Define Equipment References
- Last UpdatedJul 18, 2023
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You can add equipment references to a Plant SCADA project. See Equipment References for more information.
To manually define an equipment reference:
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In the System Model activity, select Equipment.
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On the menu below the Command Bar, select References.
The list of equipment references 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.
Equipment Reference Properties
General Properties
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Property |
Description |
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Cluster |
The name of the cluster to which the equipment is assigned. |
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Equipment |
The name of the main piece of Equipment to which referenced equipment is linked from. |
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Referenced Cluster |
The name of the cluster to which the referenced equipment is assigned. |
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Referenced Equipment |
The name of the Equipment that you want to reference (link to). |
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Referenced Item |
The name of the item belonging to the "referenced" Equipment. If the Item is listed only that referenced item will be returned using EquipRefBrowse functions. If this field is left blank items belonging to the referenced equipment will be available. |
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Category |
A category that will be used to filter equipment references using EquipRefBrowse functions. You can use any separator between filter strings. For example, "Equipment.MT", "Equipment-MT" and "Equipment:MT" are all valid. If you are configuring an interlock, the Situational Awareness Starter Project provides the following categories (see Interlocks for definitions):
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Order |
A unique index per reference category that will be used in the ordering for the EquipRefBrowse functions. |
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Association |
Controls the name of the association used in the AssEquipReferences Cicode function. For each reference, a super-genie association is created which uses the name specified in the Association column. Note: Association names are also passed into the ‘meo_selector_xx’ genie instances on faceplates e.g ?MEO2?. See Configure Equipment Selection for Group Objects for more information. |
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Comment |
Any useful comment. Enter a value of 254 characters or less. |
Custom Properties
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Property |
Description |
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Custom1 .. Custom8 |
User-defined strings that can be used for filtering equipment when using the EquipRefBrowse functions (maximum 254 characters each). |
Project Properties
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Property |
Description |
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Project |
Name of project |