HOLLiAS MACS V6.5.

3
User Manual 2_Getting
Started

V1.4
2017.9
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Contents
Chapter 1 About This Book.............................................................................................................1
1.1 Purpose...................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience.................................................................................................................1
1.3 Document Conventions ........................................................................................................1
1.3.1 Menu.................................................................................................................................1
1.3.2 Mouse ...............................................................................................................................1
1.3.3 Keyboard ..........................................................................................................................1
1.3.4 Online Help .......................................................................................................................1
1.3.5 Important Information .......................................................................................................2
1.4 Related Documentation ........................................................................................................2
1.5 Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................2

Chapter 2 Project Case....................................................................................................................5

2.1 Project Configuration Flow ..................................................................................................5
2.2 First-phase Preparations ......................................................................................................7
2.2.1 Tools .................................................................................................................................7
2.2.2 Materials ...........................................................................................................................7
2.3 Create Target Project ............................................................................................................8
2.3.1 Creat New Project ............................................................................................................8
2.3.2 Import Database .............................................................................................................15
2.4 Algorithm Configuration .....................................................................................................19
2.5 Graph Configuration ...........................................................................................................24
2.5.1 Template Configuration ..................................................................................................24
2.5.2 Flowchart Configuration .................................................................................................26
2.6 Report Configuration ..........................................................................................................36
2.6.1 Report Configuration ......................................................................................................36
2.6.2 Report Printing Configuration .........................................................................................39
2.7 OPS User Configuration .....................................................................................................40
2.8 Operation Configuration .....................................................................................................42
2.8.1 Process Graph ...............................................................................................................42
2.8.2 Overview.........................................................................................................................42
2.8.3 Control Group .................................................................................................................43
2.8.4 Tag Group ......................................................................................................................44
2.8.5 Trend Group Definition ...................................................................................................45
2.8.6 Dedicated Keyboard Definition ......................................................................................46
2.8.7 Privilege Management ...................................................................................................47
2.9 Download and Run ..............................................................................................................48
2.9.1 Download........................................................................................................................48
2.9.2 Run .................................................................................................................................52
2.10 Simulate ................................................................................................................................54

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Chapter 1 About This Book
1.1 Purpose
This document describes how to use the HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 software to create projects to carry out
the configuration work quickly.

1.2 Intended Audience

The information provided in this manual to meet the requirements of MACS programmers, operators,
and system maintenance personnel.
The engineers who use this manual need to have the automatic control knowledge.

1.3 Document Conventions

1.3.1 Menu
Menu commands, the sub commands in the menu, the tag page name in this manual with the note
said, such as [file], [Edit] menu.

1.3.2 Mouse
Press: press the left mouse button once and keep.
Click: Press the left mouse button once and release.
Right-click: Press the right mouse button once and release.
Double click: quickly press the left mouse button two times and release.
Drag: Press and hold the left mouse button while moving the mouse.

1.3.3 Keyboard
The keys on the keyboard in the manual with bold style, such as Enter.

1.3.4 Online Help

The online help that is integrated into the software is a supplement to this manual. The purpose of
providing online help is to provide detailed support when using the software.
The help system is integrated into the software through a number of interfaces.
 Context help provides information about the current context. For example, open the dialog box or
shortcut menu, you can through the menu command [what‟s this?] Or press the F1 key or help in
the dialog box to accurately locate the relevant help instructions.
 You can also use the menu bar [help] - [content] call the help of the current software

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As the manual and online help some of the contents of the scheduling order is different, so the use of
online help, you can use the search function to find the full text.

1.3.5 Important Information

The following marks are used in this manual for identifying appropriate information:

 Danger, indicating that the operation may lead to the potential threats of physical
damage or personal injury or death.

 Electrical shock, indicating that the operation may lead to the potential threat of
electric shock.

 Warning, indicating that the operation may lead to the potential threats of failure or
damage to software and hardware equipment.

 Important icon, identifies important information about the operations or functions

need to understand.

 Operation icon, indicating the open or operation method of the object.

Interpretation of the contents of the operation Icon.

The location of the operation: Mouse command + Operation sequence.

 Menu bar: click [Insert]-[Input element],

 Tool bar: ,
 Shortcut: Ctrl +I,
 POU: right click the empty area, click [input element].

As shown in the first operation method above, in the menu bar, click [Insert] menu and the sub menu [Input
element] command.

 Reference icon, indicating the page or content to be referenced for getting to know the
function.

1.4 Related Documentation

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 1_Software Installation

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HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 2_Getting Started

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 4_AutoThink

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 6_Site Operation

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 7_Function Block

1.5 Abbreviations
Abbreviations Full Name
HOLLiAS HollySys integrated Industrial Automation System
MACS Meet All Customers' Satisfaction
DCS Distributed Control System
ETM Equipment Turbine Module
ES Engineer Station
OPS Operator Station
HIS History Station
CMS Communication Station
FCS Field Control Station
MCU Main Control Unit
RTDB Real-Time Database
HDB Historical Database
MNET Management Net
CNET Control Net
AT AutoThink
POU Program Organization Unit
CFC Continuous Function Chart
FBD Function Block Diagram
SFC Sequential Function Chart

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Abbreviations Full Name

LD Ladder Diagram
ST Structured Text

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Users, who want to put an automatic supervision of an entire process procedure into practice in the
whole DCS application system, should not only prepare necessary DCS hardware but also connect
the hardware to DCS supervision software. This operation of connection is finished by project
configuration.
This project is associated with actual field physics signal and displayed on running screen of OPS by
graphical configuration. Users can directly monitor the process parameter on site, as well as print
process data regularly to analysis and view. Control strategy configuration is used to finish the process
control which will be running on FCS. Similarly, the operation of supervision can be executed by
control panel in the screen of OPS. Therefore, an accurate, complete and visual project configuration
will directly affect the realization of an industrial engineering.
Please refer to Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 1_Software Installation to find the
summarization of MACS and Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center to
understand the details of each software component.
In this chapter, it will take a simple project for example. How to create a simple and complete project
according to the basic steps is also described in this chapter. What‟s more, it gives a detailed account
of configuration steps accompanied by illustration and description to get a better comprehension and
mastery of implementation person.

2.1 Project Configuration Flow

Generally, project configuration mainly includes the following configuration steps, as shown in Figure
2.1-1.

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Prepare

Create Project

OPS Configuration FCS Configuration

Database
Configuration

Compiling

To generate
controller algorithm

Algorithm Graph Report Operation

User Configuration
Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration

Report Settings User-defined

Add User
Function Key
To Realize Control Drawing Graph
Report Print Privilege
Allocate Priviledge
Settings Configuration

Compiling

Prompt Compiling
Information

Generate System
Device Graph

Generate
Download Files

Download

Download FCS

Download Server

Download OPS

Running

Figure 2.1-1 Configuration Flow

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In the following simple case, above configuration flow will be separately explained.

2.2 First-phase Preparations

Project configuration is operated in ES. Necessary tools and materials should be provided to system
firstly before project configuration.

2.2.1 Tools
It refers to hardware and software requirements used in project configuration or the deploying
condition of hardware and software in ES. The following case is described according to the
environmental requirement of ES.

Table 2.2-1 Engineer Station Hardware and Software Configuration

Items Engineer Station

CPU Intel Pentium(R) Quad-Core i5 or higher
RAM 4 G or higher
Hard Disk 5400 rpm, 500 G or higher
Video card Single screen or multi-screen video card
Network card two 100 M or 1000 M Ethernet card
Sound card Common sound card
External interface USB interface (for dongle)
Display Size: 19‟‟ / 20‟‟ / 22‟‟ / 23‟‟
Aspect ratio: 16:10/16:9
Resolution: 1680*1050 (16:10) / 1920*1080(16:9) or higher
Keyboard/Mouse Common keyboard
Mouse
Printer Optional
Operating System Windows XP Professional+SP3
Windows 7 Professional 32bit / 64bit
Windows 10 Professional 32 bit / 64 bit
Windows Server 2012
Application Software Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010
Open Office

The actual configuration should be equivalent to or higher than the above.

2.2.2 Materials
It is the basic materials of project configuration. Simply speaking, it refers to project database (I/O tags
list), field process control strategy, process graphs and related project system scale.
 Database
Database file is a set of field data and device signal tags offered to DCS for control or
supervision, such as the signal of temperature, pressure, flow, rotate speed, electric current

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and voltage. According to the classification and the template database file exported from the
project, organize the database file. Fill in the details of all kinds of signals, including tag name,
tag description, tag type, dimension, measure range limits, alarm limit, sampling period, and
compensate (thermocouple signal) or not, etc.
Database file is the foundation of project configuration and system configuration. The details
are useful for project implementation.
 Control Strategy
In industrial field, each process procedure (or field device) needs corresponding control
strategy. There are variety expressions of control strategy which embodies the scheme
clearly and realizes algorithm conveniently.
 System Hardware Configuration
System hardware configuration includes: system scale configuration (HIS/ES/OPS), I/O
cabinet, I/O module configuration.
 Else
Process graph (paper drawings and CAD chart) and report, etc. are needed.

2.3 Create Target Project

Create a new project is the base of other configuration. The steps of creating project are as follows:

2.3.1 Creat New Project

Step 1. Start Project Center

 Start Menu: click [Start] - [All Programs] - [HOLLiAS_MACS] - [Project Center];

 Shortcut: .

Open Project Center interface as shown in Figure 2.3-1.

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Figure 2.3-1 Login Interface

Step 2. Start New Project Wizard

 Menu: click [Project] – [New project];

 Toolbar: ;
 Shortcut: Ctrl+N.

After Project Center started, start the new project wizard as shown in Figure 2.3-2.

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Figure 2.3-2 New Project Wizard window

Step 3. Basic Information

New Project Wizard firstly leads the user to set the basic information of project like Solution Name,
Project Name, Project Description and Template.
For example, Solution Name is Demo, Project Name is Demopro, Project Description is Example
Project, Template is Universal Template, Template Ratio is 16:9, as shown in Figure 2.3-2.
Click the Next button to the next step Add OPS.
Step 4. Add OPS
OPS configuration wizard will be opened, as shown in Figure 2.3-3.

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Figure 2.3-3 Wizard - Add OPS

All new projects are including No.80 and No.81 OPS by default. Click up/down button or input to
modify the OPS Station ID and then click Add button to add this OPS to the list on the right side.
For example, added OPS 80-83, 111, 208, as shown in Figure 2.3-3 above.
Click Next to the next step Add FCS.
Step 5. Add FCS
FCS configuration wizard will be opened, as shown in Figure 2.3-4.

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Figure 2.3-4 Wizard - Add FCS

Click up/down button or input to modify the FCS Station ID and select the FCS Type and Controller
Type, then click Add button to add this FCS to the list on the right side.
For example, added DCS station 10-12, ITCC station 13, SIS station 14, as shown in Figure 2.3-4
above.
Click Back button at the bottom of the window to return previous two steps.
Click Create Project button to create a new project according to above settings.
Step 6. OPS User Configuration
After project created, the OPS user configuration wizard will be opened, as shown in Figure 2.3-5.

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Figure 2.3-5 Wizard - Configure OPS User

Input the User Name, Password, User Description and select User Level, then click Add button to
add the user to Added Users list below.
For example, create a user named AAAA, with the password Hollysys653 and Engineer Level, as
shown in Figure 2.3-5 above.
Click Next button to enter HIS Configuration.
Step 7. HIS Configuration
HIS configuration wizard will be opened, as shown in Figure 2.3-6.

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Figure 2.3-6 Wizard - HIS Configuration

HIS A and HIS B are separately assigned to No.80 OPS (Node_80) and No.81 OPS (Node_81) by
default. Click drop-down arrow to select other station number.
Click Finish button to end the configuration wizard.
Step 8. Complete Creation
System will create a folder with the same name as project name in the folder
of …HOLLiAS_MACS\ENG\USER\ under software installation directory after the success of project
creation. All data generated or compiled by configuration are stored in this folder.

 Menu: click [Tool]-[Compile],

 Toolbar: .

After the creation of the project, select [Compile] command to finish the initial project compilation. After
compilation, related information of current project will display in the window of Project Center, as
shown in Figure 2.3-7.

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Figure 2.3-7 Project Information

According to above steps of New Project Wizard, the creation of project framework has been
completed. OPS, FCS and user information were added and HIS was deployed.
Please see detail in OPS Configuration and FCS Configuration of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5
User Manual 3_Project Center to find the methods of adding, deleting or modifying the information
of OPS User, OPS, FCS or HIS service configuration.

 More information about create new project, please see detail in New Project of Chapter 2 of
HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.3.2 Import Database

You should configure the importing information before this operation. The procedure is as follow:
Step 1. Data Preparation

 Menu: click [Tool] – [Export Database];

 Toolbar: .

Before use [Export Database] command establishing a template database, can finish the hardware
configuration in AutoThink software, and create a default channel information in added module, as
shown in Figure 2.3-8. After compile, and then perform an export operation, in order to determine the
measuring point position and format.

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Figure 2.3-8 Create a Default Channel Information

Export an empty database file as the template used the [Export Database] command. In the template,
assign the tags in IO modules deployed in FCS and complete other information of each tag, as shown
in Figure 2.3-9.
Database template export methods and parameters description in database sheet, please see detail
in Generate Database Template of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

Figure 2.3-9 Database Sheet

Hardware Configuration in AutoThink, please see detail in Hardware Configuration of Chapter 2 of

HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 4_AutoThink. The configuration method of ITCC-AutoThink and
Safe-AutoThink can refer to AutoThink.
Step 2. Configuration Options

 Menu: click [Tool] - [Configuration Options];

 Toolbar: .

Please set Configuration Options before the operations such as Import/Export Database, so that the
system according to the setting, appropriate to the operation of the corresponding processing. Select
[Configuration Options] and finish the settings in the popup window Configuration Option, as shown
in Figure 2.3-10.

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Figure 2.3-10 Set Configuration Option

Step 3. Import Database

 Menu: click [Tool] - [Import Database];

 Toolbar: .

Select [Import Database] command and the dialog box Select import file will pop up, as shown in
Figure 2.3-11. Locate the database file, then click Open button. After successfully importing, prompt
window will pop-up, and click OK button to finish.

Figure 2.3-11 Select I/O Tag List

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Step 4. Compile to Generate the FCS

 Menu: click [Tool] - [Compile];

 Toolbar: ;
 Shortcut: F5.

Select [Compile] command after database imported, compilation information will show in Compile
Info window.
Configuration error messages also displays in Compile Info window with red color and compiling
failed tips will appear at last. Double-click the red error to locate the specific information in workspace.
Double click the node FCS to open AutoThink software and load the FCS project automatically, as
shown in Figure 2.3-12. Users can view the hardware configuration and tags information according to
database file in the opened project.

Figure 2.3-12 Open Control Station Project

 More information about configuration option and import database please see detail in
Configuration Option and Import database of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual
3_Project Center.

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2.4 Algorithm Configuration

How to finish the control strategy configuration on the base of compiled project in Project Center? That
is, realize the logic frame of control strategy by POU program.
In example project, configure the control strategy in CFC01 by CFC language. Configuration
procedure is as follows:
Step 1. Start AutoThink Software

 Project Tree: [FCS] - double click [FCS No.10 (K-CU01)].

Open the algorithm configuration software AutoThink and load FCS project as shown in Figure 2.4-1.

Figure 2.4-1 Start AutoThink

Step 2. Hardware Configuration

If not done database import operation in the Project Center, need to finish the hardware configuration
first.

 Project Management: [Hardware Configuration] - double click [Cabinet].

Open the Hardware Configuration window and add the cabinet and module using the drag method
from the right Device Library window, as shown in Figure 2.4-2 and Figure 2.4-3.

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Figure 2.4-2 Add Cabinet

Figure 2.4-3 Add Module

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After the module added, double-click the module can modify module device information,
double-click on any channel of the channel information, generate the default channel information,
modify the information according to the database sheet, as shown in Figure 2.4-4.

Figure 2.4-4 Device Information and Channel Information

Step 3. Add POU

 Project Management: right click [User Program], click [Add POU].

After hardware configuration, select [Add POU] command, then it will pop up Add POU box, as shown
in Figure 2.4-5.

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Figure 2.4-5 Set the POU Information

Input the Name, Comment, select Language and Property.

For example, POU name is CFC01, Comment is Evaporator Condenser Level Control, Language
select Continuous Function Chart (CFC) and Property by default as shown in Figure 2.4-5 above.
After add finished, the POU will open automatically in work area.
Step 4. POU Algorithm Configuration
Right-click in open work area, select Element command which need to add from the pop-up menu.
After add finished, need to modify the variable name, variable description, element name, Such as
adding the PID block, named K2LC_PID process as shown in Figure 2.4-6.

Figure 2.4-6 Add Function Block

Instructions for using function blocks can be found in HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 7_Function
Block. Also you can right-click on the function block in the pop-up menu, select the [What's this?] to
view.
When using intermediate variables in the configuration, the Variable Declaration window will pop-up
when modify the variable name, as shown in Figure 2.4-7 below.

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Figure 2.4-7 Variable Declaration

Select Type and Input Initial Value, Variable Alias, Variable Description, check Enable Net Access,
Align, then click OK button, finish the variable declaration.
For example, add a start button, select type with BOOL, Initial Value is TRUE, as shown in Figure
2.4-7 above. After added the variable will appear in [Variable Definition] of Project Management
window.
Using the line connect the pins of input, output and function block, and show the annotation of
variables or function block type, as shown in Figure 2.4-8.

Figure 2.4-8 Condenser Evaporator Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Level Regulation

Step 5. Compilation Configuration

 Menu: click [File] - [Save];

 Toolbar: ;
 Shortcut: Ctrl+S.

After the configuration is completed, select [Save] command to save the project and compile.
Compile error information in the information window will be identified with a red font. Double click the
error to locate the specific information which make convenient for error modification. Compilation
successful information is shown in Figure 2.4-9.

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Figure 2.4-9 Compilation Successful

After successful compilation, the algorithm configuration is completed. Users can download and
debug operations.
Step 6. Download and Online Monitoring

 Menu: click [Online] - [Download],

 Toolbar: ,
 Shortcut: F5.

After the completion of the compile, select [Download] command in AutoThink, download the project to
field control station.

 Menu: click [Online] - [Online];

 Toolbar: ,
 Shortcut: F6.

After download finished, select [Online] command, monitor online operation.

 More information about AutoThink software configurations please see detail in Chapter 2 of
HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 4_AutoThink.

2.5 Graph Configuration

Graphics configuration means draw flow chart pictures for monitoring field process parameters and
operation devices according to the flow chart (P&ID chart), using Graph Edit software.

2.5.1 Template Configuration

1. Open Graph Edit

 Project Tree: [Operating Configuration] – double click [Process Graph].

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Click [Process Graph] to open Process Graph window in Project Center, click New button, enter the
Graph Name and Description in the pop-up window, and select the Template, as shown in Figure
2.5-1, then click OK button, Graph Edit software will automatically open and load current graph, as
shown in Figure 2.5-2.

Figure 2.5-1 New Graph

Figure 2.5-2 Graph Edit

2. Create Template

 Graph: right click [Template], click [New Graph].

Open Graph Properties window as shown in Figure 2.5-3 below, enter the Graph Name, Graph
Description, Graph Size and select the Background Color, click OK button to finish.

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Figure 2.5-3 Create Template

3. Draw Template
Draw the template using basic graphic objects and symbols in drawing toolbar, after completion as
shown in Figure 2.5-4.

Figure 2.5-4 Flowchart’s Template

 More information about template creation and drawing method, please see detail in Definition
and Drawing of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit.

2.5.2 Flowchart Configuration

1. Create Flowchart

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 Menu: click [File] – [New];

 Toolbar: ;
 Graph: right click [Graph], click [New Graph];
 Shortcut: Ctrl+N.

Open Graph Properties window as shown in Figure 2.5-5, enter the Graph Name, Graph
Description and select the Template previously created. Click OK button to finish.

Figure 2.5-5 Flowchart-Select Template

2. Draw Flowchart
The template previously created will load automatically in opened graph, as shown in Figure 2.5-6.

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Figure 2.5-6 Template Example

Step 1. Add Static Object

Lines, Pipes, Static Graphs and Text as an example.
(1) Draw Lines or Pipes
To draw lines or pipes, choose or icon and draw in proper place. When pressing on Shift
key, user can draw objects in horizontal, vertical or 45°angel.
After that, right-click on the object and select [Property] command in the context menu, or double-click
on the object to open Property window to set.
(2) Add Static Symbol
Switch to [Symbol library] in [Graph/Symbol library] tab. then open [System Symbol Library], drag the
static icon to proper position in graph edit area from [Generic Plane Graphic Library], [Generic
Tridimensional Graphic Library], [Industry Special Graphic Library], [ISA Standard Graphic Library].
(3) Add Text
Select text tool icon in drawing tool bar, and drag out a rectangle, then enter text -in the popup
text box.
Step 2. Add Dynamic Object
(1) Add Dynamic Tags
After drawing static graph in process flowchart, physics points from field and dynamic tags generated
by algorithm should be shown in graph. Rich dynamic tag templates have been provided in [symbol
library], which contain Numerical Display Symbol Library. User can select template and drag it to
graph edit area, then double-click it or right click on it to modify parameters in [Property].
(2) Add Dynamic Devices
After drawing static graph in process flowchart, it also is needed to show the devices controlled by
DCS in field on graph. Rich dynamic graph templates have been provided in [symbol library], which
contain [Motor Symbol Library], [Valve Symbol Library] and [Control &Regulate Symbol Library]. User

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can select template and drag it to graph edit area, then double-click it or right click on it to modify
parameters in [Property].
More information about symbol library, please see detail in Symbol of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS
V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit
Step 3. Add Dynamic Features
In order to get perceptual intuition in online running of the static graphs, user can add dynamic
features to realize it, such as the filling position of bar graph can be modified through water levels. It
will take filling feature for examples to introduce in the following.
In graph edit area, right-click the object to add dynamic features and select [Dynamic Features]
command, as shown in Figure 2.5-7.

Figure 2.5-7 Context Menu-Dynamic Features

Open [Edit Dynamic Features] tab in Properties window, and click to select dynamic effect on the left
list box, then click Add Features or double-click the dynamic feature to open it on the right side. the
parameters can be set here, click OK button to finish editing dynamic features, as shown in Figure
2.5-8.

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Figure 2.5-8 Filling Feature

 More information about dynamic features, please see detail in Dynamic Features of Chapter
2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit.

Step 4. Add Interactive Features

Interactive features are used to configure operation function of human-computer interaction, such as
popup window, switch background graph, set parameters, and send operation orders. Common
modules (button symbols) have been provided in [Dynamic device symbols] of [Symbol Library], which
can be used directly through dragging it to graph edit area and modifying corresponding parameters.
User can also create interactive features if the provided is not enough. For the information of
interactive features types, it will only take popup window feature for example in the following.
(1) Set Symbol Property Definition

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First draw the objects that link to popup window „Material back group‟ in graph edit area. For example,
with and icons in drawing tool bar to draw a rectangle and its four borders, and set
properties like color, border width, and add the name of popup window with , as shown in Figure
2.5-9.

Figure 2.5-9 Draw Link Object

Move the rectangle and lines to proper position, and select all of them, then right-click and select
[Combine] command to combine selected objects. Then right-click on combined object and select
[Symbol Property Definition], as shown in Figure 2.5-10.

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Figure 2.5-10 Symbol Property Definition

Add property in the pop-up Property Definition of Combined Object (1/2) window, enter Property
Name, Property Description and select Edit Style and set Default Value, click Add button, as
shown in Figure 2.5-11, then click Next button to continue.

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Figure 2.5-11 Property Definition of Combined Object (1/2)

In order to get different effect when user operating „Material back group‟ icon. E.g. If it changes to
green and sunken when button down, or it changes to gray and convex when button up, we need to
set colors of rectangle and borders, as shown in Figure 2.5-12. Click Finish button to complete
settings of border color, the definition of properties is the same as this one.

Figure 2.5-12 Property Definition of Combined Object (2/2)

 More information about symbol property definition, please see detail in Symbol Property
Definition of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit.

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(2) Set Interactive Feature

Select „Material back group‟ icon, and right-click on the object and select [Interactive Features] in the
context menu, open Combined Object Properties window. Select [Edit Interactive Features] tab and
select an item in Interactive Features box and Corresponding Event box, then enter parameters in
Edit Parameters box, as shown in Figure 2.5-13, then click OK button to finish.

Figure 2.5-13 Edit Interactive Features

 More information about interactive features, please see detail in Interactive Features of
Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit.

Step 5. Set Formula Definition

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Right click „Drum Wall Temperature‟ icon and select [Formula Definition], then edit formula in the
opened Formula Definition window.

 More information about formula definition, please see detail in Formula Definition of Chapter
2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit.

Step 6. Set Lock Symbol

We can execute lock symbol operation for object after added device properties and formula definition
after finish formula definition. After locking, the symbol can be used as a template.
Take lock „Return Material Ground‟ properties for example. Firstly, right click „Return Material Ground‟
icon and select [Lock Symbol], then set password in the popup Lock Symbol window, and confirm
whether lock combined properties, as shown in Figure 2.5-14, then click OK button to finish.

Figure 2.5-14 Lock Symbol

Right click symbol and select [Properties], open Combined Object Properties window. After selected
any item on the left window, the corresponding information will be shown in Value box on the right,
and it can be found and modified here.
The completed flowchart is as show in Figure 2.5-15.

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Figure 2.5-15 Example Page

2.6 Report Configuration

Report configuration tool draws tables through Excel and adds corresponding data information
descriptions on reports. Dynamic data of report are read from HDB directly or through statistical
treatment. All data for reports are from HDB.

2.6.1 Report Configuration

Use Excel or Calc software to realize the report configuration. Take Excel for example:
Step 1. Add Report

 Menu: click [Configuration] – [Report Configuration];

 Toolbar: ;
 Project Tree: [Other Tools] – double click [Report Configuration].

Open the Report Configuration window, then input the new Report Name and select the Report
Type in opened Report Configuration window, as shown in Figure 2.6-1, such as Daily Report
named „Report‟, click Add Report button to add the new report to Configured Reports list, then
choose the report template to finish.

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Figure 2.6-1 Add Report

Step 2. Open report

Double-click the report name, Microsoft Excel software will start automatically and load the report, and
then pop up Report Configuration window, as shown in Figure 2.6-2.

Figure 2.6-2 Edit Report window

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Step 3. Add Static Information

Using Excel to draw a report border and add a static header and report descriptions, as shown in
Figure 2.6-3.

Figure 2.6-3 Report Configuration window

Step 4. Add Dynamic Information

For example, select cell A4 and click DCS Time Tag button in Report Configuration window to open
the dialog box. Time tag is used to add the report timing. For example, set the Forward Start Time is 8
o‟clock am, the Forward and Interval Time are 1 Day and 2 Hour, so as to generate 13 tags, as shown
in Figure 2.6-4.

Figure 2.6-4 Time Tag Data Setting

Next, add a Historical Tag in cell B4. Click DCS Historical Tag button in Report Configuration
window to open the setting dialog box. Input a historical tag in Tag Name area directly or click Select
Tag button to search, set the Forward Start Time is 8 o‟clock am, make the Forward Time and the

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Interval Time as 1 Day and 2 Hour, so as to generate 13 tags, then click OK to confirm, as shown in
Figure 2.6-5.

Figure 2.6-5 Historical Tag Setting

The addition of other tags is similar to the above steps.

Step 5. Check the Validity
Click Check Tag Name button in Report Configuration window to check the added information, and
prompt compilation information dialog. Click Save button to save the report settings, then close the
report.

 More information about Report Configuration, please see detail in Report Configuration of
Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.6.2 Report Printing Configuration

 Menu: click [Configuration] – [Report Printing Configuration];
 Toolbar: ;
 Project Tree: [Other Tools] – double click [Report Print Configuration].

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Open Report Print Configuration window, then click Add Report Print Task button, Add Report
Print Plan Wizard window will pop up to create the report print plan. According to the prompt
information, configure the print task. The new task will appear in Configured Report Print Tasks
including its settings, as show in Figure 2.6-6.

Figure 2.6-6 Report Print Configuration Window

 Need download Report Print Station after report print configuration, please see detail
in Chapter 2.9.1.5 Download Report Print Station.

After finish downloading the Report Print Station, it will automatically perform a print operation when
task execution time (conditions). Print report file is stored by default in the installation folder
"...\HOLLiAS_MACS\OutFile\Report".

 More information about report print configuration, please see detail in Report Print
Configuration of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.7 OPS User Configuration

OPS User Configuration is used to set user name, password, level, and area information which are
used for online login. In example project, defines the users for each user level respectively, see Table
2.7-1.

Table 2.7-1 User Type List

User Level User Name Password

Monitoring level USER1 Default
Password
Operator level USER2

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User Level User Name Password

Engineer level USER3 (Hollysys653)
Supervisor level USER4
Administrator Level USER5

Menu: click [Configuration] – [OPS User Configuration];

 Toolbar: ;
 Project Tree: [Public Information] – double click [OPS User Configuration].

Open OPS User Configuration window, then input the User Name, Password, Description, Level
and Area, click Add button, add users to Added Users, as shown in Figure 2.7-1.

Figure 2.7-1 Add User

 There is no default user in system, so you must add one user at least when
configuration. Otherwise, you cannot realize login or exit if there is no user after
entering into OPS.

 More information about OPS user configuration and area settings, please see detail in
OPS User Configuration and Area Setting of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual
3_Project Center.

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2.8 Operation Configuration

Users can realize the following operation, including configuring process graph, overview, control group,
tag group and trend group, as well as Dedicated Keyboard definition.

2.8.1 Process Graph

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Process Graph],
 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Process Graph].

Open the Process Graph window as shown in Figure 2.8-1. Complete the graph create, delete,
modify and management, double-click graph name can open Graph Edit software for editing.

Figure 2.8-1 Process Graph window

 More information about process graph configuration, please see detail in Process Graph of
Chapter 2 and Graph Edit of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 5_Graph Edit.

2.8.2 Overview
Buttons of overview are displayed by Overview graph based on the abbreviated information of main
content of a part of system that display on OPS Online, the content of button includes linked graph
name, description and alarm information. Click the buttons to switch to the corresponding page or
operation panel of I/O Tag for convenient view and operation for corresponding service.

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Overview],

 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Overview].

Open the Overview window as shown in Figure 2.8-2. Click Add button to add a graph of overview,
then click to configuration the content of button on right side list.

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Figure 2.8-2 Overview window

 More information about overview configuration, please see detail in Overview of Chapter 2 of
HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.8.3 Control Group

In order to the convenient view or operation in OPS, Control Group makes related I/O tags together in
the form of grouping, such as corresponding I/O tags and devices in a Process Graph, or multiple
devices need to synchronously control and so on.

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Control Group],

 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Control Group].

Open the Control Group window as shown in Figure 2.8-3. Click Add button to add a Control Group,
then configure the variables in the group on right side list.

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Figure 2.8-3 Control Group window

 More information about control group configuration, please see detail in Control Group of
Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.8.4 Tag Group

In order to convenient monitoring and operation for field devices by the operator, Tag Group realizes
the function intensively displays the tags with a certain relationship together on one graph.

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Tag Group],

 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Tag Group]

Open the Tag Group window as shown in Figure 2.8-4. Click Add button to add a Tag Group, then
configure the information of tags on right side list.

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Figure 2.8-4 Control Group window

 More information about tag group configuration, please see detail in Tag Group of Chapter 2
of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.8.5 Trend Group Definition

Define a trend group to display in OPS Online, help user view the trend information for a set of
relevant variables. Realize easily grasp the change of variables in the time dimension and analysis or
comparison the difference between variables.

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Trend Group],

 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Trend Group].

Open the Trend Group window as shown in Figure 2.8-5. Click Add button to add a Trend Group,
then configure the information of tags on right side list.

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Figure 2.8-5 Trend Group window

 More information about trend group configuration, please see detail in Trend Group of
Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.8.6 Dedicated Keyboard Definition

Dedicated Keyboard Definition can associate configuration graph files with the keys on dedicated
operator keyboard. Press corresponding key will display associate graph on OPS.

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Dedicated Keyboard

Definition],
 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Dedicated Keyboard Definition]

Open the Dedicated Keyboard Definition window as shown in Figure 2.8-6. Click the button
to realize the configuration of the association between keys and graphs.

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Figure 2.8-6 Dedicated Keyboard Definition

 For general version software:

 Function keys on dedicated keyboard F1 - F16, M1 - M9, total of 25.
 The Display block type in Select Pages only supports Process chart, does not
support Control group, Tag Group and Overview.

 More information about dedicated keyboard definition configuration, please see detail in
Dedicated Keyboard Definition of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project
Center.

2.8.7 Privilege Management

You can set the privilege for online uses in Privilege Management.

 Menu: click [Configuration]–[Operation Configuration]–[Privilege Management],

 Toolbar: ,
 Project Tree: [Operation Configuration]–double click [Privilege Management]

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Open the Privilege Management window as shown in Figure 2.8-7. Modify permissions of all levels
to meet the need of engineering, then click Modify button to save the settings.

Figure 2.8-7 Privilege Management

 More information about privilege management configuration, please see detail in Privilege
Management of Chapter 2 of HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

 Completion of configuration above, need to re-compile the project to tack effect.

2.9 Download and Run

2.9.1 Download
Download is to transport compiled files download to HIS, OPS, and FCS through network. Download
can be divided into FCS download, OPS download, HIS download, and Report Print Station download.

2.9.1.1 Download FCS

Complete download FCS in Auto Think (ITCC-AutoThink/Safe-AutoThink).

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 Menu: click [Project]-[Download],

 Toolbar: ,
 Shortcut: F5.
After compiled successfully, select [Download] command, the download prompt box will pop up, as
shown in Figure 2.9-1.

Figure 2.9-1 Prompt Information of Initial Download

Click Yes button, download the user project from ES to the MCU, the process will be displayed in the
window HMI, as shown in Figure 2.9-2

Figure 2.9-2 HMI window

Click OK button, finish download and the result will be shown in the window of Communication
Information at the bottom, as shown in Figure 2.9-3.

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Figure 2.9-3 Download Result

2.9.1.2 Download OPS

Download OPS use to download graphic and other offline configuration files of engineer station to
other OPS.

 Menu: click [Tool] - [Download];

 Toolbar: ;
 Project Tree: right click[OPS], click [Download];
 Shortcut: F6.

Open Engineer Download window as shown in Figure 2.9-4. Check the OPS, Project and File, the
click Download to execute.

Figure 2.9-4 OPS Download

2.9.1.3 Download HIS

HIS Download is to download offline configuration files that service needs to HIS. Check the
HIS(A)/HIS(B) in Service List, and click Download button to execute, as shown in Figure 2.9-5.

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Figure 2.9-5 HIS Download

 After downloading, click Data Effect button to make the operation effect.

2.9.1.4 Download User Management

After modify the user information in Engineer Station Download, user need to download User
Management. Open User Management window, tick the User Management that need to download,
click Download to download User Management, as shown in Figure 2.9-6.

Figure 2.9-6 Download User Management

2.9.1.5 Download Report Print Station

After add a report print task in the Report Print Configuration for the first time, you need set the role
to Report Print Station in [Other Configuration] of OPS Configuration window, as shown in Figure
2.9-7.

Figure 2.9-7 Set the Report Print Configuration Role

After add report print task in Report Print Configuration, check the Rep(A)/Rep(B) in Service List,
and click Download button to execute, as shown in Figure 2.9-8.

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Figure 2.9-8 Report Print Station Download

 More information about engineer download, please see detail in Download of Chapter 2 of
HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

2.9.2 Run
After the downloading, HMI software should be started to monitor the system information on OPS.

2.9.2.1 OPS configuration

Please do OPS online configuration before starting OPS.

 Start Menu: click [Start] – [All Programs] – [HOLLiAS_MACS] – [Other Tools] – [OPS
Configuration];

 Shortcut: .

Open OPS Configuration window as shown in Figure 2.9-9. You can modify the Default Domain No.
and Default Initial Page for the OPS starting.

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Figure 2.9-9 OPS Configuration window

 More information about OPS Configuration, please see detail in Chapter 3 of HOLLiAS
MACS V6.5 User Manual 6_Site Operation.

2.9.2.2 Run OPS

 Start Menu: click [Start] – [All Programs] – [HOLLiAS_MACS] - [OPS];

 Shortcut:

Start OPS Online as shown in Figure 2.9-10. The monitor for System State Graph, Module State
Graph and online devices will all be realized in OPS. Click Login button and login with the user
created in OPS User Configuration.

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Figure 2.9-10 Online System Status Graph

 More information about operator online, please see detail in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 of
HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 6_ Site Operation.

2.10 Simulate
Simulation system used for simulate the running status of project, it may imitate HIS, OPS, and FCS
for the convenient view for system real-time state.
After download succeed, it needs to set system startup in order to open simulation system.

 Start Menu: click [Start] – [All Programs] – [HOLLiAS_MACS] – [Other Tools] –

[Simulation Startup Management];
 Project Tree: right click [FCS], click [Start Simulation].

Open the Simulation Startup Management window pop up as shown in Figure 2.10-1.

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Figure 2.10-1 Simulation Startup Management

 More information about simulation, please see detail in Simulation of OPS of Chapter 2 of
HOLLiAS MACS V6.5 User Manual 3_Project Center.

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Control Strategy, 8 Report Configuration, 36
Database, 7 User Configuration, 40

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