WO1997049018A1 - Systeme et procede de commande de processus multitache - Google Patents

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WO1997049018A1
WO1997049018A1 PCT/US1997/010311 US9710311W WO9749018A1 WO 1997049018 A1 WO1997049018 A1 WO 1997049018A1 US 9710311 W US9710311 W US 9710311W WO 9749018 A1 WO9749018 A1 WO 9749018A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of process control operator interfaces, and, more particularly, to a process control workstation that provides a dual display showing a process control interface on one display and a user selectable application on the other display.
  • Control of various manufacturing processes has seen significant advances in the recent past.
  • a portion of a manufacturing process, or even an entire process may now be controlled from a remote location by an operator situated at an operator workstation.
  • One or more operators man remote workstations to monitor and control various parameters throughout the process.
  • the entire control function may be included in a central processing system or the various control functions may be distributed at the various control points within the process.
  • each operator is provided with an interface or display, and the means for effecting changes within the process.
  • chemical processes may call for a specific recipe of temperatures, pressures, flow rates, and other parameters to properly make the end product.
  • a flow rate of a chemical reactant may be affected by, for example, a valve position.
  • An operator remote from the process, monitors the flow rate, which must be maintained within specified limits. If the operator notes a flow rate approaching an out of specification condition, he or she may adjust the flow rate by opening or closing a throttle control valve.
  • one parameter such as pressure
  • another parameter such as temperature
  • a set of heaters may be energized to raise the temperature (and thus the pressure) in a pressurizer.
  • processing systems monitor the parameters of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and others, in an analog form. The analog value may be digitized and then transmitted to a computer for monitoring and control or the analog signal itself may be transmitted to the central computer and there digitized.
  • the process control software generally uses the digitized analog signal in a digital form useful for control and monitoring of the parameters, and this digital form is usually hexadecimal.
  • This digital form is unrecognizable by more general purpose applications, which are in a binary, decimal, or binary coded decimal (BCD) form.
  • BCD binary coded decimal
  • known systems are not adapted for using process control data in other applications, such as spreadsheet applications and statistical analysis.
  • periods of time may pass between operator activities in making adjustments to a process control.
  • the operator may often have a need to use other, more general purpose applications on some other computer system.
  • An operator may wish to communicate with a supervisor or another operator through, for example, an electronic-mail system. This requires the operator to shift attention to another operating system, or, if such an operating system is not readily available at his workstation location, he must leave his post to use such a system. Or, the operator, in the course of his duties, may be required to use a word processing or spreadsheet program, which may also require that his attention be diverted away from his responsibilities at the process control workstation.
  • the workstation user interface preferably provides at least two screens, side by side, with one screen displaying process control functions for real-time, interactive control and monitoring of a process.
  • a second screen houses general process data and background information relating to a selected process, as well as more general computer applications, and is used for interactive use of user selectable applications, such as word processing, training, spreadsheets, electronic-mail, computer telephone, and other applications.
  • the second screen is also used for viewing historical process parameters and data.
  • the monitor for displaying the two or more screens is preferably at least 21 " diagonal to provide adequate real estate to display at least two applications simultaneously.
  • a plurality of controllers are coupled to a local area network (LAN).
  • a process control program on a server that is also coupled to the LAN periodically receives and stores data from the controllers.
  • An operator workstation and preferably a plurality of operator workstations, are also coupled to the LAN. These workstations are capable of displaying the real-time process control data and enable the operator to control the process while simultaneously executing general purpose applications.
  • the real-time process control data, with time stamps appended, are made available to the workstations for display and manipulation as historical data.
  • an embodiment of the present invention relates to an interactive, integrated process control workstation comprising a) a process control system for controlling a process; b) a server coupled to a local area network to store data collected from the process; c) a display unit to display data collected or generated from the process; d) a central processing unit to manage workstation applications; e) means for displaying processing data: and, f) means for manipulating data to storage for general purpose applications on the workstation.
  • Figure 2 is a general block diagram of a computer system to support a dual display.
  • Figure 3 depicts an overall block diagram of a multi-tasking system, including preferred components, to carry out the present invention.
  • Figure 5a - 5c together depict a logic flow diagram of a subroutine to convert hexadecimal bytes into their decimal equivalents.
  • FIG. 1 there is depicted a preferred user interface 10 of the multi ⁇ tasking workstation of the present invention.
  • the interface includes a process control display 12, shown in Figure 1A as Screen One.
  • the interface further includes a display 14, referred to as Screen Two, showing a user selectable application, depicted in Figure IB as Hoechst Celanese
  • the process control display 12 has been selected by the workstation operator to run in the Group-Trend mode, included as a part of Honeywell Scan 3000 ® system.
  • Scan 3000 w is a trademark of Honeywell Corporation, Houston, Texas.
  • the display 14 may include a depiction of historical data in a window 16.
  • An important feature of the present invention includes acquisition, display, and manipulation of the data in the window 16 that has been acquired from the process control system.
  • the workstation shown in Figure 1 is an Intergraph TD-40* operator workstation, available from Intergraph Corp.. Huntsville, AL.
  • This workstation provides the operator with personal computer (PC) workstation power and productivity on a single desktop.
  • This workstation includes two Intel*' 133-megahertz Pentium"" (INTEL and PENTIUM are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Mountain View, CA) processors.
  • the dual screens give the operator the flexibility to monitor process control on one screen and view standard operating procedures, historical data such as past process parameters. MSDS ' s, documents, or view electronic mail on the second screen, as shown in Figure 1.
  • Intergraph TD-40" 41 that supports the present invention in this application is the dedication of the hardware, e.g., the backplane with more than one video card. to multiple screens, and the dual processors operate in parallel to enhance the multi-tasking computing power of the workstation.
  • Each video card may be configured to display on a defined region of the monitor on the workstation.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a structural block diagram of a workstation 17.
  • the workstation comprises a processor 18, including a pair of central processing units CPU 1 and CPU 2 which operate in parallel, as well as a memory 20, such as volatile and non-volatile memory.
  • the workstation 17 further includes peripheral devices, such as a hard disk storage 22, CD ROM 24, and a floppy disk device 26. Coupled to the processor is a pointing device such as a mouse 28.
  • the processor 18 provides the information to be displayed on a display
  • each workstation is connected to the LAN 34 using a conventional network protocol link.
  • TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
  • each workstation is connected to the LAN 34 using a conventional network protocol link.
  • TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
  • the software that resides on the workstation is the operating system plus the client-based software to access the appropriate server. Real-time process data and historical data is stored remotely to the appropriate server.
  • a process control server 36 Coupled to the LAN 34 is a process control server 36.
  • an ALPHA Server 2000*'. from Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard. MA is employed.
  • the process control server 36 includes the process control software, preferably Honeywell Scan 3000 ® software and CM50S* software, both available from Honeywell Corp., Houston, TX.
  • CMSOS ® is an interface program provided by Honeywell to interface TDC 3000 with Scan 3000 ® .
  • TDC 3000 is a distributed control system (DCS) which provides viewing of the process control data.
  • the process control server also preferably includes PINET*. which is remote node software provided by Oil Systems, San Leandro, CA, to remotely communicate with the historical database.
  • DEC TCP/IP establishes the client/server relationship between server and workstation.
  • the LAN also includes a server 38 providing user access to historical data. In a preferred embodiment, this data is provided through a PI Database from Oil Systems.
  • the data is imported from several sources, including at least one programmable logic controller (PLC) 48, the PLC including a remote station identified in Figure 3 as a remote I/O rack.
  • PLC programmable logic controller
  • an on-line gas chromatograph may be included with the PLC.
  • An on-line GC is identified in Figure 3 and communicates with the PLC through the MODBUS RTU protocol.
  • This server 38 is shown in Figure 3 as a VAX ® server and VAX 1 * is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA.
  • the server 38 also provides a time service to assign a time stamp for all acquired data, for historical and display purposes.
  • the preferred PLC is a Series 9200E ® from Honeywell Corp., Houston, TX.
  • the controller in addition to the PLC 48, includes an Ethernet loop processor module (ELPM), a loop processor module (LPM). a remote I/O rack, a MODBUS remote terminal unit (RTU), and a serial link module (SLM).
  • ELPM Ethernet loop processor module
  • LPM loop processor module
  • RTU MODBUS remote terminal unit
  • SLM serial link module
  • a feature of the present invention is the coupling of the server 36. housing the process control program, and the server 38. housing the program interface program and the historical database, to the local area network 34. to which is coupled one or more controllers 48.
  • the process parameters from the controller is made available for monitoring and control of the process at the workstation 17.
  • the process values from the controller are also stored to a historical database for retrieval at the workstation for manipulation and display by the operator.
  • the LAN 34 further includes a server 40 which in the illustrated embodiment provides the system with electronic mail capability.
  • the present invention preferably utilizes Microsoft
  • a server 42 provides operator access to work orders and purchase order requisitions.
  • a server 44 serves as a connection to additional process parameters, and company information, such as standard operating procedures as previously described. Information which the operator needs or desires may be loaded onto server 44.
  • a server 46 provides graphics capability and flow sheets of the process. It is to be understood that the servers discussed herein are merely illustrations. The operator may utilize the servers for whatever information and capabilities are desired.
  • the LAN 34 includes one or more operator workstations 17. Since the present invention establishes a client/server relationship, the applications on the workstation are the client-based software to allow communication with each of the servers 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46. These applications include Windows NT ® operating system, a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • the workstation further includes a desktop program launcher and a time synchronization program.
  • Other client software preferably residing on the workstation is Honeywell Scan 3000 ® process control software, a world wide web browser, MS Office Products ® , Oil System PI ® products. Reflections ® , and Tardis ® . Reflections ® , from Walker Richer & Quinn, Inc., Seattle, WA is a terminal emulator that links the user to work orders and purchase requisitions.
  • Time synchronization is an important element in process control. This feature is accomplished through Tardis*'.
  • Tardis ® synchronizes each workstation to a time service located on the server 38.
  • Windows NT 01' is the operating system that provides the multi-tasking environment that allow numerous applications to run simultaneously. It provides an environment with security features for both the user and the desired applications. It also provides better network access for client/server relationships.
  • a user friendly environment is provided using a program launcher called Dezktop ® , from Rattus hacking Software, Chester, England. Dezktop ® enables application icon shells to appear on the screen for the end user to select the appropriate application needed, and provides the capability of sizing an application to the appropriate screen.
  • the application icons are located on screen two in a stationary position and appear on top of an application.
  • Scan 3000 ® is a robust process control software that provides real-time supervisory control, monitoring, trending, tuning, batch records, recipes, operator log, alarming, and graphics.
  • points of the process being monitored are displayed on screen one and are updated at a frequency interval between 2 and 60 seconds, preferably every 5 seconds.
  • a user studies the points or data generated and alters the process being monitored accordingly. If a setpoint change is made by the user, the information is sent immediately to the appropriate control system, and the information is verified.
  • the LAN may also include at least one remote sensor, such as an on-line gas chromatograph 50, which provides data to a universal station 52, for example a TDC 3000.
  • the station 52 is coupled to the LAN 34 through a computer module 58 to communicate with servers such as the PLC 48.
  • a user can utilize screen two to view the various applications described herein.
  • a web browser gives the user the ability to view operating procedures, chemical inventory, and the like.
  • the user can create, edit, and view documents, and access and manipulate historical data. On-line historical trending with periodic updates is available.
  • a communication link between the server 36 (containing the process control program) and each PLC 48 is established.
  • This process control program or interface may be referred to herein as UnitVal, shown in the logic flow diagram of Figures 4a and 4b. Although it may be written in any appropriate programming language, the UnitVal program is preferably written in C programming language.
  • Alternate languages include FORTRAN ® , PASCAL 01 , and the like.
  • the interface consists essentially of two parts, (1) establishes the communication link and (2) converting data to a decimal floating point number.
  • the interface program resides on the server 38. In order to communicate with the PLC it uses the TGV Incorp. Multinet TCP/IP out of Santa Cruz. California. After initializing variables in step 60 and checking the identity of the particular controller against a host table on the server 38 in steps 62, 64, and 66, the interface opens a socket to begin communication between the server 38 and the desired PLC 48 in step 68. Step 70 binds the socket created in step 68 to ensure a dedicated communication channel. Once proper connection is verified in steps 74 and 76, a read request for data is transmitted to the PLC in step 78 for each analog point defined thereon. In step 80, a reply message returns representing the value in hexadecimal format.
  • Step 84 checks to see if all data points have been received, and when they have, step 86 closes the socket. Step 88 then calls up the Binext subroutine, depicted in Figures 5a through 5c.
  • the process control program enables a user to establish communication between the desired PLC to receive or collect process variables or process values.
  • the program allows the values to be collected and stored in a historical database, and the user is able to view this data with the appropriate applications, such as PI ® products as previously described. Generally, the data is viewed through screen two.
  • the UnitVal program begins by creating, binding, and verifying a socket to each desired PLC. It initializes client information and variables to be used throughout the program. Once the connection is made to the desired PLC, and send-read-request in hexadecimal format is sent to the desired PLC. If successful, a reply message, also in hexadecimal format, is returned from the desired PLC. thus confirming connection. Four hexadecimal bytes are then stored in a two dimensional array.
  • the "Ox" prefix is a convention recognizable by the computer as indicating a hexadecimal number.
  • Each binary number from step 92 is then stored in a array in step 94.
  • the binary number is then examined to determine whether it is less than eight bits.
  • Each byte is eight bits, to allow for the IEEE 32 byte standard floating point number format required. If the number is less than eight bits, it is padded with zeroes to make it eight bits or one byte.
  • the numbers are then placed in a high-order first form, meaning that the number order is sign bit, exponent, and then fractions last.
  • the first bit is the sign bit, positive or negative, bits 1-8 consist of the exponent, and bits 9- 31 consist of the fractions.
  • Each bit is then examined to determine the final decimal value in step 98.
  • a calculation is performed to determine the decimal value of each number, by calculating the sign, exponent, and fraction of the decimal equivalent, in a manner well known in the art, in step 102. This value is then written to a flat or ASCII text file in step 104. Step 106 then loops back to read the next hexadecimal value until all have been read. At this point, all of the desired hexadecimal values stored in the array have been converted to decimal values and stored in a flat file, now available for display and manipulation by the operator.
  • the database interface program is written in FORTRAN programming language, although other programming languages may be used.
  • This FORTRAN program takes the decimal values obtained from the interface and places them in the
  • this program initializes variables in step 108 and opens the flat file in step 110. It then reads each value from the file in step 112 and places each data value in a one-dimensional array in step 114. If the end of the file is not yet reached, step 116 loops back to read another value. When the end of the file is reached, step 118 closes the file.
  • a tag name, and its location, is verified with the PI database in step 120.
  • the values are then given a time stamp from the server 38 in step 128, indicating the time the values are entered into the system. If the verification is successful, the value is written to the appropriate location in step 130. If the verification is unsuccessful, an error message will appear in a log file. The user will then go back and determine where the error occurred and proceed accordingly.
  • the interface is important to the invention because this enables the user to view historical along with real-time data. In the past, only real time has been available for viewing from the monitored process. The user was forced to go to another system, not connected to the process being monitored, to view historical data.
  • This interface, and this invention allow an operator to selectively and simultaneously view historical and real-time data. as well as perform additional computer related applications as desired.
  • a more detailed embodiment of the invention provides means to configure the workstation to other components coupled to the system.
  • a user shell provides the means for various graphical user interface features, such as configuring icons, positioning applications, windowing, and so on, in the conventional manner.
  • a time sync block cooperates with the time service on the server 38 for proper time synchronization between server and workstation.
  • the workstation 17 also communicates with process control software, such as the previously described Honeywell Scan 3000 ® . The communication through the control software enables establishing communications with the server 36 and permits the user or the operator to control and monitor the process control system.
  • the workstation 17 may also include Internet ® connections through a world wide web block or a means for terminal emulation. Historical data and trending provides a means for linking to the desired server. General office applications and means for screen capture for hard copy display are available features of the present invention.
  • an operator starts the workstation and elects to view Screen One (process control display) or Screen Two (general application display).
  • a standard diagnostic test is performed upon startup of the workstation. Utilizing the icons present on the display screen, a user selects the desired applications.
  • an operator chooses screen one, and accordingly activates the Scan 3000 ® software which will automatically begin the monitoring in real time of the manufacturing process.
  • the next step is to activate screen two, herein utilized for the more general applications. This is done by choosing the appropriate application from the menu listing icons. Once the desired application is activated, the operator proceeds accordingly. At this point, an operator may for example, call up on screen two an MSDS. chemical inventory, electronic mail, historical data, or the like.
  • the workstation is operated by conventional methods and appropriate care is taken in startup and shutdown operations of the workstation.

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Cette invention présente une station de travail intégrée servant à surveiller et à commander un processus de fabrication et à permettre à un opérateur d'exécuter une application plus générale sur la même station de travail. A cet effet, les données acquises à partir d'un système de commande de processus sont mémorisées sous une forme qui est utilisable par cette application générale en vue d'un affichage ultérieur et en vue de manipulations ultérieures.
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