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Comments MPE Activity or
Term MPT Process or
Term
• MPE and MPT both have a Trend Limits Table for setup, runtime,
and results. MPE can also select a subset of signals and statistics
of interest.
• MPT has a Numerical Data table for runtime and results. Similarly,
MPE has a Cycle Statistics table that can show Trend data at
runtime and results tables that show global maximum/minimums
and statistics for each pass.
The Fatigue process accumulates cycles in a histogram and calculates
a damage number (in the form of a statistical value) based on the Not available Fatigue Monitoring
histogram content. The Fatigue Monitoring application plots fatigue
data (received from an MPT Fatigue process) in real-time. While the
Fatigue process is running, you can use the Fatigue Monitoring
application to adjust data limits in real-time.
8.7.0 Event Detectors
Comments MPE Activity or
Term MPT Process or
Term
The MPE activity has the same functionality as the MPT process.
The MPE activity also monitors variables; the MPT process does
not support this activity. Limit Detection Data Limit Detector
Equivalent functionality, except for the trigger continuously mode. Digital Input Digital Input Detector
MPT Operator Event process allows the workflow to react to the
user pressing a button on the control panel. This can be executed
in MPE in the following three ways: Operator Event
This activity is directly analogous to the MPT Operator Event
process. Wait for Operator
Action
This will show a pop-up message box where the operator can
click standard or user-defined buttons. Which button is clicked Custom Message
determines the value of a variable, which can be used to make
decisions in subsequent steps of the workflow.
The designer adds a Set Variable control on the runtime display,
and one or more Wait For Event activities within the workflow. Set Variable
Runtime Control &
Wait for Event
They are tied together using variables. There is significant
flexibility in determining when the button is enabled.
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8.0 Appendix A: MPE for MPT Users