About Command (Help Menu)
About Command (Help Menu)
Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of PAL.
Groups, Add / Delete Channels
Buttons
Add: After a given channel/tagname/range of channels, add the channel(s) to this group
Insert: After a given channel/tagname/range of channels, insert the channel(s) to this group
Delete: After a given channel/tagname/ range of channels, delete the channel(s) from this group
See also:
Groups
General Settings
Location of these settings is on the tree-item "Proc - 01" at 1-st tab-page, see the following image of the tree area:
By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:
Figure: General Settings with serveral Remote Data's are connected to this processor
For Example: a PMS having 3 generators with the same configuration (XP61..XP63):
IP Address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in
a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
Port Ethernet Port, default 502, must be same for all processor.
Use Local Time On Order Printer When a print output is made "Local Time" or "GMT Time" is used.
Use Master Clock Update Connect 'Master Clock' pulse inputs on your processor board.
Time-zone will be adapted when pulse inputs doesn't read the expected number of pulses.
Remote Data : Add / Select To insert a remote data plugin on this processor board
Remote Data : Add / Select To insert a remote data plugin on this processor board
Remote Data : Delete To remove a remote data plugin on this processor board
Folder Name For ordering the processors properly is it possible to use Folder Names. When two processors have the same
‘Folder Name’ then they are placed in the same folder.
Status Text Set Number Channels of this processor use this status texts.
I/O Module (Item Channels, Ethernet Fieldbus, Processor)
After selecting ‘Channels’, 'Ethernet Fieldbus', Processor Position Table which allows the user to insert a new module.
Proc Types:
6049.800 - NXP Control Processor
6022.640 - TFT Panel (8.4" or 5.7")
6022.641 - TFT Panel with Touch Screen (8.4" or 5.7")
6022.644 - TFT Panel (8.0")
6020.681 - TFT Panel (2.4")
6010.800 - TFT Panel HPI with 8.0" (high power invertor)
6010.810 - Thruster Control Processor
6010.811 - NXP Control Processor with 4 Ethernet Ports
this is configured first, in other words: before the first I/O-Module there is a control processor placed.
It is possible in stead of this control processor a Panel could be configured.
Panel Types:
93.0.920 - 16 Channels Alarm Panel
Usage Display Channels For panels with 4 digit display to change channel values
Shortcuts
Icon:
Digital Input
Analog Input
Digital Output
Analog Output
Pulse Input
PWM Output
Average
Channel
TagName
Description
Alt. Description
Enter any descriptive text up to 40 characters for support a secondary language, if you like to use a another language
you should fill in here your description, especially when your language is not based on Roman alfabeth, so when using
Chinese, Korean or Japanese Texts, please use this field
Type
Shortcuts
Icon:
Channels, Digital Input (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)
Skip:
Source:
Select item to set this channel as 'Not Installed', the value of this channel is undefined.
Select item Hardware Input, to use the value of the physical hardware input.
Select item Other Channel, to use the status information from another channel.
Select item Mimic, to use to set the value by Mimic (Pick Action).
Select item Mimic Pulse, to use to set the value by Mimic (Pick Action), after the set follows direct unset (1.5 sec)
Select item Remote Data, to use to get the value from an output of a Remote Data.
Select item IEC - 1131, to use to get the value from an output of a PAL-1131.
Select item Local Driven, to use to get the value from an I/O-Module (special function, for example overspeed
detection).
Select item Hardware Input + NPN, to use to get the value of the physical hardware input. (only at 24 mix I/O-Module)
Select item Hardware Input + PNP, to use to get the value of the physical hardware input. (only at 24 mix I/O-Module)
Norm.Cond.:
Fail Detect:
Report:
Status
Alarm No Horn
Alarm
Caution
Emergency Alarm
Warning
The Report Option 'Status' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output.
But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set to
'YES').
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.
The other report options configure that the signal shows an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and activates the 'HORN'
output.
The HORN on XP and at active server workstation will both turn on. The active server requires group configuration.
When 'Alarm No Horn' is configured it will not activate the HORN output on XP,
but it will activate horn on active server (plays the wave file via MPC speaker)
Warning and Caution have a different alarm behaviour as the other options.
When Warning becomes active, the horn and it's flash state stays on for 2 seconds.
After that time horn output is deactivated and the warning flash state is turned off.
But the warning state stays unacknowlegde and after 5 minutes the warning priority will change into Alarm.
Only in case there was no human intervention or the cause of the warning was not rectified.
When Caution becomes active, the system shows visual steady alarm (no flash).
The caution will disappear as soon as the cause of the caution is rectified.
It is also possible to have separate alarm-lists with only 'Emergency Alarms', or only 'Cautions', or only 'Warnings'.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
Print Status:
The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.
Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.
Alarm Delay:
Enter 1 to 3600 sec (seconds) or min (minutes) before an alarm condition is to be reported.
Inhibitor:
Type 0 for ‘NONE’ if no alarm inhibit is desired, or enter the channel number which must inhibit the alarming of this
channel.
Enter 1 to 99 sec (seconds) or min (minutes) before the inhibition is released after the inhibiting channel reverts to
default.
Status Texts:
Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status.
Min. Event Timeout:
Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.
Other Channel:
Remote Data:
Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address
Skip:
Sensor:
Choose a selection from the combobox to set-up this channel (see below),
Not Installed
J TC: 0 355 °C
J TC: 0 695 °C
J TC: 0 760 °C
K TC: 0 470 °C
K TC: 0 945 °C
K TC: 0 1230 °C
3w RTD: -40 145 °C
3w RTD: -40 750 °C
0 - 20 mA
4 - 20 mA
0-1V
0 - 10 V
-10 ~ 10 V
Other Channel
Mimic
Mimic Pulse
Remote Data
IEC-1131
Local Driven
Potentiometer
Choose ‘Not Installed’ to set this channel as 'Not Used', the value of this channel is undefined.
Scan Rate:
Fail Detect:
This is an option to enable 'Failure' detection on the sensor. If a Failure is detected it will be reported as an alarm message line
on the printer and on the 'ALARM PAGE' on the monitor and if the value of this channel is used in a Graphic Page the value
will change its color to red.
when checked (=active) if channel has sensor failure status, no alarm staus and no entry into the Alarm List.
Filter Samples:
Enter the number of samples (Scans) which ha to be used to calculate the running average. Valid entries are from 1
until 8. The running average will be used for displaying and alarming.
Displ. Deviat:
Enter the minimal deviation of the value from the last update, to exceed before the value is updated (on the screen)
again.
Cold Junction:
Enter a value between –100 and 100 to compensate the 3rd input (only for 3w-RTD, with TwoWirePTD = YES at
Fieldbus Settings, properties table of CANBUS)
Limit Type:
Lowest Limit:
Highest Limit:
Rate Alarm:
Enter a value change (in ‘Eng Unit’ per scan) which must generate an alarm if exceeded.
Select ‘NONE’ if no rate alarm is desired.
The Report option is to select what alarm report feature(s) will be activated if the alarm is detected. The following selections are
possible:
Report:
Status
Alarm No Horn
Alarm
Caution
Emergency Alarm
Warning
The Report Option 'Status' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output.
But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set to
'YES').
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.
The other report options configure that the signal shows an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and activates the 'HORN'
output.
The HORN on XP and at active server workstation will both turn on. The active server requires group configuration.
When 'Alarm No Horn' is configured it will not activate the HORN output on XP,
but it will activate horn on active server (plays the wave file via MPC speaker)
Warning and Caution have a different alarm behaviour as the other options.
When Warning becomes active, the horn and it's flash state stays on for 2 seconds.
After that time horn output is deactivated and the warning flash state is turned off.
But the warning state stays unacknowlegde and after 5 minutes the warning priority will change into Alarm.
Only in case there was no human intervention or the cause of the warning was not rectified.
When Caution becomes active, the system shows visual steady alarm (no flash).
The caution will disappear as soon as the cause of the caution is rectified.
It is also possible to have separate alarm-lists with only 'Emergency Alarms', or only 'Cautions', or only 'Warnings'.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
Print Status:
The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.
Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.
Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.
Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.
Select 'OFF' to disable printing of status changes for this channel.
Alarm Delay:
Dead Band:
Enter the band (% of ‘Eng Unit’ range) below an alarm limit in which the alarm condition must remain.
Nr Of Dec:
Enter the number of decimals and this will be used for diplay. When this item is changed the display deviation will
change automaticially also.
Inhib Chan.:
Select ‘NONE’ if no alarm inhibit is desired, or enter the channel number which must inhibit the alarming of this channel.
Inhib Delay:
Enter 1 to 99 sec(onds) or min(utes) before the inhibition is released after the inhibiting channel reverts to default.
Status Texts:
Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another menu).
Pre-defined Thermocouple
Sensor: Enter ‘1’ to ‘6’ for the corresponding thermocouple sensor (see above, sensor list).
Pre-defined RTD
Sensor: Enter ‘7’ or ‘8’ for the corresponding RTD sensor (see above, sensor list).
Convert Table:
Enter ‘0’ (‘NONE’): a linear range can now be set-up (see next items).
Unit Conversion:
Select from a editable list which current eng unit type should converted to, for diplay purposes only, (For example: a
sensor measures °C and you like to see °F on your display)
Other Channel:
Remote Data:
Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address
IEC - 1131:
Mimic:
Mimic Pulse:
To set a channel with certain value by Mimic (Pick Actions), after the handling of PAL1131 channel value will be
resetted to 0
Use Formula:
formula y = ax + b:
No Recalculation of Formula:
When other channel is chosen and an eng. unit is changed, the formula will be recalculated except when this flag is
turned on.
Potentiometer:
Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.
By setting this value a different representation is shown on Channel / Group / Alarm Page and also on Mimics.
Used for NMEA values showing GPS(=Position) and Time/Date value.
None
LAT 1 - xX°XX.XX'+N-S
LAT 2 - xX°XX.XXXXX'+N-S
LAT 3 - xX°XX.XXXZZ'+N-S
LAT 4 - xX°XX.XXZZZ'+N-S
LAT 5 - xX°XX'SS.sss"+N-S
LON 1 - xxX°XX.XX'+E-W
LON 2 - xxX°XX.XXXXX'+E-W
LON 3 - xxX°XX.XXXZZ'+E-W
LON 4 - xxX°XX.XXZZZ'+E-W
LON 5 - xxX°XX'SS.sss"+E-W
TIME 1 - XX:XX:XX
TIME 2 - XX:XX:XX.XX
TIME 3 - XX:XX:XXZZZ
DATE - DD-MM-YYYY
Channels, Analog Output / PWM Output (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)
Analog Output and PWM Output have their own kind of sensor adapter(=piggyback), which on 24-Mix I/O-Module.
Source:
Output:
Displ. Deviat:
Enter the minimal deviation of the value from the last update, to exceed before the value is updated (on the screen)
again.
Nr Of Dec:
Enter the number of decimals and this will be used for diplay. When this item is changed the display deviation will
change automaticially also.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
when Checked(=Active) will show an edit box which contains failsafe value
when value is no longer supplied, this value will be used,
for example: during XP Processor is downloading and I/O-Module doesn't receive any value
Log Deviat:
minimal change (=deviation) of value before logging
Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.
Other Channel:
Enter the channel number from the channel who will drive this analog output.
Remote Data:
Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address
IEC - 1131:
Act.Cond.:
Norm.Cond.:
Print Status:
This option signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not activating the HORN
output. But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set
to 'BOTH' or ‘TO ACTIVE ONLY’).
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.
NO-ACK Pls.:
Select ‘YES’ if the output has to pulsate when the ‘Act.Cond.’ becomes true. In this case the output reverts to a
continuous signal when the condition is acknowledged.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
Status Texts:
Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another item)
A number of channels can be allocated to one output. A channel can be a digital or analog input or a digital output. The output
is made active when any channel gets the ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.
Act.Type:
For repetitive average alarm: select ‘AVERAGE’. The output reverts to default when no channel has an average alarm.
For repetitive limit alarm: select ‘LIMIT’. The output reverts to default when no channel has the ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.
For repetitive not acknowledged limit alarm: select ‘LIMIT/ACK’. The output reverts to default when no channel has on
not acknowledged ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.
For UMS average + limit + sensfail alarm: select ‘UMS’. The output reverts to default when all channels are
acknowledged.
For repetitive average alarm including sensfail: select ‘Average+SensFail’. The output reverts to default when no channel
has an average alarm or sensor failure.
For repetitive limit alarm including sensfail: select ‘Limit+SensFail’. The output reverts to default when no channel has
the ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status or sensor failure.
For repetitive not acknowledged limit alarm including sensfail: select ‘Limit+SensFail / ACK’. The output reverts to default
when no channel has on not acknowledged sensor failure, ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.
Pulse on next:
Select ‘YES’ when the output is to revert to default for a 2 sec. pulse, when a 2nd or any further channel gets the
‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status (not available for average).
Enter the channels. Enter a blank field to remove a channel; enter ‘0’ to create a new field. When getting beyond the last
displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one upwards (the ‘<<<’ sign shows more channels are present). When getting
beyond the first displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one downwards (the ‘>>>’ sign shows more channels are present).
You can enter up to 512 channels for all digital outputs per XP together; an out of memory message is displayed when all are
used.
For analog input / pulse channels select in the second field the active condition:
DIG/BOTH: Both limits (i.e. LOW + HIGH or HIGH + VERY HIGH, according to channel set-up).
VY LOW: Very low limit (this and next should correspond to channel set-up).
LOW: Low limit
HIGH: High limit
VY HIGH: Very high limit
For digital channels the second field should always be DIG/BOTH (= digital).
Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.
Remote Data:
Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address
Pulse Input can be set on 24mix I/O-Module, 36di and 36dio I/O-Module. At the hardware range and extended range.
24 mix channels: 1-24, 25-28
36 di channels: 1-36, 38-41 (ch 37 used for earth fault)
36 dio channels: 1-9/19-27 (has no extended range)
Normally Pulse Inputs will work with frequency until 100 Hz.
Except for so-called pick-ups, they work until 2kHz.
Skip:
Source:
Fail Detect:
Displ. Deviat:
Minimal deviation of the value from the last update, to exceed before the value is updated (on the screen) again.
Nr Of Dec:
Enter the number of decimals and this will be used for diplay. When this item is changed the display deviation will
change automaticially also.
Limit Type:
Lowest Limit:
Highest Limit:
Rate Alarm:
Enter a value change (in ‘Eng Unit’ per scan) which must generate an alarm if exceeded. Select ‘NONE’ if no rate alarm
is desired.
Alarm Delay:
Dead Band:
Enter the band (% of ‘Eng Unit’ range) below an alarm limit in which the alarm condition must remain.
Inhibitor:
Select ‘NONE’ if no alarm inhibit is desired, or enter the channel number which must inhibit the alarming of this channel.
Enter 1 to 99 sec(onds) or min(utes) before the inhibition is released after the inhibiting channel reverts to default.
Report:
Status
Alarm No Horn
Alarm
Caution
Emergency Alarm
Warning
The Report Option 'Status' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output.
But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set to
'YES').
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.
The other report options configure that the signal shows an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and activates the 'HORN'
output.
The HORN on XP and at active server workstation will both turn on. The active server requires group configuration.
When 'Alarm No Horn' is configured it will not activate the HORN output on XP,
but it will activate horn on active server (plays the wave file via MPC speaker)
Warning and Caution have a different alarm behaviour as the other options.
When Warning becomes active, the horn and it's flash state stays on for 2 seconds.
After that time horn output is deactivated and the warning flash state is turned off.
But the warning state stays unacknowlegde and after 5 minutes the warning priority will change into Alarm.
Only in case there was no human intervention or the cause of the warning was not rectified.
When Caution becomes active, the system shows visual steady alarm (no flash).
The caution will disappear as soon as the cause of the caution is rectified.
It is also possible to have separate alarm-lists with only 'Emergency Alarms', or only 'Cautions', or only 'Warnings'.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
Print Status:
The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.
Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.
Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.
Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.
Select 'OFF' to disable printing of status changes for this channel.
Status Texts:
Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another item).
Remark: With RPM Measurement, Fail Detect has sensor fail. When two RPM Measurements are setuped and those inputs
have more than 5% indifference, sensor fail flag is set.
Channels, Average (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)
Alarming:
Select ‘YES’ to generate an alarm on any channel from the list, which deviates too much from the average (average
alarm). Select ‘NO’ for average value calculation only.
Low Limit:
Enter the limit, in engineering units above which the average must be to evaluate average alarms.
Enter the deviation from the average, in engineering units, beyond which an average alarm is generated:
High Range:
Note: For a linear deviation (you can enter ‘0’) both the High Range and corresponding Deviation fields are not shown unless
the cursor is on these fields. In this case the High Range has no meaning and both Deviation fields hold the same value.
Status Texts:
Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another item).
Log Deviat:
Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
CHANNEL:
Enter the channels. Enter a blank field to remove a channel; enter ‘0’ to create a new field. When getting beyond the
last displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one upwards (the ‘<<<’ sign shows more channels are present). When
getting beyond the first displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one downwards (the ‘>>>’ sign shows more
channels are present). You can enter up to 512 channels for all digital outputs per XP together; an out of memory
message is displayed when all are used. N.B.: Digital input and all output channels will have no effect!
BIAS:
Enter for each channel in the second field the bias, in engineering units, with which the channel’s value is compensated
before evaluating any average alarm.
The low limit will inhibit alarming if the average temperature is lower then the low limit.
The deviation at low limit will care that an alarm is set when the difference of between the different channels is higher then the
deviation at low limit.
With "High range" a different deviation can be used when the average is at this high range. The deviation between the "low
limit" and "high range" is calculated.
Example:
Low Limit = 0
10 * 0.5 = 5 (50% of 10 is 5)
The BIAS factor is added to the channel value before it is used in average calculation. A negative BIAS factor can be used to
subtract values.
Automatic Mimics Update
To Insert all your mimics from your directory direct into PAL, use this command.
Board Diagnostics
Location of these settings is in the tree area just below 'Channels', see the following image of the tree area:
By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:
This function is for setting up protocol diagnostics if that protocol is running on that same processor.
Always keep in mind to use the correct board software with protocol needed.
See Also
General Settings
Shortcuts
Icon:
Calc Processor Load
A text file is generated where all items who are responsible for an extra bus load (=data traffic between processors (among
themselves)). It always recommended to keep this bus load as low possible.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Pulse Input, Frequency Counter (Item Plugins, FieldBus, I/O-Module, Channels)
For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.
A pulse input can be used as frequency counter (Sensor Type 1). In this case the hardware counter will count the pulses
during the Scan Rate interval and process the accumulation at the end of Scan Rate interval.
Pulse / Scan:
Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses per Scan Rate (interval)
Scan Rate:
Range:
Range limit when during the Scan Rate the number of Pulses / Scan are counted.
Example:
We have flow meter which gives a frequency of 0-40 Hz for a flow of 0-500Liter.
In the above sample the value will be processed each 5 seconds (Scan Rate). If we count 150 pulses (which equals 30Hz)
A example:
After this action is everywhere in channel setup where ‘degC’ is used, will be changed into ‘DegC’.
Function / Channels / Parameters reference numbers inside in the mimic file could be renumbered.
All mimics could be chosen or just one mimic. Same for type reference.
BE SURE: THAT DESTINATION BOARDS ARE EXISTING OR YOUR MIMIC WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY!
Do not use this function when complete system (running ioserver) is on-line.
Channel Cross Reference List
Insert a board range of what an output is wanted. By pressing on ‘Print’ button a list is generated where ‘Other Channel’ is
used in that given board range. This feature is normally used for configuring IEC-1131.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Check Database
This list is built per PAL session. Press F5 for re-check database, be sure that caret (focus) is blinking inside the text form.
Example:
20239(1),
Comments: if you go channel 20239, and see that Convert Table = %Table1, what means there is no table1
20319(-0),
Comments: if you go channel 20319, and see that source is function output, but there is no function output chosen
Boards List :
106(1-8),
Comments: if you go cluster 01, and look at table line 8, there is board setuped which is not existing
Shortcuts
Icon:
Check Database
After selecting Menu, ‘Special’ and ‘Check Database’, the following message is generated:
In past there were some problems with groups vs channels storage. To solve this, this functionality was created.
Does your group configuration still show faulty behaviour, it is recommended to execute this function.
Check Mimics
A text file is generated where all references per mimic file are displayed
Shortcuts
Icon:
Choose Color dialog box
By clicking on one of the colors a color will be selected. By pressing the “OK” button the chosen color is handle by the Pal.
Clear Show Changes command (Special)
This command clears the file where all show changes are stored. The file “showchang.txt” would be empty. This file could be
found at the directory where “Pal.exe” is kept.
Clustering
To make groups (=clusters) with lops panel and/or processors which to define when horn output should be stopped in case of
accept pressed.
Communication Settings
Location of these settings is on the tree-item "AMS - ETH_FB(IO+EAS)" at 3rd tab-page, see the following image of the tree area:
Server Settings:
XP Life Check Time Out (active link timer):
Time Out in seconds when IOServer is running Active (or Active Link of MAXI-GUARD)
Remark: When XPs are not present "Not Available" status will be set by IOServer.
If you edit/insert/delete a lot of items in Pal, it would be wise to your compact your database.
After using this command the database file would be smaller of size(Kb). This is due to internal behaviour of database itself.
Expanding the tree area on the specific I/O Module will give you for example the following image:
For each I/O Module you can setup channels (hardware or virtual) and conversion tables.
Select in the related Field Channels - Ethernet I/O, the Processor folder
and then the Conversion Table folder in the tree and click it with the right pointing
device key or press the context menu key on the keyboard.
Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the following menu will appear:
Name:
Enter the user definable field to describe the username for this table.
This field is used for documentary reason only. This user name will be used in the tree area.
Deleting a table:
Select the specific table in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.
User defined linearization tables (e.g. tank table) can be set-up for analog input channel conversion.
Up to 16 tables can be setup for each I/O module.
Select the desired Conversion Table from the Tree area or create a new table on an I/O module.
The following screen will appear:
Name:
Enter the name of the table. This name will be used as indication in references to this table and in the Tree Area.
How to use:
A conversion table should be connected to an analog input channel. There are two options:
When a conversion table is configured to a hardware channel, the same table could not be used for another option (=other
channel).
X-min and X-max values could only adapted when a conversion table is connected to analog channel with source "other
channel".
Remark: be aware that X-min and X-max in that case will be used as default for eng. unit range and limit range.
X & Y Table:
In the 'X' column enter values between 0 and 1000.0 promille, they span the range of the input sensor.
You must start from 0.0 (fixed!) and conclude with 1000.0 (for the 16th -last possible- entry fixed!).
In this example half scale evaluates to 40 and e.g. 89% scale to 80 (m3).
Note: The graphic area gives a preview of the defined curve. And is just for indication.
Copy I/O Module Range
Complete I/O-Modules and their reference could be copied to another I/O-Modules. With checkboxes is possible to
include/exclude special kind of reference(s). (Including at Copy)
Channel Description Text Replacement: like ‘SB’ could be replaced by ‘PS’. (prefix only, if wanted)
Do not use this function when complete system (running ioserver) is on-line.
Copy Channel command (Special)
To copy channel contents to another channel. After chosing this command the following dialogbox is appearing:
Type in “From” its channel number which would be copied. Type in “To” its channel number which would be stored the new
values.
It’s also possible to copy a range of channels. For more details see: Copy Channel Range
Copy Channel Range command (Special)
To copy channels contents to another channels. After chosing this command the following dialogbox is appearing:
Type in “From” its channel numbers which would be copied. Type in “To” its channel numbers which would be stored the new
values.
It also possible to copy one channel to range of another channels. This is done by clearing (or no input at) the second field of
“From”. See picture below.
Diagnostics
For signalling system statuses diagnostics are there. Diagnostics can be placed at it’s Channels - Ethernet Eieldbus or at the
System Parameters.
By selection of category and it’s message, it needed to setup a diagnostic. Sometimes is it necessary to fill in extra details, like
board number of fieldbus/remote data number. After selection is made automatically changes is made inside the description
field.
Tip: With ‘Copy or Move Channel Range’ is possible to setup a lot diagnostics very fast.
Open ‘Copy Channel Range’ dialog, fill in From 103001, To 103002 / 103030. Press Ok. Now copy is made from channel
103001 to a range of 103002 to 1030030 where last parameter (like board number) is increased every time.
Channels, General
Shortcuts
Icon:
Diagnostics – General Texts
It’s possible to change diagnostic default texts, only for Alt. Language.
See Also:
Diagnostics
Sometimes is prefered to display another engineering unit. Example is like: A thermal couple is delivering its value into °C but
on display is °F required. In that case display conversion functionality can be helpful.
Display Alternate Engineering Unit If turned on, it is possible to use display conversion*
Test Formula a button to test the new inserted formula, it will be tested with three values: -100, 0 and 100
At Channel Analog Input/Analog Output or Pulse Input a new field is shown ‘Unit Conversion’.
With this it is possible to configure an another engineering unit. This is for display only.
Document Database
Insert serveral items for document database. Only available if the file ‘doc.mdb’ is same path as config.mdb. This form shows
project related stuff like, project number, vessel, owner, yard and it’s built number.
Create Default Layout creates default sensor information, if you go to the fast channel setup, see last columns.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Document Database - Group Parameter
Location of these settings is in the tree area just below Plugins / EAS Fieldbus see the following image of the tree area:
Server Settings:
The EAS text setup is used to define the text strings on the top rows of the system and for the strings send to the page of the
Local Operator Panel indicator(s)
Text used for the Status Indication Buttons (button color is yellow) and LOP indicator(s):
Selected On Duty Engineer status:
The status indication button / LOP indicator can indicate the following text (max 10 characters):
ATTENDED
UNATTENDED
ALONG SIDE
The positions for these two status indication buttons are the two most right locations. If one of these buttons is pressed the
system will show the ‘On duty’ (mimic) page.
Furthermore there are text which are used inside client, so-called EAS Button Texts:
Call
Call All
Select
Attended
UnAttended
Along Side
Saling
Select Chief Eng.
Select Eng. 1-31
Call Chief Eng.
Call Eng. 1-31
Also there are texts which are used on LOP, so-called EAS Information Header Texts.
Example:
ALM ER:ATT DUTY:First Engineer 12:00
See Also: 'Use EAS Info in Header line on LOP' LOP Configuration.
Engineering Units
By clicking on ‘Update From Channel Database’ all different engineering unit types are displayed.
Example:
At analog input channel, a dropdown list is shown with all used engineering unit types.
To remove indifference between ‘degC’ and ‘DegC’ see: Change Engineering Units
See Also:
The Workstation has an interface with the Extension Alarm System. For a detailed description of the Extension Alarm System
refer to the relevant product technical description. The interface with the Local Operator Panel(s) is achieved via the EAS.
The following picture shows the tree area:
Select the 'Extension Alarm System' folder in the tree and click with the right pointing device key or press the context menu
key on the keyboard. Select 'Insert' from the context menu. The system will ask to select the type of panel and the number
(Panel type including number should be unique), a new LOP Panel will be created.
Select the specific LOP Panel which should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.
The maximum number of panels on the Extension Alarm System Fieldbus is defined as follows:
A Local Operator Panel can be used / configured as part of the system. If the Local Operator Panel is used / configured as one
of the following panels it is counted as a panel.
A sheet is displayed where mostly used channels items could be adapted. Like Description, Tagname, Type, Source, Eng. Unit
Type, High / Low Limits, Report and Alarm Delay.
Shortcuts
Icon:
General Settings - Ethernet Fieldbus and Remote Data (Item Channels/Remote Data)
After selecting ‘Channels’ and clicking at the right mouse button a pop-menu is coming up, which allows the user to insert a
new ethernet fieldbus.
1. I/O (Input/Output)
3. Remote Data
Use On Backup This relates to the plugins which are running on the server. For monitoring the comports. Especially for
Nmea-In dlls.
If a system is running on main server, and this item is checked.
On backup server, a Comport cable becomes disconnected, a diagnostic can be generated.
Also the system can switch if the number of good connections on the 'inactive' server is more than the active server.
Filename Name of the remote data (=DLL Name) which contains information about the plugin like protocol information
Link device: It's type could be I/O (channels) or EAS (LOPs) or Remote Data
Comment Free space to make to personal notes
Shortcuts
Icon:
A ethernet fieldbus type which exists of boards, channels, 1131 control programs and conversion tables. There is only one this
type allowed.
1. 2, 3, 4 command (File menu)
Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open the last four documents you closed. Choose the
number that corresponds with the document you want to open.
Close command (File menu)
Use this command to close all windows containing the active document. PAL suggests that you save changes to your
document before you close it. If you close a document without saving, you lose all changes made since the last time you saved
it. Before closing an untitled document, PAL displays the Save As dialog box and suggests that you name and save the
document.
You can also close a document by using the Close icon on the document's window, as shown below:
Exit command (File menu)
Use this command to end your PAL session. You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu. PAL
prompts you to save documents with unsaved changes.
Shortcuts
Keys: ALT+F4
File menu commands
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+N
Open command (File menu)
Use this command to open an existing database which to be connected to the PAL
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+O
Page Setup command (File menu)
Use this command to print a document. This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages
to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+P
Print Preview command (File menu)
Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed. When you choose this command, the main
window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format. The
print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the document;
zoom in and out of pages; and initiate a print job.
Print Setup command (File menu)
Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection. This command presents a Print Setup dialog box, where you
specify the printer and its connection.
Save command (File menu)
Use this command to save the active document to its current name and directory. When you save a document for the first time,
PAL displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+S
File Save As dialog box
The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you're about to save:
File Name
Type a new filename to save a document with a different name. PAL adds the extension you specify in the Save File As Type
box.
Drives
Directories
Network...
Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
General I/O-Module Setup
Location of these settings is on the tree-item "AMS - ETH_FB(IO+EAS)" at 4th tab-page, see the following image of the tree area:
with Sensor Failure take into account it is detected on high or low range:
Value can be "True" or "False".
possiblity to detect if Sensor Failure was detected on High or Low range
if "True" I/O Module returns max positive range or it returns max negative range.
For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.
A pulse input can be used as frequency counter (Sensor Type 1). In this case the hardware counter will count the pulses
during the Scan Rate interval and process the accumulation at the end of Scan Rate interval.
Pulse / Scan:
Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses per Scan Rate (interval)
Scan Rate:
Range:
Range limit when during the Scan Rate the number of Pulses / Scan are counted.
Example:
We have flow meter which gives a frequency of 0-40 Hz for a flow of 0-500Liter.
In the above sample the value will be processed each 5 seconds (Scan Rate). If we count 150 pulses (which equals 30Hz)
The following screen gives you an overview of the alarm handling for General Engineers Alarm, Deadman Alarm and how to
configure the Attended State of the ECR. The GEA is an alarm which will be activated if the (On Duty) engineer did not
acknowledge the engine room alarm within a predefined time. A Deadman Alarm is initiated from a manned ECR. It occurs if
the timer of the Patrol Alarm Unit (Timer Unit) has expired, or if the engineer in the ECR presses the ‘GEA’ button on the
Patrol Alarm Unit.
The following parameter setup area determines the general EAS setup:
Function:
None: Indicate that no condition will activate the General Engineer Alarm
Unattended: The GEA will only be activated in case the Engine Room is unattended.
Both: The GEA will be activated regardless if the Engine Room is attended or unattended (Default).
Tag Name:
This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘TAG’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s) if a
GEA is activated. Maximum number of characters 10. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in setup, it
will indicate you the new string.
Time –Out for accept of ER ALARM before General Engineers Alarm (GEA):
This is the time between the activation of an engine room alarm and the pressing of the Acknowledge button in the ECR.
Default value is 180 seconds. Valid entries are between 0 and 9999 seconds.
Current Accept:
NONE: No functionality assigned to the Acknowledgement of alarms on the I/O server(s) in the ECR.
ACK: The Acknowledgement of alarms in the ECR will acknowledge the GEA.
STOP HORN: The Stop Horn action in the ECR will acknowledge the GEA.
BOTH: The Acknowledgement of alarms and/or Stop Horn action in the ECR will acknowledge the GEA (Default).
Description:
This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘Description’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s)
if a GEA is activated. Maximum number of characters 40. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in
setup, it will indicate you the new string.
Tag Name:
This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘TAG’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s) if a
DEADM is activated. Maximum number of characters 10. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in setup,
it will indicate you the new string.
Description:
This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘Description’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s)
if a DEADM is activated. Maximum number of characters 40. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in
setup, it will indicate you the new string.
NONE – The ‘ECR Attended’ state will not be activated by pressing either the Acknowledge button or the STOP HORN
button in the ECR.
ACK – By pressing the Acknowledge button in the ECR, the ‘ECR Attended’ state will be activated.
STOP HORN – By pressing the STOP HORN button in the ECR, the ‘ECR Attended’ state will be activated.
BOTH – By pressing either the STOP HORN or the Acknowledge button in the ECR, the ‘ECR Attended’ state will be
activated (Default).
Groups
Display group to show this group into a Client, default checked, Very rare if not checked which could be done for if it’s only
used for a Extended Alarm System(EAS)
1. Logging
2. Trending
3. Add/Delete Channels
Periodic Log Start/Stop Channel Digital Channel to re-start Periodic Log Timer
See also:
Shortcuts
Groups - General Settings
Maximum number of MB for all logging files indicates the size on disk what could be used for logging
When maximum MB is reached, do not stop logging but remove oldest files indicates how the system reacts when the
maximum number of MB is reached.
Example: it shows 2 groups with total of 138 channels, with a sample rate of 2 sec.
Cyclic Storage is checked and Log History Days is 20 days.
See also:
Groups
Context Help command
Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of PAL. When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button,
the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark. Then click somewhere in the PAL window, such as another
Toolbar button. The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.
Shortcut
Keys: SHIFT+F1
Horns
Use EAS (cabin/mess) Groups which are setuped at cabin or mess panel and also setuped at here, If on one place (cabin
setup or horn setup) a group like that is removed, it’s automatically removed from the other place too, (if checkbox is checked)
Channel
TagName
Description
Alt. Description
Enter any descriptive text up to 40 characters for support a secondary language, if you like to use a another language
you should fill in here your description, especially when your language is not based on Roman alfabeth, so when using
Chinese, Korean or Japanese Texts, please use this field
Type
Source:
Choose a selection from the combobox to set-up this channel (see below),
Not Installed
Counter
Choose ‘Not Installed’ to set this channel as 'Not Used', the value of this channel is undefined.
Report:
STATUS
The Report Option 'STATUS' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output. But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print
Status option is set to 'YES').
0 Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM
PAGE' and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.
ALARM NO HORN
The Report Option 'ALARM NO HORN' signifies that the signal is activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is
not activating the HORN output.
ALARM
The Report Option 'ALARM NO HORN' signifies that the signal is activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is
activating the HORN output.
Groups:
Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
Print Status:
The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.
Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.
Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.
Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.
Status Texts:
Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another menu).
Start Channel:
Stop Channel:
On Status:
Display Format:
Initial Value:
Button, a new dialog is shown, which ables to reset hourcounter value, see also HourCounters – Intial Value Dialog
Hourcounters – General Settings
See Also
HourCounters
Hourcounters – Initial Value Dialog
See Also
HourCounters
How does Show Changes work
Everytime a change is made will this be written into the file “showchang.txt”. By selecting this command the file will be opened
into the application.
How to Delete a Board
Deleting a table:
Select the specific table in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.
Choose for “Yes” if you are sure that you want to delete the conversion table.
How to Delete a Generator
Deleting a generator:
Select the specific generator in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.
See also:
PMS – Generator
How to Delete a Group
Deleting a group:
Select the specific group in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.
Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the group.
Note: all references referring to group of this group are also deleted!
How to Delete a the Ethernet Fieldbus
Select the Ethernet Fieldbus which should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.
Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the Ethernet Fieldbus.
Be aware that everything underlying (like the boards with the channels, conversion tables
information) will be lost!
See: About
How to Insert a Board
Expanding the tree area on the specific module will give you for example the following image:
For each i/o module you can setup channels (hardware or virtual), conversion tables.
Select in the related Proc folder, the I/O Module and the Conversion Table folder in the tree and click it with the right pointing
device key or press the context menu key on the keyboard.
Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the following dialog will appear:
Name:
Enter the user definable field to describe the username for this table. This field is used for documentary reason only. This
name will be used in the tree area.
How to Insert a Group
Adding a group:
Select the Groups folder in the tree and click with the right pointing device key or press the context menu key on the keyboard.
Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the following dialog will appear:
You will be asked for the description (max 30 characters) and the number for this group.
Select the Channels folder in the tree and click with the right pointing device key or press the context menu key on the
keyboard. Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the new Ethernet Fieldbus will be created. you will be asked for the
definition of the name (max 50 characters) and the device(type) for this ethernet fieldbus.
Set-up of Language is performed from the 'Job and Language\General Settings' item in the Tree Area.
-Go to Start (Windows), Settings, Control Panel, Regional Options, Tab General, check Cyrillic. You probaly need ‘Windows
2000 Professional CD’ for installation of fonts.
- Check ‘Use Alt. Language’ at printer/LOP configuration + select code page 866
- Translate all language specific texts, like Job & Language / Client Texts / Printer Texts + EAS + Header Texts
Insert a new Mimic
After selecting ‘Graphic Pages’ and press right mouse button, a insert menu is displayed
select a existing filename possibility to select a mimic file who was already there
Shortcuts
Icon:
Channel Layout
A sheet is displayed where mostly used channels items could be adapted. Like Description, Tagname, Type, Source, Eng. Unit
Type, High / Low Limits, Report and Alarm Delay.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Job and Language
After selecting ‘Job and Language’ and ‘Client Texts’ and one its items
A table where language texts, English and User Defined, are shown. User Defined texts can be adapted. These texts are
shown inside a Client, when the Client is setuped to used Alternative Language.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Job and Language – General Settings
Use Alt. Language if you like to use besides English another language, check this box, now new fields are available, like Alt.
Job Message and Alt. Description at a single Group or Channel configuration.
Font button to choose a font which alt. language texts will use. You need to choose a font which your preferred language
supports!
Shortcuts
Icon:
Lamp Test Example
Once the LED Panel is inserted the setup area will give you the following settings:
Panel type:
Cabin x: This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of the xth cabin to this LED. Refer to EAS Text Setup to
see which engineer is related to what cabin panel.
Mess: This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of a messroom panel to this LED.
Group: This selection will assign the functionality of a group alarm panel to this LED. Assignment of the EAS indicator
and horn activation can be selected freely. For set up of indicator(s) and horn functionality refer to paragraph page.
Note: If the LED Panel is of the type with two LEDs, the first two indicator lines will be used of the table. If the LED Panel is of
the type with eight LEDs, the first eight indicator lines will be used of the table.
Groups, Logging
Allow Logging Control Is the user allow to turn off logging for this group
Cycle Storage After x days (log history), the old files with a file date, back in time (x days) will be removed automaticially
Event Logging Only for a channel which goes into/out of Alarm, logging lines are saved to disk
Log OnChange Only when one of the channel values are changed, logging lines are saved to disk
Disk storage rate After how many seconds a log file will be updated to disk
Start/Stop Channel Channel which its value could start/stop logging process
Log History (days) Number of days where log files are kept on disk (used at cyclic storage)
Remark: If cycle storage is not checked then after this number of days the logging will be stopped automaticially.
When ‘Allow Logging Control’ is checked, ‘Start/Stop Channel’ wil be hidden and will not be used.
In this case start and stopping of logging will be done via CamClient – Group Overview Page by pressing “On/Off” button.
When ‘Allow Logging Control’ is not checked, ‘Start/Stop Channel’ wil be shown and will be used.
CamClient – Group Overview Page “On/Off” button will be hidden.
* Normally a sample rate of 5 sec is minimum, besides that a channel list contains 200 or less channels,
a sample rate of 0.25 sec is minimum. Accepted values are 3, 2, 1, 0.5 or 0.25
This is also refered as “fast logging”.
Warning: while configuring channel list with more than 1,000 channels logging will slow down the
complete system, eventually it will be stopped. There is no protection whatever could be setuped!
Maximum usage of disk/memory per day (KB) gives a indication about the maximum ever to be used KB if logging for group is
on.
Example:
One day (60 seconds * 60 minutes * 24 hours) has 86400 seconds.
86400 / 5 = 17280 (=times taking a sample for all these channels in this group)
90 bytes (header info per channel) * 12 channels + 152 bytes (header general) = 1232
See also:
Groups
Login
Several set-up levels are available each with their own password. Operator levels are numbered from 1 onwards and the
corresponding password always starts with the level number. The engineer set-up level is level 0;. By entering the appropriate
username and password, the set-up is entered with the corresponding level.
Example below indicates the reaction of the system when a wrong password is supplied.
The default username is 'engineer' and the default password is 'ok' for the engineer level and just the level number only for all
operator levels ('1' to '3').
When the correct password is entered (default 'ok'). Operator levels allow restricted set-up.
LOP Setup
Once the LOP is inserted the setup area will give you the following settings:
Panel type:
Cabin x This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of the xth cabin to this LOP. Refer to EAS Text Setup to
see which engineer is related to what cabin panel.
Mess This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of a messroom panel to this LOP.
Group This selection will assign the functionality of a group alarm panel to this LOP. Assignment of the EAS indicator
and horn activation can be selected freely. For set up of indicator(s) and horn functionality refer to paragraph page.
Alarm Display This selection will assign the functionality of an alarm display panel to this LOP. There is no EAS indicator
setup available for this type of panel. But only Alarm Display is able to acknowlegde channels statuses.
LOP menu item setup:
Alarm Page choosing this menu-item will display the first lines of the Alarm Page.
Channel Page choosing this menu-item will select the Channel Page. You can now add channels to this page by
selecting the channel and pressing 'Enter'.
Group Page choosing this menu-item will display the Group Page selection display. You can now enter a group number
and selecting this Group Page by pressing 'Enter'.
EAS Page choosing this menu-item will display the first four lines of the EAS page.
With this selection you can determine the default page to be displayed on startup of the system. Possible selections are:
External Relay:
When connection external horn (besides local horn) or external accept (besides local accept button) this function needs to be
set. Options are "None" and "On Horn"
To acknowledge channels which have changing status from normal->alarm or visa versa.
Must horn be turned on: (only with Panel type - 'Alarm Display')
When accepting channels (see: Current Accept) local horn could be turn on or off, options are 'Yes' and 'No'.
For display other language texts on LOP. Independent of the rest of the system.
Code Page:
For display other language texts on LOP. Independent of the rest of the system.
For normal usage "0" - when having no alt. language texts
For Russian LOPS use "866 - Cyrillic (DOS)" (requires special hardware)
For Baltic use "775 - Baltic (DOS)"
For Nordic use "865 - Nordic (DOS)" (Sweden/Norway/Danmark)
When turned on groups configured at Cabin or Mess Display Layout will automaticially be updated at the Horn Setup
When turned "on" System horn 1 or 2 is resetted too when pressing on Accept Button.
(see Horn Setup)
Add/Sort/Delete Buttons
This view will be automaticially added or deleted by changing the Processor Position Table.
Each type I/O processor has a table for the connection of local system functions to local I/O channels, the location of this
table in the tree area is second tabpage of processor item, see the following image of the tree area:
By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the system functions that can be connected to local I/O
channels:
Acknowledge Input:
The configured digital input channel connected to this function will acknowledge the active alarms on this I/O
Processor.
Sometimes is preferable to get unaccepted alarms on a panel. To accept these alarms on same that panel by pressing
on a button on that panel gives a reason to this kind of functionality.
System On Output:
The configured digital output channel connected to this function will be activated when the I/O Processor is
switched on and is running. It will turn on/off System On Indicator on processor board.
System Fail:
The configured digital output channel connected to this function will force the System Fail Indicator on processor
board turn on or off.
1131 Restart:
The configured digital input channel connected to this function will force 1131 Program to restart.
5: Unknown Function
6: Array Out of Bound
7: Stack Overflow
8: Stack Empty
9: Notification Task Cycle Start
10: Native Function Block Call
11: Task Took Too Long, Cycle Time changed
Finding 0x1d24, and it's in POU - "SYSTEM" and very close at variable "I_AM_IN_CONTROL"
In this example big chance something was done wrong with "LIVE_CHECK".
In this way you could easy find the line where PAL1131 was stopped.
Mimic
-Tree settings for Mimics (Filename or Title) is for display purposes only.
See Also:
Shortcuts
Icon:
Next Pane
Within the general setting you can define the Cabin Page Layout. This layout will be used for all cabin (type) panels on board
of the ship. Selecting the Cabin setup folder from the tree will give you the following setup area:
Indicator Settings
Description:
Descriptive text for the selected function. This text is transmitted to the EAS page of the Local Operator Panel in case this
panel is setup as cabin unit.
Function:
Group xx The indicator will be activated as soon as one or more channels in this group is(are) going into the alarm
state. The group number is specified in the second column of the function.
GEA or DEADMAN The indicator will be activated in case of a General Engineer Alarm or/and Deadman alarm.
ATTENDED The indicator will be activated in case of an attended state of the engine room.
UNATTENDED The indicator will be activated in case of an unattended state of the engine room.
ON DUTY & UNATTENDED The indicator will be activated in case of an unattended state of the engine room and when
this cabin is selected to be the on duty engineer.
ON DUTY The indicator will be activated in case that the on
CALL FROM ECR The indicator will be activated in case that the engineer is called from the Engine Control Room.
CALL FROM BRDIGE The indicator will be activated in case that the engineer is called from the bridge.
Mode:
The mode is a setting to indicate when the function will activate the indicator. The following modes can be selected:
ON DUTY The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the cabin unit is selected On Duty.
ATT The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended.
UNATT The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is unattended.
BOTH The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended or unattended.
Horn Settings:
Mode:
The mode is a setting to indicate when the function will activate the horn. The following modes can be selected:
ATT The horn will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended.
UNATT The horn will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is unattended.
BOTH The horn will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended or unattended.
Type:
The type is a setting to determine what sound the horn will make. The following modes can be selected:
Reset:
The reset is a setting to determine whether the horn should be stopped or not when pressing the accept button. The following
modes can be selected:
Within the general setting you can define the Messroom Page Layout. This layout will be used for all messroom (type) panels
on board of the ship. See Cabin Page Setup.
Note: For setup of the mode of the indicator for the messroom page, the selection 'On Duty' is not available.
Passwords
- ID System ID
- UserName Login name
- Level Level of Permission (Access Rights)
- Password Type your password
- Confirm Re-type your password, must be same as at password
If Logged in as a system administrator, all usernames and their passwords and levels could be changed.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Permissions – Client
Besides Login passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This
field could only adapted at Administrator level.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Permissions – General
Besides Login passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. At every view in PAL it is possible to configure a level
of access. Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This field could only adapted at Administrator level.
In principle everything of the PAL is placed here except for Ethernet fieldbus dependent items. (such as
Boards/Channels/Conversion Tables)
Shortcuts
Icon:
Permissions – Group
Besides Login passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This
field could only adapted at Administrator level.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Permissions - Fieldbus
Besides passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. At every Fieldbus it is possible to configure a level of access.
Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This field could only adapted at Administrator level.
If "---" is displayed, no permission could be connected because this item is used for grouping serveral items.
For example: ">> Channels " with "---".
This item is splitted in "Delay/Limits/Report/Fail Detect/Groups", "Skip" and "Others".
Shortcuts
Icon:
Pick Actions
Location of these settings is in the tree area just below the Graphic Pages (Mimics), see the following image of the tree area:
Alt Title: Title Bar Text of Dialog when using alt. language option
Alt Text: text which is shown on control when using alt. language option
Func Nr: very special data, used for example at NumPad pick action
Func Data: very special data used for example at Set Latitude pick action
Example of MessageBox:
Func Nr when having a MessageBox :
this is for displaying a icon
0: Icon Information
1: Icon Question
2: Icon Warning
3: Icon Error
4: Icon Windows Logo
Prev Pane
The following options allow you to specify how the document should be printed:
Printer
This is the active printer and printer connection. Choose the Setup option to change the printer and printer connection.
Setup
Displays a Print Setup dialog box, so you can select a printer and printer connection.
Print Range
Copies
Specify the number of copies you want to print for the above page range.
Collate Copies
Prints copies in page number order, instead of separated multiple copies of each page.
Print Quality
Select the quality of the printing. Generally, lower quality printing takes less time to produce.
Print Labels
Check Boxes:
- processor Number (output 2), use processor number instead first board number
- skip not installed channels (output 1 + output 3), empty not installed channels
Text fields will be placed on the output. This texts could be changed, but changes will not be stored and only be used on direct
output.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Print Preview toolbar
Next Page
Prev Page
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Close
Printer Driver lineprint.dll or winprint.dll It's possible to chose 'None', to turn off printer.
Share Name (network) insert network printer share name, needed if printer is placed on a client station. Server makes
connection to printer at startup.
Printer Name like OKI or HP, important to fill in because default init strings will created after printer name.
Time Format Printing Time in the Header/Footer of Alarm/Periodic/Demand Log use this format string.
default: HH':'mm':'ss
this gives: 23:55:10
Date Format Printing Date in the Header/Footer of Alarm/Periodic/Demand Log use this format string.
default: dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
this gives: Thursday, May 7 2009
Number of lines before printing a new header default 60, after printing this amount of lines the alarm/order log header is
printed again
Use Job Text with WinPrint On the header, the job message text is used, applies only for winprint.dll
Use Alt. Language On Printer Possible to print in another language, which doesn’t use the Roman alphabet, like Russian, a
special IC should be placed inside the printer to support this.
Init Strings:
Header before a header is printed, this string is sent to printer to set up font
Normal Status Line before a normal status line is printed, this string is sent to printer to set up font
Alarm Line before a alarm line is printed, this string is sent to printer to set up font
Initializing strings can be adapted, but is not recommended, use default values which will be filled in automatically after
inserting a printer name.
When having a termal printer on all 'Init Strings' should be made empty.
Remark about Printer port: When lineprint.dll is chosen, a LPT number will be used for a network share.
This number is automaticially chosen by Printer number + 2 equals LPT port number.
The system will create a LPT3 share for Printer 1, a LPT4 share for Printer 2 and so on.
Use Color at new Alarm Line winprint.dll only, new alarms will be printed into special color chosen via color button.
Use Bold Font at new Alarm Line winprint.dll only, new alarms will be printed with a bold font.
Color Button winprint.dll only, a special color could be chosen, default color is red.
Number of Seconds before Printing winprint.dll only. It's possible to use the printer buffer, to let printer do its print-out after
an adjustable time.
This prevents a printer prints direct after one alarm occured.
Number of Alarm per Page winprint.dll only. When using a deskjet printer normally a A4 paper format is used. On such paper
format it's possible to print out 50 lines.
Use OKI Line Printer with WinPrint winprint.dll only, use this option for East-Asia Language suppport
Font Button winprint.dll only, a special printer font could be used, when alt. language is turned on.
Remark: When a channel comes in alarm, alarm line is printed, after the channel alarm is solved a normal or status line is
printed.
Shortcuts Icon:
Printers – Alarm Log
Alarm Log Check box to turn on/off alarm log for this printer
Shortcuts
Icon:
Printers - Periodic Log
First Log Time After start of system, logging will be start at certain time (hours:minutes) (max 23:59)
Log Interval Time After a certain interval (hours:minutes) logging will be printed again (max 24:00)
Channel for disable/enable periodic log digital channel for enable/disable the printing
Remark: for restarting the periodic log timer a another configuration item needs to be set
see also: Groups
Shortcuts
Icon:
Printers - Order Log
Order Log Check box to turn on/off order log for this printer
Icon:
Print Setup dialog box
The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.
Printer
Select the printer you want to use. Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and select one of the
current installed printers shown in the box. You install printers and configure ports using the Windows Control Panel.
Orientation
Paper Size
Paper Source
Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources. Specify the tray here.
Options
Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing, specific to the type of printer you have selected.
Network...
Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
1131 Reference List
Location of these settings is in the tree area just below 'Channels', see the following image of the tree area:
By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:
This list is for updating channel values or statues from/to 1131 Programs.
Dir direction
'=>' channel value to 1131 variable value (input)
'<=' 1131 variable (output result) to channel value
Type:
BO0L - digital channel status
FINT - analog channel value
Shortcuts
Icon:
Processor Position Table
After inserting a Ethernet Fieldbus item with type of I/O (see: How to Insert a Plugin)
The purpose of this view is to insert or delete XPs and its I/O-Modules to a ethernet fieldbus. To accomplish this, first fill in the
‘Group’ Field.
Panel Specify the Panel configuration type. Like ‘XP-2E’ what means that type is XProcessor.
SwID
Specify the Software Indentifier. This is the kind of firmware the XP/TFT/Panel is loaded with.
Like ‘STD’ what means that ID is Standard. Corresponding firmware file 'app-xp-std.bin'
Be aware that XP-4E hardware must be of revision D or higher before you could use STD-4E firmware!
IO-Mod 1..8
Specify the I/O-Module configuration type. Like ‘36-Dio’ what means that type of I/O-Module has 18 digital input channels and
18 digital output channels.
Be aware that the tree automaticially be updated. After the I/O-Module insertion, the following screen will appear:
If a new I/O-Module is selected at ‘IO-Mod’. A new I/O-Module will be inserted and its number will be generated. This number
is not be shown at this view but will be visible in tree. And so on for the next fields ‘I/O-Module’.
Delete I/O-Module(s)
(1) Select the specific I/O-Module in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard. The
following message is coming up:
Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the I/O-Module.
(3) Choose for “None” at the field Type, this will delete all XP and I/O-modules which are setup for that processor
position.
When you do this; following messagebox will be appear, to remind that this is a very crucial action if all channels from
the I/O-Modules involved are setuped:
Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the I/O-Modules.
Be aware that the underlying configuration of that I/O-Module(s) like the channels, conversion
tables information will be lost!
Pulse Input, Pulse Counter (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, Board, Channels)
For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.
A pulse input can be used for pulse counting. In this case the hardware counter will count pulses starting at the moment that
the Start Count input will change from ‘False’ to ‘True’. The counting will stop at the moment the Stop Count will change from
‘False’ to ‘True’. The counter will reset at the moment the Reset Count will change from ‘False’ to True’.
Pulse / Scan:
Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses to be counted to set the output to 100% of the
Range:
Start Count:
Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will start the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Board.
Stop Count:
Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will stop the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Board.
Reset Count:
Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will reset the counter. This channel must be a local channel on this I/O
Board. If the reset is defined as the pulse input channel itself, it will execute the reset command as soon as the output
has passed the highest limit.
Pulse Input, RPM Measurement (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)
For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.
Pulse Input Channel used as a RPM Measurement or Asynch RPM Measure (Interrupt driven)
Teeth/Flywheel:
Enter the number of teeth on the flywheel for one revolution. Range: 2-256
Range:
Range limit.
Enter the detection level on the number of teeth per cylinder when we have to detect the overspeed.
Overspeed:
Fail Detect:
Has meaning only for the first pickup input of the pair; SENSOR or NONE
Direction Channel:
Has meaning only for the first pickup input of the pair.
Index of a virtual input channel used to send direction information.
(Ch 29 - 99 for 24-MIX I/O-Module or 0 for none)
Overspeed Output:
Has meaning only for the first pickup input of the pair.
Index of local Digital Output channel used to shutdown the engine if overspeed is detected
Field is only visible at Limit Type 'H'.
Remarks:
On 24MIX, only channels 2,3 and 14,15 can hold Pulse Input RPM channels.
Only one flywheel with two pickups/2 independent RPM channels can be defined for 24MIX I/O-Module.
The main pickup can only be channel 2 or 14. If two pickups are defined for channel 2,
then the other pick-up is assumed to be channel 3 (the other channel from the pair).
Sensfail condition = when difference between pickup 1 & 2 (normalized to pickup 1) is bigger or equal to 1.5% (fixed
hardcoded threshold)
if pickup 1 is 0 RPM, then the second pickup is normalized to RPM Range; the sensfail condition is evaluated for each
pickup for a safety reason.
In IOP value of direction channel, the value AHEAD (FINT#0) or ASTERN (FINT#1) will be sent.
Once an overspeed condition is detected, the corresponding Digital Output is closed (if enabled) and remains closed
until pickup 1 RPM returns to 0.
1) Pick-ups are placed synchronized, for example, one on the first teeth and one on the first gap.
2) Pick-ups are placed independently, with min. of 45 degrees and max. of 90 degrees
For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.
A pulse input can be used for pulse counting. In this case the hardware counter will count pulses starting at the moment that
the Start Count input will change from ‘False’ to ‘True’. The counting will stop at the moment the Stop Count will change from
‘False’ to ‘True’. The counter will reset at the moment the Reset Count will change from ‘False’ to True’.
Pulse / Scan:
Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses to be counted to set the output to 100% of the
range.
Range:
Start Count:
Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will start the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Module.
If the source channel number is 00000, the start count is automatically enabled.
Stop Count:
Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will stop the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Module.
If the source channel number is 00000, the stop count is automatically disabled.
Reset Count:
Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will reset the counter. This channel must be a local channel on this I/O
Module. If the reset is defined as the pulse input channel itself, it will execute the reset command as soon as the output
has passed the highest limit.
If the source channel number is 00000, the reset count is automatically disabled.
Retain Value
Enable or disable the "retain" property of this channel value (Revolutions Counter value).
When enabled, the current value of Revolutions Counter will be cyclically stored to flash memory and also displayed in
this box.
Remark: Retain Interval Time (Proc - General Settings) (in min) represents the minimum period of time between two
consecutive savings into flash memory.
The Revolutions Counter value is retained into flash if the value is changed and more than "retain rate" minutes elapsed since
last retain.
Save Last Tree Item
You could save the place where you last were inside PAL after you left the PAL.
Next time, direct after your login, PAL will jump to place in tree where you has left.
Menu-item will be marked/unmarked to give current status if last tree item needed to be stored.
Show Changes
Inside text file is stored what all channel changes are. So it will always be possible to track down what has changed and when
that was done.
Shortcuts
Icon:
Status Bar
The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the PAL window. To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in
the View menu.
The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus. This
area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them. If after
viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button
while the pointer is off the toolbar button.
The right areas of the status bar indicate which of the following keys are latched down:
Indicator Description
Up to 16 groups of status texts can be defined for four types of channels each. A status appears as the last field on e.g. Alarm
Page and Demand Print. These descriptions can be changed depending on the channel type. E.g.: ‘NORMAL-ALARM!’, ‘OFF-
ON’, ‘AUS-EIN’, ‘ARRET-MARCHE’, ‘FERMA-IN MAR’. For each supported channel a selection can be made from the
appropriate 16 user definable possibilities.
To setup the status text, open the corresponding folder in the Tree Area:
Be aware that Status Texts are divided into 5 Sets, and it's Set could be used configured at general settings of a processor.
The colors and text strings of row Nr 1 is fixed. For row 2 - 16 text of normal (Default) and alarm (Active) status and of wire
failure status can be changed. Colors can be modified, but advisable is that the default colors will be used. Any not
acknowledged status appears in flashing red.
Text strings and color(s) of off (Default) and on (Active) status can be changed. Text of wire failure can be changed. For row 1
the text strings and colors are fixed as shown. Any not acknowledged wire failure status appears in flashing red. For the wire
failure status the color can be modified, but advisable is that the default color will be used. (N.B.: wire failure applies to digital
input channels only.)
Analog and Pulse Input Alarm Channels Status Description
Row Nr 1 is fixed. For row 2 - 16 text of normal (Default), lower (Low) and higher (High) status and for sensor failure status
can be changed. . Colors can be modified, but advisable is that the default colors will be used. Any not acknowledged status
appears in flashing red.
Text and color of normal (Default), lower (Low) and higher (High) status can be changed. Text for sensor failure can be
changed. For the sensor failure status the color can be modified, but advisable is that the default color will be used. Any not
acknowledged sensor failure appears in flashing red.
Minimize command (application Control menu)
Shortcut
Keys: ALT+F9
System Parameters
To enable the Stores Pulse Counter you have to select the System Parameter Setup\ General Settings in the Tree Area:
General:
Select ‘Yes’ for automatic acknowlegde of channels
Check for Redundant I/O Server (for Maxi-Guard should be "off") and (for Mega-Guard should be "on")
Main Server (Computer) IP Address and it's Port
Backup Server (Computer) IP Address and it's Port
IP Address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in
a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
Channels could be connected with a function like Attended Input or GEA Input etc.
The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. The toolbar provides quick mouse
access to many tools used in PAL,
To hide or display the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the View menu (ALT, V, T).
Click To
Open an existing document. PAL displays the Open dialog box, in which you can locate and open the desired file.
Save the active document or template with its current name. If you have not named the document, PAL displays the Save
As dialog box.
Remove selected data from the document and stores it on the clipboard.
- Trend Replay Check box to turn on/off to do a trend replay of this group (use log file from disk)
- Trend Memory Check box to turn on/off to do a trend memory of this group (use RAM memory)
- Sample Rate (ms) number of samples in msec, this is used for trend memory only
- Timespan (hh) Time span hours (default is 0 hours)
- Timespan (mm) Time span minutes (default is 1 minute)
- High Limit Max. value which is to be displayed (default is 0)
- Low Limit Min. value which is to be displayed (default is 100)
When ‘Trend Memory’ is checked, ‘Sample Rate’ besides trend memory is shown.
This is used to store samples to memory which could be displayed.
These samples are stored in memory and will not be written to the disk.
When ‘Trend Memory’ is not checked, ‘Sample Rate’ besides trend memory is not shown.
Samples which are written to disk (in so-called log files) could be displayed.
How much samples and its rate is configured at Logging.
See also:
Groups
Print Progress Dialog
The Printing dialog box is shown during the time that <<YourApp>> is sending output to the printer. The page number indicates
the progress of the printing.
By clicking the ‘Browse’ button a dialog box is coming up which allows the user a easy way to select a filepath and a filename.
Pal Help Index
How To ...
Menus
File menu
Edit menu
Special menu
Help menu
Ethernet Fieldbus
Board
Channels
Remote Data
Edit menu commands
Cut Deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard.
Copy Copies data from the document to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes data from the clipboard into the document.
View menu commands
Copy or Move Channel Copy or Move the contents of channel into another channel.
Copy or Move Channel Range Copy or Move the contents of channel range into another channel range.
Copy Board Range Copy a board range with its reference to another board range
Change Eng. Units Uniform your Engineering Unit Types
Clear Show Changes Clears the contents of the show changes.
Correct Database Correct your Channel vs Group configueration
Automatic Mimics Update Insert all mimics from your mimic directory into the PAL
Save Last Tree Item Save Last Tree Item when leaving the PAL
Help menu commands
The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:
Help Topics Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
About Displays the version number of this application.
File Open dialog box
File Name
Type or select the filename you want to open. This box lists files with the extension you select in the List Files of Type box.
Drives
Select the drive in which PAL stores the file that you want to open.
Directories
Select the directory in which PAL stores the file that you want to open.
Network...
Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
Undo/Can't Undo command (Edit menu)
Use this command to reverse the last editing action, if possible. The name of the command changes, depending on what the
last action was. The Undo command changes to Can't Undo on the menu if you cannot reverse your last action.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+Z or
ALT-BACKSPACE
Cut command (Edit menu)
Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the document and put it on the clipboard. This command is
unavailable if there is no data currently selected.
Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+X
Copy command (Edit menu)
Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.
Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+C
Paste command (Edit menu)
Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard
is empty.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Keys: CTRL+V
New command (Window menu)
Use this command to open a new window with the same contents as the active window.
1. 2, ... command (Window menu)
PAL displays a list of currently open document windows at the bottom of the Window menu. A check mark appears in front of
the document name of the active window. Choose a document from this list to make its window active.
Index command (Help menu)
Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions
for using PAL and various types of reference information.
Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.
Using Help command (Help menu)
The title bar is located along the top of a window. It contains the name of the application and document.
To move the window, drag the title bar. Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.
Maximize button
Minimize button
Restore button
Scroll bars
Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window. The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical
and horizontal location in the document. You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.
Size command (System menu)
Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.
1. Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to
move.
Shortcut
Mouse: Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.
Move command (Control menu)
Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.
Shortcut
Keys: CTRL+F7
Maximize command (System menu)
Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.
Shortcut
Mouse: Click the maximize icon on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.
Shortcuts
Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.
Modifying the Document
Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or
depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is
displayed.
Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in PAL,
such as File Open. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.
For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.
Pulse input channels can be used as an Up- Down counter. The UP or DOWN detection is realized via the phase shift of two
pulse inputs (channel02 and channel 03) and is automatically setting the count direction.
Pulse / Scan:
Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses to be counted to set the output to 100% of the
Range:
Start Count:
Stop Count:
Reset Count:
Direction Channel:
a) if it's an external channel, the value of the channel sent to I/O-Module during runtime which gives the direction.
b) if it's a local channel on I/O-Module, represents the index of a virtual input channel which is used to send direction
information.
0=EXTERN, 1=INTERN
INTERN - the up/down direction is detected by I/O-Module base of phase shift between paired inputs
Remarks:
c) The sensfail condition can be enabled & evaluated only for paired Up/Down counters.
If enabled, the sensfail condition is evaluated as follows:
"if the difference between UpDownCounter value of main channel and UpDownCounter value of paired channel,
normalized to the bigger value between them, is more than 5% for more than 2s in a row, then there will be sensfail".
Product Groups
WARNING: press only this button when you don't have any multicast groups!
Create All Multicast Groups
Your current multicast configuration will be deleted.
Create All Remote XP List Rebuild all Remote XP Lists in the configuration
Copy XML File when using this Template, XML file is same for all processors,
except for processor number reference
Include Compiled Files includes all files which are generated by compiling the XML file
Copy Visualization-XML File when using this Template, Visual-XML file is same all processors
except for processor number reference
Include Compiled Files includes all files which are generated by compiling the Visual-XML file
Page Type of Page, like 'Alarm List', or 'Monitor List', 'Parameter Menu' etc.
StartUup not implemented yet, intend to select the first page on LCD Panel (this is not for TFT Panel)
For hide and show items at parameter menus at certain 'levels' (formulas)
Formula Create your formula with "AND", "OR", "NOT" and digital channel numbers
Remark: when using last item for 'PASSWORD' it stores a list where password is stored.
Inside channel value which is normally retain value, example: '31395 OR 31396 OR 31397'
31395 - Level 0
31396 - Level 1
31397 - Level 2
Check Size a button, when pressing this button, a validation check is done.
It will count number of channels used inside this menu.
A configurable Alarm List is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has it's fix Alarm List which contains all alarms of that LCD-Panel.
Use Remote Status Check box to turn on/off to use external channels status;
not local channels, channels from other processor
Use External Alarm List Check box to turn on/off to use external alarm list
This kind of Alarm List is sent from the Camclient/IOServer.
a configure grid to connect PAL-1131 variables to groups which are setupped to this Alarm List
ID Group Number
A configurable Monitor List is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has no Monitor List at all.
Use Remote Status Check box to turn on/off to use external channels status;
not local channels, channels from other processor
Use External Alarm List Check box to turn on/off to use external alarm list
This item is not appicable to Monitor List.
a configure grid to connect PAL-1131 variables to groups which are setupped to this Monitor List
ID Group Number
Check Size a button, when pressing this button, a validation check is done.
It will count number of channels used inside this list.
Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus
TFT - Alarm Logging
The 8.4" TFT Panel has an alarm and event data logger with real-time time stamping for maintenance purposes.
The logged data is stored in the internal non-volatile flash memory of this operator panel.
The logged data can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.
Alarm Logging is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has no Alarm Logging at all.
The 8.4" TFT Panel has an alarm and event data logger with real-time time stamping for maintenance purposes.
The logged data is stored in the internal non-volatile flash memory of this operator panel.
The logged data can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.
Event Logging is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has no Event Logging at all.
Analog:
A value is changed above or below a certain deviation
Time (periodic log, if deviation is set to zero, simply store with time intervals)
The images below including the following explanations will explain the functionality.
The image (Rising value event) shows an analog value (Y-axel) which is changing over time (X-axel).
At point A, the first event is being logged because the value exceeds the preset deviation (A1).
The time and date (A2) are being logged along with the current value.
At point B you can see the value is exceeding the preset deviation (B1) again.
This time it is not logged until point C, this is because the minimum event timeout (D) has not exceeded yet.
Rising value event
The image (Rising and dropping value event) shows an analog value (Y-axel) which is changing over time (X-axel).
Another situation would be a rising and dropping value within the minimum event timeout (D).
At point A, the first event is being logged because the value exceeds the preset deviation (A1).
The time and date (A2) are being logged along with the current value.
At point B you can see the value is exceeding the preset deviation (B1) again.
This time however the value drops again and remains within the preset deviation (B1).
At point C, when the minimum event timeout has exceeded the value is within the preset deviation value (B1) and no new
event is being logged.
Location of these settings is in the tree area just below 'Channels', see the following image of the tree area:
By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:
Create List - Remote XP List press button to re-create list for this processor
The Remote XP list is needed for channel communication between processors.
For Example, other channel
TxProperties List for I/O-Module is a channel list. These channels are not available on the I/O-Module (local).
The screenshot shows a channel 2 (32102) which is on the I/O-Module (1-24 channels) and channel 30 (32130) which is a
virtual channel.
The virtual channel data must sent from XP Processor to I/O Module.
Shortcuts
Icon:
1131G Object List
Object List of PAL-1131G, which is created by looking inside the Visual-XML file.
The Panel IDs (=µP) for various types of panels are given below for reference:
- Alarm Panel 1 to 16 (max 16 units);
- Navigation Light Control Panel 33 to 36 (max 4 units);
- Wiper Control Panel 37 to 40 (max 4 units);
- Fire Alarm Panel 41 to 44 (max 4 units);
When adding a stand alone panel to the setup a template is used that includes all possible lamps, including the not used
lamps.
The channels are skipped by the Panel when they are not used in the current configuration (panel setup).
If the channels should not appear in skipped list, then remove not used channels from PAL/database cfg.
a) On the panel 14 lamp buttons and using IOModule that can handle 12 lamps.
Configure via panel setup which lamp buttons are used. The lamp buttons which are not used are sent by panel as SKIP
channels.
At removall of lamp 13 and 14, first uncheck the "Mini-Guard Panel - No Download" option:
go to channel layout
36 DI I/O-Module
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
DI 10 On Change
Note: Received ScanRate = 0 will force 10ms scanRate on I/O-Module.
18 DI / 18 DO I/O-Module (36DIO)
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
DI 10 On Change
DO At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
Note: Received ScanRate = 0 will force 10ms scanRate on I/O-Module.
24 Mix I/O-Module
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
DI NPN,DI PNP 10 On Change
DI+SF 20 Within 20ms after a change
AI 0/24mA 20 Within 20ms after a change
AI Thermocouple 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI PT100 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI 0/1V 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI 0/10V 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI Potmeter 100 Within 20ms after a change
DO At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
AO 0/1V At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
AO 0/24mA At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
Note: TotalScanRate = IOBScanRate + delayBeforeSendOverCAN (worst case).
E.g. for DI+SF totalScanRate = 20 + 20 = 40ms worst case
but the value can be anywhere in 20..40ms range.
24 Mix I/O-Module
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
Rejection Type none 50 Hz 60 Hz
TC_J_0_355 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_J_0_695 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_J_0_760 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
TC_K_0_470 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_K_0_940 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_K_0_1230 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
PT100_40_150 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
PT100_40_750 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
0_20mA 36 36 32 Within 20ms after a change
4_20mA 36 36 32 Within 20ms after a change
0_1V 36 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
0_10V 36 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
DI+SF 36 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
Notes:
1. On 24AI I/O-Module, the channels are scanned one at the time and
the total scan time is the sum of all defined channel scan rates.
To do that first configure a channel to store the password and configue a channel for level access
after that go to TFT - hide items
To activate the change password function, a function should be called in PAL-1131 program.
when it works, the following screen will be shown. It has inputs for:
-Old Password
-New Password
-Verify Password
the new password will only be accepted, if all three fields are corectly filled in.
TFT DATA LOGGING
The 8.4” TFT operator panel of the TCU includes an alarm/status logger with real-time
time stamping for maintenance purposes and a periodic data (trend) logger. The logged
data is stored in the internal non-volatile flash memory of this operator panel. The logged
data can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.
RTC Clock
The data logger real-time clock keeps track of the current time and date for time-
stamping the logged data. The (initial) time and date (UTC) are set via the parameter
menus in the TCU operator panel. When the TCS is used in a proprietary “Mega-Guard”
Ethernet network (i.e. when integrated with other Mega-Guard equipment such as Alarm
and Monitoring System or Dynamic Positioning System) then the data logger real-time
clock is automatically synchronized with the Mega-Guard network servers.
The time and date formats are:
• Time: HH:MM:SS (HH=hour in 24 hour format, MM=minute, SS=second)
• Date: YYYY-MM-DD (DD=day, MM=month, YYYY= year)
Logging Storage
The logging storage has the capacity for storing a total of 6Mb which equals
approximately 360 000 event samples when using a maximum of 300 Alarm/Status
signals and 300 Trend signals. When the storage limit is reached, the oldest logging data
will be deleted (first in, first out). The statistical counters for all logging data however
remain active until the logging is reset / restarted.
To safeguard logging information, the system will copy the samples from its working
memory (Ram) to its storage memory (Flash) using a 15 minute timer. A copy from Ram
to Flash is also triggered when the number of samples in Ram exceeds 64.
For example:
Over the period of the first year an average of 980 events can be logged per day before
the logger starts deleting the oldest log samples.
Logging data storage can only be reset / restarted via the TFT menus. The logged data
can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.
Details:
The 6Mb logging storage is divided into 48 sectors of 128KB. Each sector begins with a
header which is 10KB when the maximum number of Alarm/Status and Trend signals is
configured. Each sector contains around 7500 events.
Export of Logging Data
The logging files are exported in CSV format (comma-separated values). The CSV-files
can be transported with the flash drive to any PC and analyzed with e.g. Excel or Calc.
Two logging files are created by the Firmware Installer tool; one log file containing all
statistical data (since the start of the logging) and one log file containing all chronological
logged events.
Example:
2 Note that (xxxx) in left column are explanatory fields which do not appear in the actual logging
2 Note that (xxxx) in left column are explanatory fields which do not appear in the actual logging
Configuring set date, set time and reset log functions
When data logging is used without a server, the time and date must be configurable using
the menu. When a server is used, the system will receive its time updates from the server.
The In the ‘Parameter – Hide Items’ 3 digital input (RD) channels have to be configured
under ‘SPEC_FUNC’. These channels are used to control;
- Setting the date
- Setting the time
- Resetting the log memory
The same channel numbers should be configured in the Parameter – Submenu, here you
can also configure the access level. The menu knows when to trigger a set date, set time
or reset log function because they were configured in the ‘SPEC_FUNC’ section.
The ‘Use Master Clock Update’ checkbox should be checked on each TFT to allow other
TFTs to receive time updates.
1131 IOS List
Special list of Global Variables of PAL-1131, these items are set and send from IOServer to XP/TFT.
This Item is only activated when at 'Proc - General Settings' checkbox 'Use 1131 IOS List' is set.
For Example there is an AMS project (XP1..XP5) and PCS Project (XP31..XP38)
D:\Software\System_PCS_2018
D:\Software\System_AMS_2017
1. copy all files from System_PCS_2018 folder to your main software folder,
it must be installed to the MEGA-Guard installation folder: D:\Software\System
2. Make sure that the software version of the AMS configuration and the PCS configuration you want to merge, that are the
same.
If this is not the case upgrade to the latest software version so that both configurations use the same version.
3. Now copy the following files from the System_AMS_2017 folder to your main software folder:
b. Copy D:\Software\System_AMS_2017\Setup\Config.mdb to
D:\Software\System\Setup\Lib\
c. Copy D:\Software\System_AMS_2017\Setup\Mimics to
D:\Software\System\Setup\mimics
6. Now choose the processor range you want to import into the main database:
C. At Filename: select the database that you copied into the Lib directory.
D. Check all items like to import, (XML files you did copy at step 3a)
E. Check all items like to import, with AMS normally you have EAS configuration
7. Now Press Start Button, the actual import will start, it's finished when Board Range fields become empty
9. In the PAL go to Special Parameters => Multicast Groups Create a multicast group for the imported processors.
10. If you also have communication between PCS and AMS processors
you must also create a multicast group for the PCS/AMS processors that are communicating with each other.
If the processors don't have communication with each other than don't put them in a multicast group
(this will only create extra load on the Ethernet).
To display it is required to set the Alternate Font to MS Gothic and script to Japanese
In PAL select the “Job and Language” branch. Next select “General Settings”.
On the right hand dialog switch on the “Use Alt Language” check box.
The Font must be set to MS Gothic with script Japanese. The Font name might differ depending on the regional settings.
In PAL select Printers branch. Next select the printer in this branch that must print Japanese.
WinPrint.dll is required as printer driver. The brand and share name of your printer may differ from the example on the right.
Configure the Code page 932 – Japanese and the Font at the bottom of the page to “MS Gothic” with Script setting to Japanese.
Via Control Panel > Regional Settings the following dialogs must be configured accordingly to use Japanese:
Set the system locale for non-Unicode programs:
Notice that additional settings may be required to use proper keyboard layout.
How to insert a TFT-57 with AFAS / CFFAS / BNWAS / WinWiper / NaviLight
For other functions like AFAS, CFAS, BNWAS and WinWiper same steps can be followed.
Be aware that each function has it own kind of hardware board.
Next Insert the IO-Module board, where lamps are connected to:
There are two IO-Module board types suitable for navigation light panel:
33-Dio NL-l = IO Module for LED-type lamps
33-Dio NL-b = IO Module for LED-type lamps and bulbtype lamps
PAL Help
product: MEGA-GUARD E-Series
versions: 6.0.1.11
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