Station Designer Software User Guide Doc. No.: 51-52-25-149 Revision: 12 Date: April 2021 Honeywell Process Solutions Notices and Trademarks Copyright 2021 by Honeywell Revision 12, April 2021 Warranty/Remedy Honeywell warrants goods of its manufacture as being free of defective materials and faulty workmanship. Contact your local sales office for warranty information. If warranted goods are returned to Honeywell during the period of coverage, Honeywell will repair or replace without charge those items it finds defective. The foregoing is Buyer's sole remedy and is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Specifications may change without notice. The information we supply is believed to be accurate and reliable as of this printing. However, we assume no responsibility for its use. While we provide application assistance personally, through our literature and the Honeywell web site, it is up to the customer to determine the suitability of the product in the application. Honeywell Process Solutions 1250 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Houston, TX 770424 ControlEdge HC900, 559 and 1042 are U.S. registered trademarks of Honeywell Other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective owners ii Station Designer User’s Guide Revision 12 April 2021 About This Document About This Document Abstract This manual describes the setup and operation of Station Designer Software for configuring 900 Control Stations for use with ControlEdge HC900 controllers. References The following list identifies all documents that may be sources of reference material discussed in this publication. Document Title Doc ID ControlEdge HC900 Control Station Installation 51-52-33-147 900 Control Station Specification 51-52-03-46 Legacy ControlEdge HC900 Controller Installation and User Guide 51-52-25-107 900 Control Station User Guide 51-52-25-148 Process Control Designer User Guide 51-52-25-110 Process Control Designer Function Block Reference Guide 51-52-25-109 ControlEdge HC900 Controller Communications User Guide 51-52-25-111 ControlEdge HC900 Controller Redundancy Overview & System Operation 51-52-25-133 Revision Information Document Name Revision Number Publication Date This manual … 51-52-25-149 Station Designer Software 1st release Revision 2 October 2009 Configuring Setpoint Programmer - updated Revision 3 March 2010 RS485 Serial Comms - updated Revision 4 October 2010 USB 3.0 support is only available on the 900CS10 Emulator function is not supported on Microsoft Revision 5 March 2013 64bit OS (for both 900CS10, 900CS15) Seattle updates Revision 6 September 2013 PDF Viewer added Revision 7 January 2014 Updated “HC900” to “ControlEdge HC900”, Revision 8 April 2018 Configuring SMS added Added “How to configure an FTP Server on a PC with Revision 9 March 2019 Widows 7” R700 Updates Revision 10 November 2019 R710 Updates Revision 11 September 2020 Split Rack Redundancy_R720 Revision 12 April 2021 Revision 12 Station Designer User’s Guide iii April 2021 About This Document Support & Contact Information For Europe, Asia Pacific, North and South America contact details, refer to the back page of this manual or the appropriate Honeywell Solution Support web site: Honeywell Organization WWW Address (URL) Corporate http://www.honeywell.com Honeywell Process Solutions http://www.hpsweb.honewell.com/ps HPS Technical tips http://hpsweb.honeywell.com/Cultures/en- US/Products/Instrumentation/hybrid/hc900/TechnicalT ips/documents.htm Telephone and Email Contacts Area Organization Phone Number United States and 1-800-343-0228 Customer Service Honeywell Inc. Canada 1-800-423-9883 Global Technical Support Email: (Sales) [email protected] Global Email Support Honeywell Process Solutions or (TAC) [email protected] Revision 12 Station Designer User’s Guide iv April 2021 Symbol Definitions The following table lists those symbols that may be used in this document to denote certain conditions. Symbol Definition This DANGER symbol indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. This WARNING symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. This CAUTION symbol may be present on Control Product instrumentation and literature. If present on a product, the user must consult the appropriate part of the accompanying product literature for more information. This CAUTION symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in property damage. WARNING PERSONAL INJURY: Risk of electrical shock. This symbol warns the user of a potential shock hazard where HAZARDOUS LIVE voltages greater than 30 Vrms, 42.4 Vpeak, or 60 Vdc may be accessible. Failure to comply with these instructions could result in death or serious injury. ATTENTION, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe precautions for handling electrostatic sensitive devices Protective Earth (PE) terminal. Provided for connection of the protective earth (green or green/yellow) supply system conductor. Functional earth terminal. Used for non-safety purposes such as noise immunity improvement. NOTE: This connection shall be bonded to protective earth at the source of supply in accordance with national local electrical code requirements. Earth Ground. Functional earth connection. NOTE: This connection shall be bonded to Protective earth at the source of supply in accordance with national and local electrical code requirements. Chassis Ground. Identifies a connection to the chassis or frame of the equipment shall be bonded to Protective Earth at the source of supply in accordance with national and local electrical code requirements. Revision 12 Station Designer User’s Guide v April 2021 Contents Contents Introduction/Overview ................................................................................. 1 How to use this manual .......................................................................................... 1 File Structure and Architecture .............................................................................. 1 Station Designer Layout Overview ......................................................................... 2 PC Communications .............................................................................................. 3 Getting Started ........................................................................................... 5 PC Requirements ................................................................................................... 5 ControlEdge HC900 Controller and 900 Control Station Setup ............................. 5 Using RS485 Serial Communications .................................................................. 13 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................... 16 Alternate Programming Method- Using TCP/IP To Program The Station ........... 17 Station Designer Basics ........................................................................... 25 Window Layout ..................................................................................................... 25 The Categories ..................................................................................................... 26 Getting Around ..................................................................................................... 28 Navigation Lists .................................................................................................... 29 Global Search ...................................................................................................... 30 Undo and Redo .................................................................................................... 30 Using Balloon Help ............................................................................................... 31 Working with Databases ...................................................................................... 31 Conversion of SDS database from 10 inch Display to 15 inch Display ............... 32 Downloading to a Device ..................................................................................... 40 Extracting Databases ........................................................................................... 41 Mounting the Flash memory ................................................................................ 41 Formatting the Flash memory .............................................................................. 42 Time and Date ...................................................................................................... 43 Remote Monitoring ............................................................................................... 43 Building Custom Displays ......................................................................... 45 Tag characters and conflicts ................................................................................ 45 Display Pages Navigation Pane ........................................................................... 46 Custom Displays 1 – 16 ....................................................................................... 46 Adding Custom Displays ...................................................................................... 47 Adding Signals to Displays .................................................................................. 48 Adding variables to displays ...............................................................................