. Trend Layout Samples

Figure 7-4 through Figure 7-8 provide illustrations of each trend layout type.

Figure 7-4. Horizontal Combined Trend Display

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Figure 7-5. Vertical Combined Trend Display

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Figure 7-6. Vertical Side-by-Side Trend Display

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Figure 7-7. Quadrant Trend Display

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Figure 7-8. X-Y Plot Trend Display

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7-5. Trend Groups

The Trend Groups window allows the user to view, modify, create, or display trend
groups. The list of trend groups appears in the scrollable list.

A trend group is a previously defined set of points with the same trend display
parameters. A trend group can consist of up to eight different points and all points
in a trend group will have identical group parameters. However, each point in a
trend group may have unique point parameters.

Note

As an alternative to using the Trend Groups window,

groups can be defined in the trend_groups_file and
then downloaded to the drop. See “Operator
WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110) for
more information on the trend_groups_file.

Use the following procedure to display the Trend Groups window.

1. Select the Groups button from the Trend Display window (Figure 7-1 ).

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The Trend Groups window appears, as shown in Figure 7-9 .

Figure 7-9. Trend Groups Window

• To modify or create trend groups, see Section 7-5.1.

• To display a trend based on a trend group, see Section 7-5.2

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7-5.1. Defining a Trend Group

The Modify Group window allows the user to create a new trend group or modify an
existing one. The Modify Group window is the same for both historical and live trends.

• The first half of the window contains general fields which apply to the entire
trend, such as the collection interval (trend length of time) and trend layout
(Steps 2 through 9).

• The second half of the window contains information pertaining to individual

point names, such as point subgroup and high and low temporary scales
(Steps 10 through 17).

Use the following procedure to create or modify a trend group.

1. From the Trend Groups window, select the Modify button. The Modify Group
window appears, as shown below:

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Notes

The number of groups in the Trend Groups window

that cannot be modified is defined by the Number of
Non-modifiable Groups setting on the
Miscellaneous Parameters display of the MMI
Trend Configuration GUI.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF Admin
Tool to select the MMI Trend Configuration GUI.

• The following fields apply only to historical trends: History Type, Range,
Start Time Offset, At, Historical Interval, Processing Period, Processing
Type, Integration Constant, Transients, and Summary. For information on
defining a historical trend group, see “Historian WEStation User’s Guide”
(U0-8500).

• To enter live (or historical) information about the trend currently displayed
in the window, select the Fill Info from Trend button.

Note

Make sure the currently displayed trend is

also the selected trend (that is, the trend
window has its checkbox selected).

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2. If defining a new trend group, enter the trend group number (1 to 600) in the
Group No field. For this example, 1 is entered.

Note

The group number is used to identify group

information. The Group No field should
reflect the group number selected in the
Group scrolling list.

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3. Enter the trend group name in the Name field, using up to 8 characters. (For this
example, grp 1 is entered.) The trend group name appears on the Trend
Display icon.

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4. Enter the title of the trend group in the Title field, using up to 30 characters. (For
this example, Group One is used.) The trend group title appears in the Group
scrolling list on the Trend Groups window and on the Trend Display window.

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5. Pull down the Live Interval menu and select an interval. The collection interval
is the length of time of the trend display. The interval is specified as a number
of minutes, hours, or days. All points in a single window use the same collection
interval.

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6. Pull down the Layout menu. Select a trend layout type. For examples of the
various trend layouts, see Section 7-4.

• Horizontal Combined displays selected points in one graph, with time

located on the horizontal axis. This trend updates from right to left, as shown
in Figure 7-4 in Section 7-4.

• Vertical Combined displays selected points in one graph, with time located
on the vertical axis. This trend updates from top to bottom, as shown in
Figure 7-5 in Section 7-4.

• Vertical Side-By-Side displays selected points in up to eight vertical graphs

with time located on the vertical axis. This trend updates from top to bottom,
as shown in Figure 7-6 in Section 7-4.

• Quadrant displays selected points in four horizontal graphs in one window,

as shown in Figure 7-7 in Section 7-4.

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• X-Y Plot displays the value one or more selected points (up to 7 points
allowed) versus one other selected point in a line graph, as shown in Figure
7-8 in Section 7-4.

7. If the trend layout is XY Plot, enter the percentage of plot samples to be

displayed in the Live XY Plot % History field. The valid entries are 0 to 100,
where a value of 100% displays all 600 point values, and 0% does not display
values in the initial display of the plot or after a refresh of the screen. Note that
this field is only applicable to the XY Plot trend layout.

8. Pull down the Grid menu. This option displays or removes grid lines on the
trend graph.

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9. If the trend layout is Quadrant, enter a title for each quadrant trend in the
Quadrant A through D Title fields. Up to 30 characters may be entered for each
title. The titles will appear above each quadrant trend. Note that these fields are
only applicable to the Quadrant trend layout.

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From a Point Parameters Modify Point choice box, select a box to determine the
point position on the trend graph.

Up to eight points can be displayed on a trend. Names of currently displayed

points appear in the choice box corresponding to the points’ position on the trend.

Analog Points Digital Points Device Points

AI DI VC

AL DL

AC DC

AM DM

AB

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When a new point position is selected, the information for the point in the
previous choice box is read and verified. If syntax errors are found (invalid
scales were entered for a logarithmic point) the previous choice box is selected
again to allow the user to correct the errors. A new position cannot be selected
until the current position is found to be error free.

The first point position in the trend has top priority when shading is present. The
last point position has the lowest priority. Shading indicates that the area between
the baseline and the trend line is shaded.

10. Enter the desired point name in the Name entry field. (For this example,
sec001 is used.)

11. Enter a subgroup (A-H) in the Subgroup field. The Subgroup field is used to
show various trend groupings on Vertical Side-by-Side and Quadrant trends.

• Vertical Side-by-Side (range = A to H). There is one vertical trend displayed for
each subgroup that has at least one point assigned to it. Multiple points within
the same subgroup are displayed in the same vertical trend.

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• Quadrant (range = A to D). There is one quadrant trend for each subgroup. Four
quadrant trends are displayed in a single window. A subgroup outside the range
of A to D will give an error, and the point will not be displayed.

12. Enter the baseline value (up to 8 digits) in the Baseline field. The Baseline field
is applicable to all trend layouts except for xy plots. All points in a trend have
an independent baseline. The area between the trend line and the baseline is
shaded with the same color as the trend line. To disable baseline shading, leave
this field blank.

• The point high scale value becomes the baseline when the baseline is greater
than the point high scale.

• The point low scale value becomes the baseline when the baseline is less
than the point low scale.

• For logarithmic points, the baseline value must be greater than zero.

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13. Pull down the Temporary Scale menu. This option enables the user to view a
trend line in lesser or greater detail. Each trend point has its own set of
temporary high and low scales.

• To enable the temporary scale for one point, select Enable. To enable the
temporary scale for all points in the Point Parameters choice boxes, select
the Enable All button. This option allows the user to enter high and low
scale values for each point.

• To disable the temporary scale for one point, select Disable. To disable the
temporary scale for all points in the Point Parameters choice boxes, select
the Disable All button.

Note

Scales for points with temporary scales are

shown in reverse video on the Trend Display
window.

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14. If desired, enter the temporary scale values in the High and Low entry fields.

• High Scale represents the top boundary of the trend. The high scale must be
represented as a positive or negative integer, floating point, or in scientific
or technical notation. (For example, scientific (1.0e2, -1.0E+2, 1.0E-2)
technical (100e0, 10e3, 10E6).)

• Low Scale represents the bottom boundary of the trend. The low scale must
be represented as a positive or negative integer, floating point, or in scientific
or technical notation. (For example, scientific (1.0e2, -1.0E+2, 1.0E-2)
technical (100e0, 10e3, 10E6).)

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Notes

If temporary scales are not used, the scales defined in the

trend_defaults_file are used. If the point is not defined in
the trend_defaults_file, the trend will use TB (top bar)
and BB (bottom bar) for analog points and the values
defined by Digital Default High Scale and Digital
Default Low Scale for digital points. These items are
located on the Miscellaneous Parameters display of
the MMI Trend Configuration GUI.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF Admin
Tool to select the MMI Trend Configuration GUI.

Digital points differ from analog points in that digital points always have a value
of 0 (off) or 1 (on). The high and low scale values specified for digital points
indicate the position of the trend line on the window and the height of the trend.
For more information, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual
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15. Pull down the Scale menu. Select a linear or logarithmic scale.

Note

When a Logarithmic scale is selected and

Temporary Scales are enabled, the high scale,
low scale, and baseline values must be greater
than zero.

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16. When all information for the point has been entered, select the Apply button or
another point position. The point name now appears in the previously
highlighted box.

• To return data in this window to the last applied entries, select the Reset
button.

• To clear all entries in this window, select the Clear button.

• To delete one of the point entries, select the box which has the point to be
deleted. The name of the point will appear in the Name entry field. Delete
the name in the entry field using the Back Space or Delete keys. Select the
Apply button. The point will be deleted.

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The currently selected point name and temporary scale values are checked for
syntax errors. Log point scales are checked for invalid values less than or equal
to zero. When an error is encountered for a point, the point name, high and low
temporary scales, and baseline value for that point are cleared.

Since trend groups are used for both historical and live trends, there is no check
to see if the points are defined in the System Point Directory or if they are valid
for trending. This is because the Historian WEStation drop can trend points that
are not in the current point directory. (Once a point has been broadcast by a DPU
and stored in the Historian, subsequent point directory reprogramming will have
no effect on that point, as far as trending is concerned.)

17. Repeat Steps 10-16 until all point information has been entered. Select the
Apply button to request the trend.

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7-5.2. Displaying Trend Groups

Use the following procedure to display a trend group in the Trend Display window.

1. Select the Groups button on the Trend Display window. The Trend Groups
window appears as shown below.

2. Select the desired trend group from the Group scrolling list. The group
information appears to the right of the Group scrolling list.

Group
Information

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3. Pull down the Display menu. Select Live Trend.

The trend group now appears in the selected Trend Display window (the
selected window is the one where a checkmark appears in the Select box).

• If Historical Trend had been selected, a Historical Trend Display window

would have appeared. This window has a Modify button to call up an
Historical Trend Display: Modify window, which offers selections
comparable to those in Figure 7-2 , plus parameters such as “Start Time” and
“End Time.”

• For further information on historical trends, see “WEStation Historian

(HSR) User’s Guide” (U0-8500).

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7-6. Viewing Point Value

The Time Value Display window lists the value and quality for all points displayed
on the trend at a selected period in time. The position of the cursor indicates the time
period. This window is accessed from the view area of the Trend Display window.
Use the following procedure to view the Time Value Display window.

1. Left click on any period of time in the view area. A time line is drawn on the
trend at the selected position, and the Time Value Display window appears
(Figure 7-10 ).

Figure 7-10. Time Value Display Window

Note

The time line moves with the trend. Hold

down the left mouse button, and drag the time
line to update the trend value.

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7-7. Tabular Trends

The Tabular Trend Display window displays the point sample values in an
updating tabular format. Use the following procedure to display and print the
Tabular Trend Display window.

1. From the Trend Display window, select the Tabular button. Depending on what
type of network is being used (8-character or extended-tag), a window will
appear.

Refer to Figure 7-11 for a sample window for an 8-character network.

Refer to Figure 7-12 for a sample window for an extended-tag network.

Figure 7-11. Tabular Trend Display Window (8-Character Network)

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Figure 7-12. Tabular Trend Display Window (Extended-Tag Network)

• The point information from the current trend is displayed in the window.
Thirty values for each point can be displayed at one time. To view remaining
values, use the scroll bar or enlarge the window.

• To stop the Tabular Trend Display window from updating (scrolling),

select the Pause button. To resume updating, select the Resume button.

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2. To change the print order, pull down the File/Print Order menu (as shown in the
example below).

3. Select the order in which the point values will be printed or saved to a file.

• To print a file using a forward chronological order, select Forward.

• To print a file using a reverse chronological order, select Reverse.

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4. To print or save the tabular data, pull down the Print menu (as shown in the
example below).

5. Select the desired print option.

• to a File - Saves the tabular trend to the file name tabular_trend_file.n

(where n = the trend number) in the directory /usr/wdpf/mmi/home/user/
data.

• to the Log Server - Sends the tabular trend file to the Log Server for
printing.

Note

To cancel a print request, select the Abort button.

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7-8. Defining Default Scale Limits

The Trend Default window allows the user to change high and low scales for each
point in a trend. This window also shows the collection interval of each point (note
that the same point name may have several different collection intervals).

The point names are not modifiable in the Trend Defaults window. This window
simply displays what was entered in the trend_defaults_file configuration file. Up
to 1,000 point can be entered in this file. If a point name requires modification, the
trend_defaults_file must be modified. For information on creating and editing this
file, see “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

Use the following procedure to enter trend default values.

1. Select the Defaults button on the Trend Display window. The Trend Defaults
window appears, as shown in Figure 7-13 .

Figure 7-13. Trend Defaults Window

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2. Enter the high and low values for the desired point. Information on ten points
can be displayed at one time. To page through the remaining default points,
select the Next or Previous buttons.

Notes

If the user does not enter a high or low value, 0 will

be used as the entered value.

Changes to the current page must be saved (by

selecting the Apply button) before selecting the Next
or Previous buttons, or the changes will be lost.

3. Select the Apply button. The currently displayed trends are updated when new
scales are applied. Changing a point with a specific collection interval will not
cause the limits to change for that point when it is trended at a different interval.

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7-9. Trend Display Window Error Messages

Messages that may appear when using the Trend Display window are shown in
Table 7-1 . These messages are sent to the General Message Display window. For
information on additional messages that appear in the General Message Display
window, see Appendix B.
Table 7-1. Trend Display Error Messages
Message Description

* invalid high temp scale for The specified (*) point name contains an invalid high
logarithmic point temporary scale value.

* invalid low temp scale for The specified (*) point name contains an invalid low
logarithmic point temporary scale value.

a remote historical trend is already User attempted to start a new historical trend on a remote
running on host host that already has one.

a remote live trend is already User attempted to start a new live trend on a remote host
running on host that already has one.

baseline for point contains invalid The baseline value must be a positive or negative integer,
characters floating point, or in scientific or technical notation.
baseline for point contains spaces The baseline value must be a positive or negative integer,
floating point, or in scientific or technical notation.

high temp scale for point contains The high temporary scale value must be a positive or
invalid characters negative integer, floating point, or in scientific or
technical notation.

invalid baseline for logarithmic The baseline is invalid for a logarithmic point. When the
point point is logarithmic, the baseline value must be greater
than zero.

invalid scale for logarithmic point The high or low temporary scale is invalid for a
logarithmic point. If scale status is enabled, the high and
low temporary scales must be greater than zero.

low temp scale for point contains The low temporary scale value must be a positive or
invalid characters negative integer, floating point, or in scientific or
technical notation.

maximum number of live trends The maximum number (4) of local live trends has been
already displayed exceeded.

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Table 7-1. Trend Display Error Messages (Cont’d)

Message Description

maximum number of remote live The maximum number (4) of remote live trends has been
trends already displayed exceeded.

plot must have an x point and at No point was defined for x point, or less than two points
least one y point entered. were defined.

point cannot be displayed. Data Internal system error. See the System Administrator.
collection is full

point cannot have information Internal system error. See the System Administrator.
requested from the HSR at this time

point does not have a valid trend The current or selected point does not have a valid trend
record type record type. See “Record Types User’s Guide”
(U0-0131).

point name contains invalid The current or selected point name is invalid.
characters

point name contains spaces The current or select point name contains spaces.

point one-shot has been requested A one-shot was requested from the SHC for a point which
cannot be trended at this time.

subgroup for point is out of range The specified subgroup is not within the range of A-H
(for vertical side-by-side trends) and A-D (for quadrant
trends).

tabular trend error in fork print Error forking trend print process. See the System
process Administrator.
tabular trend error in kill print Unable to kill the forked print tabular trend process. See
process the System Administrator.

xy plot percent history value is out The xy plot percent history value must be between 0 and
of range 100.

no live trend selected All four live trends are displayed, but none are selected
for a group.

unsuccessful arbitrator shared Unable to set up trend arbitrator shared memory. See the
memory System Administrator.

unsuccessful data_collection shared Unable to set up data collection shared memory. See the
memory. System Administrator.

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Section 8. Highway Utilities

8-1. Section Overview

Certain utilities are needed to view and control the highway (Westnet II™ Data
Highway and Ethernet Information Highway) status. These utilities include:

• System Status Display Diagram shows the highway and the configuration and
status of each drop on the highway (see Figure 8-1 for a sample diagram). For
additional information on this diagram, see “Self-Test Diagnostics” (M0-0003).

• Information Highway Diagnostics accesses the Information Highway Media

Selection window described in “WDPF System Planning and Highway
Installation Manual” (M0-8000).

• Highway Error window allows the user to view drop status information and
highway system errors.

• Update Time window allows the user to broadcast and change the Data
Highway time.

• Put Highway Online is used to put the drop’s highway online.

This section provides instructions for using the Highway Error window, the
Update Time window, and the Put Highway Online button. The following topics
are included:

• Highway Error window (Section 8-2).

• Updating Time window (Section 8-3).

• Using Put Highway Online function (Section 8-4).

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Figure 8-1. Sample Status Display Diagram

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8-2. Highway Error Window

The Highway Error window is initially accessed through the Menu System. For
more information on the Menu System, see Section 3. Use the following procedure
to access the Highway Error window.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis
and Maintenance menu.

2. Select Device Maintenance from the Data Analysis and Maintenance menu.

The Device Maintenance menu appears (Figure 8-2 ).

Figure 8-2. Device Maintenance Menu

3. Select Highway Utilities from the Device Maintenance menu.

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The Highway Utilities menu appears (Figure 8-3 ).

Figure 8-3. Highway Utilities Menu

4. Select the HWYERR button.

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The Highway Error window appears (Figure 8-4 ).

Figure 8-4. Highway Error Window

The Highway Error window displays two modes of highway information:

• Drop Status Information mode displays DHC status, and information

about fault codes and fault parameters for drops on the Data Highway. For
more information, see Section 8-2.1.

• Highway System Error mode displays Bad Message Interrupts (BMI),

Data Highway Controller (DHC) status, and error parameters for drops on
the Data Highway. For more information, see Section 8-2.2.

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8-2.1. Viewing Drop Status Information

The Highway Error window initially appears in Drop Status Information mode.
This mode is view only. It displays fault codes and fault parameters for any drop on
the Data Highway, timekeeper drops, and drops that need the system time updated.
Use the following procedures to view the Drop Status Information mode.

1. If the current mode is Highway System Error, select Drop Status Information
from the Display menu.

Each field in this window and its corresponding drop status record field (shown in
parentheses) are described below. For more information on Drop Status Records (DU
record type), see “Record Types User's Guide” (U0-0131). For more information on
fault codes and DHC status codes, see “Self-Test Diagnostics” (M0-0003).

• DROP NAME (PN) identifies the drop point name.

• NETWORK NAME identifies the network name.

• DHC STAT (HC) displays the Data Highway Controller status in hexadecimal
format. This field updates every second. The letter T in this field indicates that
the drop has timed out (determined by DU record FA, bit 15).

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• FAULT CODE (FC) identifies the drop fault code number. This information
updates every second. Note that a fault code of zero = no error.

• FAULT IDENT (FK) displays the fault identifier code. Updates every five
seconds.

• FAULT STAT (FA) displays fault status in hexadecimal format. This

information updates every second.

• DROP MODE (FB) displays drop mode status in hexadecimal format. This
information updates every second.

• FAULT PARM 1 (FS) displays fault parameter 1 in hexadecimal format. This

information updates every five seconds.

• FAULT PARM 2 (FO) displays fault parameter 2 in hexadecimal format. This

information updates every five seconds.

• TIME KPR (HC, bit 6) identifies timekeeper drops on the Data Highway. This
information updates every five seconds. The letter Y in this field indicates that
it is a timekeeper drop.

• UPDATE TIME (FA, bit 10) identifies drops which need a time update. This
information updates every five seconds. The letter Y in this field indicates that
the drop requires a time update. For information on updating time, see
Section 8-3

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8-2.2. Viewing Highway System Errors

In Highway System Error mode, error parameters, status changes, and Bad Message
Interrupts can be reset to zero. Use the following procedure to view the Highway
System Error mode.

1. From the Highway Error window, pull down the Display menu, and select
Highway System Status.

2. The Highway Error window now displays Highway System Error mode, as
shown below.

Each field in this window and its corresponding drop status record (shown in
parentheses) are described below. For more information on Drop Status Records
(DU record type), see “Record Types User's Guide” (U0-0131). For more
information on DHC status codes, see “Self-Test Diagnostics” (M0-0003).

• DROP NAME (PN) identifies the drop name.

• NETWORK NAME identifies the network name.

• DHC STAT (HC) displays Data Highway Controller status in hexadecimal

format. This field updates every second. The letter T in this field indicates that
the drop has timed out (determined by DU record FA, bit 15).

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The remaining fields in Highway Status Error Mode can be reset to zero. These
fields update every five seconds.

• BMI CHAN 0 (BZ) displays number of Bad Message Interrupts from Channel 0.

• BMI CHAN 1 (BO) displays number of Bad Message Interrupts from Channel 1.

• STAT CHANGE (TG) displays total count of Data Highway Controller status
changes.

• LAST BAD ST (BS) displays the Last Data Highway Controller bad status
value saved by drop.

• STAT > 4 (D1) displays total count of Data Highway Controller bad status values.

• ERR PARM 1 (BD) displays the Data Highway Controller error parameter 1 in
hexadecimal format.

• ERR PARM 2 (BI) displays the Data Highway Controller error parameter 2 in
hexadecimal format.

• ERR PARM 3 (IC) displays the Data Highway Controller error parameter 3 in
hexadecimal format.

3. To reset a drop’s fields to zero, select the desired drop name. An asterisk (*)
appears beside the drop name, as shown below:

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• To select a range of drops, select the first drop in the range. Middle click on
the last drop in the range.

• To add drops to previously selected drops, middle click on the desired drop.

• To deselect one drop, middle click on the desired drop.

• To deselect all drops, left click on any drop. If the cursor is positioned on a
currently unselected drop, that drop will then be selected.

Note

Selected drops that are not visible in the

Highway Error window are deselected
automatically when the window is scrolled.

4. Select the Clear Fields button. The asterisk(s) are removed and all fields
(except for DHC Stat) for the selected drop(s) are reset to zero. This function
requests that the remote drop (WEStation, DPU, or CIU) reset the value. The
value is updated on the window in the next five-second interval.

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8-2.3. System Status Display Diagram

The System Status Display diagram is a custom graphic designed for each system.
It displays the Data Highway and the drop configuration on the highway. For
information on the System Status Display Diagram, see “Self-Test Diagnostics”
(M0-0003).

To access the System Status Display diagram from the Highway Error window,
follow the steps below:

1. Select the Sys Status button, as shown below.

2. The System Status Display Diagram appears in the selected Process

Diagram window. For information on using a Process Diagram window, see
Section 6.

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8-3. Update Time Window

The Update Time window allows the user to broadcast and change the Data
Highway time, if the Clock Interface Unit (CIU) drop is not present in the system,
or when all CIU drops in the system are not operational. The Update Time window
is initially accessed through the Menu System. For more information on the Menu
System, see Section 3.

Use the following procedure to access the Update Time window.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis
and Maintenance menu.

2. Select Device Maintenance from the Data Analysis and Maintenance menu.
The Device Maintenance menu appears (Figure 8-2 ).

3. Select the Highway Utilities from the Device Maintenance menu. The
Highway Utilities menu appears (Figure 8-3 ).

4. Select Update Time from the Highway Utilities menu. The Update Time
window appears, as shown in Figure 8-5 .

Figure 8-5. Update Time Window

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There are three functions used to update highway time.

• Broadcast time allows the user to broadcast the current time to all drops on
the Data Highway. For information, see Section 8-3.1.

• Update time allows the user to change the current time and broadcast it to
all drops on the Data Highway. For information, see Section 8-3.2.

• Transfer time allows the user to update time across multiple Data
Highways. For information, see Section 8-3.3.

The Transfer time and Transfer time properties buttons are grayed-out when
a single highway is configured. Note that “single” includes a redundant
highway; “multiple” refers to a system with more than one network name. For
information on this function, see Section 8-3.3.

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8-3.1. Broadcasting the Current Time

The Update Time window allows the user to broadcast the current time to all drops
on the Data Highway. Use the following procedure to broadcast the current time.

1. If the current time in the window is correct, select the Broadcast time button.
The current time is broadcast to all Data Highways interfaced to the host drop.
An Operator Event message is sent to the Event Logger drops designated for the
host drop (Operator WEStation). See “WEStation Historian (HSR) User’s
Guide” (U0-8500) for more information on Operator Event messages.

Note

If the host drop is in clock alarm (that is, requires a

time update) and the user tries to broadcast the time,
then an error will display in the footer of the window
and the function will fail for the highway.

If multiple highways exist, each highway will broadcast its own copy of the
clock record, independent of other highways. If a Clock Interface Unit (CIU) is
present on the Data Highway, it will be commanded to update the time.
Otherwise, the host drop (Operator WEStation) will broadcast its time.

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8-3.2. Updating Highway Time

In the event of a failure (or absence of the CIU drop), the Update Time window
allows the user to change the WDPF Highway Time and broadcast the modified
time to all other drops on the WDPF Data Highway. When the Highway Error
window is in Drop Status Information mode, it indicates drops where time needs to
be updated. For information on this window, see Section 8-2.1. Use the following
procedure to update time on a highway.

1. Enter the time in the New Time field using the following format:
DD-MMM-YY hh:mm:ss time_zone

Note

To reduce the chance of error, middle click on the

New Time entry field to display the Time and Data
soft keyboard (see Section 3). The time can be
“dragged and dropped” from the soft keyboard into
the entry field.

2. Select the Update time button. The new time is broadcast to all Data Highways
interfaced to the host drop. An Operator Event message is sent to the Event
Logger drops designated for the host drop (Operator WEStation). See
“WEStation Historian (HSR) User’s Guide” (U0-8500) for more information on
Operator Event messages.

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8-3.3. Transferring Time Across Multiple Highways

The Update Time window allows the user to broadcast time across multiple Data
Highways. Use the following procedure to transfer time.

Note

Multiple refers to the use of more than one

network name in the system.

1. Select the Transfer time properties button.

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The Transfer Time Properties window appears, as shown in Figure 8-6 .

Figure 8-6. Transfer Time Properties Window

2. Select at least one source Data Highway from the Source Network choice box.
The source network is the Data Highway from which the time will be
transferred.

Note

The Source Network also defines which

network is used to display the time in the
Current Time field on the Update Time
window (Figure 8-5 ).

• Any Network selects the first network with a valid time.

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3. Select at least one destination Data Highway from the Destination Networks
choice box, as shown below. The destination network is the Data Highway to
which the time will be transferred.

• All Networks selects all the networks.

4. Select the Apply button. The Transfer Time Properties window closes.

• To set the window to the currently applied values, select the Reset button.

• To clear the current values, select the Clear button.

5. Select the Transfer Time button from the Update Time window. The time is
read from the source Data Highway and broadcast to the destination Data
Highway(s). An Operator Event message is sent to the Event Logger drops
designated for the host drop (Operator WEStation). See “Historian WEStation
User’s Guide” (U0-8500) for information on Operator Event messages.

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8-4. Using the “Put Highway Online” Function

When certain types of error conditions occur, the Operator WEStation’s Data
Highway Controller may be removed from on-line mode. To restore Data Highway
communication at the local drop, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis
and Maintenance menu.

2. Select Device Maintenance from the Data Analysis and Maintenance menu.
The Device Maintenance menu appears (Figure 8-2 ).

3. Select Highway Utilities from the Device Maintenance menu. The Highway
Utilities menu appears (Figure 8-3 ).

4. Select the Put Highway Online button from the Highway Utilities menu.

The Highway comes on-line.

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Section 9. Point Search

9-1. Overview
The Point Search function allows the user to access current point information on the
Data Highway and System Point Directory information. A review generated from
this window displays (or prints) a list of points with specified characteristics, status
conditions, and qualities.

A review can be based on point characteristics that define plant areas (physical or
functional), or other user-defined sorting criteria such as equipment or subsystems.

In addition to characteristics, a review can also be based on status conditions, such

as points in alarm, points for which scan has been disabled, points in sensor alarms,
or points with abnormal conditions.

Optionally, the points to be included in a point review can be selected based on

quality (good, bad, fair, or poor).

This section provides instructions for using the Point Search function. The
following topics are included:

• Accessing the Point Search window (Section 9-2).

• Point Search properties (Section 9-3).

• Displaying a Point Search Review (Section 9-4).

• Printing a Point Search Review (Section 9-5).

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9-2. Accessing the Point Search Window

This document assumes the Point Search window is accessed through the Menu
System. Use the following procedure to access the Point Search window.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis
and Maintenance menu.

2. Select Operator Station Programs from the Data Analysis and Maintenance
menu.

3. Select Point Search from the Operator Station Programs menu.

4. The Point Search window appears, as shown in Figure 9-1 .

Figure 9-1. Point Search Window

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9-3. Point Search Properties

The Point Search Properties window allows the user to specify the points to be
included in the review based on point type, status conditions (such as limit checking
status or alarm status), point quality, and point characteristics.

At least one point type or one review type must be selected from the Point Search
Properties window to perform a point review. Use the following procedure to
access the Point Search Properties window.

1. From the Point Search window, select the Properties button. The Point Search
Properties window appears, as shown in Figure 9-2 .

Figure 9-2. Point Search Properties Window

This window is used to specify the point type(s), review type(s), quality value(s),
and characteristics. There are two ways to specify point characteristics for review.

• Review based on a point characteristics group, as described in Section 9-3.1.

• Review based on specified point characteristics, as described in Section 9-3.2.

Refer to the applicable section for the procedures to complete the Properties window.

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9-3.1. Selecting a Characteristics Group for Review

A review by characteristics group allows the user to search for a pre-defined
characteristics set. Up to 700 characteristics groups can be defined in this file. Note
that characteristics groups are defined during configuration of the Operation
WEStation. For information on configuration, see “Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

Use the following procedure to select a review of characteristics group.

1. Select one or both point types to review from the Point Type choice box.

• TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) selects all periodically broadcast points.

• Extended SID selects all Extended System ID Points.

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2. Select at least one condition from the choice boxes within the Review Type and
the Quality categories. More than one selection is allowed, but at least one
condition from each of the categories must be made.

Note

If the Abnormal Review button on the Point Search

window was selected, the review will filter on the
currently selected characteristics and not any Review
Type selections from this window. For information
on abnormal reviews, see Section 9-4.1.

• Value Limits (VL) displays all status conditions for all points in the system.

• Entered Values (EV) displays points that have an operator-entered value.

• Scan Removed (SC) displays points which have been removed from scan.

• Alarm Check Remove (AR) displays points for which alarm checking has
been disabled.

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• Limit Check Remove (LR) displays points for which limit checking has been
disabled.

• Sensor Alarms (SA) displays points in sensor alarm.

• Limit Alarms (LA) displays points that went into alarm because a limit was
exceeded.

• Cutout From Alarming (CO) displays points which have been cut-out from
alarm checking.

• Cutout Disabled (CD) displays points with the cut-out option manually
disabled.

• External Calibration (EC) displays points with latched quality.

• Bad (BQ) displays points with bad quality.

• Poor (PQ) displays points with poor quality.

• Fair (FQ) displays points with fair quality.

• Good (GQ) displays points with good quality.

• Timed Out (TO) displays points that have timed out.

Note

If no point type or review type is selected, no

points appear on the Point Search window.

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3. Select Group from the Position to Modify choice boxes.

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4. Select one characteristics group name in the scrollable Group list. The
corresponding characters for that group appear in the Current Selections field,
as shown below.

Note

In the Current Selections field, the minus sign

(-) indicates that all characters in that position are
a match, and a blank space indicates that no
characteristic is defined for that position.

5. Select the Apply button to save the selected review properties. For information
on printing a Point Search, see Section 9-5

To reset these fields to the last applied properties, select the Reset button.

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9-3.2. Selecting Specific Characteristics for Review

A review of specified characteristics allows the user to search for any set of point
characteristics. Note that the available characters for each position are specified in
the review.chr configuration file. For more information, see “Operator WEStation
Configuration Manual” (U0-8110).

Use the following procedure to select a review of individual characteristics.

1. Select one or both point types to review from the Point Type choice box.

• TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) selects all standard points.

• Extended SID selects all Extended System ID Points.

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2. Select a condition from the choice boxes within the Review Type and the
Quality categories. More than one selection is allowed, but at least one must be
made.

Note

If the Abnormal Review button on the Point Search

window was selected, the review will filter on the
currently selected characteristics and not any Review
Type selections from this window. For information
on abnormal reviews, see Section 9-4.1.

• Value Limits (VL) displays all status conditions for all points in the system.

• Entered Values (EV) displays points that have an operator-entered value.

• Scan Removed (SC) displays points which have been removed from scan.

• Alarm Check Remove (AR) displays points for which alarm checking has
been disabled.

• Limit Check Remove (LR) displays points for which limit checking has been
disabled.

• Sensor Alarms (SA) displays points in sensor alarm.

• Limit Alarms (LA) displays points that went into alarm because a limit was
exceeded.

• Cutout From Alarming (CO) displays points which have been cut-out from
alarm checking.

• Cutout Disabled (CD) displays points with the cut-out option manually disabled.

• External Calibration (EC) displays points with latched quality.

• Bad (BQ) displays points with bad quality.

• Poor (PQ) displays points with poor quality.

• Fair (FQ) displays points with fair quality.

• Good (GQ) displays points with good quality.

• Timed Out (TO) displays points that have timed out.

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Note

If no point type or review type is selected, no

points appear on the Point Search window.

3. Select one character position from the Position to Modify choice box. The
characteristics defined for that position appear in the scrollable Characteristics
Position list.

4. Select the desired character. The character appears in the selected position in the
Current Selections field.

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Note

In the Current Selection field, the minus sign (-)

indicates that all characters in that position are a
match and a blank space indicates that no
characteristic is defined for that position.

5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until the desired characteristics are selected.

6. Select the Apply button to save the selected review properties. For information
on printing a Point Search, see Section 9-5

• To reset these fields to last applied properties, select the Reset button.

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9-4. Displaying a Point Search Review

After the Point Search properties have been applied, a review can be displayed on
the Point Search window. An Abnormal Review can also be displayed on this
window. An Abnormal Review displays all points that are considered to be in an
abnormal alarm checking state. Only certain characteristics are used for Abnormal
Review, as described in Section 9-4.1.

1. From the Point Search window (Figure 9-1 ), select the Display button.

Note

If an Abnormal Review is desired, select the

ABNORMAL button. See Section 9-4.1 for
information on abnormal reviews.

2. Select the Begin button to start the review process. The following message
appears:

Display review in progress

Note

To cancel a review in progress, select the

Abort button.

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3. The applicable review data appears in the window, as shown below.

Note

Up to 30 points can be displayed in this window at

one time. To view more points, use the scroll bars
or enlarge the window.

Each field in this window is described below.

• Type Selected displays the review types selected on the Point Search
Properties window (Figure 9-2 ).

• List Count displays the number of points found which match the specified
review properties and attributes.

• Characteristics displays the characteristics selected for review on the Point

Search Properties window.

• Point Name displays the name of each process point.

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• Alarm Condition displays a text description of the current alarm condition for
analog process points. Possible conditions include alarm state, device state,
drop status, or state change.

• Point Description displays a text description of the point.

• (A) Value/Q displays current value and quality of an analog point.

Note

If a BG/BN point is displayed, the binary

representation of the A2 E1 field will be displayed
instead. See “Record Types User’s Guide” (U0-0131)
for information on point types and record fields.

• (A) Units displays a text description (6 characters maximum) of Engineering

Units for analog points.

• (A) Hilim displays the high limit for analog point value.

• (A) Lolim displays the low limit for analog point value.

• (A) Incr displays the incremental alarm limit for analog points.

• (A) Deadband displays deadband value for high and low limits for analog
points.

• (D) State/Q displays a text description of the SET/RESET state for a digital
point (0 = off, 1 = on).

• (D) Alarm State displays alarm status for a digital point.

• Point Type displays TDM (for a standard periodically broadcast point) or XID
(for an extended System ID point).

• Point Status displays, for each point, the list of review conditions that match
the point, whether or not the review condition was selected on the Properties
window. For example, if the user wants to display a review of scan removed
points, he would select Scan Removed (SC) as the review type on the
Properties window. If a point in that review was scan removed and had Entered
Values (EV), both SC and EV would display in the Point Status field.

Note

VL (value limit), BQ (bad quality), PQ (poor quality),

FQ (fair quality), GQ (good quality), and TO (timed
out) are not displayed in the Point Status field.

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9-4.1. Abnormal Reviews

An Abnormal Review searches for all of the following abnormal conditions for
points:

• No auto cut-out with limit or alarm check removed.

• Cut-out manually disabled.

• Scan removed.

• Latched quality.

• Sensor alarm and no auto cut-out.

• No sensor alarm, no auto cut-out, with bad or poor quality.

To perform a point search for abnormal conditions, select the Abnormal Review
button on the Point Search window (Figure 9-1 ).

Note

The Abnormal Review button is only displayed if

the Abnormal Reviews item in the MMI Reviews
Configuration GUI is set to Enable.

See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”

(U0-8110) for instructions on using the WDPF Admin
Tool to select the MMI Reviews Configuration GUI.

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9-5. Printing a Point Search Review

After the Point Search Properties have been applied, a review can be sent to the Log
Server to be printed.

1. From the Point Search window, select the Print button.

2. Select the Begin button to start the review process. The following message
appears:

Print review in progress

Note

To cancel a print request in progress, select

the Abort button.

3. When the review process is completed, this message appears:

Review print completed OK

The review data is then sent to the Log Server to be printed. See “Log Server
WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8400) for more information on this drop.

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Section 10. Shift Log and General
Message Display

10-1. Section Overview

A shift log is a daily log of plant events sent by the operator to other Operator
WEStations and Historian WEStations (HSRs) via the WDPF Information
Highway. The Shift Log window allows the user to send messages to Operator
WEStations and HSRs.

The General Message Display window lists messages originated by the local
Operator WEStation or sent from other drops on the highway.

This section provides instructions for using the Shift Log and General Message
Display windows at the Operator WEStation. The following topics are included:

• Accessing the Shift Log window (Section 10-2).

• Sending Diary Log messages (Section 10-3).

• Sending Hardware Log messages (Section 10-4).

• Shift Log error messages (Section 10-5).

• General Message Display window (Section 10-6).

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10-2. Accessing the Shift Log Window

This document assumes the Shift Log window is accessed through the Menu
System. For information on the Menu System, see Section 3. Use the following
procedure to access the Shift Log window.

1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis
and Maintenance menu.

2. Select Operator Station Programs from the Data Analysis and Maintenance
menu.

3. Select Shift Log from the Operator Station Programs menu.

4. The Shift Log window appears, as shown in Figure 10-1 .

Figure 10-1. Shift Log Window

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Two types of shift log messages can be sent from the Shift Log window:

• Diary Log can send messages to the Operator WEStation originating the
message, other Operator WEStations, Plant Areas, and HSRs. The user can
view these messages on the General Message Display window of the
designated Operator WEStations. For information on the General Message
Display window, see Section 10-6

• Hardware Log sends messages to the HSR. The user can retrieve these files
through the Historical File List window. For information on this window,
see “Historian WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8500).

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10-3. Diary Log Messages

Before a diary log message is sent, the destination of the message must be selected
from the Diary Properties window (Figure 10-2 ). A diary log message can be sent
to up to four different destinations.

• Self sends a message to the Operator WEStation originating the message.

• HSR sends a message to the HSR. The message is then archived at the HSR in
the diary_log directory in the file diary_log. For information on the HSR
archive function, see “Historian WEStation User's Guide” (U0-8500).

• Plant Areas sends a message to the selected Plant Area. A Plant Area can
consist of several Operator WEStations. For example, the Reactor Control room
may have four Operator WEStations. These can be grouped together in a Plant
Area designated as “Reactor Control.” Plant areas are defined during
configuration. For more information, see “Operator WEStation configuration
Manual” (U0-8110).

• Operator Drops sends a message to the selected Operator WEStations.

Use the following procedure to select message destinations and send a diary log
message.

1. Select Diary Log from the Log choice boxes.

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2. Select the Properties button. The Diary Properties window appears (see
Figure 10-2 ):

Figure 10-2. Diary Properties Window

3. Select at least one shift log destination.

• More than one Plant Area can be selected from the Plant Areas scrolling
list. An Operator WEStation can be assigned to multiple Plant Areas.
However, an Operator WEStation assigned to a Plant Area is not necessarily
included in the Operator Drops scrolling list unless it was defined as an
Operator Drop during configuration.

• More than one Operator Drop can be selected from the Operator Drop
scrolling list.

• The Select All button sends a message to all configured destinations. If an

Operator WEStation has been assigned to a Plant Area and also appears in
the Operator Drop scrolling list, only one message is sent.

Notes

1. To clear all current selections, select the

Clear All button.
2. To reset the current selections to the last
applied version, select the Reset button.
3. To deselect an item, select the highlighted item.

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4. Select the Apply button. The Diary Properties window closes.

5. At the Shift Log window, enter the message using up to 10 lines of text with a
maximum of 60 characters per line.

• To move the cursor to next line, press the Enter key.

• To delete one character at a time, press the Backspace or Delete keys.

• To clear the current message, select the Clear Text button.

6. Select the Send Message button. A transmission message appears in the

bottom of the window, as shown below.

The message appears in the General Message Display window of the selected
Operator WEStations, or is archived at the HSR. For more information on
General Message Display, see Section 10-6.

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10-4. Hardware Log Messages

The Hardware Log sends messages to the HSR for long term storage. These
messages are stored in the hardware_log directory in the file hardware_log and
can be retrieved using the Historical File List window. See “Historian WEStation
User’s Guide” (U0-8500) for information on the Historical File List window. Use
the following procedure to send a message to the HSR.

1. Select Hardware Log from the Log choice boxes.

2. Enter the message using up to 10 lines of text with a maximum of 60 characters

per line.

• To move the cursor to next line, press the Enter key.

• To delete one character at a time, press the Backspace and Delete keys.

• To clear the current message, select the Clear Text button.

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3. Select the Send Message button. A transmission message appears in the

bottom of the window, as shown below.

4. The message is archived at the HSR in the hardware_log directory. To view this
message use the Historical File List window. See “Historical WEStation User’s
Guide” (U0-8500) for information on this window.

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10-5. Shift Log Error Messages

Messages that may appear when using the Shift Log window are shown in
Table 10-1 . These messages appear in the bottom left corner of the Shift Log
window. Some error messages may be sent to the General Message Display
window.
Table 10-1. Shift Log Error Messages

Message Description
Error during message transmission The message could not be sent to the selected
destinations. See the General Message Display window
for error message.
No message to transmit No message text was entered.
Select Properties first No message destination was selected on the Diary
Properties window.
The following messages appear in the General Message Display window of the Operator
WEStation originating the message. Note that host name indicates the host name of the drop
where the error occurred.
host name: Cannot unblock For more details, refer to man page “socket.” See the
socket System Administrator.
host name: error Displays an operating system error number. For more
details, see the applicable operating system
documentation (or refer to the standard system error file
“errno.h”).
host name: Gethostbyname: failed Fore more details, refer to man page “Gethostbyname.”
See the System Administrator.
host name: open socket failure1 For more details, refer to man page “socket.” See the
System Administrator.
Shift Log: Error, icon file not found The Shift Log icon file is not in the proper location, or the
file is corrupt. See the System Administrator.
Shift Log file errors: Total number of error received during Shift Log start-up.
1 Errors found during socket communication are standard UNIX errors and are located in the
system error file “errno.h.

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10-6. General Message Display Window

The General Message Display window is accessed from the General Message
icon at the Operator WEStation. The background color of the icon is white;
however, when a new message is received, the color changes to red (or the
pre-configured alert color).

Use the following procedure to access the General Message Display window.

1. Open the General Message icon.

2. The General Message Display window appears, as shown in Figure 10-3

below:

Figure 10-3. General Message Display Window

The General Message Display window lists the most recent 400 messages.
The newest message appears at the bottom of the list.

If more than 400 messages are received while the window is closed, an error
message appears at the bottom of the window that lists the number of messages
that were overwritten.

Messages received while the window is closed are marked with an asterisk.
Once the window is opened and the messages are viewed, all asterisks are
removed.

Messages generated at the Shift Log window also appear on the General
Message Display window. These messages can be up to 10 lines and 60
characters per line. For information on the Shift Log, see Section 10-2.

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Appendix A. Remote Display

The Remote Display function allows additional “copies” of standard Operator

WEStation programs to be run on remote terminals. Each Operator WEStation can
have up to three remote terminals connected at one time. The remote machines are
dependent on the local (Operator WEStation) machine. If the local machine is shut
off or rebooted, the programs on the remote terminals will exit without warning.

The programs that can be run remotely are listed below:

• Point Information — Up to three remote displays are allowed. However, only

one remote Point Information window can run on a station. For example, if the
user wants to run three remote Point Information windows, they must be
displayed on three separate workstations.

• Base Alarm System — Up to eight Base Alarm windows are allowed through
a combination of local and remote windows. For example, if two local windows
are used, six remote displays are allowed (see Exceptions).

Note

Running several remote Base Alarm windows

may slow performance.

• Process Diagram System — Up to three remote displays are allowed. For

example, one workstation may have three remote Process Diagram windows or
one remote window may appear on three separate workstations. The number of
remote windows allowed is configured in the NUM_REMOTE_PD_WINDOWS
environment variable (see “Engineering WEStation User’s Guide” (U0-8200) for
more information on environment variables).

• Trend System — Up to three remote displays are allowed. However, only one
remote Trend Display window can run on a station. For example, if the user
wants to run three remote Trend Display windows, they must be displayed on
three separate workstations. (see Exceptions).

• Menu System — Multiple remote displays are allowed.

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 Since all program execution is done at the Operator WEStation, all messages
written to the General Message Display will only be displayed at the local Operator
WEStation. Only errors written to the footers of the program windows will be seen
on the remote terminals. Therefore, the General Message Display window is not
supported on remote terminals. In addition, since the program execution will be
done on the Operator WEstation, all print requests and file saves will be done on the
local machine.

For information on configuring the WDPF system for remote displays, contact the
System Administrator.

Exceptions

The following are two exceptions to the remote display of Operator WEStation
programs:

• Trend System — The following functions of the Trend System will not be
available on remote terminals:

The ability to modify trend groups or trend default information. Since this
information is contained on master files at the Operator WEStation, only the
operator at the local station can modify this information.

The ability to create a new live or historical trend will be disabled on the
remote station since only one copy of the program is allowed.

• Base Alarm System — Printing alarms is only available on the local Operator
WEStation. Therefore, the print filtering options will not be available on the
remote terminals. In addition, the membrane keyboard can only be used with a
local Base Alarm window, not a remote window. (The user should make sure
that one of the local Base Alarm window is configured to be in control of
peripheral processes. See “Operator WEStation Configuration Manual”
(U0-8110) for more information.)

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Appendix B. Additional Error Messages

This appendix lists additional error messages that may appear in the General
Message Display window. (See Table B-1 .) These messages are generally internal
system errors that require the assistance of a System Administrator or a Westinghouse
Representative.

Table B-1. Error Messages in General Message Display Window

Error Message Error Message
accept routine failed DPF read failed
bad record type list DU record is defined
bad starting SID environment variable WDPF_HOME is not
defined
bind routine failed error while installing signals for SHC
cannot capture the semaphore to access data error with fork request HSR data process
table
cannot obtain access to specified fifo error with exec request HSR data process
create runtime failed Error: hostname does not exist
creation of backup file failed Error: setup_trend_msg_q() failed
color is not in the color map Error: Unable to get local host name
connect routine failed fault process PID is invalid
copy to backup failed fifo is full
could not open dev/vme32 device file font.obj file could not be opened Tick marks
cannot be labeled
could not memory map the SHC memory gethostname routine failed
data collection restarted gethostbyname routine failed
data highway has nor received a valid time invalid data length parameter was specified
update
data type for record field does not match invalid DPF point directory
requested type
disk IO failed invalid DRR drop number
DPF exists invalid DRR drop’s frequency
DPF invalid point invalid drop type detected in the DSR or DRR
DPF open failed invalid DU record
DPF seek failed invalid merging of files

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Error Message Error Message
DPF write failed invalid network name
invalid or reserved SID point has an invalid point name
invalid parameter in the argument vector of point is not originated by the host drop as
request hsr data required
invalid arguments passes to request hsr data point not found in point directory
invalid partner drop number record field is not defined for point record type
invalid point directory message record field is not defined within the record type
invalid value parameter was given record field is not valid for change attributes
invalid SHC command retrieval of historical data failed
invalid SHC ID number was given request not sent - all hsr requests are full. try
again later
invalid SHC mode SID is not an extended SID
invalid subscription action for an extended SID is not a received point
SID
invalid SUN timestruct values detected SHC error
invalid target record type for desired action SHC is not open or does not exist
invalid WDPF drop number SHC_open_memory was previously called
listen routine failed shared memory segment cannot be attached
maximum number of Fault Processes already Socket routine failed
defined
maximum subscriptions exceeded start historical trend exec error
message block is too large for the specified start historical trend fork error
info
point directory access error start live trend exec error
point directory cannot be written start live trend fork error
point directory close file failed start trend groups display exec error
point directory error start tend groups display fork error
point directory write file failed time could not be read due to data tearing
point directory open file failed Undefined error
point directory read failed unsuccessful attempt at returning the request
table shared memory id
point directory seek failed unsuccessful arbitrator shared memory
attachment

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 Table B-1. Error Messages in General Message Display Window (Cont’d)
Error Message Error Message
unsuccessful data collection shared memory unsuccessful trend group shared memory
attachment attachment.
unsuccessful execution of request hsr data unsuccessful start live trend message
unsuccessful message queue attachment unsuccessful trend shared memory attachment
unsuccessful request table shared memory unsuccessful defaults shared memory
attachment attachment
unsuccessful returned hsr data shared unsuccessful trend group shared memory
memory attachment attachment

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Index

A alarm panel 5-14

Acknowledge button 5-23 alarm priority 5-2
Acknowledged Alarms 5-2 alarm removed code 5-7
Acknowledging Alarms 5-23 audio systems 5-29
Administrative icon 2-5 base alarm window 5-5
Alarm configurable alarm display 5-4
See Base alarm system. destination filtering 5-16
Alarm Check 4-10, 4-12, 4-13, 4-17 displaying lists 5-22
Alarm Destination 5-2 filtering 5-26
Alarm function keys 3-10 filtering alarms 5-16
Alarm History List 5-2, 5-7, 5-8, 5-10, 5-23 iconic alarm list 5-12
Alarm Limits 5-20 incremental alarms 5-2
Alarm List 5-8, 5-22, 5-23 incrementals and returns 5-21
Alarm Panel 5-14 limits 5-2, 5-20
Alarm Priority 5-2, 5-16 printing alarms 5-28
Alarm State 4-12, 5-17 priority filtering 5-16
Alarm Type 5-6 remote display A-1
Alarms remote display exceptions A-2
Printing 5-28 returns 5-3
Alarms Total 5-6 sensor alarms 5-3
algorithm state change 5-3
general 2-4 status 5-17
Algorithms 2-4 terms 5-2
digital entry (PID) 6-34 unacknowledged alarm list 5-3, 5-11
graphic 6-28 value/quality 5-19
overview 6-19 window fields 5-6
text 6-29 Bell Acknowledge button 5-30
Alphanumeric function keys 3-10 Bit Position 4-14, 4-16
Alphanumeric Keyboard 3-20 Broadcasting 2-2
analog control 2-3
Apply button 2-7 C
Audio systems Calibration
continuous 5-30 external 4-10, 4-12, 4-17
non-continuous 5-29 Canvas
Auto Cutout 4-10, 4-12, 4-13, 4-17 configurable font size 5-4
Automatic control mode 6-16 window display area 4-5
Cascade control mode 6-16
B Change data window
Base alarm system analog points 4-9
accessing 5-5 device points 4-17
acknowledged alarms 5-2 digital points 4-11
acknowledging alarms 5-23 overview 4-7
alarm destination 5-2 packed group alarm points 4-13
alarm filtering 5-16 packed group points 4-15
alarm filtering definition window 5-26 Characteristics (for alarm filtering) 5-27
alarm history list 5-2, 5-10 Characteristics (searching via) 9-4
alarm list 5-2, 5-8 Checkbox 5-6
alarm modes 5-3 Child Menu 3-2

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Close 2-7 programming a mode 5-25

Code 5-7 Device Maintenance menu 8-3
Color coded icons (for alarms) 5-13 Device State 5-17, 5-18
combinatorial logic 2-3 Diagnostics 8-1
CONFIG 3-8 Diagram List 6-7
Configurable alarm display Diagram Number
set-up 5-4 entry field 6-7
Contact/coil forcing 6-21 diagrams
Continuous audio alarm 5-30 displaying 6-2
Control function keys 3-11 Diary Log 10-3
Control loop 2-3 Diary log
control modes 6-16 See Shift log.
Control panel Diary Properties window 10-5
accessing 6-15 digital control 2-3
Control tuning 6-18 Digital entry
algorithms (overview) 6-19 function 6-17
contact/coil forcing 6-21 window 6-34
English description 6-27 Direct digital control (DDC) mode 6-17
graphic algorithms 6-28 Display data window 6-13
loops and ladders 6-18, 6-30 Display diagram window 6-5
M/A station diagram 6-20 Display menu 7-41, 8-6, 8-8
overview 6-18 Distributed Processing Unit (DPU) 2-2
paging 6-26 Documentation
PID-type algorithms 6-34 reference 1-3
text algorithms 6-29 Double click 2-7
Controller 2-4 Drag and drop 2-7
Current Menu 3-2 Drop 2-2
Cursor function keys 3-11 Drop Status 5-17, 5-18
Custom function keys 3-11 Drop Status Information 8-6
Cutout 4-10, 4-12, 4-13, 4-17 Dynamic Iconic Alarming 5-13

D E
Data Analysis and Maintenance Eight-character network 2-7
icon 3-2, 3-3 Entering data 3-15
Data Analysis and Maintenance menu Error messages
menu system 3-3 general message display (additional) B-1
process diagram display 6-5 point information 4-19
Data bar (in keyboard window) 3-18 shift log 10-9
Data highway 2-2 trend display 7-49
Database 2-4 Extended System ID points (EXSIDs) 2-2
Date 5-6 Extended-tag network 2-7
Date and Time Keyboard 3-23 External Calibration 4-10, 4-12, 4-17
DDC
See Direct digital control. F
Deadband 4-11 File/Print Order menu 7-45
Destination 5-16, 5-29 Filtering
alarm filtering 5-16 See Base alarm system.
definition 5-2 Final Control Device 2-4

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Force All Bits 4-13, 4-15 Incremental Limit 4-10

Force One Bit 4-14, 4-16 Incremental limits 5-21
Force Value Function 6-31 Incrementals 5-21
Information highway diagnostics 8-1
G
General Message Display Window 10-10 K
Grayed out 2-7 Keyboard
Group No field 7-24 Choice Box 3-17
Group Number Keyboard window
entry field 6-7 accessing 3-15
Group text 6-36 alphanumeric keyboard 3-20
Groups button 7-20 data bar 3-18
date and time keyboard 3-23
H drag and drop 3-18
Hardware Interface 5-14 numeric keyboard 3-21
Hardware Log 10-3, 10-7 time keyboard 3-26
hardware_log 10-8 Keyswitch 3-12
High high and low low limits (for alarms) 5-2
High Limit 4-10 L
High limit and low limit (for alarms) 5-2 ladder logic 2-3
Highway Error window 8-5 Ladders
Highway System Error mode 8-8 See Loops and ladders.
Highway utilities 8-1 Layout menu 7-28
accessing 8-3 Left click (“Select”) 2-7
highway error window 8-5 Limit Check 4-10
putting highway online 8-19 Limits 5-20
system status display diagram 8-11 Live Interval menu 7-27
viewing drop status information 8-6 Local Base Alarm window 5-4
viewing highway system errors 8-8 Logic Control 2-3
Highway Utilities Menu 8-4 Loops and ladders
Historical trends 7-1, 7-41 request by description 6-27
History List 5-22 request by paging 6-26
Horizontal Combined Trend Display 7-15 request ladder by name 6-25
request ladder by number 6-24
I request loop by name 6-23
Icon 2-5, 2-7, 3-2 request loop by number 6-22
Administrative 2-5 Low Limit 4-10
color coding 5-13 Low limit (For alarms) 5-2
Data Analysis and Maintenance 3-2 Low low limit (for alarms) 5-2
Point Information 4-2
Icon List 5-12, 5-22 M
typical 5-12 M/A station diagram 6-20
Iconic Alarm List Man pages 1-4
See Base alarm system. Manual control mode 6-16
Iconic Alarming 5-12 Membrane keyboard 3-8
Dynamic 5-13 alarm function keys 3-10
Static 5-13 alphanumeric function keys 3-10
Incremental Alarms 5-2 control function keys 3-11

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cursor function keys 3-11 Modes of operation

custom function keys 3-11 membrane keyboard 3-8
illustration 3-9 Modify button 7-3, 7-22
keyswitch 3-12 Modify Group window 7-22
mode of operation 3-8 Modulating Control 2-3
page function keys 3-12 Monitors (CRTs)
programmable function keys 3-12 number of 3-6
standard function keys 3-13 Mouse 2-7
Menu Multiple monitors 3-6
Child Menu 3-2
Current Menu 3-2 N
Data Analysis and Maintenance 3-3, 6-5 Non-Continuous audio alarm 5-29
Device Maintenance 8-3 Normal/Priority mode (for alarms) 5-3
Display 7-41, 8-6, 8-8 Numeric Keyboard 3-21
FIle/Print Order 7-45
Grid 7-7 O
Highway Utilities 8-4 Open (an icon on CRT) 2-7
Interval 7-5 OPERATE 3-8
Layout 7-6, 7-28 Operator keyboard
Live Interval 7-27 illustration 3-9
Operator Station Programs 3-4, 6-6 See also Membrane keyboard.
Parent Menu 3-2 Operator Station Configuration 3-21
Point Menu 3-28, 4-2, 4-5 Operator Station Programs
Poke 6-12 menu 3-4
Print 7-46 Operator WEStation
Recall 6-14 basic functions 3-1
Scale 7-12, 7-37 overview 2-1, 2-5
Temporary Scale 7-10, 7-34 update signal 3-30
Top-level Menu 3-2
Zoom 6-9 P
Menu system Page Ack 5-6
remote display A-1 Page button 6-4
using 3-2 Page function keys 3-12
Middle click (“Adjust”) 2-7 Parent Menu 3-2
MMI Alarm Configuration (Audio) 5-29, 5- Point Ack 5-6, 5-23
30 Point Description 5-7
MMI Alarm Configuration (Printers) 5-28 Point Directory 4-3
MMI Function Lockout Configuration 5-23, Point group editor 6-35
5-27 point groups 6-1
MMI Operator Station Configuration 3-21 Point Information System 4-1
MMI Process Diagram Configuration 6-14 Point information window
MMI Reviews Configuration 9-16 accessing 4-2
MMI Trend Configuration 7-7, 7-11, 7-23, 7- change data window 4-7
36 displaying point data 4-5
Mode Filtering 5-16 error messages 4-19
Mode of operation expanded mode 4-3
alarm filtering 5-25 reduced mode 4-3
Modes for alarm reporting 5-3 remote display A-1

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Point Menu 4-2, 4-5 definition 2-8

accessing 3-28 in alarms 5-7
Point Name 5-7 value/quality field 5-19
Point search
abnormal reviews 9-16 R
accessing 9-2 Recall button 6-14
displaying point reviews 9-13 Recall diagrams 6-14
printing point reviews 9-17 Reference Documentation 1-3
properties window Remote display A-1
characteristics group 9-4 exceptions A-2
specific characteristics 9-9 Returns
Point Search Window 9-2, 9-3 from alarm 5-3, 5-14
Point Value 4-10, 4-12, 4-15, 5-19 See also Base alarm system incrementals and
Poke fields 6-12 returns.
Print menu 7-46 Review
Printing Alarms 5-28 See Point search.
priority 5-29 Right click
Priority mode for alarms 5-3 for menus in general 3-5
assignment 5-25 for Point Menu 3-28
Priority of alarms 5-2 Right click (“Menu”) 2-8
Process control
overview 2-3 S
types of 2-3 Scale menu 7-12, 7-37
Logic Control 2-3 Scan 4-10, 4-12, 4-17
Modulating Control 2-3 Search
Process diagram system See Point search.
accessing 6-2 Select checkbox 5-6
control panel 6-15 Select key 2-8
control tuning 6-18 sensor (field device) 2-4
display data window 6-13 Sensor Alarms 5-3
display diagram window 6-5 sequential logic 2-3
displaying loops and ladders 6-22–6-25 Shift log
point group editor 6-35 accessing 10-2
poke fields 6-12 diary log 10-3, 10-4
process control functions 6-15 diary properties window 10-5
process diagram window 6-2 error messages 10-9
recalling diagrams 6-14 hardware log 10-3
remote display A-1 sending diary log messages 10-4
zooming display area 6-9 sending hardware log messages 10-7
Process variable 2-4 shift log window 10-2
Programmable function keys 3-12 Soft Keyboard
Pushpin 2-8 accessing 3-16
Put Highway Online function 8-19 See Keyboard window.
Standard function keys 3-13
Q State Change 5-17, 5-18
Quadrant Trend Display 7-18 digital status 4-12
Quality for alarms 5-3
affected by Change Data 4-10 Static Iconic Alarming 5-13

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Status trend layout illustrations 7-15

See Base alarm system status. trend modify window 7-3
Status Display Diagram types of trend layouts 7-6
sample diagram 8-2 Two-monitor WEStations 3-6
Supervisory control mode 6-16
Switch button 6-5 U
Switch the CRTs button 3-7 Unacknowledged 5-6
System Point Directory (SPD) 4-3 Unacknowledged Alarm List 5-3, 5-7, 5-8, 5-
System Status Display Diagram 8-1, 8-11 11, 5-23
sample diagram 8-2 Unacknowledged List 5-22
UNLOCK 3-8
T Update signal (blinking indicator in window)
Tabular Trend Display window 7-43 3-30
tabular_trend_file 7-46 Update Time window 8-14, 8-15, 8-16
Temporary Scale menu 7-34 Update utilities
Text group 6-36 accessing 8-12
Time 5-6 broadcasting current time 8-14
Time Keyboard 3-26 transfer time properties window 8-17
Time update 8-12 transferring time across highways 8-16
Time Value Display window 7-42 update time window 8-12
Timed out (point status) 2-8 updating highway time 8-15
time-related logic 2-3
Top-level Menu 3-2 V
Touch screens 3-14 Vertical Combined Trend Display 7-16
Trackball 2-7 Vertical Side-by-Side Trend Display 7-17
Transfer Time button 8-18
Transfer Time Properties window 8-18 W
Trend Defaults window 7-47 WDPF
Trend System Data Highway 2-2
remote display A-1 Highway 2-2
remote display exceptions A-2 overview 2-2
trend_defaults_file 7-11, 7-36, 7-47 WDPF Admin Tool 3-21
trend_groups_file 7-20 Windows
Trends Alarm Filtering Definition 5-3, 5-26
accessing window 7-2 Base Alarm 5-1, 5-4, 5-5
creating trends 7-3 Change Data 4-7
displaying trend groups 7-40 Control Panel 6-16
error messages 7-49 Control Tune 6-22
historical trends 7-1, 7-41 Diary Properties 10-5
modify group window 7-22 Display Data 6-13
samples 7-15 Display Diagram 6-5, 6-7
tabular trend display 7-43 General Message Display 10-1, 10-10
temporary scale menu 7-10 Highway Error 8-3, 8-5
time value display window 7-42 Keyboard 3-15
trend default values 7-47 Menu System 3-2
trend display window 7-2 Point Group Editor 6-1
trend groups 7-20 Point Information 4-1, 4-2, 4-5
trend groups window 7-21 Point Search 9-2, 9-3

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Point Search Properties 9-3

Process Diagram 6-2
Shift Log 10-1, 10-2
Tabular Trend Display 7-43
Time Value Display 7-42
Transfer Time Properties 8-17
Trend Defaults 7-47
Trend Display 7-2
Trend Groups 7-20, 7-21
Trend Modify 7-3
Update Time 8-12
Workspace 2-8

X
X-Y Plot Trend Display 7-19

Z
Zooming
changing zoom increment 6-11
zoom by box 6-10
zoom by corners 6-10
zoom in/zoom out 6-11

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 WDPF® Manual Update
For Operator WEStation Configuration Manual (U0-8100)
Revision 3, April 1996

This manual update contains the following changes:

Update Software Starting

Number Date Release Abbreviated Description On Page

Update 1 April 2004 8.7.1 Add Section 8-5 Decode Token 3

to help determine which drop
sent the bad message.
Changes to Figure 3-1 Typical 5
WEStation Membrane
Keyboard.
Add “Close Button” definition to 6
Table 2-1. Terms used in
WEStation Display.
Add additional information to 6
Section 5-4.1 Acknowledge
Alarms.
Addition to Section 3-5.1 Alarm 7
Value/Quality

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Add the Following New Section (Decode Token):
Page 8-20

8.5 DECODE TOKEN

A Westnet II token is a control field in the header of all data highway message frames. It
identifies the type of message (highway restart, recovery hand-off, or TDM/DEM data). It
also identifies which bus allocation list (TDM/DEM), and the index of the next drop
scheduled to transmit. When certain highway errors are reported by the data highway
controller (MHC/SHC) the token field from the message frame is reported in the highway
error parameters. By decoding the token it is often possible to identify the drop that
transmitted the message. The “Token Decode” program provides a simple method to
translate the encoded 16 bit number reported by the highway controller into descriptive text.
It should be noted that when the highway error report indicates that the message is
corrupted (i.e. an illegal DHC message), the value reported as the apparent token may also
have been corrupted.
1. Open the Data Analysis and Maintenance icon to display the Data Analysis and
Maintenance menu.
2. Select Device Maintenance from the Data Analysis and Maintenance menu.
The Device Maintenance menu appears (Figure 8-7).

Figure 8-7. Device Maintenance Menu

3. Select Highway Utilities from the Device Maintenance menu.

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 The Highway Utilities menu appears (Figure 8-8).

Figure 8-8. Highway Utilities Menu

4. Select the Decode Token button.

The Token Decoder window appears (Figure 8-9).

Figure 8-9. Highway Error Window

5. Type in the Token code found on the Highway System Error screen and the system will
return information in the format shown on the Token Decoder screen.

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1 CUSTOM 6 STANDARD FUNCTIONS 9 KEY SWITCH 8 ALPHANUMERIC

OPERATE
A B C D

UNLOCK CONFIG
the following:

MASTER GROUP DISP SYS LOG HIST MSG

REVIEW TREND TCU COPY
MENU MENU MENU STATUS MENU MENU DISP E F G H

5 7 I J K L
PROGRAMMABLE PAGE

P1 P3 P5 P7 UP M N O P

LEFT RIGHT

P2 P4 P6 P8 DOWN Q R S T

BACK U V W X
3 CONTROL
2 DEV CTL 4 Y Z SPACE
ALARM MAINT TUNE CURSOR

POINT PAGE DIGITL FRONT OPEN CLOSE

DOC ENTER 0 1 2 3
ACK ACK BACK CLOSE ALL
ENTRY

NORMAL BELL START DIAG DIAG

STOP • 4 5 6
OPEN AUTO SUPV DISP DISP
PRIORITY ACK TRAVEL 1 2
TRIP

ALARM ALARM UNACK TRIP STOP DIAG DIAG

CLOSE MAN CAS DISP DISP - 7 8 9
LIST HIST ALARMS ACK ACK 3 4

Figure 3-1. Typical WEStation Membrane Keyboard

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1 - CUSTOM - Displays customer-defined diagrams or processes 6 - STANDARD FUNCTIONS - Initiate standard operator functions
2 - ALARM - Access the Base Alarm System 7 - PAGE - Access related diagrams
3 - CONTROL - Select and control Manual/Auto Stations 8 - ALPHANUMERIC - Enter data
4 - CURSOR - Controls the positioning of the cursor 9 - KEYSWITCH - Set the mode of the Operator WEStation
5 - PROGRAMMABLE - Perform Operator functions
Replace Figure 3-1 Typical WEStation Membrane Keyboard in with

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Add the following information for the Typical WEStation Membrane
Keyboard:
Page 2-7

ADD THE FOLLOWING TERM IN TABLE 2-1 BETWEEN “CLOSE” AND “DOUBLE CLICK”.

Close Button Symbol used to reduce a window or process diagram to an icon

(“minimize” it) with a left click.

Add the following information at the end of Step 1, Section 5-4.1

Acknowledge Alarms:
Page 5-23
Alarms may be added to, or “deselected” from the group of alarms to acknowledge by
middle clicking on them.

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following:
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3-5.1. Alarm Value/Quality

The point value is continually updated on the Alarm List and the Unacknowledged Alarm
List.
For analog points, the value field represents the actual value of the point and point
quality (blank = good, P = poor, F = fair, B = bad, or T = time-out).
For device or digital points, the value field represents the present status description of
the point (SET, RESET), the bit value, and the point’s quality.
For packed group alarm points (BG/BN), the value field represents the “A2” record
field (displayed in binary notation) and is followed by a “T” if the point is timed out.
For drop alarms, the drop description is displayed. The drop description identifies
highway problems, clock faults, the fault code, and whether or not the drop is shed from
the buslist. An example is shown below.
HWY0 CLK FA# 175 31 SHED
where:
HWY0 indicates highway 0 was active, but is presently inactive. Other possible
highway faults are: HWY1 (indicates highway 1 was active, presently inactive) and
HWY01 (indicates both highways were active, presently inactive).
CLK indicates that the time needs to be updated.
FA# 175 31 0 0 defines the fault code (175), the fault ID (31), Fault Parameter 1
(0), and Fault Parameter 2(0). These values are taken from the FC and FK fields
of the DU record type. For more information on fault codes, see “Self-Test
Diagnostics” (M0-0003).
SHED indicates the drop is shed from the buslist. To reinstate the drop, a revote of
the buslist is required. For information on revoting the buslist, see “WDPF System
Planning and Highway Installation Manual” (M0-8000).

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