- Interfaces to Bailey™ Network 90, Infi90, Harmony and Infi 90™, Symphony Plus systems supporting communication with all CIU models.
- Pick a license level that fits need and budget. Four licenses are available:
Lite 250 blocks 2 clients,
LitePlus 500 blocks 3 clients,
Standard 5000 blocks 6 clients,
Unlimited supports all available CIU block indices and unlimited clients.
- Compatible with all popular 3rd party MMI packages thus supporting replacement of Bailey™ OIU, MCS, OIS and PCView operator consoles.
- Use of the ABB obsoleted semAPI environment is not required.
- Automatic database shadowing for installations using redundant OPC90 servers.
- Save money by using the exclusive OPC90 MUXCIU block to allow a single Bailey™ interface to be safely shared between OPC90 and multiple Composer and CADEWS programming stations.
- Runs on all modern Microsoft Windows operating systems. Legacy support for XP also exists.
- Tool included to easily translate a Bailey™ MCS/OIS/PCView tag database to the OPC90 server format.
- Supports ABB Bailey™ controller types including Bridge Controller models BRC100, BRC200, BRC300, BRC400 all exception report blocks plus tuning and configuration of any block.
- Software licensing doesn’t require PC on the internet.
- Supports redundant interfaces or communication channels.
- Supports general configuration and tuning of any Bailey™ block specification including PID constants with automatic fast update of control output and process variable required by loop tuning software clients.
- Turbo polling feature significantly reduces message load on PCUs while vastly increasing read block output throughput. The result is better performance and support for a larger number of POLL blocks, STN block fast update and MUXCIU block throughput output polling. Monitor performance of PCU nodes with our unique NISMON block. No other available server in the industry supports this capability.
- System health monitoring includes both module status and module problem reports.
- General block output polling.
- System simulation makes client validation easy and convenient.
- Built in block faceplates are useful tool for control engineers monitoring plant operation.
- Automatic support of the various types of ABB Bailey™ interfaces.
- Simultaneous communication with multiple ABB Bailey™ interfaces.
- ABB Bailey™ system time synchronization.
- Online tag additions and modifications.
Four OPC90 licenses are available:
- Lite 250 blocks, 2 clients
- LitePlus 500 blocks, 3 clients
- Standard 5000 blocks, 4 clients
- Unlimited supports all of the above listed CIU block indices and unlimited clients.
| Interface |
Max Number of Bailey™ Blocks |
Exception Reporting |
Control Operation |
| NSPM01 |
500 |
No |
No |
| IMSPM01 |
500 |
No |
No |
| IMCPM02 |
500 |
No |
No |
| IMCPM03 |
500 |
Yes |
Yes |
| NCIC01 |
500 |
Yes |
Yes |
NCIU01
(SIM01/PTM01/LIM03) |
500 |
Yes |
Yes |
| NCIU02 (LSM01/BTM01/LIM03) |
2,500 |
Yes |
Yes |
| NCIU03 (LSM02/BTM01/LIM03) |
5,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
NCIU04
(SSM01/LIS04) |
10,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
INPCI01
(SIM01/PTM01/LIM03) |
500 |
Yes |
Yes |
INPCI02
(PTC01/LIM03) |
5,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
IIMCP01
(MCP01/MLM01) |
5,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
IIMCP02
(MCP02/MLM02) |
10,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
INICI01
(ICT01/NIS01) |
10,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
INICI12
(ICT11/NIS01) |
10,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
INICI03
(ICT03A/NIS01) |
30,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
INICI13A
(ICT13A/NIS01) |
30,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
SPIET800
(IET800/NIS21) |
30,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
ICI800
(IET800/NIS21) |
30,000 |
Yes |
Yes
|
| PNI800 |
30,000 |
Yes |
Yes
|
OPC90 Server is easily configured using its Explorer-like program window. No configuration changes are required within the ABB Bailey™ system. Devices are added which represent each ABB Bailey™ interface. Under each device point groups can be configured which provide data organization. Under each group, blocks are configured representing corresponding blocks within the ABB Bailey™ controller logic. These blocks contain the ABB Bailey™ address (ring, node, module, block) defining where the data is being sourced. This information is used by the OPC90 Server driver to efficiently establish the point values within the ABB Bailey™ interface and exchange the requested information.
The configuration information can be exported to a CSV file format for bulk editing and then re-imported. For large tag counts, the complete OPC90 Server database can be configured within a CSV file using a program such as Microsoft® Excel or Access and then imported using the OPC90 Server import function. The format of the CSV file is simple and easily understood being fully documented within the OPC90 Server manual and help system. OPC90 Server supports the following Bailey™ block associations:
| OPC90 Block |
ABB Bailey™ Block |
Function Code |
| AIL |
Analog Output / Loop AOL |
30, 70, 158, 177 |
| AOL |
Analog Input / Loop AIL |
26, 121 |
| BLK |
General purpose block configuration and tuning |
ALL |
| DAANG |
Data Acquisition Analog |
177 |
| DADIG |
Data Acquisition Digital |
211 |
| DATA |
General OPC Client Data Sharing |
|
| DD |
Device Driver |
123 |
| DIL |
Digital Output / Loop DOL |
45 |
| DOL |
Digital Input / Loop DIL |
42, 122 |
| DEVICE |
Interface Definition and operational statistics |
|
| HAI |
Harmony Analog Input |
222 |
| HAO |
Harmony Analog Output |
223 |
| HDI |
Harmony Digital Input |
224 |
| HDO |
Harmony Digital Output |
225 |
| MODSTAT |
Any Bailey™ module |
|
| MUXCIU |
Allows OPC90 to safely share its CIU with DBDOC/WinCAD/Composer |
ALL |
| MSDD |
Multi-state Device Driver |
129 |
| NISMON |
Provides detailed communication loop and node diagnostic information along with loop topology. Monitors and logs potential problems. |
Any Node |
| ODD |
Allows client to emulate operation of a
device driver block (DD) |
(123) |
| OMSDD |
Allows client to emulate operation of a
multi-state device driver block (MSDD) |
(129) |
| ORCM |
Allows client to emulate operation of a
remote control memory block (RCM) |
(62) |
| ORMC |
Allows client to emulate operation of a
remote motor control block RMC |
(136) |
| ORMSC |
Allows client to emulate operation of a
Remote Manual Set Constant block RMSC |
(68) |
| OSTN |
Allows client to emulate operation of a
control station block STN |
(21, 22, 23, 80) |
| PCUMON |
Monitor performance statistics
for any PCU node |
PCU |
| POLL |
Poll any block output |
|
| RCM |
Remote Control Memory |
62 |
| RMC |
Remote Motor Control |
136 |
| RMSC |
Remote Manual Set Constant |
68 |
| SOE |
Sequence of Events |
99, 243 |
| SPEC |
Predefined block specification reading and tuning |
ALL |
| STN |
Station (PID Control loop) |
21, 22, 23, 80 |
| TXT |
Text |
151 |
| TEXTSTR |
ASCII String Block - TEXTSTR |
194 |
OPC90 Server can be used to save substantial CIU hardware costs with its MUXCIU block. This block allows OPC90 to safely share its CIU with *DBDOC, WinCAD, or Composer software. It can be used with any software that does not need to establish points in the CIU database.
The MUXCIU block makes any free COM port on the PC running OPC90 respond as if it's the actual CIU that OPC90 is communicating with. It supports COM port expansion cards and virtual COM port software. Setup is easy. Configure a MUXCIU block for each PC COM port you want to respond as a CIU. Attach the PC running DBDOC, WinCAD or Composer software to that port with a NULL modem serial cable.
The MUXCIU block has recently been enhanced to allow virtual connections with software products that have been updated to use the OPC90VPort API interface. This eliminates the need to hook up a serial cable or configure virtual serial ports. G.Michaels has updated their DBDOC product to use this API.
If your OPC client software does not already have OPC90 running, execute it manually or set it up to run as a service with the "Startup In Runtime" option enabled. Setup is complete and you have saved a ton of money by sharing existing CIU hardware!
* The GMCL company takes advantage of this great standard feature of OPC90 with their DBDOC software system. DBDOC allows safe view only real time access of ABB Bailey™ logic values by any plant personnel. RoviSys invites you to check out DBDOC at the GMCL website www.gmcl.com.
The OPC90 Server demo is fully functional; it uses all blocks and talks to any Bailey™ device. The demo runs in two-hour resettable increments. It does not recognize hardware or software licensing and therefore cannot be used to upgrade existing purchased software installations. Purchasing our annual OPC90 Server Maintenance includes easy updating to the most current release.
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OPC90 Documentation
Select the documentation that corresponds to your system needs.
Product Manuals
General Use Guidelines
Using OPC90 With Specific Software Packages
