Define Equipment Types in Plant SCADA Studio
- Last UpdatedFeb 06, 2024
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You can manually add equipment types to a Plant SCADA project. You would typically do this to incorporate an external XML template for an equipment type (see Import Equipment Using XML Templates).
To manually define an equipment type:
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In the System Model activity, select Equipment.
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On the menu below the Command Bar, select Types.
The list of equipment types will display in the Grid Editor.
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Add a row to the Grid Editor.
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Type the required information in each column, or in the Property Grid (see below for a description of the properties).
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Click Save.
Note: You can also use the Equipment Editor to create equipment types. These equipment type definitions will appear in the equipment type list alongside those you create manually. See Add an Equipment Type.
Equipment Type Properties
General Properties
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Property |
Description |
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Name |
A name that reflects the physical piece of equipment the equipment type represents, such as "pump", "light" or "valve". Enter a value of 254 characters or less. The names in this field populate the Type drop down in Equipment Properties (see Define Equipment in Plant SCADA Studio). |
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Template |
The file name for the XML template that defines the equipment type. Enter a value of 254 characters or less. If the equipment type was created using Equipment Editor, this file will have the same name as the equipment type (with the .xml extension). If you are using an externally created equipment XML template, enter the file name here to associate it with the equipment type (see Import Equipment Using XML Templates for more information). |
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Comment |
Any useful comment. Enter a value of 254 characters or less. |
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Unique ID |
A unique ID is applied to each equipment type in a Plant SCADA project to provide consistent identification for integration with future software releases. This field is read-only in Plant SCADA Studio. Each unique IDs is a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) generated by Plant SCADA using the following format: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX For more information, see Unique IDs for Variable Tags and Equipment. Note: It is highly recommended that you only use Plant SCADA to generate the unique identifiers for the equipment types in your system. If for some reason this is not possible, use a reputable tool to generate GUIDs that match the format described above. If you use an external tool to modify the equipment types database, the compiler will indicate if a Unique ID is invalid, duplicated or missing. |
Project Properties
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Property |
Description |
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Project |
The project in which the equipment state is configured. |