9720115-001-Triconex-Emulator-1.0.0-Users-Guide

TriconexEmulatorVersion1.0.09700115-001April2010TriconexEmulatorUser’sGuideInformationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Companies,namesanddatausedinexampleshereinarefictitiousunlessotherwisenoted.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,foranypurpose,withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofInvensysSystems,Inc.©2004–2010byInvensysSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Triconex,Tricon,Trident,TriStation1131,TriStationMSW,andCEMPLEaretrademarksofInvensysplc,itssubsidiariesandaffiliates.Allotherbrandsmaybetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.DocumentNo.9720115-001PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.TriconexEmulatorUser’sGuide,v1.0.0ContentsPrefacevSummaryofSections...........................................................vRelatedDocuments............................................................vProductandTrainingInformation...............................................vTechnicalSupport............................................................viWeWelcomeYourComments.................................................viiChapter1GettingStarted1AbouttheTriconexEmulator...................................................2TriconexEmulatorFeatures.....................................................4NetworkCommunication..................................................4TSAAProtocol...........................................................4SequenceofEvents(SOE)Data.............................................4ModbusTCPMaster/SlaveCommunication.................................5Peer-to-PeerCommunication...............................................6ProcessAlarmFunctionBlocks.............................................6MPandI/OStatusFunctionBlocks.........................................6DisablingPoints..........................................................7DownloadAllandDownloadChangesCommands...........................7InstallingtheEmulator.........................................................8SystemRequirements.....................................................8UpdatinganExistingEmulatorInstallation..................................9UninstallingtheEmulator.................................................9SpecifyingEmulatorProjectOptions............................................10AccessingtheEmulator.......................................................13Chapter2ConfiguringtheEmulator15ConfiguringtheEmulator’sSettings............................................16SavingtheEmulatorConfigurationtoaFile......................................20LoadingtheEmulatorConfigurationfromaFile..................................21ConfiguringPeer-to-PeerCommunicationforTesting.............................22Step1:VerifytheNodeNumberConfiguration..............................22Step2:ConfiguretheCommunicationModule..............................24Step3:SetthePeer-to-PeerPortNumbers..................................26Step4:SetthePeer-to-PeerSend/ReceiveProperties.........................26Step5:AddSend/ReceiveFunctionBlockstotheApplication.................27Step6:SelecttheCMtoGetthePeer-to-PeerConfigurationFrom..............27Chapter3TestingApplicationsontheEmulator29AboutTestingApplicationsontheEmulator.....................................30TestingSOECommunication...................................................32TestingPeer-to-PeerCommunication...........................................34TestingModbusTCPCommunication...........................................35DownloadingtotheEmulator..................................................36DownloadAllandDownloadChangesCommandDifferences................36ivContentsTriconexEmulatorUser’sGuide,v1.0.0AbouttheDownloadChangesCommand..................................36DownloadinganApplicationtotheEmulator...............................38ChangestotheProjectVersionAfterDownloading..........................39MonitoringScanandExecutionTimes..........................................41MonitoringaProgram’sExecution..............................................42MonitoringVariables.........................................................43TestingtheImpactofMPSystemStatusChanges.................................44MPStatusParameterDefaultValues.......................................46EmulatorandControllerMPStatusParameterDifferences....................47TestingtheImpactofI/OStatusChanges.......................................48InterpretingtheI/OModuleAddressandDescription.......................50I/OModuleStatusParameterDefaultValues...............................51AddingAnnotationforVariables...............................................53DisablingPoints..............................................................54DisablingPointsontheEmulator..........................................54ViewingDisabledPointsontheEmulator...................................55Re-enablingDisabledPointsontheEmulator...............................55TriconexEmulatorUser’sGuide,v1.0.0PrefaceTheTriconex™Emulatorissoftwarethatallowsyoutoemulate,execute,andtestTriStation1131™ap