System 800xA

800xA for AC 100 / AC 100 OPC Server

Installation
System Version 5.1

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Installation
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Document number: 3BDS013987-510 A
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

About This Book

General ..............................................................................................................................9
Installation of AC 100 OPC Server, Overview................................................................11
Installation of 800xA for AC 100, Overview ..................................................................11
Use of Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons ....................................................12
Document Conventions ...................................................................................................13
Terminology.....................................................................................................................13
Applicable Specifications ................................................................................................17
Related Documentation ...................................................................................................18

Section 1 - AC 100 OPC Server Installation

Site Planning....................................................................................................................21
Installation Procedures ....................................................................................................21
Recommended PC Performance and Capacity ....................................................22
Required Software................................................................................................22
Software Installation ............................................................................................23
Installing the PCI Board CI527A .........................................................................24
Install Licenses.....................................................................................................25
Initial Configuration .............................................................................................28
Installation Verification (optional) .......................................................................38
Product Verification .........................................................................................................43
AC 100 OPC Server Removal Procedure ........................................................................45
Start-up Procedures .........................................................................................................47
Shut-down Procedures .....................................................................................................47
AC 100 OPC Server Upgrade Procedure to 5.1 ..............................................................47

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Section 2 - 800xA for AC 100 Installation

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 49
Installation Overview ...................................................................................................... 49
Computer Hardware Requirements................................................................................. 51
Backup............................................................................................................................. 51
800xA for AC 100 Software Installation ........................................................................ 52
Product Verification......................................................................................................... 52
800xA for AC 100 Software Startup ............................................................................... 54
Alarm and Event Server Startup in System 800xA......................................................... 57
Further Proceeding .......................................................................................................... 59
Set up daylight saving and time synchronization............................................................ 59
800xA for AC 100 Removal Procedures......................................................................... 61
800xA for AC 100 Upgrade Procedure to version 5.1 .................................................... 61
Upgrading 800xA System with AC 100 OPC Server ..................................................... 62

INDEX

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 Safety Summary

Electrostatic Sensitive Device

Devices labeled with this symbol require special handling precautions as
described in the installation section.

GENERAL Equipment Environment

WARNINGS All components, whether in transportation, operation or storage, must be
in a noncorrosive environment.

Electrical Shock Hazard During Maintenance

Disconnect power or take precautions to insure that contact with ener-
gized parts is avoided when servicing.

SPECIFIC Page -24

WARNINGS
Cut main power supply and read the instructions supplied with your PC’s
documentation before you start to disassemble.

SPECIFIC Page -22

CAUTIONS
To avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage to the CI board, we rec-
ommend that you exercise preventive maintenance precautions such as
using a grounded wrist band and anti-static pad when handling the CI
board and other electronic boards. Avoid skin contact with components.

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 About This Book

General
The integration of the AC 100 controller into the System 800xA is supported by the
product 800xA for AC 100. With 800xA, AC 100 OPC Server is a requirement for
the 800xA for AC 100.
The product AC 100 OPC Server can also be used without System 800xA to give
arbitrary clients access to Advant Controller 100 Series.
This installation guide describes the installation of
• AC 100 OPC Server for arbitrary Clients
a standard OPC Server for access to control systems based on Advant
Controller 100 Series.
• 800xA for AC 100
the software necessary to connect AC 100 OPC Server to ABB’s operator
software System 800xA.
AC 100 OPC Server supports also AF 100 routing for Control Builder A (see
Figure 1).

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General About This Book

System 800xA Control Builder A Arbitrary OPC

Client

Figure 1. Use of AC 100 OPC Server

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 About This Book Installation of AC 100 OPC Server, Overview

Installation of AC 100 OPC Server, Overview

Section 1, AC 100 OPC Server Installation describes the installation of
communication board CI527A and of the AC 100 OPC Server software. It describes
both the corresponding hardware and the software installation procedures.

If you intend to install AC 100 OPC Server as standalone product, you can
ignore the following Subsection, Installation of 800xA for AC 100, Overview and
Section 2, 800xA for AC 100 Installation of this book.

AC 100 OPC Server 5.1 is a further development of AC 100 OPC Server 5.0 and
AC 100 OPC Server 4.1.

Installation of 800xA for AC 100, Overview

800xA for AC 100 entitles the product which enables viewing and operating Advant
Controller 100 Series on ABB’s Industrial IT System 800xAs.
800xA for AC 100 consists of the:
• AC 100 OPC Server
• 800xA for AC 100
• 800xA for AC 100 VB Graphics extension (optional)
The installation of AC 100 OPC Server for System 800xA is described in Section 1,
AC 100 OPC Server Installation.

If you intend to install these products please start reading at Section 2, 800xA for
AC 100 Installation.

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Use of Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons About This Book

The following subsections of this section are a guide to the conventions and the
terminology used throughout this book. They further contain a list of related
documentation.

Use of Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons

This publication includes Warning, Caution, and Information where appropriate
to point out safety related or other important information. It also includes Tip to
point out useful hints to the reader. The corresponding symbols should be
interpreted as follows:
Electrical warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result in
electrical shock.

Warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result in personal
injury.

Caution icon indicates important information or warning related to the concept

discussed in the text. It might indicate the presence of a hazard which could
result in corruption of software or damage to equipment/property.

Information icon alerts the reader to pertinent facts and conditions.

Tip icon indicates advice on, for example, how to design your project or how to
use a certain function
Although Warning hazards are related to personal injury, and Caution hazards are
associated with equipment or property damage, it should be understood that
operation of damaged equipment could, under certain operational conditions, result
in degraded process performance leading to personal injury or death. Therefore,
comply fully with all Warning and Caution notices.

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 About This Book Document Conventions

Document Conventions
Microsoft® Windows® conventions are normally used for the standard presentation
of material when entering text, key sequences, prompts, messages, menu items,
screen elements, etc.

Terminology
The following is a list of terms associated with AC 100 OPC Server that you should
be familiar with. The list contains terms and abbreviations that are unique to ABB or
have a usage or definition that is different from standard industry usage.

Table 1. Terminology

Term/Acronym Description
AC Advant Controller, the common term for the series of
controllers used in ABB automation systems, for
example AC 160, AC 110.
AC 100 Advant Controller 100 Series - the ABB family of
Controllers: AC 160, AC 110 and AC 70.
ActiveX® Microsoft® standard for user interface components
Advant OCS The term refers to one or more of the open control
systems from ABB, i.e., ABB Advant, ABB Master and
ABB MOD 300.
Advant Fieldbus 100 Advant Fieldbus 100. AF100 is a high speed
(AF100) communication link intended for communication between
controllers in the AC 400 and AC 100 series and other
equipment adapted for the bus. The transmission rate is
1.5 Mbit/s and it supports three transmission media:
twisted pair, coaxial and optical media.
AMPL ABB Master® Programming Language. A function-block
language with graphic representation which is especially
developed for process control applications.

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Table 1. Terminology

Term/Acronym Description
APB Application Builder. The software module in CBA used to
handle projects, nodes, circuits and type circuits.
Aspect An aspect is a description of some properties of an
Aspect Object. Some examples of aspects are name,
circuit diagram, process display, and control logic.
Aspect Objects A computer representation of a real object like a pump, a
valve, an order or a virtual object like a service or an
object type. An Aspect Object is described by its aspects
and organized in structures.
BCB Bus Configuration Builder. The software module in CBA
used to create and maintain the Bus Configuration
Database.
BCD Bus Configuration Database contains configuration data
of nodes and busses on the AF100 network belonging to
a project. The BCD is created and maintained with the
CBA software and read by the OPC Server at start-up.
File suffix is MDB.
BCI Bus Configuration Interface. Internal interface to the Bus
Configuration Database for the AC 100 OPC Server.
Implemented according to Microsofts’s Component
Object Model (COM).
Bus Master A bus master is a device which administrates the
information flow on the Advant Fieldbus 100
CBA Control Builder A. Application building software for
Advant Controller 100 and 400 series. Replaces the
AMPL CC software. Comprises Application Builder
(APB), Function Chart Builder (FCB), and Bus
Configuration Builder (BCB)
CCA Control Connection Aspect - defines the details about
the connection.
CI Communication Interface

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 About This Book Terminology

Table 1. Terminology

Term/Acronym Description
CI Board A CI board is a Communication Interface Board, used to
connect a PC to the Advant Fieldbus 100 bus.
Client Application A client application is an application which subscribes for
data and/or sends commands to objects in the
automation system.
Clock Master A clock master is a device which distributes time on the
bus to
synchronize clocks in nodes on the Advant Fieldbus 100.
COM Component Object Model, a specification that defines
how individual software components can interact and
share data under Windows. Developed by Microsoft.
DAT Based Objects Object types with compared with the Extended DB
Elements limited object support (DAT_AI, DAT_AO,
DAT_DI, DAT_DO and DAT_DAT)
DB Element DB element is an abbreviation for a data base element,
which is part of a process control application. DB
elements represent e.g. hardware boards (PM645...) or
signals (AIS,DSP...).
DCOM Distributed COM. Extends COM to networks.
DSP DataSet Peripheral, a block of data to be transmitted on
Advant Fieldbus 100. In the controller the DataSet
Peripheral is represented with a database element.
EVS Event Sets, the object type for transmitting time tagged
events on the Advant Fieldbus 100 network.
Extended DB Elements These object types offer complete support for the
different object attributes.
FCB Function Chart Builder, the graphic configuration and
programming tool in CBA.

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Table 1. Terminology

Term/Acronym Description
Function Chart A function chart is a diagram for the representation of
process control programs. It contains graphical symbols
(rectangles) for PC elements and lines for connections
between element terminals.
HMI Human Machine Interface.
HSI Human System Interface.
Installation media 800xA for AC 100 5.1 has its own distribution media.
Starting from 5.1 Rev B, 800xA for AC 100 5.1 also
included on the System 800xA 5.1 media. It is not
necessary to buy separate media.
LED Light Emitting Diode. LEDs are often used as indicators
on control panels.
Object (Process) Object (Process) is a physical or calculated process
object, or a functional unit or type circuit containing all
related inputs and outputs. An example of a process
object is an analog input including value, limits, status,
etc. There are two kinds of objects, Extended DB
Elements and DAT based objects
MMI Man Machine Interface.
OPC An application programming interface from the OPC
Foundation. The application of the OPC standard
interface makes possible inter operability between
automation/control applications, field systems/devices
and business/office applications.
PC An abbreviation for both personal computer and process
controller.
PC element PC element is an abbreviation for process control
element, which is part of a process control program. PC
elements are represented by rectangles in a function
chart and by corresponding callnames in a tree diagram

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 About This Book Applicable Specifications

Table 1. Terminology

Term/Acronym Description
PCI Personal Computer Interface bus. Standard PC bus.
PC program PC program is an abbreviation for process control
program.
PG 2 Process Graphics 2, the default graphics system in
800xA.
System 800xA A collection of software that forms the basis for an
IndustrialIT System, and provides the development and
execution environment for IndustrialIT Compliant
applications. Included is the functionality for efficient
control and supervision of an automated process; key
functions are presentation of process graphics, process
dialogs and presentation of alarms and trends.
Property A data field on an aspect of an Aspect Object that can be
accessed through OPC.
A data field on an ActiveX control accessible from the
Visual Basic editor.
SDP Service Data Protocol used to send messages on the
Advant Fieldbus 100 network.
XDB Extended DB Elements (AIS, AOS, DIS, DOS, MB, MBS,
MI, MIL, MR)

Applicable Specifications
The communication board CI527A meets the requirements specified in
2004/108/EC and in Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.

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Related Documentation
The following is a listing of documentation related to AC 100 OPC Server
Installation.

Table 2. Related Documentation

Category Title Description

Hardware Advant Fieldbus 100 User Manual
(3BSE000506*)
Installation System 800xA Manual Installation
(3BSE034678*)
Advant OCS, Control Builder A
Installation (3BSE066174*)
Software System 800xA Configuration
(3BDS011222*)
System 800xA Upgrade (3BSE036342*) Describes upgrading of System 800xA.
System 800xA Operation
(3BSE036904*)
System 800xA, AC 100 OPC Server,
Configuration and Operation
(3BDS013988*)
System 800xA, 800xA for AC 100, AC
100 OPC Server, Installation
(3BDS013987*)
Describes how to use the AF100
Network. It also provides a technical
description of communication boards
and modems available.
Describes installation of System 800xA.
Describes how you install the Control
Builder A product and the Control
Builder A Interface to Aspect Integrator
Platform / System 800xA.
Describes configuration of System
800xA.
Describes operation of System 800XA.
Describes how you can configure and
use AC 100 OPC Server.
Describes how to install 800xA for AC
100 and AC 100 OPC Server
(this book).

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Table 2. Related Documentation

Category Title Description

Software System 800xA, 800xA for AC 100, Describes how you can configure and
Configuration and Operation use 800xA for AC 100.
(3BDS013989*)
System 800xA, 800xA for AC 100, Describes the predefined objects in
Aspect Object Types, Reference Manual 800xA for AC 100.
(3BDS013986*)
Application Builder User Guide Describes installation of Control Builder
(3BDS100560*) A components and contains the
operation instruction of Application
Builder.
Bus Configuration Builder User Guide Describes bus configuration support
(3BDS100312*) functions for Advant Fieldbus 100.
Function Chart Builder User Guide Describes how Function Chart Builder
(3BDS100595*) can be used to configure different target
systems.
AMPL Configuration Advant Controller Contains instructions about configu-
100 Series Reference Manual ration and application programming,
(3BSE009626*) fault tracing and maintenance of
Advant Controller 160/110/70.
PC Elements Control Builder A Advant Contain instructions and the data sheets
Controller 160 Series Reference Manual for all PC Elements available for
(3BDS005557*) Advant Controller 160/110/70.
PC Elements Control Builder A Advant
Controller 110 Series Reference Manual
(3BSE000504*)
PC Elements Control Builder A Advant
Controller 70 Series Reference Manual
(3BSE009177*)

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Table 2. Related Documentation

Category Title Description

Data Base Elements Advant Controller Contain instructions and the data sheets
160 Reference Manual (3BDS005556*) for all data base elements available for
Data Base Elements Advant Controller Advant Controller 160/110/70.
110 Reference Manual (3BDS100594*)
Data Base Elements Advant Controller
70 Reference Manual (3BDS100593*)
Other System 800xA, Verified Third Party
Products (3BSE046579*)

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 Section 1 AC 100 OPC Server Installation

The Installation procedures described in this section are the same for the three
different cases of AC 100 OPC Server usage:
• Use of AC 100 OPC Server with an arbitrary OPC client
• Use of AC 100 OPC Server within ABB’s System 800xA
• Use of AC 100 OPC Server (AF 100 Interface) to connect Control Builder A
to AC 100 controllers via Advant Fieldbus 100.

Site Planning
When you do site planning, it is important that you check that requirements for
environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, chemical), grounding and power
supply are met, according to standards for your application. These requirements are
stated in the hardware documentation for your PC and in the Advant Fieldbus 100
User Manual (3BSE000506*).

Installation Procedures
This chapter covers the installation and setup of the AC 100 OPC Server, from now
the OPC server. The OPC server 5.1 requires a CI527A as communication board.
You will find the following installation instructions in this chapter:
• Installation steps for the AC 100 OPC Server software.
• Installation of the CI527A board after installing OPC Server SW, as OPC
Server SW will install the CI527A driver.

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For a description of how to connect the modem to the AF100 network, see the
Advant Fieldbus 100 User’s Guide.
Only one communication board is supported per PC and AC 100 OPC Server.

Recommended PC Performance and Capacity

Recommended performance and capacity of the PCs for different node types can be
found in the document System 800xA Verified Third Party Products (3BSE046579),
see General Requirements for HW, Node type CS.
This document also contains recommendations for memory size. Read it
carefully to fully understand implications pertaining to memory size.

The personal computer must be equipped with a half length PCI slot for installation
of a CI527A PCI board.

Required Software

Table 3. Required Software

Required Software for installation of AC 100 OPC Server

Windows 7® Professional or Windows Server 2008, 32 or 64 bit version, and User Account Control
switched off. The supported Service Pack versions are defined in the Release Notes.
ABB 800xA Common 3rd Party Install (version 5.1-0/1).
Bus Configuration Interface included on installation media.
This software is also installed with Control Builder A.
ABB Central Licensing System (CLS) has to be installed (Version: CLS 5.1-0/1).

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Software Installation

• Make sure you have administration privileges before starting the installation.
• Note that in all cases the ABB 800xA Common 3rd Party Install and the ABB
Central Licensing System (CLS) has to be installed on the computer where the OPC
Server will run before installation of the OPC Server is started.

Follow these steps to install the AC 100 OPC Server:

1. If applicable, uninstall previous version of AC 100 OPC Server.
2. Log on the computer as a user with administration privileges.
3. Insert the installation media including 800xA for AC 100 and Start Windows
Explorer.
4. Install ABB 800xA Common 3rd Party Install if not already done.
5. Install ABB Central Licensing System (CLS) if not already done.1
6. If Control Builder A is not installed, install the Bus Configuration Interface
(BCI) now.
7. Now select the AC 100 OPC Server folder. Here you will find information
about the product you are going to install.
8. Start Setup.exe by double-click.
9. Follow the Installation Wizard to complete the installation. For normal use the
default settings are recommended.
After installation is completed a restart of the computer is recommended.

1. Additional information for AC 100 OPC Server for arbitrary Clients:

For installation of Central Licensing System (CLS), refer to Section 3 in System 800xA Manual Installation
(3BSE034678*).
Installation alternatives:
For a single node AC 100 OPC Server system, refer to chapter CLS Standalone Option.
For a system with redundant AC 100 OPC Server nodes, install the CLS Server in a separate PC. Refer to License
Server Setup in section 3 and Internet Information Services in section 2. For all other nodes, refer to License
Client in section 3.

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Installing the PCI Board CI527A

Follow the mounting instructions below and the instructions in your PC manual
regarding how to add cards on the PCI bus.
Cut main power supply and read the instructions supplied with your PC’s
documentation before you start to disassemble.

Install the PCI board as follows:

1. Disconnect the PC’s main power supply.
2. Open up the PC’s chassis and locate an empty PCI bus slot.
3. Remove the cover bracket.
4. Insert the board firmly into place and secure the board bracket.
5. Close the PC’s chassis and Connect cables and terminator according to
Figure 2.

Terminator TC501V150

Connection unit TC505

CI527A
board
AF100 cable(s)
including modem

Figure 2. CI527A Connections

6. Reconnect the main power supply and reboot your PC.

7. Wait until Windows has detected the CI527A card and install the driver.
8. The AC 100 OPC Server and the CI527A card and driver are successfully
installed and you are now ready for the initial configuration.

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9. Reboot the PC.

If the CI527A driver is not successfully installed open the Windows device
manager and perform a manual installation of the CI527A driver.

Install Licenses
You must own 800xA for AC 100 licenses (.SLA file) and load them into the
licensing system with the ABB License Entry tool:
Choose Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > System > Licensing
> License Entry and then File > Load / Replaces Licenses... see Figure 3
To make the added licenses available for the affected clients
• Shut down ABB License Server
• Shut down the affected clients
• Restart the ABB License Server
• Restart the affected clients

Figure 3. ABB License Entry tool

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Needed Licenses for 800xA for AC 100

There are two different kinds of possible licensing:
a. If OPC Server is used with System 800xA there must be the license
feature CON_AC100 in the license group System 800xA. No further
license for 800xA for AC 100 is needed if this license is present in
the.SLA file. Be sure that the license features TAGS and/or TAGS_RED
coming with System 800xA are present. See Figure 4.

Figure 4. License CON_AC100

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b. If OPC Server is used without System 800xA but with a third party OPC
Client there must be OPC specific tag licenses in the license group ABB
AC 100 OPC Server:

Figure 5. License Group’ABB AC 100 OPC Server’

If you run a pair of two redundant OPC Servers you must have a license feature
AC100_OPC_TAGS_RED, if you run a single OPC Server you must have a
licenses feature AC100_OPC_TAGS with an appropriate tag count. The tag count
corresponds to the number of exposed objects as inserted by the OPC Server in the
Windows Event log under EventId 4001 at end of configuration phase (see Initial
Configuration on page 28).
If you run several single OPC Server you must add the AC100_OPC_TAGS, if you
run several redundant pairs you must add the AC100_OPC_TAGS_RED. You can
also mix single and redundant OPC Server and have both feature licenses. See
following sample for a mixed environment with two redundant OPC Server pairs
and one single OPC Server.

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Figure 6. Mixed Environment

Initial Configuration

Bus Configuration Database (BCD) on a network device

Placing the BCD on a network device is convenient during commissioning for
redundant OPC server, which have in this case always the same data source.
Restarting the OPC Server is not possible, if the network device is not available. As
the redundancy is threatened by a single failure, it is recommended to copy the BCD
to a physical drive of the OPC Server PC, after the commissioning phase.
If the Bus Configuration Database (BCD) for configuration of the AC 100 OPC
Server does not reside in the same PC as the AC 100 OPC Server, that is in a domain
environment, you must have/create a domain user account with access rights to the
shared drive holding the BCD. If running in 800xA, the 800xA service account shall
be used. This user must also be granted administrator privileges on the local
machine.

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Do the following:
a. Click on Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services (see
Figure 7)
b. Select the ABB AC 100 OPC server properties and click on the Log On
tab.
c. Click on the This Account button and specify the correct user name and
password. If running an 800xA Connectivity Server, the 800xA service
account shall be used.

Figure 7. Specify a Log On Account for the ABB AC 100 OPC Server.

d. Select ABB AC 100 VFI Server and ABB AC 100 CI52x manager and
make the same account settings.

Firewall Settings
If the OPC Server will be accessed by a remote OPC client via DCOM and the
Windows Firewall is On, add program wiaopc.exe to the Firewall Exceptions.

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Configuration Wizard
You shall use the Configuration Wizard to do all the configuration of the OPC
server. There are two Configuration Wizards, one for System 800xA and one for
OPC standalone systems, i.e. the OPC server is not used together with other 800xA
products. Please follow these steps for the configuration:
1. If System 800xA is already installed the shortcut to the Configuration Wizard
is found in Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > System >
Configuration Wizard
else in Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > 800xA for OCS
Systems > AC 100 > Configuration Wizard.
2. Choose AF100 Network and click OK
.

Figure 8. Configuration Wizard Dialog - Choose AF100 Network Settings

3. Set Bus number and Bus Length, click Next to continue.

Bus Number
0-255. Use the same bus number as you use in the CBA application.

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Bus Length
You can choose between three pre-defined bus length intervals (2000, 8500 and
15000 meters). To know which bus length to select you need to know the
details of your AF100 network installation. The selection is up to maximum
length, so for most systems 2000 meters will be sufficient.
Note: AC110 and AC160 support only 2000 meters

Figure 9. Configure PCI Device Parameters

4. Set Station Number and Bus Parameters and choose Time Synchronization.
Set Station Number to a unique number.
Bus Parameters:
You should check Bus Master. There are only a few exceptions with large
AF100 networks where it might be an advantage not to check it.
Check the Redundant Line Support if redundant AF100 cables are used.
Time Synchronization:
Time synchronization enables the Advant Fieldbus 100 user to time
synchronize all stations connected to the Advant Fieldbus 100 network.
Possible configuration modes are: None, Master, Backup or Slave.

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None: No time synchronization is performed against the AF100 bus.

Slave: The AC 100 OPC Server keeps the PC clock synchronized to the
time received from AF100.
Master or Backup:
AC 100 OPC Server permanently monitors AF100 for a time master.
If a time master on AF100 bus is detected
it will act as a Slave, else
it will act as time master, i.e. it will retrieve the time from the Windows
operating system and distribute it on AF100 bus.
The AF100 Diagnostic tool displays the configured mode as well as the
current state of time synchronization. See Figure 21.
Both time synchronization and OPC Server redundancy requires that Bus Master
is checked to work correctly.

For more information on setting up daylight saving and time synchronization

please refer also to Set up daylight saving and time synchronization on page 59.

Only one station on the AF100 bus may be set to time synchronization Master.
Only one AC 100 OPC Server may be configured to time synchronization
Backup.
If a Backup node becomes Master or vice versa this is not saved permanently.
At restart the AC 100 OPC Server will go back to the original configured time
synchronization mode.
Set Keep server running if you wish to keep the server software and the
communication board CI527A running even when all clients applications have
been closed. This will speed up client restarts.

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Figure 10. AF100 Bus Configuration

5. Click Next to continue.

6. The Apply Settings dialog appears. If you are satisfied with the chosen values
click Finish. Otherwise click Back to change any value.
7. Choose AC 100 OPC Server Definitions and click OK
.

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8. The OPC Server Configuration dialog will appear.

Figure 11. AC 100 OPC Server Configuration Dialog

9. Enter the path to the Bus Configuration Database (BCD) and some other
applications.
The BCD path is simply a file path. You can find the BCD path in Application
Builder (part of Control Builder A) by the menu item Help>On Project. The
path consists of the shown Project Root extended by a backslash (“\”) and the
Project Name. In the example shown in Figure 12 the BCD path would be
“p:\proj\acptt17”.
Please note that if the path is placed on a network disk you must define a user
login for the Advant OPC Server which has access rights to that disk. This was
described as the last step in Initial Configuration on page 28. If you use a
distributed BCD, the path must be specified using UNC notation e.g
\\Server1\projects.

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Figure 12. Application Builder dialog Help>On Project

Set the Application Version Supervision to the interval length in seconds that
you want between each check of Controller database changes (due to CBA
changes).
Set the Event enabling cycle time to the interval required between each
Enable Event message sent to controllers. The Enable Event message is
required by the restarted controller to send alarms and events to the OPC
Server.
Set the Dynamic AIS Alarm Limits check box if you want the OPC Server to
always have AIS-alarm limit items (ex. HI2_LIM) synchronized with the
controller. If unchecked, the AIS alarm limits will only be read at start-up.
The OPC-server will read the limits from the controller when an AIS-alarm limit
item is added to an OPC-group. In run-time the alarm limits are updated via
controller sent Event Sets. The disadvantage with usage of this feature is
increased bus load due to Service Data traffic and in worst case, subscription
timeouts in client applications. If there are more than ten AIS Bargraphs present
in the one process display the suggestion is not to use this feature, or use
bargraphs without limit presentation.

If there is a redundant pair of OPC Servers in your configuration specify the IP-
address of the other OPC Server at Redundant OPC Server IP.

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10. Click Next.

11. Click Finish to set your choices or Back to change them.
12. Choose AC 100 OPC Server Station Filtering and click OK.

Figure 13. Configuration Wizard Dialog - Choose OPC Server Filtering

13. The OPC Server Filtering dialog will appear.

14. Select the stations you want to be visible in the OPC Server.1

1. The stations listed in the ’Filtering of OPC Server’ dialog are the stations stored in the BCD for the
corresponding bus number.This dialog is empty until the BCD path is defined and the computer is restarted.
The controller stations in the BCD come from nodes (with DB Elements for AF 100 communication interfaces)
created in Application Builder and from OPC stations created in Bus Configuration Builder. You can see these
stations also in the left window of Bus Configuration Builder under the appropriate bus number.

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Figure 14. Configuration Wizard dialog - Select Stations to be Visible

Stations of type OPC cannot be filtered. They are always exposed by the AC 100
OPC Server.

15. Click Next.

16. Click Finish to set your choices or Back to change them.
17. Close the Configuration Wizard. Then a dialog will prompt you to restart your
computer.

Figure 15. Restart recommendation dialog

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18. Click OK and manually restart your PC.

Installation Verification (optional)

After you have performed the software and hardware installation you are
recommended to verify that the AC 100 OPC Server has been properly installed. To
accomplish this, do the following:
1. Check that the AC 100 OPC Server utilities are available from the Start menu,
e.g. Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > 800xA for OCS
Systems > AC 100 > About OPC Server.
2. Select Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features to view
if ABB AC 100 OPC Server is properly listed here.
3. Check the Windows Device Manager and make sure that the CI527A device
and Driver are not working properly. The Device Manager is started by
Start > Control Panel > System > Device Manager...

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To find the CI527A Driver choose View > Devices by type in the Device
Manager and expand the AF100 icon.

Figure 16. Windows Devices

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4. Right-click on the CI527A Driver and choose Properties.

Figure 17. CI527A Properties

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5. Select the Details tab to find the correct version of the CI527A board: This
must be DEV_0862 as shown below .

Figure 18. Details of CI527A Properties

6. Verify that the services

a. ABB AC 100 CI52X Manager
b. ABB AC 100 OPC Server
c. ABB AC 100 VFI Server
are listed and running by selecting
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, see Figure 22.
Also check that the correct service account is used, see Figure 7.

7. Verify that the processes

a. wiaopc.exe
b. wiaci526.exe
c. wivserver.exe
are listed and running by right-click on the start bar and selecting Task
Manager, tab Processes.

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Figure 19. AC100 OPC Processes in Task Manager

8. Check the Windows Event Viewer to ensure that no fatal errors are reported
from the ABB AC 100 OPC Server by selecting:
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Windows
Logs > Application.

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Product Verification
After you have performed the initial configuration of the AC 100 OPC Server, you
are recommended to verify that the software has been properly configured and that
the system has contact with the Advant Fieldbus 100 network. To accomplish this,
do the following:
It is not supported to run AC 100 OPC Server without the CI527A board properly
installed.

1. Verify that the About OPC Server box is shown correctly by starting Start >
All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > 800xA for OCS Systems >
AC 100 > About OPC Server, see Figure 20.

Figure 20. Example of About AC 100 OPC Server

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2. Verify that the board is operational and all stations are reachable by viewing the
Diagnostics. Select Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA >
800xA for OCS Systems > AC 100 > Diagnostics from the Start menu, see
Figure 21. For more information about the Diagnostics function please refer to
the AC 100 OPC Server Configuration and Operation manual.

Figure 21. AF100 Diagnostics of AC 100 OPC Server

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3. Check again the Windows Event Viewer to ensure that no fatal errors are
reported from the ABB AC 100 OPC Server. By selecting
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer.
If the recommended verifications show problems, you can check the hardware
of the CI527A by doing the following:
a. Check that the green P (power) is lit.
b. Check that the yellow RX (receive) LED is lit (if other stations on the
Advant Fieldbus 100 network are up and running).
c. When the Advant Fieldbus 100 Interface is started, check that the yellow
TX (transmit) LED starts to blink.

AC 100 OPC Server Removal Procedure

Removal removes the installed product from your machine,
i.e. it removes:
• Files
• Registry entries
• Environment variables
• Start-menu icons
• Registrations of ActiveX components.
Removal steps:
1. Stop a running System 800xA, all other OPC clients, such as "About AC 100
OPC Server" and other 3rd party clients; otherwise the OPC server will be
restarted automatically.
2. Stop all three ABB AC 100 services from the Start > Control Panel >
Administrative Tools > Services dialog. See Figure 22.
To be able to perform a removal, you need to have administrator privileges.
The stop request sometimes times out. Use the Windows Task Manager to verify
that the process wiaopc.exe is no longer running.

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Figure 22. Services

3. Select Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.
4. Select ABB AC 100 OPC Server and click Uninstall.
You will be requested to confirm the removal once more, click Yes and then
wait for the removal to take place.
5. To remove the installed CI527A driver select Start>Control Panel>System.
Click on Device Manager. Right click on AF100 ABB AF100 CI527-PnP and
select Uninstall.

Verifying the Removal

After you have removed the AC 100 OPC Server, verify that the ABB AC 100 OPC
Server Service is no longer listed in the Services window by selecting Start >
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services See Figure 22.

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Start-up Procedures
The AC 100 OPC Server is implemented as a Windows service (ABB AC
100 OPC Server) and is automatically started when Windows is started. If
you have to change the start-up configuration, then modify the settings in
Services.
Please observe that redundant OPC Servers have to be started sequentially.

Shut-down Procedures
The AC 100 OPC Server is implemented as a Windows service (ABB AC 100 OPC
Server) and is automatically stopped when Windows is shut down. If you have to
change the shut-down configuration, then modify the settings in Services.

AC 100 OPC Server Upgrade Procedure to 5.1

Perform the following steps without restarting your PC, as otherwise no driver will
be available for the installed CI527A card and hence Windows detects HW without
a driver:
• Document the configurations done in the Configuration Wizard, action AF100
Network, AC 100 OPC Server Definitions and AC 100 OPC Server Station
Filtering.
• Follow the AC 100 OPC Server Removal Procedure on page 45 to remove
previous version of AC 100 OPC Server.
• Install AC 100 OPC Server 5.1 as described in Installation Procedures on page
21.
• Restore the configurations in the Configuration Wizard.
• Restart the system.

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Introduction
800xA for AC 100 consists of
• AC 100 OPC Server for System 800xA,
• 800xA for AC 100 software and
• 800xA for AC 100 VB Graphics Extension.
800xA for AC 100 enables viewing and operating Advant Controller 100 Series
within ABB’s Industrial IT System 800xA.

Installation Overview
This chapter will guide you through the requirements and main installation steps for
800xA for AC 100.

Installation and administration procedures as well as requirements for 800xA are

described in the System 800xA Installation, in the System 800xA, Configuration
and in the System 800xA, Operation instructions see Related Documentation on
page 18.

This Installation book describes the installation for a small configuration with
Aspect Server, Connectivity Server and Client on the same PC. It is possible to
expand the configuration by distributing the servers and the client(s) to separate
PCs; the Aspect and Connectivity Servers can, but do not have to, be installed on
the same node.

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Table 4. Software to be installed on PCs of a distributed system

Connectivity Workplace
Aspect Server
Server Client
System 800xA X X X
AC 100 OPC Server X
800xA for AC 100 X X X
800xA for AC 100 VB X X X
Graphics extension
(optional)

To be able to carry out the installation process, you will need to have Windows
Administrator privileges.

In order to install and use 800xA for AC 100 you need at least:
• A PC with an System 800xA Version 5.1 already installed.
• The Advant Fieldbus 100 Interface Hardware (CI527A).
• Installation media containing the setup files for AC 100 OPC Server Version
5.1 and for 800xA for AC 100 Version 5.1.
• The configuration software for Advant Controller 100 Series, Control Builder
A, can be installed on the same or on any other PC. There is no forced sequence
of installation for Control Builder A and the other products.

The recommended installation order for a Connectivity server is:

(For Aspect servers and Workplace exclude Step 2.)
1. System 800xA (including ABB 800xA Common 3rd Party Install and CLS).
2. AC 100 OPC Server.
3. 800xA for AC 100.

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4. 800xA for AC 100 VB Graphics extension (optional).

The recommended installation steps are:
1. Read about the required hardware and software and the installation procedure
in the 800xA Installation Instructions. Make sure your computers fulfill these
requirements.
2. Read the Release Notes for information concerning the specific release of
the products.
3. Install the System 800xA according to the instructions for
IndustrialIT System 800xA Version 5.1
a. System 800xA Manual Installation (3BSE034678*) or
b. System 800xA 5.1 Automated Installation (3BSE034679*)
4. Install the AC 100 OPC Server according to Section AC 100 OPC Server
Installation.
5. Install the 800xA for AC 100 software according to 800xA for AC 100
Software Installation on page 52.
6. If support for old VB based process graphics is required, install 800xA for AC
100 VB Graphics extension.
7. Make a full backup (for safety reasons) of your computer disk(s).

Computer Hardware Requirements

The computer hardware requirements of the System 800xA and the AC 100 OPC
Server (see Recommended PC Performance and Capacity on page 22 and Required
Software on page 22) are also sufficient for 800xA for AC 100. In addition 10
MByte disk space are required.

Backup
Our recommendation is that you use available standard software to make a full
backup of your disk(s). With such a backup you can save all work, if you get a disk
crash or other serious malfunction on your computer. We recommend a backup-tool
e.g. Acronis, see http://www.acronis.com for more information.

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Make sure that you place a proper identification on the backup media or backup
files. More information about Backup and Restore, refer to System 800xA
Maintenance (3BSE046784*).

800xA for AC 100 Software Installation

Before installing 800xA for AC 100 make sure that System 800xA and AC 100
OPC Server, if required on this PC, are installed. See System 800xA, Installation and
AC 100 OPC Server Installation for more information.
Follow these steps to install 800xA for AC 100:
1. Log on the computer as a user with administration privileges.
2. Insert the installation media including 800xA for AC 100.
3. Start Windows Explorer and select the 800xA for AC 100 folder. Here you will
find information about the product you are going to install.
4. Double-click on Setup.exe to start the installation procedure.
5. Follow the Installation Wizard to complete the installation.
6. Reboot the PC.

Product Verification
After you have performed the installation of the 800xA for AC 100 you are
recommended to verify that the software has been properly installed. To accomplish
this, do the following:
1. Check that the 800xA for AC 100 documentation is available from the Start
menu by selecting
Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > Documentation >
AC 100.
2. Select Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features to view
if ABB AC 100 OPC Server is properly listed here. See Figure 23.

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Figure 23. Example of 800xA for AC 100 Installation

3. Viewing the existence of the 800xA for AC 100 System Extension in the
800xA Configuration Wizard’s System Extension Dialog.

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800xA for AC 100 Software Startup

In order to use the System Extension 800xA for AC 100 you have to add it to a
running System 800xA.
1. Select Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT 800xA > System >
Configuration Wizard. In the Configuration Wizard tool select the System
Administration icon and click Next.

Figure 24. Configuration Wizard

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2. Select System 800xA that you want to add the 800xA for AC 100. Click Next.

Figure 25. System 800xA

3. Click on the System Extension Load icon and press Next.

Figure 26. System Extension Dialog

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4. Select the ABB 800xA for AC 100 entry and ABB 800xA for AC 100 VB
Graphics Extension, press ’>’-button and click Next.

Figure 27. Select System Extension

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Alarm and Event Server Startup in System 800xA

The Alarm and Event server in System 800xA is not started automatically when the
800xA for AC 100 is added to the System 800xA. To start the Alarm and Event
server in System 800xA perform the following steps:
1. In the ABB Workplace Login open the Plant Explorer Workplace and select
the Service Structure.
2. Open Service Structure > Event Collector > AC 100 Alarm Server -> AC
100 Alarm Provider. In Configuration tab define the node. Click Apply.

Figure 28. Configure Node for AC 100 Alarm Provider

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Figure 29. Define AC 100 Alarm Server

3. Open Service Structure > Event Collector > AC 100 Alarm Server.
In Special Configuration tab select "ABB AC 100 OPC Alarm Server”
and press Apply.
4. For a redundant OPC Server you need to create a new service provider object in
the existing group.

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Further Proceeding
All software products for handling of Advant Controller 100 Series in System
800xA are now installed and ready to use. Please find more information on
configuration and operation, for example how to connect System 800xA to the AC
100 OPC Server, in the 800xA for AC 100 Configuration and Operation book.
For connection via DCOM and how to use the DCOMCNFG tool to set the DCOM
security setting read Chapter Data Access in the System 800xA, Configuration
manual (see Related Documentation on page 18).

Set up daylight saving and time synchronization

There are a number of alternative ways to configure the clock synchronization for an
Advant Fieldbus 100 network together with a network of System 800xA products.
The Advant Fieldbus 100 network has a clock synchronization functionality in
itself. The details of how this functions and is configured can be studied in the
Advant Fieldbus 100 User´s Guide and in the corresponding User´s Guide for the
DB-elements of each controller.
A System 800xA network consists of one or several servers and a number of clients
connected via TCP/IP. Synchronization of that network of PC’s in itself is supported
by the System 800xA product. This is described in the System 800xA,
Administration and Security manual. One clock server synchronizes the other PC’s
in the network.
The AC 100 OPC Server can function as time master or as slave versus the Advant
Fieldbus 100 network. How to configure this is described in Initial Configuration on
page 28.
The recommended configuration for clock synchronization and daylight saving is
described below.

All PCs in an AF100 network must be configured to the same time zone and must
be time synchronized.

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Recommended configuration
It is recommended that you set-up an 800xA connectivity server, that hosts the
AC 100 OPC Server, as time master. It will be time master both for the System
800xA network as well as for the Advant Fieldbus 100 network.
Any adjustments of the network time is done (from the time server) using Windows
Date and Time dialog in the Control Panel.
You can also set time and date by using the Command Prompt.
To set-up the System 800xA for such a configuration you do the following:
• Set up the selected server machine as time server. If you have several server
machines, set-up the others to request for the correct time from the time server.
• Set up all the Workplace nodes to accept the clock synchronization.
• Make sure that automatic daylight saving is set on all the PC’s.
• Set up the Time synchronization of the AC 100 OPC Server to Master
according to the instructions in the AC 100 OPC Server User´s Guide.
Set up the Time synchronization of other Advant OPC Servers for Advant Fieldbus
100 to None according to the instructions in the AC 100 OPC Server User´s Guide.
Those PC’s shall collect their time from the time server.
The result of this solution is as follows for time tagged data:
• Alarm data and Historical data are stored according to UTC time, that is the
local time does not matter. Alarm and History data presentation takes care of
presenting data with local time.

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800xA for AC 100 Removal Procedures

Removal removes the installed product from your machine,
i.e. it removes:
• Files
• Registry entries
• Environment variables
• Start-menu icons
• Registrations of ActiveX components.
To do the removal you do as follows:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.
2. Select ABB 800xA for AC 100 and click Uninstall.

800xA for AC 100 Upgrade Procedure to version 5.1

Follow the instructions in System 800xA, Upgrade manual 3BSE036342, which
also means that AC 100 OPC Server and 800xA for AC 100 should be installed at
suitable step.
Before system is shut down, perform the following to prepare for the 800xA for AC
100 upgrade.
• For each Connectivity server node, document the settings in the Configuration
Wizard for these action groups.
– AF100 Network
– AC 100 OPC Server Definitions
– AC 100 OPC Server Station Filtering
Perform the following post upgrade procedures for 800xA for AC 100.
• For each Connectivity server, restore the AC 100 settings documented above.
• If upgrade from SV 4.1, reconfigure Event Collectors according to the System
800xA, Upgrade manual, section Reconfigure Event Collectors.

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Upgrading 800xA System with AC 100 OPC Server

Before starting the upgrade of 800xA, stop all 800xA related processes using
System Upgrade Tool and the Maintenance Stop activity in Configuration Wizard.
However, the AC 100 OPC Server is a Windows Service and can be started
indirectly by an arbitrary OPC client. To safely stop AC 100 OPC Server before the
upgrade of System 800xA is started, follow the steps below.
1. Open Windows Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
2. Find ABB AC 100 OPC Server service. Select Properties.
3. Change the Startup type to Disabled and click Apply.
4. Click Stop to stop the Service. This activity can take several minutes.
You can force this step by ending the process wiaopc.exe from windows task
manager
Now the 800xA upgrade procedure can be safely started.
After the upgrade is completed, open services and re-establish the Startup type back
to Automatic and click Apply.

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 INDEX

A Application Version Supervision 35

ABB Master Programming Language 13 BCD path 34
AC 13 Bus Length 31
ActiveX 45, 61 Bus Master 31
Advant Controller 13 Bus Number 30
Advant Fieldbus 100 13 Dynamic AIS Alarm Limits 35
Advant OCS 13 Keep server running 32
AF100 13 OPC Server Filtering 36
AMPL 13 OPC Server Path 33
APB 14 Redundant Line Support 31
Application Builder 14 Station Number 31
Time Synchronization 31
B Control Builder A 14
BCB 14
BCD 14 D
BCI 14 DAT Based Objects 15
Bus Configuration Builder 14 DataSet Peripheral (DSP) 15
Bus Configuration Database 14 DCOM 15
Bus Configuration Interface 14 Distributed COM 15
Bus Length 31 DSP 15
Bus Master 14
E
C EISA 14
CBA 14 Environment 21
CI Board 15 Event enabling cycle time 35
CI527A Event Sets 15
Connection drawing 24 EVS 15
Client Application 15 Extended DB Elements 15, 17
Clock Master 15
CLS (ABB Central Licensing System) 22 F
COM 15 FCB 15
Component Object Model 15 Function Chart 16
Configuration Wizard 30 Function Chart Builder 15

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H U
HMI 16 Upgrading 800xA System with AC 100 OPC
HSI 16 Server 62
Human Machine Interface (HMI) 16
Human System Interface 16 X
XDB 17
I
Installation Overview 49

L
LED 16
Light Emitting Diode 16

M
Man Machine Interface 16
MMI 16

O
Object (Process) 16
OPC 17

P
PC 16
PC Element 16
PC Program 17
PCI
Installing the board 24
Personal Computer 16
Preparation before Installation 51

R
Release Notes 51
required hardware 51

S
SDP 17
Service Data Protocol (SDP) 17
Software Installation 52
Software Startup 54

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