Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Installation and Setup Manual - Manual (Page 11)

Micro-PWC
™ Installation & Setup Guide
Introduction 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Micro-PWC™ system is a software product designed to run on an Intel Pentium
®
-based Personal
Computer running the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Professional or Windows
®
XP Professional operating
system. This product provides a process control operator interface for the following Micro-DCI
®
instru-
ments.
The heart of this product is a suite of applications that provide easy to use, state-of-the-art displays and
tools to a plant operator. All of the applications combine a rich set of default starting points with the capabil-
ity to completely customize the applications to meet any operational need.
The Pentium processor is the minimum level processor for acceptable performance. Hardware from sev-
eral vendors has been qualified and is supported for use with the Micro-PWC system software. The list of
hardware requirements and approved vendors is contained in
Section 2.1, Hardware Requirements , in this
Guide. In addition to the computer, related hardware components are available for use with the Micro-PWC
system. Several styles of keyboards are available along with a variety of cursor control devices. Interface
cards for Micro-DCI Datalink and Microlink networks are available to provide high performance interfaces
to the Micro-DCI instrument line.
1.1 Overview
Micro-DCI is a distributed process control and information management system which provides the capa-
bility to divide process functions among many system components to provide operating flexibility, system
reliability, reduced system costs and ease of implementation. Distribution combined with redundancy also
allows system control and operating functions to be divided among system elements to increase reliability
and flexibility and to reduce risk.
Automation of most processes requires more than control at the unit operations level. The system must
also include an inherent ability to provide process management functions such as scheduling and graphi-
cal presentation of plant process conditions as well as reporting functions. The Micro-PWC system is a
human/machine interface to this system, providing the Process Operator, Process Engineer, Instrument
Engineer and Maintenance personnel with global access to all process and system parameters required by
each to perform their respective tasks.
The Micro-PWC system provides the Process Operator with a window to the process. Using interactive
process graphics and hierarchical displays, the Process Operator can monitor and control all analog loops
and discrete devices interfaced to the network, as well as sequential batch operations.
The Micro-PWC system provides the Engineer with an interface through which to configure and change
Graphic and Hierarchical Displays, database I/O, instrument process control functions and sequences,
Log (report) formats, and security features (including access levels for operating personnel). Most changes
53MC5000 Process Control Station
53SL6000 Single Loop Controller
50XM2000 Magnetic Flowmeter
53MC4000 Four Loop Controller
53MC2000 Single Loop Controller
50KM2000 Chameleon
53MC1000 Single Loop Controller