PAC8000 Workbench Getting Started Guide
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Section 1 - Introduction
The PAC8000 Control System provides a fully integrated, open solution for process
control, discrete automation, strategy development, and process visualization. The
process engineer is supplied with the tools to design, implement, document, and maintain
a process control system using advanced control strategies or the IEC 61131-3
programming languages.
The PAC8000 Control System consists of a number of open system components,
including:
Workbench
- an integrated project development environment that centralizes
and coordinates project engineering, including instrument index, control
strategies (process and discrete), process visualization, (operating faceplates),
history (alarming and trending), and project management.
HMI -
components for the PAC8000 Operator Interface (HMI), plant historian,
and batch recipe management.
Control Platform
-
a rugged, field-mountable system consisting of the controller
and the 8000 Process IO system.
The Workbench is an integrated engineering environment, which automatically configures
the operator interface and historian. Due to the open nature of the system, other
components that make use of industry standards such as Modbus, OPC, Ethernet, and
HART can be easily integrated.
Note
: PAC8000 Open Control components can be used with any HMI software that
communicates via Modbus or OPC.
Scope
The intent of this Getting Started Guide is to provide assistance in building your first
application using the PAC8000 Workbench; it is not intended to replace any of the
available training courses. However, working through these procedures leads to a greater
understanding of the Workbench, thereby enhancing the lessons in the training class. It is
also assumed that readers have a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and the
features of their operating system. The Workbench system components are described,
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
September 2010
