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800xA - System
800xA for DCI
System Version 4.1
Configuration



Configuration
Industrial
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800xA - System
800xA for DCI
System Version 4.1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About This Book
General ..............................................................................................................................7
Intended User.....................................................................................................................7
Document Conventions .....................................................................................................7
Use of Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons ......................................................8
Terminology.......................................................................................................................9
Applicable Specifications................................................................................................10
Industrial IT Certification................................................................................................10
Related Documentation ...................................................................................................10
Section 1 - Introduction
Product Overview............................................................................................................13
Functional Description ....................................................................................................13
DCI Connect Documentation ..........................................................................................14
Section 2 - Composer CTK
Introduction .....................................................................................................................15
Description ......................................................................................................................15
Creating a DCU Tag List......................................................................................16
DCU Manager .................................................................................................................19
Node Addressing and Network Status Display ...............................................................21
Network Device Assignment...........................................................................................22
DCU Resident Configuration ..........................................................................................24
DCU Support Services ....................................................................................................25
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Section 3 - Network Services
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 27
DCU Connectivity........................................................................................................... 27
Conductor NT/UX Synchronization ............................................................................... 28
Time Synchronization of DCU........................................................................................ 28
Service Startup ................................................................................................................ 28
List of Required DCI Network Services ......................................................................... 28
Section 4 - Control Object Type Definition
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 31
Standard DCU Module Types ......................................................................................... 31
CIO Module Types .......................................................................................................... 32
Object Types Structure......................................................................................... 32
CCAs ............................................................................................................................. 33
Data Type Conversion.......................................................................................... 33
Array Handling .................................................................................................... 36
Object Type Definition for Symphony DCI OPC Control Network.................... 36
Aspects ...................................................................................... 36
Section 5 - Security
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 37
DCI Security Operation................................................................................................... 38
Aspect Integrator Platform Security................................................................................ 38
DCI System Level Security............................................................................................. 39
CTK Security .................................................................................................................. 42
Section 6 - Backup And Restore
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 43
Access ............................................................................................................ 43
Function ............................................................................................................ 44
Section 7 - Configure Users and Security
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 45
INDEX
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About This Book
General
Use this section as a guide to the conventions and terminology used throughout this
book.
Intended User
System engineers and technicians should read this instruction before configuring
800xA for DCI in the 800xA System.
Document Conventions
The following conventions are used for the presentation of material:
The words in names of screen elements (for example, the title in the title bar of
a window, the label for a field of a dialog box) are initially capitalized.
Capital letters are used for the name of a keyboard key if it is labeled on the
keyboard. For example, press the ENTER key.
Lowercase letters are used for the name of a keyboard key that is not labeled on
the keyboard. For example, the space bar, comma key, and so on.
Press CTRL+C indicates that you must hold down the CTRL key while
pressing the C key (to copy a selected object in this case).
Press ESC E C indicates that you press and release each key in sequence (to
copy a selected object in this case).
The names of push and toggle buttons are boldfaced. For example, click OK.
Use of Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons About This Book
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The names of menus and menu items are boldfaced. For example, the File
menu.
The following convention is used for menu operations: MenuName >
MenuItem > CascadedMenuItem. For example: select File > New > Type.
The Start menu name always refers to the Start menu on the Windows
Task Bar.
System prompts/messages are shown in the Courier font, and user
responses/input are in the boldfaced Courier font. For example, if you enter a
value out of range, the following message is displayed:
Entered value is not valid. The value must be 0 to 30.
You may be told to enter the string TIC132 in a field. The string is shown as
follows in the procedure:
TIC132
Variables are shown using lowercase letters.
sequence name
Use of Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons
This publication includes Warning, Caution, and Information where appropriate
to point out safety related or other important information. It also includes Tip to
point out useful hints to the reader. The corresponding symbols should be
interpreted as follows:
Electrical warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result in
electrical shock.
Warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result in personal
injury.
Caution icon indicates important information or warning related to the concept
discussed in the text. It might indicate the presence of a hazard which could
result in corruption of software or damage to equipment/property.
About This Book Terminology
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Although Warning hazards are related to personal injury, and Caution hazards are
associated with equipment or property damage, it should be understood that
operation of damaged equipment could, under certain operational conditions, result
in degraded process performance leading to personal injury or death. Therefore,
comply fully with all Warning and Caution notices.
Terminology
The following is a list of terms associated with 800xA DCI that you should be
familiar with. The list contains terms and abbreviations that are unique to ABB or
have a usage or definition that is different from standard industry usage.
Information icon alerts the reader to pertinent facts and conditions.
Tip icon indicates advice on, for example, how to design your project or how to
use a certain function
Table 1. Terminology
Term/Acronym Description
AE Alarm/Event
Aspect A representation of a facet of a real world entity that is
represented by an Aspect Object. An aspect defines a
piece of information and a set of functions to create,
access, and manipulate the information.
CCL Controlware

Command Language Programming

language used to create Controlware phase logic
executed by the DCU.
CCTK Composer

CTK.
CTK Configuration Toolkit.
Conductor Refers to Conductor NT or Conductor UX products.
These are Symphony

console applications with

interfaces to multiple ABB systems.
Applicable Specifications About This Book
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Applicable Specifications
This product meets the requirements specified in EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and in
Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC.
Industrial IT Certification
This product meets the requirements as being Industrial IT compliant.
Related Documentation
The following is a listing of documentation related to DCI Connect.
Controlware Symphony/DCI based control logic utilizing softwiring
between function modules.
DA Data Access
DCU Distributed Control Unit (Symphony DCI Controller).
GDBA Symphony DCI Global Database Access
Table 2. Related Documentation
Category Title Description
Software Operator Workplace HSI Object Dialogs and Icons Style
Guide (HSI Style Guide)
3BSE019320
Hardware Controlware II

Version 5.0 Module Reference WFPEEUI270003??

Table 1. Terminology (Continued)
Term/Acronym Description
About This Book Related Documentation
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DCI System Six Composer CTK (Version 5.1) Users Guide WFPEEUI210004??
Distributed Control Unit WFPEEUI210002??
Conductor NT (Version 5.0) Configuration WBPEEUI340013??
Conductor NT (Version 5.0) Operation WBPEEUI340012??
Conductor NT (Version 5.0) DCI System Six
Operation/Configuration
WBPEEUI340016??
Table 2. Related Documentation (Continued)
Category Title Description
Related Documentation About This Book
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Section 1 Introduction
Product Overview
The 800xA for DCI software product integrates the Symphony Distributed Control
Unit (DCU) controllers with the 800xA System. This integration with the 800xA
System provides one operation and configuration view of the system. Connectivity
to the DCU hardware is accomplished through a dedicated OPC Server that is
included with 800xA for DCI.
Composer CTK is a software package that provides an integrated set of
configuration tools in a graphical user environment for building DCU control
strategies. The CTK is required to co-exist on the network with the 800xA for DCI
to handle the configuration of DCU controllers and establish and maintain devices
on the DCI control network.
Composer CTK existed as a product prior to the development of the 800xA for DCI
software. This instruction describes the features of Composer CTK version 5.1 that
have been added to accommodate 800xA for DCI. It is intended to be used as an
addendum to the Composer CTK Version 5.1 Users Guide.
This instruction describes the configuration steps related to 800xA for DCI as part
of the 800xA System. 800xA communicates with the DCI controllers via the ABB
ECCP Dual Ethernet

ECCP Controller or through third party single Ethernet

controller cards. Workstations with ECCP boards support redundant control
network connections to the DCU controllers.
Functional Description
The 800xA System allows monitoring and control of process variables from the
DCU such as flow rate, temperature, and pressure according to a control
configuration that the engineer or technician defines. A DCU is a controller and its
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input/output (I/O) devices connected for communication on the Control Network
(Cnet) to System 800xA via the 800xA for DCI software.
DCI Connect Documentation
There are two instructions that pertain to the DCI Connect software:
800xA for DCI System Version 4.1 - Operation - Provides operational details
for the features and functions of the DCI Connect software.
800xA for DCI System Version 4.1 - Release Notes- Provides data not
included in any of the released DCI Connect product instructions which
contain helpful information.
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Section 2 Composer CTK
Introduction
Composer CTK is the tool that makes editing DCI tag object instance definitions
possible. Once they are edited, these changes can be exported from Composer CTK
and then imported into the 800xA system using the DCI Tag Importer. Refer to the
800xA for DCI Operation instruction for more information on importing DCI tags.
Description
The DCI Tag Importer aspect of the 800xA for DCI software requires a list of tag
names and other module information so that it can create tag objects corresponding
to DCU databases. The 800xA tag list is an XML file that contains the following
information:
Name - Name of the DCU module.
Type - ASCII name of DCU Module Type.
FIX - Numeric value indicating the Function of the designated module type.
Description - Description entered by the user of the module (LEG atom).
Project - Name of the CTK project to which the module has been assigned.
When used for online controllers, the Project Name is blank.
Controller - Name of the controller to which the module has been assigned. If
the module was taken from a CTK project and was not assigned to a controller,
the string UNASSIGNED will be used.
Area - Area (number) to which the module has been assigned.
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Creating a DCU Tag List
The 800xA tag list is created in Composer CTK. From the main Composer CTK
window, select File > Export > 800xA Tag List as shown in Figure 1. When 800xA
Tag List is selected, the 800xA Tag List Export window appears (Figure 2).
TC05627A
Figure 1. Export Tag List
TC05628A
Figure 2. Selected Tags To Export
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The Tag List Information tab shows the selected Tag List file (if any) and provides a
Browse button to specify the location and name of the Tag List file to be generated.
The default folder for Tag List files is 800xATagLists located in the
<installation_path>\ctk file path. Use the Browse button to change the path as
desired.
The Tag List Information tab also shows the complete list of selected tags for all
projects and controllers in a multi column list box. Items in the list box can be
selected and a dialog menu (right click) can be used to remove the selected item(s)
from the list. Figure 2 shows the number of tags currently selected.
When the 800xA Tag List Export window first appears, the Destination File box is
empty. If an existing file is selected in the Tag List Information tab, the tag lists are
updated to reflect the data from the file. If any tag selections have been made prior
to selecting a new destination file name, the user will be notified that the current
selections will be lost if OK is selected.
The Tag Selection tab presents a tree view, containing all projects, online
controllers, and CIO database names, as well as two lists showing all of the tags for
the currently selected tree item as shown in Figure 3.
TC05629A
Figure 3. Selected Tree Item
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The tags are listed as Available Tags or Selected Tags as shown in Figure 4.
The default project name is selected when the window is first selected. When a
project name is selected in the tree view, a list of all tags in the project appear in the
list boxes. When the project is expanded, the tree view shows all module types for
which at least one tag exists in the project. If one of the module types is selected, the
list boxes show only the tags of the specified type. Tags can be moved between the
lists by using the appropriate buttons. The double arrow button moves the entire list
in the direction indicated. The single arrow button moves only selected item(s).
Right click over a tag name in one of the list boxes to display module information
such as Module Type, FIX, Legend, and AREA.
When an online controller name is selected in the tree view, a list of all tags in the
controller appear in the list boxes. When the project is expanded, the tree view
shows all module types for which at least one tag exists. The CIO Databases group
is shown if CTK can locate any CIO Database files (dumped by DCU Manager on
page 19). The CIO Database file names are shown if CIO Databases is expanded.
When a CIO Database is selected, a list of all tags in the Database file appear in the
TC05630A
Figure 4. Tag Selection
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list boxes. When a CIO Database is expanded, a list of available CIO Module Types
is shown.
DCU Manager
Various DCU related features (previously found only in Conductor NT) are
integrated into Composer CTK. Utilities such as Network Device Assignment,
Status Display, File Operations, DCU operations, etc. are organized under the DCU
Manager.
The DCU Manager is accessed by selecting Tools > DCU Manager in Composer
CTK as shown in Figure 5. A tool icon is also available on the main CTK toolbar.
The same tag name may exist in different projects and/or online DCUs. However,
duplicate tags cannot exist in the 800xA Tag List file. If the user selects a tag
from a project or controller when it already exists in the complete list (in the Tag
List Information tab), an error is issued stating that the tag must be removed from
the list before adding it from another source (project or controller). From the Tag
List Information tab, the source project or node of a tag can be viewed by right
clicking it.
TC05631A
Figure 5. DCU Manager
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The DCU Manager consists of a tree view containing a root named Devices and all
available online DCU nodes and information that is related to the selected tree item
as shown in Figure 6.
When the Devices root item is selected in the left pane, a summary of all available
nodes is shown in the right pane containing the device name, type, IP address and
Ethernet address.
Various operations are available on items in the tree view. A Menu of available
operations is displayed by right clicking over the desired tree item.
TC05632A
Figure 6. DCU Status
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Node Addressing and Network Status Display
When a DCU node is selected in the tree view, Node information is displayed
including the following items:
Network Information.
DCU identification.
IP Address.
Ethernet Address.
DCU Mode.
DCU Status.
Software and firmware revision numbers.
Database download information.
When a DCU node is expanded in the tree view, the type of board in each used slot
of the DCU frame is displayed. When one of these slot items is selected in the tree,
the I/O board status is shown in the right pane. The I/O board status includes the
following information:
Auto/Suspend switch position.
Board status (run, fault, etc.).
Primary or backup.
Backup ready status.
Communication status.
IOB tag name.
Operations are available on DCU node items in the tree view. A menu of available
operations is displayed by right clicking over the desired DCU node. The following
operations have been defined:
File Management: Download and Updump operations.
Program downloads including IOB, PSB, and CIO/DIO.
Database files including ALD, PBA, and CIO/DIO.
DCU Resident Configuration (ANSI Terminal type configuration menus).
DCU Resident Services (ANSI Terminal type service menus).
CCL editing.
DCU operations.
Backup operations.
Get Database Copy.
Get Program Load.
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Go To Offline Mode.
Do Switchover.
Primary operations.
Do hot start.
Get program load.
Do warm start.
Do cold start.
Go to offline mode.
Enable fault response mode.
Disable fault response mode.
Network Device Assignment
Right click the Devices item in the tree view and then select Network Device
Assignment. When selected, the Network Device Assignment window appears
(Figure 7). Entries in the device table can be added, deleted, or edited using the
buttons provided.
To edit an entry, select the device name and select the Edit button. The Edit Device
Properties window appears. The basic properties for editing are the Device Name,
Device Type, IP address, Physical address, and an indication of whether the device
is present on the network. Depending on the Device Type selected, there may be a
Device Settings button available to configure additional device dependant items.
Validation of Device Properties occur when the Edit dialog is closed by selecting
OK.
To create a new entry, select the Add button and then proceed in the manner as
described for Edit.
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TC05633A
Figure 7. Network Device Assignment
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DCU Resident Configuration
Right click on a DCU Node item to configure the DCU Resident Configuration
(Figure 8).
When selected, a dialog appears in which DCU Resident Configuration menus are
available. Only keyboard input is accepted in this dialog. For example, type LT on
the keyboard to recall the Serial Port Login Table.
TC05634A
Figure 8. DCU Resident Configuration
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DCU Support Services
Right click on a DCU Node item to configure the DCU Resident Services
(Figure 9).
When selected, a dialog appears in which DCU Resident Configuration menus are
available. Only keyboard input is accepted in this dialog. For example, type LEG on
the keyboard to recall the Legend Verification.
TC05635A
Figure 9. DCU Resident Services
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Section 3 Network Services
Introduction
A subset of the current Conductor NT Network Services are used in 800xA for DCI.
These services provide connectivity to the DCU as well as synchronization with
Conductor NT/UX and other vital services, such as DCU licensing and loading.
DCU Connectivity
The DCU has several interfaces for accessing (reading and writing) its internal data.
The most prominent one is Symphony DCI Global Database Access (GDBA). Other
interfaces are used much less often and are not used at all for process data. The
Conductor NT Network Services have built-in support for all of the interfaces as
shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Data Access Interfaces From DCU
Interface Name Type of Data
Global Database Access GDBA Process Data
System Operations SysOps DCU internal board
information and status.
Node Introduction NodeIntro Node and network
connection status
Alarm/Event Messaging Event Service DCU Alarm and events
Other Interfaces Various
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Conductor NT/UX Synchronization
It is necessary for the DCI connectivity tasks to interoperate with Conductor NT and
Conductor UX consoles. The DCI connectivity tasks are responsible for maintaining
and establishing such tables as the Network Device Assignment table.
It is also necessary to synchronize the DCU database images between Conductor
NT/UX and the DCI connectivity server. This will require running the Conductor
NT dirsync.exe task at certain times. Refer to the Conductor NT Version 5.0
Operation instruction for more information.
Time Synchronization of DCU
The DCI connectivity server performs time synchronization to the Symphony DCI
nodes. The time synchronization is performed by the TSYNCD DAEMON. The
time synchronizer is responsible for synchronizing time with the DCU, Composer
CTK, and Conductor NT/UX nodes on the same network.
Service Startup
The startup sequencing of the DCI network services is controlled by a task similar to
Conductor NT NWKSER service.
List of Required DCI Network Services
The following table (Table 4) lists the network Services for DCI.
Table 4. Conductor Services For DCI
Conductor Service
Number
Service Name Description
10 N_MSG_SRVC Message server
11 N_MESSAGE_SRVC Service for message
broadcast
12 N_TAB_SRVC Global tables service
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14 N_TAB_SRVC Event subsystem - Alarm
server
16 N_DCU_ALARM_UPDAT
E_SRVC
DCU Event subsystem -
Update server
17 N_DDB_SRVC Display database server
19 N_XDC_ALARM_UPDAT
E_SRVC
XDC event subsystem -
Update server
21 N_TABI_SRVC Internal global tables
22 N_EVENT_EVTMSG_SR
VC
Event subsystem -
Message server
23 N_FSN_SRVC File sync service
25 N_EVTBIT_SRVC Event bit service
32 N_DBASER_SRVC DBA access box server
33 N_LICENSE_SRVC Software license server
39 N_ALM_RELAY_SRVC External alarm relay
service
56 N_MBIT_SRVC Event bit update messages
59 N_LOCAL_LIC_SRVC Local license counter
service
60 N_TABIS_SRVC Table sync service
61 N_CLIENT_INFO_SRVC Client information request
service
62 N_SYS_TAB_SRVC Global tables - system
wide
Table 4. Conductor Services For DCI (Continued)
Conductor Service
Number
Service Name Description
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63 N_SYS_TABI_SRVC Internal global tables -
system wide
64 N_SYS_TABIS_SRVC Table sync service -
system wide
Table 4. Conductor Services For DCI (Continued)
Conductor Service
Number
Service Name Description
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Section 4 Control Object Type Definition
Introduction
800xA for DCI uses Object Types to provide a connection to and control of the
DCU Controlware modules from the 800xA System. Each DCU module type has a
corresponding Aspect Object Type. Module types with multiple Functions (FIXs)
have an Object Type for each FIX. The CIO module types (AIO, AIOB, etc.) also
have corresponding Object Types.
The following functions are automatically provided by 800xA for DCI:
Creation of all required Object Types and related Object Type Groups for DCU
Controlware modules in the Object Type Structure.
Creation of all Control Connection Aspect properties for each Object Type
Creation of a DCI OPC Control Network Object Type. This Network Object
Type includes the DCI Tag Importer. Refer to the 800xA for DCI Operation
instruction for more information on the Tag Importer.
Creation of required Aspect System Objects (ASOs) for the DCI Object Types.
Standard DCU Module Types
An Object Type has been defined for each of the supported module types in DCI.
Each module type corresponds to an Object Type as shown in the Object Types
structure. A Control Connection Aspect (CCA) exists for each Object Type. The
properties included in the Object Types are all those that have DBA access for the
given module type and FIX.
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CIO Module Types
An Object Type should be defined for each of the following CIO module types:
AIO.
AIOB.
DIOB.
XCON.
XMSG.
These module types correspond to Object Types as shown in Object Types Structure
on page 32.
Object Types Structure
The Object Types Structure in the Plant Explorer Workplace is where the Object
Types are created. The Symphony DCI Controlware Modules Object Type Group
resides under the Control System Object Type Group.
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CCAs
Each Symphony DCI Module Object Type has an OPC CCA. The CCA lists all of
the DBA accessible atoms as properties of the Aspect. Figure 10 shows a sample
CCA Property View for an ANI FIX 0 Object Type.
Data Type Conversion
The Data Types assigned to the properties of the CCA are derived from the Data
Types stored in the Composer CTK project databases. The Composer CTK data
types are derived from the types stored in the DCUs ALD format. The ALD types
are in turn derived from the DCUs Data Dictionary Data Types.
TC05642A
Figure 10. Property View of the Control Connection Aspect
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Table 5 and Table 6 show the conversion from DCU Data Dictionary Data types to
the CCA property Data Types.
Table 5. Data Types 1
DCU Data
Dictionary Type
Composer CTK
Data Dictionary
Type
UD NULL
BI BOOL
TI INT:1
UT UINT:1
CO UNT:2
US UINT:2
LO INT:4
FL FLOAT:4
DO FLOAT:8
TX TEXT
ST TEXT
B8 BITS
B16 BITS
B32 BITS
TO TM
SY TM
MD PTR
PT NULL
GD GD
CD CD
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SU TEXT
DP NULL
BA BOOL
MP MP
BB BOOL
XD PTR
BIA BITS
Table 6. Data Types 2
Composer CTK
Data Dictionary
Type
PPA Variant Type
TEXT VT_BSTR
INT:1 VT_I1
INT:2 VT_I2
INT:4 VT_I4
UINT:1 VT_UI1
UINT:2 VT_UI2
UINT:4 VT_UI4
FLOAT:4 VT_R4
FLOAT:8 VT_R8
PTR VT_BSTR
BOOL VT_BOOL
Table 5. Data Types 1 (Continued)
DCU Data
Dictionary Type
Composer CTK
Data Dictionary
Type
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Array Handling
Some Symphony DCI Controlware atoms are defined as arrays. These atoms appear
in the CCA with a data type of either VT_BSTR|VT_ARRAY or
VT_VARIANT|VT_ARRAY.
Object Type Definition for Symphony DCI OPC Control Network
This Object Type is a specialization of the Generic OPC Server Network Object
Type.
Aspects
DCI Tag Importer - this is the Uploader of the tags. Refer to the 800xA for DCI
Operation instruction for more information.
BITS:1 VT_UI1
BITS:2 VT_UI2
BITS:4 VT_UI4
GD VT_BSTR
CD VT_BSTR
TM VT_DATE
MP VT_BSTR
BIT VT_BOOL
TG VT_BSTR
NULL VT_EMPTY
DYN VT_EMPTY
Table 6. Data Types 2 (Continued)
Composer CTK
Data Dictionary
Type
PPA Variant Type
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Section 5 Security
Introduction
GDBA write security is a function of the controller. GDBA write security is
maintained on an Area basis and an access level. There are up to 255 areas in a DCI
installation, and there are nine access levels as defined in Table 7.
Operator Level 1 is considered the lowest and least trusted level, while Supervisor
Level 3 is the highest and most trusted level. Each level is a superset of the
preceding level in terms of allowed access and trust. Beyond that, the actual
implementation and use of the access levels is user designed and user specific.
Table 7. Symphony DCI Access Levels
Level Trust
Operator 1 1 (low)
Operator 2 2
Operator 3 3
Engineer 1 4
Engineer 2 5
Engineer 3 6
Supervisor 1 7
Supervisor 2 8
Supervisor 3 9 (high)
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Areas and access levels are fundamental to DCI security and must be preserved.
Refer to the Controlware II Version 5.0 Module Reference instruction for
information and detail concerning the dynamics of security in the DCU.
DCI Security Operation
Each user login is assigned one of the nine access levels in Table 7 and anywhere
from 1 to all 255 areas. The assignments are made when the user login is configured
and may be modified by the customer when the need arises.
Each GDBA writable atom in each DCU module has an assignable write access
level from Table 7. Access level assignment is a function of the DCU Data
Dictionary. Also, each individual DCU module is assigned to a specific area as
defined by the AREA atom. However, areas are dynamic and may be changed as
part of the security for a control algorithm.
Each individual atom write request is checked to see if the AREA of the atom is set
in the area mask, and if the access level of the atom matches that in the transaction.
Only those that match are permitted. If any write request does not match, the overall
transaction status is marked as containing errors, and the individual write request is
marked as failed due to a security violation. It is left to the originating application to
deal with the transaction status. In the case of a display, such as a point or graphic
display, an error indication pops up with a text message describing why the
transaction failed.
Aspect Integrator Platform Security
800xA System security is an adjunct to Windows 2000 security and is achieved by
association with Windows 2000 groups. The initial installation of 800xA System
creates five Windows groups automatically, which are intended to provide levels of
Symphony DCI users have the flexibility to design the security within these
parameters and that it is vital to preserve the current functionality. The console
does not have the ability to predict or track the dynamics of AREA manipulation
as performed by ControlwareII. Security control must still be done within the
DCU.
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security and trust. The five groups and their intended usage are shown in Table 8
(refer to the 800xA Security instruction for more information).
DCI System Level Security
The Conductor NT Security table is configurable from Composer CTK to provide
access to the table on systems without Conductor NT. Select Security > DCI
System Level Security as shown in Figure 11.
Table 8. Industrial IT Windows 2000 User Groups
800xA Group Recommended Usage DCI Approximation
IndustrialITAdmin Configure Admin. Structure. None.
IndustrialITUser Read. Operator 1.
IndustrialITOperator Read and operate. Operator 2.
IndustrialITApplicationEngineer Read, Operate, Configure,
and Tune permission.
Operator 3 to Engineer 3.
IndustrialITSystemEngineer Read, Administrate, Security
Configure, and Configure
permission.
Supervisor1 to Supervisor 3.
NOTE: All users must be added to the IndustrialITUser group.
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Figure 11. CTK Security
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When this item is selected, Figure 12 appears.
An existing user can be edited by selecting a user name in the list and then selecting
the Edit button. A new user can be added by selecting the Add button. A user can
be deleted by selecting the desired user, then selecting the Delete button.
System Security is activated selecting the Activate Security button. When selected,
security is activated, the button label changes to Deactivate Security, and the button
remains depressed. To deactivate security, select the Deactivate Security button;
this causes the security checking to be deactivated and the button label to change to
Activate Security.
The Area Access table of different area names is configured by selecting the Area
Names button. The configured names for the 255 DCI Areas are changed in the
resulting window.
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Figure 12. System Level Security
The Default user name cannot be deleted.
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When a new user is added, or when an existing user is edited, Figure 13 appears.
The User Name must be unique. The list of access levels are the same as shown by
Conductor NT:
Operator Level 1.
Operator Level 2.
Operator Level 3.
Engineer Level 1.
Engineer Level 2.
Engineer Level 3.
Supervisor Level 1.
Supervisor Level 2.
Supervisor Level 3.
The Area Access list shows all 255 area names as specified in the Area Names
global table. The desired area names can be selected using this list. Areas that have
been selected are highlighted in the list.
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Figure 13. New User Addition
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CTK Security
Some of the Composer CTK version 5.1 features are restricted by access rights that
are associated with the CTK login. The following table (Table 9) shows the access
rights required to use each CTK feature:
Table 9. CTK Security
CTK Feature Administrative Rights
Online Configuration
Rights
Database Transfer
Rights
DCU resident
configuration
Read/write
DCU resident service Read/write
File download (Send To
DCU button)
Upload/download
File upload (Get From
DCU button)
Upload/download
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Section 6 Backup And Restore
Introduction
Run the Backup option after creating a database for the first time. Run the Backup
option before doing an upgrade or making significant changes to the system
configuration. Run the Restore option when the system becomes corrupt or after an
upgrade takes place.
Access
This feature is accessed through File > Backup in Composer CTK only (Figure 14).
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Figure 14. Backup Access
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Function
Many of the files and internal tables used in version 5.1 Composer CTK are handled
by the Backup/Restore tool to prevent accidental loss of configuration data. Three
new options are available in the Library Components list as shown in Figure 15.
The 800xA Taglist Files are XML files created by the 800xA Tag List Export Tool.
These are files saved to the default path recommended by the Tag List tool. If files
are saved in any folder other than the specified default folder, they will not be saved
in the backup file.
The DCU Manager Upload/Download Files are all those files listed in the DCU File
Operations window (ALD Database Files, CCL Files, etc.).
The DCI System Configuration Tables include the Network Device Assignment
table and the security tables for Users and Area Names.
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Figure 15. Library Components
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Section 7 Configure Users and Security
Introduction
Refer to the 800xA System Security - Users Guide instruction for more detailed
information. Configure the Users and Security using the following steps:
1. Assign Microsoft

users.
2. Assign Security Settings in the Administrative Structure > Domains >
<computer name > System Domain according to the 800xA System
documentation and assign the Security Settings.
3. Use the Configuration Wizard to associate 800xA System groups to Microsoft
groups.
4. Use the Configuration Wizard to assign users to the groups in the user structure
(Operator to Operators group).
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C
Composer CTK 15
Creating a DCU tag list 16
DCU manager 19
CTK Security 39
D
DCI documentation 14
Related documentation 10
Document conventions 7
F
Functional description 13
H
Harmony OPC server
Users and security 45
N
Network services 27
O
Object types structure 32
P
Product overview 13
S
Security 37
Structure
Object types 32
Symphony OPC server configuration 45
T
Terminology 9
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