Document Outline

• CONTENTS
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1 About This Manual
    • 1.2 Software License Agreement
    • 1.3 About This Software
    • 1.4 Important Safety Warnings
    • 1.5 Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents
  • 2. INTRODUCTION TO ValveNavi
    • 2.1 What is ValveNavi?
    • 2.2 ValveNavi Specifications
    • 2.3 Combination of ValveNavi & YVP
    • 2.4 What is FOUNDATION® Fieldbus?
      • 2.4.1 Guide to a successful Foundation fieldbus installation
  • 3. INSTALLATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
    • 3.1 What you need to get started with ValveNavi
    • 3.2 Reference Model Process
      • 3.2.1 Wiring requirements
    • 3.3 Installing NI-FBUS
      • 3.3.1 Configure the NI-FBUS interface card safely for different tasks
      • 3.3.2 Installing the Device Descripfions (DD) with NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility
      • 3.3.3 Location of DD files and .DCT file
  • 4. ValveNavi ADMINISTRATION
    • 4.1 Hardware and Software Requirements
    • 4.2 Installing ValveNavi
    • 4.3 Trial Period
    • 4.4 Licensed User Process
    • 4.5 Logging on with Registration
    • 4.6 Setting Up User Accounts
      • 4.6.1 System Administration, Passwords, and Privilege Levels
      • 4.6.2 Start the Administration Program
      • 4.6.3 Privilege Levels
    • 4.7 Finish ValveNavi
  • 5. FOUNDATION FIELDBUS OVERVIEW
    • 5.1 Reference Model Process Used in This User’s Manual
      • 5.1.1 P & I D
      • 5.1.2 Function block links
    • 5.2 Device Operational States and Block Modes
    • 5.3 Block Modes
    • 5.4 Examples of IVI Operational States
    • 5.5 Changing Operational States
  • 6. QUICK TOUR OF ValveNavi
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Fieldbus Device Tree
    • 6.3 Menu Bar and Tool Bar
      • 6.3.1 Menu items
      • 6.3.2 Toolbar icons
    • 6.4 Control Valve Faceplate
    • 6.5 Companion Device Display Frame
    • 6.6 Status Frame
    • 6.7 Accessing Services in ValveNavi
    • 6.8 Setup Wizard
      • 6.8.1 Actuator Wizard
      • 6.8.2 Tuning Wizard
      • 6.8.3 Travel Calibration Wizard
      • 6.8.4 Position Control Limits - Wizard
      • 6.8.5 Finish - Setup Wizard
    • 6.9 Configuration Services
    • 6.10 Calibration Services
    • 6.11 Diagnostic Services
    • 6.12 Operation State
    • 6.13 Device Query
    • 6.14 PID Control Dialog
    • 6.15 Rescan
    • 6.16 About
    • 6.17 Online Help
  • 7. INTEGRATED VALVE INTERFACE (IVI)
    • 7.1 Device Selection
      • 7.1.1 The Pop-Up Menu In Device Selection
      • 7.1.2 Setting Device as LM or Basic Device
    • 7.2 Control Valve Faceplate
      • 7.2.1 Selected Device
      • 7.2.2 Block Actual Mode
      • 7.2.3 Position
      • 7.2.4 Other Status
      • 7.2.5 Temperature, Pressure, and I/P Graphs
    • 7.3 Companion Device
  • 8. SETUP WIZARD
    • 8.1 Introduction to Setup Wizard
    • 8.2 Actuator Wizard
    • 8.3 Tuning Wizard
    • 8.4 Travel Calibration Wizard
    • 8.5 Position Control limits Wizard
    • 8.6 Finish-Setup Wizard
  • 9. CONFIGURATION SERVICES
    • 9.1 Configuration - General
      • 9.1.1 Device Info
      • 9.1.2 Block Tag Info
      • 9.1.3 Others Installed
    • 9.2 Configuration - Position
      • 9.2.1 Servo Parameters
      • 9.2.2 Position Limit
      • 9.2.3 Limit Switch Threshold
      • 9.2.4 Fault Control
      • 9.2.5 Servo Alarms (I/P Module Operating Point Fault Control)
      • 9.2.6 Advanced
      • 9.2.7 Configuration - Advanced Position
    • 9.3 Configuration - Actuator
      • 9.3.1 Valve Action
      • 9.3.2 Actuator Type
      • 9.3.3 Relay Type
      • 9.3.4 Valve Type
      • 9.3.5 Continuous Data Limit
      • 9.3.6 Model And Serial Number of Valve
    • 9.4 Configuration - AO Block
      • 9.4.1 Limits
      • 9.4.2 Configuration - AO Block Options
    • 9.5 Configuration - PID Block
      • 9.5.1 PID Parameters
      • 9.5.2 Limits
      • 9.5.3 PV Scale
      • 9.5.4 Configuration - PID Options
    • 9.6 Configuration - Options
      • 9.6.1 Characterization Frame
      • 9.6.2 Pressure Frame
      • 9.6.3 Others Frame
  • 10. CALIBRATION SERVICES
    • 10.1 Calibration - Range
      • 10.1.1 Find Range Result
      • 10.1.2 GO
      • 10.1.3 Auto Stop Limits
      • 10.1.4 Manual Stop Limits
    • 10.2 Calibration - Tuning
      • 10.2.1 Auto Tune
      • 10.2.2 Auto Tune Result
      • 10.2.3 Search Stops and Auto Tune In One Step
      • 10.2.4 Manual parameter adjustment
    • 10.3 Travel Calibration
      • 10.3.1 Calibration Result
      • 10.3.2 Apply Calib
      • 10.3.3 Pick Target Position for Calibration
    • 10.4 Calibration - Advanced Position Servo Tuning Parameters
  • 11. PID BLOCK SERVICES
    • 11.1 States and Modes
    • 11.2 Tuning Parameters
    • 11.3 Simulation Function
      • 11.3.1 Simulation State
  • 12. TRENDING SERVICE
    • 12.1 Trend Selection
    • 12.2 Scope Settings
    • 12.3 Saving and Opening Trend Files
    • 12.4 Changing Valve Position while Trending
    • 12.5 Closing the Trend Service
  • 13. SAVING, DOWNLOADING, AND CLONING A CONFIGURATION
    • 13.1 Open File
    • 13.2 Save to File
    • 13.3 Download
    • 13.4 Copy a Configuration to a New Positioner
  • 14. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
    • 14.1 General
    • 14.2 Self Check
    • 14.3 Signature
      • 14.3.1 Actuator Signature
      • 14.3.2 Extended Actuator Signature
      • 14.3.3 High Resolution Actuator Signature
      • 14.3.4 Step Response Test
      • 14.3.5 Positioner Signature
      • 14.3.6 Signature Selection
      • 14.3.7 Signature Setting
      • 14.3.8 Signature Measurement
      • 14.3.9 Signature Graphs
      • 14.3.10 Graph Scale Setup
      • 14.3.11 SignaAug. 01, 2004-00ture Summary
      • 14.3.12 Signature Notes
  • 15. QUERY SERVICES
  • 16. REPORTING SERVICES
    • 16.1 Configuration Report
    • 16.2 Communication Error Log
  • 17. FAILSAFE HANDLING
    • 17.1 Introduction
    • 17.2 Failsafe Active Latched
    • 17.3 Failsafe Clear Latched
    • 17.4 Failsafe Clear Non-Latch
    • 17.5 To Exit Failsafe
      • 17.5.1 If the Deviation Error Failsafe is set
      • 17.5.2 If the failsafe is caused by internal diagnostics
  • APPENDICES
    • Appendix A Glossary and Acronyms
    • Appendix B Configuring DI Blocks to TB Channels
    • Appendix C Setting a Failsafe Strategy
  • REVISION RECORD