PAC8000 Eng DWG Lib Getting Started Guide

PAC8000 Engineering Drawing Library
Getting Started Guide
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PAC8000 Engineering Drawing Library Getting Started Guide 3
Contents
Section 1 - Introduction...............................................................................................................................4
SCOPE......................................................................................................................................................... 4
INTENDED READERS ..................................................................................................................................... 4
ACCESSING ADDITIONAL HELP ...................................................................................................................... 4
Section 2 – Installation................................................................................................................................5
PRE-INSTALLATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 5
INSTALLING THE ENGINEERING DRAWING LIBRARY ......................................................................................... 5
Section 3 – Drawing Tutorial.....................................................................................................................10
AUTOCAD OBJECTS .................................................................................................................................. 10
LAYERS ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
CREATING AN ENGINEERING DRAWING ........................................................................................................ 13
Glossary....................................................................................................................................................23
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. October 2009

Section 1 - Introduction
The PAC8000 Engineering Drawing Library provides a set of DXF files that can be used to create panel
drawings or other drawings, which are intended to show the layout and dimensions of the PAC8000
Hardware. Templates are provided for:
• Controllers (Standard and SafetyNet)
• IO Modules (2/2, 2/1, and SafetyNet)
• Module Controller Carriers and Connectors
• Field Terminals
• Selected Ethernet Switches (MOXA, Sixnet, and Woodhead)
While the templates were built using AutoCAD, any drawing package that can read DXF files may be used to
create the engineering drawings. This Getting Started Guide demonstrates the use of the templates in the
AutoCAD environment.
Scope
The intent of this Getting Started Guide is to provide assistance in building panel drawings and other
engineering drawings that show the layout and dimensions of the PAC8000 Hardware using the Engineering
Drawing Library.
This Getting Started Guide assumes familiarity with AutoCAD (or a similar type drawing package) as well as
the PAC8000 hardware.
Intended Readers
This Getting Started Guide is intended for those users who are:
• Installing the Engineering Drawing Library for the first time.
• Upgrading an existing application of the Engineering Drawing Library.
• Learning how to use the Engineering Drawing Library.
Accessing Additional Help

As discussed above, it is assumed that the reader is familiar with the hardware components for which drawing
templates are provided. If additional information concerning the controllers and/or IO modules is desired,
please refer to the appropriate installation guide:
• PAC8000 Controllers Hybrid, Process, Logic, & EBIM Instruction Manual Document number:
INM8521
• 8000 – 2/x I/O modules Instruction Manual (General Purpose and 2/2 Applications) Document
number: INM8100
• 8000 – 2/x I/O modules Instruction Manual (2/1 Applications) Document number: INM8200
• 8000 – 2/x Power Supplies – Configurations and Installation Document number: INM8900
A basic understanding of and relative experience with creating and modifying drawings in a CAD system is
also assumed. For further information on producing such drawings, please refer to the documentation
included with your CAD system.

Section 2 – Installation
This section provides an overview for installing the Engineering Drawing Library.
Pre-Installation Information
Before installing the Engineering Drawing Library, please ensure that a CAD drawing system, i.e. a drawing
package capable of reading DXF files, is installed on your computer.
Installing the Engineering Drawing Library

1. Insert the Product CD into the appropriate drive.
2. The PAC8000 Product Installation window appears. Click Next Page.

3. The Options screen appears. Select the Additional Programs option and click Go.
Note: The text and screen shots in this document are compatible with PAC8000 Workbench
Version 8.3.0 and subsequent releases. Version x.x.x on the screen shots refers to the current
version number of the product that is being installed.
4. The Additional Programs screen appears. Select the Engineering Drawing Library option and
click Go.

5. The installation process beings with the Welcome screen. Click Next to continue.
6. Review the License Agreement and select the “I accept the terms in the license agreement”
option to accept the agreement. Click Next to continue.

7. Specify the Destination Folder, i.e. the location in which you would like the drawing templates to
be downloaded. Click Next to continue.
8. The Ready to Install the Program screen appears. Click Install to continue.

9. The Installing Engineering Drawing Library screen appears. A progress bar indicates the
status of the installation.
10. Following a successful installation, the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen appears. Click
Finish.

Section 3 – Drawing Tutorial

Once the Engineering Drawing Library is installed, the drawing templates can be used to create panels or
other engineering drawings. This tutorial will guide you through the process of drawing a set of redundant
controllers that are attached to two IO modules carriers. IO modules and their corresponding field terminals
will be inserted as will the hardware needed to connect the carriers to one another. Ethernet switches and
power supplies will also be placed on the drawing.
To add a component to the drawing, the individual CAD object must be located. By default, these objects
are installed in the directory:
<installation_directory>\Utilities\Engineering Drawing Library
Contained within this directory are the drawing objects in the desired measurement system, i.e. Imperial
Measurements or Metric Measurements. We will use drawings located in the Imperial Measurements
directory throughout this tutorial. Subdirectories for each type of available drawing object are located within
these directories. (Drawings for cables are not provided, as they are not normally shown on panel and other
engineering drawings.) There are two types of drawing files. DWG is the AutoCAD native format that
AutoCAD users utilize for their drawings. DXF files are generic drawing files that are created by AutoCAD
for use with other drawing systems.
• BIM - Contains the CAD objects for the Modbus and Profibus BIMs.
• Carriers - Contains the CAD objects for the IO module carriers, BIM carriers, controller carriers,
power supply carriers, railbus isolator carrier, and the carrier extenders.
• Controllers - Contains the CAD objects for the Hybrid, Logic, Process, and SafetyNet controllers,
as well as the Ethernet BIM and the power supply monitor (Controller) and the node services
module (BIM).
• Field Terminals - Contains the CAD objects for the field terminals. Two types are available: field
terminals for which modules will be added and field terminals for which modules will not be added
(standalone field terminals). The difference being that field terminals for which modules will not be
added show the entire field terminal, whereas standalone field terminals do not show the portion
of the field terminal that is located under the module.
• IO Modules - Contains the CAD objects for the General Purpose (Class 1, Div 2) IO Modules, the
Intrinsically Safe IO Modules, and the SafetyNet IO Modules.
• Isolators - Contains the CAD object for the Railbus isolator.
• Network Peripherals - Contains the CAD objects for Sixnet, Woodhead, and MOXA Ethernet
switches.
• Power Distribution - Contains the CAD object for the MA15 surge suppressor.
• Power Supplies - Contains the CAD objects for the 8000 power supplies.
• Relays - Contains the CAD object for a bank of eight Phoenix relays.
While any program that reads DXF files can be used to create the drawings, the tutorial examples will
be shown using AutoCAD 2004. Since the templates were developed using AutoCAD, this system
results in the best drawings.
AutoCAD Objects
If you are using AutoCAD, all objects (drawings) must be inserted as blocks. The insertion point is
very specific and is normally a node (point), intersection, center, or midpoint. As a result, OSNAP
must be used. Make sure that the Drafting Settings for OSNAP have the following Snap Modes
enabled: Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Node, and Intersection. To enable these modes, perform the
following:

1. Open AutoCAD.
2. Notice the SNAP, GRID, ORTHO, POLAR, OSNAP, LWT, and MODEL buttons on the bottom of
the screen. Left-click the OSNAP button and select On.

3. Right-click the OSNAP button and select Settings. The Drafting Settings screen appears.
Select Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Node, and Intersection and click OK.
4. In order to see the nodes (points) for connections, type PDMODE and enter 3 at the command
prompt. To turn off the nodes (points), type PDMODE and enter 0.
Layers
Some attributes of the blocks were added using special layers.
• The Dinrail-hidden layer is used to show the position of the DIN-Rail slot in order to
accurately place blocks within a drawing.
• The part number layer is used to show the part number of the item when it is not normally
shown on its face, e.g. field terminals.
• The FT-hidden layer is used to show the part of the field terminal that is covered by an IO
module. If a field terminal will be fitted without an IO module, use the standalone field terminal
instead of this attribute.
• The Cover layer is used to show the field terminal cover. If you wish to show the cover in
place, turn on the Cover layer and turn off the Under Cover layer. If you would rather show
the cover off, turn on the Under Cover layer and turn off the Cover layer.
• The Under Cover layer is used to show the part of the field terminal that is concealed by a
cover. If you wish to show the cover in place, turn on the Cover layer and turn off the Under
Cover layer. If you would rather show the cover off, turn on the Under Cover layer and turn
off the Cover layer.
• The No Left Controller layer should be turned on when the left controller (the A controller) is
not installed and turned off if the left controller is installed.
• The No Right Controller layer should be turned on when the right controller (the B controller)
is not installed and turned off if the left controller is installed.
• The Carrier-hidden layer is used to show the part of the carrier that is hidden by the product.

Creating an Engineering Drawing

1. Open the desired drawing package.
2. Select the part number 8750-CA-NS from the Carriers directory to add the controller carrier to the
drawing. If you are using AutoCAD 2004, use the Insert | Block menu option and click the
Browse button on the resulting Insert window. Scroll to the appropriate directory, select the
8750-CA-NS file, and then click OK. (The drawing will be located in the following path:
<installation_directory>\Utilities\Engineering Drawing Library\Imperial
Measurements\Carriers\8750-CA-NS.) Click OK to close the Insert window.

3. Click to insert the object onto the drawing and then zoom/pan as appropriate so that the controller
carrier appears on the drawing in such a way that other parts can be connected to it.
4. To complete the controller carrier, insert an 8410-PS-NS (Controllers subdirectory) and two 8521-
HC-MT (Controllers subdirectory). To properly position the controllers on the controller carrier,
align the controller with its appropriate slot and release only when the midpoint osnap icon
appears as follows:

5. Since both a left and right controller were added, remember to turn off the No Left Controller and
No Right Controller layers. To do this in AutoCAD 2004, select the Format | Layer menu item
and click the light bulb icon for each layer.
6. To complete the controller carrier, insert an 8410-NS-PS (Controllers subdirectory). Insert it near
the endpoint intersection at the lower left-hand corner of the rectangle to the left of the A
controller.

7. After the blocks are added and the appropriate layers are turned off, the drawing appears as
follows:

8. To add IO Modules, you will first need to add an 8709-CA-08 module carrier (Carriers
subdirectory). Add this carrier so that it is connected to the 8750-CA-NS controller carrier. Be sure
to insert the IO module carrier at the endpoint intersection of the connector protruding from the
controller carrier.

9. Once the IO module carrier is added, as described above, the drawing appears as follows. Notice
the two horizontal dashed lines drawn across the middle of the controller and carrier. This
represents the Dinrail on which these items are mounted.

10. The first module on the carrier is 8101-HI-TX and its corresponding field terminal is 8603-FT-FU.
You must also turn on the nodes by using the PDMODE command with a value of 3, if you have
not done so previously. Be sure to zoom in sufficiently to insert the module and field terminal at
the precise intersection point. Insert the field terminal at the bottom left-hand corner of the IO
module carrier and properly align the endpoint intersection.

11. Insert the IO module at the upper left-hand corner of the IO module carrier. As before, use the
endpoint intersection.

12. Once the module and field terminal have been added, turn off the FT-Hidden layer to turn off the
section of the field terminal that is covered by the module.

13. Continue using this process to populate the remaining slots in the carrier. The only difference it
that the Xs shown on the IO module carrier are used for alignment rather than the corners of the
carrier. The following modules and field terminals will be added:
Slot Module Field Terminal

2 8102-HO-IP 8603-FT-FU
3 8103-AI-TX 8603-FT-FU
4 8104-AO-IP 8603-FT-FU
5 8105-TI-TC 8605-FT-TC
6 8110-DI-DC 8603-FT-FU
7 8115-DO-DC 8611-FT-FU
8 8121-DI-DC 8617-FT-NI
14. Since the FT-Hidden layer was previously turned off, it will remain off as each of the above pairs
of modules and field terminals are inserted.

Glossary
8000 IO Configurator – Configures the system hardware (controllers and IO modules) for a controller.
8000 Process IO System – Control system comprised of a controller and IO modules.
8521 – Product number of the controller.
.NET Framework – Microsoft technology used in some of the PAC8000 Workbench components.
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) – Area of the PC that monitors and controls all system hardware.
Basic Support – PAC8000 support program that provides responses to your product questions on the next
business day.
CAD – Computer Aided Design
Coil – Basic discrete output element in IEC 61131-3 Ladder Diagram programming.
Consumer – Uses data from one or more producing controllers.
Contact – Basic discrete input element in IEC 61131-3 Ladder Diagram programming.
Control Platform – Controller hardware upon which control strategies execute.
Control Strategy – Logic that executes within a controller to perform a task, e.g. controlling a valve, starting
and stopping a motor, etc.
Controller – Processor that executes control strategies and process IO.
Controller Statistics – Workbench feature that displays scan time breakdown, system parameters, and event
logs.
Custom Reports – User-created reports with customized output to fit all documentation needs
Data Entry Panel – Right-hand pane of the Workbench. As specific tasks are selected in the Project Explorer,
the Data Entry Panel changes to facilitate data entry.
Database Maintenance Utility – Workbench utility that allows for maintenance tasks on the database, e.g.
reload, attach, de-attach, etc. This utility should only be used with assistance from technical support.
Demo mode – Workbench mode that executes when no license file has been obtained. In this mode,
downloads to the controller are disabled, but all other functions are available.
DesignerSim – Enables the control system designer to test control strategies in a single controller without the
need of physical hardware.
Dynamic Link Libraries (dll) – Programming unit that provides functions or information to other programs.
Ethernet BIM – Controller type that functions as a remote IO scanner, as no control strategies are supported.
Executable File (exe) – File that can run directly on a computer.
Floating Point – IEEE precision numbers that are represented in two consecutive registers.
Function Block – Unit of code that uses inputs to compute one or more output(s). Examples of function
blocks include PID and motor control.
HART – Communication protocol that places digital information on top of a 4-20mA signal, allowing a
transmitter to send up to four data values in addition to the normal 4-20mA signal.
Human Machine Interface (HMI) – Graphical view of the process normally presented to the operator,
consisting of items such as value displays, animation, and trends.
Hybrid Controller – Controller type that supports both Process (Advanced Function Blocks, such as PID and
Motor Control) and Logic (IEC 61131-3) control strategies.

Hybrid Workbench – Licensed version of the workbench that supports creating control strategies in both
Process (Advanced Function Blocks, such as PID and Motor Control) and Logic (IEC 61131-3) languages.
Hysteresis – Prevents alarms from recurring when the value is hovering close to the set point.
IEC 61131-3 – International standard that defines how certain programming languages and their attributes
should behave.
IEC languages – Ladder Diagram, Structured Text, Instruction List, Function Block Diagram, and Sequential
Function Chart.
InBatch – Invensys’s S88 compliant batch execution engine.
Industrial SQL Server – Invensys’s historian.
Integer – Number that can be represented in a single register.
InTouch – Invensys’s HMI product.
IP Address – An identifier for a computer or other device (printer, plotter, etc.) on a TCP/IP network.
Logic Controller – Controller type that executes only Discrete Logic.
Logic Workbench – IEC 61131-3 programming environment included in Hybrid and Logic Controllers.
Matrikon – OPC client that is installable from the Additional Programs section of the Product Installation CD.
Media Access Control Address (MAC Address) – Unique address that identifies each device on a network.
Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) – Allows the PAC8000 Workbench to access MS-SQL type databases.
Modbus RTU – Serial communication protocol widely used in the industrial automation industry.
Modbus TCP/IP – Modbus over Ethernet.
Module – Physical IO device that provides data to the controller.
Module Channel – Portion of a module that is connected to the physical field device, i.e., transmitter,
positioner, etc.
MOXA – MOXA is a manufacturer of Ethernet switches and other network peripherals.
Network Configurator – Network management tool used to assign IP addresses to unconfigured controllers
and show network information for all controllers on a process network.
Node Number – Modbus address of the controller.
OPC – Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for Process Control.
Peer to Peer – Mechanism that allows controllers to exchange data without the need for additional
programming.
PID Loop – Process control function block that drives an output based on the difference between the
measured process variable and the desired setpoint.
Premium Support – PAC8000 support program that routes your calls, emails, or faxes to an engineer as
soon as one is available within normal business hours.
Process Controller – Controller type that supports Process control strategies (Advanced Function Blocks,
such as PID and Motor Control).
Process Workbench – Version of the Workbench that supports creating strategies in the Process language
(Advanced Function Blocks, such as PID and Motor Control).
Producer – Supplies data to one or more consuming controllers.
Project Explorer – Located in the left-hand pane of the Workbench; assists in adding controllers, drawings,
tags, modules, etc.
Project Tags – Names and attributes assigned to channels on IO modules.

Real Time – Viewing control strategies with data updating as soon as it is available from the controller or
simulator.
Redundant Controller – Two controllers running in lockstep. The standby controller continually monitors the
health of the master controller so it can take over within the same scan if the master controller fails.
Sequence of Events (SOE) – Sequence of Events data gives an accurate time for event occurrence, along
with the event value and other useful information. This data can then be used to help determine a specific
order of occurrence.
Simplex Controller – Single controller used to execute control strategies and process IO. Systems can be
made redundant by adding a second controller.
Simulator (DesignerSim) – Enables the control system designer to test control strategies in a single
controller, without the need of physical hardware.
Sixnet - Sixnet is a manufacturer of Ethernet switches and other network peripherals.
StacServer – Application name for the Universal IO Server. The Modbus TCP/IP and OPC server that comes
with the PAC8000 Workbench.
Standard Reports – Reports that are shipped with the product and pertain to either a project or a controller.
Strategy Builder – Process control logic diagrams are developed here by selecting the appropriate function
blocks, assigning symbolic tags, and then connecting the blocks with analog or digital lines.
Strategy Viewer – Facilitates the animation of logic diagrams with either simulated or live real time process
data.
SuiteLink – Communication protocol used within InTouch to communicate with devices on either a local
machine or a remote node.
Universal IO Server – Modbus TCP/IP and OPC server that comes with the PAC8000 Workbench.
Wizard – Mechanism for gathering operator input to some of the more complex function blocks of Process
Control.
Wonderware – Suite of products that include InTouch, InSQL, and InBatch.
Woodhead – Woodhead is a manufacturer of Ethernet switches and other network peripherals.
Workbench – Application that provides the foundation for defining a project and all of its components: tags,
hardware configuration, tables, and control logic.

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