Vijeo Citect v7.20. Project Development PDF

Vijeo Citect
Project Development
Truong Dinh Chau
Email: chau.truong@me.com
Hand phone: +84 (0)91. 543-74-40
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Instructor
Truong Dinh Chau, Ph.D
Department of Automation & Control,
Automation Design Center, 109 B3
Ho Chi Minh City Univ. of Tech.
Cell phone: +84 (0)91-543-74-40
Email: chau.truong@hcmut.edu.vn,
chau.truong@me.com
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Objectives Master title style
Good understanding & competent in use of Vijeo

Citect
Able to communicate with PLC and PLC network
using Vijeo Citect
Apply learning to your own site or project
Troubleshoot problems and take appropriate
action
Maximise performance of your Vijeo Citect
application
Use the on-line help and Knowledge Base
effectively
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Introduction to open system of Schneider
Electric Automation Design Center (Vietnam)
Conception. Structure. Component
Client Configuration
Managing Projects
Setting up Communications
Graphics
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Commands and Controls

Genies
Pop-up Pages and Super Genies
Device connection mechanisms
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Devices
Events
Alarms
Trends
Process Analyst
Navigation
Reports
Security
Introduction to open system of
Automation Design Center (Vietnam)
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System overview
Distributed architecture
Segment
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SystemtoOverview
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Distributed Master title style
Architecture
Segment
Conception
Structure
Component
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Introduction to open system of Automation
Design Center (Vietnam)
Supervisory control conception
SCADA definition
Structure of traditional SCADA systems
Functional organization of SCADA system
Technical keywords of SCADA system
Typically tasks in SCADA system
Distributed architecture in Vijeo Citect
Popular SCADA packages
Vijeo Citect Product
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Supervisory Controltitle style
Conception
Local control
Actuator
loop
Process
Sensor
PLC
Control
Converter Motor
Speed
PLC
Conception
Control
Converter Motor
Speed
PLC
%I0.1.0 %I0.1.1 %Q0.2.0
%Q0.2.0
PID
Set speed
2000 RPM
Conception
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Definition of Master
SCADAtitle style
• Real-time DAQ
SCADA - • Processing
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition • Archives
Supervision, Control And Data Acquisition • Monitoring
• Control
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Definition of Master
SCADAtitle style
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
Supervision, Control And Data Acquisition
Source: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SCADA.html
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Structure Master title
of traditional style
SCADA systems
process
Internet
Internet sensor process
PLC
Router Router
sensor
operator
sensor
CS RTU
MTU
process
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Functional Master title
organization style system
of SCADA
Information data acquisition from controllers located in the
low level
Saving the obtained data in storages
Processing of obtained information
Graphical interpretation
Receiving command from operator and transfer them to
controllers
Event registration regarding to control process and personal
actions
Prevention or notification about events and alarms
Reporting
Data exchange with enterprise automated control systems
Direct automatic control of control processes
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Technical Master
keywords title style
of SCADA system
Graphics displays
Tag
Alarms, Events
Trends: Real-time, historical
Report
I/O driver
I/O server
Real-time
Multitasking
Openness
Scalability
Data access
Database
Networking
Fault tolerance and redundancy
Client/server distributed processing
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Typicall edit Master title
in SCADA style
system
Input/output task
This program is the interface between the control and
monitoring system and the plant floor.
Alarm task
This manages all alarms by detecting digital alarm points
and comparing the values of analog alarm points to alarm
thresholds.
Trends task
The trends task collects data to be monitored over time.
Reports task
Reports are produced from plant data. These reports can be
periodic, event triggered or activated by the operator.
Display task
This manages all data to be monitored by the operator and
all control actions requested by the operator.
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Distributed Master title
architecture styleCitect
in Vijeo
Open architecture design
Real-time multitasking
Client/server fully supported
with no user configuration
Distributed project updates
(changes reflected across
network)
Concurrent support of
multiple display nodes
Access any tag from any node
Access any data (trend, alarm,
report) from any node
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Popular SCADAMaster title style
packages
SCADA Company Country
Citect Schneider Electric France
InTouch Wonderware USA
RSView Rockwell Automation USA
iFIX Intellution USA
GeniDAQ Advantech Taiwan
Genesis32 Iconics USA
Trace Mode AdAstra Russia
Vijeo Look Schneider Electric France
Factory Link United States Data USA
LabView National Instruments USA
WinCC Siemens Germany
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Vijeo to edit Product
Citect Master title style
Market share
Around 80% - 90% Australian market share
Closer to 14% worldwide
Age & maturity of the product
First version released in the mid-1980s
Currently v7.20
Strengths
Flexibility to support PLCs from nearly ALL
vendors
Robust development environment
Vijeo Citect
Configuration
Environment
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System requirements
Vijeo Citect Explorer
Include Projects
Vijeo Citect Project Editor
Vijeo Citect Graphics Builder
Cicode Editor
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The Vijeo Master
Citect title style
Environment
Divided into two distinct parts:
Runtime System
Configuration Environment
Citect Explorer
Project Editor
Citect Graphics Builder
Cicode Editor
Citect Help
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Systemto edit Master title(pg2-2)
Requirements style
Review your hardware requirements if
upgrading from previous versions
Minimum Hardware – False economy
Process Analyst – very intensive graphics

Standard Business PC has low-end
graphics capability
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT no longer

supported
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Requirements style
Operating System
Windows 2000
Windows XP-SP2
Windows Server 2003
Minimum Hardware
Pentium 500MHz
128MB RAM
Preferred Hardware
Pentium 1GHz
512MB RAM
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Licensing Master title style
(pg2-3)
Point Count
75, 150, 500, 1500, 5000, 15000, unlimited
1 point = 1 variable tag linked to an external device
that is used in the project
Client Access Licences (CALs)

Full: Server or Display Client
Manager: Read only (not for servers)
Internet Display, Internet Manager
Server-side (floating) licences
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Runtime Master
System title style
(pg2-2)
The runtime system consists of

Runtime Application
Vijeo Citect Kernel
Cicode Debugger
At runtime Vijeo Citect will communicate
with
I/O Devices
MS Windows and other applications
Other computers
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CitecttoExplorer
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(pg 2-4)title style
Automatically starts and

stops Project Editor and
Graphics Builder
Project selection and
management
Backup and Restore
Start other applications
Click to Projects
Include edit Master title style
(pg2-5)
Main Project
CSV_ Include Include

Plant Section #1 Plant Section #2
(XP Style) (Pre V5.5 Objects)
Include up to 240 projects (including system projects)

Any modifications in Citect supplied Include projects
will be overwritten in upgrades
Create your own Include project for cross project needs
Click to Editor
Project edit Master
(pg2-6) title style
Create and manage the

Vijeo Citect database
containing the
configuration
information for your
Vijeo Citect project
Does not manage
graphics pages
View all Vijeo Citect
project database records
dbf files
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Cicodeto Editor
edit Master
(pg2-8) title style
Auto- Indent
Syntax
Colouring
KeyWord Case
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 2.1
Exploring the Environment
Page 2-9
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Summary Master title style
Questions
Name the four separate programs comprising the
Vijeo Citect Configuration Environment.
Which component is also known as the controlling

configuration application?
Which program must be started separately?

Managing Projects
Click
Create a New Project

Computer Setup Wizard
Backup and Restore a Project
Including Projects
New Projects (pg3-2) title style
Up to 64 characters
Best not to use any special characters:
Forbidden:
“*|\[]:<>?/;‘
Probably bad:
!@#$%^&()+=}{~,
Underscore _ is OK
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 3.1
Create a New Project
Page 3-4
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Computer Master title style
Wizard (pg3-5)
Defines Vijeo Citect communications and PC

hardware
Run on each computer running Vijeo Citect
to define its role
Client
Server and Client
Manager Client (no control, full

monitoring)
Set up alarms, reports, trends & events Controllers

Select options that affect the runtime
application Outside of Citect
computer set-up wizard
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 3.2
Page 3-6
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Backupto edit Master(pg3-9)
& Restore title style
From Vijeo Citect

Explorer
Backup
Restore
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Backupto edit
is a Master
Zip File title style
(pg3-9)
You can change the

suffix of “ctz” to “zip”
and view the
contents of the
backup
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Backupto edit Master title
Management style
(pg3-9)
Change Log
Version Control
Be able to back-track
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Restore Master
as New title style
Project (pg3-12)
Restore as a current project overwrites

existing project with the same name
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 3.3
Backing Up, Restoring and

Deleting a Project
Page 3-10
Click to Projects
Include edit Master title style
(pg3-13)
View New Selection

Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 3.4
Including Projects
Page 3-14
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Questions
In which directory is each project created and
stored?
What is the name of the pre-configured project that

is installed with each new project?
Which Wizard allows you to setup and customise

your computer?
Why should backups be taken of your project?

Setting Up
Communications
Click
Express communications wizard

Communications dialogs
Tag conception
Variable tags
Forms
Testing communications
Structured tag names
Using MS Excel and MS Access to add variable
tags
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Vijeo to edit Master title
CitectSCADA style
I/O (pg4-2)
Express
Communication
Wizard Vijeo Citect
Vijeo Citect I/O Server
I/O Boards I/O Boards
Ports Ports
Devices
Communications title style
Wizard (pg4-2)
Defines communications with respect to the

Vijeo Citect software
Select Project
Communications title style
Wizard (pg4-2)
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Express Master title style
Communication (p4-3)
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 4.1
Express Communication Wizard
Page 4-3
Communications title(pg4-10)
Files style
Database files (*.dbf)
Can be viewed in MS Excel,
MS Access, etc.
I/O Server -- scanner.dbf

Boards -- boards.dbf
Ports -- ports.dbf
I/O Devices -- unit.dbf
Click to editTypes
I/O Device Master title style
(pg4-11)
External I/O Memory I/O Device

Device Does not retain data
Manufacturer Specify protocol
Protocol
Address Disk I/O Device
Specify data file location
Retains data
Specify protocol
PC memory PC Disk
10101
01010
10101
0
Click to editConfiguration
I/O Device Master title style
(pg4-11)
Hit <F2> Key to view

extra options
Click Help for field
information
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After the I/O Master
Wizardtitle style
(pg4-11)
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 4.2
Communication Dialogs
Page 4-11
Tag conception
Click Tag
to interpretation
Tag conception
Click to structure
Tag
Tag structure in RSView32, Rockwell Automation

Tag conception
Click to structure
Tag
Tag structure in GenieDAQ, Advantech

Tag conception
Click Tag
to definition
New concept in the industry automation.

Abstracting of engineering process parameters of
information sources.
Real-time data from sensors: temperatures,
pressures, flow, … (primary parameters)
State of actuators – open/close, start/stop, state of
regulators (PID): automatic/manual/off.
Value of counter, random number generator.
Messages from measuring instruments.
Secondary parameters.
Tag conception
Click to abstracting
Tag
Tag =
{
Characteristic 1
Characteristic 2
… Runtime
Characteristic N
}
Tag = Tag =
{ {
Name Pump_1_Speed
ID 0x03C00040
Value 250
EU “RPM”
Description “Speed of feed pump”
Device Premium_192_168_1_51
Address 400123
} }
Tag conception
Command/Data direction
Input – signal is resulted from physical devices.

Output – signal is intended for write to physical devices.
Readable output – Input/Output.
Internal – resulted from other tags by specified algorithm,
internal channels, buffers.
Tag conception
Command/Data direction
Input Device
Input Device
Internal
Tag conception
Click to value
Tag
Data value VARIANT type
Time stamp FILETIME
Quality UNCERTAIN, GOOD, BAD
32.234, GOOD, 20 December, 2004 15:21:22:74
Value.vt = VT_BOOL; class Tag

Value.boolVal = TRUE;
{
...
Value.vt = VT_I2;
Value.iVal = 15; VARIANT Value;
WORD Quality;
FILETIME TimeStamp;
Value.vt = VT_R4;
Value.fltVal = 3.14; ...
};
Tag conception
Timestamp obtain
Value
2.5
10:12:07 2.5
Quality GOOD
10:12:07
Physical I/O
device
Tag conception
Click Tag
to structure
in Vijeo Citect
Tag = { Tag = {
Name Pump_1_Speed
ID 0x03C00040
Cluster Cluster1
Device Premium_192_168_1_51
Address 400123
Data Type INT
Value 250
Raw Zero Scale NA
Raw Full Scale NA
Eng Zero Scale 0
Eng Full Scale 500
Deadband NA
EU “RPM”
Description } “Speed of feed pump” }
Tag conception
Click Scaling
to edit Master title style
Raw scale: [n1, m1]
Engineering Scale: [n2, m2]
( x - n1)
Linear scaling: y = n2 + (m2 − n2)
m1 − n1
(x - 0)
y = −10 + (10 − (-10))
4095 − 0
( x - n1 )
Quadratic scaling: y = n2 + (m2 − n2)
m1 − n1
Tag conception
Click Deadband
Deadband
CurrentValue - PrevChange > (HighScale - LowScale)
100.0
Tag conception
Click Deadband
Deadband = 0; 500ms
Timestamp 15:5:0:177 Value = 8.4834
Deadband = 0.1V; 500ms
Timestamp 15:8:17:140 Value = 7.6986 T = 31.5

Timestamp 15:8:48:686 Value = 0.8023
Timestamp 15:9:20:231 Value = 7.6478
Timestamp 15:9:51:776 Value = 0.7230
Timestamp 15:10:23:322 Value = 7.6375
Timestamp 15:10:54:867 Value = 0.7939
Tag Forms Master title style
Create a new Update an Delete the Access help on

record with existing current the currently
the current record with record selected
details the current function
details
Click
ShowtoDeleted
edit Master title(pg4-13)
Entries style
Show
Deleted items are Deleted
“flagged for Items
deletion”
File | Pack
deletes items
Deleted
Items
Visible
Click to edit Master title(pg4-14)
Test Communications style
Create variable tag

called “Test”
Use graphics builder to
create simple page
Associate buttons and
text label to “TEST” tag
Compile, run, and
watch the magic
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 4.3
Testing Communications
Page 4-14
Click to editTag
Structured Master title(pg4-22)
Names style
Area_Type_Occurrence_Attribute
Simplifies maintenance and allows creation of sophisticated genies
Area section identifies a plant area, number, or name – can be omitted if not
needed
Type section identifies the Type of parameter, process equipment, or control

hardware. The ISA standard naming system is recommended
Occurrence section identifies the loop number
Attribute section identifies the attribute or particular parameter that is

associated with the loop
ISA Standards Link

Click to editTag
Structured Master title(pg4-23)
Names style
Variable Tag Meaning
Area
B1_bbb_ccc_dd Boiler 1
B2_bbb_ccc_dd Boiler 2
Type
aa_TIC_ccc_dd Temperature Indicating Controller
aa_FIV_ccc_dd Flow Indicating Controller
aa_VALVE_ccc_dd Valve
Occurence
aa_TIC_101_dd Temperature Indicating Controller 101
aa_FIV_102_dd Flow Indicating Controller 102
Attribute
aa_bbb_ccc_PV Process variable
aa_bbb_ccc_SP Set Point
aa_bbb_ccc_CMD Command Signal
Tag Naming (pg4-23) title style
Up to 79 characters
Do not start names with a digit
Best not to use any special characters:
Forbidden:
*|\[]:<>?/;,“
Probably bad:
!@#$%^&()+=}{~`
Underscore _ is OK
Structured tags allow text string substitution in
genies and super genies
Avoids entering full tag names
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 4.4
Milk Treatment Plant

Variable Tags
Page 4-24
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Backupto edit Master
& Think title(pg4-25)
Again style
Danger!! Always backup your original <name>.dbf file!!
Vijeo Citect can be made inoperable by changing these files outside of the application
Click
Save to editMacro
DBF Master title style
(pg4-25)
Handy to use Excel, Access to

make mass changes or view
multiple records
In c:\Citect\bin is a macro that
you can run and add
in this functionality
Excel will open dbf files
but not save them as
dbf files easily
Must set Excel security
to “low” and restart Excel
Add Tags using MS Excel and MS
Click
Accessto (pg4-26)
Open
Variable.dbf
Excel, Access
opens
Right click &
Save/Close DBF
in C:\temp\ as
variable_new.dbf
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise (optional)
Using Microsoft Excel and MS Access to

Add Variable Tags
Page 4-25
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Questions
What is the minimum number of I/O servers required?
What information is configured through the Express

Communications Wizard?
What information is stored within a variable tag?
How are the communications tested?
What sections comprise the naming standard for tags?

Graphics
Click
Create pages
CSV_Include project
Drawing basic objects
Runtime properties
Creating symbols
ActiveX
True colour graphics
Click to Templates
Include edit Master(pg5-3)
title style
Retain link
to template
when used
in project
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.1
Creating a New Page
Page 5-6
Click to edit
Drawing Master
Objects title style
(pg5-7)
Free hand Line
Rectangle Oval
Polygon Pipe
Text tool Numeric
Button Symbol Set
Trend Cicode Object
Symbol Genie
Active X Control Database Process Analyst

Exchange
Click to edit
Drawing Master
Objects title style
(pg5-7)
Objects can also be

selected from
“Objects” on the
pull-down menu
Click
ObjecttoProperties
(pg5-7)
Appearance (General)
Quick reference to altered properties
Alter a property and a appears in the tab
Click to edit Layout
Pasteuriser Master (pg5-9)
title style
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.2
Drawing the Milk Treatment
Graphics Page
Page 5-10
Click
UsefultoDrawing
edit Master
Tipstitle style
(pg5-12)
‘Lasso’ several objects
Group Objects
Send to Back
Bring to Front
Copy: <ctrl> d / <ctrl> drag
Mouse-down + arrow keys
‘Enter’ + arrow keys

Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.3
Rectangles, Squares, Ellipses

and Circles
Page 5-14
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.4
Pipes, Polylines and Polygons
Page 5-16
Click to edit Wizard
Expression Master (pg5-18)
title style
Avoid typos – use Expression Wizard!
Click to edit
Runtime Master
Object title style
Display (pg5-18)
On / Off MultiState
Array Threshold
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.5
Displaying Objects in Different

Colours at Runtime
Page 5-18
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.6
Displaying a Bar Graph
Page 5-20
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.7
Displaying Numbers at Runtime
Page 5-22
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.8
Displaying Text at Runtime
Page 5-23
Click
SymboltoSets
edit(pg5-25)
Master title style
Symbol sets
Multiple or sequential graphics indicate change of states
Arrays – change colour with values input
Animation – movement responding to input
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.9
Using Symbol Sets
Page 5-25
Click
Symbolto edit Master title
Set Libraries style
(pg5-27)
From Include Projects

Add your own library
Avoids being overwritten on upgrading
CitectHMI/SCADA
Library Name Object Name Symbol set
.
Valve_Solenoid up_small_green
libraries
Duplicate libraries in
multiple projects are
merged
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.10
Creating Symbols
Page 5-30
Click to edit
ActiveX Master
Controls title style
(pg5-32)
Microsoft standard
Separate component
Developed by Citect and
integrated into Vijeo
CitectHMI/SCADA
Can be developed
(and supported)
by 3rd parties
Click to edit
ActiveX Master
Controls title style
(pg5-32)
ActiveX properties unique

to each control
Insert ActiveX control just
like any other object
Meters
Menus
Calendars
Control Panels
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.11
Add an ActiveX Object
Page 5-33
Click to edit
Importing Master (pg5-37)
Graphics title style
Create Images from External sources

Import many file types, including
BMP
DXF
EPS
JPG
PCX
PNG
TIF
WMF
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.12
Importing Graphics Images
Page 5-38
Create Image as Background
Click
(pg5-43) to edit Master title style
Lock Background Images

Cannot select background image
Edit | Lock Object
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 5.14
Set an Image as the Background
Page 5-43
Click to edit
Questions
Which project is automatically configured with new
projects?
What do libraries contain?
What steps do you take to test modifications to the

project page?
Why are True Colour Graphics used?
Which program is used to import these graphic files?

End of Day One

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End oftoDay
edit One
Master title style
What have we covered?
The Citect Environment (Chapter 2)
Explorer
Project Editor
Graphics Builder
Cicode Editor
Managing Projects (Chapter 3)
Creating Projects
Backing Up & Restoring Projects
Including Projects
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End oftoDay
edit One
Master title style

Communications (Chapter 4)
Express Communications Wizard
I/O Devices etc
Testing Communications
Structured Tag Names
Using MS Excel, MS Access to edit tag
Graphics (Chapter 5)
Building the Pasteuriser Page
Variable Colours and Appearance
Symbol Sets and Simple Animation
Creating Symbols, ActiveX
Vijeo Citect
Project Development
Day 2
Commands
and
Controls
Click
Slider Controls
Touch Commands
Keyboard Commands
Creating a Privileged User
Click
SlidertoControls
edit Master
(pg6-2)title style
Paste Symbol
Designate input variable Tag property
Input wrt the symbol - Physical output in this case
Calculate an appropriate offset size in Pixels
Symbol Slider(vertical)
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 6.1
Slider Controls
Page 6-2
Click
TouchtoCommands
edit Master(pg6-5)
title style
Paste Symbol
Designate Input(Touch) command
Designate variable Tag property
Start
Device
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 6.2
Touch Commands
Page 6-5
Click to edit
Keyboard Master title(pg6-9)
Commands style
Some Vijeo Citect Keys Pre-defined
Define Keyboard Key
Select symbol to be used
Use Input (keyboard commands)
properties
Define function to be performed
Define action
Hit F5
Go Backward To go
Go to Forward Forward
Click to edit
Keyboard Master title(pg6-9)
Commands style
Object level
Page level
System Level
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 6.3
Keyboard Commands
Page 6-10
Understanding title style
ArgValue (p6-14)
Citect will refuse to

directly connect
keyboard entry to a
variable tag
ArgValue is an
internal variable
which accepts
‘numeric’ keystrokes
Once the operator
presses ‘enter’ the
typed value is copied
to the PLC tag
User Privileges title style
(pg6-15)
By default, privileges are non-hierarchical

(i.e. users with privilege 3 only have access to
commands with classification 3)
Non-hierarchical privileges add flexibility to

your system, especially when used with the
area facility
Hierarchical privileges set by parameter in

citect.ini 8 - Highest
[Privilege]Exclusive = 0
To allocate all privileges, you would only need

to specify privilege 8 1 - Lowest
User Privileges title style
(pg6-15)
Part of security
framework
Object Level Access
Users
Also Areas
User Logins
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 6.4
Create a Privileged User
Page 6-16
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Questions
Name the three types of commands and controls.
Which control allows the value of an analog variable

to be changed?
Which command enables the operator to execute a

command (or series of commands) by clicking on an
object with the mouse?
Why are privileges set?

Genies
Click
Pasting a Genie from Libraries

Creating a New Genie
Modifying a Genie
Genie Syntax
Click
Geniesto (pg7-2)
Group together graphical objects
From standard symbols
Define combined properties and

actions
Provide values or operations for

the tags
Click to edit aMaster
Developing Genie title style
On When F5
Valve_Cool_CMD
Key: F5
%Tag%
Valve_%Name%_CMD F5
Off Symbol Toggle(Valve_Cool_CMD)
Toggle: Toggle(%Tag%)
Toggle(Valve_%Name%_CMD)
On Symbol Press F5 to change Valve_Cool_CMD

Tooltip: Press F5 to change %Tag%
Press F5 to change Valve_%Name%_CMD

Click
Whattois edit Master
a Genie? title style
(pg7-2)
A group of symbols that can be re-used

Symbol Set Properties
On Symbol TAG | <set when used on a page>
On Symbol | Green_Pump
Off Symbol | Red_pump
Numeric Properties
numeric expression | <numeric expression>
## Format | ### EU
#
The power of a Genie is that objects are defined only once
Every time you place the Genie onto a page, you will only
have to specify the <substitution> information.
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 7.1
Pasting a Genie from

the Libraries
Page 7-3
Click to edit
Viewing GenieMaster title style
Properties (pg7-2)
Double clicking a genie

shows the tags for
variables to be entered
<ctrl> Double click
shows the genie
properties
Links to source of genie
make properties read
only
Click toGenies
Creating edit Master
(pg7-5) title style
In Graphics Builder
Do not save in Include
project library
Update task required to
propagate changes when
modified
Substitutions title style
for Genies (pg7-6)
You are not restricted to using only variable tags as

substitution strings
Any expression can be substituted, such as constants or
labels
Only fields that accept text can have Genie tag substitutions
Symbol Set Properties

On Symbol TAG | %status TAG%
On Symbol | Green_Pump
Off Symbol | Red_pump
##
# Numeric Properties
numeric expression | %Speed Tag%
Format | ### EU
Substitutions title (pg7-6)
in Genies style
You can specify

variables or
constants in Genies
Genie
Enclose in % .. % variable
%name%
Define them when
you use them
Genie
variable
%privilege%
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 7.2
Creating a New Genie
Page 7-7
Click to edit
Locating theMaster
Geniestitle style
Click to edit
Questions
What is a genie?
Popup Pages and
Super Genies
Click
Creating Popup Pages

Calling Popup Pages from Symbols
Calling Popup Pages from Genies
Creating Super Genies
Click
SupertoGenies
edit Master
(pg8-2) title style
Dynamic pages (usually pop-ups), to which you can pass

information when the page is displayed in the runtime system
You can use Super Genies for pop-up type controllers
Control a process, or a single piece of plant floor equipment

Genie controller. Calls a Super
Genie Cicode function, which performs
the substitutions and displays the ON
popup.
AssWin(sPage, X, Y, OFF 80 C
Mode, sTag1..8)
OK
Cicode function within Genie
controller - calls the popup,
Super Genie pop-up
controls where and how it is placed
controller
Click to edit
Anatomy of aMaster
Pop-uptitle style
(pg8-2)
Mode
Wintitle()
?1?=1 ON ?1?
?1?=0 OFF 80 C ?2?
Close
OK
WinFree()
AssWin(sPage, X, Y, Mode, dTag1,iTag2)

Click
SupertoGenie
vs Popup style
Super Genies are transportable
Saved into library as file <sgeniename>.ctm

Popup pages saved as page in project
Substitution title style
of Variables (pg8-3)
Variable Tags can be substituted at runtime

by enclosing in ? …. ?
?datatype number?
String, Integer, Tag1
Tag1 Tag2 Tag3
Digital, Real
AssWin(sPage, X, Y, Mode, sTag1, sTag2, sTag3 …)
Page Name to be X,Y Mode sTag1 convention for

called Co-ord string, iTag for integer etc
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 8.1
Creating Popup Pages
Page 8-4
Click to edit
Viewing Master
System title (p8-7)
Pages style
Click on Tools | Options
Check List System Pages
Allows pages beginning with

! to be displayed
Click
HELPto- AssWin
edit Master title (pg8-8)
Modes style
0 - Normal page.
1 - Page child window. The window is closed when a new page is displayed, e.g. when the PageDisplay() or PageGoto()
function is called. The parent is the current active window.
2 - Window child window. The window is closed automatically when the parent window is freed with the WinFree()
function. The parent is the current active window.
4 - No re-size. The window is displayed with thin borders and no maximize/minimize icons. The window cannot be re-
sized.
8 - No icons. The window is displayed with thin borders and no maximize/minimize or system menu icons. The
window cannot be re-sized.
16 - No caption. The window is displayed with thin borders, no caption, and no maximize/minimize or system menu
icons. The window cannot be re-sized.
32 - Echo enabled. When enabled, all keyboard echo, prompts, and error messages are displayed on the parent window.
This mode should only be used with child windows (e.g. Mode 1 and 2).
64 - Always on top.
128 - Open a unique window. This mode prevents this window from being opened more then once.
256 - Display the entire window. This mode ensures that no parts of the window will appear off the screen
512 - Open a unique Super Genie. This mode prevents a Super Genie from being opened more than once (at the same
time). However, the same Super Genie with different associations can be opened.
1024 - Disables dynamic resizing of the new window, overriding the setting of the [Page]DynamicSizing parameter.
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 8.2
Calling Popup Pages

from Symbols
Page 8-8
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 8.3
Calling Popup Pages

from Genies
Page 8-9
Click to editPoints
Animation Master title )style
(pg8-11
The points on a graphics page where an object displays

when you add an object to your page
an animation number (AN) is automatically allocated

location of the object
Super Genie format automatically allocates:

AN1 +1 keyboard input
AN2 +2 Prompt information
Do not remove these objects

Simply move them out of the visible area of the genie
They are still saved when you do this
Click
Usingtothe
edit Master
Cicode title style
Editor (pg8-11)
When complex terms are used in

genies use the Cicode editor
Select New and Cicode program
Colour coding! Copy & Paste into form
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise (optional)
Page 8-11
Click to edit
Questions
What are popup pages and super genies?
Can popup pages be opened using the Page controls?

Device Connection
Mechanisms
Click
Technologies
Direct driver (DLL mechanism)
DDE mechanism
OPC mechanism
Technologies
DLL - Dynamic-link Library
DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange
OLE - Object Linking & Embedding
OPC - OLE for Process Control
Click
DirecttoDriver
User
C/C++
code
Driver - DLL I/O Device

General part
Driver - DLL
(EXE)
I/O Device
… …
Driver - DLL I/O Device
Specific part
SCADA
Click
Modbusto edit
TCPMaster title style
Premium
Twido
Unity Pro
TwidoSuite
Modbus TCP
Programming
Hands-on Exercise
• Programming simple ladder using TwidoSuite

• Programming simple ladder using Unity Pro
Click
Vijeo to edit –Master
Citect ModbustitleTCP
style
Click
Citect ModbustitleTCP
style
Vijeo Citect Runtime Vijeo Citect Runtime
Connection Connection
Hands-on Exercise
Connect Vijeo Citect with Twido and Premium

Click
Citect Other title
PLCs style
Demo with
Siemens S7-200
AB Micrologix 1000
DDE mechanism
DDE Sever I/O Device

DDE Clients, SCADA
DDE Server I/O Device

… …
Computer A
DDE mechanism
I/O Device
DDE Clients, SCADA DDE Sever
Computer B
Computer A Computer C
DDE mechanism
Application
Application|Topic1!Item2
Topic1
Item1 Item2 Item3 I/O Device
Topic2
Item1 Item2 Item3
DDE Client DDE Server

Hands-on Exercise
• Vijeo Citect – DDE applications

• MS Excel – Vijeo Citect
OPC mechanism
Click to edit
Architecture Master
of modern processtitle style
control system
Business
Management
Supervision
Process Management
Automatic
Control
Field
Management
OPC mechanism
Click The
to I/O
edit
driverMaster
problem title style
C/C++ Application SCADA SCADA
Software Software Software

Driver A Driver B Driver C
Physical I/O Physical I/O Physical I/O
Device A Device B Device C

Allow Not allow
OPC mechanism
Click How
to edit Master
does OPC title
solve the style
problem?
C/C++ Application SCADA SCADA

OPC OPC OPC
OPC OPC OPC

Software Software Software
Driver A Driver B Driver C
Physical I/O Physical I/O Physical I/O
Device A Device B Device C

OPC mechanism
Click to edit
Architecture Master
control system
Business
Management
Supervision
Process Management
Automatic
Control
Field
Management
OPC mechanism
Click to edit
Architecture Master
control system
Business
Management
Supervision
Process Management
Automatic
Control
Field
Management
OPC mechanism
Click What
is OPC?
OPC is an industry standard created by a number of worldwide leading
hardware and software suppliers.
The OPC standard specifies an interface between client applications and
servers of process data.
The standard was purposely limited to the reading and writing of real-time
process values (Data Access – DA). Alarm handling, process events (A&E),
historical data access (HDA), … were all deferred to subsequent releases of the
standard.
An OPC compliant client can read and write data to any OPC compliant server.
OPC Server
Software
driver
OPC mechanism
Click What
is OPC?
Object Linking & Embedding
OPC – OLE for Process Control

OPC – OLE for Production Control
OPC – Openness, Productivity and Connectivity
OPC – OLE COM for Process Control
COM – “Component Object Model” provides

interfaces and inter-component communication.
Through COM, an application may use features of
any other application object. COM is the core of
DCOM (Distributed COM), ActiveX.
OPCtomechanism
Click OLE edit Master title style
OLE Server I/O Device

(DLL
DLL))
OLE Client
OLE Server
I/O Device
EXE))
(EXE
EXE))
(EXE
… …
OLE Server
(DLL
DLL)) I/O Device
OPCtomechanism
Click OLE edit Master title style
In-process
In-process
Client
Local Remote
Computer A Computer B
OPCtomechanism
Click edit Master title style
The logical object model OPC Data Access Server
OPC OPC Server

Interfaces
OPC
Interfaces OPC Group
OPC Group
OPC Group
OPC
OPCGroup
Group
OPC Item OPC Group
OPC Group
OPC Item OPC
OPCGroup
Group
OPC Item
Device Device
Tag Tag Tag Tag Tag Tag

OPC mechanism
Click OPC
Item Object
Connection to a data source.

Item i
Properties:
• Data value (v)
VARIANT type: boolean, integer, float, string, …
• Quality (q)
UNCERTAIN, GOOD, BAD, …
Tag j
• Time stamp (t)
- FILETIME: {yyyy:mm:dd:hh:mm:ss:…}
- The Timestamp should indicate the time that the
value and quality was obtained by the device.
• …
OPC to
Click mechanism
edit Master
The path of real-time data in thetitle style
integrated process control system
Supervision
SCADA station SCADA station
v1, q1, t 2.6,

4.5,
4.2,
3.9,
4.0,
4.3,
4.6,
4.4,
4.1,
3.5,
2.9,
2.7,
2.0,
2.1,
1.9,
1.8,
1.6,
1.7, v4,03:54:34
3.1, GOOD,
3.8,
3.2,
0.9, BAD, q03:54:60
4, t
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03:54:59 v5 v6, q6, t
OPC Server OPC Server OPC Server

3.1, GOOD,
3.8,
3.2,
2.6,
4.5,
5.1,
4.2,
3.9,
4.0,
4.3,
4.6,
4.4,
4.1,
3.5,
2.9,
2.7,
2.0,
2.1,
1.9,
1.8,
1.7,
1.6, OK,
BAD,
BAD,
v1, q1, t v4, q4, t
03:54:01
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03:54:60 v3, q3, t v5, q5, t' v6, q6, t
PLC Upper controller level
Controller level
Instrumentation PLC
Passive I/O boards
v1, t v2, t v3, t 3.1,v03:54:60

3.8,
3.2,
0.9,
2.6,
4.5,
5.1,
4.2,
3.9,
4.0,
4.3,
4.6,
4.4,
4.1,
3.5,
2.9,
2.7,
2.0,
2.1,
1.9,
1.8,
1.7,
1.6, 4, t
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Parameters of engineering process

OPC mechanism
Click OPC
to edit
GroupMaster
Object title style
Collection of items. Group i

Clients must use group to access items.
Properties: Item 1
Requested update rate;
Item 2
Percent dead band;
Time bias; Item 3
OPC mechanism
Click OPC
to edit
ServerMaster
Object title style
It is a COM object.
Collection of groups.
Server i
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
OPC mechanism
Click OPC
to edit
DA 1.0Master title style
Overall picture of the client/server interaction
Click to 1edit Master title styleClient 2
Client
Server 1 Server 2
Group12 Group
Group Group 12
Item 1 Item 1 Item 1 Item 1
Item 2 Item 2
Item 3
Device 1 Device 2
OPC Server
Tag 1 Tag 2 Tag 3 Tag 1 Tag 2

OPC mechanism
Click Data
to edit
sourceMaster title style
in OPC Servers
Read from server’s internal cache.

Read directly from device.
Write directly to the device.
OPC to
Click mechanism
Modes of data exchange in OPC Servers
Synchronous read/write.
Asynchronous read/write.
Subscription (for read).
Refresh (for read).
Synchronous mode
Click
Data to edit Master
Client title
1 style
Server 1
Group 2
Group 1
Item 1 Item 1
OPC Server
Item 2
Item 3
Device 1 Device 2

Asynchronous mode
Client title
1 style
Server 1
Group 2
Group 1
Item 1 Item 1
OPC Server
Item 2
Item 3
Device 1 Device 2

Subscription
Client title
1 style
Server 1
Group 2
Group 1
√ Item 1 Item 1
OPC Server
√ Item 2 Data changed
√ Item 3 Data changed
Device 1 Device 2

Refresh = Asynchronous mode for all items in a group

Client title
1 style
Server 1
Group 2
Group 1
Item 1 Item 1
OPC Server
Item 2
Item 3
Device 1 Device 2

OPC mechanism
Click Demo
Vijeo Citect – Simulator OPC Server

Vijeo Citect – Siemens PC Access
Vijeo Citect - OFS
Hands-on Exercise
Vijeo Citect - OFS
Page 9-4
Devices
Click
What are Devices?

Setting up Devices
Using Device History Files
Set up a Device
Click
What to edit
are Master (pg10-3)
Devices? title style
An output mechanism to
deliver data from your Vijeo
Citect system
Can output to
RTF files
Rich text format (Microsoft
standard)
ASCII files
Plain text files Device
dBASE databases
SQL databases
Via database connection driver
Printers
Click to edit
Add New Master(pg10-4)
Devices title style
System | Devices
Period allows monthly,
yearly logging periods
[data] path variable in
citect.ini file
Specifies folder
Click
Deviceto History
edit Master
Filestitle style
(pg10-5)
Define
pathname:filename
File type
No. of files
0 – no files
-1 keep adding to 1 file
n files
Default 10
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 10.1
Setup a Device
Page 10-7
Why Doesn’t title style
it Work?
F5 !Valve
CommandLog No logging!
Click to edit
Questions
What is a device?
Why are devices used?
Why are device history files used?

Events
Click
Define Events
Enable Events
Click to edit Events
Configuring Master (pg11-2)
title style
Events can trigger an action, such as a command or set
of commands
An operator can be notified when:

Process is complete
Series of instructions can be executed when process

reaches certain stage
Note: Events do not provide a service with redundancy

If you want to run an event with redundancy, use reports
Click to edit Events
Configuring Master (pg11-2)
title style
Events must be enabled

for events to run
Use the Vijeo Citect
(Custom setup) to enable
Events.
You can process events
on any Vijeo Citect
computer but only one
computer for each event
Click
Globaltovs
edit Master
Named title style
Events (pg11-2)
Events do not need unique

name
Vijeo Citect on a network
and want to run an event
on all computers
Use GLOBAL for event name
Run event on specific
computers
Specify an event name
Citect Computer Setup
Wizard (Custom setup)
Specify Vijeo Citect
computer(s) to run event
Click
Cicodeto Functions
edit MasterUsed
title style
(pg11-3)
Use Citect Help to look up the new functions

Rand(n)
Generates a random number between 0 and a specified
maximum number less one.
Syntax:
Rand(Maximum)
Maximum: The maximum number. This number must be between 2
and 32767 (inclusive).
Sleep(n)
Pauses the current thread for the specified number of seconds
SleepMS(n)
Pauses the current thread for the specified number of milli-
seconds
Click to edit
Entering Master
Cicode title style
(pg11-3)
Comment complex Cicode events

64 character limit in action field
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 11.1
Defining and Enabling Events
Page 11-3
Click to edit
Questions
Why are events used?
Name two types of event.
End of Day Two

Alarms
Click
Alarm State Diagram
Alarm Types
HI, LO, HI HI, LO LO
Deviation
Rate of Change - ROC
Configuring Alarms
Alarm Categories
Logging Alarms to a Printer
Displaying Alarms
Alarm Groups
Audible Alarms
Using Alarm Properties as Tags
Defining an Alarm I/O Device
Click
AlarmtoState
edit Master
Diagramtitle style
(pg12-1)
ON UnAck
ON Ack OFF UnAck
OFF Ack
Click
AlarmtoTypes
edit Master
(pg12-2) title style
Analog Hardware
High High Pre-configured in Vijeo
High Citect system
Deviation
Low Advanced
Low Low Action on Cicode
Rate of Change program
Digital Time Stamped

One or Two Tags Like Digital but with a
(ANDed) time stamp derived
from the PLC
Click to edit
HI, LO, Master
HI HI, LO title
LO style
Click to edit
HI, LO, Master
HI HI, LO title
LO style
High High activated
Value
HiHi
Deadband
Hi
Deadband
High activated
High activated
time
Deviation
Value
Event Deviation
activated
Deadband
Allowable
deviation
Setpoint
Deadband
Event Deviation
activated
Time
b)
Ratetoofedit
Click Change - ROC
Master title style
s[i] − s[i − 1 ]
Rate =
ti − ti −1
Rate ≥ MaxRateOfC hange ⇒ ROC

Click
CreatetoAlarms
edit Master
(pg12-2)title style
Via Explorer or Project Editor

Max: 79
characters
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 12.1
Configure Alarms
Page 12-4
Click
AlarmtoCategories
edit Master(pg12-7)
title style
For each category:

Set alarm display details (font and page type)
Logging details (printer or data file)
Action to be taken when an alarm in the category is triggered
(e.g., activating an audible alarm)
Can have an associated priority
Order alarm displays
Filtering for the operator
You can configure up to 16376 alarm categories

16 character names
Category 0 is the default category
Category 254 reserved for user-created alarm summary
Category 255 is reserved for hardware alarms
Click
AlarmtoCategories
edit Master(pg12-7)
title style
Define alarm
Categorize Alarms – what we will do with an alarm
Device – where the info will go
Click
AlarmtoCategories
edit Master(pg12-7)
title style
For Instance…
1000-series: Milk Receiving Area
1001 – Critical Alarms
1002 – Urgent Alarms
Etc
2000-series: Pasteurisation Area

2001 – Critical Alarms
2002 – Urgent Alarms
Etc
3000-series: Bottling Area

Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 12.2
Alarm Categories
Page 12-8
Click
AlarmtoPages
edit Master
Right click alarm to see details

Click to edit
Standard Master
Alarm title(pg12-16)
Pages style
Standard Pages in CSV_Include project
Alarm
All configured alarms
Hardware
Pre-configured hardware alarms
Summary
History of alarm activity from event log
Disabled
Manually-disabled alarms
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 12.3
Displaying Alarms
Page 12-17
Click
AlarmtoGroups
(pg12-20)
Digital
Analog
Configure
Time Stamped
alarm groups
Digital time-stamped in the runtime
system
Analog time-stamped
Advanced
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 12.4
Alarm Groups
Page 12-21
Click to edit
Audible Master
Alarms title style
(pg11-24)
1
Category Priority
Advanced 1
Digital 2 2
Analog 3
3
[Alarm]
Sound1 = c:\courses\AdvAlarm.wav
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 12.5
Audible Alarms
Page 12-24
Click
AlarmtoProperty
edit Master
Tagstitle style
(pg12-27)
Alarms can be combined with their properties to form an

Alarm Property Tag
Allows alarms to be fed into graphical pages to give a visual
indication
Alarm_name Propert
y
AlarmName.H
AlarmName.L
An Alarm I/O Device will need to be set up to use alarm

property tags
Use alarm protocol
alarm as the port name
The Alarm server must be the same computer as the IO server

Click
UsingtoProperty
edit Master
Tagstitle style
(pg12-27)
Enter
alarm.property
Text to be displayed on given condition
Multi-state
Enter
Alarm.property
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 12.6
Alarm Properties as Tags
Page 12-28
Click to edit
Questions
Why are alarms used?
Name the two types of alarms.
What are alarm categories?
Why are audible alarms used?

Click
End oftoDay
edit Two
Master title style
What Have We Covered?

Commands and Controls (Chapter 6)
Sliders
Touch Commands
Keyboard Commands
Privileged User
Genies (Chapter 7)
Using Existing Genies
Creating Genies
Click
End oftoDay
edit Two
Master title style

Popups and Super Genies (Chapter 8)
Creating & Using Popups
Calling Popups from Symbols and Genies
Device connection mechanisms (Chapter
9)
Direct driver
DDE
OPC
Click
End oftoDay
edit Two
Master title style

Devices (Chapter 10)
Various Kinds of Devices
Setting Up Devices
Device History Files
Events (Chapter 11)
Defining and Enabling Events
Alarms (Chapter 12)
Configuring Alarms
Alarm Categories & Groups
Vijeo Citect –
Project Development
Day 3
Re-Cap
Day 2
Click
Geniesto edit Master title style
On When F5
Valve_Cool_CMD
Key: F5
%Tag%
Valve_%Name%_CMD F5
Off Symbol Toggle(Valve_Cool_CMD)
Toggle: Toggle(%Tag%)
Toggle(Valve_%Name%_CMD)
On Symbol Press F5 to change Valve_Cool_CMD

Tooltip: Press F5 to change %Tag%
Press F5 to change Valve_%Name%_CMD

Click
Geniesto edit Master title style
You can specify

variables in Genies
Enclose in % .. %
Genie
Define them when variable
%name%
you use them
Genie
variable
%privilege%
Click
Pop-upto Pages
/ SuperGenies
Mode
Wintitle()
?1?=1 ON ?1?
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Alarmsto edit Master title style
Trends
Click
Trend Tags
Displaying Trends
Configuring Trend Display
Trend History Files
Instant Trends
Displaying Instant Trends
Click to editTrends
Displaying Master(pg13-1)
title style
Graphical representation of variable or

Cicode expression
Can move back thru historical data
Display not need to be active
Trend Tags need to be created
Click
TrendtoTags
edit (pg13-2)
Master title style
Create Trend Tag from Variable Tag
Create Trend Page
Variable Trend Tag

Tag
Trend Tag Files
Trend Page
Click to edit
Creating Master
Trend Tagstitle style
(p12-2)
Max: 64
characters
Click
Trendsto (pg13-2)
Trends Page button
Displays the "trend" page

CSV_Trend preconfigured page appears by
default
Other pages can be set by adjusting
parameter in citect.ini
[Navigation]TrendPage
Click
Typestoofedit Master
Trends title style
(pg13-2)
Periodic
A trend that is sampled continuously at a specified
interval (eg every 1 second, every 10 seconds)
Event
A single sample is taken whenever a trigger action
switches on
Periodic Event
Samples are taken according to a predetermined
rate only while a trigger value is true
Click
TrendtoHistory
Logging style
24:00
Sun
Trend Tag
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample n
start stop
Event
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 13.1
Trend Tags
Page 13-3
Click
TrendtoTemplate
Styles style
Standard style to review trend templates

Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 13.2
Displaying Trends
Page 13-6
Click
TrendtoHistory
Display style
History Mode uses Trend History files

Displays trends for a specific period
Click
TrendtoGroups
(Pg13-10)
Variable Trend Tag Trend Group Trend Display

Tag
Variable Trend Tag

Tag
Variable Trend Tag

Tag
Frequency Pen Colour

Period
Trigger
Type
Storage / Files
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 13.3
Configuring the Trend Display
Page 13-11
File Management
(pg13-14)
File growth - rule of thumb

5Mb per month for each 1 second
trend record
Change
Archive and delete existing files
before starting new config
Change file location – move files or
new files created
Security
Perform scheduled backup on old
trend files
Click toTrends
Instant edit Master title style
(pg13-15)
Computer setup configures instant trends
Trends Enabled
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 13.4
Instant Trends
Page 13-17
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 13.5
Displaying Instant Trends
Page 13-18
Click toTrends
Instant edit Master
(13-20) title style
Note - click anywhere on the trend line to view a

time and date reference line
Click to edit
Questions
Why are trends used?
What are the three types of trends?
How are trend history files used?
Name three of the trend templates.
Why use instant trends?

Process Analyst
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 14.1
The Process Analyst
ActiveX Control
Page 14-3
Click
What is the Process Analyst?
Process Analyst ActiveX Control
Properties of the Process Analyst
Displaying Tags in the Process Analyst
Pen Types
Displaying Trends
Changing the Properties of the Process Analyst
Comparing Trend Data
Displaying Alarms
Comparing Trends and Alarms
Click to edit
Process Master
Analyst title style
(pg14-2)
High-end PC with significant graphics card

64MB Graphics Card (128Mb recommended)
Displays
All trend types
Alarm data
No extra configuration needed
Use Process Analysttitle style
(pg14-3)
Place anywhere on page

Configurable at runtime
Click to editTags
Displaying Master title style
(pg14-5)
Add pens dialog

Adds tags
Analog
Digital
Adds Alarms
Configures Pens
Click to edit
Selecting Master
Pens title style
(pg14-5)
<ctrl> click to select multiple trends

<shift> click to select adjacent trends
Click to edit
Analyst HelpMaster title style
File (pg14-5)
Available in the Runtime system
Not in Citect Help
Click to edit
Analyst ViewMaster
1. Main toolbar: Contains commands for performing general operations in the 6. Vertical axis: Analog pens have a vertical axis on the left-hand side of the pane
Process Analyst, such as opening views, printing reports to indicate data values.
2. Pens: A Process Analyst pen represents your trend and/or alarm data. The 7. Cursor: A cursor allows an Operator to determine value at a given point in time by
Process Analyst supports three types of pen: analog, digital, and alarm pen. dragging the cursor line to the point required.
3. Panes: Panes are used to group pens visually in the Process Analyst and are 8. Cursor labels: Display the value where the cursor intersects the trend value line
stacked vertically on the Process Analyst display.
4. Chart background: The panes are drawn over the chart background. 9. Navigation toolbar: Contains commands to allow an Operator to travel forward or
Depending on the layout of the pens, the background may be partially visible backward through trends, as well as other navigation-related tasks.
5. Date/time axis: Located at the top of a pane, the date/time axis displays the 10. Object View: When displayed, the Object View appears under the navigation
date or time (or both) of the data for the primary selected pen within a pane toolbar and displays information about your Process Analyst pens.
Click to edit
Process Master
Analyst title(pg14-5)
View style
Click to edit
Process Master
Analyst title style
/ Trends (pg14-5)
“Different but the same!”

Use the same data source (trend tags)
Trend system has instant trends
Trend tags and real tags
Click
AlarmtoDisplay
edit Master
(pg14-7)title style
Clarifier (Digital Alarm)

not in alarm state Silo (Digital Alarm)
HTA (Analog Alarm)
colours represent
HH, H, L & LL
P1A (Advanced Alarm)

P1>=3deg
Colour represents
“in alarm condition”
Unacknowledged
P4A Alarm
P4A Alarm
Acknowledged at
P4A (Advanced Alarm)
this point
P4<=75deg
Click
Cursorto&edit Master
Labels title style
(pg14-11)
Click and Drag

labels around
screen to increase
clarity
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 14.2
Displaying Trends
Page 14-8
PA Properties title style
(pg14-12)
Access the Dialog Box

Choosing the ‘show
properties’ button
Right-click on the pane
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 14.3
Changing the Properties of the

Process Analyst
Page 14-13
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 14.4
Comparing Trend Data
Page 14-15
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 14.5
Displaying Alarms
Page 14-17
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 14.6
Comparing Trends and Alarms
Page 14-19
Click to edit
Questions
What is the Process Analyst?
What are pen types?
Name the three types of pen.
Why do we save analyst views?

Navigation
Click
Menu Configuration Tool

Custom Page Navigation
Navigation Parameters
Click
MenutoConfiguration
edit Master title
Toolstyle
(pg15-2)
Customize the run-time pages

Configuration panel from Admin Tools
Four Components
Pages
Menuname
Menuitem
Submenu
Click
MenutoConfiguration
edit Master title
Toolstyle
(pg15-2)
Left panel is a graphical representation of a DBF

lookup table that forms the basis of the menus
displayed at runtime
Actions start with ‘?’

Page-loads do not
Click
MenutoFields
edit Master
Page The page field is defined as

Generic (associated with all pages)
Name of a page within the project menus will appear on
that particular page
Menuname The name(s) of the menus included
on the specified page
Menuitem The item(s) that appear within each
menu
Submenu Any submenus that appear in a menu
Adding a sub menu will automatically remove the
action defined for the menu item it is branched from
Click
Menutocomponents
edit Master(pg15-2)
title style
Page
Generic
Page Name
Menuname
Menuitem
Submenu
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 15.1
Page 15-3
Click to edit
Standard MenuMaster title(pg15-5)
Items style
Generic
Pull-down menus
Template
Associated with
‘2-men’ button
Click to edit
MyLogin Master title style
(pg15-5)
Local variable to trap

success or failure of
FUNCTION LoginForm command
MyLogin()
INT iFail
iFail = LoginForm() LoginForm will return 0 if it
succeeds, non-zero if it fails
IF NOT iFail THEN (eg incorrect password)
CSV_Nav_Home()
END True is equated to 1, thus we
END are asking: if the login
succeeded, display the home
page, otherwise do nothing
MyLogout Master title style
FUNCTION
MyLogout()
Load the home page before
CSV_Nav_Home(); executing a logout – we
Logout() don’t want to be displaying
a “high security” page with
END no-one logged in!
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 15.2
Custom Page Navigation
Page 15-5
Click to editParameters
Navigation Master title (pg15-9)
style
Citect.ini can name the primary pages in the

project in the [navigation] section
[Navigation]
HomePage = Home
AlarmPage = Alarm
HardwarePage = Hardware
SummaryPage = Summary
ToolsPage = Admin
TrendPage = Trend
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 15.3
Navigation Parameters
Page 15-9
Click to edit
Questions
What are the four levels within the menu system?
Which program is used to configure menus?
Complete the following statement: Another way to

configure navigation in your project is by changing
the XXXX parameters in the citect.ini file.
Reports
Click
Defining a Report
Reporting Format File
Viewing Reports
Click to edit Reports
Configuring Master title style
(pg16-2)
Periodic
Triggered
Triggered during a period
System | Reports
Output to a Device
Format in report format file

Event-based Triggertitle style
(pg16-2)
Action: Report (“Past”)
Silo Exceeds level of 900 Lt
Trigger: LIC_Silo_PV > 900

Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 16.1
Defining a Report
Page 16-3
Click
ReporttoProcessing
edit Master(pg16-4)
title style
Define Report format
Device runs report
outputs report to destination
Report
Device Destination
Template
Click to edit
Viewing Master title
Documents style
(pg16-5)
In page based on File template

Use Cicode functions
PageFile()
PageRichTextFile()
DspRichTextScroll(AN,3,5)
DspRichTextPgScroll(AN,3)
3=up, 4=down
5=number of lines to scroll
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 16.2
Viewing Reports
Page 16-6
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 16.3
Adding Scroll Tools

(optional)
Page 16-8
Click to edit
Questions
How often can reports be run?
What are the two formats used to view reports?

Security
Click
Planning Plant Security

Areas and Privileges
Allocating Privileges and Areas
Adding User Records
Runtime Keyboard and Mouse Security
Click
Plant to edit Master
Security (pg 17-2)title style
What functions Staff groups can do

What functions staff groups can view
Which areas need security
Based on
Privileges at object level (what can be done)
Areas defined in User definitions (what can be seen)
Defaults to Area 0, Privilege 0
Click
Areastoand
editPrivileges
Master title style
(pg 17-3)
Security Scenario
Each operator has responsibility for his own
section of the plant and will be able to see all
areas. They will also be permitted partial control
of adjacent areas
All operators have the ability to shutdown the
plant
Privilege Levels:
1: Primary Plant Control
2: Secondary Plant Control
3: Shutdown Privilege
Click
Areastoand
editPrivileges
Master title style
(pg 17-3)
Milk Receiving Pasteurisation Bottling

(Area 1) (Area 2) (Area 3)
Viewable: Yes Viewable: Yes Viewable: Yes
Privilege 1: Yes Privilege 1: No Privilege 1: No
Operator 1
Privilege 2: Yes Privilege 2: Yes Privilege 2: No
Privilege 3: Yes Privilege 3: Yes Privilege 3: Yes

Privilege 1: No Privilege 1: Yes Privilege 1: No
Operator 2

Privilege 1: No Privilege 1: No Privilege 1: Yes
Operator 3
Privilege 2: No Privilege 2: Yes Privilege 2: Yes
Privilege 1 = Primary Control Privilege 2 = Secondary Control Privilege 3 = Shutdown Privilege

Click to Purposes
For the edit Master
oftitle
the style
Exercise, Areas
We only have one major production area, thus :-
Area 1 will be represented by:

Pasteuriser and all Alarm pages
Visible to Operator, Manager & Engineer
Modifiable by Operator & Engineer only
Area 2 will be represented by:

Utility page (referred to as ‘test area’)
Visible to Manager & Engineer only
Modifiable by Engineer only
Click toPurposes
For the edit Master titleExercise,
of the style Privileges
Privilege 1 – Main Plant Operation
Turn valves, pumps and other components ON/OFF
Engineer in Areas 1 & 2
Operator in Area 1 only
Privilege 2 – Secondary Plant Operation
Changing analog variable values
Engineer in Areas 1 & 2
Operator in Area 1 only
Privilege 3 – System Commands
System Shutdown & System Info
Engineer in Areas 1 & 2 only
Note - Manager
Has read-only permission in Areas 1 & 2
This could be achieved by installing a manager licence
Click to edit Users
Configuring Master(pg17-3)
title style
System | Users
Represent individuals
Class of Users
To View
F2
Click to edit
Viewable Master
Areas title style
(pg17-3)
Set Viewable Areas

Set Areas for privileges 1-8
Global Privileges
Viewable Areas Areas for Privilege 1-8

Click
Areasto&edit Master(pg17-3)
Privileges title style
User X
Global Privileges 2 3 4 5 6 7
Area 1 Privileges 2
1 8
Area 2 Privileges 3 5
Area 3 Privileges 7
Viewable Areas 1,2,3

Click to edit
Runtime Master
Security (pgtitle
16-11)style

Control Menu
Title Bar
Start-up ‘Cancel’ Button
Computer Security
<ctrl> <alt> <del> (Task Manager)
<ctrl> <esc> (Start Menu)
Policy Editor
Hands-on Exercise
Exercise 17.1
Adding User Records

and Configuring Permissions
Page 17-6
Click to edit
Questions
What events can be monitored?
What controls should be considered before

implementing any security?
When configuring your project, use what to determine

security levels?
Click
End oftoDay
edit Three
Master title style

Trends (Chapter 13)
Trend Tags
Configuring the Trend Display
Trend History Files
Process Analyst (Chapter 14)
Properties
Navigation (Chapter 15)
Customised Navigation
Click
End oftoDay
edit Three
Master title style

Reports (Chapter 16)
Defining and Viewing Reports
Security (Chapter 17)
Planning Security
Allocating Privileges and Areas
Run-time Security
End of Day Three

Course Summary
Click
Course Review
Course evaluation
Further training
Citect examinations
Click to edit
Achieved theMaster title style
Objectives?
Good understanding & competent in use of
Vijeo Citect
Able to communicate with PLC using Vijeo Citect
Apply learning to your own site or project
Troubleshoot problems and take appropriate action
Maximise performance of your Vijeo Citect
application
Use the on-line help and Knowledge Base effectively
(Produce a design specification outline)
Click to edit
Training Master title style
Roadmap
Advanced
Upgrade
Technical Skill Requirement
Intermediate
Cicode Configuration
Click
End oftoCourse
Course evaluation
Certificates
Questions
End of Course

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Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

Supervision, Control And Data Acquisition

Citect Graphics Builder

Minimum Hardware – False economy

Process Analyst – very intensive graphics

Windows 95, 98, ME, NT no longer

Client Access Licences (CALs)

The runtime system consists of

Automatically starts and

CSV_ Include Include

Include up to 240 projects (including system projects)

Create and manage the

Exploring the Environment

Which component is also known as the controlling

Which program must be started separately?

Create a New Project

Create a New Project

Defines Vijeo Citect communications and PC

Server and Client

Manager Client (no control, full

Set up alarms, reports, trends & events Controllers

Computer Setup Wizard

From Vijeo Citect

You can change the

Restore as a current project overwrites

Backing Up, Restoring and

View New Selection

What is the name of the pre-configured project that

Which Wizard allows you to setup and customise

Why should backups be taken of your project?

Express communications wizard

Vijeo Citect I/O Server

I/O Boards I/O Boards

Defines communications with respect to the

Express Communication Wizard

I/O Server -- scanner.dbf

External I/O Memory I/O Device

Hit <F2> Key to view

Tag structure in RSView32, Rockwell Automation

Tag structure in GenieDAQ, Advantech

New concept in the industry automation.

Input – signal is resulted from physical devices.

32.234, GOOD, 20 December, 2004 15:21:22:74

Value.vt = VT_BOOL; class Tag

Raw scale: [n1, m1]

Engineering Scale: [n2, m2]

Deadband = 0.1V; 500ms

Timestamp 15:8:17:140 Value = 7.6986 T = 31.5

Create a new Update an Delete the Access help on

Create variable tag

Type section identifies the Type of parameter, process equipment, or control

Occurrence section identifies the loop number

Attribute section identifies the attribute or particular parameter that is

ISA Standards Link

Milk Treatment Plant

Handy to use Excel, Access to

Using Microsoft Excel and MS Access to

What information is configured through the Express

What information is stored within a variable tag?