Configure PD4SD instructions

Use the
Advanced
tab of the
PD4SD Properties
dialog box to configure the selected Process Discrete 2, 3, or 4-State Device (PD4SD) instruction.
To configure Process Discrete 2,3, or 4-State Device (PD4SD) instructions
  1. On the instruction in the routine, perform one of these actions:
    • On the Ladder or FBD instruction, select .
    • In the Structured Text editor, right-click the tag name and select
      Configure <tag name>
      .
  2. Open the
    Advanced
    tab.
  3. Set the parameters:
    • Number of states
      . Select the number of states for the device.
    • In Override, bypass interlocks and permissives that can be bypassed.
      Select to bypass the bypassable interlocks and permissives when the Override command source is selected. Clear this check box to bypass the bypassable interlocks and permissives only when maintenance bypasses them by command.
    • Operator command resets fault.
      Select to have a new operator command also issue a Reset to the instruction when a shed fault has been latched or a Device fault is active. Clear this check box to require a separate Reset command.
    • External command resets fault.
      Select to have a new external command also issue a Reset to the instruction when a shed fault has been latched or a Device fault is active. Clear this check box to require a separate Reset command.
    • Operator State 0 command always available.
      Enable priority for an operator command to state 0, accepted at any time. If an operator commands the device to state 0 when a command source other than
      Operator
      or
      Maintenance
      is selected, a Reset is required to command the device. Clear this check box to make an operator command to state 0 available only when the command source is set to
      Operator
      or
      Maintenance
      .
    • External State 0 command always available.
      Enable priority for an external command to state 0, accepted at any time. If an external command sets the device to state 0 when a command source other than External is selected, a Reset is required to command the device. Clear this check box to make an External command to state 0 available only when the command source is set to External.
    • Shed triggers.
      Select the
      Shed trigger
      check boxes to configure the instruction to attempt to shed the device on the various conditions. Each condition sets a shed latch that requires a reset to clear before the device can be moved. Clear the check boxes to configure the various conditions to raise an alarm only. You cannot clear the Interlock Not OK condition. An Interlock Not OK condition always sheds the device.
    • Interlock/Shed action
      . Select the action to take on interlock or shed fault: Hold the current state or drive the device to state 0.
    • Audible on.
      Select whether to sound the audible signal only when the state changes from state 0, or to sound on any state change.
    • Powerup state.
      Select the power-up state for the instruction.
  4. Select
    Apply
    .
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