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Issue This document outline some of the user experience with respect to supervision project performance while using EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS. Use cases are like slow page update, alarm / trend & communication errors when dealing with large scale projects. There are multiple factors which effects supervision performance, however, can be finetuned with user experience. Majority of them are covered in this document to address such scenario. This gives better understanding and help user to improve supervision performance. Resolution Enter resolution. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Background Many of us are experienced EcoStruxure Process Expert (formerly EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS) users. With our extensive experience, we normally just jump straight into any new versions of EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS and we are on our way. However, since EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS 2019, we have a choice to use either the Classic GPL, or the new and widely promoted Situation Awareness GPL. Using these SA GPL correctly requires the use of the correct SA styled page templates in Citect SCADA. This can be a discovery process to some, and it takes time. Objective Objective This video condenses some key knowledges into 3 basic topics to get you started right away. They are: Creating supervision pages in EPE to use SA styled page templates. Configuring the navigation area of SA styled page templates. Different types of SA styled master layouts. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Background When Asset Link is installed into your system, several folders are created. And there are some demo folders in there. Objective The objective of this article is to show how to use them. This article will bring you through locating and running the demo project in PLC Sim. There are sections which will also guide you through setting up MCS and Asset Link in a fresh Galaxy on AVEVA System Platform. How to set up DIO $OPCClient to communicate with MCS and finally using Asset Link to generate objects. Snapshots of Contents: Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Introduction This document explains the steps to add a numpad to the numeric entry in the GPL classic offer. The entry point selected for modification is the high high alarm setpoint entry in the analog input 1 ($AnalogInput1). This document is compatible for any version of EcoStruxure Process Expert platform when the user uses GPL classic offer (not GPL with Situational Awareness Library) For more detailed please refer to attached document. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Introduction According standard EtherNet/IP protocol, there are 2 types of messaging EtherNet/IP implicit messaging EtherNet/IP Explicit messaging This exercise will assist to know EtherNet/IP concept and how to implement EtherNet/IP implicit messaging within EcoStruxure Process Expert solution approach. Note: this procedure is validated and tested with EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS 2018 The concept of implementation is the same for later version of EcoStruxure Process Expert (EPE) (new name for EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS). Resolution Please see attached document for detailed implementation. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Background With the introduction of Modicon Communication Server 2.0 (MCS), there are now a few ways of accessing Modicon Controller via OPC UA. Although MCS is made for use in AVEVA System Platform (ASP), MCS also open a way for any 3rd part OPC UA Clients to come right in. Objective The objective of this article is thus to guide and show that it can be done. Snapshots of content: Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

All control projects require some level of time synchronization. The time synchronization serves a fundamental role in any network, but it's too often added as an afterthought. However, it can mean the difference between correctly troubleshooting in minutes and returning the production to the desired level or having no idea about what caused production lost. The Network Time Protocol is a client-server protocol and has been widely adopted in all kind of Industries since 1985. It is a low-cost solution that can be easily applied for all EcoStruxure Process Expert architectures.

How to Enable Native Citect Scada OPC DA Server on EcoStruxure Process Expert? In EcoStruxure Process Expert 2019 (former HDCS) and previous versions the communication between the supervision participant Citect Scada and Modicon PAC controllers are handle by OFS – OPC Factory Server. The OFS is an OPC DA Server which is installed in the same server as the EPE operation server(s). Whenever a third-party software needs to collect data from EPE it can be done by connecting to OFS Server in either primary or standby operation server. This solution using OFS Server as an unique OPC DA Server to interface with other system works fine but some customers standard or customers best practice doesn’t allow other systems to collect data direct from the controllers. These customers prefer third-party software collecting data from the supervision servers. Another motivating force to have an OPC DA server enabled on supervision participant is that some projects could have calculate variables on supervision which does not exist on control project...

This knowledge base document do not intend to explain how to create a EPE supervision project but to give best practice advises on how to customize a EPE project based on General Purpose Library – GPL Situational Awareness. Software versions used in the kb: EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS 2019. GPL SA R2. This kb also apply to EcoStruxure Process Expert 2020 and further versions based on GPL SA. The GPL SA workspace include project is based on Citect Scada Situational Awareness template. The General Purpose Workspace leverage from Citect Scada Parameter Page Logo as show on the picture ... Keep reading this article to learn how to customize the GPL workspace with customer logo.

Issue Troubleshooting industrial machinery can be time consuming. Operators on the factory floor often take more time to troubleshoot and execute maintenance tasks than what their production managers would like to see. The need to call a remote technician to assist is desired and industries are looking for ways to achieve this. Resolution See attached file. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue EcoStruxure Control Expert doesn't provide Double length real calculation functions. Resolution This library performs Long real calculation using an array type LREAL of 2 Dword, where the long real is coded using IEEE 754 format. The zip file attached contains the library, a FBD section to test the library and a tool allowing to convert the IEEE 754 format (useful to make the test) Be aware that all the controls are not performed when overflow happens, so use the library with care, mainly when you perform type conversions. Function list Math functions ADD_DREAL SUB_DREAL MUL_DREAL DIV_DREAL ABS_DREAL NEG_DREAL POW_DREAL SQRT_DREAL EXP_DREAL LN_DREAL LOG_DREAL Trigononmetric Functions ACOS_DREAL ASIN_DREAL ATAN_DREAL COS_DREAL SIN_DREAL TAN_DREAL Logic Functions EQ_DREAL GE_DREAL GT_DREAL LE_DREAL LT_DREAL Convertion Functions INT_TO_DREAL DINT_TO_DREAL DREAL_TO_DINT DREAL_TO_INT DREAL_TO_REAL DREAL_TO_STRING REAL_TO_DREAL Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric. This library is given as if. Use of the library is the responsibility of the user

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