Flow of Activities for Complex Analyzers - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

This topic describes the flow of activities for defining a complex analyzer, for example a gas chromatograph.

1. Define the required fluid components in the Fluid Components supporting table.

   1. In the Process Data module, select Edit > Fluid Components.

   2. Select New and define your fluid components as you require. For example:

      

2. Open a process data sheet for a new line and define it as you require.

   For details, see Define Line Process Data.

3. For each line that you associate with a complex analyzer, define a line components table. This table lists the fluid components of this line, together with their minimum, normal, and maximum concentrations.

   1. Open an appropriate process data sheet for a line.

   2. Select Edit > Line Components.

   3. On the Line Components dialog, select New.

   4. Under Fluid Component, select an available fluid component.

   5. Under Concentration Units, accept the default % or select the unit of measure that you need.

   6. Type values for minimum, normal, and maximum concentration.

   7. Repeat steps c through f for all the lines that you require and select OK. For example:

      

4. In the Process Data module, create a complex analyzer tag.

   1. Select Instrument .

   2. On the Enter Tag Number dialog, define a tag number that has an Analyzer process function.

      

   3. On the Process Data dialog, from the Analyzer type list, select Complex.

      

   4. Select OK to open the Complex Analyzer Tag Manager.

      

5. Do the following for each stream tag that you want to define:

   1. To the right of the Analyzer stream list, select Add.

   2. On the Add Tag Number dialog, type the name of the stream tag that you want to create.

      

   3. On the dialog boxes that open, define properties as needed.

   4. Add as many streams as you require.

      

6. For each stream that you added to the analyzer stream list, do the following to create component tags that correspond to every stream:

   1. In the Complex Analyzer Manager, select Add to the right of the Analyzer component/property list.

   2. On the Add Tag Number dialog, type the name of the component tag that you want to create.

      

   3. On the dialog boxes that open, define properties as needed.

   4. Add as many components as you require. After adding all the required streams, the Complex Analyzer Manager should look like so:

      

7. Select OK on the Complex Analyzer Tag Manager dialog.

8. In the Process Data sheet that opens, from the Line number list, select an appropriate line.

   

9. Select Yes to copy the line data to the current process data sheet or select No and enter the data yourself.

10. In the GENERAL section of the process data sheet, select the analyzer stream that you want to define.

    

11. In the ANALYZER COMPONENT / PROPERTY section, do the following for each tag in the Analyzer/component list:

    1. Select the analyzer component tag.

       

    2. From the Line component list, select the fluid component that you want to link with the analyzer component tag.

       

       After selecting the line component, the software displays the concentrations that you specified.

    3. Enter values and units of measure in the Repeatability, Accuracy, Minimum detection limit, and Range fields as needed.

       

    4. Repeat steps a through c to define each analyzer component. Note that you need to save the data when switching to another analyzer component.

12. When done, select and then close the process data sheet.

13. Do the following to create a complex analyzer specification:

    1. In the Specifications module, select .

    2. On the Open Specification dialog, enter the required tag and form number for the main analyzer equipment and then select OK.

       

       Form 77 is a shipped form for main analyzer equipment. This form is supplied with Smart Instrumentation as part of the shipped data.

    3. In the specification that opens, enter the required data and select . For example:

       

    4. Close the specification.

    5. In the Specifications module, on the lower toolbar, select .

    6. On the Open Specification dialog, enter the required tag and form number for the analyzer stream and select OK.

       

       Form 78 is a shipped form for analyzer streams. This form is supplied with Smart Instrumentation as part of the shipped data.

    7. Select OK to open the New Specification dialog.

    8. Select the Create multi-tag specification option.

    9. From the Format list, select an appropriate multi-tag format. Make sure that you have defined the required multi-tag format.

       

    10. Select OK to open the multi-tag specification that includes the following data:

        • Analyzer equipment data is displayed in the GENERAL section:

          

        • The CHARACTERISTICS section points to the Multi-Tag List page (SEE LIST), which contains the data of the analyzer components. If, instead of the SEE LIST text, you want to display the name of the master tag for the Stream property, on the Specifications Preferences, select the Show master tag check box and delete the text under Customize the SEE LIST label.

          

        • The stream process data is displayed in the OPERATING CONDITIONS section:

          

    11. Enter the required data on page 1 and page 2 of the specification sheet.

    12. Select the Multi-Tag List tab to define the associated analyzer components.

    13. On the menu bar, select Actions > Add Tags.

    14. On the Add Tag dialog, type the name of the associated component or select Find to find the required tag.

        

    15. Repeat steps f through n for each stream.