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Add Indicator Objects to the Displays

Practice
Objective

The purpose of this lesson is to add indicators to your display showing the levels in tank D-100.

Prerequisites

 An Experion PKS server with HMIWeb Display Builder (for lab practice and database
simulation.)
 “Build the Static Parts of the Displays” must be complete.
 All points must be downloaded and running.

Introduction

Using HMIWeb Display Builder, display objects can be linked to the server database. Some types
of display objects, such as alphanumerics and indicators, are specifically designed for displaying
database information.
In this lab, level indicators will be added for the Reflux drum D-100.

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Procedure

Create Basic Objects

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1 Add a Level Indicator to tank D-100:

If you have performed the previous lab as per pre-defined course sequence then continue
using the display you have built, else open display < D_100_STA.htm > from C:\
ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Abstract in HMIWeb Display Builder.

 Click the Indicator icon on the Toolbar.

 The pointer will change to a plus “+” sign when over the display.
 Click and drag your cursor to draw a bar indicator on the D-100 tank as shown
below.

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2 Select the Indicator object:

 Right-click and select Property Pages.

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3 Enter the following details on the General tab:

Name: IndicatorD100
Tool Tip: Level Indicator for D-100

ATTENTION

Style: The values shown in the illustration will be

different from what is displayed for your indicator. Do
not change any values (keep the defaults) – they
indicate the size and position of the indicator in your
display.

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4 Select the Data tab and enter the following details:

Type of Database Link: Point/Parameter
Point: 11_LC16
Parameter: DACA.PV
Data entry allowed: Disabled (unchecked)

ATTENTION

The Data tab specifies this object’s link to the database. The link can be of several
types:
 Point/Parameter: The object is linked to a database point/parameter.
 Database File: The object is linked to a file in the server database.

 Database Index: The object is linked to a file/record/field offset in the server

database.

Update Rate: The frequency that the parameter value is updated.

 Default: The value is updated at the Station update rate.
 Once-Off: The value is only updated when the display is initially called up or
refreshed.
 1 second, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, and 1
minute.
The “Data entry allowed” checkbox option allows data entry by a person with an
appropriate security level for this point parameter.

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5 Select the Details tab and make/verify the following entries:

Type: Bar
Orientation: Vertical
Positive Direction: Up
Range:
 High: 100
 Origin: 0
 Low: 0

NOTE: The following is additional information regarding the Type of indicator that can be
created:
 Bar: A bar of variable height within the object that indicates the relative value of the
parameter.

Bar Indicator with

Horizontal
Orientation

 Pointer: A pointer that moves to indicate the relative value of the parameter.

Pointer Indicator
with Horizontal
Orientation

Orientation: Specifies whether the indicator will move vertically or horizontally.

Positive Direction: Up/down or right/left based on Vertical or Horizontal Orientation.

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6 Select the Animation tab and make the following entries:

 Type of breakpoint: Continuous

Range (%) Color

0-49% Silver
50-100% Dim grey

ATTENTION

When you put 50 in the first range input field, the “100”
in the range above it will change to “49”.
Regarding the checkboxes on the Animation tab: Use
color to indicate “NaN” will be reviewed and tested at
the end of your lab procedure.

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7 Select the Colors tab:

 Select Fill Color. Click More colors.
 Change the RGB values to 221.
 Select the Level Fill Color option. Change the color to gray.
 Close the Properties window.

8 Your display with the indicator object added will be similar to the one shown below.
 Save your display as D_100_IND to the Abstract folder.

ATTENTION

The path to the Abstract folder is:

C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Abstract.

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9 Open D_100_IND.htm in Station.

ATTENTION

The following steps will test the Indicator added to D_100_IND.htm.

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10 Select the Bar Indicator for D-100.

 In Station’s Message zone (at the top of your screen) you will see details similar to
the following.

 The example above shows the server name, the tagname, and that the level of the
D-100 indicator is 50%, which is greater then 49% .Therefore, the level will be
displayed in the color Dimgray based on the values specified on the Indicator’s
Animation tab.

ATTENTION

If you do not see any message in Station’s Message

Zone after clicking on the Indicator, you may need to
change your Station to mngr access.

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11 Double-click the D-100 indicator to go to the Point Detail display:

 Change the point’s mode to MAN.
 Change the OP to 60%.
 Notice the indicator's fill color on D_100_IND display

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12 Re-call your D_100_IND graphic in Station by using the back/previous button in Station’s
toolbar or by using the drop-down arrow to the right of the back button and selecting the
display name.

 Since the level continues to be greater than 49%, the color of the Level indicator will
still be Dim Gray

 Select the indicator and point data will be shown in the Message Zone similar to the
following:

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13 Double-click the indicator again to call its Detail Display.

 Change the OP to 15%.

Once again, re-call your display D_100_IND.htm.

 The level will change from dim gray to silver when the PV goes below 50%.

 Select the indicator and view the Message Zone details for your indicator point.

14 Open your D_100_IND.htm graphic in HMIWeb Display Builder:

 Open the Properties window for IndicatorD100.
 Select the Animation tab.
 Select Type of Breakpoint and change it to None.
 In the Use color to indicate section, select “NaN.
 Close the Properties window.
 Save the display to the Abstract folder.

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15 Recall/reload your D_100_IND display in Station.

16 To test the option, Indicate NaN state with color:

Station will override the current color with the system-defined colors to indicate the point’s
NaN quality state. The NaN state color is defined in the station.ini file. The system-defined
(default) color is magenta.

To simulate a NaN state for 11_LC16:

 Navigate to the detail display page of 11_LC16.
 Set the OP to 50 and acknowledge any alarms if present.
 When the point’s alarms are cleared, change the Execution State from Active to
Inactive.

ATTENTION

To change the state to Inactive you will have to change

the security level to mngr.

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17 Notice that the point 11_LC16 shows NaN in the PV field.

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18 Re-call your D_100_IND.htm graphic in Station by using the back/previous button in

the Station toolbar:
 The Indicator fill color is changed to magenta. This indicates the NaN state.

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19 To change the NaN state color to another color:

 Close/exit the Station application window (Station should be closed when
modifying the station.ini file).
 Open Windows Explorer.

To open the Station.ini file:

 Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station
 Scroll down to and right-click on the station.ini file and select Open With.
 Click Notepad.

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20 In the station.ini file enter the following details.

 Under the heading [Station] add the following: NaNStateColor=#808080

ATTENTION

The entry NaNStateColor is case sensitive.

#808080 is the hexadecimal color code for gray.

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21 Save and Close the station.ini file.

22 Open the Station application window, and call D_100_IND.

 The NaN State color is now gray as shown in your display.

ATTENTION

When a user configures/changes the NaNStateColor

in the station.ini file, the Station application should be
closed. The changes will be recognized when Station
is reopened.

23 From the detail display of 11_LC16 change the Execution State back to “Active”.

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