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If you
understand how to program RSView32, you
can:
• create programs and edit existing PLC SCADA
programs with RSView32.
• increase your skill set, making yourself
worth more to your company.
• communicate more effectively with your
co-workers or your clients regarding HMIs and
PLC SCADA systems.
If you to want to take the quick path
to learning RSView32, this training manual is
for you.
And, you can begin right now.
This tutorial explains everything you need
to know to get a solid understanding
of RSView32 and provides the most
cost-effective training available
today.
This ebook is more than an introduction to
RSView32, HMIs or SCADA systems. It contains
real world examples that are a result
of many years of industrial
programming experience. It contains tips and
routines you can start using immediately.
To the beginner in RSView32, it is more
valuable than the thick and complex books
written by college professors. They cover
functions and algorithms you may never use.
After wading through one of those, you still
might not know how to turn on a motor with an
HMI.
"How to Program RSView32" makes
learning RSView32 easy.
If you
are:
- a software engineer who needs to quickly
learn RSView32
- a student of engineering
- an engineer in a non-electrical field
- a technician and maintenance person who works
with Allen-Bradley equipment
"How to Program RSView32" will get you
up to speed - fast.
"How
to Program RSView32" will
• explain the overall philosophy
of programming an HMI or SCADA system
• give you an
awareness of the problems that an HMI/SCADA
programmer faces
• explain the
terms that are you need to understand to
program RSView
• show
you how to collect information from the plant
and display it in the HMI
• show you how to create a
fully functioning HMI
• teach
you step by step how to design professional
looking screens
• save you
a bunch of money (other HMI courses cost
hundreds of dollars)
• save
time (this ebook can be read and understood in
a few evenings)
• show you
how to be comfortable programming a PC with
RSView32
• teach
you how understand enough Ladder Logic to
produce an HMI
We don't just tell you what you need to do
in RSView - we show you a picture.
This book has dozens of screen shots
explaining how to:
- understand Allen-Bradley's unique method of
assigning addresses, and how those addresses
work with RSView32
- create and use tags, the "links" that connect
RSView and the PLC
- animate graphic elements of the HMI
- create an HMI/SCADA system from scratch
- connect to the PLC and modify the program
online.
and much more.
Here is the Table of
Contents for "How to Program
RSView32"
Introduction 3
PLCs 4
Hardware 5
SLC Rack 5
SLC Power Supply 5
SLC Processors 6
SLC I/O Modules 6
Ladder Logic 7
The Dialect of PLCs 7
Project Scope 11
Summarizing the
Scope 19
Beginning the
Project 20
Tags and the Tag
Database 25
Digital Tags 26
Timers 30
Analog Tags 32
Creating the
Screens 36
Screen 1 – System
View 38
Designing the Master
Layout 41
Color Blindness 41
Designing the
Header 43
The Navigation Menu 48
Screen 1 Content 72
Pump Icons 80
Agitator Motor 83
Scales 84
Adding Piping 86
Review of the System View
Display 88
Configuring the
Menu 91
Screen 2 - Agitator Process Run
Time Display 95
Screen 3 - Valve Fault Time
Delays 99
Screen 4 - Maintenance
Display 101
Screen 5 - Alarms
Display 104
Alarm Setup 109
Configuring a Tag to Trigger an
Alarm 110
Screen 6 - Batch Log
display 113
The Final Result 118
Finishing Touches 122
Trending 126
Tips and Tricks 128
The Steps to a Successful and
Profitable RSView
Project 131
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This book contains 131 pages of text and screen
shots to give you what you need to start
programming in RSView32.
The
Project
The best way to learn a new language or piece
of software is by looking at a real world
example.
"How to Program in RSView32"
uses a batching project to show you how to
program. This is a functioning program - the
real thing; not just a simulation.
There is a Project Scope included in
the book. If you are a consultant or a
programmer already, you are familiar with this
type of document. It outlines in detail how the
completed system must work. It would be your
job to write the program and make sure that the
system performs indicated in the project
scope.
The book takes you through each step of writing
the program to meet the specification. you will
learn how to turn words into screens and
actions in RSView32. Here is a diagram and a
brief description of the Project Scope that is
used in the book.
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Project
Overview
Three ingredients (city
water, ingredient QR and
ingredient KM) are added in
specified amounts by weight to
the Mixing Tank. After all the
ingredients have been added to
the Mixing Tank, the mixture is
blended by running the agitator
for a given time. When the
blending time is complete, the
finished product is pumped to
the Filling Lines for bottling
and final packaging.
10.1. General
HMI Specifications
10.1.1. The monitor is
a touchscreen. With the
exception of the E-Stop
pushbutton operator, all system
control is performed with this
monitor.
10.1.2. The screens are
to be designed to run at a
resolution of 1024 x 768.
10.1.3. Colors
10.1.3.1. All colors
used on the HMI will adhere to
the following RGB (red, green,
blue) values:
10.1.3.1.1. Black (0,
0, 0)
10.1.3.1.2. White (255,
255, 255)
10.1.3.1.3. Gray (192,
192, 192)
10.1.3.1.4. Light Gray
(224, 224, 224)
10.1.3.1.5. Red (240, 0,
0)
10.1.3.1.6. Green (0, 192,
0)
10.1.3.1.7. Yellow (255,
255, 0)
10.1.3.1.8. Blue (0, 102,
255)
10.1.3.1.9. Light Blue
(102, 153, 255)
10.1.3.1.10. Teal (0, 255,
255)
10.1.4. The screen
background color is light
gray.
10.1.5. The normal
screen font is Arial 12, black.
The minimum screen font is
Arial 10, black.
10.1.6. The status of
the system is indicated on
every screen. The font is Arial
18, bold, black.
10.1.7. If an alarm
occurs, a yellow graphic with
the text “ALARM” of sufficient
size is displayed to draw the
attention of the operator. The
font is Arial 16, bold, red. A
separate “RESET” button allows
the operator to reset the
alarm.
10.2. Equipment
Symbols
10.2.1. All equipment
symbols will be 3-D, shaded,
and drawn from the Graphic
Libraries within RSView. Icons
will be animated using colors
to indicate the state of the
equipment.
10.2.2. The position
and status of all valves are
indicated by the fill color of
the respective valve icon.
Valve icon colors are displayed
as follows:
10.2.2.1. Closed:
red
10.2.2.2. Open: green
10.2.2.3. Alarm:
yellow
10.2.3. The status of
all pumps and motors valves are
indicated by the fill color of
the respective icon pump and
motor icon colors are displayed
as follows:
10.2.3.1. Stopped:
red
10.2.3.2. Running:
green
10.2.3.3. Alarm:
yellow
10.3. Screen
Descriptions
10.3.1. There are 6
screens in the system,
described as follows:
10.3.1.1. Screen 1 -
System View
10.3.1.1.1. An overall
system view is shown, similar
to the example shown in this
document.
10.3.1.1.2. The Mixing
Tank Weight is displayed
numerically.
10.3.1.2. Screen 2 –
Agitator Process Run Time
10.3.1.2.1.1. The
agitator process run time is
adjustable from 60 seconds to
360 seconds.
10.3.1.3. Screen 3 –
Valve Fault Detection Time
Delays
10.3.1.3.1.1.1. The
time delays used in the Valve
Fault detection logic are
individually adjustable from 1
to 10 seconds.
10.3.1.4. Screen 4 –
Maintenance
10.3.1.4.1.1. Total
runtime (in hours) for all
motors is displayed.
10.3.1.5. Screen 5 –
Alarms
10.3.1.5.1.1. An Alarm
Screen is available to view all
alarms. All alarms and the
status of each alarm are
displayed. All alarm events are
logged and viewable for a
period of 90 days.
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"How to Program with RSView32"
shows the logical progression of the project
from the start.
You learn how to:
- understand the Project Scope
- lay out the screens
- select the right hardware
- configure RSView32 and your personal
computer
- program RSView32 to meet the specifications
in the scope
- go online to verify the operation of the
program
Actual
screen shots are used from RSView32 to
show you exactly how to use the
software.
Excerpts
- How to Program
RSView32
Excerpt
1
Creating a New
Screen
In the Project window,
expand the “Graphics” folder.
Double-click on “Display”.
A new window with an “untitled”
display is created. Right-click
on the new window and select
“Display Settings”.
This will appear:
Many of the default values
are fine, but we need to set a
few. Some of them you may want
to set for ease of development,
such as the title bar.
Display
Type:
It is less
confusing for the operator if
you use “Replace”. This keeps
windows from getting stuck
behind other windows.
Allow Multiple
Running Copies:
For
our application, there is no
need for this.
Cache After
Displaying:
In
large applications, this could
help speed things up. It will
consume extra RAM on the PC
that is running RSView,
though.
Title
Bar:
You want to
leave this on during
development, with the “System
Menu” and “Minimize Buttons”
enabled.
However, at runtime (when
RSView is actually running in a
live plant environment), you
will probably disable this, as
it allows more access than the
operators need.
Check “Size to Main Window
at Runtime” and “Show Last
Acquired Value”.
Size:
Specify
the correct size of the
monitor.
Resize:
Check
“Allow Display to be Resized”.
This will compensate for minor
hardware variations and make
sure that the screen will
resize to fill the monitor.
Position:
In
most cases, set this to 0,
0.
Excerpt 2
The Final
Result
Let’s take a look at how the
screens look in actual
operation.
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Not only will you
get 131 pages of text and images showing
you how to program an SLC 500 with RSLogix, you
will also get:
• a complete I/O listing in Excel
format. You can use this format over and over
again on projects of your own
• a printout of the RSLogix program (with rung
cross references and rung comments in PDF
format)
This ebook is the
result of many years of experience in PLC
programming, electrical design and
engineering.
It summarizes dozens of techniques that
are needed to write a solid RSView32
application.
It has easy to understand text
with RSView32 techniques that can be used
again and again.
The purpose of this book is to teach you how
to set up, program an HMI and connect
to an Allen-Bradley SLC 500 PLC.
There is a sample project included that
contains a Project Scope. The Project Scope (or
Functional Specification, or whatever your
company might call it) defines in detail how
the system is to operate when the project is
finished.
You will learn how to take a Project Scope
and turn it into a working RSView32
program.
It will show you the keystrokes and mouse
movements that you need to know to use
RSView32.
Finally, it provides a number of tips and a
Frequently Ask Questions section that will save
you hours of frustration.
About the author
Neal
Babcock has a degree in Electrical Engineering
and has written and maintained a number of PLC
programs used in the semiconductor, automotive,
health care and aviation industries.
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How
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How
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