Control Suite Runtime User's Guide

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RUNTIME USERS GUIDE

ABSTRACT

This guide is designed to enable a Runtime User working within applications developed using the Control Suite ApplicationPrototype to perform Operator level functions.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................ 2

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 3

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 4

CONTROL SUITE COMPONENTS.............................................................................. 5

RUNTIME INTERFACE ................................................................................................ 6

DEVELOPER INTERFACE........................................................................................... 7

CONTROL SUITE NETWORK ..................................................................................... 8

CONTROL SUITE OPERATOR INTERFACE .............................................................. 9

Logging On.............................................................................................................. 9

General Information ................................................................................................ 10

Password Administration......................................................................................... 11

Navigating Within Control Suite .............................................................................. 12

Alarm Management................................................................................................. 15

Custom Graphic Screens........................................................................................ 20

Scheduling An Event............................................................................................... 24

Network Resident Schedules .................................................................................. 26

Trending, Logging And Reporting ........................................................................... 27


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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Type: IBM compatible, capable of running Windows XP Professional.

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, SP 3 or XP SP 1a, Server 2003.

Microprocessor: Pentium III (or better) 800 MHz (or better).

RAM: 256 MB or greater (1 GB) recommended.

Disk Drives: 4 GB (40 GB recommended) hard drive, 24X CD-ROM drive.

Video: 1024 X 768 Video card with 32K colors.

Monitor: 1024 x 768 SVGA display.

Network Interface Card: 10BaseT (100BaseT Recommended).

RECOMMENDED

Type: IBM compatible, capable of running Windows XP Professional.

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, SP 3 or XP SP 1a, Server 2003.

Microprocessor: Pentium IV 2.4 GHz.

RAM: 1 GB

Disk Drives: 40 GB

Video: 1024 X 768 Video card with 16 million colors, 32 MB RAM.

Monitor: 1024 x 768 SVGA display.

Network Interface Card: 100BaseT.


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INTRODUCTION

NOTE: When the term Control Suite is used in this guide it will be understood as any application developed using theControl Suite Application Prototype unless otherwise specified.

Control Suite is a group of programs that feature flexibility and sophistication allowing it to be adapted to fitvirtually any building or industrial automation system. All the necessary tools are provided by Control Suiteto achieve total control of a system from the user interface to the engineering tools. WonderwareInTouch, the heart of Control Suite, is a powerful graphical human machine interface (HMI) that is usedto manage the day-to-day operations of a buildings automation equipment. Control Suite adds buildingautomation functionality to the successful industrial software, Wonderware InTouch. This softwareprovides network level supervisory and control functions for Building Automation systems such as the I/ASeries MicroNet and NETWORK 8000 facility management systems. InTouch is a full 32-bit applicationbased on the Windows XP Professional and Server 2003 operating systems. Using ActiveX Controls, alibrary of Wizards, a scripting editor, and an object-oriented graphical drawing tool, InTouch is unsurpassedin bringing power and performance to the everyday user.

Support for all LonWorks based control systems including the I/A Series MicroNet control system is throughEchelons LNSDDE IO Server. Connection to NETWORK 8000 based systems is handled through theHRDBDDE IO Server which is dedicated to that product line. Hundreds of additional drivers are availablefor control of other Building Automation Systems.

SOME FEATURES INCLUDE:

Use of ActiveX Controls, Wizards, and Smart Symbols significantly enhances functionality.

Support for OPC, DDE, and fast DDE standards.

Control System graphics can be made available via Terminal Services.

Integration with industrial automation protocols like Modbus.

Integration with MS-SQL and MS-Access databases.

Integration with third party OPC, DDE, and SuiteLink I/O servers.

Real-time data on interactive, graphical displays.

Supports client/server operation.

Hierarchical view of the entire control system.

Ethernet communication to Network 8000.

Exception based alarm handling for Network 8000.

Supports the use of bitmaps, photos, and other digital images for graphic displays.

Powerful scripting engine and editor for creating and performing system tasks.

Integrated engineering tools.


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CONTROL SUITE COMPONENTS

CONTROL SUITE CONSISTS OF SEVEN CORE COMPONENTS:

1. InTouch Window Viewer (View) for monitoring and controlling.

2. InTouch Window Maker (Developer) for engineering and modifying graphics.

3. Control Suite Event Scheduler.

4. Control Suite Application Prototype complete with ready to use Building Automation Smart Symbols.

5. Wonderware OPC Link for communications with OPC Servers.

6. Echelon LNSDDE I/O Server for direct communication to I/A Series controllers and other integratedLonWorks devices.

7. Wonderware InTouch Alarm Database.

THE CONTROL SUITE MEDIA PACK CAN ALSO BE ORDERED WITH THE FOLLOWING OPTIONAL COMPONENTS:

Invensys Tree-Tech for upload / download and offline editing of Network 8000.

Invensys HRDBDDE for communication with Network 8000 and DMS controllers.

ENE Systems Alarm Capture for capturing exception based alarms from Network 8000.

An optional Suite of other OPC / SuiteLink I/O Servers is provided to enable communication to many other

vendors using protocols such as Modbus TCP. Wonderware SCADAlarm for Alphanumeric paging, email, or voice call and acknowledgement of alarms.

SyTech XLReporter for trending, graphing, and emailing trend data.

Control Suite is compatible with most components developed to work with Wonderware InTouch.These components include third party applications and standard Wonderware products.See www.wonderware.com for more information about these components.


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RUNTIME INTERFACE

WINDOW VIEWER SPECIFICATIONS

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Windows are brought to life by dynamic 2-D and realistic 3-D graphics, photos, and other digital imagesthat represent your facility. End users can monitor operations at a glance, perform routine tasks, adjustschedules, and perform commands and overrides. Real-time data presented on the displays enable usersto monitor and analyze conditions to make informed decisions.

EXTENSIVEALARM CAPABILITIES

Control Suite provides for 1 through 998 alarm priorities, allows alarm color changes according to alarm

status, and supports hierarchical alarm groups to eight levels. Alarms can be displayed on screen, loggedto a database, and output to a printer. Alarm functions include annunciation with audio and video, singleand multiple acknowledgments, and alarm scrolling. It is also possible to log comments with eachacknowledgement. Compatibility with Wonderware InSQL and Microsoft MS-SQL Server make alarmmanagement extremely robust.

ADJUSTING VALUES

Events, Overrides, and the adjustment of values are performed via Smart Symbols. If the point placed on-screen is override-able, the screen displays the appropriate dialog box to initiate overrides. Overrides can

be pre-programmed, timed or indefinite.

DYNAMIC AND HISTORICAL TRENDS

Built-in objects allow easy creation of real-time and historical trend displays. Trends can display up to eightparameters at a time in historical trend charts and each can reference a different historical file. Eachhistorical trend has data point selection, value at cursor display, zooming, scrolling, and centeringcapabilities. Real-time trend displays support sixteen parameters. There is no limit to the number of trendcharts that can be displayed per application. Data can be exported to common software packages such asMicrosoft Excel or text files to meet reporting needs. Optionally, XL-Reporter can be used to automatetrend collection and distribution.

PASSWORD PROTECTION

Password protection offers up to 999 levels of assignable access, and provides extensive capability forpassword access and conditional operations to specific windows, objects, and buttons. There are four basicgroups of users built into Control Suite. Administrators can assign any user to any group and restrict accessto core functions via check boxes.


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DEVELOPER INTERFACE

WINDOW MAKER SPECIFICATIONS

OBJECT-ORIENTED GRAPHICS

Objects and groups of objects can be moved and animated more quickly and simply than bit-mappedgraphics. Powerful object oriented design tools make it easy to draw, arrange, align, layer, space, rotate,invert, duplicate, cut, copy, paste, erase, and more.

APPLICATION MANAGER

The Application Manager sets up default windows that are provided with Control Suite including CS-Home

Window, CS-Main Control, CS-Alarm History, CS-Alarm Summary, CS-Password Administration, CS-TrendWizard, and Event Scheduling windows.

ANIMATION LINKS

Animation links may be combined to provide complex size, color, movement, and/or position changes.Animation links are provided for: discrete, analog, and string touch inputs and outputs. Links includehorizontal and vertical sliders; discrete and action push buttons; show and hide window push buttons; line,fill, and text color links; object height and width links; vertical and horizontal position links; vertical andhorizontal percent fill links; visibility links; rotation links and blink links.

WIZARDS &SMART SYMBOLS

Wizards & Smart Symbols are pre-engineered functional graphic value displays that can be configured bythe engineer to perform a specific function or display a value. They are designed to save time inengineering the graphical representation of a job.

SCRIPT EDITOR AND FUNCTIONS

Control Suite provides extensive scripting capability for rapid prototyping, background calculations, andsimulation. All script functions and data variables are chosen by point-and-click. Script functions support

logical and mathematical expressions.

REPORTING

Engineers can easily design custom reports directly from within Control Suite applications by simplyformatting a screen and pre-selecting points (tags) that will be logged.


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CONTROL SUITE NETWORK

Control Suite is flexible in the way Client / Server applications can be deployed. Information can be viewed

locally or over the Internet using a system of Thick Clients or Thin Clients. Thick client licenses reside oneach machine that has access to the system. This method provides an added layer of security by requiringthose with access to the system to have the necessary software loaded to view the system. Thin clientlicenses reside on the Control Suite server. Thin Client computers require nothing more than InternetExplorer 5.5 to access the system via Terminal Services. Thin Client security is accomplished usingstandard Windows 2003 server security.


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CONTROL SUITE OPERATOR INTERFACE

LOGGING ON / LOGGING OFF

To log onto Control Suite simply click the Log On button located on the CS Home Window. You will bepresented with the Log On dialog box. Type in your user name, which is not case sensitive. Then, type inyour password which is case sesitive.

To log off Control Suite return to the CS Main Control screen and click the Log Off button. You canalways return to the CS Main Control window by pressing the F1 key and bringing up the CSInformation window. The CS Information window has a button labelled Go To Main Control. Click thisbutton to return to the CS Main Control window where you can log off.


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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN CONTROL SUITE

ERROR MESSAGES

The Error Message window will be diplayed whenever a user tries to perform an action this is not allowed.Most often this occures when a user tries to use a function that is not authorized at his/her access level.

F KEYS

F1 = Go To CS Information window - Access help and the operator info file

F2 = Log Off

F3 = Go To CS Main Control window

F9 = Print Screen


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NAVIGATING WITHIN CONTROL SUITE

MAIN CONTROL

Once you have logged onto Control Suite you will be met with the CS Main Control screen. The CS MainControl Screen will be customized for your site but will enable you to start navigating the system based onyour user level. Typically a drop down list of floors or a campus overview will be depicted on this screen.

Click any of the buttons on this screen to get information about the Building Automation system or performruntime operations.


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NAVIGATING WITHIN CONTROL SUITE (continued)

CSINFORMATION

Pressing the F1 key will pop up the CS Information window. What buttons are available to a user on theCS Information window will depend on his/her access level and the priveledges granted by anadministrator. The CS Information window provides access to the following functions:

SHOW COMMON INFO FILE

Clicking here will open the Common.txt file in the application directory. The common info file is a text file that iscommon for all users of this application. In NAD environments such as terminal servers, this file will be common to allwho log into Windows with the same username and password. This is designed to stores common information suchas shift reports.

GENERAL HELP

Clicking here will open the GeneralHelp.txt file in the application directory. This filewill contain general help information that is specific to your system.

CHANGE MY PASSWORD

Clicking here will enable a user to change his/her password.

SHOW MY OPERATOR INFO FILE

Clicking here will open the username.txt file where username is the currently loggedon users log in name.

LAUNCH WINDOWMAKER

Clicking here will launch WindowMaker.

VIEW WINDOWS DESKTOP

Clicking here will minimize WindowViewer and expose the Windows desktop.

GO TO MAIN CONTROL

Click here will open the CS Main Control window.

LOGGING MODE

This provides information as to the current mode that WindowViewer is running in. There are three possible modes.Workstation, Console, and Client. Workstation and Console can both have historical logging enabled, Client cannot.This is useful if you are trying to remotely access the Console of a terminal server from a remote desktop.

CLOSE /DONE

Clicking here will close the CS Information window.


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ALARM MANAGEMENT

There are four windows that are used to manage alarms. They are:

1. CS Alarm Annunciation This window will pop up any time a new alarm occurs and the user is notalready viewing one of the other three alarm management windows. The windows displays alarms thatare unacknowledged and allows users to acknowledge the displayed alarms.

2. CS Alarm Summary This windows displays alarms that are in alarm or unacknowledged and allowsusers to acknowledge the displayed alarms.

3. CS Alarm History This window displays a line for each change of state of an alarm that has occurredsince the last restart of the server application up to 500 entries.

4. CS Alarm Database Viewer This windows displays the last change of state for any alarm that hasoccurred within the last 60 days (adjustable).

ALARMANNUNCIATION WINDOW

This window will pop up any time a new alarm occurs and the user is not already viewing one of the otherthree alarm management windows.

The Alarm Annunication window will show any alarms that are unacknowleded. Alarms that are either inalarm and unacknowledged or returned and unacknowledged. Each alarm state will be color codedaccording to the following:

RED = In alarm and unacknowledged

BLUE = Returned from alarm and unacknowledged

Once an alarm is acknowledged, it will no longer be displayed in the alarm summary. It can however beviewed in the alarm history or the alarm database. If it is still in alarm and can also be seen in the alarmsummary.

Clicking an alarm in the alarm display will toggle the background color of the clicked line between blue andwhite. Blue lines are currently selected.


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ALARM MANAGEMENT (continued)

There are three buttons on the CS Alarm Annunciation window:

1. Alarm Management This button will only function for users with an access level greater then 4000.Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm Summary window.

2. Acknowledge Selected Alarms This button will only function for users with an access level greaterthen 7000. Clicking this will change the state of any alarms selected in the display to Acknowledgedand associate the logged on username with the alarms. The alarm will disappear from the AlarmAnnunciation Window.

3. Close This button will only function for users with an access level greater then 4000. This button will

close the alarm annunication window.

By clicking on the Alarm Management button on the CS Main Control window or the CS Alarm AnnunicationWindow the CS Alarm Summary window will open.

ALARM SUMMARY WINDOW

The alarm summary will show the current state of all alarms that are currently in alarm OR unacknowleged

alarms that have returned. Each alarm state will be color coded according to the following:


BLACK = In alarm and acknowledged


Once an alarm is returned and acknowledged, it will no longer be displayed in the alarm summary. It canhowever be viewed in the alarm history or the alarm database.

Clicking an alarm in the alarm display will toggle the background color of the clicked line between blue andwhite. Blue alarms are currently selected.


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There are five buttons on the CS Alarm Summary window:

1. Main Control Clicking this button will return to the CS Main Control window.

2. Alarm History Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm History window.

3. Alarm Database Viewer Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm Database Viewer window.

4. Acknowledge Selected Alarms This button will only function for users with an access level greaterthen 7000. Clicking this will change the state of any alarms selected in the display to Acknowledgedand associate the logged on username with the alarms.

5. Acknoledge All Alarms - This button will only function for users with an access level greater than 7000.Clicking this will change the state of all alarms in the display to Acknowledged and associate the loggedon username with the alarms.


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ALARM HISTORY WINDOW

The alarm history will show all states of all alarms that have occurred since the last restart of the application(up to a limit of 500 entries). There can be as many entries in the alarm history for each alarm state. Eachalarm state will be color coded according to the following:




There are three buttons on the CS Alarm History window:


2. Alarm Summary Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm Summary window.

3. Alarm Database Viewer Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm Database Viewer window.


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ALARM DATABASE VIEWER WINDOW

The alarm database viewer will show all states of all alarms that have occurred in the last 60 days(adjustable) from any node on the network. There can be many entries in the alarm database for eachalarm and alarm state. Each alarm state will be color coded according to the following:




There are three buttons on the CS Alarm Database Viewer window:


2. Alarm History Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm History window.

3. Alarm Summary Clicking this button will open the CS Alarm Summary window.


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CUSTOM GRAPHIC SCREENS

FLOOR PLANS

By default floor plans depict an area within a building or campus that contains the following graphic elements:

Floor Plan Temps These are special values that display temperatures in an area on a floor plan. Thesespecial values do not follow normal color conventions. If the temperature is above the Floor Plan High SetPoint the point will appear red. If the temperature is below the Floor Plan Low Set Point the point willappear blue. If the point tag that the point is displaying is in alarm, the point will blink be blinking.

Floor Plan Low Set Point This is typically depicted as a slider. If any floor plan temps are below thevalue set at this slider they will appear blue.

Floor Plan High Set Point - This is typically depicted as a slider. If any floor plan temps are above thevalue set at this slider they will appear red.

EQUIPMENT GRAPHICS

There are two basic types of equipment graphics, complex equipment screens and unitary equipmentscreens. Complex equipment screens can display a variety of data from any number of controllers and mayhave specialized display properties for each screen. An example of a complex equipment screen would bea screen depicting a boiler room complete with multiple boilers, pumps and dampers. Unitary equipmentscreens display data from only one controller and will usually present the data in the same for all controllersof that type. An example of a uniary equipment screen would be a screen depicting a single VAV box.

POINTS

There are a number of common elements found on equipment graphics. Each variable depicted on ascreen is called a point. A point usually displays the value of a tag but may also depict other variableinformation such as the current date or the users name.

POINT COLORS

The color of points in Control Suite can communicate a lot of information. Points that are on full screengraphic displays conform to the following color convention:

Non-Black, Non-Yellow, Non-Red, Non-Blue, then the point is read only.

White = Read OnlyBlack = Changeable or OverrideableYellow = Point is overrideable and is currently overriden*Red = Point is in alarm (or has exceeded the high floor plan temp set point)*Blue = Point is below low floor plan set point (used only on floor plans)

*NOTE: Points that are on floor plans change color according to their temperature with relation to the High Floor Plan Tempand Low Floor Plan Temp setpoints. For example; if the space temperature depicted on a floor plan is 65F and theLow Floor Plan Temp setpoint is 68F, then the temperature indication will appear blue.


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CUSTOM GRAPHIC SCREENS (continued)

The following is a list of the most common types of points found on equipment graphics:

STANDARD POINTS

1. Read Only Poin ts These points will usually appear as white and may be red if the tag they representis in alarm. Clicking on these points will pop up a detail window that will provide more information aboutthe point if more information is available.

2. Read / Write Poin ts These points will usually appear as black. Clicking on these points will pop up adetail window that will provide more information about the point if more information is available. Thedetail window for Read / Write Points will enable the user to click on the value and change it or

schedule events in the future to change the value.

LONWORKS NCIPOINTS

A LonWorks NCI can be changed by clicking the point in Control Suite. LonWorks NCI are displayed aseither a discrete or analog value. These points are identified by either their color or value.

1. LonWorks NCI Point As Discrete - These points will display one of the following four values thatcorrespond with the value of a LonWorks NCI.

a. Overriden On Will appear as yellow. The value depicted is discrete 1 or True or On

b. Overriden Off Will appear as yellow. The value depicted is discrete 0 or False or Offc. Not Overridden Will appear as black. The value depiced is a numeric code that means NCI is NA

d. Abnormal Will flash red. The value depicted is an unrecognized numeric code.

2. LonWorks NCI Point As Analog These points will display the analog value of a LonWorks NCI.

a. Analog Value Will appear as yellow. The value depicted is the actual analog value of the tag.

b. Not Overriden - Will appear as black. The value depiced is a numeric code that means NCI is NA

NETWORK 8000HARDWARE OVERRIDE POINTS

A Network 8000 override point can be changed by clicking the point in Control Suite. Network 8000 overridesare displayed as either a discrete or analog value. These points are identified by either their color or value.

1. Network 8000 Hardware Override Point These points will display the output of a block in Network8000. If the ouput is not overriden the point will be black. If the ouput is overriden the point will beyellow with the letters OV to the right of the value.


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CUSTOM GRAPHIC SCREENS (continued)

ALARM INDICATOR POINTS

An alarm indicator point is a box that displays the alarm state of a tag. The box will be green if the tag is notin alarm. The box will be red if the tag is in alarm. Clicking the box will bring up a detail window with moreinformation about the point.

CHANGING THE VALUE OF POINTS ON SCREEN

Changeable points will show as either black or yellow. Clicking a changeable point will open a Tag Detailwindow. Tag Detail windows give more detailed information about the tag and enable the user to changethe value of the tag or schedule an event that will change the value of the tag later.

Tag Detail windows are context sensetive anddepict information that is appropriate for the tagtype. The window will show all or some of thefollowing pieces on information depending onthe point type.

1. Point Name This is the name of the Tag inthe Tag dictionary.

2. Point Reference This is the name of

hardware point that the Tag refers to.

3. Current Alarm State This depicts the currentalarm state.

4. Copy Logged Data To Report Wizard ButtonClicking this button will give you the option ofgraphing any logged data associated with thispoint by assigning it to a pen in the 8 PenReport Wizard window.

5. Schedule An Event Button Clicking here will

open the event sheduler with the name of thetag copied into the appropriate field. SeeScheduling An Event.

6. Current Read / Write Value Displays the current value of the tag. Click on the point and adjust the value here.

7. Point Information Button Clicking here will open a text file associated with the tag. Information such ascorrective actions for alarms can be stored here.

8. Cancel / Done Button Clicking this button will close the Tag Detail window.


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SCHEDULING AN EVENT

Scheduling an event is accomplished through the Control Suite Event Scheduler. There are two ways toaccess the Scheduler.

1. Click the Schedule An Event button on a Tag Detail window.

2. Right click the Control Suite Scheduler icon in the system tray, the left click Show Event Scheduler

Control Suite Scheduler Icon

Fly Out Menu

The Scheduler screen provides a method for setting up an event in the future that will change the value ofany Tag in the Tag Dictionary. You can learn more about the scheduler by reading the Control SuiteScheduler Users Guide. If you accessed the Scheduler from the Tag Detail window most of dialog boxwill be filled in for you.

NOTE: Events that are scheduled in the past will be executed immediately.


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SCHEDULING AN EVENT (continued)

There are up to seven steps in schedul ing an event:

1. Select The Event Type There are two types of events.

a. Value OVRD Event Has a start and end date, time, and value.

b. Value Set Event Has only a start date, time, and value.

NOTE: Network 8000 users have 4 additional selections. For more information see the ControlSuite Scheduler Users Guide.

2. Select The Tag Type This will be automatically configured. For more information see the Control Suite Event

Scheduler Users Guide.

3. Enter the Effected Tag This will be automatically configured. For more information see the Control SuiteEvent Scheduler Users Guide.

4. Select A Start Date And Time For The Event Use the calendar icon to select a start time for the event.

5. Enter A Starting Value For The Event A suggested value will be here. Usually, you will only need to set thisto; discrete on, discrete off, or analog value.

The following steps are only for Value OVRD Events:

6. Select An End Date AndTime For The Event

Use the calendar icon toselect an end time for theevent.

7. Enter An Ending Value ForThe Event

A suggested value will be

here. Usually, you will onlyneed to set this to; Set NCI toNA, discrete on, discrete off,or analog value.


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NETWORK RESIDENT SCHEDULES

Network Resident Schedules are those schedules that provide routine scheduling for equipment. Thisscheduling is normally handled by a hardware device that resides on the control network and is notdependent upon the operation of the PC. Although there are a number of different network residentschedulers available on the market, we will limit our discussion to theEchelon i.LON 100.

The Echelon i.LON 100 provides 16 schedules that can be used to change the value of network variableoutputs (NVO) at specified times and dates. In the example below we are displaying a web page availablein the Echelon i.LON 100 that can be used to configure schedules. Control Suite is able to display thisweb page as a normal graphic screen by using a web browser integrated into a standard graphic screen.

For more information about the Echelon i.LON 100 please refer to the Echelon i.LON 100 Users Guide.


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TRENDING, LOGGING, AND REPORTING

Trending in Control Suite is the combined capability to log data to a file and also report the data on a chartor spreadsheet in either a real-time or historial display.

LOGGING DATA

Tags must be configured to Log Data in InTouch WindowMaker. From the tagname dictionary select the tagyou want to log and check the box labeled log data.

There are two types of data that can be trended within Control Suite. First, is real time data that can bemonitored either on a Tag Detail window or the 16 Pen Strip Chart. Second is logged data that can be

visuallized using the 8 Pen Report Wizard or Microsoft Excel.

USING THE 16PEN REAL TIME CHART TO REPORT REAL TIME DATA

You can monitor the current value of any tag in the system by opening the CS 16 Pen Real Time Chart1window. This window depicts are real-time trend that is clickable. By clicking the trend, the PenTrendControl dialog box will open enabling you to choose a tag to associate with colored pen.


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TRENDING, LOGGING, AND REPORTING (continued)

USING 8PEN REPORT WIZARD TO REPORT LOGGED (HISTORICAL)DATA

You can vizualize previously logged data associated with any tag in the system by opening the CS 8HTPen Report Wizard1 window.

There are two ways to associate tags with the 8 Pen Report Wizard:

1. The first method is from any graphic point. Click a point of interest on a graphics screen. When theTag Detail window opens click the Copy Logged Data To Report Wizard button. Your will then havethe option to select a pen to represent the data. Once you have selected a pen, you can choose to see

this data with other pens on the chart or to clear the chart and only show this pen and its logged data.


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2. The second method is from the 8 Pen Report Wizard. Click the chart and you will be presented with theHistorical Trend Setup dialog box. From here you can select up to 8 tags that have logged dataassociated with them. When you click the OK button after selecting tags the data will be displayed onthe chart.


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There are several buttons on the 8 Pen Report Wizard.

1. The buttons immediately under the chart are provided to enable the user to select a range of time.The Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons are assocaited with the scooters on the chart.

NOTE: Displaying wide ranges of time can cause the chart to react slowly.

2. Buttons depicting pen colors to the left of the chart display the values of the pen immediately under theright and left scooters. These buttons can be clicked to adjust to vertical scale to match the defaultscale of the tag associated with that pen.

3. Refresh Data This will update the right side of the chart to reflect the most current logged data.

4. Save To File This will save the data depicted on the chart to a comma seperated variable (CSV) file thatcan be opened in Microsoft Excel. The name of the file is depicted to the right of Filename: and can bechanged by clicking the blue text and typing a new path. The path must be to an existing directory.

5. Open File W/ Excel Clicking this button will open the file referenced by Filename in Microsoft Excel.

6. Open File W/ Notepad - Clicking this button will open the file referenced by Filename in Notepad.


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