Control Blocks Configuration

PID – Proportional Integral Derivative Block

 The PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) block
performs the functions of a traditional three term
interacting PID controller.
It can be configured to operate in one of five modes:
 Proportional Only (P),

 Integral Only (I),

 Proportional Plus Derivative (PD),

 Proportional Plus Integral (PI), and

 Proportional Plus Integral Plus Derivative (PID).

 Features
 Manual/Auto control of the outputs, which can be
initiated by a host process or another block.
 Auto and Manual latch switch inputs (AUTSW and
MANSW) that allow the block to be switched to
Auto or Manual.
 Local/Remote setpoint source selection.
 Local and Remote latch switch inputs (LOCSW and
REMSW) that force the block to be switched to
Local or Remote setpoint mode.
 Derivative filtering using a second-order
Butterworth filter for high frequency noise rejection.
 External integral feedback to prevent windup during
closed loop operation.
 Separate assignable engineering range and units for
the block’s inputs and output.
 Bumpless transfer when the block switches between
Manual and Auto.
 Adjustable derivative filter parameter (KD).
 Automatic scaling, based on assigned engineering
ranges, so that the controller proportional band
(percent) is dimensionless.
 Output biasing with the bias term subject to scaling.
 Output clamping between user-selectable output
limits.
 Bad inputs detection and handling.
 Supervisory Control (SSC) allows user application
software to perform supervisory control over the
PID block’s setpoints.
Control block Configurations
 AIN – Analog Input Block
 The Analog Input Block (AIN) receives an analiog
input value from a single point of an analog, Field
Device.
 Basic Operation
 The AIN block interfaces to control block which stores
values from the signal receiving module (FIC or FBM).
 Each execution cycle, the FBM or FIC transmits the values
to its associated control block in the Control
Processor, and the AIN block reads its operational status, the
channel status.
 the AIN block converts the channel’s raw data to a floating
point number in engineering units, according to the
configured Signal Conditioning Index, the High and Low
Scale of the engineering units range, and any specified units
conversion or filtering option.
 The sequence of signal processing actions is, in the order of
application: Signal Conditioning or Characterization,
Scaling for Unit Conversion, Clamping, and Filtering.
 Features
 Manual mode availability for disconnecting control
schemes from the process, for simulation and
checkout purposes.
 Out-of-Range alarm option
 High/Low Absolute alarm options
 High-High and Low-Low Absolute alarm options
 Bad point alarm option
 Alarming in Manual option
 Last Good Value output retention on certain I/O
failures.
Parameters
 AOUT – Analog Output Block
 The Analog Output Block (AOUT) provides the
control strategy with output capability for a single
analog value directed to any Fieldbus Module
(FBM) or Field interface Card (FIC) capable of
driving
analog outputs.
 The block supports Auto/Manual control, signal
conditioning, and output balancing.
 Basic Operation
 The AOUT block obtains its input from the
Measurement (MEAS) parameter.
 This input is optionally scaled using the
Measurement Scalar (MSCALE).
 The scaled value is then modified by the addition of
a reset balance term which is initialized on transition
from a last good value condition of MEAS or closure
of the cascade.
 After the resulting value is clamped by the
operational limits High Output Limit (HOLIM) and
Low Output Limit (LOLIM), it is available to the
control strategy in Output (OUT).
 The value of OUT may, optionally, be subjected to
linear signal conditioning based on the configured
value of Signal Conditioning Output (SCO), with
the result stored in Raw Count (RAWC).
 the value is transmitted to the specified analog
output point.
 Features
 Fieldbus Module option to permit configuration of
AOUT blocks without FBM or FBC connections
(output only to control strategy).
 Output to any FBM or FBC driving 0 to 20 mA or 0
to 10 V dc analog outputs.
 Gain and offset scaling of the output.
 Reset balance action with specifiable time constant.
 Output clamping between selectable operational
limits.
 Selectable linear signal conditioning of the output.
 Air-to-Close option to invert the sense of the output
for use with air-to-close valves.
 Raw Count output to display the output after signal
conditioning.
 Supervisory Control option for driving the block
input from an external supervisory application.
 Parameters to allow flexible choice of block action
in case of supervisory control fallback.
 Error Propagation option to permit non-standard
conditions of the measurement or bias inputs to be
reflected as an error status of the output.
 Measurement Error option to permit selection of the
conditions under which the last good value of the
measurement is retained.
 Bias Error option to perform the same function for
the bias term.
 Manual/Auto mode for disconnecting the control scheme from
the output, for simulation and checkout purposes.
 Optional output clamping when in Manual.
 Manual if Failsafe option to force the block into Manual
whenever a transition into Failsafe occurs.
 Manual if Bad option to force the block into Manual
whenever the measurement or bias input has bad status, or the
FBM or FBC is bad.
 Bias Tracking option to cause the bias value to track changes
in the output by back calculation, when the block is in Manual
 The Primary Block option enables the block, when in a
cascaded configuration, to initialize without bumping the
process.
 Bad Alarm option to permit Bad alarm generation.
Parameters
 Block Linkage
 Linkage between blocks and FBM’s.
 Linkage between blocks and other blocks.

AIN PID AOUT

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