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QCX/BlendExpert-Mill I/O
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Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................2
Communication Points................................................................................................................2
Mill ..............................................................................................................5
Sampler ......................................................................................................5
Control and Supervision ..........................................................................6
QCX control ...............................................................................................................................6
Introduction
This Technical Note describes the signal exchange
QCX/BlendExpert module and the plants control system PLC.
between
The Technical Note describes only the most commonly used signals. In some
situations minor adjustments to the list may be made on site during the
commissioning phase.
Communication Points
Two types of communications Points are employed: Analog and Binary
Points.
Analog Points are used scaled analog input/output data transfer such as
feeder rate and set-point rate between QCX and the PLC.
Binary Points are digital input/output. They are used for transfer of digital
data such as run/stop/start/alarm between QCX and the PLC.
Weigh Feeders
.
Weigh Feeder
Control Room
Total Feed
Feed
Rate
Feeder
Status
t/hr
-CN
%
-Y1
%
Set Point
Ratio
Actual Set
Point
-K1
R/S
-F1
t/hr
PLC System
QCX System
Figure 1 Principles of the signals between the QCX system and a feeder. R/S
(Run/Stop)
Feeder Set-points
When the operator enables the QCX control, the QCX system will supply the
control system the ratios between the feeders. The ratios are given as
percent, and they are summing up to one hundred percent. Based on the
ratios and the desired total feed, the feed rate to the individual feeder is
calculated by the control system (by multiplication).
Remarks: The QCX system will ensure that the sum of the set-points is
always 100 percent.
Actual Set-points
The QCX system needs to know what the current (actual) set-points are; no
matter if the system is under QCX control or it is under manual control.
The actual set-points are read from the plant control system to the QCX
system by means of analog points. The unit of the Points is percent, and the
sum of all values should be one hundred.
Feed Rate
For each feeder the current feed rate to the mill is supplied via analog
communication points. The unit of the Points is t/hr. The sum of all the feed
rates should be the total feed.
Mill
The QCX system needs to know if the mill is running or not. To be more
precise, the QCX system needs to know whether material is being produced
or not. This is communicated via Binary Point.
As an example, in the case of a vertical mill, the signal could be created in
the PLC software by the combination:
mill motor running and main feed belt running and rollers
down
Sampler
The QCX system needs to know when a sample has been taken from the
sampler, e.g. the SMX sampler. For this purpose it is defined a "Sample
taken" signal. QCX will receive this signal from PLC in order to register a
sample in the system with the correct timestamp.
Normally the signal turns ON when a sample is taken, understanding when
the mixer is opened or when the material is poured in the carrier on
autosampling systems
The signal should be moderated in the PLC software in two ways:
Minimum 45 seconds
Minimum 5 minutes