User`s guide

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Control Builder Overview
Introduction
General
The Control Builder software will create a graphic diagram one page high by up to 20 pages wide. Scroll
Bars at the right side and base of the diagram lets you navigate from top to bottom of the window and from
one page to another.
All configuration is done off-line (computer disconnected from the controller and operator interface) and is
downloaded in a separate operation as a complete file through a dedicated RS-232 communication port on
the controller. Once a configuration is installed into the controller and operator interface, the Control
Builder software can be used to monitor areas of the configuration to verify proper operation.
Controller configuration is done using “Drag and Drop” techniques for positioning graphic icons on the
Function Block Diagram from a list of available functions. Signal flow connections from icon to icon
complete the controller configuration.
The completed diagram can be printed on up to 20 pages of 8.5” x 11 “paper.
Completed configuration can also be saved on a 3.5” floppy disk and loaded into the controller and
operator interface through an optional 3.5” floppy disk drive or the operator interface, eliminating the need
for a direct connection of the PC to the controller.
What’s in this section?
The following topics are covered in this section.
Topic See Page
Introduction 37
Overview 38
Control Builder Item Library Tree 40
Configuration Functions 41
Graphic Symbols 50