First Step Guide to Netmation® － Operation tutorial for OPS and ...

First Step Guide to Netmation ® 

- Operation tutorial for OPS and EMS - 

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TA Version 3.0 

Issue Date 2004.6.1 

GENERAL 

SPECIFICATION

Notes 

1 Please be aware that due to product improvements and modifications, the product description in 

this manual may differ in certain respects from the actual product. 

2 This manual may not be distributed or reproduced in whole or in part without permission. 

3 The contents covered in this manual are subject to change without prior notice. 

4 Please be aware that no liability whatsoever will be accepted for consequences arising from the 

use of this manual. 

5 If the customer installs products other than the software or hardware supplied by Mitsubishi 

Heavy Industries in the personal computer or computer network running DIASYS Netmation ® , 

the operation of the DIASYS Netmation ® system devices including the controller (MPS) is not 

guaranteed. 

6 Although every effort has been made to ensure the clarity, correctness and accuracy of the 

contents, in case you require clarification on any point, or notice any error or discrepancy, please 

do not hesitate to contact us. 

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� DIASYS Netmation ® is a trademark of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Introduction 

� To users of this manual 

� Manual composition 

� Others 

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DIASYS Netmation ® is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' total plant control system 

that unites the latest telecommunications technology, MHI's rich experience as a 

plant manufacturer, and control technology. 

This document gives an overview of the DIASYS Netmation ® system. 

This document briefly explains how to operate DIASYS Netmation ® for the 

readers who are planning to introduce DIASYS Netmation ® or about to use 

DIASYS Netmation ® for the first time. 

Before you read this manual, we recommend that you read "DIASYS 

Netmation ® System Description" to understand the outline of the product so you 

can easily understand the operation procedure. 

Although you can acquire the outline of the operation procedure by reading this 

manual, we recommend that you read the applicable user's guide for details 

about how to operate each device in the system. 

This manual consists of the following five chapters: 

Chapter 1 Outline of DIASYS Netmation ® 

This chapter explains the system configuration and the features of 

DIASYS Netmation ® . 

Chapter 2 Functions of the Operator Station (OPS) 

This chapter gives an outline of how to operate the Operator Station 

that is installed in a central control room to operate and monitor the 

plant. 

Chapter 3 Functions of the Accessory Station (ACS) 

This chapter gives an outline of how to operate the Accessory 

Station that stores long-term data and handles reports and logs. 

Chapter 4 Functions of the Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) 

This chapter gives an outline of how to operate the Engineering and 

Maintenance Station that registers and maintains the system 

components. 

Chapter 5 Outline of the Multiple Process Station (MPS) 

This chapter gives an overview of the Multiple Process Station that 

handles inputs and outputs with the plant and computes logic. 

This operation manual corresponds to Version 1.23.40US.

DIASYS Netmation ® Manual Map 

The following lists DIASYS Netmation ® manuals. 

Category 

System description 

Describes a 

system overview, 

characteristics, 

functions and 

specifications. 

Operation manual 

Describes how to 

operate the 

system. 

Reference manual 

Describes the 

graphic symbols. 

Also refer to the 

applicable operation 

manual. 

Installation guide 

Describes the software 

and hardware 

requirements, and 

installation procedures. 

Maintenance manual 

Describes maintenance 

of the system. 

System general 

(Describes the 

system general.) 

System 

Description 

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First Step 

Guide to 

DIASYS 

Netmation 

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Start 

Guide 

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Engineering Maintenance Station (EMS) 

(Describes an EMS tool used for setting and maintenance of the control system.) 

Maintenance 

Tool (EMS) 

User’s 

Guide(For Windows 

XP) 

TAS71-U052E 

GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN) 

User’s 

Guide(For Windows 

XP) 

TAS71-U053E 

Graphic Parts 

Reference 


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LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) 

User’s Guide 

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Function Block 

Reference 


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ListCreator 

(CORAL) 


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LoopPlate 

Creator 

(SCALLOP) 

User’s Guide (For 

Windows XP) 

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HMI (Describes 

the OPS, ACS 

and EMS.) 

Unit 

OPS&ACS 


(For Windows 

XP) 

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Browser 

Operator 

Station User’s 


TAS71-U008E 

Unit OPS/EMS/ 

ACS Installaion/ 

Maintenance 

Guide (For 

Windows XP) 

TAS71-I051E 

Unit OPS/EMS/ 

ACS 

Trouble 

Shooting 

Manual 

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Multiple Process Station 

(Describes the MPS.) 

Hardware 

Specification 

TAS71-G500E 

MPS 

Hardware 

Installation 


TAS71-I001E 

MPS 

Trouble 

Shooting 

Manual 

TAS71-M001E 

CPS 

Installation/ 

Maintenance 


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Communication 

(Describes the communication 

settings.) 

CARD 

Communication 

Client 

Application 


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CARD 

Proxy 

Reference 


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Quality control/service 

(Describes quality 

control and services of 

the system.) 

Storage Specifications 

and 

List of Spare 

Parts Used for 

Periodical 

Replacement 

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Description rules 

NOTE 

A supplementary note describes important supplementary information. 

CAUTION 

A caution describes an operation or information that is required to 

prevent damaging a device or software, losing data, or creating ineffective results.

Table of Contents 

Introduction 

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1 Outline of DIASYS Netmation ® ........................................................................................... 1-1 

1.1 DIASYS ® : MHI's Control System ............................................................................... 1-1 

1.2 Components of the System......................................................................................... 1-3 

1.3 DIASYS Netmation ® Communication Protocol 

(MHI Card Communication System) ........................................................................... 1-4 

1.4 Integrated Database.................................................................................................... 1-6 

2 Functions of the Operator Station (OPS) ............................................................................ 2-1 

2.1 Starting the OPS.......................................................................................................... 2-1 

2.2 Security for the OPS.................................................................................................... 2-3 

2.3 Calling a Window on the OPS..................................................................................... 2-5 

2.3.1 Calling a window from OPS Explorer................................................................... 2-5 

2.3.2 Calling a window using its icon on the main window........................................... 2-6 

2.4 Operating the Plant (Control Screen).......................................................................... 2-7 

2.5 Monitoring Process Values on a System Diagram (Graphics).................................. 2-10 

2.6 Monitoring the Processing Status of Logic (Logic Monitoring)............................... 2-15 

2.7 Monitoring the Chronological Changes of Process Values (Trends) ........................ 2-19 

2.8 Monitoring the Status of the System (System Status Display).................................. 2-24 

2.9 Monitoring and Checking Alarms (Alarm Summary)................................................. 2-25 

2.10 OPS Window Display Tool: Work Space Manager (WSM) ....................................... 2-31 

3 Functions of the Accessory Station (ACS).......................................................................... 3-1 

3.1 Starting the ACS .......................................................................................................... 3-1 

3.2 Allocation of the Roles of the OPS and the ACS ........................................................ 3-2 

3.3 Printing and Modifying Reports................................................................................... 3-4 

3.4 Displaying and Manipulating the Event Trace............................................................. 3-7 

3.5 Storing Long-term Data in External Media ................................................................ 3-11 

4 Functions of the Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS).......................................... 4-1 

4.1 Starting the Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) ......................................... 4-1 

4.2 Functions of the Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) .................................. 4-5 

4.3 Objects and Classes in ObjectDatabase (ORCA) ...................................................... 4-7 

4.4 Creating an Object ...................................................................................................... 4-9 

4.5 Creating Logic (Logic Window) ................................................................................. 4-12 

4.6 Creating a Graphic (Graphic Window) ...................................................................... 4-17 

4.7 Defining the System (System Window)..................................................................... 4-21 

4.8 Setting up the OPS and the ACS (HMI Window)...................................................... 4-24 

4.9 Managing Drawings (Drawing Window).................................................................... 4-27 

4.10 Using Excel to Edit ObjectDatabase (ORCA) (Document Window)......................... 4-28 

4.11 Examples of Using EMS Functions........................................................................... 4-30 

4.11.1 Adding an input .................................................................................................. 4-30 

4.11.2 Adding a color-changing lamp component to an OPS window 

(creating logic).................................................................................................... 4-35 


(creating a graphic) ............................................................................................ 4-44 

4.11.4 Changing the position of control loop plates in a control screen....................... 4-56 

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5 Outline of the Multiple Process Station (MPS).................................................................... 5-1 

5.1 Configuration of the Multiple Process Station (MPS).................................................. 5-1 

5.2 Starting and Stopping the MPS................................................................................... 5-3 

5.2.1 Starting the MPS .................................................................................................. 5-3 

5.3 Inserting and Removing Cards and Modules.............................................................. 5-4 

5.3.1 Inserting and removing cards into and from the CPU chassis ............................ 5-4 

5.3.2 Installing and removing I/O modules ................................................................... 5-6 

5.4 Setting up I/O Modules................................................................................................ 5-8 

Glossary 


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1 Outline of DIASYS Netmation ® 

This chapter gives an overview of DIASYS Netmation ® . 

1.1 DIASYS ® : MHI's Control System 

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is one of the largest plant manufacturers in the world. MHI 

manufactures devices for power plants such as boilers, turbines and gas turbines, and provides 

varied types of plants ranging from conventional plants consisting of boilers and turbines to 

combined cycle plants consisting of gas turbines, waste heat recovery boilers (HRSG) and 

steam turbines. 

MHI also designs and manufactures varied power generators using gas engines, diesel engines, 

wind power, fuel cells and waste materials, and varied equipment in power plants such as 

desulfurizers. 

As a plant manufacturer and provider, MHI recognized the need to provide the optimal control 

for power plant facilities, and started to manufacture DIASYS ® since 1970s as an original 

power plant control system. 

So far, MHI has released the DIASYS-UP series and the DIASYS-UP/V series using the latest 

hardware of each era. As the software that performs the plant control, MHI developed an 

original logic description language, DIASYS-IDOL, which is most suited for plant control, and 

it has been used in both series. 

DIASYS Netmation ® was released in 2000 as the latest DIASYS ® -series control system and 

actively incorporates the radically evolving IT technology. As the plant control software, 

DIASYS-IDOL ++ , which is an enhanced successor to DIASYS-IDOL that was optimized for 

plant control and had renowned records, is used. The feature of DIASYS-IDOL ++ is its highly 

reliable system design because MHI knows what is needed in designing and creating plants. 

DIASYS Netmation ® differs from the previous DIASYS ® series in two major points: 

(1) Incorporating the latest IT technology 

DIASYS Netmation ® uses the MHI card communication protocol which was developed by 

MHI based on the Internet technology with enhanced reliability since it is used for controlling 

and monitoring plants. DIASYS Netmation ® enables you to control and monitor your plant 

from a remote place or via radio while achieving high reliability and light communication load. 

The user-machine interface is based on Microsoft Windows. Therefore, you can use DIASYS 

Netmation ® to register and maintain the system components as well as control and monitor 

your plant like you use an ordinary PC. 

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(2) Fully integrated database for easy maintenance 

An integrated database centrally manages the system registration and maintenance data such as 

logic and graphic displays for monitoring that are created or changed using different tools. 

Therefore, you no longer need to assign numbers and identify the same data items that are used 

in different locations. You can also perform maintenance efficiently since you can reference any 

system data regardless of the tool you use. 

The purpose of this document is to provide a system outline. The manual mainly describes the 

features of DIASYS Netmation ® and gives an overview of the system. 

1.1 DIASYS® : MHI's Control System 

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1.2 Components of the System 

This section describes the components of the DIASYS Netmation ® system. 

Caution 

Depending on your system configuration, the components described here may not be 

provided to you. (Some of the components described here may not be included in 

your system.) 

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Multiple Process Station (MPS) 

The Multiple Process Station automatically controls the plant, and handles inputs and outputs 

with the plant. It also performs complex arithmetic processing such as plant performance and 

heat absorption. 

Operator Station (OPS) 

The Operator Station is a user-machine interface that is used to monitor and operate the plant. 

Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) 

The Engineering and Maintenance Station is used to maintain the control system. 

Accessory Station (ACS) 

The Accessory Station stores and manages large quantities of plant data. It is also used as an 

interface with Web servers and external devices. 

Browser OPS 

With a browser, you can enjoy the same functionality as 

provided by an OPS in the central control room. You 

can operate and monitor your plant from your office or a 

remote place using an ordinary PC. 

Mobile OPS 

With a notebook PC, you can enjoy the same 

functionality as provided by an OPS in the central 

control room. At the plant, you can share the same 

information displayed in the central control room to 

monitor and operate the plant. 

For details about each device, see the "DIASYS 

Netmation ® System Description". 

1.2 Components of the System 

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1.3 DIASYS Netmation ® Communication Protocol (MHI 

Card Communication System) 

The system components described in Section 1.2 exchange data with one another over the 

communication system. 100-Mbps Ethernet is employed for the unit network that contain OPSs, 

EMSs, and MPSs. When these devices communicate with a browser OPS or other devices that 

are not directly connected to the unit network, especially using the Internet, the communication 

volume may be small. 

The MHI card communication system is a communication protocol developed exclusively for 

DIASYS Netmation ® based on the Internet so it can be applied to small infrastructures with 

small communication volume. 

The original communication protocol of the MHI card communication system is based on 

TCP/UDP/IP and is provided as an ActiveX control based on Microsoft's COM architecture to 

easily acquire necessary data from anywhere anytime. Since the communication load is small, 

this system can be used for remote monitoring and operation using an existing small 

communication infrastructure that can handle only a small volume of communication. 

Figure 1.3-1 shows the concept of the MHI card communication system. Steps 1. to 5. show the 

communication procedure for displaying a graphic on an OPS. 

1.Display a desired 

window. 

5.Display data. 

2. Request the data to be displayed 

on the screen using a card. 

1.3 DIASYS Netmation® Communication Protocol (MHI Card Communication System) 

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Operator 

Station 

(OPS) 

4. Send data. 

3.Select data. 

Accessory 

Station 

(ACS) 

Plant 

Engineering 

Maintenance 

Station 

(EMS) 

Unit Network 

Multiple Process 

Station (MPS) 

Figure 1.3-1 Concept of the MHI Card Communication System

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In previous systems, the MPS collected data and sent all of it to the OPS periodically. And the 

OPS selected the process data to be shown on the displayed window. Since all the collected data 

needed to be sent over the network, the communication load was great and a communication 

protocol that could manage large quantities of data was needed. 

The MHI card communication system fetches only the necessary data from the applicable 

device only when the data is required. For example, suppose you want to display a graphic 

window on an OPS. You call the desired window on the OPS. Then the OPS fetches only the 

required process data from the MPS. Since only the necessary data is sent over the network, the 

communication load is small. The number of communication steps is greater than before but 

data can be acquired in real time which is mandatory for a system to control and monitor plants. 

For example, it takes only one second before a graphic window is fully displayed when you call 

it. Even if you call a trend window with many data items to be displayed, it takes only three 

seconds before the window begins to be displayed. Once a window is displayed, only new data 

is sent and it takes only one second to update data. 

Although the above example explains only displaying windows on an OPS, the card 

communication system is used in most of DIASYS Netmation ® communications including 

between the EMS and the OPS, between the EMS and the MPS, between the OPS and the ACS, 

and between MPSs. (Some of communications do not use the card communication system, such 

as logic download from the EMS.) The card communication system is also used in displaying a 

browser OPS via the Internet. 

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1.4 Integrated Database 

One of the main features of DIASYS Netmation ® is an integrated database called 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA). 

The control system performs varied functions including the graphic display on an OPS, creating 

logic for defining arithmetic processing for control, and assignment of input and output signals 

to I/O modules. ObjectDatabase (ORCA) manages each piece of data that is shared by 

different functions as a single component (object). Objects appear differently depending on the 

function that uses them. However, objects do not change. Figure 1.4-1 shows the concept. 


MHI object-oriented database 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

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Figure 1.4-1 Concept of ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

In previous systems, when different functions required the same data, each function created the 

data and gave the same number to the data to show that they were actually using the same data. 

Let's take a pump for example. 

Suppose there is logic that defines a pump that changes its color depending on its status. Also 

suppose there is a graphic window that displays the pump which changes its color. In previous 

systems, the logic creation tool was used to create the color change logic and the pump was 

given a number for each piece of that logic. 

Then the graphic creation tool was used to create a graphic that displayed the pump. To the 

colors of the pump, the numbers defined in the color change logic were assigned. 

Figure 1.4-2 shows the concept of the previous number assignment method. Figure 1.4-3 shows 

the ObjectDatabase (ORCA) method used in DIASYS Netmation ® .

Number Setting 

LD0001 1 when active 

LD0002 1 when inactive 

LD0003 1 for failure 

…. 

The logic for establishing each state is 

written. 

Graphic components do not exist. 

Logic for defining 

color change 

patterns 

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Figure 1.4-2 Previous Control System's Method (Example of Pump Color Change) 

DI 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

AI 1 

The logic for establishing each state is written. 

Graphic components can coexist with logic. 

Logic creation tool: 

LogicCreator 

Same state of 

the same 

pump since 

the number is 

the same 

Same object 

with different 

appearances 

ORCA 

Number Setting 

LD0001 Red for 1 

LD0002 Yellow for 1 

LD0003 Red and flicking for 1 

…. 

The color for each state is set. 

Logic creation tool Graphic creation tool 

The color for each state is set (this setting is 

also possible using LogicCreator). 

Graphic creation tool: 

GraphicCreator 

Figure 1.4-3 ObjectDatabase (ORCA)'s Method (Example of Pump Color Change) 


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The previous method required cumbersome and confusing number assignment. With the 

DIASYS Netmation ® method, graphic components can coexist in logic and number 

assignment is not necessary. 

By simply copying and defining the components defined in logic in the graphic creation tool by 

dragging and dropping, you can use those components in graphics on the OPS. 

Control loop plates and lamp components can also coexist in logic, allowing you to manage the 

system efficiently. 

For how to define graphic components and others, see Chapter 4. 


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You can write operation controls in control logic. 

You can write lamps in control logic. 

Figure 1.4-4 Logic in DIASYS Netmation ®

2 Functions of the Operator Station (OPS) 

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The Operator Station (OPS) is a user-machine interface for monitoring and operating the plant. 

This chapter describes how to use the main functions of the OPS. 

2.1 Starting the OPS 

This section explains how to start the OPS. The OPS is a Windows personal computer installed 

with software called Work Space Manager (WSM). When the automatic startup is set, WSM 

starts automatically when you start the personal computer. When the manual startup is set, 

double-click the [WSManager] icon on Windows to start the OPS. 


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It takes about one minute to start. 

The initial screen of WSM appears. 


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2.2 Security for the OPS 

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WSM functions may affect the plant operation and they provide means to change the 

environment settings of WSM to make the operation and monitoring of the plant more easy. 

In DIASYS Netmation ® , you can restrict specific users from performing such operations by 

setting the security mode to assure the safety of the plant. 

You use the EMS to set the functions and areas each user is allowed to operate. 

Normally, the functions that are set in the security mode are unavailable to users. 

In WSM, you can cancel the security mode by entering a login name and a password. 

Depending on the security definition for the group each login user belongs to, the range of 

available operations and operation targets is determined. 

You can register the confirmation and reset of alarms, registration of trend points, manual reset 

of logic monitoring, and others in the security mode. 

The operations in the security mode are displayed in the menu bar but they are dimmed and 

cannot be selected. 

To check whether the security mode for a specific operation is canceled, check the display 

status of the [Security] icon displayed in the WSM toolbar. 

When locked : Security mode is set (logout). 

When unlocked : Security mode is canceled (login). 

To cancel the security mode, click the [Security] icon in the WSM toolbar or choose [Tool] - 

[Login] from the menu bar. 

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When the window for canceling the security mode appears, enter the user name and the 

password. 

In the [Timeout] list box, you can specify a period of time (timeout period) before WSM 

automatically returns to the logout status (the security mode is set). 

You can select 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 

24 hours, or none (no timeout). 

If you do not log in within 30 seconds after this window is displayed, the window times out and 

closes. 


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You have two options to call a window (graphic, logic monitoring, control loop plate, trend) on the OPS: 

� Double-click the desired window in OPS Explorer. 

� Double-click the desired icon (shortcut icon, profile) on the main window. 

2.3.1 Calling a window from OPS Explorer 

OPS Explorer manages all the windows of the OPS. The configuration of OPS Explorer and 

how you use it are the same as Microsoft Windows Explorer. 

When you double-click an item in OPS Explorer, the corresponding window appears. 

To display OPS Explorer, in the WSM toolbar, click the [OPS EXPLORER] icon. 

OPS Explorer appears. 

The windows are organized in directories by functions. When you double-click a desired 

window, it opens. 

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2.3.2 Calling a window using its icon on the main window 

You can place shortcut icons to windows on the WSM main window and double-click the 

desired icon to call the corresponding window. 

You can also combine some windows as a group and call the group using a shortcut icon. The 

icon of a group of windows is called a layout profile. A layout profile can store multiple 

windows with different sizes. 

For details about shortcut icons and profiles, see Section 2.10. 

The following example is a profile containing four windows. 


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A control screen consists of control loop plates that you use to start and stop plant auxiliary 

devices or operate valves. One control screen can accommodate four control loop plates 

horizontally and three vertically, total of 12 control loop plates. 

Control screens are stored in the Control Screens folder in OPS Explorer. 

When you double-click the Control Screens folder, a list of control screens appears in the right 

area (list view) of OPS Explorer. 

In the list view on the right, double-click the control screen you want to display. If you place the 

icon of a desired control screen on the WSM main window beforehand, you can also call the 

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The outline of how to operate a control loop plate is as follows. 

(1) To change a Manipulated Value (MV) in an analog control loop plate, use the arrow buttons 

for MV at the lower left of the control loop plate. To select a rate of change, right-click on 

the mouse. 

(2) To switch between the auto mode and the manual mode, choose the [AUTO] button or the 

[MAN] button and press the [EXEC] button in an analog control loop plate. Operations that 

affect the plant such as this require two steps with the [EXEC] button to prevent incorrect 

operations. 

(3) To change a Set Value (SV) in an analog control loop plate, use the arrow buttons for SV at 

the lower middle. To select a rate of change, right-click on the mouse. 


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(4) When you display a control screen, you can use the reduced display mode to view the entire 

control screen. 

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2 2.5 Monitoring Process Values on a System Diagram 

(Graphics) 

Graphics show the system diagrams and real-time data of the plant. 

Graphic windows are stored in the Custum graphic function folder in OPS Explorer. When you 

double-click the Custum graphic function folder, a list of graphic windows appears in the right 

area (list view) of OPS Explorer. 

In the list view, double-click the graphic window you want to display. 

If you place the icon of a desired graphic window on the WSM main window beforehand, you can 

also call the graphic window using the icon. For example, you can double-click and display GAS 

TURBINE OVERVIEW in OPS Explorer as shown below. 

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To increase or decrease the size of a displayed window, right-click on the window to display the 

pop-up menu and choose [Zoom]. Then select the desired percentage. 

The following graphic is magnified by 150%. 


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The following graphic is reduced by 50%. 

When you click a button on the graphic window, you can call another graphic window that is 

associated with the button. 

For example, you can click the [AIR FUEL GAS SYS] button on the lower right of the 

window to display the "AIR/FUEL GAS SYSTEM" window. 


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You can also call and operate control loop plates. For example, you can click FUEL 

SELECTOR in the middle of the window to call the control loop plate for operating the FUEL 

SELECTOR. 


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You can also call logic monitoring windows. The following example is the operation logic of 

the INDICATOR-2. 


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2.6 Monitoring the Processing Status of Logic (Logic 

Monitoring) 

Logic monitoring checks the logic that is processed by the Multiple Process Station (MPS) and 

the processing status in real time. 

Logic monitoring windows are stored in the Logic monitoring folder in OPS Explorer. When 

you double-click the Logic monitoring folder, a list of logic monitoring windows appears in the 

right area (list view) of OPS Explorer. 

In the list view, double-click the logic monitoring window you want to display. If you place the 

icon of a desired window on the WSM main window beforehand, you can also call the window 

using the icon. The displayed logic monitoring window shows the status of the logic being 

processed by the MPS in real time. On this window, you can fix outputs, set outputs, and adjust 

parameters. 

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Note 

Only the operators with priviledges may be allowed to fix outputs, set outputs, and 

cancel fixed outputs. To perform these operations, you may need to cancel the 

security mode. For details about canceling the security mode, see Section 2.2. 

To fix an output, right-click on the desired logic element and choose [Manual set] from the 

pop-up menu. 

The "Manual Set" dialog box appears. 

Select [Manual hold] in the [Set mode] area and click [Execute] to fix the output of the 

element. 

On the logic monitoring window, the color of the element changes to green to indicate that its 

output is fixed. 


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To set an output, display the "Manual Set" dialog box and select [Manual set] in the [Set 

mode] area. Change the value and click [Execute]. 

To cancel the fixed output, display the "Manual Set" dialog box and select [Release] in the 

[Set mode] area. Then choose [Execute] and [OK]. 


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You can display the set outputs, fixed outputs, and canceled fixed outputs of each logic sheet 

from OPS Explorer. In OPS Explorer, select the desired logic monitoring window, right-click to 

display the pop-up menu, and choose [Information]. 

The set outputs, fixed outputs, and canceled fixed outputs of the selected logic sheet are 

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2.7 Monitoring the Chronological Changes of Process 

Values (Trends) 

Trends graphically display the chronological changes of process data. This section gives an 

overview of how to operate a trend. 

Trends are stored in the "Real Time Trend Function" folder in OPS Explorer. When you 

double-click the "Real Time Trend Function" folder, a list of trend windows appears in the 

right area (list view) of OPS Explorer. 

In the list view, double-click the trend window you want to display. If you place the icon of a 

desired window in the WSM main window beforehand, you can also call the window using the 

icon. The following example shows calling the "Real time trend page" file from OPS 

Explorer. 

The trend window appears. 

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On the trend window, you can specify display settings. Here are some examples. 

To change the time scale, select the desired scale from the [Time Scale] list box. 


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To register an additional trend point, you can also drag and drop the desired point from a 

graphic window or a logic monitoring window. 

Note 

Only the operators with priviledges may be allowed to register trend points in trends. 

In this case, you may need to cancel the security mode to register trend points. For 

details about canceling the security mode, see Section 2.2. 

The following example shows how to register a trend from a logic monitoring window. First, 

you display the logic monitoring window containing the data to be registered and the destination 

trend window where you want to register the data. 

On the logic monitoring window, right-click on an empty space to display the pop-up menu. 

From the pop-up menu, choose [Mode change] - [Drag]. 

When you move the cursor to an element you can register, the cursor change to the drag mark (a 

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Drag and drop the target element in the graph area in the trend. A registration window appears. 

Set the attributes of the data (upper and lower limits and others) and choose the [Save DB] 

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2 2.8 Monitoring the Status of the System (System Status 

Display) 

The system status display window shows the status of each device (OPS, ACS, MPS, printer, 

and others) in the control system. The status of each device is determined by the self diagnostics 

of each device. You can show the status of the I/O module level of the MPS. By using the 

system status display window, you can determine the device or equipment in abnormal status 

and perform applicable maintenance such as replacing the faulty device with a new one. 

To display the system status display window, choose the icon on the WSM main window or 

select the window in OPS Explorer. 

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2.9 Monitoring and Checking Alarms (Alarm Summary) 

The alarm summary displays a list of alarms that have occurred. 

To display the alarm summary, choose the [Alarm Summary] icon from the WSM toolbar. 

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You can check all the alarms in a batch, page by page, or line by line. 

To check alarms page by page, choose the page-by-page check button from the alarm summary 

toolbar. 

When you scroll the window, you notice that only one page of alarms are checked. 

To check alarms line by line, right-click on an unchecked alarm. When the pop-up menu 

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You notice that only the selected line is checked. 

To check all the alarms, choose the check-all button from the alarm summary toolbar. 

When the cause of an alarm is corrected, the color of the alarm changes to green. 

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When all the causes of the alarms are corrected and the operator determines that there is no 

more need to display the alarms, the operator performs a reset. 

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To analyze the cause of an alarm, you can call the logic monitoring window that has detected 

the alarm. 

Right-click on the target alarm to display the pop-up menu. Choose [Relation] to display the 

"Navigation Popup" window. The window displays the name of the logic monitoring sheet 

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Double-click the logic sheet name to display the corresponding logic monitoring sheet. 

You can also specify settings on the alarm summary window. 

Note 

Only the operators with privileges may be allowed to configure the alarm summary. 

You may need to cancel the security mode to configure the alarm summary. For 

details about canceling the security mode, see Section 2.2. 

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From the alarm summary toolbar, choose [Option] - [Setup] to display the "AlmSum 

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2.10 OPS Window Display Tool: Work Space Manager 

(WSM) 

WSM provides varied window display functions. This section explains some of them. 

To display windows in cascade format, from the toolbar, choose [Window] - [Cascade]. 

To display windows in tile format, from the toolbar, choose [Window] - [Tile vertical]. You 

can also tile windows vertically. 

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WSM can memorize and store different combinations of windows. This is called profiling. 

From the toolbar, choose the button for creating a layout profile icon and enter a name. As an 

example, we enter "aaa" here. 

From the toolbar, choose the [Close] icon to close all the windows. 

An icon named "aaa" should be created. When you double-click this icon, the stored 

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To store a profile in OPS Explorer, from the toolbar, choose the button for saving a layout 

profile file. 

Enter the file name. 

The layout profile is created in the My Drawer folder. You can call this profile from OPS 

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You can also create a shortcut icon to each window. 

Drag and drop the "STEAM TURBINE OVERVIEW" window from OPS Explorer on the desktop 

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The Accessory Station (ACS) stores long-term data and is used as an interface with peripherals 

and external devices. 

This chapter describes the main features of the ACS to give you an outline. 

3.1 Starting the ACS 

Turn on the ACS terminal. 

Windows NT starts. A few minutes later, a message, "To log on, press the Ctrl+Alt+Del key", 

appears. Press the [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] keys. 

When a window appears asking you to enter your user name and password for logon, enter the 

user name and the password, and click the [OK] button. 

The ACS starts automatically and the progress indicator appears showing the activation status. 

When the indicator disappears, the startup is completed. 

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3.2 Allocation of the Roles of the OPS and the ACS 

The ACS stores long-term data. To reference the stored long-term data, you display it on the OPS or 

print it from a printer. Table 3.2-1 lists the functions of the OPS and the ACS, and the allocation of the 

roles of the OPS and the ACS. 

Table 3.2-1 Functions of the OPS and the ACS 

Function OPS ACS 

Alarms Display and operate Print 

Logic monitoring Display and operate - 

Graphics 

display) 

(system diagram 

Display and operate - 

Control loop plates Display and operate - 

Trend graph Display and operate 

Store middle- and 

long-term data* 

Quick trend Display and operate - 

X-Y trend Display and operate 



Event trace Display and operate Store 

Maintenance log Display and operate - 

Alarm list Display and operate - 

Data modification list Display and operate - 

Data list Display and operate - 

Group point list Display and operate 



Digital group trend Display and operate Print 

Flight recorder Display and operate Store 

Post-trip log - Print and store 

SOE report - Print and store 

Tagging report - Print and store 

Reports - Print, store, modify data 

Middle- and long-term trend 

storage in CSV format 

- Operate and store 

Long-term trend storage - Operate and store 

Automatic export - Export 

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(1) Short-term trend data: Stored in the MPS (collected every second, stored up to 60 

minutes) 

(2) Middle-term trend data: Stored in the ACS (collected every second, stored up to 24 

hours) 

This is actually the short-term trend data in the MPS collected and stored by the ACS. 

(3) Long-term trend data: Stored in the ACS (collected every 10 seconds, stored up to one 

month) 

This is a portion of the middle-term trend data. In the system without the ACS, the OPS 

can display only the short-term trend data. 

Caution 

If only the turbine governor control device (DEH) or the gas turbine control device 

(GTC) is provided, the ACS may not be included. In that case, the functions of the 

ACS listed in Table 3.2-1 are not available. The DCS provides those functions 

instead. 

This chapter gives an overview of reports, event trace, and storing long-term data in external 

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3.3 Printing and Modifying Reports 

You can print the collected process data as daily reports or monthly reports and use them in 

managing the plant operation. 

As standard report types, there are daily reports and monthly reports. You can create them using 

Microsoft Excel. The specified types of reports are automatically printed at the preset time 

(regular interval printing). 

The reports that are printed at regular intervals are stored in the ACS. You can reprint and 

modify data on the ACS. See the following for how to reprint and modify data on the ACS. 

To reprint or modify data, double-click the [LGPrintTool] icon on the ACS desktop to start 

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Figure 3.3-1 LGPrintTool 

To reprint a report, choose the [REPORT REPRINT] button. 

When a list of reprintable reports appears, select the desired report, select the target year and 

date, and click the [OK] button. The report is printed from the report printer. 

(3) 

(1) 

(2) 

Figure 3.3-2 Reprinting a Report

To modify a report, in LGPrintTool, choose the [REPORT MODIFY] button. 

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A list of modifiable reports appears. Select the desired report, select the target year and date, 

and click the [OK] button. 

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Figure 3.3-3 Modifying a Report - 1 

Excel starts and the print format of the selected report appears. Use Excel to modify the 

contents. 

When you finish the modification, end Excel. 

(1) 

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When a message appears asking you whether to print the modified contents, choose the [Yes] 

button if you want to print the report. If not, choose the [No] button. 


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Figure 3.3-5 Modifying a Report – 3 

When a message appears asking you whether to save the modified contents, choose the [Yes] 

button if you want to save the contents. If not, choose the [No] button. 

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The event trace function displays and prints the alarms and events detected by the MPS, the 

history of operations on the OPS, and the history of adjustments made during logic monitoring. 

You can use the provided filtering function to select up to 160,000 events and analyze their 

operating status. 

To display the event trace, in the WSM toolbar, click the [Event/Alarm view function] icon 

or from OPS Explorer, choose [OPS Workspace] - [Master Data] - [OPS functions] - 

[Event/Alarm view function]. 

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To filter or search for an event, you use the event trace filter. 

To display the event trace filter, in the event trace toolbar, click [Filter View] ( ), or from 

the menu bar, choose [View] - [Filter View]. 

Event trace filter 

Five types of filtering are available: 

� By date and time 

You can specify the date and time when the target event occurred to extract and 

display the applicable message. 

� By tag and message 

You can specify the character string included in the target tag or event trace message 

to extract and display the applicable message. 

� By type and status 

You can specify the target type or status of event (existing or canceled) to extract 

and display the applicable message. 

� By device 

You can specify the target device in the plant (MPS, OPS, ACS) to display the 

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You select the applicable event trace filter tab for the type of filtering you want to perform. 

Like the alarm summary, you can specify varied settings on the event trace window. 

Note 

Only the operators with priviledges may be allowed to configure the event trace. In 

that case, you may need to cancel the security mode to configure the event trace. 

For details about canceling the security mode, see Section 2.2. 

From the menu bar of the event trace window, choose [Option] - [Setup] to display the 

"Event Trace Setup" dialog box. 

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You can automatically export the event trace data, middle- and long-term trend data, spectrum 

trigger logs, daily reports, SOE reports, post-trip logs, flight recorder data, user request forms in 

the CSV format that you collected and stored in the ACS to external media (MOs, CD-Rs/Ws, 

DVDs). When you export middle- and long-term trend data stored in the CSV format, you need 

to specify so beforehand on the EMS. 

Event trace data (CSV format) is exported to an external medium at the end of each day and 

middle- and long-term trend data stored in the CSV format is exported at the timing specified on 

the EMS. 

When long-term data is specified to be stored externally, the data is automatically exported to 

an external medium. 

When you double-click the [AcsESVMonitor] icon on the ACS desktop, the automatic export 

monitor starts. You can use this monitor to temporarily stop or resume the automatic export, or 

check the free space in the target medium. 

The colors of the [Start] and [Stop] buttons on the automatic export monitor window show the 

operating status of the automatic export function. When [Start] is green, the function is active. 

When [Stop] is red, the function is inactive. 

You can use the [Start] and [Stop] buttons to start and stop the automatic export function. 

The [Free space on drive] area in the automatic export monitor window shows the free 

space in the target medium in units of MB. The [Message:] area shows one of the following 

messages: 

Table 3.5-1 Messages of the Automatic Export Monitor 

Message Description 

Attention: Free space is near This message indicates that the size of the free space in the target 

to limit 

medium is less than the warning value specified in the configuration 

file of the ACS. 

Warning: Device is full. This message indicates that the target medium is full. 

ERROR: Storage operation This message indicates that the operation for saving data is incorrect. 

error. 

ERROR: Device access error This message indicates that an access error (insufficient capacity, the 

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4 Functions of the Engineering and Maintenance 

Station (EMS) 

The Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) is used to maintain the control system. This 

chapter describes how to use the main features of this device. 

4.1 Starting the Engineering and Maintenance Station 

(EMS) 

To start the EMS, double-click the ORCA-View icon. 

The center of the EMS is an integrated database called "ObjectDatabase (ORCA)". This 

database manages all the design data including control logic and the components that are 

displayed on the Operator Station. For details about ObjectDatabase (ORCA), see Section 

1.3. 

The values that are set using the functions of the EMS are stored and managed centrally by 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA). ORCA-View is used as a gateway for each function of 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA). All the functions of the EMS are performed via ORCA-View. 

To start ORCA-View, double-click the [ORCA-View] icon. 

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When ORCA-View is started up, from the menu bar, choose [File] - [Open Project]. The 

"Open Project" window appears. Select the desired project and choose [Open]. 

When the "Log-in" window appears, enter the user name and the password, and click [OK]. 

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To open a Window on ORCA-View, from the menu bar, choose [View] - [Window]. When 

a Window is open, it has a checkmark on the left of its name. 

You can also display a Window from the WINDOW list displayed under the toolbar. 


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The following figure shows an example ORCA View window with all six Windows 

(functions) of the EMS open. Each Window represents a function of the EMS. The center of 

the EMS is an integrated database called "ObjectDatabase (ORCA)" that stores and manages 

data (objects). You can use each function (Window) of the EMS to display, change, and add 

data in ObjectDatabase (ORCA). 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

� Logic data creation function: Logic Window 

This function allows you to create logic data that is processed by the MPS. Logic Window 

manages logic data. To change logic or create new logic, you use a VISIO-based tool called 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER). 

� Graphic creation function: Graphic Window 

This function allows you to create graphics (system diagrams) displayed on the OPS. 

Graphic Window manages graphic data. To change a graphic or create a new graphic, you 

use a tool called GraphicCreator (MARLIN). 

� System building function: System Window 

This function allows you to specify the overall definitions of the system. You can specify the 

components connected to the unit network (you select from the MPS, OPS, and ACS), 

manage the information about each component (regarding communications and others), and 

set the module configuration in the MPS (such as signal assignment for I/O modules). 

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� User-machine interface between the OPS and the ACS: HMI Window 

You use this function to set the functions and the windows to be used and displayed on each 

OPS and ACS. You also use this Window to manage control loop plates. However, to 

change the definitions of control loop plates or create a new control loop plate, you use 

LoopPlateCreator (SCALLOP). 

� ObjectDatabase (ORCA) creation and change function: Document Window 

You can also use other functions of the EMS to create and change ObjectDatabase 

(ORCA). When you use Document Window, you can use Excel to create and change the 

database efficiently. Document Window manages files in Excel format. To edit an Excel 

file, you use ListCreator (CORAL). 

� Document management function: Drawing Window 

You use this function to collect the data you create using other functions of the EMS, and 

change it to electronic files for management. You use Drawing Window to convert the 

logic sheets that you create using LogicCreator (FLIPPER), the graphics that you create 

using GraphicCreator (MARLIN), and the Excel list documents that you create using 

ListCreator (CORAL) into PDF format for management. 

From Document Window, 

start ListCreator (CORAL) 

to edit ObjectDatabase 

(ORCA) using Excel. 

4.2 Functions of the Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) 

From HMI Window, start 

LoopPlateCreator (SCALLOP) 

to create and change the control 

loop plates displayed on the OPS. 

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From Logic Window, start 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to 

create and change logic. 

From Graphic Window, start 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN) to 

create and change the graphics 

displayed on the OPS. 

Figure 4.2-1 ORCA View and EMS Functions

4.3 Objects and Classes in ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

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ObjectDatabase (ORCA) manages and stores all the data used by DIASYS Netmation ® as 

objects. 

A class is a template (type) of object provided by DIASYS Netmation ® . There are two 

categories for objects: body object and FIN object. A body object refers to the actual data that is 

managed by ObjectDatabase (ORCA). When you use a function of the EMS to manipulate a 

body object, you create a FIN object by adding the data required in that function to the body 

object used as the base. Each body object has an identification number called ORCA-ID that is 

automatically assigned by the system. However, users are not usually aware of these numbers. 

Figure 4.3-1 explains the body object, FIN object, and class of a pump. 

Logic for defining 

the color change 

patterns for the 

HP/IP feed water 

pump 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) 

DI 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

AI 1 

Write logic for enabling each state. 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN) 

Body object example: 

Circulation pump 

ORCA-ID: XXXXXXX 

Body object example: 

HP/IP feed water pump 

ORCA-ID: YYYYYYY 

http://www.gokinjo.net/circle/mycircle.html?ACODE=jaJP.014.205.205 

Place the HP/IP feed water pump 

on the OPS graphic window. 

FIN object example: 

HP/IP feed water pump 

defined using 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) 

A body object is 

changed into a FIN 

object when it is 

used by an EMS 

tool. 

FIN object example: 

HP/IP feed water pump created 

using GraphicCreator (MARLIN) 

Class example: 

Graphic symbol pump 

Multiple body objects 

of the same class can 

be created. 

Figure 4.3-1 Objects and Classes 


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Body objects actually exist and FIN objects are means to represent the corresponding body 

objects so they are suitable for each EMS tool. 

As Figure 4.3-1 shows, classes are prepared for all the data that is used on the EMS. For 

example, an alarm is a class and an I/O component such as AI and AO is also a class. In a 

system for an actual project, necessary objects are created using classes. 

The available objects are shown in a tree format in ORCA-View. Figure 4.3-2 shows how FIN 

objects are displayed on Logic Window. 

MPS name* 

Logic sheet group 

Logic sheet 


FIN objects used 

in the logic sheet 

Figure 4.3-2 Example Display of Objects in ORCA-View 

Figure 4.3-2 shows FIN objects that exist in the logic sheet named "MAIN STEAM PRESS 

SET)" in a tree format. You see different FIN objects including "AJUSTE PRESION VAPOR 

PPAL" and "MAIN STEAM PRESS SET)" . 

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This section gives a brief explanation of how to create an object. 

You can create objects using any function of the EMS. For example, if you want to create the 

color change logic for a lamp component and place the lamp component in a graphic, you use 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to create the body object of the lamp and then use 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN) to create the FIN object. In other words, you use the tool that 

uses the desired object to create the body object and then create the FIN object for other tools. 

In this section, we use LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to create a new body object for a lamp 

component. 

Drag and drop the desired lamp component on a logic sheet. The "Create New – Body 

Object Selection" dialog box appears. When you allocate an object, the "Create New – 

Body Object Selection" dialog box always appears. 

Drag and drop the lamp component 

to display the "Create New – Body 

Object Selection"dialog box. 

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Select [Create New Body Object] and then choose [Next] to display the "Create New – 

Property setup for Body Object" dialog box. Enter the necessary items and choose 

[Complete]. 

When the "Property" dialog box appears, choose [OK] to complete the setup for the body 

object. To specify the detailed properties for the applicable class, choose [Edit Property] and 

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Next, we show you how to use GraphicCreator (MARLIN) to create the FIN object to display 

the new lamp component that you have created using LogicCreator (FLIPPER) on the 

graphic window. 

When you use GraphicCreator (MARLIN) to drag and drop the lamp component on a graphic 

sheet, the "Create New – Body Object Selection" dialog box appears. 

In the "Create New – Body Object Selection" dialog box, select [Select existing Body 

Object] to display a list of existing body objects. Select [Square lamp for graphics]. 

Drag and drop the lamp 

component to display the " 

Create New – Body Object 

Selection " dialog box. 

Now the FIN object is registered using GraphicCreator (MARLIN). 

In addition to the method described here, there are other convenient methods to create FIN 

objects such as using the bucket of ORCA-View. For details, see Subsections 4.11.2 and 

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4.5 Creating Logic (Logic Window) 

To create logic data that is processed by the MPS, you use Logic Window and LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER). 

Logic Window displays and manages the information about logic sheets in a tree format (see 

Figure 4.5-1). 

* The name of the MPS in Logic Window is shown merely for the purpose of directory. 

When you define the logic that is processed by each MPS, you use System Window. 


MPS name* 

Logic sheet group 

Logic sheet 

Objects used in 

the logic sheet 

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Figure 4.5-1 Logic Window 

As shown in the tree of Figure 4.5-1, there is a piece of control logic titled "BOILER 

MASTER" that is processed by an MPS named "APC". This control logic is divided into 

multiple logic sheets (BOILER MASTER, MAIN STEAM PRESS SET･･･). The objects used 

in each logic sheet are also shown in a tree format. For example, a logic sheet named "MAIN 

STEAM PRESS SET" has objects such as a digital alarm signal titled "CDC AUTO MODE" 

in a tree format. 

When you click the plus sign (+) on the left of an item in the tree, you can view the details about 

each definition.

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To change an existing logic sheet, left-click the desired logic sheet and then right-click to 

display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Open]. LogicCreator (FLIPPER) 

starts and you can edit the logic. 

To create a new logic sheet, from the toolbar, choose [Create New]. 

The following example shows how to change the logic of BOILER MASTER group in the 

BOILER MASTER group under the MPS named "APC". 

Start the logic creation tool, LogicCreator (FLIPPER), to display the editing window for the 

selected logic sheet. 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) is created by customizing Microsoft VISIO for DIASYS 

Netmation ® . LogicCreator (FLIPPER) provides logic elements as components in stencils. 

You can drag and drop the desired logic elements onto a sheet and connect them with 

connection lines to create logic. 

When you check and build the completed logic, the logic is automatically converted to the data 

to be processed by the MPS. When you download the converted data from System Window 

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See below for how to use LogicCreator (FLIPPER). Here, we explain a procedure of adding 

a block diagram as an example. 

From the PROCESS FUNCTIONS stencil, drag and drop the ON element. Similarly, from the 

GRAPHIC PARTS stencil, drag and drop a pump element and specify the necessary data in the 

property window. 


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From the PROCESS FUNCTIONS stencil, drag and drop the digital line and specify the input. 

The details about the input of each element and how an element is used in computation are 

determined for each function block. To check the meaning of the input of each element, choose 

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When you finish editing logic, convert the logic into the data that can be processed by the MPS. 

From the menu bar, choose [Netmation] - [Build]. 

When the edited logic contains an error, it is displayed at this occasion. If there is no error, build 

ends. You download the converted data to the MPS from System Window of ORCA View. 

You also use System Window to download the converted data to the OPS. 

To terminate LogicCreator (FLIPPER), in the menu bar, click [File] - [Exit]. When a dialog 

box appears, choose the [Yes] button. 


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To create the graphics displayed on the OPS, you use Graphic Window and 

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Graphic Window displays and manages the information about graphics in a tree format. (See 

Figure 4.6-1.) 

Graphic sheet 

Objects that are used 

Figure 4.6-1 Graphic Window 

Graphic Window folders (such as "Graphic group(z)" and "TURBINE READY TO 

START" in Figure 4.6-1) are used as a means to organize graphics and they have no particular 

meaning in the system. 

When you click the plus sign (+) on the left of a graphic sheet, you can display the objects that 

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To change an existing graphic sheet, left-click the desired graphic sheet and right-click to 

display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Open] to start GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN). You can edit the graphic. 

To create a new graphic sheet, from the toolbar, choose [Create New]. 

As an example, we explain how to change the "GAS TURBINE OVERVIEW" graphic. 

Left-click [GAS TURBINE OVERVIEW] and right-click to display the pop-up menu. From 

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The graphic creation tool, GraphicCreator (MARLIN), starts and an editing window for the 

selected graphic sheet appears. 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN), like LogicCreator (FLIPPER), provides graphic elements in 

stencils as components. You can drag and drop a desired plant component, such as a pump, 

from a stencil onto a sheet and set the properties of the plant component to create the graphic 

window. 

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You specify the data about a desired plant component such as color change in the property 

window. The specifiable items are determined beforehand for each graphic element. To check 

the meaning of the input for each element, choose [Help] from the menu bar. 


Figure 4.6-2 Color Change Property Window for a Graphic Component 

If the logic of an element (pump in this case) is already set using LogicCreator (FLIPPER), 

you need to select that pump. In the "Create – New Body Object Selection" window, 

select [Select existing Body Object]. 

To terminate GraphicCreator (MARLIN), in the menu bar, click [File] - [Exit 

GraphicCreator]. When a dialog box appears, choose the [Yes] button. 

To display the edited graphic on the OPS, download the graphic from System Window of 

ORCA View to the OPS. 

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On System Window, you can set the following items about the control system: 

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� Components to be connected to the unit network (MPS, OPS, or ACS) and the settings 

about the selected component (regarding communications and others) 

� Assignment of the I/O modules in the MPS (modules to be used, assignment of channels, 

tuning) 

� Information about the process tasks to be performed on the MPS (process cycles, 

assignment of control logic sheets) 

� Functions of each OPS 

� Confirmation of the MPS system status and operation of the MPS 

You use a tool similar to Explorer to specify and check the setup of the hardware and software 

of each system component such as the MPS and the OPS. It is easy to understand, easy to set up 

the system, and easy to maintain the system. 

Node definition of the used component (MPS) 

Standard cards 

I/O module definition 

I/O channel definition 

Setup of the logic process cycles 

Figure 4.7-1 System Window 

To add a new component, right-click on [System Window] to display the pop-up menu. From 

the pop-up menu, choose [Create New]. Select the MPS, OPS or ACS, and specify the name 

and other settings such as communications. To specify more other settings, right-click the 

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Next, we explain how to download logic data to the MPS online. The logic sheet to be 

downloaded must be built beforehand using LogicCreator (FLIPPER). You can also use 

Logic Window to build all the logic sheets in a batch. 

Here is an example of downloading all the process blocks to an MPS named "APC". 

In System Window, select "Process block configuration" under the "APC" folder and 

right-click to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Offline Load 

EMS→MPS]. 


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Control loop plates can also be downloaded online. However, download can only be performed 

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4.8 Setting up the OPS and the ACS (HMI Window) 

On HMI Window, you can perform the following for the OPS and the ACS. To download the 

settings of the OPS and the ACS, you use System Window. 

� Setting the directory configuration displayed in OPS Explorer (Master Data and overview) 

� Specifying the control loop plates displayed in a control screen 

� Managing control loop plates (they are created using LoopPlateCreator (SCALLOP)) 

� Setting trend groups and X-Y trend groups 

� Setting filtering for the alarm summary 

� Setting security 

� Setting details about the trend data to be collected 

� Setting details about reports 

� Setting details about the logs (post-trip logs, SOE reports) to be collected, and others 


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Figure 4.8-1 HMI Window 

You can perform the above operations using a tool similar to Explorer (see Figure 4.8-1). 

Next, we explain how to create control loop plates. 

Definition of the used function (loop plates) 

Definition of a control loop plate window 

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Right-click on "Loop plate function" under the "OPS functions" folder to display the 

pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Open] to display the "LoopPlateCreator 

(SCALLOP)" window. 

The following is an example setup window for a digital control loop plate. You can allocate PBs, 

assign numeric values to numeric value displays, allocate numeric value displays, set display 

colors, and specify other settings. 

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The following is an example setup window for an analog control loop plate. 

To terminate LoopPlateCreator (SCALLOP), in the menu bar, click [File] - [Exit]. To save 

the settings, in the displayed dialog box, choose the [Yes] button. 


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On Drawing Window, you can convert the data (logic, graphics, Excel lists) that you create 

using the EMS tools into PDF files and manage them as drawings. 

Select a desired file and right-click to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose 

[Open] to view the desired drawing. 

PDF document 

management 

PDF document 

Definition of ORCA files to 

be converted to PDF files 

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4.10 Using Excel to Edit ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

(Document Window) 

On Document Window, you can use Excel to edit the data in ObjectDatabase (ORCA). 

Although you can use other functions (such as LogicCreator (FLIPPER) and 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN)) to set the data in ObjectDatabase (ORCA), it is more 

efficient to use Excel to edit data. 

Document Window displays a list of files of ObjectDatabase (ORCA) data in Excel 

format. To convert ObjectDatabase (ORCA) data to Excel format, right-click on an empty 

place to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Create New] to start Excel 

and set necessary data. 

List of ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

data files converted to Excel format 

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Here is an example of object data converted to Excel format. 

After you edit the object data using Excel, you can upload the data to 

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4.11 Examples of Using EMS Functions 

This section describes the following examples to explain how to use the EMS: 

� Adding an input 

� Adding a color-changing lamp component to a graphic window on an OPS 

You use LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to create the color change logic, download the logic 

to the MPS, and then use GraphicCreator (MARLIN) to create the graphic. 

� Changing the position of control loop plates in a control screen 

4.11.1 Adding an input 

When you install an instrument such as a transmitter or a thermocouple, you need to register its 

signals in DIASYS Netmation ® . In this subsection, we assume that an I/O module (FXAIM02 

since we want to register transmitter signals) is already registered and we explain how to add 

transmitter signals to free terminals (connection with the plant is required later). 

The steps are as follows: 

• Define the input (I/O information) on System Window. 

• Download the defined I/O information to the MPS. 

First, we define the input (I/O information) on System Window. There are two methods to 

add an input: 

� Registering a new input 

If there is no logic that uses the required input and you want to register the input as an object in 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA) for the first time 

� Modifying an existing I/O element that is created in a control logic sheet using 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) and registering the result as an input 

This method is available if you have created the logic containing the desired I/O element using 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) before you register the desired input in System Window and the 

desired input is registered as an object in ObjectDatabase (ORCA). In this case, only 

assignment of the input is necessary in System Window. 

There are two other ways for this method: 

See below for details. 

・ Registering an input from the bucket 

・ Using an existing object to create a new input 


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Under the target MPS, choose [Hardware configuration] - [ControlNET Interfacecard 

(adapter)] and right-click on [ControlNET Module], or right-click on [Space x] under 

[ControlNET Module] to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Create 

New]. 

For details about how to register an object, see Section 4.4. 

In the "Create New – Class Selection" dialog box, the class to be selected is determined 

depending on the type of module (AI, AO, DI, DO). 

For AI: Analog input for logical I/O assignment 

For AO: Analog output for logical I/O assignment 

For DI: Digital input for logical I/O assignment 

For DO: Digital output for logical I/O assignment 

Since we add a transmitter input, select [Analog input for logical I/O assignment]. The 

properties of an analog input are as follows. Enter the information regarding the input signal to 

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Table 4.11-1 Properties of Analog Inputs 

Property Description Default Example 

Name† Enter the name of the signal using the first AI* Lubricant supply 

language (usually the local language). 

pressure 

Name1† Enter the name of the signal using the AI* LUBE OIL 

second language (usually English) 

SUPPLY PRES 

Tag† Enter the tag of the signal. AI* MBV01CP121 

TagEX Enter TagEX of the signal. MBV01CP121 

Signal type Enter the signal type. 

Signal range low Enter the lower limit range of the input 0 

source. 

4 mA 

Signal range high Enter the upper limit range of the input 0 

source. 

20 mA 

Input limit low (%)† Enter the lower limit value for the input -0.8 

element. 

-0.6 

Input limit high (%)† Enter the upper limit value for the input 104 

element. 

106 

Data type Enter the data type. PV 

Low range 

Enter the lower limit value of the 0 

(engineering scale) engineering value range. 

High range 

Enter the upper limit value of the 100 

(engineering scale) engineering value range. 

Unit Enter the unit of data. % 

Format Enter the format value. %6.1f 

For analog I/O signals, you need to set the following after you register the signals: 

(1) Right-click on the target analog I/O signal to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up 

menu, choose [Property]. 

(2) When the "Property" dialog box appears, click the [Edit Property] button. 

(3) In the left pane of the "Property" dialog box, display the lower levels under the root of 

the tree (click the plus signs) to display the Expanded properties folder under the 

Composition folder. 

(Some objects may not have the Expanded properties folder.) 

(4) Choose file A and enter values for Low range (engineering scale), High range 

(engineering scale), and Unit (see Figure 4.11-1). 


Figure 4.11-1 Setting Properties for an Analog I/O Signal 

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When you use LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to create logic using inputs, the System Window 

bucket displays those inputs. 

Select the signal to be registered from the bucket, and drag and drop it in the desired Space x 

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(3) Using an existing object to create and register a new input 

You perform the same procedure for registering a new object as described in step (1). However, 

in the "Create New – Body Object Selection" dialog box, select [Select existing Body 

Object]. Then select the desired input. 

For details about registering an object, see Section 4.4. 


Figure 4.9-2 Creating a New Object Using an Existing Object 

For details about downloading the defined I/O information to the MPS, see (3) in Subsection 

5.3.3. 

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(creating logic) 

This subsection describes how to change existing logic, load the new logic to the MPS online 

sheet by sheet, and start the computation on the MPS using the new logic. 

The steps are as follows: 

� Change logic using LogicCreator (FLIPPER). 

� Perform loop build using LogicCreator (FLIPPER). 

� Download the logic from System Window to the MPS online sheet by sheet. 

� Download the logic from System Window to the OPS (using the logic monitoring 

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Perform the following procedure: 

(1) In Logic Window, right-click on the desired logic sheet to display the pop-up menu. 

From the pop-up menu, choose [Open]. 


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(3) Edit the logic sheet. Here, as an example, we add the logic to display a lamp component 

in red if an alarm occurs. 

The following shows how to drag and drop a desired lamp component from a stencil, 

place it near the target alarm, and write a digital line to enter the alarm detection signal of 

Square lamp for graphics to the lamp component. 

From the following stencil, drag and drop the indicated lamp component on the logic 

sheet. The "Create New – Body Object Selection" dialog box appears. 

Drag and drop the lamp 

component to display the 

"Create New – Body Object 

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(4) If you have used GraphicCreator (MARLIN) to create a new lamp component, you 

select [Select existing Body Object]. However, in this example, we assume that the 

lamp component is selected using LogicCreator (FLIPPER). 

In the "Create New – Body Object Selection" dialog box, select [Create new 

Body Object]. 

The "Create new – Property setup for Body Object" window appears as shown 

below. Enter the name and the tag, and choose [Complete]. 

(5) Next, you set the input signal to the lamp component. Since the input to the lamp 

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(6) Split the alarm signal and attach a digital line to the lamp component. When the "Select 

connection points of function block Input of the Square lamp" window 

appears, select the sequential number for the digital line (number among inputs). 

In this example, [Input 1] is selected. A lamp component can have up to five inputs. 

(7) When you complete changing the logic, perform loop build. Loop build converts data on 

a logic sheet to a format that can be processed by the MPS. At the same time, check that 

the written logic is correct. From the menu bar, choose [Netmation(N)] and then 

[Build]. 

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(8) The "Build option" dialog box appears. Select [The reflection of parameters from 

Database] or [The reflection of the From To information from Database]. 

You select these check boxes when you want apply the parameters that are set in a 

different logic sheet or apply the From To information. 

Here, we select [The reflection of parameters from Database]. When you click 

[OK], a message, "Extracting, Loop Building, Writing Ilog Data" appears. The 

processing is under way. 

(9) If an error is found, such as an input line is not connected or required properties are not 

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(10) When editing is completed, save the logic sheet and exit. To do so, in the menu bar, click 

[File] and then [Close], or click [×]. A dialog box appears asking you whether to save 

the sheet. Choose the [Yes] button. 

Then the LogicCreator (FLIPPER) window disappears and the Windows main 

window appears. 

(11) Next, from System Window of ORCA VIEW, you execute online sheet load to 

download the edited data to the MPS. 

(12) In System Window, right-click on the logic sheet to be downloaded to display the 

pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Online Load EMS ⇒ MPS(L)]. 

(13) The "Logic Sheet Online Load" dialog box appears. Choose the [Load] button. 

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(14) The "Logic Sheet Online Load" dialog box reappears. Choose the [OK] button. 

(15) When a confirmation dialog box appears, choose the [Load] button. 

(16) Sheet data begins to be loaded. 

(17) When sheet load is completed, messages "A(B)-CPU : Normal Completion" and 

appear. Choose the [Close] button to finish the loading. 

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(18) Next, you download the edited logic data to the OPS. If you do not perform this step, the 

logic monitoring window on the OPS will not be updated. 

From System Window of ORCA View, you download logic data to the OPS. In 

System Window, you right-click on the function to be downloaded to the OPS. Here, 

we select "Logic monitoring function". 

(19) When the pop-up menu appears, choose [Download]. 

(20) Download starts. When the download is completed, the message "Completed" appears. 

Choose the [OK] button. 

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(creating a graphic) 

This subsection describes how to add a component (specifically a lamp component) that 

changes its color depending on the process status to a graphic window displayed on the OPS. 

In Subsection 4.9.2, the logic for changing the color of the lamp component at the occurrence of 

an alarm is created and downloaded to the MPS. This subsection describes how to display the 

lamp component on a graphic window on the OPS. 

Perform the following steps: 

� From Logic Window, copy the lamp component to the graphic in Graphic Window 

where the lamp component is to be displayed (hold down Ctrl and drag and drop the lamp 

component). 

� In Graphic Window, select and start the graphic where the lamp component is to be 

displayed. GraphicCreator (MARLIN) starts and you can edit the graphic window. 

� Choose the [Pending List] button to display a list of components that are not yet 

allocated to the graphic window where they should exist, and select the lamp component. 

� Move the lamp component to an adequate position on the graphic window. 

� Set color change for the lamp component. 

� Use ComponentViewer (MARU-VIEW) to check that the lamp component changes its 

color correctly. 

� Download the created graphic window to the OPS. 

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(1) Copying the lamp component from Logic Window to Graphic Window 

Here, we draw a lamp component on a graphic window on the OPS. The logic of the lamp 

component is already registered in Subsection 4.9.2. First, hold down Ctrl and drag and drop 

the desired lamp component from Logic Window on the desired graphic window in 

Graphic Window. 

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(2) Work in GraphicCreator (MARLIN) 

(1) In Graphic Window, right-click on the target graphic window to display the pop-up 

menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Open]. GraphicCreator (MARLIN) starts and 

you can edit the selected graphic. 

(2) In the case described here, the logic of the target component is already written and the 

component is registered in Graphic Window (for details about including a component 

in logic, see Subsection 4.9.2. For details about registering a component in Graphic 

Window, see (1) in Subsection 4.11.3.) 

You can also create a new component, write it in a graphic, and then create its logic. 

If the desired component is already registered in Graphic Window and not written on a 

graphic, you can use the unresolved component listing function to call the list of such 

components. 

From the menu bar, choose [Tool] - [Consistency with Database] or from the 

toolbar, choose [Pending List]. The "Pending List" dialog box appears. The 

"Pending List" dialog box lists components that are already registered in Graphic 

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(3) From the list, select the lamp component to be added and click [Add by Choice]. 

(4) The selected component appears at the upper left corner of the window. Drag and drop it 

at a desired position. 

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(5) Next, you set the color change for the lamp component. 

Right-click on the lamp component to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, 

choose [Database Properties] - [Body Property]. When a dialog box appears, 

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(6) The "Edit Property" dialog box appears. Here, you set the color change for the pump 

component. 

In the left pane of the "Edit Property" dialog box, click the plus signs to show lower 

levels. 

Under the "Composition" folder, you see the "Color change conditions" folder. 

Under that, you see file A. Click it. Since the lamp component has only one color change 

part, only "A" is displayed. For components that have multiple color change parts (such 

as valves), you see multiple alphabetic characters. 

The color settings of the selected part (A) appear in the right pane. You can edit the 

values in the "Value" column. 

(7) Next, you set the colors. 

There are first to fifth preferences (conditions) for color change. The smaller the value 

for the preference, the higher the priority (for example, if 1 is set for both the first 

condition and the fifth condition, the color set for the first condition has priority). 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) provides digital input signals DI1 to DI5 as inputs for 

graphic components. You need to set which condition corresponds to which DI signal. 

For example, if you set "D3" as the first condition, "Reference No. for No.1 

condition" is "3". 

The following shows how to flicker the lamp component in red when an alarm occurs 

and display the lamp in green when the alarm is canceled. 

In Subsection 4.11.2, DI1 (1 is set if an alarm occurs) is set as the alarm generation 

signal. Therefore, you enter "1" for "Reference No. for No.1 condition" and 

"304"(color number for red flicker) for "Color for No.1 condition" And you enter 

"006" (green) for "Default color". 

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(8) Click [Save] and then [Close] to save the registered settings. 

(9) When the "Property" dialog box reappears, click the [OK] button to end editing. 

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(3) Using ComponentViewer (MARU-VIEW) to check whether color change 

is correct 

You can use ComponentViewer (MARU-VIEW) of ORCA View to check that the color 

change of the selected graphic component is correct. 

(1) The lamp component that you place on the graphic and set the color change in step (2) 

appears in Graphic Window or Logic Window. Display Graphic Window or 

Logic Window and the lamp component you want to check. 

(2) Choose [View] - [ComponentViewer] to display the "ComponentViewer 

(MARU-VIEW)" window. 

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(3) When you drag and drop the lamp component in "ComponentViewer (MARU-VIEW) 

", the component appears in the "ComponentViewer (MARU-VIEW)" window. Select 

ON or OFF for the digital input, and enter an analog input value and quality. The 

component displayed in the window changes its color and shape accordingly. 

When you set ON for DI1, the lamp should flicker in red. When you set 0 for DI1 to DI5, 

the lamp should be displayed in green. 


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There are two types of download: 

� Batch download 

� Individual download 

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Batch download loads all the functions that need to be downloaded in a batch. Individual 

download loads functions individually. 

See the following for each procedure. 

(a) Batch download 

For batch download: 

(1) In System Window, right-click on the target OPS to display the pop-up menu. From 

the pop-up menu, choose [Download All]. 

(2) The "Download HMI Function" dialog box appears. This dialog box lists the functions 

registered in the target OPS that require download. 

(3) Each function has the [Analyze] check box and the [Download] check box on the right. 

You can use these check boxes and the [All check] and [All clear] buttons for 

individual settings and canceling the settings. 

Before download, you need to perform "analysis". (For the second and later OPSs, the 

analysis can be omitted.) 

Figure 4.11-2 Batch Download to the OPS - 1 


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(4) Choose the [Execute] button. 

(5) When a confirmation message appears, choose the [Yes] button. 


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Figure 4.11-3 Batch Download to the OPS – 2 

(6) During the download, the progress indicator at the lower right of the "Download HMI 

Function" dialog box shows the progress. 

The color of each check box indicates the result of the download. 

→Green: Normal termination Red: Abnormal termination 

Either color indicates the 

result of the download. 

Progress indicator 

Figure 4.11-4 Batch Download to the OPS – 3 

(7) When the download is completed, a confirmation message appears. Choose the [OK] 

button. 

(8) The "Download HMI Function" dialog box reappears. Choose the [Cancel] button to 

terminate.

(b) Individual download 

For individual download: 

(1) In System Window, right-click on the function to be downloaded to the OPS. 

(2) When the pop-up menu appears, choose [Download]. 

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(3) When the download starts and ends, the message "Complete" appears. Choose the [OK] 

button. 

(5) Displaying the graphic window on the OPS to check the color change 

of the lamp component 

When the setup is completed on the EMS, display the applicable graphic window on the OPS 

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4.11.4 Changing the position of control loop plates in a control screen 

This subsection describes how to change the position of control loop plates displayed in a 

control screen on the OPS. 

(1) In HMI Window, double-click [Control Screen Group] under [OPS functions] - 

[Loop plate function] to display the desired control screen group, control screens, and 

control loop plates. 

(2) Right-click on the control screen whose settings you want to change to display the 

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(3) A window showing the display sequence of control loop plates appears. Control loop 

plates are displayed in the control screen from left to right in the sequence they are shown 

in [Control Screen Entry List] (from top to bottom). 

Select a desired control loop plate in the [Control Screen Entry List] area, use [] to move it to the bottom of the [Control 

Screen Entry List] area. 

(4) After you change the sequence, display the "Download HMI Function" dialog box, 

check the [Analyze] and [Download] check boxes of "Loop plate function", and 

perform the download. 

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The Multiple Process Station (MPS) is a controller that automatically controls the plant, 

performs varied types of arithmetic computation, and processes inputs and outputs with the 

plant. 

5.1 Configuration of the Multiple Process Station (MPS) 

MPS 

System 

A 

Figure 5.1-1 shows a system configuration example of the MPS. 

Ethernet 

I/F (Q) 

ControlNetTM 

Ethernet 

I/F (P) 

Tracking 

Ethernet 

I/F (P) 

System 

I/O 

Ethernet 

I/F (Q) 

CompactPCI bus CompactPCI bus 

Control 

Net I/F 

(2) 

(4) 

(1) 

CPU 

(A) 

(5) 

(6) 

ControlNet 

adapter 

(7) 

AI 

AI (8) 

: 

: 

: 

: 

: 

: 

OPS, EMS, or ACS 

(3) 

System 

I/O 

Mutual status 

monitoring 

ControlNet 

adapter 

AI 

AO 

: 

: 

: 

: 

: 

: 

Plant 

ControlNet 

adapter 

Optical 

converter 

I/O module 

CPU 

(B) 

Optical fiber 

Terminal base unit 

System 

B 

Control 

Net I/F 

Ethernet 

P channel 

Q channel 

CPU chassis 

The P and Q channels may 

be implemented on one 

card depending on the type 

of Ethernet I/F card. 

Channel A 

Channel B 

Optical 

converter 

ControlNet 

adapter 

DI 

DI 

: 

: 

: 

: 

: 

: 

Remote PI/O 

Figure 5.1-1 MPS System Configuration Example 


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The MPS consists of the following devices: 

(1) CPU card (CPCPU01/CPCPU02/CPCPU11): 

The CPU card processes arithmetic computation. The CPU card is duplexed as system A 

and system B. 

(2) Ethernet interface card (CPETH01/CPETH02): 

This card acts as an interface with the unit network using Ethernet. The network has 

duplexed channels, P and Q. 

(3) System I/O card (CPDIO01/CPDIO02): 

This card monitors the status of the CPU. The duplexed CPUs monitor each other via this 

card. 

(4) ControlNetTM interface card (CPCNT01): 

This card acts as an interface between ControlNetTM and the CPU. 

(5) ControlNetTM: 

This is a local network within the MPS for the interface between process I/O and the CPU. 

The network is duplexed, and one network is called channel A and the other network is 

called channel B. 

(6) ControlNetTM adapter: 

This module acts as an interface between process I/O modules and ControlNetTM. A 

ControlNetTM adapter and its corresponding I/O modules are connected using SERBUS 

(Flex bus). 

(7) Terminal base unit: 

This is a base where I/O modules are mounted. Each terminal base unit has a terminal 

board. 

(8) I/O module: 

This module handles inputs and outputs between instruments in the plant and controls in 

the control room. 

The CPU card is duplexed (system A and system B) and the cards monitor each other. If an 

error occurs in the control CPU, the control switches to the standby CPU seamlessly. 

The input/output (I/O) modules act as an interface with the plant. They exchange data with the 

CPU via ControlNetTM. 

Special modules such as an interlock module for turbine control or a vibration monitoring 

module are also installed on terminal base units like normal I/O modules and they also 

exchange data with the CPU via ControlNetTM. 

I/O modules can also be installed in the plant as remote PI/O modules using optical converters 

and ControlNet adapters. 

CPU cards, Ethernet interface cards, system I/O cards, and ControlNetTM interface cards are 

stored in a cabinet called CPU chassis (or chassis). 


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5.2 Starting and Stopping the MPS 

This section describes how to turn on and turn off the MPS. 

5.2.1 Starting the MPS 

(1) Turn on I/O modules and ControlNetTM adapters. 

(2) Turn on the CPU chassis. 

(3) When the startup completes normally, the cards enter the following status: 

CONTROL 

button 

System 

startup switch 

CPU status 

output port 

CONTROL 

G:CONTROL 

ONLINE Y:STAND BY 

R:INIT/ 

G:NORMAL 

SHUTDOWN 

Y:ABNORMAL 

CTRL IF DIO IF 

System I/O card 

Upper LED: Control (green)/standby (yellow) 

Lower LED: Normal (green)/minor failure 

(yellow) 

ControlNetTM interface card 

C NET A/B LEDs: Green 

Control 

status LED 

Abnormal 

status LED 

Mutual 

status 

monitoring 

port 

CONTROL 

G:CONTROL 

Y:STAND BY 

ONLINE 

R:INIT/ 

OFF - UNIT 

G:NORMAL 

Y: ABNORMAL SHUTDOWN 

R:FAILURE 

DIO IF 

CTRL IF 

System I/O card 

CONTROL 

button 

System startup 

switch 

CPU status 

output port 

Caution 

It may take a few to ten minutes before the LEDs on the ControlNetTM interface card 

become green. 

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C NET A LED 

Maintenance port (usually 

unused) 

C NET A port 

C NET B port 

SIO 

C NET 

C NET 

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C NET B LED 

ControlNetTM interface card 

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5.3 Inserting and Removing Cards and Modules 

This section describes how to insert and remove cards into and from the CPU chassis and insert 

and remove I/O modules. 

5.3.1 Inserting and removing cards into and from the CPU chassis 


Caution 

Before you insert or remove a card, be sure to turn off the power since cards may be 

damaged if the power is turned on. 

You also need to disconnect all cables. 

(1) Inserting a card 

(1) Turn off the power supply for the CPU chassis (A or B) which you want to insert a card 

into. If a cable is connected to any of the connectors on the front panel of the card to be 

inserted, remove it. 

(2) Check that the ejector is unlocked (the ejector lever is lowered) and the screws on the front 

panel can be freely moved. 

(3) Along the plastic card guide on the chassis, insert the card. 

(4) When the card touches the deepest end, lift the ejector lever to lock. 

(3) 

(4) 

Ejector lever 

Caution 

If you press the front panel of the card when inserting the card, the card may break. 

Use the ejector level to insert the card. 

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(1) Turn off both power supplies for the CPU chassis (A or B) which you want to remove a 

card from. 

(2) Loosen the screws on the front panel. Be careful not to lose the screws. 

(3) Press down the ejector to unlock it and slide the card forward. 

(4) Check that the screws are removed from the chassis. 

(5) Pull out the card from the chassis. 

(5) 

Screws 

(3) 

Ejector lever 


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5.3.2 Installing and removing I/O modules 

You can install and remove I/O modules online (without turning off the power) without 

interfering the plant wiring and other I/O modules. However, when you install a new I/O 

module, you need to configure the software on the Engineering and Maintenance Station 

(EMS) and turn off and on the power. 

You need to turn off the power when you install or remove ControlNetTM adapters and 

terminal base units. 

In this subsection, we assume that ControlNetTM adapters and terminal base units are already 

installed and describe how to install and remove an I/O module. 

I/O modules 

(1) Installing an I/O module 

(1) You install I/O modules on terminal base units. 

Check the keyswitch number on the label of the I/O module to be installed and set the 

keyswitch on the terminal base unit to that number. 

(2) Insert the I/O module along the alignment slot. 

(3) Use the module locking latch of the terminal base unit to secure the I/O module. 


Keyswitch number 

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Alignment slot 

ControlNetTM 

adapter 

Terminal base unit 

Module locking latch 

Keyswitch

Caution 

To accept signals, the terminal base unit and the plant devices must be hard wired. 

(2) Removing an I/O module 

(1) Pull back the module locking latch from the I/O module. 

(2) Pull out the I/O module from the terminal base unit. 

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5.4 Setting up I/O Modules 

We explained how to install I/O modules in Subsection 5.3.2. That procedure only enables 

physical signal transmission with the plant. You need to configure the software to use signals in 

the control system (such as monitoring data on the OPS, creating logic). 

This section describes how to configure the software that handles the signals received from the 

plant and the signals output to the plant via I/O modules. We assume that the MPS containing 

I/O modules and ControlNetTM adapters are already registered and describe how to assign I/O 

signals to each I/O module. 

Software configuration is performed on the Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) and 

the settings are enabled when they are downloaded to the MPS. You need to set the CPU offline 

when you set I/O modules. You can set inputs and outputs while the CPU is online. 

(1) Starting ORCA View on the EMS 

You start ORCA-View to display System Window. 

(2) Setting up an I/O module 

The figure on the right shows an 

example setting in 

System Window. 

The items under each MPS show 

the installed hardware. 

Here, you can also register new 

hardware that is installed. 

We assume that the items up to 

ControlNetTM adapter ABC-1CA3 

are registered. 

We explain how to set up the 

Space 1 I/O module. 


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Hardware configuration 

Cards in the CPU chassis 

ControlNetTM adapter 

I/O module

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Right-click on the I/O module named "Space 1". When the pop-up menu appears, choose 

[Create New]. The "Create New – Class Selection" dialog box appears listing I/O 

modules (AI, AO, DI, DO). Select the desired type of I/O module. 

In the "Property" dialog box, choose the [Edit Property] button to display the properties 

for each I/O module. Enter necessary information. Table 5.3-1 shows properties of a DI 

module. 

Table 5.4-1 Properties of a DI Module 

Property Description Default 

Name† Enter the name of the module using the first DI 16 

language (usually the local language). 110 VDC/5 mA 

Name1† Enter the name of the module using the DI 16 

second language (usually English). 110 VDC/5 mA 

Tag† Enter the tag of the module. Key 

TagEX Enter TagEx of the module. 

Card type The module type is automatically entered. 

Do not change the default. 

FXDIM03 

Choose [Save] to display the registered I/O module name on System Window. Here, 

"ABC-FXAIM01(1)" is saved as the name. 

(3) Downloading I/O module information (hardware information) to the 

MPS 

This paragraph takes an AI module as an example. 

When you set up a new I/O module, you need to set the CPU offline in the MPS and 

download the settings to the MPS. Then you return the CPU online. 

Caution 

Before you set the CPU offline in the MPS, make sure it does not affect the plant 

operation. If you set the CPU offline without checking, MHI is not responsible even if 

the plant fails. 

See below for how to set the CPU in the offline mode in the MPS. 

(1) In System Window, in the ORCA tree, right-click on the target MPS to display the 

pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [Operation]. 

(2) Press the [Offline] button shown under the target CPU until the "CPU Operation" 

window appears as shown in Figure 5.3-2. 

(3) When a confirmation message appears, choose the [OK] button. 

(4) Check that the circle in the [Control Mode] area of the target CPU is red, which means 

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(5) When the settings are completed, choose the [EXIT] button. 

(6) Next, right-click on the target MPS to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, 

choose [H/W Config] - [File Creation]. Click the [OK] button to create the hardware 

configuration file. 

(7) Again, right-click on the target MPS to display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, 

choose [H/W Config] - [Load EMS=>MPS]. Select the CPU and click the [Load] 

button to load the settings to the MPS. A message dialog box appears indicating the 

execution status. When "A(B)-CPU : Normal Completion" appears, the download is 

completed. 

(8) When the download is ended, perform step (1) to display the "CPU Operation" 

window and return the target CPU to the online mode. 


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(4) Setting inputs and outputs 

Next, we set the inputs and outputs of the 

I/O module that is set up in (2). 

"Space" files are automatically created 

under each I/O module in System 

Window for the number of inputs and 

outputs that can be set for that I/O module. 

Since ABC-FXAIM01(1) is an AI 

module with eight inputs, eight "Space" 

files are created. 

Right-click on the target Space file to 

display the pop-up menu. From the pop-up 

menu, choose [Create New]. 

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ControlNetTM adapter 

I/O module 

When you choose [Create New] from the pop-up menu, the "Create New – Class 

Selection" dialog box appears. Enter necessary information. Figure 5.3-2 lists properties for 

an AI (analog input) module. 

The value of property "Name" registered here appears instead of "Space x" in System 

Window. 

Table 5.4-2 Properties of an Analog Input 

Property Description Default Example 

Name† Enter the name of the signal using the first AI* Lubricant supply 

language (usually the local language). 

temperature 

Name1† Enter the name of the signal using the AI* LUBE OIL 

second language (usually English). 

SUPPLY PRES 

Tag† Enter the tag of the signal. AI* MBV01CP121 

TagEX Enter TagEX of the signal. MBV01CP121 

Signal type Enter the type of the signal. 

Signal range low Enter the lower limit range of the input 0 

source. 

4 mA 

Signal rang high Enter the upper limit range of the input 0 

source. 

20 mA 

Input limit low (%)† Enter the lower limit value for the input -0.8 

element. 

-0.6 

Input limit high (%)† Enter the upper limit value for the input 104 

element. 

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I/Os 

Hardware configuration 

Cards in the CPU chassis 


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(5) Downloading inputs and outputs to the MPS 

You can download inputs and outputs to the MPS online without setting the CPU offline. See 

below for how. 

Under the target MPS, right-click on [Hardware configuration] to display the pop-up 

menu. From the pop-up menu, choose [I/O Assignment] - [File Creation]. Click the 

[OK] button to create the process I/O setting file. 

Again, under the target MPS, right-click on 

[Hardware configuration] to display the pop-up menu. 

From the pop-up menu, choose 

[I/O Assignment] - [Load EMS=>MPS]. 

Select the CPU and click the [Load] button to 

download the information to the MPS. 

A message dialog box appears showing the execution status. When "A(B)-CPU:Normal 

Completion" appears, the download is completed. 


Note 

The method described here shows how to register and assign new inputs and 

outputs. You can also use inputs and outputs in other functions of ORCA View (such 

as Logic Window and Graphic Window) and then assign the inputs and outputs to 

hardware. In that case, you can choose to register inputs and outputs from the 

bucket or use existing objects to create new objects. 

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Glossary 

� Accessory Station (ACS) 

A device that stores long-term plant data and 

enables interface with peripheral devices (the MPS 

stores short-term data and performs time stamping 

for alarms). 

� CARD system 

A communication protocol for the devices in the 

DIASYS Netmation Ⓡ system. When the CARD 

system is implemented, each time data is required, 

it is fetched from the applicable device. The CARD 

system allows a communication infrastructure that 

can handle only small amount of communications 

(for example 32 kbps) to operate and monitor a 

plant. 

� CompornentViewer 

One of EMS tools. 

This tool simulates the inputs of OPS components 

to allow users to check the color change of a 

desired graphic component. 

� ControlNetTM 

A network within the MPS for connecting inputs 

and outputs and the CPU. When duplexed, one 

network is called channel A and the other is called 

channel B. 

� ControlNet TM adapter 

An MPS component for connecting I/O modules 

and ControlNet TM. 

� ControlNet TM interface card 

� CPU 

A card for connecting the CPU and ControlNet TM. 

It is installed in the CPU chassis of the MPS. 

A unit that performs computation for controlling a 

plant. The CPU consists of a CPU card, Ethernet 

cards, ControlNet TM cards, and a system I/O card. 

The cabinet that accommodates these cards is 

called the "CPU chassis". 

� CPU operation 

An operation to switch the mode of the CPU in the 

MPS between online and offline from System 

Window. 

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A COM server installed with the CARD system. 

This server is used to exchange data in the 

DIASYS Netmation Ⓡ system. 

� DIASYS-IDOL ++ 

Software used in the DIASYS Netmation ® 

system. DIASYS-IDOL, which was used in the 

DIASYS series systems before DIASYS 

Netmation ® , only referred to the logic description 

language. On DIASYS-IDOL ++ , both 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER) and GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN) can use the same objects in the database 

and they are recognized the same although they can 

have different attributes. 

� DIASYS-IDOL 

A logic description language used by the DIASYS 

series systems before DIASYS Netmation ® . In 

DIASYS Netmation ® , DIASYS-IDOL refers to 

the tool used to tune the I/O module for controlling 

turbines and it is installed on a PC. 

� Document Window 

One of EMS tools. It is represented as one of the 

Windows of ORCA View and manages the files 

that are created using ListCreator (CORAL). 

� Drawing Window 


It is represented as one of the Windows of ORCA 

View, converts the files that are created using 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN), LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) and ListCreator (CORAL) into the 

PDF format, and manages them as drawings. 

� DSW (rotary switch) 

A switch on the front of a CPU card. It is used to 

set the status of the CPU. 

� EH module 

An I/O module used exclusively to control turbines. 

There are several types including servo modules, 

EOST modules, GT interlock modules, and OPC 

modules. 

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� Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) 

Glossary 

One of the components of the DIASYS 

Netmation ® system. It is used to configure the 

system and create data. An EMS is a 

Windows-based personal computer installed with 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA), ORCA View, and 

other tools. 

The EMS server stores the database called 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA) and the EMS client 

stores ORCA View which is used as a 

user-machine interface. 

� Ethernet interface card 

An interface card to connect Ethernet (unit 

network). It is installed in the CPU chassis of the 

MPS. 

� FIN object 

An ObjectDatabase (ORCA) object (design 

data) represented in the format of each Window of 

ORCA View or EMS tool. A body object is an 

actual object stored in ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

while any object that is shown on each Window or 

EMS tool is a FIN object. 

� GraphicCreator (MARLIN) 


It is a drawing tool used to create graphic windows 

used on an OPS. GraphicCreator starts from 

Graphic Window of ORCA View. 

� Graphic Window 


Windows of ORCA View and manages OPS 

graphic window files that are created using 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN). 

� HMI Window 


Windows of ORCA View and is used to specify 

and manage the details about the functions of OPSs 

and ACSs. For example, HMI Window is used to 

specify the windows to be opened on an OPS and 

the functions to be used on an ACS. 

� I/O module 

A module that handles inputs and output with the 

plant. There are analog input (AI) modules, analog 

output (AO) modules, digital input (DI) modules 

and digital output (DO) modules as well as event 

DI modules that enable sequential execution of 

events and turbine control modules. I/O modules 

are placed under a ControlNet TM adapter in the 

MPS. 

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� ListCreator (CORAL) 


It is a tool for managing ObjectDatabase 

(ORCA) objects in Excel format. It is started from 

Document Window of ORCA View. By using 

this tool to start ListCreator (CORAL), data can 

be imported to Excel files and the data edited using 

Excel can be exported to ObjectDatabase 

(ORCA). 

� LogicCreator (FLIPPER) 


It is a tool for creating logic that is processed by the 

CPU in the MPS. It is started from Logic Window 

of ORCA View. 

� Logic Window 



View and manages the logic sheets that are created 

using LogicCreator (FLIPPER). 

� LoopPlateCreator (SCALLOP) 


It is a tool for creating control loop plates displayed 

on the OPS. It is started from HMI Window of 

ORCA View. 

� Master Data 

One of the folders displayed in OPS Explorer. The 

Master Data folder contains the folders of OPS 

functions, each of which containing an OPS 

window. To set the hierarchy of folders and files, 

use HMI Window of ORCA View. (See also: My 

Drawer) 

� Multiple Process Station (MPS) 

� MV 

A plant controller. It is a component of the 

DIASYS Netmation ® system that automatically 

controls the plant, performs calculations, and 

handles inputs and output with the plant. An MPS 

consists of a CPU unit and I/O devices. Depending 

on the specifications of the plant, one or more 

MPSs are installed and they are named by function 

(example: plant controller, turbine governor 

controller). 

Abbreviation for Manipulated Value. MV is one of 

the values set and displayed on a control loop plate 

on an OPS. It refers to a value that is manually set 

for a controlled device. (See also: PV, SV) 

� My Drawer 

One of the folders displayed in OPS Explorer. My 

Drawer contains files such as profiles created by 

the user on the OPS. (See also: Master Data)

� Neighborhood OPS 

One of the folders displayed in OPS Explorer. If 

there are multiple OPSs, you can use this folder to 

view My Drawer of other OPSs. 

� ObjectDatabase (ORCA) 

An integrated database at the core of the DIASYS 

Netmation ® system. It is an object-oriented 

database inside the EMS and handles all the 

information in the control system as objects. All the 

Windows of ORCA View and EMS tools can 

access this database to edit data. The data in this 

database is displayed in the format suitable for each 

Window or tool that edits or references the data. 

� Operator Keyboard (OPKB) 

A special-purpose keyboard used for operating and 

monitoring an OPS. It is optional. 

This keyboard contains keys that users can define 

to call desired windows and keys that are used as 

backup means for operating control loop plates and 

alarms. 

� Operator Station (OPS) 


Netmation ® system. The OPS is a user-machine 

interface for operating and monitoring the plant. 

When a Windows-based personal computer is 

installed with Work Space Manager (WSM), it is 

called "unit OPS". If a browser is used to 

implement the OPS functionality, the PC is called 

"browser OPS". 

� OPS Explorer 

One of OPS functions. It displays OPS windows in 

a tree format like Windows Explorer. When you 

double-click a desired window, the window is 

called. 

� OPS user registration 

A function that registers the users of each OPS or 

the list of such users registered in HMI Window of 

ORCA View on the EMS The privileges of an 

operator for operating an OPS are defined in the 

security user definition folder in HMI Window. 

� ORCA ID (OID) 

A number assigned to each data item managed by 

the integrated database of DIASYS Netmation ® , 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA). Users specify the 

starting number. The subsequent numbers are 

automatically assigned by the database. Usually, 

users do not see ORCA IDs. However, they may be 

necessary to use special functions. 

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� ORCA-Kitchen 

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One of EMS tools and it is mainly used to install 

and back up ObjectDatabase (ORCA). 

ORCA-Kitchen must be configured in each EMS 

server and EMS client. 

� ORCA View 

One of the main functions of the EMS and it 

consists of six Windows which function as the user 

interface with ObjectDatabase (ORCA). 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA) objects are 

represented in Explorer format for each Window. 

ORCA View is installed on EMS client terminals. 

� ORCA client 

Application software installed on an EMS client 

terminal. 

� ORCA server 

Application software installed on an EMS server 

(terminal with ObjectDatabase (ORCA)). 

� ORCA tree 

A tree (Explorer format) listing design data in each 

Window of ORCA View. 

� ORCA file 

� PV 

A file created using an EMS tool such as a logic 

sheet that is created using LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) and a plant graphic window that is 

created using GraphicCreator (MARLIN). 

Abbreviation for Process Value. PV is one of the 

values displayed on a control loop plate on an OPS. 

It refers to a value that is output by a controlled 

device. (See also: MV, SV) 

� Sequence of Event (SOE) report 

� SV 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. When a 

preset trigger signal occurs, this function collects 

the prespecified digital data before and after that 

signal every millisecond and displays it in the event 

trace of the OPS. This function also prints the 

collected data using a printer. 

Trigger signals and collected data are used to 

determine the cause of trips that are entered in the 

event DI (EDI) module and for other purposes. 

Abbreviation for Set Value. SV is one of the values 

set and displayed on a control loop plate on an OPS. 

This is a predetermined value for a process value of 

a controlled device. (See also: PV, SV). 

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� System Window 

� Tag 

Glossary 



View and registers and manages the system 

components. 

In this Window, you specify the cards and modules 

in each MPS, download the logic that you create 

using LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to the MPS, set 

the functions of each OPS, and set up the network 

of the system components. 

An identification name given to each object used in 

the system. While ORCA IDs are automatically 

assigned and usually not noticed by users, tags are 

assigned by users when objects are created. 

Therefore, they can be intuitive. 

� TOP logic 

A logic sheet used to handle the MPS's 

system-related processing. 

� Window 

A functional representation of ORCA View which 

is a user interface for the main function of the EMS, 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA). ORCA View 

consists of six Windows including Logic 

Window and Graphic Window. Each Window 

manages its own FIN objects. 

� Work Space Manager (WSM) 

Software for an OPS. When WSM is installed on a 

Windows-based personal computer, that PC 

becomes OPS. WSM allows users to operate and 

monitor graphics, control loop plates, and alarms. 

� X-Y trend 

� Z pen 

� Icon 

� Upload 

One of OPS functions and it graphically displays 

the relationship among different process data items. 

A signal that is used as a reference index for the 

ideal curve that is set in an X-Y trend. 

An icon is a small bitmap image representing an 

object in windows and other GUI environments. 

A function to send the data modified on an OPS to 

the EMS. The parameters tuned using the logic 

monitoring function, trend settings, and alarm 

summary settings can be uploaded. 

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� Acrylic panel 

One of the options of the OPS trend function. It 

saves the trend graph of a specific point as a 

reference or an ideal curve and displays it over a 

desired trend graph. 

� Analog operation 

An operation performed on a control loop plate on 

an OPS such as specifying a set value and 

instructing to open a valve. 

� Analog type 

A type of OPS control loop plate with a double or 

triple instrumentation display or requiring analog 

operations. 

� Alarm/event collection function 

One of ACS functions. It collects the alarms and 

events (such as logic parameter adjustments, 

increase and decrease operations on control loop 

plates) that occur in the system. The list of 

collected alarms and events is displayed on an OPS. 

� Alarm summary 

One of OPS functions. It lists the alarms that occur 

in the plant and the system which are collected 

using the alarm collection function of an ACS. 

� Alarm list view 

One of the options of the OPS alarm summary 

function. It is a window for filtering alarm 

messages by levels and other options. 

� Alarm level 

A category for the alarm messages collected and 

displayed by OPSs and ACSs based on severity. 15 

levels can be set. 

� One-dimensional figure 

A straight line, arc, connector in a stencil, and any 

other figure defined as one-dimensional among the 

figures that can be used in GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN). 

A one-dimensional figure has a beginning and an 

end, and can be used to connect other figures. 

� Batch download 

One of download functions to load data from the 

EMS to an OPS. Batch download can load all the 

data that needs to be downloaded in a batch.

� Batch build 

A function to build all the logic sheets in Logic 

Window in a batch. Build can also be performed in 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER). However, in 

LogicCreator, only sheet-by-sheet build is 

available. 

� Event trace 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. It displays 

and prints the alarms detected on the MPS, event 

data, operations on an OPS, adjustments made 

during logic monitoring, and other operation history 

data. 

� Event trace filter 

One of the options of the OPS event trace function. 

It is a window for filtering event messages by 

categories. 

� Computation sequence display 

One of the functions of LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) and it displays the sequence of 

computations within a loop on a logic sheet 

window. 

� Process block 

An arithmetic element prepared in LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) stencils and it is used to write logic. 

� Entry view 

An area that displays the names of the windows 

registered in the folder selected in OPS Explorer. 

When you double-click a window name displayed 

here, the corresponding window appears. 

� Overview 

� Object 

A menu window for an OPS. Users can create an 

overview and assign it to the [オーバービュー] 

icon in the WSM toolbar. 

A data item registered in ObjectDatabase 

(ORCA). Each object has attributes (properties). 

Depending on the tool that uses an object, the look 

and behavior of the object change. Logic elements, 

graphic components, inputs, outputs, logic sheets, 

and I/O modules are all objects. 

� Offline (CPU) 

Status of the CPU in the MPS when it is inactive 

and not performing calculations. The CPU must be 

set offline when logic is batch-downloaded from 

the EMS. 

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� Offline (I/O module) 

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Status of an I/O module when the signals from the 

I/O module are not fed to the logic circuits for the 

control logic and the logic circuits do not return 

results to the I/O module. 

� Offline load 

A method to send logic sheets to the MPS while the 

CPU in the MPS is offline. Batch download of 

logic is available only when the CPU is offline. 

� Online (CPU) 

Status of the CPU in the MPS when it is active and 

performing calculations. 

� Online (I/O module) 

Status of an I/O module when the signals from the 

I/O module are fed to the logic circuits for the 

control logic and the logic circuits return results to 

the I/O module. 

� Online load 

A method to send control logic sheets to the MPS 

while the CPU in the MPS is online. Only 

sheet-by-sheet download is available when the CPU 

is online. To perform batch download, the CPU 

must be offline. 

� Card and parcel 

Names of communication packets used in the MHI 

CARD system which is the communication 

protocol for DIASYS Netmation ® . Each system 

component requiring data writes a request for the 

data in a "card" and sends it to the system 

component having the data. The destination system 

component that receives the card writes the data in 

a "parcel" and sends it back. For example, when 

you call an OPS graphic window, the OPS writes a 

request for the real-time process value to be 

displayed on the window in a card and sends it. 

When the MPS receives the card, the MPS writes 

the applicable value in a "parcel" and sends it to the 

OPS. 

� Customization property 

A database field where you enter information about 

a figure. Most master shapes have predefined 

customization properties. You can edit or delete 

existing properties or add new properties. 

� Rotary switch for startup program 

A switch on the front of a CPU card in the MPS 

that is used to set the status of the CPU. 

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� Quick trend 

� Class 

Glossary 

One of OPS functions and it is used to monitor the 

chronological changes of process data over a short 

period of time. 

� Graphic 

� Grid 

A type of object. 

One of OPS functions. It graphically displays the 

operation status of the plant as well as process 

values in real time. 

A set of horizontal and vertical lines crisscrossing 

one another at an interval, which is displayed on a 

drawing window of LogicCreator (FLIPPER) 

and GraphicCreator (MARLIN). You can place 

figures and elements along grids. A grid sometimes 

indicates a point of intersection of two grid lines. 

� Group point list function 

One of OPS functions and it displays the current 

values of preregistered data in a table format in real 

time. 

� Alarm list function 

One of OPS functions and it displays a list of 

alarms registered in the system and updates the 

signals such as tags, names, set values and current 

status. While the alarm summary function lists the 

alarms that have occurred, the alarm list function 

shows the details about the items for which alarms 

are set. 

� Connector 

A one-dimensional figure used to connect two 

figures in GraphicCreator (MARLIN) (such as a 

line). 

� Individual download 

One of download functions to load data from the 

EMS to an OPS and it downloads functions (trend 

settings, alarm settings) individually. 

� Dust bin 

An area displayed at a side of the ORCA tree in 

each Window of ORCA View. The dust bin 

contains objects that are no longer necessary. 

� Control screen 

One of OPS functions and it allows users to give 

operation instructions to the plant. A single control 

screen can display up to 12 control loop plates 

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simultaneously. 

� Control loop plate 

One of OPS functions. This component allows 

users to give operation instructions to the plant. 

You can display up to 12 control loop plates in a 

single control screen or assign a control loop plate 

to a desired component on a graphic window so you 

can call the control loop plate when you select the 

component. 

� Triple instrumentation 

One of the parts contained in a control loop plate 

displayed on an OPS. A single triple 

instrumentation display allows you to display and 

monitor up to three process values using bar graphs. 

� Triple numeric-value display 

One of the functions of a control loop plate and it 

displays up to three process values as numbers. 

� Sheet load 

A function to send logic sheet data from the EMS 

to the MPS. There are two types: online sheet load 

and offline sheet load. 

� Time management function 

A function for setting the UTC time using the NTC 

in HMI Window of ORCA View on the EMS. 

� System I/O card 

A card for monitoring the status of the CPU. The 

duplexed CPUs monitor each other via this card. 

The system I/O card is installed in the CPU chassis 

of the MPS. 

� My Segment 

A combination of the unit network and the system 

components connected to it. My Segment is shown 

in System Window of ORCA View on the EMS. 

� Body object 

An actual object registered in ObjectDatabase 

(ORCA). When a tool or Window uses a body 

object, the body object changes its appearance 

accordingly and such an object is called "FIN 

object". 

� Automatic export function 

One of ACS functions. It automatically exports 

middle- and long-term trend data in CSV file 

format and event trace data to an external medium 

or a general-purpose personal computer.

� Self-activated parcel 

A communication method of the MHI CARD 

system. It is used to transfer event data such as 

alarm data. 

� Main PB 

One of the parts in a control loop plate on an OPS. 

Up to five main PBs can be set as buttons or lamps 

in a control loop plate for digital operations. 

� Reduced mode 

One of the display modes for control loop plates on 

an OPS. It displays only the necessary information 

in a control loop plate. 

� Main numeric value area 


It displays up to five process values as numeric 

values or bar graphs for monitoring by users. 

� Output fixing 

One of the options of the OPS logic monitoring 

function. It fixes the output value of an arithmetic 

element to the current value. 

� Output setting 


function. It sets the output value of an arithmetic 

element. 

� Collation 

A function of the EMS to compare a logic sheet in 

the EMS with the counterpart loaded in the MPS to 

determine the difference. 

� Signal name 

A name assigned to a signal exchanged with the 

plant. Names are assigned to signals during 

hardware configuration using System Window 

on the EMS or while creating logic using 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER). 

� Single window mode 

� Zoom 

One of the window display modes provided in 

WSM and it displays an entire window that is 

called. 

To magnify or reduce the size of a displayed 

window. 

� Zoom-in 

To maginify the size of a displayed window. 

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� Zoom-out 

To reduce the size of a displayed window. 

� Numeric value display 

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One of the functions provided by WSM on an OPS. 

It always displays the user-specified process data 

values to be monitored on the toolbar. Up to ten 

process data items can be registered. 

� Skip scroll mode 

One of the scroll modes for trend graph display 

provided by the OPS trend function. When the 

display area for a trend graph becomes full, the 

trend graph is scrolled to the left by 1/8. 

� Scale list 

� Stencil 

� Snap 

One of the options provided by the OPS trend 

function. It displays the scale information (range, 

bias, magnification factors) of all the pens 

registered in a particular trend graph. 

A container of the classes prepared in 

ObjectDatabase (ORCA). Stencils are shown in 

LogicCreator (FLIPPER), GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN), and ListCreator (CORAL). 

A function of LogicCreator (FLIPPER) and 

GraphicCreator (MARLIN) on the EMS. It 

forcibly aligns figures to guides and grids when 

figures are moved or their sizes are changed. 

� Snap shot 

One of the functions provided by WSM on an OPS. 

It stores the currently displayed window as a 

bitmap image. 

� Smooth scroll mode 

One of the scroll modes for trend graph display 

provided by the OPS trend function. In this mode, a 

trend graph is scrolled so that the right end of the 

trend graph always shows the current time. 

� Security mode 

A mode in an OPS to prohibit operations that might 

affect the plant operation and the settings of WSM. 

The security mode is set in HMI Window of 

ORCA View on the EMS. 

� Connection line 

A line used in LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to 

provide an output of an arithmetic element as an 

input of another arithmetic element. It shows the 

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flow of data. Analog data is connected using bold 

lines and digital data is connected using dotted 

lines. 

� Selection handle 

A small square box placed at each corner of a 

figure in GraphicCreator (MARLIN). It appears 

when the figure is selected. You can use this 

"handle" to grab the figure and change its size. 

� Increase and decrease rate 

An increase or decrease value for one increase or 

decrease operation for SV or MV during analog 

settings in a control loop plate on an OPS. 

� Operation cancellation 


function. It stops the processing of an I/O 

arithmetic element. 

� Terminal base unit 

A board where an I/O module is mounted in the 

MPS. Cables are connected to a terminal base unit 

to connect the instruments in the plant and the 

operation board. 

� Dialog box 

A window that appears on the screen requiring a 

confirmation or operation when you operate an 

OPS, the EMS, and other devices. 

� Timing mark 

One of the options of the OPS trend function. You 

can place a mark (vertical bar) at a desired point in 

a trend graph and add a comment about that point 

such as an event has occurred. 

� Download (load) 

A function to send the data stored in the EMS to an 

OPS or an ACS. 

The target of download is the hardware 

configuration of the MPS, control logic sheets, and 

information about OPSs and ACSs. 

� Middle- and long-term trend storage in CSV 

format 

One of ACS functions. It extracts preset signals 

from the middle- and long-term trend data stored in 

an ACS and stores it in a CSV-format file. 

� Middle- and long-term trend collection 

function 

One of ACS functions. It collects and stores 

middle-term trend data and long-term trend data. 

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� Tuning 

� Report 


function. It allows you to change the parameters 

(settings) of arithmetic elements. 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. It prints 

the collected process data as daily reports and 

monthly reports. 

� Toolbar 

A component displayed on WSM in an OPS and on 

windows to list icons. 

� Data list function 

One of OPS functions. It displays and updates the 

tags, names, settings, and current values of analog 

inputs and outputs (AI, AO), digital inputs and 

outputs (DI, DO), analog signals connecting logic 

sheets (CEA), digital signals connecting logic 

sheets (CED), and pulse inputs (PU). 

� Data insertion 


function. It sets the output value of an I/O 

arithmetic element. 

� Data setup service 

One of the services of DIASYSCardClientCOM. 

It assigns a requested value to the specified data. 

� Dataset request service 


It requests a dataset required for an operation on a 

control loop plate on an OPS. 

� Database 

A place that centrally manages information with 

means to enter, update, and find data within. 

� Data modification list function 

One of OPS functions. It lists arithmetic elements 

that is edited (data insertion, operation cancellation, 

fixed output) during logic monitoring. 

� Text block 

A text area associated with a figure. 

� Digital group trend function 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. It 

periodically saves the preregistered data, and 

displays and prints it in chronological order in a list 

format.

� Digital operation 

An operation performed using a control loop plate 

on an OPS such as the selection of an operation 

mode, and start and stop of auxiliary devices. 

� Digital type 

A control loop plate on an OPS with main PBs 

whose main function is digital operations. 

� Tracking 

A function performed on the MPS. When the MPS 

receives a tracking instruction, the MPS 

temporarily suspends the normal arithmetic 

capability of an arithmetic element and matches the 

output of the arithmetic element to a specified value. 

Tracking is regularly performed to keep the 

consistency of the duplexed CPUs. 

� Drag and drop 

� Trend 

An operation performed by the user on an OPS and 

the EMS. You hold down the left button of the 

mouse on a desired component and move the 

component to a desired location or change the 

shape of a figure as desired, and release the button. 

By using dragging and dropping, you can move and 

copy components and change the shape of figures 

using only the mouse. 

One of OPS functions. It graphically displays 

process data in chronological order. 

� 2-line alarm display 

One of OPS functions. It always displays the latest 

alarm message in the toolbar. 

� Two-dimensional figure 

A definition of figures used in GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN). It refers to squares, ovals, and most 

free-form figures. 

� Double instrumentation 

A part of a control loop plate on an OPS. It displays 

and allows you to monitor up to two process values 

using bar graphs. 

� I/O element 

� Note 

An element of DIASYS-IDOL ++ exchanged with 

external devices, such as AI, DI, AO, and DO. 


allows you to add a comment for a timing mark. 

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� Bucket 

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An area displayed at a side of the ORCA tree in 

each Window in ORCA View. The bucket 

contains objects that are set in other Windows and 

need to be assigned to that Window. 

� Parameter 

� Handle 

An attribute of an element in logic that can be set 

using LogicCreator (FLIPPER) or the logic 

monitoring function of the OPS. 

→Selection handle 

� Peak search 

� Build 


finds the maximum value or the minimum value of 

a selected pen in the currently displayed graph and 

displays the value as a timing mark. 

An operation to convert the data in the logic sheets 

created or changed using LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) to a format that can be processed by 

the MPS before the logic sheets are loaded to the 

MPS. Build can be performed in LogicCreator 

(FLIPPER) and System Window of ORCA 

View on the EMS. 

� File creation 

An operation to convert the hardware configuration 

of the MPS or process I/O settings that are set in 

System Window of ORCA View on the EMS to 

a data format that can be read by the MPS before 

such data is loaded to the MPS. 

� Filtering 

One of the options of the alarm summary and the 

event trace function of the OPS. It displays 

messages by categories such as devices, groups (set 

by the user), and alarm levels. 

� Sub PB 


Up to ten sub PBs can be used as operation buttons 

or lamps. However, the top sub PB is fixed for 

tagging. 

� Comment tag 

One of the options of the OPS trend function. It is 

an area attached to a desired location on a trend 

graph where you can add a comment. 

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� Tagging 

Glossary 

One of the options in a control loop plate on an 

OPS. It prohibits the operations of the control loop 

plate. 

� Flight recorder storage function 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. It collects 

data before and after a failure (trip) in major 

devices in the plant regarding the pre-registered 

process values and displays the data in a trend 

graph. The main difference from the SOE function 

is that the flight recorder storage function can 

collect analog data and the data collection cycle is 

the process cycle. The main difference from the 

post-trip log function is that the flight recorder 

storage function has shorter data collection cycles 

and collects less number of data items. This 

function is mainly used to collect signals related to 

gas turbine trips. 

� Printer management function 

One of ACS functions. It provides a backup 

measure for the print function of each printer if 

there are multiple printers. 

� Pull-down menu 

� Project 

A standard feature in Microsoft Windows that is 

displayed from the top of the screen downward 

when its title is selected. 

A name of ObjectDatabase (ORCA) used in the 

plant when ObjectDatabase is incorporated in 

the DIASYS Netmation ® system. 

You can set multiple projects in a single DIASYS 

Netmation ® system. However, in that case, each 

project must have a unique ORCA ID. 

� Multiple Process Station 

→MPS 

� Property 

� Profile 

� Pen 

An attribute of an object. 

One of the functions of WSM on an OPS. It stores 

the layout of the currently displayed windows and 

allows you to call them later. 

Process data registered in a trend graph on an OPS. 

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� Gap display 


displays the gap between the two selected pens 

using shades and other methods. 

� Engineering and Maintenance Station (EMS) 

→EMS 

� Reference parameter setting 

One of the options of the OPS X-Y trend function. 

It allows you to set reference data and ideal curve 

data, and displays such data over a desired X-Y 

trend graph. 

� Post-trip log 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. It collects 

and prints the data before and after a failure (trip) in 

the major devices in the plant regarding the 

pre-registered process values (analog values). 

� Macro element 

A function of LogicCreator (FLIPPER). It refers 

to a group of arithmetic elements making up logic 

and registered as a single arithmetic element so it 

can be used like a regular arithmetic element. 

� Multi-window mode 

One of the window display modes provided by 

WSM on an OPS. It displays the called windows 

with the prespecified size. 

� Maintenance log 

One of the functions of OPSs and ACSs. It uses a 

table format to display the total running time of 

auxiliary devices and the total number of starts and 

stops of auxiliary devices calculated by the MPS. 

� User-defined button 

An icon that can be set by the user when the user 

customizes the toolbar in WSM on an OPS, for 

example to freely call a desired window. 

� Unit OPS 


Netmation ® system. It is used as a user-machine 

interface to run and monitor the plant. A unit OPS 

is a Windows-based personal computer installed 

with Work Space Manager (WSM). 

� Real-time service 


It displays control loop plates in real time.

� Real-time data service 


It collects the current value of process data. 

� Loop build 

→Build 

� Layer 

One of the three layers of a graphic window (front 

figure layer, component layer, back figure layer). 

When you create a graphic using GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN), you place components on an adequate 

layer. By assigning components to layers, you can 

organize them. 

� Connect 

To connect multiple two-dimensional figures with a 

connector using GraphicCreator (MARLIN). 

When you move one of the connected 

two-dimensional figures, the connector 

automatically changes its shape to maintain the 

connection. 

� Loop plate 

→Control loop plate 

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� Logic sheet 

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A sheet where logic is written to be processed by 

the MPS. You use LogicCreator (FLIPPER) to 

create logic sheets. 

� Logic monitoring 

� Lock 

� Watch 

One of OPS functions. It displays control logic 

sheets to allow you to monitor and adjust the 

processing status of the MPS. 

One of the functions of GraphicCreator 

(MARLIN). It prohibits users from using specific 

methods when they attempt to change a figure. For 

example, when selection handles are locked, you 

cannot use selection handles to change the size of 

figures. 

One of the options of the OPS quick trend function. 

It displays an alarm if a monitored process value 

exceeds a preset upper or lower limit. 

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