Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Installation and Setup Manual - Manual (Page 12)

Micro-PWC
™ Installation & Setup Guide
2 Introduction
are immediate, on-line and network-wide, requiring no compilation time before downloading and therefore
no interruption of the process.
The Micro-PWC system provides Maintenance Personnel with the capability to globally monitor the operat-
ing status of any system component on the network, and to diagnose component failures from any Micro-
PWC system.
1.2 Intended User
The Micro-PWC Installation and Setup Guide is intended for use by personnel engaged in the installation
of the hardware and software components of the Micro-PWC system (PWC).
It is the job of the Micro-PWC system to communicate with the various Micro-DCI instruments that may be
connected. It is necessary to have some degree of familiarity with the configuration and operation of the
attached instruments in order to understand the function of the Micro-PWC system.
1.3 Functional Description
1.3.1 User Interface
The Micro-PWC system provides the Process Operator, Engineer and Maintenance Technician with a win-
dow-based interface to both the process and the Micro-PWC system itself. The window environment on
the Micro-PWC system is based on the Windows operating system from Microsoft.
1.3.2 Micro-PWC Management Features
The Micro-PWC system allows the user to configure many items which aid in managing use of the system.
These include:
• Security Features
• User Logins
• Network Parameters
• Archival Groups
• Messages
• Message Routing
• Network Device Assignment
See the Micro-PWC Configuration Guide for further information on these items.
1.3.3 Hierarchical Displays
Hierarchical displays are a set of preconfigured, network-wide graphical representations emulating tradi-
tional instrument displays. A three tiered hierarchy of displays exists to provide the user with information
about the process. This hierarchy consists of Summary, Group and Point displays.
A Summary Display provides an overview of 24 groups, arranged in 6 rows of 4 blocks. There are 1000
Summary Displays available.
A Group Display provides an operation overview of 4, 6 or 8 points simultaneously. All process control
actions and alarm acknowledgment for points within a group can be performed from the Group Display on
a point-by-point basis.