vijeo citect v70 getting started

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Version 7.0 Launch

Getting Started

My first project using Vijeo Citect 7.0

Automation Business Unit – SCADA Department – Patrick Bourges - October 2007 2

Goal of this document

� To help the Vijeo Citect 7.0 new user to design his first project, starting from scratch

� To help the Vijeo Citect 7.0 new user to take benefits of the packaged features that are Unity SpeedLink and OFS


Vijeo Citect 7.0: features

� Vijeo Citect 7.0 proposes a new native tool to directly populate the Vijeo Citect 7.0 tags database from the variables of a Unity application

� This tool is the Unity SpeedLink Static

� The preferred communication link between Vijeo Citect 7.0 and the Unity PLC is OFS 3.31 that comes with Vijeo Citect 7.0

� Of course, advanced users can still define other communication architectures according to their needs

� Vijeo Citect 7.0 now manages clusters, and a cluster must be defined even for a stand alone system


Steps described in this document

� Vijeo Citect 7.0 installation

� Creation of � a new project, and PC configuration in order to run it;� an I/O device, and its tags definition from the PLC variables

� Definition of� Alarms and Trends� Pages� Users

� Introduction to� Genies� Device


Tools used

�Vijeo Citect 7.0

�OFS 3.31, that comes with Vijeo Citect 7.0

�Unity 3.0

� The Unity Pro 3.0 Demo application for the M340 PLC


Vijeo Citect 7.0: before the installation

� If you already have OFS installed and registered on the PC, first uninstall it

� In Windows, Start � Settings � Control Panel

�Select Add/Remove Programs

�Uninstall OPC Factory Server

�Uninstall OFS Configuration Tool


Vijeo Citect 7.0: before the installation

�Uninstall Vijeo Citect 6.1

�Uninstall all the companion tools you installed with Vijeo Citect 6.1

� Web Server

� Knowledge base


Vijeo Citect 7.0: installation

�Run the SETUP



� Take time to read the documentation, then <Next>



�Accept the license agreement, then <Next>



�Select <Server> environment, then <Next>



�Unselect <Web Server> feature if Internet Information Services is not installed on the PC, then <Next>



�Select the installation folders, then <Next>



�Select the options folder, then <Next>



�Click <Install> to start the installation



� If Dot Net 2.0 is missing, the installer will install it



�After the completion of the installation, click <Finish>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Project Explorer

�Start the Vijeo Citect Explorer



�Right click on <My Projects> � <New Project>



�Give your <XP_Style> project name and description



�Switch to the Project Editor tool


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Cluster definition

�A cluster is a discrete group of alarms servers, trends servers, reports servers, and I/O servers

� It would usually also possess local Vijeo Citect display clients

� For a plant comprising several individual sections or systems, multiple clusters can be used, one cluster for each section



� From the <Servers> menu, select <Clusters>, even for a Stand Alone architecture



�Give the cluster a name and a comment, then <Add>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Network Addresses definition

� From the <Servers> menu, select <Network Addresses>, enter the IP address of the PC, then <Add>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: IOServer definition

� From the <Servers> menu, select <I/O Servers>, select the cluster, enter a name, select the network address, then <Add>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Alarm Server definition

� From the <Servers> menu, select <Alarm Servers>, select the cluster, enter a name, select the network address, then <Add>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Trend Server definition

� From the <Servers> menu, select <Trend Servers>, select the cluster, enter a name, select the network address, then <Add>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: from Unity variables to tags

� For each PLC application variable, Unity proposes a <Custom> field you can use to store any comment

� Vijeo Citect 7.0 SpeedLink uses this Unity <Custom> to filter the PLC variables intended to be tags in the SCADA project

� Let <Custom> blank for “no tag from this variable”, or set it to “VJC” to create a tag, to “VJA” to create an Alarm, to “VJT” to create a Trend


Vijeo Citect 7.0: from Unity variables to tags

� This is what can be defined


Unity 3.0: exporting data from the PLC project

�Right click on <Variables & FB instances>�export


Unity 3.0: exporting using XSY format


Unity 3.0: set autosaving Unity files options


OFS 3.31 configuration tool: define M340 alias

Select the XVM

file as symbols

file


OFS 3.31 configuration tool: define network and address for the Unity Simulator


OFS 3.31 testing client: check the alias before using it in the SCADA


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating an I/O Device

�Use the Express I/O Device Setup wizard



� This wizard will configure the I/O device



�Use the already defined I/O Server



�Create a new I/O Device



�Select a new External I/O Device



�Select OPC as the driver communication model



�Click <Next> to accept OFS as OPC server



�Do not link the I/O Device



�Click on <Finish> to commit the configuration


Vijeo Citect 7.0: communication model

Set thisparameter to

1000 for a 1000 ms

OFS group rate

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Vijeo Citect 7.0: importing tags

� From Projects Explorer, select Tools�Import Tags


Vijeo Citect 7.0: importing tags

�Define the parameters as below, click <Import>

AddExCustom=?*;

Reminder:Unity Pro XSY export format is

available from anyUnity Pro 3.0 grade but STU link is only

availableFrom

Unity Pro 3.0 XL!


Vijeo Citect 7.0: configuring the computer

� From <Tools>, run the <Computer Setup Editor>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: adding OPC parameters

AddOPCAccessPaths,

<IOServer><IODevice>

=<OFS Alias>

Add OPC, UseOPC2,

value 1

File�Save to save yourchanges


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating the first page

� Switch to Graphics Builder



� Switch to Graphics Builder, add a new page



� Select a <normal> template using the <XP_Style>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: adding the first graphic object

� Add a rectangle, select <Filled> appearance option


Vijeo Citect 7.0: adding the first animation

� In the <Fill> tab, select <On/Off> type, and browse the tags


Vijeo Citect 7.0: saving the page

� Close and save the page


Vijeo Citect 7.0: compiling the project

� Compile the project before choosing it as the project to run


Vijeo Citect 7.0: defining a role for the computer

� Run the <Computer Setup Wizard>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: choosing <Setup> and project

� Run the <Computer Setup Wizard>, select <Express Setup>, select the project to run


Vijeo Citect 7.0: network setup

� Select <Server and Display Client>, then <No networking>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: committing setup

� Select <Finish>, the PC is ready to run the project!


Vijeo Citect 7.0: running the project

� Right click on <Project>, select <Run>


Vijeo Citect 7.0: DEMO mode

� With no license key, the system will prompt

� Click <OK> to run the project in DEMO mode during 15 minutes


Vijeo Citect 7.0: OFS debug window

OPC group for Vijeo CitectOPC client

Group rate as defined in the

Board


Vijeo Citect 7.0: what is automatically created

� From the Unity variables, the <Import> feature creates tags


Vijeo Citect 7.0: what is automatically created

� From the variables stamped “VJA” or “VJT”, the <Import> feature creates Digital Alarms and Trends


Vijeo Citect 7.0: completing trend definition

� From the project Editor, click on Main Menu�Tags�Trend Tags� Press <F2> to display the lower half of the form, then complete

the trend as shown

1 second sampling

periodic sampling

2 external files filled in 24 hours (circular buffers)


Vijeo Citect 7.0: check DATA folder

� Run the project, then list the files located in DATA folder


Vijeo Citect 7.0: display trend page

� Open the <Single Trend> page and right click on the first pen toselect it


Vijeo Citect 7.0: select a pen

� Select the trend for this pen


Vijeo Citect 7.0: changing the scale

� Select the trend for this penClick

there to set 100%

scale value


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating a user

� From the project editor, select Main Menu�System�Users


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating a user

� From the project editor, select Main Menu�System�Users� Define a <kernel> with a password and all the 8 distinct privileges� The < kernel > user can browse the project with no restriction


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Administrator logon

� Run the project� Log on the SCADA system using <kernel> account� Once the user is logged, his name is displayed

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Vijeo Citect 7.0: Administrator logon

� Once the user with privileges is logged, a right click on an alarm line displays the Alarm menu, from which you can Acknowledge them


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating a genie

� A Genie is a combination of several objects grouped and saved as a single object to be reused from a library

� You can define a Genie when you plan to use a lot of times the same group of object

� A variable can be directly assigned to an animation in a Genie

� A Genie also accepts string substitution to be substituted when an instance of the Genie is created



� From the Graphics Builder, select <NEW> then <Genie>



� Paste a symbol, select a tank from a <Tanks> library, then draw a rectangle inside the tank



� Set <Filled> appearance option for the rectangle



� Select a tag to fill the level



� Replace M340_Material_A by %PLC%_%PROCESS%


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating a library

� Close and save the Genie� You are prompted to create a new library


Vijeo Citect 7.0: saving the Genie

� Create the new library then save the Genie


Vijeo Citect 7.0: creating instances of the Genie

� Open the page previously created and select the genie from the library



� You are prompted to substitute %PLC% and %PROCESS% in order to assign a valid tag name used for the animation!



� Copy and paste a second instance of the genie, then assign %PLC% and %PROCESS% in order to bind a second valid tag

When you assign strings for

substitution, the resulting tag is immediately

checked!


Vijeo Citect 7.0: devices

� Mouse or keyboard input can trigger a message to be sent to a log device via the MsgLog field

� The log device must also be defined with MsgLog as one of the format fields



� From the Project Editor, open the Devices Editor



� Device an ASCII device as shown below

Format: {Date,10,R} {Time,8,R},{MsgLog,32},{Arg1,6,R},{UserName,16},{Page,16}


Vijeo Citect 7.0: command from graphics

� Open the previous page and add a <Number>



� Define an <Input> key sequence for the <Enter> command and a Log message


Vijeo Citect 7.0: tool tip text and Log Device

� In the <Access> tab, enter a tool tip text and select the Log Device



� Run the project, log on using <kernel> account, then set the value


Vijeo Citect 7.0: Log file

� From DATA folder, open the CommandLog.TXT file

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