AdvanTrol-Pro V2.

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Real-time Monitoring Software

User Manual

SUPCON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 Table of Contents

Section 1 Real-time Monitoring ...................................................................................................1

1.1 Real-time Monitoring Interface Overview...........................................................................1

1.1.1 Title Bar ...................................................................................................................1

1.1.2 Tool bar....................................................................................................................2

1.1.3 Alarm Message Band ..............................................................................................2

1.1.4 System Status Bar...................................................................................................2

1.1.5 Alarm Banner...........................................................................................................3

1.1.6 Main Window...........................................................................................................5

1.2 Window Operational Icons.................................................................................................7

1.2.1 Alarm Summary.......................................................................................................7

1.2.2 Tool Buttons Of Alarm Summary Display.................................................................9

1.2.3 System Overview Display......................................................................................14

1.2.4 Control Grouping Display ......................................................................................15

1.2.5 Tuning Trend .........................................................................................................19

1.2.6 Trend Display ........................................................................................................22

1.2.7 Trend Display Buttons ...........................................................................................23

1.2.8 Graphics ................................................................................................................26

1.2.9 Pop-up Graphics ...................................................................................................28

1.2.10 Report View.........................................................................................................28

1.2.11 Data View Panel ..................................................................................................29

1.3 Paging Control.................................................................................................................30

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 1.3.1 Previous Page .......................................................................................................30

1.3.2 Next Page .............................................................................................................30

1.3.3 Page TURN (Locating Page).................................................................................31

1.4 System Operation Icons ..................................................................................................31

1.4.1 Fault Diagnosis......................................................................................................32

1.4.2 Password ..............................................................................................................38

1.4.3 ACK Alarm .............................................................................................................39

1.4.4 Muting ...................................................................................................................39

1.4.5 Exit System ...........................................................................................................39

1.4.6 Load Configuration File .........................................................................................40

1.4.7 Operation Record Overview ..................................................................................41

1.5 Other Icons......................................................................................................................45

1.5.1 System Introduction Icon.......................................................................................45

1.5.2 System Service Icon..............................................................................................46

1.5.3 Find Tag Icon.........................................................................................................63

1.5.4 Print Icons .............................................................................................................64

1.6 Operator Keyboard ..........................................................................................................64

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Section 1 REAL-TIME MONITORING

AdvanTrol-Pro real-time monitoring software is an operator station

monitoring software for SUPCON WebField series control systems. Various
monitoring operations can be fulfilled through combined use of mouse and
operator keyboard.

1.1 REAL-TIME MONITORING INTERFACE OVERVIEW

User can access to real-time monitoring interface by Double clicking the

relevant icon on the desktop of Windows operating system. There are six
parts including title bar, toolbar, alarm message band, system status bar,
alarm banner bar and main window of the monitoring interface. See the
following figure.

Figure 1-1 Real-time monitoring software-- System introduction

1.1.1 TITLE BAR

Title bar displays title information of the real-time monitoring software. For
example: “AdvanTrol-Pro monitoring software——XXXXX”, here, XXXXX
represents the name of current main window in real-time monitoring

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interface. See following figure.

Figure 1-2 An example of title bar

1.1.2 TOOL BAR

There are 24 vivid icons of tools, which almost incorporate all functions of the
real-time monitoring software. See the following figure:

Figure 1-3 tool bar

According to the function of icons, all icons can be sorted into four groups,
operating system icons, panel operation icons, page turning icons and
other icons.

1.1.3 ALARM MESSAGE BAND

Alarm message Band shows the alarm information which recently triggered
alarms. Maximum 4 pieces of alarm messages can be displayed in the
band at same time. User can view the messages of rest alarms by clicking
the scrollbar at right side of the band. Alarm messages would be ranged in
the sequence of time when alarm messages were generated. The first
alarm message is the latest one. As shown in the following figure, each
alarm message shows alarm time, tag name, tag description, current value,
alarm description and alarm type.

Figure 1-4 An example of alarm message band

1.1.4 SYSTEM STATUS BAR

As shown in following figure, the general message bar shows system

symbol, system time, current user, user's authority and the name of main
window, etc.

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Figure 1-5 An example of general information bar

1.1.5 ALARM BANNER

Alarm Banner bar is configured through Extend Configuration. Principal

function of alarm banner is used to display alarm status of data area which
it represents. Layout of alarm banner bar varies with the different
configuration. Alarm banner bar wouldn't be displayed on the screen, when
alarm banner bar is not configured or configured as 0 line, whereas the
prompt alarms would be listed in the Alarm Message Band. When alarm
panel is configured as 1 or 2 lines, Alarm Banner Bar and Alarm Message
Band will be displayed simultaneously. When Alarm Banner Bar is
configured as 3 lines, only Alarm Banner Bar will be displayed. When Alarm
Banner Bar is configured as 2 lines, the Alarm Banner Bar is shown as
follows:

Figure 1-6 An example of alarm banner bar

If alarm of severity 0 is found in a data region that the Alarm Banner

represents, the background of the Alarm Banner will be blinking in red. In
the case of alarm of other severity, the background of the Alarm Banner will
be blinking in yellow. The banner will stop blinking, upon the alarm is
acknowledged. In case an unacknowledged alarm is eliminated, the Alarm
banner will be blinking in green. Alarm Banner which isn't in conjunction
with a data region will not respond to the external operation. Click the Alarm
Banner which is associated with a certain data region to pop up the alarm
messages of the data region that the Alarm Banner represents. See
following figure:

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Figure 1-7 alarm message of data region

User can acknowledge a single alarm message by clicking the button “ ”

or acknowledge a page of alarm message by clicking the button “ ”. The

alarm messages are listed in black background at the faceplate. Alarm

message which font is in red color represents the alarm severity is 0, alarm
message of yellow font represents other severity, and in green color
represents drowsy alarm (eliminated but not acknowledged alarm). The last
column of the alarm would keep in blinking if the alarm is not
acknowledged.

Click the button “ ” of the faceplate shown above to open a pane

“Setting”. Alarm “Severity filter” and alarm “Enable/Disable” (only valid for
authorized) can be set.. The faceplate “Setting” is as shown in following
figure:

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Figure 1-8 Alarm “Setting” window

Click the “Column selection” button “ ” of the faceplate shown as Figure

1-7 to open a faceplate “Column Selection”, where user can select the
contents which you want to be displayed in the faceplate is shown as
Figure 1-7. The optional contents of “Column Selection” are shown in
following figure:

Figure 1-9 “Column Setting” faceplate

1.1.6 MAIN WINDOW

The main window occupies the biggest area in AdvanTrol-Pro monitoring

interface. The contents can be displayed in the main window are different,
basing on what panel be selected by user. Tuning Trend is as shown in the
following figure:

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Figure 1-10 Turning Trend in main window area

Scene can be displayed in the main window are as follows:

Table 1-1 Operation window list

Window
pages Format Function Operation
Name

Display data and status of internal

32 bars
overview 160 instruments and test points or overview and dispatch
/page
standard operation windows

tuning 8 points Display the data and status of internal Modify parameter and
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grouping /page instruments, test points, SC language status

tuning Variabl 1 points Display all parameters of an internal Modify parameter, status
trend e /page instrument and turning trend panel. and displaying mode

8 points Display trend and data of 8-point Change displaying mode

Trend 640
/page signal and inquire history data

Graphics, dynamic data, bar chart,

1Graphi
digital variables signal, dynamic liquid Process monitor and
Graphics 640 cs
level, trend panel and other dynamic instrument operation
/page
information.

1000 1000 alarm messages will be

Alarms Alarms
1 points displayed by the sequence of
summary acknowledgement
total generation

Data 32 points Display 32 blocks of data, character

160 Date view
viewer /page and color etc.

Notes: tuning trend is generated automatically by the real-time

monitoring software according to loop, analog input signal point and
custom analog signal point that have been configured. In one page,
only a loop, or an analog input signal point or custom analog signal

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point can be displayed.

1.2 WINDOW OPERATIONAL ICONS

The following mainly explains the operational icons of interfacial windows

than include overview, trend, tuning grouping, data viewer, alarm summary,
graphics and report view etc.

1.2.1 ALARM SUMMARY

Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open the window “Alarm Summary”. Alarm

will be generated basing on the system configuration and the productive

process, and Alarm Summary offers the managing interface of alarms. The
bellowing information of alarm, such as alarm serial number, alarm time,
region (abbreviation of alarm region defined in configuration), tag name,
alarm description, alarm type, priority, ACK time and disappear time etc are
displayed in the window. Real-time Alarm Summary window is as shown in
the following figure:

Figure 1-11 Real-time alarm summary window

1. There are 1000 pieces of latest alarm messages can be displayed in the
Alarm Summary window. The upper messages represent the latterly
generated alarms.

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2. Two displaying modes, real-time alarm and history alarm can be chosen
for Alarm Summary display. Sequentially, based on which displaying
mode is chosen, different alarm information would be shown in the
Alarm Summary window. The items of Alarm Summary, such as “NO.”,
“Alarm time”, “Region”, “Tag name”, “Alarm Desc.”, “Type”, “Severity”,
“ACK time” and “Disappear time” are configurable,

3. The column “Region” of the window shows the name of data region
about the alarms. The name of data region is the same as the name
which defined for the data region of the system configuration.

4. Alarm description is shown in column “Alarm Dec.” in the window. In the

system configuration interface, user may input text comment for each
alarm message, which will be displayed in the form of text description in
“Alarm Dec” of “Alarm Summary”.

5. Type of alarm such as ON, OFF, LO (Low limit) and HI (High limit) is
displayed in column “Type” of the window. Different statuses of alarm
messages will be presented in different colors.

In the real-time alarm mode, the active and unacknowledged alarm of

severity 0 is in red, and the active and unacknowledged alarms of other
severities is in yellow; simultaneously, the fifth to seventh columns of the
unacknowledged alarm would be blinking in color which is used to
present the alarm severity.

When alarm is acknowledged, the blinking would be stopped. When the

alarm is acknowledged and eliminated, alarm message will be removed
out of the alarm message interface. The alarms that have been
eliminated but unacknowledged are blinking in green. And it will be
removed out of the alarm message interface when acknowledged. This

is default setting of display mode of alarm. Click the button “ ” at the

bottom of the window can set other display modes.

6. Alarm messages list are classified into two class in real-time alarm
status. One group are current and active alarm messages and another
are alarms eliminated and unacknowledged. The amount of real-time

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alarms is unlimited, and they are listed basing on the time they were
generated. So a latest alarm message will be listed on the top of the
window, push the old alarms down to a lower position.

When a real-time alarm is eliminated, the font color of alarm will be

changed to green from other colors (red or yellow) in the window, and
the sequence of alarm in the list wouldn't be unchanged. When a
real-time alarm is acknowledged, the acknowledged alarm message will
not blink any more, and acknowledge time will be displayed in the
column of “ACK time”.

If one alarm is eliminated, and acknowledged, the alarm message will

be deleted from the real-time alarm list.

7. Every second, the real-time alarm messages would be refreshed.

1.2.2 TOOL BUTTONS OF ALARM SUMMARY DISPLAY

1. Find history alarm record button “ ”

Click button “ ” to open a dialog box “Alarm Backward”. “The range of

Time” defines the period time in which the alarms are going to be shown on
history alarm window. At least one alarm type in column “Alarm Type”
should be selected. Either “Select Tag” or “Select Region/Group” is
available for user to search the alarms. When “Data region” is selected, the
name of data region which is defined in the system configuration is
displayed in list box. When “Select Tag” is selected, fuzzy search that
distinguishes capital or small letter can be fulfilled. Then, select the tag
name (multi-options are permitted). The selected tag will be displayed in
the right list. While, doesn’t set tag type is enable. Dialog box “Alarm
Backward” is shown as follows:

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Figure 1-12 Dialog box “Alarm Backward”

When searching object and time range have been defined, please click
“OK” to open history alarm display which is different from the Real-time
alarm display mentioned above. If there are too many pages of history

alarm record, paging button “ ” will appear. Click “ ” to go

to the first page and “ ” to go to the last page; click “ ” to turn to the

previous or next page.

Only the history alarm would be displayed in this window, Color of all
records are green. Status of alarm records can be told from the “Disappear
time” which is different from the status of alarms of Real-time alarm window;
it refers to the status at the time of searching. Sometimes some alarms
doesn't have “Disappear time”, the reason should be as follows: the alarm
record was not eliminated when it is quested or Real-time monitoring
system or alarm record server has exit before the alarm is eliminated.

The sequence of alarm records can be arranged by user in history alarm

window by click different column headers. The default sequence is listed by
tag. First clicking arranges alarm records in sort ascending, and then every
clicking would arrange them in the reverse order.

History alarm window is as shown in the following figure which has the
name “History alarm track” displayed at the bottom right of the widow.

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Figure 1-13 History alarm record display

2. Switching button“ ” is used to display the real-time alarm window.

Click the button “ ” to display real-time alarm records. All the alarms

which aren’t acknowledged or eliminated would be shown on the window.

3. Display mode setting button “ ”

Click button “ ” to open a dialog box “Attribute set”. The columns

displayed in the alarm summary window can be chosen in “Display Setting”

and the number of the columns (exclude the column "NO.") must more than
six, otherwise a prompt would come out. Besides, “Display disappeared but
not ACKed Alarm” and “Display ACKed but not Disappeared Alarms” can
be select in this dialog box, shown as following figure.

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Figure 1-14 Dialog box “Attribute set”

4. Search result exporting button “ ”.

Under the status of history alarm display, click the button “ ” to export

history alarm records to the backup file folder. This button is disabled in the
Real-time alarm window. Real-time alarm record can not be saved by
clicking this button. Each clicking saves a single file which will be exported
to the folder “backup” of the project configuration folder. If it is the first time
to save backup file, a file folder named “AlmHisData” will be created in
backup file folder, in which all backup files of history alarm records will be
saved.

5. Printting button “ ”

In the window of history alarm, click the button “ ” to print the alarm

history records listed in current page using default printer of the monitoring
system. This button is disabled in the window of Real-time alarm. Real-time
alarm record can not be printed by clicking this button. It can only be printed
by the line-by-line printer. Line-by-line printer can be configured in system
setting of AdvanTrol-Pro.

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Click the system information button “ ” on the Tool Bar to open the

“System” dialog box. A check box “Running the real time alarm printer
service” (marked with red circle) can be found as the following figure.
Check or cancel this check box to enable or disable function of real-time
print. Modification of setting takes effect only when user closes the dialog
box by clicking the button “Close”. Dialog box “System” is as shown in
following figure.

Figure 1-15 Dialog box “System”

6. ACK alarm button “ ” of selected tag

Select alarm messages you want to be acknowledged by mouse (“Ctrl” and

“Shift” can be used too). Clicking the button “ ” to acknowledge the alarm

which means the operator has noticed the alarm message. The button “ ”

and “ ” in toolbar share the same function. When an alarm message is

acknowledged, the time will be shown in “ACK time” column.

7. ACK alarm button “ ” of current page

To acknowledge all alarm messages visible in the alarm summary interface,

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please click the “ACK alarms in current page” button “ ”. Simultaneity,

time when acknowledgement is made will be shown in “ACK time” column.

1.2.3 SYSTEM OVERVIEW DISPLAY

Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open the “System Overview” windowl. The

system overview window is one of principal monitoring interface in real-time

monitoring. User can configure it in the “Overview” item in configuration
software. System overview interface functions as a general catalog of
various real-time monitoring interface. It mainly displays process
information or functions as index of other interface. System overview
window can also be designed into special menu page if necessary. See
following figure:

Figure 1-16 System Overview Display

1. Maximum 32 blocks of alarm message can be displayed in a page.

Different operation functions can be integrated in one page, during the
system configuration of System Overview Display

2. Each block of message can be configured for signal point (tag) and
description, the index of standard display interface (system overview,
control grouping, trend display, graphics and data view etc) and

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description.

3. If we configured device signal tag or variable tag for the System

Overview Display, the relevant information of the tag would be shown on
the System Overview Display, such as real-time data and status. For
example, control loop tag displays description, tag, feedback value,
manual/auto status, alarm status and color etc.

4. The index of standard interface displays description and status. For

example, page number and description are displayed in the index of
control grouping display.

5. Click the block of analog tag, customized SFloat tag, or loop, etc; it
would go to relevant tuning panel. Click the block of standard display
interface; it would go to relevant standard display interface.

6. Select a block using operator keyboard, then press “Enter” or double

click the block to open relevant display interface.

1.2.4 CONTROL GROUPING DISPLAY

Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open the “Control grouping” display. In this

window, tags and loop information are shown by faceplate of tag operation.
Information mainly involves tag name (loop name), current tag value, alarm
status, histogram, tag type and tag description etc. Click tag name (loop
name) to open relevant turning trend (exclusive of digital variables) each
control grouping display is able to display maximum eight tag operational
faceplates. Data or status of signal tags can be modified by clicking mouse
in relevant position. Control grouping display is shown as follows:

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Figure 1-17 Control grouping Display

In the window of operation station, many tag information are shown in the
form of an interface similar to conventional instrument. These interfaces are
called operational faceplates. Including analog input operational faceplate,
PAT data operational faceplate, digital input/output operational faceplate,
loop operational faceplate, digital variable operational faceplate, SFloat
operational faceplate, description operational faceplate and integer
operational faceplate.

Operator having the required authority can revise data. Once a value is
selected the entire field will be highlighted (white font and blue background)
allowing any entry to overwrite the entire field .We can use the ‘Esc’ key to
cancel the currently selection and restore the original value. Input value and
press “Enter” to confirm the change. Value can also be changed by the key
“Up” and “Down” in operator keyboard. Button such as
manual/auto/cascade and digital output status of loop operational faceplate
can be operated by mouse clicking. SV and MV of loop faceplate and
description status of description operational faceplate are controlled by
sliding bar. Left click (don’t release the mouse) and drag the sliding bar to a
position (value) needed, then release the mouse and press “Enter” to
confirm.

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Common operational faceplates are as shown in following figure:

Figure 1-18 Internal instrument

In the case where control loop, such as cascade, cascade feedforward,

cascade variable ratio-multiplication calculate, involves two or more than
two loops, each loop of cascade was christened a individual name. Such
two loops of cascade are recommend to rank together (certainly being
displayed separately is also acceptable) in control grouping panel for
operational convenience Such loop faceplates have some characters, for
example, if one inner loop or one outer loop is defined as cascade, button
status of corresponding inner loop or outer loop faceplate will also be
changed to cascade mode. If the inner loop is open, then either inner loop
or outer loop can not be set as cascade status; when inner loop is in auto
status or cascade status, control output of outer loop keeps the same as the
SV of inner loop.

Internal instrument for cascade loop is as shown in following figure:

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Figure 1-19 Internal instrument (cascade, cascade feedforward, cascade variable

ratio-multiplication calculate)

Table 1-2 Specification of internal instruments

Item Specification

Quantity Number of tags

Control grouping panel, turning panel and

Panels to be displayed
graphics

Tag name, tag property, tag value, status

Elements to be displayed
changing button, tag type and tag description.

Data to be
Related to tag or loop type
displayed

Data Grey text box indicates that revision is not

permitted or authority is not sufficient. User can
Label of
Display

change value of digital output and custom digital

Variable/invariable
variable by clicking the button status of the
instrument.

Analog variable being in green indicates normal

status, and red indicates alarm status.
Bar chart
At the right of bar chart is a coordinate indicating
range of the tag.

Icon Display value of tags of integer, long,

Value type chart
accumulative value and float type.

Display digital variable, the color and status

Button chart description to be displayed are defined in
configuration.

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1.2.5 TUNING TREND

Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open turning trend. Tuning trend mainly

shows tag information by means of value, trend and operational faceplate.

Tags that tuning trend show include analog Input variable tag, custom
SFloat variable tag, manual Instrument, custom loop, single loop, cascade
loop, feedforward loop , cascade feedforward loop, single ratio loop,
cascade variable ratio-multiplicaiton calculate loop and sample control loop
etc.

Tuning trend is as shown in the following figure:

Figure 1-20 Tuning trend

1. All information (some of which are revisable) of a tag is displayed in the

form of value. For values displayed, please see the table below:

2. Trend of latest 32 minutes is displayed in trend panel. The time range

can be set by user including ×1, ×2, ×4, ×8, ×16 and ×32. For example,
if ×8 is selected, the time range of tend is eight minutes. To see tag
value at a time point, please drag time axis with the mouse.

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Table 1-3 Value item for turning panel

Value item Value type Notes

Eng. unit Analog Input and custom

(engineering unit) analog variable

Analog Input and custom

Maximum
analog variable

Analog Input and custom

Minimum
analog variable

Analog Input and custom

PV
analog variable

Alarm Analog Input

HH Analog input

HI Analog input

LO Analog input

LL Analog input

DZ Analog input

To be displayed when
Signal cutting Analog input evolution is
configured.

To be displayed when
Accumulate Analog input accumulative variable
is configured.

Manual Set Analog input

Manual Set (Y/ N) Analog input

Revisable in the auto

SV Loop
status

Revisable in the
MV Loop
manual status

DV Loop

Deviation Loop

Loop status Loop

Output Max Loop

Output Min Loop

P Loop

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I Loop

D Loop

Executor Loop

Adjuster(Positive/
Loop
negative)

Control time Sample control

Keep time Sample control

Single loop feedforward

FW position
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

FW signal
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

FW gain
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

Lag time
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

Ahead time
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

Pure lag
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

FW bias
and cascade feedforward

Single loop feedforward

FW ctrl (Y/N)
and cascade feedforward

Ratio signal Single loop ratio

Ratio coef. Single loop ratio

Offset Single loop ratio

Ratio control (Y/N) Single loop ratio l

Cascade variable
Ratio signal ratio-multiplication
calculator

Cascade variable
Zoom coef. ratio-multiplication
calculator

Cascade variable
Offset ratio-multiplication
calculator

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Cascade variable
Const ratio ratio-multiplication
calculator

Cascade variable
Multiplication
ratio-multiplication
calculator (Y/N)
calculator

1.2.6 TREND DISPLAY

Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open trend display. The data would be

recorded at a certain interval according to the configuration and operation

process. History trend window is dynamically updated and data
corresponding to the time will be shown (the time axis will not move
automatically along with the move of curve).A trend window with layout
mode of 2*2 is as shown in the following figure:

Figure 1-21 Trend Display

‰ Click the title of trend page (“Trend Display” in figure) to open

one trend window with others not displayed temporarily.

‰ The trend window may display maximum 8*4 curves of signal

points (each trend group may display maximum 8 curves).

‰ Click tag name in trend control information block to cancel “√”

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would make corresponding curve disappear temporarily, it

would come out again when it is selected the next time with “√”
checked.

1.2.7 TREND DISPLAY BUTTONS

1. Trend Display stabilizing button “ ”

Click the button to stabilize the trend display, making it easy to view for
users. Click the button once again to restore the refreshing of trend pane.

2. Trend Display paging button “ ”

These two buttons are used to display trend display of a previous page
or the next page.

3. Paging proportion “ ”.

Click the arrow on the button “ ” to select the page proportion,

It means one click on the paging button .the chosen proportion of

the trend would be forward or backward.

4. Scale content to be displayed on y-coordinate can be selected from

dropdown box of “ ”.

Click the arrow on “ ” to choose the scale of tag for

y-coordinate.

5. Zoom in/zoom out button “ ”

The two buttons are used for enlarging or shortening the trend length of one
page. The more shortened the longer length of trend can be displayed on
one page.

6. Time and tag setting button “ ”

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Click the button “ ” to open a dialog box “Time and tag setting”. Within

effective range (Starting time shall be at least 100s earlier than ending time),
user can choose time range that is to be covered. Once the time range is
determined, a section of trend curve in this time period will be displayed in
trend display. Data number varies from 100 to 1200. “Location” can be
defined as inside or outside of the curve panel. “Display” (Interval for
displaying) shall be any integer from 1 to 10. And maximum eight tags can
be set in tab “Set tag”.

Dialog box “Time and tag setting” is as shown in following figure.

Figure 1-22 Dialog box “Time and tag setting”

7. Trend setting button “ ”

Click the button “ ” to open a dialog box as shown in following figure,

with which the display setting of the trend panel can be done.

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Figure 1-23 Dialog box “Trend set”

‰ Trend Distribution: Select the content displayed in trend panel

including “scrollbar”, ”value coordinate”, “toolbar”, “time
coordinate” and set tag information to be shown.

‰ The Numerical Value: Set the limit of numeral coordinate, the

data location “Data”, display mode “Display”, the number of
decimal “Decimal” and display span ”Display”.

‰ Set Curve Chare: Set color, grid line and grid of curve.

8. Refreshing button “ ”

Click the button “ ” to refresh the trend display.

9. Print button “ ”

Click button “ ” to open a dialog box “Set print property” as shown in

following figure:

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Figure 1-24 Dialog box “Set print property”

In tab “Set Time”, user can set proper “Starting time”, “Ending time”, “Time
interval”, “Total data”, “Amount/page” to be printed; maximum 8 tags can be
set in the tab “Set Tag”; click the button “Print Description” to set printer
based on actual needs.

1.2.8 GRAPHICS

As one of principal monitoring displays, graphics display is a simulation of

industrial process. It is generated with configuration software. Click the icon

“ ” on toolbar to open the “Graphics Display” in real-time monitoring

window. In graphics display, various dynamic objects such as data point,

graphic and trend etc are dynamically updated in real-time monitoring
based on configuration information and industrial operation status.
Therefore, most of process monitoring and control operations can be
fulfilled within the graphics display. Graphics display is as shown in the
following figure:

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Figure 1-25 Graphics panel

1. Static graphics, dynamic data, digital variable, command button, trend,

dynamic liquid level as well as some of dynamic operations including
moving, rotating, displaying/hiding, blinking, gradually coloring, zooming
and proportion filling can be displayed with graphics display.

2. Click dynamic data and command button, relevant tag operational

faceplate would be displayed in the graphic display.

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Figure 1-26 Internal instrument displayed in graphics panel

3. Right click the dynamic data; maximum five tag faceplate would be
visible in a graphics panel.

Notes: Tag value of analog output variable is not displayed in the

graphics display, whereas output of loop can be shown in the
graphics display.

1.2.9 POP-UP GRAPHICS

Pop-up graphics is similar to graphics. However, a pop-up graphics is

different from a graphics mainly in that the former takes the form of a dialog
box and is movable (not adjustable) and will not be closed when clicking
other monitoring objects.

1.2.10 REPORT VIEW

Real-time data including important system data and field data is presented
in the form of report in the report view to help engineers examine the

system or do technological analysis. Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open

window “Report view” as shown in following figure.

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Figure 1-27 Report panel

1. Report: The report displayed can be selected from the dropdown list by.

2. Time: The time of the report is generated.

3. Print output: Click this button to print current report.

4. Save: Save current report to hard disk.

5. Input text: Click any cell in report page to input text. To delete all
contents in a cell, please select a cell (including configuration contents
contained in report), then press the key “Delete”. Texts of many cells
can not be deleted at a time. Please save text by clicking the button
“Save” when text is input, otherwise, input of text will be void.

Notes: to get a thorough knowledge of report configuration,

displaying and outputting, please refer to the instruction of
SCFormEx software.

1.2.11 DATA VIEW PANEL

Real-time data value of each tag is dynamically updated in data view

display based on configuration information and industrial operation status.

Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open a window “Data View” as shown in

following figure.

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Figure 1-28 Data View panel

It can display maximum 32 tags including five items of information which

are “NO.”, ”Tags”, ”Description”, “Value” and “Unit”. “NO.” refers to the
sequence by which tags are called in configuring data; “Tags” refers to
relevant tag name; “Description” presents tag comments; “Value” shows
real-time data of tags; “Unit” refers to the unit of the tag.

1.3 PAGING CONTROL

There are three paging control icons on toolbar of real-time monitoring

window, which are previous page, next page and page turn.

1.3.1 PREVIOUS PAGE

Click the “Previous page” button “ ” to turn to a previous page among

many similar pages which are configured in SCKey.

1.3.2 NEXT PAGE

With the icon “ ”, user can turn to the next page among many pages of

the same type. With SCKey, many pages can be configured for each
standard panel. In operation, user can turn to the next page by clicking the
icon “Next page”.

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Click the “Next page” button “ ” to turn to a next page among many

similar pages which are configured in SCKey.

1.3.3 PAGE TURN (LOCATING PAGE)

Click the “Page Turn” button “ ” to switch among many non-continuous

pages of the same type. Left click the icon “ ” to display page No. of all

pages of the type. Then, click the page to be turned to. Left click the icon
"Page Turn” as shown in the following figure:

Figure 1-29 An example of left click the icon “Page Turn”

If right click the icon “Page Turn”, name of all standard panels and graphics
will be displayed. When the mouse points at the name of any panel, all
pages in the panel will be shown. Click a page number to turn to the
relevant panel. Right click the icon “page tuning” as shown in the following
figure:

Figure 1-30 An example of right click the button “Page Turn”

1.4 SYSTEM OPERATION ICONS

System operation icons are mainly for relevant operation of the system
including “Fault Diagnose”, “login password”, ”ACK alarm”, ”alarm sound
muting”, ”Exit System”, “Load configuration file” and “Operation record” etc.

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1.4.1 FAULT DIAGNOSIS

System status of both hardware and software for control station is shown in
diagnosis display so as to determine the faults of the control station timely

and precisely. Click the icon “ ” on toolbar to open a window “Fault

Diagnose” as shown in following figure.

Figure 1-31 Diagnosis Display

1. Select control station

Current control station in diagnose panel can be found in the “Control

station” title, Operator can select Diagnosis Display of different control
stations by click the "down arrow symbol" and the current station name, as
shown in following figure.

Figure 1-32 Select diagnosis control station

2. Basic condition of control station

Basic information of control station in real-time diagnosis including network

communication, work/standby status, RAM status, I/O controller (data

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transmission module) status, ROM status, time status of controller and

configuration are shown in control station basic information zone. Green
indicates normal status and red indicates occurrence of failure. When the
controller is in standby status, it will be presented in yellow. The second line
shows basic information of redundant controller. If it isn’t configured, no
information can be found in this line. As shown in following figure, it can be
concluded that redundant controller isn’t configured, and it is in work status.
RAM, I/O controller, control program, ROM are in normal operation, and
time and configuration are all right.

Figure 1-33 Basic information of control station

3. Diagnosis of controller

The controller status of current control station can be directly viewed in

diagnose display. IP of the controller is shown on the left. Green indicates
normal operation, yellow indicates the controller is on standby and red
indicates failure. Single module indicates the control station has only one
controller, and double module indicates the control station has a redundant
controller.

To view detail information of the control station, user can double click “02”
icon, a message box would be popup in the Diagnosis Display. See
following figure:

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Figure 1-34 Detail diagnosis of controller

Detail of diagnosis includes status of network communication, host, RAM,

loop, clock, stack, and compatibility of the two redundant hosts, status of
ROM, whether manual switch is available or not, time status, operation of
SCNET and status of I/O controller.

4. Diagnosis of data transmission module

Similar to controller, the status of the data transmission module in every

rack of current control station can be shown in diagnose panel. Serial
number of the data transmission module is shown on left. Green indicates
the data transmission module is on duty, yellow indicates the data
transmission module is on standby, and red indicates the data transmission
module is out of normal status with failure. Non-redundant module is shown
as “single module” and redundant modules are shown as “double module”.

Indicates 0# data transmission module (single module) is on

duty.

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Indicates 2# and 3# data transmission modules are

redundant with each other; 2# module is on duty and 3# module is on

standby.

Indicates 2# and 3# data transmission modules are

redundant with each other; both of the two modules are out of operation.

User can view detail information of the data transmission module by double
click the icon shown above.

Figure 1-35 Detail diagnosis of data transmission module

As viewed from the above figure, 02# data transmission module itself works
well and is in working status, 03# data transmission module itself works well
and is on standby.

5. I/O module diagnosis

Serial number (0#~15#) for I/O modules can be found on racks. “&”
represents two redundant I/O modules. See following figure, eight pairs of
redundant I/O modules have been configured.

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Figure 1-36 Redundancy of I/O modules

Five indicators are shown in each I/O module, which from top to bottom
indicates operation status (blinking red indicator indicates operation failure
of module), work status (when the indicator is alight, the module is in work
status), standby status (when the indicator is alight, the module is on
standby), channel condition (when the indicator is alight, the channel is in
normal status, and when the indicator dims out, the channel is in failure)
and type matching (indicator being alight indicates module type matches
configuration, and being dark indicates module type doesn't match
configuration). Five indicators being dark indicate interruption of data

communication. means having no module inserted. User can view

detailed description of an I/O module by double clicking it.

Figure 1-37 Detailed diagnosis information for an I/O module

6. System information region

Work status of the diagnosis system is shown in system information region.

7. Diagnosis graphics region

Relevant graphics and diagnosis time are shown in diagnosis graphics

region.

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8. Failure history record viewing

Click the button “History View” to view failures occurred.

Figure 1-38 “Diag History” interface

User can search history diagnosis information by time or control station. Set
starting time, ending time and control station, then click the button “Display”
to start searching. As shown in following figure:

Figure 1-39 History diagnosis information list

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30 records are listed in one page. To view more alarms, please click the
paging button at the bottom of the dialog box; click the button “Print” can
print diagnosis records. Diagnosis records can be classified into four types:
Notice, I/O, system and cleanup.

“Notice” refers to hint records such as starting mode of control stations,

switching of status etc, which can not be cleaned up.

I/O failure refers to failure occurred in I/O modules, which includes

mismatch of type, fault in modules, fault in transmitter and fault in
communication channels.

System failure refers to general faults of the control system, which includes
faults in configuration of the controller, clock, stack; communication port
self-test failure; memory data self-test error; mismatch of configuration for
two modules redundant with each other; communication controller software
version No. verification; fault in user programs, user stack, SCL language
program status; network bus failure; ROM self-test failure, standby
redundant module data copy failure; host cycle time overflow; dial failure;
network connection failure and default in data transmission module etc.

1.4.2 PASSWORD

With the password button “ ”, user can access to the AdvanTrol-Pro

monitoring software and set relevant options. Click the button “ ” to open

a dialog box “Operator Log On and Maintenance” as shown in left part of

the following figure:

Figure 1-40 Dialog box “Operator Log On and Maintenance”

1. Name and level of current user are displayed in the dialog box

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“Operator Log On and Maintenance”.

2. To change current user, please select user name from the dropdown list
of “Name” by click the drop down arrow symbol and then input correct
password.

3. Click the button “Option” to open a dialog box “Password Option”: (1)
used to define the default user upon the monitoring software was
started up; (2) select the user authority which is allowed to switch to
observe of the software, observe means no operation would be accept
in the monitoring interface .

4. Switch to observe: when current user has this authority (which can be
set in “Password option”), click the button “Switch to observe” to switch
any operation status to status of observe.

1.4.3 ACK ALARM

The button “ ” has the same function of the button “ ” in alarm

summary window.

1.4.4 MUTING

Muting button “ ” is used to clear up the sound of current alarms, but

sounds of alarms would announce again, upon new alarm generated later .

1.4.5 EXIT SYSTEM

Click the button “ ” to exit AdvanTrol-Pro real-time monitoring software.

The dialog box “Exit System” is as shown in following figure:

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Figure 1-41 Dialog box “Exit System”

Input current user password in the text box “Password”, then click the
button “Ok” to exit the AdvanTrol-Pro monitoring software.

Notes: This is the only way to exit the AdvanTrol-Pro monitoring

software.

1.4.6 LOAD CONFIGURATION FILE

To load and open a new operation team file, please click the “Load

configuration file” button “ ”. The dialogue box is as shown in following

figure.

Figure 1-42 Dialog box “Configuration File”

Select another configuration file and corresponding operator team, then

click the button “Login” and “Ok”. If click the button “Ok” directly, user will
login in as default user and has the relevant authority.

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1.4.7 OPERATION RECORD OVERVIEW

Click the operation record button “ ” to overview the record of all

operations on the monitoring panel. The record is grouped into “tag

operation” and “system operation”. “Tag operation” refers to operation by
user (operator) including system setting and operation on tags. “System
operation” refers to actions of the system itself rather than operation by
user (of cause most of actions of the system itself are the result of user’s
operation).

Operation record dialog box consists two parts, one is record display area
at the top, and the other is tool bar at the bottom. For each type of operation
record, maximum 100,000 records can be saved. When there are more
than 100,000 records, the firstly generated 10,000 records will be deleted
so as to leave space for newly generated record information.

The “Operation Records Overview” panel has the function of arranging

records. The default is in a reverse order of time. However, clicking the
items at the head of every column can relocate them as required.. First
clicking would arrange alarm records in sequence order, and the next will
make them arrange in the reverse order.

Only the historical operation records can be displayed in ”Operation

Records Overview” dialog box. Records are to be listed by pages with one
page containing 100 records.

Ten items of information including “Time”, “Data group”, “Data region”,

“Tags”, “Tag description”, “PreV. Value” (value before operation), “Value”
(value after operation), “Operation Desc.”, “Computer” and “Operator” are
listed in tag operation record list. “Time “refers to the time when operation
record is generated. “Tag description” is the source of an operation records,
and it mainly records the origin of the operation record. “Operation Desc.”
mainly records specific operations.

Tag operation record overview is as shown in the following figure:

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Figure 1-43 Dialog box “Operation Record Overview”

System operation record list contains four items of information including

“Time”, “Operation Desc.”, “Computer” and “Operator”.

System operation record overview is as shown in the following figure:

Figure 1-44 Operation record overview of system operation

Instruction of the toolbar

1. Advanced Search

The first button “ ” on operation record toolbar is used for condition

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research. Click it to open a dialogue box as shown in following figure.

Figure 1-45 The dialog box of “System operation record search”

Select different items in the dialog box shown above would get different
result..

‰ Time: the time period of records can be selected in this panel.

And the ending time must larger than the starting time.

‰ Operation Desc.: Select “Operation Desc.”, “Operator” or

“Computer name”, write the text in the blank so as to find the
records which satisfy the condition.

‰ Data desc: Select the “Data group”, “Data region” or”Tag” to

find the records which satisfy the condition.

‰ Return amount limit: This parameter must be set. It is the

number of records to be shown when found. Its ranger is
100-1000, and default number is 100.

Note: Except “Return amount limit”, at least one of other search

conditions should be set, otherwise it would pop out a hint “Search
condition invalid, please reset”. If the condition set by user is wrong,
the same hint would be available too.

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2. Refresh

The second icon is the refresh icon “ ”. Click this button to refresh the

search result and search again.

3. Find the latest record

The third button “ ” is to find the latest record. Click this button, and one

page (100 records) of the latest record would be gotten from the database
and shown in the list.

4. Export search result

Click the button “ ” to backup current search result. The system would

create a file named “OprHisDate” in the “backup” under configuration file at

the first time to backup the records, and the information backuped next time
would be saved here from then on.

5. Print

The fifth button “ ” on the operation record toolbar is used for printing.

When there is more than one record searched out, this button would be
available. Click it to open a dialog box to set print range involved in search
result. Then, the selected records will be printed by system default printer.

6. Paging

The seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth buttons on the operation record toolbar
is used for paging, include “Go to the first page”, “Go to the previous page”,
“go to the next page” and “Go to the last page”. Operation records searched
out are displayed page by page with 300 records displayed in one page.

7. Page number message box

There are two message boxes in the operation record toolbar. The left one
is page number message box which shows the page number of the record.

8. Status message box:

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The message box on the right side shows the status of operation records. It
indicates the total number of records searched out and status of operation
record function. If search of records is under processing, the message of
“Records X” (X is current number of the records) and “Search under
processing” will be shown; if search is completed, the message of “Records
X” and “Search ended” will be shown; if search is paused, the message
“Records X” and “Search paused” will be shown.

1.5 OTHER ICONS

Other icons include “system Information”, “System introduction”, “Find IO

tags” and “Print”.

1.5.1 SYSTEM INTRODUCTION ICON

Click the system introduction icon “ ”, the introduction of the system

would be shown as the initial panel of the software. In AdvanTrol-Pro

software, user can compose or revise system introduction and operational
instruction panel with any HTML editing tool, than save it as the name of
“Introduction.htm”. (Notes: make sure save it under configuration file,
otherwise, this file could not be called when AdvanTrol-Pro starts up).

Figure 1-46 System introduction panel

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1.5.2 SYSTEM SERVICE ICON

System information icon “ ” is used to show version No., copyright and

use right (Equipment name and user name) of the software. Besides,
system setting can be modified here. Dialog box “System “is as shown in
following figure.

Figure 1-47 Dialog box “System”

1. Report background printing

If this item is selected, report will be printed based on the report output
setting in SCFormEx.

2. Running the real time printer service.

If this item is selected, newly generated alarm records will be printed one by
one.

3. Alarm sound modify

Click the button “Alarm sound modify” to open a dialog box “Alarm Sound”.
Herein, user can set the amount of mixed sounds, the maximum amount is
ten. The volume can be adjusted by mouse drag operation, . Dialog box
“Alarm Sound“ is as shown in following figure.

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Figure 1-48 Dialog box “Alarm Sound”

Notes: the modification of mixed sound would valid after restart the
monitoring software.

4. Open system service

Click the button “Open system service” to pop up the dialog box which
mainly to be used to show the information “System environment”,
“Real-time Browse”, “Trend records”, “Network info.”, and set “Time
synchronization”, “Close system” , “Shield HOTKEY”, “Print setting”, “User
management”, “Strategy management” and “Log on”.

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Figure 1-49 Dialog box “System service”

1) System environment

Some of information on operation of monitoring system can be viewed in

the “System information” interface. See following figure:

Figure 1-50 “System Information” interface

2) Real-time browse

User can view configuration and real-time information of tags, events and
tasks. It qualifies user to assign value to tags, set writing switch and
alarm-enabling switch etc. See following figure.

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Figure 1-51 “Real-time browse” interface

3) Trend records

Click the button “Trend records” to access to the “Running

Information“ interface, where user can view summary information of trend
record. To view trend tag configuration information list, please click the
button “Configuration information” in the “Running Information” interface.
The “Running Information“ interface is as shown in the following figure:

Figure 1-52 “Running Information” interface

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Click the button “Network info.” to open the interface “Operation Network
Management”, as shown in following figure.

Figure 1-53 “Network management” interface

Current and some of history network data transmission and operation

strategy information are mainly shown in this interface.

‰ Overall information: “Status” shows operation status of

operational network of current operation station; “Running time”
shows the time elapsed since the starting time of operational
network; “Strategy overview” is a collection of operational
strategies about all operation stations in the operational
network. To view the running status of operation strategies for
the whole network, first, select a sub-item from the dropdown
box, then click the button “Advanced” on the right of the
dropdown box. Options that could be selected from the
dropdown box include “Real time data”, “real time alarm”,
“Alarm record”, ”Trend record” and “Operation log”. Detailed
information displayed when the “Real time data” is selected is
as shown in following figure:

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Figure 1-54 Real-time data network strategy information overview

In the above figure, name of data group is listed in the column “Data group”,
and addresses of operation nodes that function as corresponding roles of a
data group (column "Disconnect" shows address of corresponding
operation nodes of a data group) are listed in the column “Local
connection”, column “Client”, column “Server” and column “Disconnection”.
Notes: a master server is identified by a sign of “(master)” followed the IP,
and others are all redundant servers. As operation log relates to operation
node rather than data group, column “data group name” isn’t showing here.

‰ Real-time data: network transmission status of current and

historical data is presented by the number of customized data
packets. Number of tag real-time data packets that is received
and sent are displayed in the “Tag data”; number of data
packets to be sent when the client request the master for tags
which is also the number received by the server is shown in
“Tag request”; number of data packets sent to terminate tag
connections when some of tags are not needed by real-time
data client end any more which is also the number received by
the server will be displayed in the “Tag disconnection” ; “write
back” shows number of value-setting by real-time data client
end with graphics or other relevant tools. The value-setting is
made for real-time data server that assigns value to hardware

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(system modules of our company or heterogeneous data

attached).It is lso the number received by the server. The
following figure is the “Real-time data transmission information
overview” interface by clicking the button “Advanced”.

Figure 1-55 Real-time data transmission information

“166” is the IP for the operation station, it functions as the real-time data
client end. For the moment, data from “165” is sending to “166”.There are
1952 tags whose data group numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6……

‰ Real-time alarm: “Tag alarm” shows number of alarm data

packets sent and received; “Alarm ACK” shows number of
alarm acknowledgement data packets sent and received.

‰ Close: click the button to pop up a dialog box “Exit system”.

Then, input user name and password to close the network
function as shown in following figure:

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Figure 1-56 Dialog box “Exit system”

5) Time synchronization:

Time synchronization server is necessary for a system to synchronize the

time, furthermore there can only be one time synchronization server of one
mode in a system. But if the process control networks in different systems
are separate with the operation stations in the same network, the system
can also configure two time synchronization servers called control time
synchronization server and operation time synchronization server. If there
are multiple time synchronization servers of the same mode in the network,
when the clients apply for time synchronization, flashing words would come
forth in the time synchronization configuration title bars of all the servers as
shown in Figure 1-57. Until the user modifies the configuration to have one
server only, otherwise all the servers would popup dialog box again soon,
and set the time that the fastest client applies for synchronization as the
synchronized time.

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Figure 1-57 Time synchronization configuration interface

(1) Client

a) Request mode of broadcast

‰ Control network: synchronization request is sent by the dual

control network

‰ Process Information Network adopts the high-speed Ethernet

technology. It can be used for the time synchronization of the
operation node and the communication between the sever and
the clients in the structure of C/S mode. The synchronization
request is sent by the IP segment 128.128.5.xxx of process
information network. Xxx means it's discretional, but it should
be exclusive in the IP segment.

‰ Customized network: It's available to select one IP segment of

the computer's network adapters as the synchronization
network.

b) Peer to Peer request mode

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‰ Sever IP: send synchronization request to the IP of the known

synchronization master PC.

Note1: DCS can be connected to GPS Clock source, and the time of all
the operation nodes can be synchronized by SNTP (simple network
time protocol).

Note2: the operation node can be configured as SNTP client under

Peer to peer request mode only.

c) synchronizing period

The synchronizing period is optional as 3S, 5S, 30S, 2min, 5min and auto.
Software would self-adjust the synchronizing period basing on the time
deviation. When auto mode is configured as the synchronizing period, if
there is more time deviation, the smaller synchronizing period would be
automatic adjusted to shorten the deviation. Vice versa, if the less time
deviation, the bigger synchronizing period would be self-adjusted. The
self-adjusted scope is the same as mentioned above.

d) synchronizing precision

The time synchronizing precision shows the range to self-adjust the

synchronizing period, if the time deviation is in the scope, the synchronizing
system would adjust the time, otherwise it wouldn't change the time; the
selectable synchronizing precision includes: no, 10ms, 50ms, 100ms,
200ms, 1s, 1min, 30min, 1hour, 1day, 15days,30days,
180days,365days,1825days. The default setting scope is 200ms to
1825days.

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Figure 1-58 Client setting

(2) Sever

As synchronization sever offers the synchronizing criterion of time for the

clients and control stations.

Peer to peer responding mode of sever.

‰ Control network: respond the synchronizing request of clients

by the dual control network.

‰ Operation network: respond the synchronizing request of

clients by process information network.

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selected IP segment of the computer's network adapters(offer

the monitoring port only, don't support the standard SNTP port)

When the sever is set as "control network", the clients which need to
synchronize the time with the sever must be set as "control network"

After the synchronizing sever is started up, the other clients can apply for
the time synchronization, the synchronizing precision would be less than 1S.
After the success of first synchronization, the synchronizing period of next
synchronization might be 5min, 2min, or the less period, lies on the
deviation of last synchronization.

Figure 1-59 Sever Setting

(3) Disable time synchronization

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is selected.

Figure 1-60 Disable the time synchronizing function

Note1: If user doesn't set anyone of the Client, Sever and Disable
synchronizing function, the following interface would pop up.

Figure 1-61 dialog box for no setting is chosen

Note2: The synchronizing request, response of Sever, alarms of

system time modification, multi-sever and alternation of Sever would
be recorded in the operation recorder of the system for the inquiry.

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(4) time synchronizing setting of control station

It is used to separately configured the time synchronizing sever of control

station. Only one time synchronizing sever of control station can be set in a
solo control network. The system time of the current PC would be sent the
control stations by AdvanTrol-Pro software to synchronize the time of
control stations.

The function associate with the Clients and Sever function, it's suitable for
the structure which operation stations connected together and control
stations divided.

Figure 1-62 time synchronizing setting of control station

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6) Close system

Click the button “Close system” to pop up a dialog box “System close”. To
exit the monitoring system, please input correct password.

Figure 1-63 Dialog box “Close system”

7) Shielding HOTKEY

Click the button “Shielding HOTKEY” in “System information” interface,

shielding function for system HOTKEY can be set. The setting becomes
void when exiting the system.

Figure 1-64 Dialog box of Hot key setting

8) Print setting

Report printer is exclusively used for printing report. Bigger size paper
can be used for printing report, a line printer is suggested.

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Trend printer is exclusively used for printing tend chart. To distinguish the
curves from each other easily, please use color printer.

Screen save printer is exclusively used for printing screen chart. In order to
ensure higher resolution of screen copy chart, please use color printer with
higher resolution.

Line-by-line printer is to be exclusively used for printing real-time data. A

line printer must be used and exclusively used for printing line by line.

Figure 1-65 Dialog box “Print Setup”

9) User management

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Figure 1-66 "User management” interface

10) Strategy management

Click the button “Strategy management” to open a dialog box “Strategy

management” where current operation strategy can be viewed, edited or
modified. The dialogue box “Strategy Management” is as shown in the
following figure.

Figure 1-67 Dialog box “Strategy management”

11) Log on

Click this button to Login the system, see the following figure.

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Figure 1-68 Dialog box “Log on”

1.5.3 FIND TAG ICON

The “Find tag icon” button “ ” is used to search I/O tag in the monitoring

software. Click the button “ ” to open a dialog box “Find IO Tags”.

Select “All types” in the column “Tag type”, and select corresponding control
station from the dropdown list beside “Controller”. When settings are
completed, click the button “Search” to display all search results in the list
box. Double click the tag name, it would be shown in control grouping
display (digital variable) or tuning trend (analog variable). The dialog box
“Find IO Tags” is as shown in following figure.

Figure 1-69 Dialog box “Find IO Tags”

Select “Select types” in the column “Tag type” to display all tag types.
Select tag types (multiple choices) t, click the button “Find”, then the tags
which satisfy the search condition will be displayed in the list box. Double

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click the name of the tag, it would be shown in control grouping display
(digital variable) or tuning trend (analog variable).

Figure 1-70 Search for tag in the light of “Select types”

If input the name of tag in the text box “Tag”, only the tag with this name will
be displayed in the list box. Double click it to open the control grouping
display or tuning trend to view the search result.

Notes: If the tag searched for is analog input tag, loop tag or SCX
language analog variable tag, it will be displayed in the form of tuning
trend.

1.5.4 PRINT ICONS

The button “ ” is used to print current monitoring window. Printing will

start straightly as soon as the button is clicked without any dialog box
popped up. Therefore, special attention is required when clicking this button
against improper operation.

1.6 OPERATOR KEYBOARD

The real-time monitoring software supports the operator keyboard with

powerful function. See the following figure:

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Figure 1-71 Operator keyboard

The operator keyboard has 96 keys, which can be roughly grouped into
customizing key, function key, panel control key, screen control key, loop
control key, numeric key, alarm managing key and cursor movement key
etc, and redundancy is considered for some of important keys.

Function of keys for operator keyboard:

Table 1-4 Operator keyboard

Category Name Icon Icon on toolbar Notes

Function
F1~F12 Fn
key

System
Introduction

Panel Alarms
control overview

Chapter 1
System Profiles

Control
grouping

Tuning trend

Trend display

Graphics

Report

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Data view

Password

Diagnosis

Print

Turn page

Panel
Page up
control

Page down

Screen copy →

Screen
Save screen →

Dump
Recurrence of →

panels

Auto

Manual

Digital Up

Fast Digital down

modification
of loops and
parameters Fast increases

Increase

Decrease

Fast Decreases

Up

Down
Cursor
movement
Left

Right

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Alarms
acknowledgeme
Alarm nt
Operation
Muting

Cancel

Delete

Soft keyboard

Enter

0 0 Figure “0”

1 1 Figure “1”

2 2 Figure “2”

3 3 Figure “3”
Modify
parameter
4 4 Figure “4”

5 5 Figure “5”

6 Esc 6 Figure “6”

7 7 Figure “7”

8 8 Figure “8”

9 9 Figure “9”

. . Characters “.”

- - Characters “-”

Custom
UD1~UD24
keys

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