Specifications

Glossary
PlantScape Server and Client Configuration Guide Glossary - 3
client software
An umbrella term covering PlantScape, Quick Builder, Station, and Display Builder
software.
channel
The communications port used by the server to connect to as controller. Channels are
defined using the Quick Builder tool.
CIM
Communications Interface Module
collection
A collection is a set of named values or display objects that are used in scripts.
Control Builder
The control building software for the Honeywell PlantScape Control Processor.
control failure alarm
For analog and status points, an alarm configured to trigger if a demand scan on the
source address of an OP, SP, MD, or other parameter finds that the value after a control
is issued does not match the controlled value.
control level
A security designation assigned to a point that has a destination address configured (for
analog or status points only). A control level can be any number from 0 to 255. An
operator will be able to control the point only if they have been assigned a control level
equal to, or higher than, the point control level.
control parameter
A point parameter defined to be used as a control. A control parameter has both a
source and a destination address. The destination for the parameter value is usually an
address within the controller. Control parameters can be defined as automatic (server
can change) or manual (operator can change).
controller
A device that is used to control and monitor one or more processes in field equipment.
Controllers include Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), loop controllers, bar code
readers, and scientific analyzers.
Controllers can be defined using the Quick Builder tool. Some controllers can be
configured using Station displays.
database controller
See User Scan Task controller.
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