Application Server 2014

Application Server
2014 R2

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Module 1
Introduction

System Platform
Project Specific Work
Function Modules

System Platform

System Platform
Clients

Microsoft Technologies
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Industry Standards

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System Platform Components

System Platform Clients
Historian
Client

InTouch

Information
Server
CAL

System Platform
Application
Server

Historian
Server

3rd Party
Data Sources

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Information
Server

Software
Applications

Device
Integration
Servers

3rd Party
Controllers

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Concepts and Terminology

Application Server
It provides a unified environment for visualization, plant history, device
communications and automation application integration.

Bootstrap
The base ArchestrA service which provides the base software required to
receive a platform.

ArchestrA IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

Application Servers development environment for configuring and deploying
the application (Galaxy).

Galaxy
Application Servers application, configuration information and project
database.

Galaxy Repository
Single computer and software that hosts and manage the Galaxy.

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Application Server Highlights

Leverage the .NET Framework for the Automation World
Object-based application

One global networked namespace

Centralized configuration and security
Multi-user development environment
Component-based plant application model

Intake
Production
Line 1
Line 2
Discharge

Self documenting
Advanced system maintenance and diagnostics

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System Platform Topology

Visualization Nodes

Device Integration
Servers

Engineering Stations

Automation Object
Servers

Controllers

Workstations

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Galaxy
Repository

Historian
Server

License
Server

Information
Server

System Platform Topology

Visualization Nodes

Engineering Stations
IDE

Hist. Client

Hist. Client

Hist. Client

InTouch

InTouch

InTouch

InTouch

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

IO Server

DA Server

WinPlatform*

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Galaxy
Repository

Historian
Server

Information
Server

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

WinPlatform*

WinPlatform

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Galaxy
Repository

Historian
Server

Automation Object
Servers

Controllers

* Optional

IDE
Hist. Client

Device Integration
Servers

Workstations

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License
Server

Information
Server

System Platform Topology

Visualization Nodes

Engineering Stations
IDE

Hist. Client

Hist. Client

Hist. Client

InTouch

InTouch

InTouch

InTouch

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

IO Server

DA Server

WinPlatform*

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Galaxy
Repository

Historian
Server

Information
Server

WinPlatform

WinPlatform

WinPlatform*

WinPlatform

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Galaxy
Repository

Historian
Server

Automation Object
Servers

Controllers

* Optional

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IDE
Hist. Client

Device Integration
Servers

Workstations

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License
Server

Information
Server

5 min

Lab 1: Creating a Galaxy

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Automation Objects

Inputs/Outputs

Graphic symbols

Logic/Scripting

Documentation

Historical Information

Alarms and events

Security
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Automation Objects
Templates and Instances
Instances derived from templates and inherit all the configuration
New templates can be derived from existing templates
Changes to templates can be propagated to derived objects
Templates allow the development of a library of standard objects

CV101

$Valve

CV102

CV103
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Templates

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Base Template

Derived Template

Core objects created with the

ArchestrA Object Toolkit

Templates created from another

template within the ArchestrA
IDE

Contain the base attributes and

functionality of the object

Inherits the attributes,

functionality and configuration
from the parent template

Read-Only configuration

Writeable configuration

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Template Derivation
Templates
$Inlet

$UserDefined

$Valve

$Outlet

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10 min

Lab 2: Creating Global Derived

Templates

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System Requirements - Software

Development
(ArchestrA IDE)

Automation
Object Server

Galaxy
Repository

Windows Server

Windows Workstation

SQL Server
.NET Framework

Y
Y

**Refer to the readme file of the latest Service Pack or Patch for software editions and version numbers

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System Requirements - Hardware

Compact
(1 500 I/O)

Small
(500 5K I/O)

Medium
(5K 50K I/O)

Large
(50K 400K I/O)

2.8 GHz

2.8 GHz

2.8 GHz

2.8 GHz

Cores

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

8 GB

16 GB

30 GB available

30 GB available

500 GB available

1000 GB available

Display

1024 x 768

1024 x 768

1280 x 1024

1280 x 1024

Network

100 Mbps

100 Mbps

1000 Mbps

1000 Mbps

CPU

Hard Drive

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Concepts and Terminology

Galaxy
This refers to the total application model that resides in the Galaxy Repository.

IO Count
Number of I/O points being access into the Galaxy.

WinPlatform Count
Number of PCs in the Galaxy that will be part of the single namespace.

ArchestrA IDE
Integrated Development Environment for configuring the Galaxy.

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Licensing

Product
Application Server

InTouch

Historian Server

Historian Client

Information Server

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ArchestrA.lic

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ArchestrAServer.lic

Y
Y

Virtualization
Support
Hyper-V
VMWare
VLANs for all node-tonode communications
Remote Apps

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Overall Benefits
Lower hardware costs
Greater performance
Greater scalability
Higher availability
Greater reliability
Disaster discovery

Module 2
Application Planning

Automation Objects

Inputs/Outputs

Graphic symbols

Logic/Scripting

Documentation

Historical Information

Alarms and events

Security
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Suggested Project Workflow

Identify Field Devices and Functional Requirements

Define the Naming Conventions

Define the Plant Model

Plan Templates

Define the Security Model

Define the Deployment Model

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The Factory Layout

PRODUCTION

LINE 2

LINE 1

RECEIVING

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PACKAGING

SHIPPING

Module 3
Application Infrastructure

The Plant Model

Plant
Section
Area

Section

Production Line

Section
Area
Production Line
Manufacturing Cell

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Area

Production Line

Manufacturing
Cell

Manu

Area

AppEngine
WinPlatform
Bootstrap

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DI Object

Area

DI Object

The Deployment Model

AppEngine
WinPlatform
Bootstrap

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Area

AppEngine

DI Object

Area

DI Object

Area

DI Object

Area

DI Object

The Deployment Model

Template Derivation
Instance

Templates

CV101
$Inlet

CV102
$UserDefined

$Valve
CV103
$Outlet
CV104

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20 min

Lab 3: Creating the Plant and

Deployment Models

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Object viewer

Deployed
Application

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15 min

Lab 4: Using Object Viewer

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Automation Object communication to PLCs

Application Object

MX

Driver

Device Integration
Object

<topic>.
<device group>.
<scan group>.

<object>.

Generic DI Objects

Data point, register or

address on PLC
<item>

PLC1
IO Server

Application Object

PLC2

$DDESuiteLinkClient

DAServer

PLC3

OPC Server

PLC4

DAServer

PLC5

$OPCClient

Device Specific
DI Objects

DIObject

OPC

Single Node

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Device Integration Products

IO Server and DA Servers
ArchestrA
Runtime

Communications between the Galaxy and field devices is achieved

through Device Integration Products
Supported protocols include DDE, SuiteLink and OPC
New internal architecture for DA Servers provides independency
between components

DDE

I/O Data Server

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SuiteLink

DDE

SuiteLink
SuiteLink

OPC

IO Server

DAS
DA Server
Engine

PLC Protocol

PLC
PLC Protocol
Protocol

DA Servers and DI Objects

NIC
I/O Data Server
PLC_1

PLC_2

DHP
SLC_A

SLC_B

CNET
PLC5_A

PLC5_B

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10 min

Lab 5: Configuring the DA Server

Device
Driver

Field Device

PLC Simulator

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Connecting to the Field

Device
Driver

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Field Device

Communication Protocols
VTQ*
Client

Server

DDE or SuiteLink
Node

Name of the computer where the server application is running.

Application

Name of the server application executable.

Topic

Name of the topic in the server application from which to receive data.

Node

Name of the computer where the OPC Server is running.

Server

Name of the OPC Server.

Scan Group

Name of the scan group in the OPC Server from which to receive data.

OPC

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I/O Addressing

<DIObjectName>. <DeviceGroupName>. <ItemName>

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Advanced Communication Management

Active On Demand
Attributes that are not actively being referenced by any client or object are not
scanned.

Active
Attributes are always in the active scanning state.
When the last reference to an attribute is unregistered (unadvised), the attribute
is deleted.

Active All
Attributes are always in the active scanning state.
When the last reference to the attribute is unregistered (unadvised), the
attribute is not deleted.

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Lab 6: Configuring the Device

Integration Object

Galaxy

Device
Driver

Field Device

PLC Simulator

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Module 4
Application Objects

$UserDefined Object
AnalogFA

AnalogFA.RawMin
AnalogFA.RawMax
Scaling
AnalogFA.EngUnitsMin

AnalogFA.Input.InputSource
AnalogFA.Input.Value

AnalogFA.EngUnitsMax

DiscreteFA.Input.InputSource
DiscreteFA.Input.Value

Boolean

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Invert

DiscreteFA

Analog

Writeablility Categories
Same
Object

Calculated
Calculated Retentive

Object Writeable

User Writeable

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Other
Objects

External
Users

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Lab 7: Modeling the Heat Exchanger

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Control and Propagation of Changes

Locking an attribute prevents changes
to that attribute on derived templates
and instances.
Locking an attribute locks that
attribute all the way down on the
derivation hierarchy.
Locking attributes helps to establish
standards in the Galaxy.
Unlocking an attribute releases the
locking control only one level down.

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Control of Changes and Propagation of

Changes
CV101
$Inlet

CV102
$UserDefined

$Valve
CV103
$Outlet
CV104

Unlocked
Locked
Locked In Parent

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15 min

Lab 8: Configuring Change Control and

Propagation

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Containment
Allows more advanced structures to be modeled as a single object
All objects are still accessible as individual objects

Relationship can be build at the template or instance level

Tank
Agitator

Level Meter

Inlet Valve

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Outlet Valve

Object Naming
Tagname :

Valve_001
Contained name:

Tank_001.InletValve
Hierarchical name:

Reactor_001.MixerTank.InletValve

Reactor_001.Tank_001.Valve_001
Reactor_001.Tank_001.InletValve
Tank_001.Valve_001

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35 min

Lab 9: Creating the Mixer

AGITATOR

$Valve

$Motor

LT

INLET 1

PUMP 1

TT

OUTLET
INLET 2

PUMP 2

$Mixer

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Module 5
Alarms and History

Alarm Subsystem
$Object2

$Object1

$Object3

Report their own alarms and events

$Area
$WinPlatform

$AppEngine

DISTRIBUTED ALARM MANAGER

CLIENTS
Alarm Subscribers

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$DIObject

Alarms
Alarms are generate by the objects
Alarm providers make the alarms available
to external alarm subscribers
Available alarm subscribers allows:
Visualization and acknowledge of
alarms
Print alarms

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Alarm Provider
$WinPlatform object as the Client Alarm Provider for the galaxy.
A single $WinPlatform can provide alarms from the whole galaxy.
Alarm providers can be limited to provide alarms for specific areas of
the galaxy.
Alarm Viewer

Area

WinPlatform

PROV

AppEngine

Alarm Printer

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20 min

Lab 10: Configuring Alarms

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Alarm Modes
Objects
Area
Container

Mode Settings

Area
Container
Contained

Enable
Changeable
Changeable

Disable
Disable
Disable

Area
Container
Contained

Enable
Enable
Changeable

Enable
Disable
Disable

Area
Container
Contained

Enable
Enable
Changeable

Enable
Enable
Changeable

Contained

AlarmModeCmd options:
Enable
Disable
Silence

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Plant State Alarm

InProduction
Maintenance
Startup
Shutdown
Testing

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Alarm Severities

Menu Location: Galaxy\Configure\Alarms and Events Configuration

Configure Alarm, Events, and Plant State

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Alarm Count By Severities

AlarmCntBySeverities 0,0,0,0
Critical, High, Med, Low

Single Attribute within a object

All Attributes within a object
Containers include all Attributes
within objects within the container
Areas include all Attributes within
objects within the area

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Alarm Shelved Attributes

AlarmShelved
AlarmShelvedCmd
AlarmShelveNode
AlarmShelveReason
AlarmShelveStartTime
AlarmShelveEndTime
AlarmShelveUser

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Historization

Historian

Historian Server

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Historization

$AppEngine object as the Historian client for the objects

An $AppEngine historizes only the objects that it host
$AppEngine also logs alarms through the Historian
Native support for Store & Forward

AppEngine

CLIENT

Area

WinPlatform
Historian

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20 min

Lab 11: Configuring History

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Module 6
Galaxy Maintenance

Importing and Exporting

Galaxy1

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XXX.aaPKG

Galaxy2

20 min

Lab 12: Exporting and Importing Objects

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Galaxy Dump

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15 min

Lab 13: Configuring Instances Through a

.CSV File

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Module 7
Security

Security
Development
Security

GENERAL
PERMISSIONS

Develoment
Testing
Troubleshooting
Environment

Runtime Security
Security Groups
Security
Classifications

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ASSIGNED TO
ATTRIBUTES

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OPERATIONAL
PERMISSIONS

Roles

BELONGS TO
ONE OR MORE

Users

Security Audit trail

The Galaxy generates an event for every user-generated write to an
attribute.
Events will be logged into Historian Server.
Use the v_EventHistory view in the alarm database to query events.

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60 min

Lab 14: Configuring Security

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Enhanced Electronic Signature

Handling: Done By/Checked By
Reason All Signed Writes present a reason for the action being signed to
the user from:
Field Attribute Description
Object Description
Custom String SignedWrite script function
Comment All signed writes allow for a user entered comment.
Reason and Comment stored in the electronic record in the Alarm/Event
database.

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60 min

Lab 15: Using Security

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Module 8
Redundancy

Application Redundancy
Non-Redundant System
The server handles all the data.
If server if lost, client lose
connection to all data:
InTouch
Historian
Other Application Object
Servers

Redundant System

Redundant server maintain

synchronized data through
dedicated network.
If the primary server is lost, the
backup server will take over.
The switch between the servers is
transparent to the clients.

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ArchestrA
Runtime

Application Redundancy
Currently supported only in pairs
Second network connection (RMC)

ArchestrA

necessary
Configuration Terminology:
RMC

Primary AppEngine
Backup AppEngine

Runtime Terminology
Active AppEngine
Standby AppEngine

Active AppEngine refer to Standby

AppEngine as Partner.

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AppEngine1

AppEngine1
(Backup)

WinPlatform1

WinPlatform2

Primary

Backup

Standby
Active

Standby
Active

Redundant Message Channel

Automatic Synchronization
Current data (Checkpoint)

ArchestrA

Alarm states and times

History store and forward blocks
RMC

Deployed objects and configuration

AppEngine status

Active

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Standby

Supported Configuration
Peer to peer architecture
Each WinPlatform host a different
ArchestrA

AppEngine and Application Objects

No need for dedicated backup nodes

WinPlatforms can host more than one

AppEngine:
Backup for AppEngine1 is assigned to Node 2
Backup for AppEngine2 is assigned to Node 1

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AppEngine1

RMC

AppEngine2

AppEngine2
(Backup)

AppEngine1
(Backup)

WinPlatform1

WinPlatform2

Redundancy Configuration
Windows Networking
1. Install 2nd network card.
2. Configure the ArchestrA connection to be accessed before the RMC connection.
3. Give the RMC connection a fixed IP address in a different Subnet than the ArchestrA
connection.

Application Server
1. Configure the WinPlatforms with their corresponding local RMC IP addresses.
2. Configure the AppEngine to be redundant.
3. Assign the AppEngines (Primary and Backup) to the WinPlatforms.

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Lab 16: Configuring Application

Redundancy

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50 min

DI Redundacy
Loss of the control network would cause
ArchestrA
Runtime

the server to lose connection to data.

The Redundant DI Object allows
communications through a Standby
network if the Active is lost.
The Redundant DI Object allows
Applications Objects to subscribe to a
single object that in turn can retrieve data
from either a Primary or Backup DI object.

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CIP

DH+

DI Redundancy
Application
Objects

RDIO

DIO_1

AppEngine1

DAServer (A)

WinPlatform1
CIP
Control Networks
DH+

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DIO_2

DAServer (B)

20 min

Lab 17: Configuring the Redundant DI

Object

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Module 9
Introduce to QuickScript.NET

Execution types
Shutdown

Start up

OffScan

OnScan

Execute

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Reconnect to DDESuiteLinkClient

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15 min

Lab 18: Adding Auto Reconnect to

DDESuiteLinkClient

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Switch back script for Redundancy

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Primary

Backup

Active
Standby

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10 min

Lab 19: Switching back to the Primary

Redundant Node

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I/O References
XX =

student number

PLCSim.Tagname.M1XX_XX_XX
DataSource

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String

Relative References
Me

MyContainer

MyArea

MyEngine

MyPlatform

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Control Structures
IF THEN ELSEIF ELSE ENDIF

FOR TO STEP NEXT

FOR EACH IN NEXT

WHILE ENDWHILE

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