SUBJECT : ABB DCS 800XA Plant Explorer

Workplace

DEPARTMENT : C & I 110MW

PREPAIRED BY: PRAMOD KUMAR GIRI

■ Presentation Objectives
■ Safety during working in Plant Explorer Workplace.

■ Plant Explorer Workplace.

■ Aspect Object Type

■ Library Structure

■ Object Type Structure

■ Control Structure Structure

■ Function Structure.
Safety practices during working in Plant Explorer Workplace.
■ The Services in Service Structure Should not be deleted. Once deleted it
can not be restored. It need fresh ABB software installation.

■ Changes must not be made during the online backup process.

■ Always check the version of backup system and restore or running system.

■ Always check all registered services are running for both primary and
secondary server.

■ Always check memory loading of system and maintain a healthy memory

space.

■ Always take system backup after any changes to system configuration to

avoid loss of data and configuration.

C&I DEPT. SAFETY STATUS 2018-2019

FAC : 0 , LTI : 0
Plant Explorer Workplace.
■ Plant Explorer Workplace is the tool that is primarily used for System 800xA configuration.
■ This workplace used for all project work done by application engineers. It is used to create
and manage Aspect Objects and their related Aspects.
List of Structure in Plant Explorer Workplace.
Structures used for
Administration
■ Service Structure.
■ Maintenance Structure.
■ Node Administration Structure.
■ User Structure.
■ Workplace Structure.
■ Admin Structure.
■ Graphic Structure.
■ Aspect System Structure.
Structures used for Structures not
Application Engineer applicable in our plant
■ Function Structure. ■ Obsolete Structure.
■ Control Structure. ■ Product Structure.
■ Library Structure. ■ Product Type Structure.
■ Object Type Structure. ■ System Structure.
■ Document Structure.
■ Scheduling Structure.
Aspect Object Type

■ An Aspect Object type

defines certain
characteristics that are
common to several
Aspect Object
instances.

■ This makes it possible

to create and efficiently
re‐use standardized
solutions to frequently
recurring problems.
Library Structure.

■ Library Structure is used to

categorize and store re-
useable entities beyond
object type.

■ It contains all object type

libraries and its version.

■ Most of the work with

libraries can be made in this
structure , i.e. create new
library, connect used libraries
to library.

■ It also holds the Alarm and

Event list configuration.
Object Type Structure.
■ Object Types act
as types when we
create object.

■ Almost all aspect

objects are
instances of an
object type.

■ Object Types i.e.

Face Plate,
Trends, Range,
icon configured
here for multiple
use in other
structure.
Control Structure

■ Control Structure is
used to define where
the different parts of
the control application
execute.

■ Any project created in

control Builder
Automatic reflect in
Control Structure.

■ Any project can be

deleted from control
structure.

■ Even any addition or

removal in program
reflects here.
Control Structure.

■ Other Control
Structure Tree objects
are controller and
server alarm and
event.

■ Here we configure
each control builder
object aspects for
operator presentation.

■ Aspects i.e Face

plate, Point Display,
Log, Trend, Alarm,
Event etc and many
more can be added for
each control object
here.
Function Structure.
■ Function Structure
describes the functionality
of Plant.

■ It is used to structure the

plant into systems and
subsystems according to
how the plant equipment
operates together.

■ Graphic Display Pages,

Popup etc configured
here.
Function Structure.
■ Default Trend Display
Pages can also
configured here.