System 800xA training

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Industrial IT 800xA - System

3BDS 011222

Configuration
Industrial IT 800xA - System

3BSE 034463

Automation System Network Design and Configuration

Industrial IT 800xA - System

3BSE 036903

Basic Operation
Industrial IT 800xA - System

3BSE 036904

Extended Operation
Industrial IT 800xA - System

3BSE 030322

Operator Workplace - Configuration

Industrial IT 800xA - Engineering

3BSE 011223

Engineering Workplace - Basic Engineering Functions

Industrial IT 800xA - Engineering

3BSE 011224

Engineering Workplace - Function Designer

Industrial IT 800xA - Engineering

3BSE 030335

Graphics
Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 035983

OPC Server for AC 800M - Installation and Configuration

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 021358

IEC 61131 Control Languages - Introduction

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 035980

Basic Control Software - Introduction and Configuration

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 035981

Extended Control Software - Binary and Analog Handling

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 035982

Communication - Protocols and Design

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 035979

Addendum - Product Data and Design

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 036351

AC 800M Controller Hardware - Hardware and Operation

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 020923

S800 I/O - General Information and Installation

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 020924

S800 I/O - Modules and Termination Units

Industrial IT 800xA - Control and I/O

3BSE 020926

S800 I/O - Fieldbus Communication Interface PROFIBUS-DP/DPV1

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Terminology
Term / Acronym

Description

ActiveX

Microsoft standard for user interface components, based on definition of software interfaces.

Afw Service

A software component that provides a certain set of functions in the system, typically for use by
various client applications.
An Afw Service is designed to run around the clock. It can normally be portioned into several
service groups, each group handling part of the scope of the service (e.g. part of the object
space). For redundancy each group can contain several service providers running on different
servers.

Alarm

An alarm is an abnormal state of a condition associated with an Aspect Object. For example, the
object FC101 may have the following conditions associated with it:
HighAlarm, HighHighAlarm, Normal, LowAlarm, and LowLowAlarm.
An alarm is active as long as the abnormal state of the corresponding condition persists. An
alarm is unacknowledged until a user has acknowledged it.

Application Server

Server that runs system applications, such as the Information Management History Services,
Production Management (Batch Management and Production Management), Asset Optimization,
Process Optimization, Simulation, and also third party and user provided applications

Aspect

A representation of a facet of a real world entity, which entity is represented as an Aspect Object.
An aspect defines a piece of information, and a set of functions to create, access, and
manipulate the information.

Aspect Framework (Afw)

Platform functionality that supports integration of aspect systems and connectivity components,
including concepts, APIs, and tools.

Aspect Integrator
Platform (AIP)

A collection of software that forms the basis for an IIT system, and provides the development
and execution environment for IIT compliant applications. The Aspect Integrator Platform
includes the Aspect Framework.

Aspect Object

Aspect Objects are representations of real world entities that a user interacts with, such as
valves, reactors, products, material, production orders, batch procedures, customer accounts,
etc.
Different facets of these real world entities are modeled as aspects. An Aspect Object is not an
object in a strict sense, e.g. like a COM object, but rather a container of references to
implementations of its aspects.

Aspect Server

A server that runs the central functions of the Aspect Object architecture, such as Aspect
Directory, Structure and Name Server, Cross Referencing, File Set Distribution, etc.

Client

Client is a part of a software that subscribes data from a server.

Client/Server network

A client/server network is used for communication between servers, and between workplaces
and servers.

Connectivity Server

A server that provides access to controllers and other sources for real-time data, historical data,
and alarm and event data. A Connectivity Server runs services related to OPC/DA, APC/AE,
OPC/HDA, and SysMsg

Control network

A control network is a local area network (LAN) that is optimized for high performance and
reliable communication with predictable response times in real time. Control network devices and
Connectivity servers are connected to the control network.

DNS

Domain Name System

Double authentication

The process of identifying two individuals, usually based on usernames and passwords. Double
authentication is typically used to ensure that certain critical operations are performed by an
authorized individual and approved by an additional individual, where the additional individual
has the authority to approve such operations.

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Event

An event is a detectable occurrence, which is of significance to an Aspect Object. An event may

or may not be associated with a condition.
For example, the transitions into HighAlarm and Normal conditions are events, which are
associated with conditions. However, operator actions, system configuration changes, and
system errors are examples of events, which are not related to specific conditions.

Faceplate

A faceplate is an aspect that provides a graphical representation of a certain Aspect Object, with
presentation of certain properties related to the object, and mechanisms for operator interaction
such as on/off, increase/decrease, etc.

Fieldbus

A fieldbus is used to interconnect field devices, such as I/O modules, smart sensors and
actuators, variable speed drives, PLCs, or small single loop devices, and to connect these
devices to the IIT system.

Graphic display

A graphic display is an aspect that provides a visual presentation. It consists of static graphics
representing for example tanks, pipes, etc., and graphic elements that present dynamic
information. Graphic displays are often used to present the state of a process or a part of a
process, but are useful in any context where dynamic graphical information needs to be
presented.

Graphic element

A graphic element is an aspect that is associated with an Aspect Object type, to be used in
graphic displays to present dynamic information for instances of that type. An object type may
have several different graphic element aspects to allow the user to select among different visual
presentations.

HSI

Human System Interface

Industrial IT

ABB's vision for enterprise automation.

IP address

A 32-bit address assigned to each host/node connected on the network.

LANs

Local Area Network

Log over

Temporarily changing user, without first logging out the current user and without breaking the
current context.
This function is useful in cases were a certain operation requires higher authority than that held
by the current user, in which case e.g. a supervisor may temporarily assume the responsibility,
allowing his or her authority to be temporarily applied.

MMS

Manufacturing Message Specification. ISO standard for communication between controllers.

Node

A computer communicating on a network e.g. the Internet, Plant, Control or I/O network. Each
node typically has a unique node address.

OPC

OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) for Process Control, a standard interface for data, event
and history access based on COM.

OPC item

OPC items represent connections to data sources, i.e. object properties. An OPC item is
identified by a string <object path>:<property name>. Associated with each OPC item are Value,
Quality and Time Stamp.
Note that OPC items are not identical with the data sources they represent connections to
them.

Plant Explorer

A configuration of the Internet Explorer for creating the Aspect Object that you use to put
together the plant. You can also use it to browse and search the structures of the plant.

Property
(Object property)

Aspect Objects can have properties. A property is a named data item that is related to an Aspect
Object. Properties are typically owned and managed by aspect systems

Service

A software component that provides a certain set of functions in the system, typically for use by
various client applications.

Service provider

A process that runs a service. Service providers may be redundant and all service providers
within the same service group implements the same function.

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Structure

A hierarchical tree organization of Aspect Objects that describes the dependencies between the
real objects. An Aspect object can exist in multiple structures, for example both in a functional
structure and in a location structure.

Tag

The perception of a Tag is basically that it is an object you can put a label on, e.g. motor,
transmitter or valve. In the 800xA system an object that has a Faceplate is considered a Tag.
This means that a Tag is any Aspect Object in the Control Structure which has a Faceplate
Aspect attached.

Thin client

A thin client is a web browser connected to the Internet (or Intranet). It does not require any
ABB-related pre loaded software. It supports ActiveX controls, but it communicates with the
Industrial IT only through Internet technologies. Internet Explorer is used as browser.

Workplace

User interactive functions that are combined for a particular use case, e.g., Operator Workplace,
Engineering Workplace, etc.
A node that runs one or several workplace applications.

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