Using the PlantPAx
Library and
Engineering Tools
Dale Reed
Senior Project Engineer
November 5-6, 2012
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Agenda
Introduction
What is the PlantPAx Library of
Process Objects?
Building a Control Strategy
Summary of Current Library Objects
Discussion, Q&A
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Introduction
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What Are the Goals for This Session?
Learn:
About the PlantPAx Library of Process Objects.
Where to obtain the library and how to install and apply it.
What the PlantPAx Library Add-On Instructions (AOI) do and
how to tie them together to build powerful control strategies.
How to quickly build HMI displays that are easy to use for
operators, maintenance personnel, and engineers.
What functions are currently available in the PlantPAx
Library of Process Objects.
Where to find documentation and how to access support.
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What Is the PlantPAx
Library of Process
Objects?
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Reusable Library for Design Productivity
Suite of control and
HMI objects to
accelerate project
engineering
Role-based feature
set for
Operation
Maintenance
Engineering
PlantPAx Standard Library Out of the Box
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Library Philosophy
Included System Custom
Library Hierarchy in Base Add-On Purchase Example
System
Mixer/Reactor,
etc.
Standard Applications
Level control,
Control Strategies temperature
(Control Modules) control, etc.
Devices (valves,
Devices motors / drives,
(Process Objects) transmitters, etc.)
Logix5000
function blocks,
Logix Programming and faceplates and
Visualization Tools graphic objects
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Library of Process Objects
Whats Different?
Logic and graphics designed concurrently
User-based Mode Model
Hand, Maintenance, Override, Program, Operator
User-based Security Model
Operator, Operating Supervisor
Maintenance, Maintenance Supervisor
Manager, Engineer, Administrator
Built-in loopback simulation on all field devices as appropriate
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Library of Process Objects
What Do I Get?
For each object :
RSLogix 5000 v18 or later
AOI Exports
FactoryTalk View SE / ME
Version 6.0 or later
Operation / Configuration Faceplates
Graphic Symbol Library
Help Displays
PDF Reference Manual
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Key Benefits of This Model
Improvements in:
System out-of-the-box experience
Engineering efficiency for Solution Providers
Focus on application engineering rather than building base blocks
Predictability of system behavior
Consistency of application solutions across different delivery partners
Library managed by Rockwell Automation Process Group
Consistent engineering library framework
In line with customer expectations
Consistent support model
TechConnectSM for base library
Custom agreements for
customer-specific libraries
Ask for PlantPAx Support
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Library of Process Objects
Where Do I Get It?
RSLogix 5000 DVD
V19 DVD: Library 1.1-01
V20 DVD: Library 2.0-03
Knowledgebase AID #62682
Always the latest release
Currently: Library 2.0-07
Library, plus three sample projects
Empty template
Quick sample app
Pipeline pump station
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Building a Control Strategy
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Set Up a Routine and Start Coding
Function Block Diagrams show the flow of information
Library AOIs can be used in Ladder Diagram or Structured Text
Dont forget to JSR to your new Routine
(or make it a Main Routine)!
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First, I Have a Pump...
with a fixed-speed motor
Import the P_Motor Add-On Instruction
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All Dependencies Are Imported
IMPORTANT: All dependencies are included in the AOI import file
Embedded AOIs and all required Data Types (UDTs, STRINGs)
The P_Motor instruction uses P_Alarm and P_Mode
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Add the P_Motor Instruction Instance
Add the P_Motor instruction
Set up its Tag
Project coding standard:
use a Controller Tag
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And Wire the Output
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Default Configuration
IMPORTANT:
Every instruction defaults to the
simplest, basic device configuration
Motors: outputs only
with no run feedback
Valves: outputs only
with no limit switch
feedback
Additional features are used
if you configure / enable them
Defaults are listed in the
reference manual for
each instruction
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What About the HMI?
First, add the library components to your HMI Application (SE or ME!)
1. Import the Images (all the .BMP files)
2. Import the Global Objects (all the .GGFX files)
3. Import the Displays (only the GFX files you need)
The order is important: each item depends on the previous items
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Displays: Just the Ones You Need
Each faceplate or Help pop-up counts as only ONE Display
even though the faceplate has multiple tabbed views
P_Motor uses P_Mode, P_Alarm
...so dont forget to include their Help and Configuration Displays
SE: Always include Common Analog Edit used for number entry
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Add Pump Symbol to Display
Create a new Display if needed
Add a Pump object from the P_Motor Global Objects
Open the Library GGFX file
Drag and drop onto your Display
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Configure the Tag
Just ONE Global Object Parameter!
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Start the Client, Call Up the Faceplate
Click the graphic symbol
to call up the faceplate
Start and stop
the Pump
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But the Text Is Just Generic...
Open the Engineering Tab of the faceplate and type your application text
Be sure to hit Enter to send text to Tag
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How Is This Text Used?
Text is stored in Local STRING Tags within the AOI Instance Data
Cfg_Desc (Description) is used for:
Faceplate Title Bar
Graphic Symbol Tooltip
Cfg_Label (Label) is used for:
Graphic Symbol Label
Cfg_Tag (Tag name) is used for:
Faceplate Operator Tab Tag name
Graphic Symbol Tooltip
Some AOIs have text for Device States,
Engineering Units, or other functions
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This Motor Has Run Feedback...
First, connect the run feedback input to the block
This edit can be done online
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Adding Run Feedback
Then open the faceplate and enable Run Feedback checking
Engineering tab: it HAS Run Feedback; Maintenance tab: USE it!
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HAS and USE
Has: the function exists, is coded
Under control of Engineering
If an AOI does not HAVE a
function, it is not visible to
Operators or Maintenance
Use: the function should be used
as intended
Under control of Maintenance
Allows bypassing or disabling
a function temporarily
Maintenance Bypass Indicator
Appears when function is
bypassed (Has but not Used)
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What About Interlocks?
The motor should stop if the Pump Case Temperature is high (TSH)
Add a Discrete Input, and interlock on a high temp (contact opens)
First, import the Discrete Input AOI (You can do this online!)
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Adding the Discrete Input
Add the Discrete Input instruction, create the tag, wire the input
These additions can be done online
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Adding the Discrete Input
Add a Discrete Input Graphic symbol on the Display
Import the needed GFX files
Drag and drop the Discrete Input symbol
NOTE: common symbols are in the Process Graphics Library GGFX
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Adding the Discrete Input
Tie the Graphic Symbol to the controller Tag (Remember how?)
Global Object Parameter
Run the HMI Application and test it
If it is already running, just
close and reopen the Display
Set up the text (remember how?)
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Add the Interlock Block
I have multiple Interlocks, and I want to see which one tripped the pump!
P_Intlk instruction supports:
Up to 16 interlock conditions
each configurable for OK = 1 or 0
(not in OK state shuts down)
each configurable as Bypassable
or Non-Bypassable
each configurable as Latched
(requires Reset) or Not Latched
Its own faceplate
with First-Out indication (bar)
and configurable text for each
interlock condition
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Adding the Interlock Block (Logic)
Import P_Intlk AOI into project
Wire IntlkOK Status outputs to corresponding P_Motor Inputs
Wire Bypass Active status of Motor back (Assume Data Available)
Wire interlock conditions to inputs (8 exposed by default, 16 available)
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Adding the Interlock Block (HMI)
Import the Interlock Faceplate GFX
One Help Popup for both P_Intlk and P_Perm (Permissives) AOIs
Add the Global Object Parameter on the Pump Symbol!
The Interlock and Permissive Faceplates are called up from the
associated Motor (or other device) Faceplate, not a graphic symbol!
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Enable Faceplate Navigation
On the P_Motor Faceplate Engineering Tab, enable the link to P_Intlk
The Interlock Indicator becomes a button to call up the faceplate
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Configure the Interlock
Open the Interlocks Faceplate and configure
Text, OK state, Latching
This Interlock is Bypassable
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Lets Test It
Start the Motor
Set the Pump Case Temperature to High
Use the Substitute PV function on the Discrete Input!
The Motor stops on Interlock Trip and cannot be started
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How Do I Jumper Out Interlocks?
Interlocks and Permissives can be Bypassable or Non-Bypassable
Bypassable Interlocks and Permissives can be bypassed by Maintenance
Bypassed when the instruction is in Maintenance Mode
Bypassed when the instruction is in Override Mode, if so configured
Maintenance can leave them bypassed temporarily for Operators
Non-Bypassable Interlocks cannot be bypassed
No need to open RSLogix 5000, go online and force I/O or modify code
Everything can be done from HMI Faceplates
Built into motor, valve, drive and other device instructions
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Interlock Bypass
Go to the Motor Faceplate
Maintenance Tab
Bypass the Interlocks
and Permissives
Maintenance Bypass Indicators
To remind you that you have
bypassed an intended function
Note: Inp_NBIntlkOK,
Inp_NBPermOK are the
Non-Bypassable
interlock inputs
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Lets Test It!
Run the pump with the High Case Temperature bypassed
Note the yellow square
You are running,
but you have
bypassed an
Interlock that would
otherwise keep you
from running
How do you know this?
On the faceplate, where do you click first to undo the bypass?
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How Do I Remember All Those Little
Graphic Symbols?
You only have to remember
THIS ONE:
Every faceplate has a
Help pop-up that shows all
the indicators that appear
on the faceplate
Sub-topic help is available
for Alarm and Mode
indicators
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Enforce the Three Start Rule
Its a big motor
The thermal mass of the motor is small compared to its windings
Applying starting current too often will overheat the windings
Allow three successful starts within a given period of time
The running motor has a fan to cool it
Enforce a restart delay after the third start unless the motor
has run long enough to cool off
If the motor fails to start at any time, enforce
a restart delay
These rules are enforced by the Restart Inhibit
(P_ResInh) Add-On
Use P_ResInh as a Permissive
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Permissive vs. Interlock
Interlocks are checked at all times
Interlocks will stop a running motor
Some refer to these as Protectives
Permissives are checked when a start command is received
Permissives only prevent starting. Once the motor is running,
Permissives are ignored. (Starter seal-in with hardwired circuit)
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Add and Wire the AOIs
Import P_Perm (Permissives) and P_ResInh (Restart Inhibit)
Add the instances, create their tags, and wire them to the Motor
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Add the Displays, Configure the Motor
As with Interlocks, these faceplates are called from the Motor Faceplate
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Start and Stop Three Times
in Succession
Starting again is inhibited
Click the Permissive button to find out why
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Restart Inhibit Faceplate
This faceplate uses a diagram that:
Shows what it does (how it works, the state/transition diagram)
Shows its current state (highlighted state)
Lets you configure it (numeric entries for times)
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Other Faceplates with Diagrams
Many other faceplates use these triple purpose diagrams
Even the Discrete Input!
Diagram shows
how it works
Highlighting shows
its current state
Numeric entries
allow configuration
Analog Output, Control Valve,
Mix-Proof Valve, many others
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P_Logic for Complex Interlocks
Operator Information
Available
breadcrumb
Follow the logic
Pump IB
High-High
Temperature
caused the
shutdown
Note the Snapshot
trigger and
time stamp
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Summary of Current
Library Objects
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Library of Process Objects (2.0)
Add-On Instructions Analog Inputs with Scaling and Threshold Alarms:
Single, Dual, Multiple
for Logix V18 or later
Advanced Analog Input adds Rate of Change, Square
Graphic Symbols and Root Extraction, and Deviation Alarms
Faceplates for Analog Output (manual loading station)
FactoryTalk View SE and Control Valve (analog or pulse, with feedback)
FactoryTalk View ME Analog Fanout
V6.0 or later Flowmeter or Weigh Scale Dosing, with dribble, self-
tuning preact
Motors:
Single Speed, Two Speed, Reversing,
Hand Operated (monitor)
Variable Speed Drives
1336, PowerFlex 4 / 40 / 70 / 700 /
753 / 755 / 7000 / DC, etc.)
Valves:
Solenoid Operated, Motor Operated,
Mix-Proof, Hand Operated (monitor)
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Library of Process Objects (2.0)
Discrete Input with Alarm
Discrete 2-, 3- or 4-State Device
n-Position Device (up to 8)
Discrete Output (with Pulsing)
Tank Strapping Table
Logix CPU Utilization Monitor
Standard Modes
Logix Task Monitor
Standard Alarming
Logix Redundancy Monitor
Permissives with Bypass
Logix Change Detector
Interlocks with First-Out
indication and Bypass Faceplates for built-in
instructions:
Motor Run Time / Starts
Enhanced PID (PIDE)
2-state Valve Statistics
Ramp/Soak (RMPS)
Restart Inhibit
Totalizer (TOT)
Reset
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Discussion, Questions and
Answers
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Questions
Dale Reed
Senior Project Engineer
November 5-6, 2012
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