11/7/2018 First HMI mimic on Centum VP

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Lesson 4
First HMI Mimic on Centum VP
In previous lessons we only visualized the status of the controller program. In this lesson we will add the
simplest operator interface for visualizing the status of the technological process.

The task
Develop a HMI process control tank filling from previous lessons.

Decision
The HMI operates in the execution environment of the HIS operator station.

1 Copy the picture of the technological installation on your PC

2 Open the System View development environment.

3 Open the Graphic Builder mnemonic editor:

HIS0164> WINDOW> GR0001

4 Go to the Draw tab and paste the copied image into the mnemonic scheme - press the [Import Image]
button

5 Adjusting the window size to the size of the image:

- Right-click on the mimic and in the context menu that appears, select the Properties item
- In the window that opens, go to the Attribute tab - Set the appropriate
window sizes: Width and Height

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6 As a result, we get a static mnemonic:

7 In the panel of templates Stencil, open the Button and Data Display Control list:

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8 Drag the button template onto our mnemonic scheme

9 Click the right mouse button on this button and select the Properties item in the context menu that
appears.

10 On the General tab, set the size of the button:

Height: 60
Width: 130

11 On the PushButton tab, enter the text on the button:

Label Text String: PB001

12 On the Font tab, select the font, style and size:

Size: 20

13 On the Function tab, select the action that will be performed by pressing the button:
Function Type: Call Data Input Dialog
Data: PB001.PV

14 Close the Properties window - click on the [Close] button

15 As a result, an interactive start button of the technological process should appear on our mnemonic
diagram:
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16 To simulate the SWA and SWB level sensors, in the same way, we add two more buttons that differ from
the PB001 button only in the labels and links to process variables:
For the SWA button - Data: SWA.PV
For the SWB button - Data: SWB.PV

17 To visualize the VLVA valve in the template panel, select the valve template:

and drag it with the mouse to our mimic

18 Open the valve properties window and on the General tab, tick the Activate Tag Object

19 On the Modifier tab Asking conditions change valve color:

for condition Condition: VLVA.PV == 0

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Select action:
the Color the Change: the Normal the Change the Color
Push the button [Add] - is a condition in terms of the list (at the bottom)

As a result, the valve will be red, if the value of the process variable VLVA.PV will be zero and green if VLVA.PV
= 1.

20 Similarly, we add another VLVB valve to the mnemonic with one difference: Condition: VLVB.PV == 0

21 Increase valve sizes with the mouse

22 Rotate the VLVB valve 90 degrees:

In the context menu of valve properties, select the Rotate item.

23 To simulate the fluid in the tank, add a rectangle pattern:

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24 Change the rectangle modifier so that when the SWA level sensor is on, the color of the rectangle changes
to blue:

25 As a result, two more green interactive valves, two buttons and a white rectangle will appear on our
mimic:

26 Save the created mnemonic

27 Click on the HIS0164 and launch the virtual simulator of the operator’s station:
HIS> Virtual HIS

28 Click the FCS0101 and launch the virtual simulator of the control station runtime:
FCS> Test Function

29 Switch the matrix to the automatic mode of operation (see previous lesson)
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30 In runtime, the mimic window can be opened by name from the "Name Input Tool Box" panel:
- set the name of the mimic diagram: GR0001
- press the [Call] button

31 In runtime, the mimic window can be opened from the "Tool Button Tool Box" panel by the [Graphic]
button:

32 Press the START button in the opened window of the mnemonic circuit - the data entry window appears:

Specify:
Data = 1
Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard

33 We imitate the operation of the SWA and SWB level sensors from the operator interface and monitor the
process flow:

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