Glossary for ECS-700 Control System

Section 1 Overview

1.1 Aim

This standard is aimed at the unification of terminology in the development and application of our
company’s control system.

1.2 Contents and Application Field

The content involved in this standard includes frequently used terminology and definitions in
ESC-700 system.

1.3 Reference Standards

By being quoted and referred to in this standard, the terminologies involved in the following
standards compose the terminology in this standard.

GB/T 17212-1998 Industrial Process Measurement and Control Terminology and Definition

GB/T 21109.1-2007 Function Security of Safety Instrument System in Process Industry

Part1:Frame, Definition, System, Requirement of Hardware and Software

GB/T 50770-2013 Design Principle of Safety Instrument System in Petrochemical Industry

HG/T 20699-2014 Frequently Used Vocabulary in Auto-control Design

DL/T 701-1999 Thermal Power Plant Thermal Process Automation Terminology

IEC 902-1987 INDUSRIAL-PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL TERMS AND

DEFINITIONS

SH_T 3092-2013 Design Principle of Distributed Control System in Petrochemical Industry

Regulations of current relevant standard of nation should be conformed to when applying this
standard.

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Section 2 Abbreviation

Term Description
A/D Analog/Digital
AC Alternating Current
AI Analog Input
AO Analog Output
APC Advanced Process Control
AS Application Station
BLAS Backup Link Active Scheduler
BPCS Basic Process Control System
CCR Central Control Room
CD Control Domain
CES Chief Engineer Station
COA Common Object Address
CPU Central Process Unit
CS Control Station
DC Direct Current
DCS Distributed Control System
DD Device Description
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
DDV Direct Drive Servo Valve
DEH Digital Electro-Hydraulic Control System
DI Digital Input
DLL Data Link Layer
DO Digital Output
DS Data Station
E-BUS Extended I/O Bus
EDDL Enhanced Device Description Language
EES Extended Engineer Station
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
ES Engineer Station
ESD Emergency Shutdown Device
ETOC Estimated Time of Completion
ETTC Estimated Time to Completion
FAR Field Assemble Rack Room

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Term Description
FAS Fieldbus Access Sublayer
FAT Factory Acceptance Testing
FB Function Block
FBD Functional Block Diagram
FCR Field Control Room
FCS Field-bus Control System
FF Foundation Fieldbus
FISCO Fieldbus Intrinsic Safe Concept
FLD Functional Logic Diagram
FMS Fieldbus Messaging Specification
FNICO Field Non Incendive Concept
FWATERL Free Water Level
FWATERV Free Water Volume
GSW Global Standard Weight
HDS History Data Station
HMI Human Machine Interface
I/O Input/Output
IDE Integrated Development
IMAN Initialization Manual Mode
IOA Information Object Address
IS Intrinsic Safety
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LAH Level Alarm Height
LAL Level Alarm Low
LAN Local Area Network
LAS Link Active Scheduler
L-BUS Local I/O Bus
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LEVELH Level Height
LEVELL Level Low
LM Link Master
LVLSTAT Level Status
MAXWORKV Maximum Working Volume
MIS Management Information System
MOS Maintenance Override Switch
MV Manipulation (output) Value
NA Node Address
NM Network Management

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Term Description
NP Non-programmable
NSDEN Net Standard Density
NSV Net Standard Volume
NSW Net Standard Weight
NVM Non-Volatile Memory
OBSDEN Observed Density
OBSTEMP Observed Temperature
OD Operation Domain
ODBC Open Database Connectivity
ON Operation Node
OOS Out Of Service
OPC Object Linking & Embedding for Process Control
OS Operator's Station
OS Operation System
OSI Open System Interconnection
PAT Position Adjusting Type
PI Pulse Input
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PN Probe Node
PT Pass Token
PUMPV Pumpable Volume
PUMPW Pumpable Weight
PV Process Value
RAM Random Access Memory
RB Resource Block
RCI Remote Communication Interface
ROM Read-Only Memory
RTD Resistance Temperature Detector
RTU Remote Terminal Unit
SAMS SUPCON Asset Manager System
SAT Site Acceptance Testing
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCnet Process Control Network
SER Sequence Event Recorder
SM System Management
SOE Sequence of Event
SOnet Process Information Network
SV Set-Point Value

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Term Description
TANKSTAT Tank Status
TAS Tank Automatic-management System
TB Transducer Block
TC Thermocouple
TEMPQ Temperature of Environment
TEMPY Temperature of Oil
TTL Time to Limits
UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply
USABLEV Usable Volume
UUID Universally Unique Identifier
VBS VB Script
VCF Volume Correct Factor
VCR Virtual Communication Relationship
VF VisualField
VFD Virtual Field Device
VFMAS VF Movement Automatic System
VFOMM VF Order Movement Management
VFTIS VF Tank Inventory System
VHDL Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language
WDT Watch Dog Timer

Section 3 Glossary
Glossary Description

Control Network and Operation network Nodes

It is for operators to carry out real-time supervision and operation of control
Operator Station
system.
It is for engineers to implement system configuration. It can also serve as
Engineer Station
operation station, including chief engineer station and extended engineer station.
It is the station for setting configuration service software and configuration
software. It also provides functions of multi-engineer configuration management
Chief Engineer Station
and engineer configuration. One system must be equipped with one and only
one chief engineer station.
It provides functions of setting configuration software and implementing system
Extended Engineer Station configuration with chief engineer station. One system can be equipped with
multiple extended engineer station.

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Glossary Description
Data stations include history data gather station, OPC data station, AMS work
station, and SOE work station, etc. They receive and process real-time data and
alarm data, carry out global alarm treatment, save alarm history records, operate
Data Station
on history records, save operation domain variables (include receiving data from
a heterogeneous system, extend configuration variables, etc. ), and provide
application station with real-time and history data.
It receives processes and saves history trend data, and provides application
History Data Gather Station
station with history data.
It can access real-time (history) data in data stations of all operation domains. It
Application Station issues operation instructions, achieves advanced control algorithm, connects
with other control system, and connects with MIS and ERP.
It generally refers to engineer stations, operator stations and all sorts of servers
Operation Node
other than control station in SOnet and SCnet.
It controls devices real-time, implements field data collection and process
Control Station
real-time control.
It generally refers to control station and other intelligent devices connected by
Control Node
communication interface device.
Network
Management Information
It is the network of company’s administration level.
Network
It delivers real-time data, history data and operation records, etc.
Process Information
The standard address format of process information network is 172.30.X.Y. X is
Network (SOnet)
the domain address, and Y is the host address.
It delivers real-time data, supervision instructions and other process control
information.
Process Control Network
Process control network has two redundant networks. The standard network
(SCnet)
address is 172.20.X .Y and 172.21.X .Y. X is the domain address, and Y is the
host address.
It is one of the redundant SCnet, the corresponding network address is
Process control A# network
172.20.X.Y.
It is one of the redundant SCnet, the corresponding network address is
Process control B# network
172.21.X.Y.
I/O bus It generally refers to local I/O bus and extended I/O bus.
Extended I/O It is the data delivery network connecting controller in control station with I/O link
network(E-BUS) modules and all sorts of communication modules.
It is the data delivery network connecting controllers (or I/O link module ) with I/O
Local I/O bus(L-BUS)
modules in local cabinet.
Control Station Module
It is the core part of control station software and hardware, processing control
Controller
tusks in control station. Corresponding module type includes FCU711.
It is the communication module connecting controller and I/O link module in
extended cabinet (or distant cabinet). On one hand, it is connected to controller
I/O Link Module communication by extended I/O bus; one the other, it manages the I/O modules
in the same cabinet by local I/O bus. (It used to be named data forwarding card).
The corresponding module type includes COM711.
It is a virtual device whose functions can be achieved within the controller. It
Dummy I/O Link Module
communicates with I/O module in system cabinet by local I/O bus.
It supports the input of voltage and current signal. The corresponding module
Analog Input Module
type includes AI711 and AI712.
Thermocouple Input It supports input of thermocouple signal and provides function of cold junction
Module temperature compensation. The corresponding module type includes AI721.
It supports the input of RTD signal. The corresponding module type includes
RTD Input Module
AI731.
Analog Output Module It supports output of voltage and current signal.
It supports the output of current signal. The corresponding module type includes
Current Output Module
AO711.

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Glossary Description
It supports the frequency measurement and counting of pulse signal. The
Pulse Input Module
corresponding module type includes PI711.
PAT(Position Adjusting
It supports PAT device control. The corresponding module type includes AM711.
Type) Module
It supports digital signal input. The corresponding module type includes DI711
Digital Input Module
and DI 713.
Digital Output Module It supports digital signal output. The corresponding module type includes PO711.
Communication Module
It generally refers to all sorts of communication interface module in extended I/O
I/O Communication Module
bus.
PROFIBUS It connects PROFIBUS protocol devices. The corresponding module type
Communication Module includes COM721.
It connects field instrument signal in accordance with FF protocol. The
Fieldbus H1 Module
corresponding module type includes AM712.
Serial Communication It connects RS-232/RS-485 BUS devices. The corresponding module type
Module includes COM741.
Base
It installs controller and provides controller communication interface. The
Controller Base
corresponding module type includes MB712.
It installs I/O link module and provides communication interface. The
I/O Link Module Base
corresponding module type includes MB722.
PROFIBUS Interface It installs PROFIBUS chief station communication module and provides
Module Base communication interface. The corresponding module type includes MB723.
Serial Communication It installs two independent serial communication modules and provides
Module Base communication interface. The corresponding module type includes MB725.
Redundancy Serial
It installs a pair of redundant serial communication modules and provides
Communication Module
communication interface. The corresponding module type includes MB726.
Base
It installs FF module and provides communication interface. The corresponding
Fieldbus H1 Module Base
module type includes MB734.
It installs two independent I/O modules and provides 2 36P field connection
I/O Module Base
terminal. The corresponding module type includes MB731.
Redundancy I/O Module It installs a pair of redundant I/O module and provides 36P field connection
Base terminal. The corresponding module type includes MB732.
I/O Module Terminal It installs two independent modules and provides two DB37 change-over sockets
Change-over Base (include two DB37 wires). The corresponding module type includes MB741.
Redundancy I/O Module
It installs a pair of redundant modules and provides a DB37 change-over socket
Terminal Change-over
(include one DB37 wire). The corresponding module type includes MB742.
Base
Terminal Unit
It is the terminal unit paired with I/O module and achieves the demand for field
Change-over Terminal Unit
signal change-over. The corresponding module type includes TU711.
It is the terminal unit paired with digital signal input module. After the relay is
Relay Input Terminal Unit changed, it can connects 48V, 110V and 220V respectively. The corresponding
module type includes TU713.
Passive Relay Output It is one of the terminal units paired with digital signal output module. The
Terminal Unit corresponding module type includes TU721.
Active Relay Output It is one of the terminal units paired with digital signal output module. The
Terminal Unit corresponding module type includes TU721.
Network Connection Component
Router is a kind of network device that can connect one or more networks or
network segments. It can translate data information from different networks or
Router
network segments, making them understand data from each other, thus
composing a larger network.

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Glossary Description
Switch is a kind of network device that can achieve the function of packing
transmitted data package based on MAC (Hardware address of network card).
Switch Switch can “learn” MAC address and place it in inner address list. By establishing
temporary exchange path between the sender and receiver of data frame, it
enables data frame goes from original address to destination directly.
Photoelectric Transducer It has two photoelectric module inside.
Communication cable for
Cable for local I/O bus
local I/O bus
Terminal Change-over It is the communication cable between module base and connection terminal
Cable unit.
It generally refers to the twisted-pair, hawser, cable and optical cable used in
Communication Cable
process control network and process information network.
Mechanical Component
It has controller inside. The cabinet is connected to I/O link module by local I/O
System Cabinet
bus.
It has no controller inside, but is equipped with I/O link module, which is installed
Extended Cabinet
in the cabinet in central control room with system cabinet.
Remote Cabinet It is installed in field.
It is used to install base connected to I/O link module. It consists of guide and
I/O Rack
motherboard.
It is auxiliary cabinet including relay cabinet, safety grid cabinet, terminal cabinet,
Auxiliary Cabinet
etc.
Power Supply Component
AC Distribution Unit It achieves the function of AC power supply.
DC Distribution Unit It achieves the function of 24V DC power supply.
Power Module 24 V (or 48 V) DC power supply. It provides system with working power.
DCS Application
System Power It is the DC power provided by system to modules operating.
It is the DC power provided by system to terminal units and external devices
Auxiliary Power
operating.
Operation Domain The set of a group of operation nodes in network
Control Domain The set of a group of control nodes in network
Each channel is electrical isolated with other channels and ground electrical
Channel-Channel isolated
isolated with the system.
Several non-isolated channels compose one group. Each group is electrical
Group isolated
isolated with other groups and ground electrical isolated with the system.
IP multicast sends IP data package from one origin to multiple destinations by a
protocol. It sends the information copy to a group of addresses then arrives at all
receivers that want to receive it. IP multicast tries its best to deliver IP package to
a host set composing multicast group. Each member within the group can be
Multicast
located in each independent physical network. The membership in IP multicast
group is dynamic. Hosts can enter can quit the group at any time. Group
membership decides whether the host will receive data sent to this group. Host
outside the group can also send data package to the group.
I/O module It generally refers to all sorts of input and output modules.
It is the configuration mode that modifies controller configuration directly while
On-line configuration
the system is running normally.
It is the configuration download process when control station and field operation
On-line download
devices are running normally.
Configuration Upload It uploads the configuration in controller to operation node.
It refers to the configuration download process when controller and field devices
Off-line download
are detached from real-time supervision.
Off-line configuration Configuration conducted when detached from server.
Operation domain variable The variables defined by and applied to operation nodes.

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Glossary Description
It generally refers to the variables (custom variables, exchange variables
Controller variable
between stations, exchange variables between pages) defined in control nodes
Custom variable Variables exchanged between operation node and control station
Exchange variables Variables used to exchange data between program segments inside control
between pages station
Tag Define field I/O point
Customized key-press Keys can be assigned on operator’s keyboard
Schedule Execute programs based on time or occurrence
Frequently used record tool. It is used to record important system data and field
Report
data for technicians to conduct system status inspection or technical analysis.
Graphics is the most important supervision operation interface in control system.
Graphics
It is used to display the whole process and operating status of controlled objects,
and operating relevant data volume.
Overview Window It displays graphics composition or real-time data in the form of list.
Data Viewer Window It displays analog and digital real-time value in group in the form of list.
Tuning Group Window It displays relevant information of designated group in the form of panel.
Trend Window It provides the display of history data trend and real-time data trend.
It displays tag information by data, trend and internal instrument. Relevant
Tuning Trend Window
information can be modified in the window.
Function block is the fixed program segment used in control software. A function
Function Block
block defines a group of data structure and a program segment.
Force In force status, the engineering value of function block is set by user manually.
When function block is in this state, it stops calculation. Its output remains the set
Out Of Service value (Last period value of safe value), but the data multicast, parameter validity
check and redundancy processing run normally.
When AO function block is in manual state, followed or at fault, the upstream
control function block connected to AO function block enters initial status; when
(IMAN)
two control function blocks compose cascade circuit, if the downstream function
block is in non-cascade state, the upstream function block enters initial status.
Function block can only be effective in program when both input and output are
active; when the input of a function block is inactive, all output will not be updated
by the program; when the output of a function block is inactive, this function block
Active/Inactive
will execute and output normally, but the output will not be sent to the input of
connected downstream function block (i.e. the input of downstream function
block will not be updated by the program).
The period that controller conducts input/output to I/O module real-time data.
Scanning period When it is applied in custom programs, scanning period definition equals control
period.
Sampling period Period that I/O module conducts sampling to measuring signal
Control cycle The period of controller executing custom program
It is used to outline the scope of IP addresses, making TCP/IP able to distinguish
Subnet Mask
network IP from host ID.
Host ID The last group of code of network node address code
Thermocouple Temperature measuring unit
It generally refers to the device changing one kind of physical quantity to another
Transducer
physical quantity.
Software
Software package for operator station configuration. The product mode is
Operator Station software
VFOPC.
Chief Engineer Station Software package for chief engineer station configuration. The product mode is
software VFCES.
Extended Engineer Station Software package for extended engineer station configuration. The product
software mode is VFEES.
Real-time Data Server It realized the real-time data management. (program)
Configuration Server It realized configuration management. (program)

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Glossary Description
History Data Server It realized history data management. (program)
Statistical Server It realized data statistics. (program)
Real-time Alarm Server It realized real-time alarm management. (program)
History Alarm Server It realized history alarm management. (program)
History Trend Server It realized history trend management. (program)
Operation Record Server It realized operation records management. (program)
It achieves configuration of custom, control domain, control station, operation
System Builder
domain, and operation nodes.
It is the entrance for control station configuration, control station configuration
Config Explorer
download and supervision configuration.
Access Control Tool It assigns user authorities.
Report Builder It achieves report making.
Function block is the fixed program segment used in control software. A function
FBD Programming block defines a group of data structure and a program segment. User can realize
Software system functions by calling each function block example. The same kind of
function block within system can have multiple examples.
I/O Builder It achieves the configuration of control system hardware.
Tag Builder It achieves tag configuration.
It achieves configuration of all sorts of supervision windows. (Control station
HMI Builder
configuration)
Operation Domain
It achieves the domain division of operation nodes.
Configuration
Control Domain
It achieves the domain division of control nodes.
Configuration
Default project The project automatically called when starting the system configuration
Relevant software that applied to supervision and backstage server of operation
HMI
station, data server and collection station.
Relevant software that applied to control system configuration, scheduling and
Configuration Software
system maintenance by engineer.
It achieves the configuration and download of FF terminal module and the FF
VisualField FF Builder
instruments in lower H1 network segment.
Alarm
Alarm enable System generates, records and displays alarms.
Alarm disable Control station doesn’t produce alarm.
Alarm raised in control station can be shielded by region or group via monitoring
Alarm Shield configuration. After shielding alarm, control station still raises alarm while doesn’t
send them above, operation station records alarm while doesn’t send them.
Operator can shelve alarm causing nuisance temporary via alarm shelving. The
Alarm Shelve
shelved alarm will be restored automatically when reaching the shelving time.
Alarm information will still be send to monitoring software after suppressing
Alarm Suppress alarm, while the monitoring software will not show it. History record will record
the alarm.
State refers to the common working scenes in the field, such as startup, working,
State Management shut-down, etc. States of different devices, suppressing of alarm under the state,
and alarm priority can be managed via state management.
Contents such as cause, operation suggestion and possible result of tag alarm
are defined in alarm procedure. After configuring procedure in monitoring
Alarm Procedure
configuration software, if alarm in procedure raises in real-time monitoring, the
procedure of tag alarm will pop up.
Check the alarm status by fixed cycle if alarm with re-alarming function raises. If
Re-alarm the alarm status is checked out as raised and acknowledged, the alarm returns
as unacknowledged, and raises acousto-optic alarm again.
Alarms with different priorities can be shown in monitoring with different icons,
Level Icon
colors and fonts, which are called level icons.

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Glossary Description
Latching alarm Alarm cleared without acknowledge is called latching alarm.
Current State A state mode of state management, which refers to the current state.
A state mode of state management, which refers to the device state calculated
Calculation State by definition of device state. If the state management is in checking mode, the
device will be switched into calculation state automatically.
Switchover mode of device state, which including manual, auto and checking
Calculation State Mode
modes.
Suppressed List One kind of status list. Alarm suppressed will be shown in the suppressed list.
Combine 2-net as 1 Both SOnet and SCnet use network segments 172.20 or 172.21.
Multi-project reference means to that one project references another project, to
Multi-project Reference
achieve multi-project combining monitoring.
Multi-project Switch Remote configuration and monitoring can be achieved via multi-project switch.
Reference Project The project referenced to the master project in multi-project reference project.
Reference Operation Operation domain of reference project added in the operation domain of master
Domain project in multi-project reference project.
Inter-domain Alarm Reference alarm raised in operation domain in multi-project reference project.
Logic Diagram Graphics of control logic.

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