2019 New POWER User Manual v2.1 New POWER User Manual Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 About the project ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Software dependencies .............................................................................................................................. 4 Names and Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Cycle ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Limits ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Configuration Files............................................................................................................................................ 7 Configuration file types ............................................................................................................................... 7 Default configuration path .......................................................................................................................... 7 Basic Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Navigating the application .......................................................................................................................... 8 Config window and “After enabling” state .............................................................................................. 9 Limits Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Navigating Limits Configurator ............................................................................................................... 10 Cycle Configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Navigating Cycle Configurator ................................................................................................................. 11 Cycle Editor................................................................................................................................................... 12 Table Editor ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Saving/Loading Complete Power Supply Configurations .................................................................... 15 Saving/Loading configuration for single Power Supply ................................................................... 15 Saving/Loading configuration for all Power Supplies ...................................................................... 16 Operating the Software ................................................................................................................................. 17 Enabling Power Supply ............................................................................................................................. 17 Run Time Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Turning Power Supply ON/OFF ............................................................................................................... 19 Verifying Power Supply limits ................................................................................................................ 20 Checking Power Supply status ............................................................................................................... 21 Checking FGC interlocks ...........................................................................................................................22 Debugging Power Supply (Expert Only) ............................................................................................... 23 Executing Ramp ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Executing Cycle .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Executing Pre-Ramp ................................................................................................................................. 26 2 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Synchronizing Cycles ................................................................................................................................ 27 Synchronous Cycles preview window ................................................................................................. 28 Collective Window ...................................................................................................................................... 29 3 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Introduction About the project New POWER application, developed in 2018 in order to replace the old powering software, serves the purpose of delivering easy-to-use user interface for operation and control of the Power Supplies and additional out-of-the-box features like cycle editors. Software dependencies Application depends on multiple communication layers between Power Supply and Operator Console. The tool itself communicates with CMW-RDA (Control Middleware Remote Device Access) client via C++ libraries, which then is responsible for finding the correct FEC (Front-End Computer) and sharing the messages with the Gateway installed in it. Responsibility of carrying out the command messages and controlling the Power Supplies lays on the Gateway side along with the FGC (Function Generator/Controller) devices used to forward messages to Power Converters. Thus if the Gateway or FGC operates in faulty way, New POWER application may be inoperative too. In case of any concerns about this area, BE-CO (FEC/Gateway) and TE-EPC (FGC/Power Converters) groups should be contacted. Figure 1. Exemplar diagram of command messages path in the system. 4 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Figure 2. Control Middleware (CMW) communication layers between RDA Client in Operator Console and RDA Server in the Gateway. 5 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Names and Definitions Cycle Cycles are collections of connected ramps that can be executed by Power Supply. User may create them using cycle and table editors and then they can be stored in .cyc or .csv files. Figure 3. Cycle view from the application. Limits Limits are values that characterize current range of Power Supply operation. If any ramp or cycle point crosses limits, application will return an error. There are two levels of limiting values, one of them are set by the operator in Limit Configuration window, the second by the expert in Init File file (operator limits must be contained in expert limits). Operator Limits can be stored in .xml files. Figure 4. Limits view from the application. 6 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Configuration Files Configuration file types Application uses following configuration files (all of those files, excluding Init File, operator can load and save separately): Init File – file that is being loaded when application starts, contains default paths for other configs and list of Power Supplies. Limit File – used to store default or operator-set Limits values. Cycle File – contains Cycle prepared earlier by the operator. Power Supply Config File – describes the Power Supply used in Init File. Collective Config File – list of all Power Supply configuration files paths. Default configuration path In the “Options” tab user can change the path to the Collective Config File and save full application configuration. Figure 5. Options tab in the application main window. 7 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Basic Configuration Navigating the application POWER application has three main tabs (windows) that serve different purposes: Config – list of Power Supplies, Limit Editor and Cycle Editor access, saving and modifying configurations as well as enabling communication with devices. Run Time – keeping track of enabled Power Supplies and controlling them. Options – modifying default configuration path, saving collective configuration. Figure 6. New POWER application main window. 8 | P a g e New POWER User Manual Config window and “After enabling” state After starting application, you can show properties of Power Supply by pressing right arrow next to its name. Properties panel allows the user to: 1. View chosen Power Supply name and associated FGC version. 2. Use configuration buttons to edit current configurations. 3. Define Power Supply behavior after enabling it. Initialize – turns off the Power Supply, then establishes communication and sends Limits (use carefully as it will stop any Ramps/Cycles executed by the Power Supply at the moment). Keep state – establishes communication with the Power Supply and does not send any parameters (keeps last used state). 1. 2. 3. Figure 7. Config window description. 9 | P a g e New POWER User Manual