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Lesson 5
Analog input signal indication (PVI function block).
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Trend is a graph of the change in the process variable over time.

Input Indicator Block (PVI) converts the raw analog input (RAW) value to a process variable (PV), in accordance
with a given scale in engineering units.

Parameters of the PVI block:

scale and boundary settings
Parameter Title
SH Upper bound of PV scale
SL The lower limit of the PV scale
HH High-high alarm limit setting
Ll Low-Low Alarm Limit Setpoint
PH High Alarm Limit Setpoint
PL Low Alarm Limit Setpoint

The task
Apply a PVI block to indicate an analog input pressure signal in the range of 0-40 meters of water column.

Deal with engineering units and emergency messages.

Configure a pressure trend window and simulate ramp input.

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Decision
1 Open the IOM editor:
FCS0101> IOM> NODE1> 1AAI141-S

2 Set the symbolic name for the analog input:

Label: %% WATER_PRESSURE

3 Open the Control Drawing control scheme editor:

FCS0101> FUNCTION_BLOCK> DR0002

4 Add Link Block> PIO and bind to it an analog input named %% WATER_PRESSURE

5 Add a PVI function block with the tag name TREND

6 We connect blocks with a line of communication

7 Open the PVI block editor and go to the INPUT tab.

8 Set the pressure scale: from 0.0 to 40.0

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9 Character m.vod.st. not listed, so close all editors, open the project properties window and tick the
Manually Register Engineering Unit Symbol:

10 Open the symbol editor of engineering units:

Common> EngUnit
and add a new symbol at number 12:M H2O:

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11 We return to the choice of the symbol of engineering units and find the symbol in the list. M H2O:

12 Open Trend Acquisition Pen Assignment Builder:

Settings Editor : HIS0164> CONFIGURATION> TR0001

13 We set the data source:

Acquisition Data: TREND.PV

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There are 16 presets for groups of 8 pens.

14 We start the test function (simulator of the operator’s station and the DCS controller):
FCS> Test Function:

15 Click on the [Wiring Editor] button.

In the linker that opens, we submit the value of the IncDec function (saw) to the TREND.IN function block

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TREND terminal.
Set the upper limit: Gain = 100.0 Set the
lower limit: Bias = 0.0
Set the cycle time: Cycle = 100 seconds

16 Save the settings of the simulator in the file WIRE01.wrs

17 Download the settings in the simulator:

File> Download

18 Click the [Wiring Operations] button

19 Select the line number 1 with the cursor.

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20 Press the [Continuous Execution] button.

The STOP status changes to CONTEXEC.

21 Open the DR0002 control circuit status window:

22 We right-click on the PVI block and select the Tuning item from the context menu:

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23 Set the boundary settings via the tuning panel of the TREND block:
HH = 35.0
PH = 30.0
PL = 10.0
LL = 5.0

24 Press the [Process alarm] button - the process crashes window opens:

25 Right-click on any alarm message and select the Trend item in the context menu:

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the trend window opens:

26 We independently study the interfaces of all new windows (Test Function, Tuning, Trend, Process alarm,
etc.)

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