The various supported point types are
listed below. The point types are listed in order of
execution. Tags within each point type are run in
alphabetical order. Tag names may be changed without
losing linkages within the data base. This enables
processing order to be changed easily.
- DDE I/O - Reads
and writes to DDE compatible programs, i.e.. Excel, VisSim,
MatLab, etc…
- Device I/O -
Reads and writes to third party systems via
custom .dll drivers, ie. Wonderware.
- ModBus Analogs -
Reads and writes data to Modbus compatible
devices, i.e.. GE Mark V, Modicon PLCs, EPCC and
Flakt precipitator control systems, etc.
- ModBus Digitals
- Reads and writes to bit packed Modbus compatible devices.
- PreCalc Blocks
(General Function Blocks) - Inputs data to
perform specific algorithms or calculations, such
as: summers, multipliers, dividers, min, max,
averages, etc. There are 50 or more algorithms.
- Moving Averages
- Maintains a Base, Long and Short Moving
Average using up to 250 registers. Used for
delaying or filtering signals, detecting signals
from noise and building predictive models.
- Fuzzy
Memberships (7 Members) - Fuzzifies Analog
inputs into as many as 7 distinct memberships
functions that range from (0..1), such as
"Too Cold", "Normal",
"Too Hot".
- Tunnel
Controllers (7 Members) - Fuzzifies a single
analog input into multiple memberships;
typically, "Too Low",
"Normal", "Too High". An
incremental output is produced when the analog
signal is not Normal. Multiple blocks may be
chained together to form a multiple variable
priority constraint or "tunnel" control
system.
- Fuzzy Matrix Controllers - supports up to
3 process inputs "fuzzified" with up to
7 memberships each to create a 1x2 to 7x7x7
matrix controller.
- CalcBlocks
(General Function Blocks) - Inputs data to
perform required calculations.
- Allocators - Economic
Cost Load Allocators work together to create a
dynamic state equation for multiple load
allocation strategies. Used for multiple boiler
load allocation, Steam Header Turbine Load
Allocation and Multiple Air Compressor load
allocation.
- PostCalc Blocks
(General Function Blocks) - Inputs data to
perform required calculations.
- Auto / Man
Outputs - accepts an incremental or normal
output and stores the signal to a destination. A
mode switch allows the Operator to disable
automatic control. He may manually enter output
values.
- AuxCalc Blocks
(General Function Blocks) - Inputs data to
perform required calculations
- Data Array
Points - Each point contains one hundred
numerics, flags and string variables that are
used to hold constants, data arrays and
calculated results.
- ModBus Ports - Specifies
Port, Slave address and Baud Rates for two Modbus
serial links.
A viewer is used to create or delete process tags.
Any Tag.Parameter(Index) may be viewed and modified with
this display. When invoked, the Viewer queries the
Advanced Control Platform control server for the number
of point types, point type names, tag names contained
within specified point types, parameters, indexes and
values.
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