Orion Data View Screens
Orion Manual Rev1.7.5 06-04-2006.pdf [1.1MB] Back to Main Orion Screen
The Orion runtime menu system provides a familiar, easy to use interface while reducing screen “clutter” by eliminating extra buttons required for navigation. Each series of interface screens will have their own series of menus specifically focused on the tasks for the specific screen. Shown below at the "top" level menu when Orion runtime first loads.
The View Menu provides access to Single, Dual & All Control Views and Bargraph & Trend Views.
Note: The following two Data Views are described in detail within their own pages
Alarm Manager Input Status is described in both the Alarm Monitor/History View and Digital Alarm Manager pages.
The startup screen for Orion is configurable in Orion Setup & Configuration. Any main Orion Data View screen may be configured as the “Startup” view on system power up.
The single & dual loop view displays the controllers PV, SP and percent (%) Output.
The left and right arrow keys on the controller faceplate allow the user to scroll to the next or previous controller connected to the link. The legend at the bottom of the faceplate displays the unique tag name for the controller.
Setpoint Change: Pressing the setpoint value displays a numeric keypad so the control setpoint can be changed.
Alarm Condition: During an alarm condition the screen background will turn red to indicate to the user that an alarm exists in the system. For more information on Alarm Views and for Digital Alarm Manager
Auto-Manual: The “A” key allows the user to change between “Auto/Manual” output mode (the “A” key changes to “M” key while in manual mode). The switch from Auto to Manual is bumpless. While in the Manual mode pressing the % Output value displays a numeric keypad so the % Output can be changed.
Totalizer View: The "T" key will display a totalizer window if the totalizer for the specific loop in enabled in the configurator.
Note: If the current loop is configured as a limit control the "T" key will change to an "R" key that will allow the limti to be reset if the PV is not outside the limit conditions.
Bargraph view displays PV, SP & %Out bargraphs for each loop connected to the Orion link. Hi\Low bar limits are adjustable for each loop. Pressing the next and previous keys allow the user to scroll forward or backwards through each loop.
The Real Time Trend View view displays PV, SP & %Out trends for each loop connected to the Orion link. Trend zero, span and time are adjustable for each trend. Pressing the next and previous keys allow the user to scroll froward or backwards through each control trend. Dragging across the trend provides real time “zoom in” capabilities with multiple zooms. After zooming, clicking on the X or Y-axis will display a menu to zoom back to normal or zoom out one level at a time.
Real Time Trend Setup: Each real time trend is adjustable for zero, span and trend time in minutes. Each Orion trend stores up to 4 hours of data for each loop; trend times can range from a minimum of 10 minutes to 4 hours.
Each time a trend setup is changed Orion will fill the trend with previous history and then continue to operate in "real time" mode with the current time settings.
The push button controls screen allows the user to control up to 15 pushbutton operations from the Orion interface. The output relays for each push button are wired to the digital alarm manager and will be operational only if the digital alarm manager is connected to the communications link. Press the right/left arrow to move to the next group of push buttons (up to 15 pushbuttons supported). The left and right arrows will only move to the next group of buttons based on the “total number of buttons” set in the Orion configurator. If only 5 buttons are setup in the configurator for use, the left/right arrow keys will have no effect. This eliminates confusion for the operator in viewing buttons that are not configured in the system. Time “off” delays for each pushbutton are programmable in the setup section of the Orion software. Note: If the digital alarm manager is not activated in the Orion configurator, the push button controls screen will not be accessible.
Product Brochure & Manual
Orion Manual Rev1.7.5 06-04-2006.pdf [1.1MB]
Orion DataView PC Software Download
Orion DataView Installer 1.0.zip [9.9MB]
Configuration & Setup Screens.htm [Configuration of Orion System]
System Setup.htm: Faceplates, SP limits, delays, touch calibr, etc.
Data Views.htm: Single & Dual Loop, Bargraph, Alarm Monitor, Pushbutton Status, Trend & Overall Views
PID Values.htm: create, save, edit & download
Recipes: Single Setpoint, PID & Alarm Recipes.htm: create, save, edit & download
Recipes: Ramp/Soak Profiles [Setpoint Recipes].htm: create, save, edit, download & run.htm
Digital Alarm Monitor “First-In” & Push Button Controls.htm
System Security & Audit Trail.htm
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