
AĆ4 Appendix A: Loading and Sizing Calculations
Original Ć June 1990CE4.2:CL6211
7. For a redundant computing controller, write down 246. For a
redundant interactive controller, write down 314. This figure represents
the base data concentrator communications load.
8. Total the figures recorded in Steps 1 through 7. This sum is the total
loading value (approximate) for the controller in this application.
Compare this figure with the maximum loading value listed in Table AĆ1
for the controller. If the total loading value exceeds the maximum loading
value allowed for the controller, check your calculations for correctness.
If the calculations are correct, take one of the following actions:
H If the total loading value is only a little higher than the maximum (5 to 10
percent), the configuration may still be acceptable. If possible, try it out
by performing configuration entry (see the system user manual) and then
downloading it into a controller of the same type for which the
configuration is intended.
H Change the controller configuration to reduce the loading, such as by
deleting any general registers or ICPs that are not needed.
H Use a model of controller that has a greater maximum loading value.
H Place part of the configuration for the control strategy into another
controller.
A.2 Sizing Calculations
A.2.1 Simplex Controller Sizing
To determine the RAM sizing for a simplex computing or interactive
controller, perform the following steps:
1. Write down 150. This figure represents the typical overhead value
required for each controller.
2. Count the number of general registers defined in the FST Registers
form. Multiply this number by 13 and record the result.
3. Count the number of auxiliary engineering unit pairs (AEUPs) defined
in the AUX EU Definition form. Multiply this number by 15 and record the
result.
4. Count the number of ICPs defined in the Analog and Discrete ICP
Point sections of configuration. Multiply this number by 24 and record
the result.
5. Count the number of DCPs defined in the DCP Point Definition
sections of configuration. Multiply this number by 237 and record the
result.
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