GEI-100506
Supersedes GEI-100271
GE Industrial Systems
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Introduction
The Browser can be accessed
from the toolbox with or without having a device open.
SDB Browser is used to view the contents of an SDB database, display the topology
of a system, and perform a filtered signal search on the SDB, list system scales, and
more. The SDB Browser is implemented as a Dynamic Link Library (.dll), so it must
be started from another application, such as the Control System Toolbox, the SDB
Server Control, or SDB Utilities and the Diagnose application.
Installation
For assistance, contact:
Industrial Systems
General Electric Company
Product Service Engineering
1501 Roanoke Blvd.
Salem, VA 24153-6492 USA
Phone + 1 540 387 7595
Fax + 1 540 387 8606
(replace + with the international access code)
Control System Solutions installs various products for control systems as selected in
the setup program. It is recommended that you exit all Windows programs before
beginning. A dialog box will prompt you for a license key, which can be found on
the actual CD. You must agree to the standard Software License Agreement for these
products.
Place the Control System Solutions CD in the disk drive. The Setup program
executes automatically, or run the program setup.exe.
Follow the instructions from each screen. For more help press F1.
button,
button.
1.
2.
From either application, select the View menu, and SDB Browser. The SDB
Browser window displays.
To
keep the Browser Window open and on top of the screen. If this pushpin
displays, the window closes when the area outside is clicked. Click on
this pushpin to keep the Browser displayed on top of other windows.
Close the Browser Window when the area outside is clicked. This pushpin displays when the pushpin above is clicked on. The Browser Window
remains open and on top of the screen when the pushpin is in this position (even when working in another window).
Hide all tabs and make the Browser window display only the Output
View.
Load signal query settings from a file (only available in the Signal tab).
Save the current signal query settings to a binary file with the extension
.sqs (only available in the Signal tab).
Save results of the signal query to a text file that can be viewed in Notepad (only available in the Signal tab).
Print the signal query results in the Output View to produce a hard copy
(only available in the Signal tab).
Delete a device and all signals owned by the device from the SDB database (only available in the Topology tab).
display the Help file for this utility.
Signal Tab
1.
To define the
signal query,
click on the
Query... button
(Refer to the
Query Design
dialog box in
step 2.)
The finished
query displays
in the Output
View
2.
The order shown in the following screen is the default order.
From the tab Signal, click on Query. The Query Design dialog box displays.
In the Query Design dialog box, a Field represents each attribute of a signal. The
order of the field columns in the dialog box determines the order of the data
when the results of the query display in the Output View. Change this order by
clicking on a column to highlight it, then drag-and-drop to a new location.
Signal fields can be rearranged using
drag-and-drop.
Criteria or Or
establishes the
guidelines of the find
(such as using
Wildcards).
3.
Click on the column/cell to highlight it. Select the Sort and Visibility for each
field. Edit the order of the columns, if desired.
Sort is a drop-down list to arrange the order of the data by selecting None,
Ascending, or Descending. Sort order is from left to right and the default is
None.
Visibility is a drop-down list to Show or Hide a field (column) to minimize
the number of columns of the Output View results. Show is the default.
4.
5.
Criteria Examples
The following are examples of entering multiple criteria in the Query Design dialog box. Match signals where:
REG1NAME begins with R and REG2NAME equals FEED.
The following Query Design changes the default order of the columns. The first five
columns have Show for the visibility attribute, so the resulting list will only show the
owning device plus the full signal name. The criteria (or filter) reads:
Match all signals where REG1NAME begins with the letters FM or where
REG2NAME equals SHAW or REG2NAME = test. (The filter is not casesensitive.)
The following screen displays the results of the signal query in the Output View.
Click
to restore a previously saved query design.
A query design can be saved. The saved file will include the criteria of each column,
the sort order, visibility, and the order of the columns.
Click
to save the query design to a binary file with the extension .sqs.
Click
Topology Tab
The
button gets
recent data from the SDB database.
1.
2.
Click the Update button. The Topology Output View displays as shown
below.
View Options
Output Views
The left Output View displays devices, networks, and pages in a hierarchy. Click on
an item to highlight it. The right Output View displays detailed information about
the item highlighted. Control how this information is organized by selecting one of
the following options:
View by device displays all devices in the SDB as shown below. When expanded,
each device lists all the networks that the device is connected to, and each network
lists the pages that the device owns on that network.
View by Network displays all networks in the SDB as shown below. When expanded, each network lists all the devices connected to that network, and each device
name lists all pages that the device owns on that network.
delete
Note If a device is accidentally deleted, it can only be recovered through the appropriate tool (such as the toolbox for drives or controllers).
1.
2.
3.
Click on Update button. The Where Used Output View displays the location
where the signal is used as shown below.
The display window displays all the devices that use the signal UC1\fdlo1\sig2. In
order for a device to display in this list, it must have referenced the above signal in
its code, and performed a successful get from the SDB for that signal.
Alarms Tab
Click
information.
to display
1.
2.
Click the Update button. The Alarms Output View displays, as shown below.
Scale Tab
Click
information.
to display
1.
2.
Click the Update button. The Scale Output View displays, as shown below.
NetGroups Tab
Click
information.
to display
1.
2.
Click the Update button. The NetGroups Output View displays, as shown
below.
Resources Tab
Click
information.
to display
1.
2.
Click the Update button. The Resources Output View displays, as shown
below.
Signals can be assigned to a specific resource (see res_ID field in the signal attribute
list). The resource is used to filter the signals imported into the CIMPLICITY HMI
system using SDB Utility.
Signal Fields
The following tables describes the SDB signal fields (see the section, Signal Tab).
Field Name
Name Description
Type
Description
REG1NAME
Region 1 name
(part of the fully
qualified signal)
String, six
characters
maximum
REG2NAME
Region 2 name
(part of the fully
qualified signal)
String, six
characters
maximum
REG3NAME
Region 3 name
(part of the fully
qualified signal)
String, six
characters
maximum
SIG_NAME
String, 12
characters
maximum
DEV_NAME
String, seven
characters
maximum
(limit of five
for the toolbox name).
This is the device that owns the signal. The device name field
should never be blank. The device name can have up to
seven characters. However, the toolbox enforces a fivecharacter limit to the device name to maintain backwards
compatibility with the LynxOs-based USDB.
NET_NAME
Network Name
where this signal is
available
String, five
characters
maximum
Field Name
Name Description
Type
Description
PAGE_NAME
String, five
characters
maximum
SCALE_NAME
String, 12
characters
maximum
For analog type signals, this is the name of the scale associated with the signal. For details on the scale, click on the tab
Scale in the SDB Browser. A scale definition includes conversion factors, alarm limits, entry limits, clamp limits, units,
precision, and more.
SDESC
Signal description
String, 50
character
maximum
IODESC
I/O description
String, 50
character
maximum
MEMODESC
Memo description
String, no
limit
ALRMENABLE
Alarm enabled
Boolean, one
character
HOP_COUNT
Numeric, one
significant
digit
SDEV_NO
Source Device
Number where
signal originates
Numeric, five
significant
digits
This field is used for routed signals. This is the device number
for the device that originated the routed signal. This data is
required in the controller for signals that are routed through
the DLAN+. The Source Device Number is included in the
actual command message that is sent by a device.
SNET_NO
Source Network
Number where
signal originates
Numeric, five
significant
digits
This field is used for routed signals. This is the network number where the signal originated. This data is required in the
controller for signals that are routed through the DLAN+. The
Source Network Number is included in the actual command
message that is sent by a device.
SSIGADDR
String, 10
characters
maximum
For routed signals, this is the address of the signal for the
device that sources the signal. This is used for command bits
that are routed for DLAN+.
SRPAGE_NO
Source Relative
Page Number
Numeric, two
significant
digits
For routed signals, this is the relative page number (Port ID)
where the signal is located for the device that sources the
signal. This is used for command bits that are routed.
Field Name
Name Description
Type
Description
RES_ID
String, 12
characters
maximum
This field is used to filter signals imported from the SDB into
the CIMPLICITY Point database. Importing methods include
specifying the network and the device from which you wish to
import signals (if desired). There can be thousands of signals
on a given network, but the HMI system may be interested in
only a small percentage of these. For example, assign Resource names to specific signals; Import all signals on network FDL01 that have a resource name of ENTRY,
PROCESS, and EXIT.
System Information, under the Resource Type Def defines
resources in the toolbox. When the command Put into Database is performed, the Resources are stored in the SDB.
Now, when a controller gets from the SDB, the Resource list
is made available, so that I/O points can be assigned a resource. The Resource is assigned to the points in the toolbox
where the network I/O point is defined. (See the Resources
tab in the SDB Browser for defined resources.)
DATA_TYPE
String, 8
characters
maximum
SIG_DIR
Signal direction
(read, write, both)
Character, R,
W, B
SIG_CODE
Character, E,
R, N
SIGADDR
Signal Address
String, 10
characters
maximum
HSIGADDR
String, 10
characters
maximum
(Refer to Table 2
for a list of the
data types used
by the toolbox.)
Field Name
Name Description
Type
Description
DEV_TAG
Device Tag ID
String, 20
characters
maximum
This field is the customer or the mill builders item number for
the device that this I/O signal is associated with. The value is
user defined.
WIRENO
String, eight
characters
maximum
Enter the wire number on electrical drawings for the I/O related to this signal.
SIG_XREF
String, 15
characters
maximum
DEVLOC
Signals Device
Location
String, six
characters
maximum
This field indicates the plant location for the device that originates this I/O point, for example, OPPOR1 (Operator Side of
the Payoff Reel 1). The value is user-defined.
PNLLOC
Panel Location
where signal is
brought in
String, 30
characters
maximum
This field is for the panel location of the I/O board or terminal
strip that sources the signal.
PNLCOLID
Panel Column ID
String, four
characters
maximum
PNL_NAME
Panel Name
String, 25
characters
maximum
GEDWGREF
General Electric
Drawing Reference
String, five
characters
maximum
SDEVTYPE
Source Device
Type
String, eight
characters
maximum
Enter the type of I/O board that sources the signal. This information is useful for diagnostics.
SDEV_NAME
Source Device
Name
String, eight
characters
maximum
Enter the name of the I/O board that sources the signal. This
information is useful for diagnostics.
SNET_NAME
Source Network
Name
String, five
characters
maximum
This field is for the name of network that sources the signal.
This would normally be the I/O network (such as Genius).
This information is useful for diagnostics.
SDROP_NO
Numeric,
three significant digits
Enter drop number of the I/O board that sources the signal.
This information is useful for diagnostics.
SMOD_NO
Source Module
Number
Numeric,
three significant digits
Enter the module number of the I/O board that sources the
signal. This information is useful for diagnostics.
SPOINT_NO
Numeric,
three significant digits
Enter the point number of the I/O board that sources the signal. This information is useful for diagnostics.
Msg_Class
Numeric,
three significant digits
Refer to Table 3
for a list of the
supported message classes for
DLAN+.
Data Types
BOOL
Boolean
BIT
Boolean
INT
Integer
DINT
Double integer
LINT
Long integer
UINT
Unsigned integer
UDINT
ULINT
FLOAT
Real
BYTE
Bit string
WORD
Bit string
DWORD
Bit string
LWORD
Bit string
CHRxxxxx
TIME
DATE
Date (yyyy.mm.dd)
DATETIME
Type
Description
variables
Setpoint page
(MM2000)
4
bit
var
bit
var
bit
var
10
bit
11
var
12
bit
13
var
14
bit
15
var
16
bit
17
var
20
bit
21
var
22
bit
23
var
24
bit
25
var
30
bits
31
variables
32
bit
33
var
80
bits
81
variables
96
bits
97
variables
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Issue date: 2001-09-19
Control
2000 GEI-100506
by General Electric
Company,System
USA.
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