
3Ć50 Theory of Operation: Communications
Original Ć June 1990CE4.2:CL6211
3.5 Communications
The Regulatory Controllers respond to communication request
messages by prioritizing certain requests as having more importance
than other requests. This allows the controller to respond to requests for
process critical information more quickly than other requests which are
not nearly as time critical.
The priority of different request messages can be viewed as fitting into
these two categories; Process Data requests and Maintenance Data
requests.
3.5.1 Process Data Communications
Certain request messages can be categorized as giving information
specifically related to the process under control. This data is called
Process Data. Some examples include:
H Process Variable
H Set Point
H Implied Valve Position
H Bias
H Ratio
H Mode
H Alarms
H Tracking (Implied Valve Position tracking, etc.)
H Limiting (SP limited, Implied Valve Position limited, etc.)
H Diagnostics (Detailed Device Status)
When the Regulatory Controllers receive a request for Process Data, this
message is processed at a higher priority internally than the Control
Task. The latest available information is immediately returned to the
requestor.
If a Process Data change request is received, such as a Mode change or
a SP change request, this request is processed immediately and a
response is immediately generated. The action required by this change
request is buffered internally to be acted on by the Control Task at then
next opportunity (e.g. the next FST scan cycle).
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