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Table of Contents
Safety Symbol Legend .............................................................................................1
Functional Description ............................................................................................1
Starting the SDB Browser.......................................................................................2
From SDB Server Control .......................................................................................2
From Control System Toolbox and GEMIS Tools for CIMPLICITY .....................3
SDB Browser Tabs ..................................................................................................4
Signal Tab................................................................................................................4
Topology Tab ..........................................................................................................8
Where Used Tab ......................................................................................................9
Alarms Tab ............................................................................................................10
Scales Tab .............................................................................................................10
NetGroups Tab ......................................................................................................11
Resources Tab .......................................................................................................11
Signal Fields ...........................................................................................................12
Data Types Used by Toolbox ..................................................................................17
Message Classes for DLAN+ ..................................................................................18
Functional Description
For assistance, contact:
Industrial Control Systems
General Electric Company
Product Service Engineering
1501 Roanoke Blvd.
Salem, VA 24153-6492 USA
Phone 001-540-387-7595
Fax 001-540-387-8606
SDB Browser is used to view the contents of an SDB database, display the topology
of a system, perform a filtered signal search on the SDB, list system scales, and more.
The SDB Browser is implemented as a Dynamic Link Library (DLL), so it must be
started from another application such as, the GE Control System Toolbox, the SDB
Server Control, and GEMIS Tools for CIMPLICITY (SDB Utilities, and the
Diagnose application). The Browser can be accessed from the Control System
Toolbox with or without having a device open.
Note The SDB must be chosen in the toolbox database before the menu item, View
SDB Browser is enabled (choose the Options menu, Settings, and the tab Database).
2.
Then click
3.
Make sure the name of the database is in the Selected DB name text box.
4.
Click on the Browse SDB button. The SDB Browser window displays.
button.
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The pushpin determines whether or not the Browser Window is held
open or closed. If this pushpin is displayed, the Window closes when the
area outside the Browser Window is clicked. Click on the pushpin to
keep the Browser displayed on top of other windows, even when clicked
outside the Browser Window.
This pushpin displays when the pushpin above is clicked on. The
Browser Window remains open and on top of the screen when the
pushpin is in this position (even when working in another window).
Hide all tabs and make the Browser window display only the Output
View.
Load signal query settings from a file (only available in the Signal tab).
Save the current signal query settings to a binary file with the extension
.sqs (only available in the Signal tab).
Save results of the signal query to a text file that can be viewed in
Notepad (only available in the Signal tab).
Print the signal query results in the Output View to produce a hard copy
(only available in the Signal tab).
Delete a device and all signals owned by the device from the SDB
database (only available in the Topology tab).
Help button will display this help file.
From the main Menu, choose View and then SDB Browser. The SDB
Browser window displays.
Tip Refer to the previous section for a description of the browser window and
toolbar buttons.
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To define the
signal query,
click on the
Query... button
(Refer to the
Query Design
dialog box in
step 2.)
The finished
query displays
in the Output
View
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2.
The order shown in the
following screen is the default
order.
From the tab Signal, click on Query. The Query Design dialog box displays.
In the Query Design dialog box each attribute of a signal is represented by a
Field. The order of the field columns in the dialog box determines the order of
the data when the results of the query are displayed in the Output View. This
order can be changed by clicking on a column to highlight it, then drag-anddrop to a new location.
Signal fields can be rearranged using
drag-and-drop
Critera or Or
establishes the
guidlines of the find
(such as using
Wildcards).
3.
Click on the column/cell to highlight it. Choose the Sort and Visibility for each
field. Edit the order of the columns, if desired.
Sort is a drop-down list to arrange the order of the data by choosing None,
Ascending, or Descending. Sort order is from left to right and the default is
None.
Visibility is a drop down list to Show or Hide a field (column) to minimize the
number of columns of the Output View results. Show is the default.
4.
5.
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Criteria Examples
The following are examples of entering multiple criteria in the Query Design dialog
box. Match signals where:
REG1NAME begins with R and REG2NAME equals FEED.
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The following Query Design changes the default order of the columns. The first five
columns have Show for the visibility attribute, so the resulting list will only show the
owning device plus the full signal name. The criteria (or filter) reads:
Match all signals where REG1NAME begins with the letters FM or where
REG2NAME equals SHAW or REG2NAME = test (The filter is not case
sensitive).
The following screen displays the results of the signal query in the Output View.
Click
to restore a
previously saved query
design.
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A query design can be saved. The saved file will include the criteria of each column,
the sort order, visibility, and the order of the columns.
Click
to save the query design to a binary file with the extension .sqs.
Click
Topology Tab
To display topology information
The
button gets
recent data from the SDB
database.
1.
2.
View Options
Output Views
The left Output View displays devices, networks, and pages in a tree hierarchy. Click
on an item in the tree to highlight it. The right Output View displays detailed
information about the item highlighted. Control how this information is organized by
choosing one of the following options:
View by device displays all devices in the SDB as shown below. When expanded,
each device lists all the networks that the device is connected to and each network lists
the pages that the device owns on that network.
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View by Network displays all networks in the SDB as shown below. When
expanded, each network lists all the devices connected to that network and each
device name lists all pages that the device owns on that network.
1.
2.
3.
Click on Update button. The Where Used Output View displays the location
where the signal is used as shown below.
The display window displays all the devices that use the signal UC1\fdlo1\sig2. In
order for a device to display in this list, it must have referenced the above signal in its
code, and performed a successful bind against the SDB for that signal.
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Alarms Tab
To display alarm information
Click
to
display information.
1.
2.
Click on Update button. The Alarms Output View displays as shown below.
Scale Tab
To display scale information
Click
to
display information.
1.
2.
Click on Update button. The Scale Output View displays as shown below.
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NetGroup Tab
To display network group information
Click
to
display information.
1.
2.
Resources Tab
To display resources information
Click
to
display information.
1.
2.
Signals can be assigned to a specific resource (see res_ID field in the signal attribute
list). The resource is used to filter which signals get imported into the CIMPLICITY
HMI system using SDB Utility.
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Signal Fields
The following tables describes the SDB signal fields (see the section Signal Tab).
Name
Description
Type
Description
REG1NAME
Region 1 name
(part of the fully
qualified signal)
String, six
characters
maximum
REG2NAME
Region 2 name
(part of the fully
qualified signal)
String, six
characters
maximum
REG3NAME
Region 3 name
(part of the fully
qualified signal)
String, six
characters
maximum
SIG_NAME
String, 12
characters
maximum
DEV_NAME
Device Name
which owns this
signal
String, seven
character
maximum (limit
of five for the
toolbox name).
This is the device that owns the signal. The device name field
should never be blank. The device name can have up to
seven characters. However, the toolbox enforces a five
character limit to the device name in order to maintain
backwards compatibility with the LynxOs based USDB.
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Name
Description
Type
Description
NET_NAME
PAGE_NAME
String, five
Page Name
where this signal character
maximum
originates
SCALE_NAME
For analog type signals, this is the name of the scale associated
with the signal. For details on the scale, click on the Scale tab
in the SDB Browser. A scale definition includes conversion
factors, alarm limits, entry limits, clamp limits, units, precision,
and more.
SDESC
Signal
description
String, 50
character
maximum
IODESC
I/O description
String, 50
character
maximum
If the signal points to a physical I/O point, this field is the user
entered I/O description. In the toolbox, the I/O description is the
first 50 characters of the note associated with the I/O point.
MEMODESC
Memo
description
String, no limit
ALRMENABLE
Alarm enabled
Boolean, one
character
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Name
Description
Type
Description
HOP_COUNT
Hop count
(number of
devices away from
true owner)
Numeric, one
significant
digit
SDEV_NO
Source Device
Number where
signal originates
Numeric, five
significant
digits
This field is used for routed signals. This is the device number
for the device that originated the routed signal. This data is
required in the UC2000 for signals that are routed through the
DLAN+. The Source Device Number is included in the actual
command message that is sent by a device.
SNET_NO
Source Net
Number where
signal originates
Numeric, five
significant
digits
SSIGADDR
Source Signal
Address
String, 10
characters
maximum
For routed signals, this is the address of the signal for the
device that sources the signal. This is used for command bits
that are routed for DLAN+.
SRPAGE_NO
Source Relative
Page Number
Numeric, two
significant
digits
For routed signals, this is the relative page number (Port ID)
where the signal is located for the device that sources the
signal. This is used for command bits that are routed.
RES_ID
CIMPLICITY
Resource name
String, 12
characters
maximum
This field is used to filter signals imported from the SDB into
the CIMPLICITY Point database. Importing methods include
specifying the network and the device from which you wish to
import signals (if desired). There can be thousands of signals
on a given network, but the HMI system may be interested in
only a small percentage of these. For example, assign
Resource names to specific signals; Import all signals on
network FDL01 that have a resource name of ENTRY,
PROCESS, and EXIT.
Resources are defined in the toolbox by the System Device,
under the Resource Type Def. When the System device is
posted, the Resources are stored in the SDB. Now, when a
UC2000 binds against the SDB, the Resource list is made
available, so that I/O points can be assigned a resource. The
Resource is assigned to the points in the toolbox where the
network I/O point is defined. (See the Resources tab in the
SDB Browser for defined resources.)
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Name
Description
Type
Description
DATA_TYPE
String, 8
characters
maximum
SIG_DIR
Signal direction
(read, write, both)
Character,
R, W, B
SIG_CODE
Signal code
(event, refresh,
none)
Character,
E, R, N
Refer To Table 2
for a list of the
data types used
by the toolbox.
SIGADDR
Signal Address
String, 10
characters
maximum
HSIGADDR
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Signal Health
Address
String, 10
characters
maximum
Name
Description
Type
Description
DEV_TAG
Device Tag ID
String, 20
characters
maximum
This field is the customer or the mill builders item number for
the device that this I/O signal is associated with. The value is
user defined.
WIRENO
Signal Wire
Number
String, eight
characters
maximum
Enter the wire number on electrical drawings for the I/O related
to this signal
SIG_XREF
Signal Cross
Reference
String, 15
characters
maximum
DEVLOC
Signals Device
Location
String, six
characters
maximum
This field indicates the plant location for the device that
originates this I/O point for example, OPPOR1 (Operator Side
of the Payoff Reel 1). The value is user defined.
PNLLOC
Panel Location
where signal is
brought in
String, 30
characters
maximum
This field is for the panel location of the I/O card or terminal
strip that sources the signal.
PNLCOLID
Panel Column ID
String, four
characters
maximum
PNL_NAME
Panel Name
String, 25
characters
maximum
GEDWGREF
General Electric
Drawing
Reference
String, five
characters
maximum
SDEVTYPE
Source Device
Type
String, eight
characters
maximum
Enter the type of I/O card that sources the signal. This
information is useful for diagnostics.
SDEV_NAME
Source Device
Name
String, eight
characters
maximum
Enter the name of the I/O card that sources the signal. This
information is useful for diagnostics.
SNET_NAME
Source Net
Name
String, five
characters
maximum
This field is for the name of network that sources the signal.
This would normally be the I/O network (such as Genius).
This information is useful for diagnostics.
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Name
Description
Type
Description
SDROP_NO
Source Drop
Number
Numeric, three
significant digits
Enter drop number of the I/O card that sources the signal. This
information is useful for diagnostics.
SMOD_NO
Source Module
Number
Numeric, three
significant digits
Enter the module number of the I/O card that sources the
signal. This information is useful for diagnostics.
SPOINT_NO
Source Point
Number
Numeric, three
significant digits
Enter the point number of the I/O card that sources the signal.
This information is useful for diagnostics.
Msg_Class
Message Class
(for DLAN+).
Numeric, three
significant digits
Refer To Table 3
for a list of the
supported
message classes
for DLAN+.
Data Types
Table 2. Data Types Used By Toolbox
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BOOL
Boolean
BIT
Boolean
INT
Integer
DINT
Double integer
LINT
Long integer
UINT
Unsigned integer
UDINT
ULINT
FLOAT
Real
BYTE
Bit string
WORD
Bit string
DWORD
Bit string
LWORD
Bit string
CHRxxxxx
TIME
DATE
Date (yyyy.mm.dd)
DATETIME
Type
Description
variables
(MM2000)
Setpoint page
4
5
bit
var
6
7
bit
var
8
9
bit
var
10
11
bit
var
12
13
bit
var
14
15
bit
var
16
17
bit
var
20
21
bit
var
22
23
bit
var
24
25
bit
var
PID in SC2000 PC
30
31
bits
variables
Series 90-70
32
33
bit
var
80
81
bits
variables
MARKV
96
97
bits
variables
UC2000
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Issue Date: October 1997
1997 General Electric
Company, USA
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