Applications

ACCESS-CONTROL

Advanced Access Control. User Access Control providing centralized check of user identity. It is installed on all Engineering, Gateway and Operator stations as an add-on to WORKBENCH in a system with advanced access control. The Advanced Access Control is configured through ACCESS-TOOL.

 

Token Access Control.The package enabling the use of a token reader is an add-on to the WORKBENCH and Advanced User Access Control. Each operator may be equipped with a RFID (a token) and a RFID reader may be mounted near the keyboard of each operator station. When an operator is in the range of the keyboard the RFID reader will read the RFID tag and send the TokenID to the PROCOS system. The TokenID is then used to identify the user for the system. The association between TokenIDs and operators is defined in the Advanced User Administration Tool.

ACCESS-TOOL

Advanced Access Administration Tool. This package is used to install a user logon server and a tool used to configure the centralized check of user identity used by the Advanced Access Control. It is in­stalled on one pc with access to an ORACLE® database.

ALARMDISPLAY

Alarm Display Provider. ALARMDISPLAY is the operator interface to the LOG/event management server. Alarms are shown with a time stamp. Up to seven LOGs may be simultaneously connected to ALARMDISPLAY. The end-user may acknowledge alarms stored in any of the LOGs from the screen either one at a time or in groups.

BAT-EXEC

PROCOS Batch Executor. The Batch Executor application is responsible for loading of recipe values to the process equipment. The batch executor is posi­tioned on the gateway level enabling it to see all process equipment. During execution the batch history can be logged in the database using DB-IF. The Batch Executor is configured through ENG-TOOL with the BAT-TOOL add-on.

BAT-TOOL

Batch Configuration Tool is used to write/maintain batch recipes. The batch executor BAT-EXEC executes these recipes. The tool is an add-on to ENG TOOL and runs as an integrated part of ENG-TOOL.

COLLECT

Responsible for data collection. Data is retrieved from the process either on request (operator or from IPC sequence) or periodic. The data is saved in cyclic files on the hard disk. Data can be exported to ORACLE® by use of e.g. DB-IF. COLLECT is engineered using ENG- TOOL.

CTL-EXEC

Controller Executor. CTL-EXEC executes sequence controllers defined on PC level. The control sequences are engineered through ENG-TOOL with the CTL-TOOL add-on.

CTL-TOOL

Configuration of sequence controllers (CTL-EXEC). Tool for configuration of sequence controllers executed by the CTL-EXEC application. Facilitates editing and compilation of sequence control programs written in Logica ALgorithmic Language, ALL, which facilitates implementation of user-written control procedures in an English-like high level programming language. The tool is an add-on to ENG-TOOL, and runs as an integrated part of ENG-TOOL.

DAT-EXEC

Data Set Executor. Mapping of values and variables to/from other applications in the PROCOS system. The Data Set Executor has a “Load” and a “Store” command and may be activated from the sequence code in an IPC. It is possible to define that when a “Store” command is executed the values stored in the data set should be written back to the database. This is done through the ENGDBIF application. DAT-EXEC is engineered using ENG-TOOL.

DB-IF

Database Interface. Data retrieved by COLLECT and LOG is transferred to a relational database e.g. ORACLE®. Data in the database may be accessed using SQL-GWY, ORACLE®’s application tools, MS Access or similar tools.

DB-IF Archiving

DB-IF Data Archiving. Tool used to move data from the production database to archive files and restoring data from the archives in a restore database.

ENG-TOOL

Engineering Tool. PROCOS configuration tool enabling off-line configuration of workstations, hardware and application software. It is equipped with download/unload and backup/restore functions etc. ENG-TOOL includes an ASCII extract/merge utility greatly reducing engineering time in instances, where information has to be duplicated. ENG-TOOL saves data to an ORACLE® Engineering database. A running ORACLE® database is required. Extended functionality with add-on tools used to configure several of the other applications: e.g. BAT-EXEC, CTL-EXEC, DAT-EXEC, IPC-engineering and gateways.

ENVIRONMENT

Environment and PROCOS LAN interface enabling multiple workstations on the PROCOS LAN. This ENVIRONMENT extends the PROCOS software bus to multiple operator stations. And provides a common set of services used by the applications used to access other applications, operating system, hardware and network

ESign Tool

Electronic Signature (ES) is intended to be used as a replacement for paper written documents, logs etc. ES in PROCOS complies with the rules and guidelines stated by the FDA. ES is engineered in a way very similar to operator capabilities in Engineering Tool. Applicable to: values being set by the operator in Mimic, actions performed by the operator in Mimic, alarms being acknowledged in Alarm Display, Batch production and on engineering data (Engineering Tool).

GWY-TOOL

Engineering of PROCOS PLC gateways and tag types. The tool is an add-on to ENG TOOL and runs as an integrated part of ENG-TOOL.

IPC Executor

IPC Executor (requires a Windows version of Basic Software and dongle). Education Industrial Process Controller Executer configured as one or several applications in the PROCOS environment e.g. on an IPCGWY station with other PROCOS mapplications. Without support for PIU/PLC-bus and without auto restart options. The number of active IPCs in the IPC Executor(s) is limited by a number in the dongle. The dongle must be updated if further IPCs are required. It is not possible to use this education IPC as a spare part for an IPC-0911.

IPC-GWY

Gateway between IPCs and PROCOS system

IPC-TOOL

IPC Engineering Tool for configuration and download of external i/o modules with attached points, internal points, sequences and standard controllers executed at PROCOS IPC level. Facilitates editing and compilation of sequence control programs written in Logica ALgorithmic Language, ALL, which facilitates implementation of user-written control procedures in an English-like high level programming language. The IPC tool is an add-on to ENG TOOL and runs as an integrated part of ENG-TOOL.

LOG

Cyclic LOG handler. LOG contains alarms and events generated by controller devices and operator interventions. LOG is used by higher level applications as alarm/event server e.g. ALARMDISP, LOGDISP, DB-IF providing facilities for search and extraction of alarms/events. Multiple priorities are supported. LOG is engineered by ENG-TOOL.

LOGDISP

LOG display. This application shows all information existing in the selected LOG(s).

MIMIC

Mimic display provider. MIMIC is the operators interface to the process. MIMIC enables the operator to monitor and manual control the entire process using graphics, text, trends etc. The operator uses the mouse and keyboard when using MIMIC. MIMIC is engineered by means of PIC-TOOL. IPC related MIMIC standard pictures. These standard pictures enable the operator to get an overview and change settings in IPC sequences, controllers and points. Another picture is used to load, start and stop IPCs. BATCH related MIMIC standard pictures. These standard pictures enable the operator to get an overview and control the Batch executor.

OPC-GWY

OPC Gateway. Provides an OPC interface enabling dynamic access to the PROCOS variables.

ORACLE backup

Program for backup of ORACLE® data.

PIC-TOOL

Picture Engineering Tool. Drawing tool for generation of MIMIC animated colour graphic displays. In PIC-TOOL tags, variables, actions, help texts, menu bar definitions etc. belonging to each MIMIC picture are defined. It allows defining how a given object will be modified dependent on the state of one or more variables, e.g. in form of moving the object. PIC-TOOL is also used for modification and download of existing Mimics to the MIMIC applications in the system.

SQL-GWY

SQL Database Gateway. Gateway between PROCOS and ORACLE® relational database.

TREND

Trend Curve display. TREND is capable of showing trends of interesting process variables. The process variables are selected by the user who also can change sampling period, time horizon etc.