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HMI Configuration File Setup and Use
The purpose of this document is show how to set up and use the HMI configuration file provided
with MKVI Toolbox versions 8 and above. This tool replaces the SDB Exchange for importing points
into the Cimplicity Database. It also automatically updates files that are required for TCI as follows:
Alarm.dat, Event.dat, Hold.dat, SOE.dat and UNIT_EGD.dat. It updates the Hosts if required. It runs the
DDBuild2.exe. It changes the Enetalm.dat and the EGD icn.ini file. The file extension is *.hmb.
Reference material can be found in GEH-6421F Chapter 13. There needs to be one of these files on each
of the HMI servers both local and remote. Each *.hmb file will be unique for that HMI. These files are
normally provided with the site specific software.
NOTE: For the update to the Alarm.dat, Event.dat etc. to work with this HMI Configuration file it is
necessary that the *.m6b is using the newer method for alarms, you can not use the ALMGRP blocks for
alarms. You should check the m6b file to see if ALMGRP blocks are used. If they are the hmb file will
not work for alarms.
WARNING: One CAN NOT mix the old (ALMGRP blocks) and the new way of doing alarms
in the same m6b file. It will render the file useless. It also not recommended that you change
from one method to the other.
How to create Alarms:
In Toolbox versions 8 that use the new method, the alarms are created by checking the ‘Alarm’ box in the
pin definition window. The text for the alarm is the text entered under the Name of the pin. In Toolbox
versions 9 each pin definition window has an Alarm Tab. The Alarm box is checked here and PRC
(process) is selected. The HMI uses the text from the pin definition for the alarm.dat file.
How to create the HMI Configuration File:
-Open Toolbox and click on file new. Under the System Configuration Tab select Turbine HMI
Configuration and click on OK as shown below:
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-This will open a file similar to the one shown in the figure below. After selecting - options,
privilege, level 2, right click on hmdv1 and modify.
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The example shown here is for a local HMI Server on Unit#1. Refer to Figure 1 below. In keeping with
Drive Systems standard names and addressing the Device will be GT1. This must exist in the System file
(sys1.syb) and should have been put in the SDB. If not create GT1 in the system file resource and put it
into the database. The PDH Computer name will be the name of the HMI as found in the Start/Control
Panel/Settings and double clicking on the Network Icon. Again the standard names here will be
GT1_SVR. A copy of a standard hosts file that Salem is currently shipping with the HMI’s is included at
the end of this document for reference. The Network Name is PDH1. The UDH computer name is the
same as the PDH with a ‘U’ in front of it. This will also appear in the hosts file. IP addresses are the
addresses of the HMI you are working on for both the UDH and PDH. Next browse for the location of
the Cimplicity project. Under TCI Site Folder Name it is looking for the TCI folder not the location of
the Site directory. In this example the G:\ psuedo drive is used. The location of the actual TCI folder
drive will work also (i.e. c:\Program Files\GE Control System Solutions\TCI).
FIGURE 1
Click OK and now right click on Hardware and I/O Definitions and Insert First. Select EGD1 from the
drop down menu and click OK.
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This will put an EGD Network under the I/O Definitions. Now put into the SDB. This puts the Device
GT1 into the SDB.
Right click on the EGD1 and select Insert First. It will go to the SDB and display all of the available
Exchanges. There should now be all of the exchanges related to G1 i.e. G1:EXCH1, G1:EXCH2 and the
ones for the exciter and the static start. See the figure above. On a multi-unit site it will show all of the
units that are in the SDB. For a Remote Server one would select all of the units that will be displayed in
Cimplicity.
Select all of the appropriate exchanges. Click on the first one that you want and use the shift and/or the
CTRL keys to select the rest. Click OK. The file is now ready to use.
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FIGURE 2
Using the HMI configuration file:
First it is necessary to do a put and a get. The get from the SDB should get all of the signals that are in
the SDB and on the Exchanges that you have inserted into the *.hmb file. It should look something like
Figure 2.
Next it will be necessary to Validate and then do a Build/Calc. This will do all of the items mentioned in
the beginning of this document. Below is a typical log view from Toolbox after doing this.
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Build this HMI Configuration
* Validate HMI directories
* Build Windows HOSTS file
>Get SDB Devices
>Get SDB Topology
* Build EGD Ini file (icn.ini)
>Make Egd initialization file (icn.ini)
* Build CIMPLICITY HOSTS file
Import 4 Application Alarm Classes into CIMPLICITY
*Modified 4 Alarm Classes out of 4
Done Importing Alarm Classes into CIMPLICITY Database.
Import 3 Standard (HOLD, SOE, & EVENT) Alarms into CIMPLICITY
*3 Duplicate Alarms out of 3
Done Importing Alarms into CIMPLICITY Database.
Get data from the SDB for signal import to CIMPLICITY
Import Measurement Systems into the CIMPLICITY Database
Import Measurement Units into the CIMPLICITY Database
Import 1160 Signals into CIMPLICITY Point Database
*1160 Duplicated Signals out of 1160
Done Importing Signals into CIMPLICITY Point Database.
Done purging SDB signals for device G1 from Cimplicity Point Database. Msg = SUCCESS
Done purging SDB signals for device UC1 from Cimplicity Point Database. Msg = SUCCESS
Done purging SDB signals for device UC1R from Cimplicity Point Database. Msg = SUCCESS
* Build SOE data file
>Get SDB Signals
>Get SDB Scales
* Build EVENT data file
* Build ALARM data file
Import 45 Application Alarms into CIMPLICITY
*45 Duplicate Alarms out of 45
Done Importing Alarms into CIMPLICITY Database.
* Build HOLD data file
* Build Unit EGD data files
* Build ENETALM data file
Change directory to: F:\UNIT1
G:\exec\ddbuild2 /GO
Log file name 'ddbuild2Log.txt' can be found in 'F:\UNIT1'
Change directory to: F:\UNIT2
G:\exec\ddbuild2 /GO
...Not creating any SOEs, SOE.DAT could not be opened.
...Not creating any HOLDs, HOLD.DAT could not be opened.
...Not creating any EVENTs, EVENT.DAT could not be opened.
Log file name 'ddbuild2Log.txt' can be found in 'F:\UNIT2'
HMI Build completed with 0 Errors.
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You should now go and be able to see the changes in all of the revised files.
A typical Standard hosts file is shown below. When running the *.hmb file it will check for all of the
Host’s names and the associated addresses that are in the SDB against the addresses in the Hosts file. If it
finds the same Host name and IP address in the hosts file and the IP address is un-commented (no # sign
in the first column) and starts in the first column, it will not change anything. If it does not find the name
and corresponding address it will add them at the end of the file along with a comment.
STANDARD HOSTS FILE
# Rev 0.0 6/25/01 JDR
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
#
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
#***************************************************************************
#>>>To Activate a specific device remove the " # " infront of the IP Address<<<
#***************************************************************************
127.0.0.1 localhost
# Plant Data Highway (PDH) - 192.168.201.x (Reserved Numbers 2 - 18 w/ 38 & 39 for
Historian)
192.168.201.2 GT1_SVR GT1_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 1
#192.168.201.3 GT2_SVR GT2_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 2
#192.168.201.4 GT3_SVR GT3_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 3
#192.168.201.5 GT4_SVR GT4_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 4
#192.168.201.6 GT5_SVR GT5_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 5
#192.168.201.7 GT6_SVR GT6_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 6
#192.168.201.8 GT7_SVR GT7_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 7
#192.168.201.9 GT8_SVR GT8_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 8
#192.168.201.10 ST1_SVR #Steam Server 1
#192.168.201.11 ST2_SVR #Steam Server 2
#192.168.201.12 WRKST1 #Workstation 1
#192.168.201.13 WRKST2 #Workstation 2
#192.168.201.14 VWER1 #Viewer 1
#192.168.201.15 VWER2 #Viewer 2
192.168.201.16 REM1_SVR rem1_svr #Remote Server 1
192.168.201.17 REM2_SVR #Remote Server 2
#192.168.201.38 HST1 #Historian 1
#192.168.201.39 HST2 #Historian 2
#192.168.201.240 ROUTER1 #System Router
#Plant Data Highway (PDH) Printers (Reserved Numbers 21 - 29 )
#192.168.201.21 PRT1 #Printer 1
#192.168.201.22 PRT2 #Printer 2
#192.168.201.23 PRT3 #Printer 3
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#192.168.201.24 PRT4 #Printer 4
#192.168.201.25 PRT5 #Printer 5
#192.168.201.26 PRT6 #Printer 6
#192.168.201.27 PRT7 #Printer 7
#192.168.201.28 PRT8 #Printer 8
#192.168.201.29 PRT9 #Printer 9
#Plant Data Highway (PDH) Field Engineers (Reserved Numbers 30 - 39 )
#192.168.201.30 FE1 #Field Engineer 1
#192.168.201.31 FE2 #Field Engineer 2
#192.168.201.32 FE3 #Field Engineer 3
#192.168.201.33 FE4 #Field Engineer 4
#192.168.201.34 FE5 #Field Engineer 5
#192.168.201.35 FE6 #Field Engineer 6
#192.168.201.36 FE7 #Field Engineer 7
#192.168.201.37 FE8 #Field Engineer 8
#192.168.201.19 FE9 #Field Engineer 9
#192.168.201.20 FE10 #Field Engineer 10
#Plant Data Highway (PDH) PLC BOP (Reserved Numbers 40 - 59 )
#192.168.201.40 BOP_PLC1 #BOP_PLC 1
#192.168.201.41 BOP_PLC2 #BOP_PLC 2
#192.168.201.42 BOP_PLC3 #BOP_PLC 3
#192.168.201.43 BOP_PLC4 #BOP_PLC 4
#192.168.201.44 BOP_PLC5 #BOP_PLC 5
#192.168.201.45 BOP_PLC6 #BOP_PLC 6
#192.168.201.46 BOP_PLC7 #BOP_PLC 7
#192.168.201.47 BOP_PLC8 #BOP_PLC 8
#192.168.201.48 BOP_PLC9 #BOP_PLC 9
#192.168.201.49 BOP_PLC10 #BOP_PLC 10
# Plant Data Highway (PDH) Numbers 60 - 80 UNUSED
#Plant Data Highway (PDH) SWITCHES (Reserved Numbers 81 - 109 )
#192.168.201.81 SW1 #SW1
#192.168.201.82 SW2 #SW2
#192.168.201.83 SW3 #SW3
#192.168.201.84 SW4 #SW4
#192.168.201.85 SW5 #SW5
#192.168.201.86 SW6 #SW6
#192.168.201.87 SW7 #SW7
#192.168.201.88 SW8 #SW8
#192.168.201.89 SW9 #SW9
#192.168.201.90 SW10 #SW10
#192.168.201.91 SW11 #SW11
#192.168.201.92 SW12 #SW12
#192.168.201.93 SW13 #SW13
#192.168.201.94 SW14 #SW14
#192.168.201.95 SW15 #SW15
#192.168.201.96 SW16 #SW16
#192.168.201.97 SW17 #SW17
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#192.168.201.98 SW18 #SW18
#192.168.201.99 SW19 #SW19
#192.168.201.100 SW20 #SW20
#192.168.201.101 SW21 #SW21
#192.168.201.102 SW22 #SW22
#192.168.201.103 SW23 #SW23
#192.168.201.104 SW24 #SW24
#192.168.201.105 SW25 #SW25
#192.168.201.106 SW26 #SW26
#192.168.201.107 SW27 #SW27
#192.168.201.108 SW28 #SW28
#192.168.201.109 SW29 #SW29
# Unit Data Highway (UDH) - 192.168.101.x (Reserved Numbers 2 - 18 w/ 38 & 39 for
Historian)
192.168.101.2 UGT1_SVR GT1 UGT1_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 1
192.168.101.3 UGT2_SVR GT2 UGT2_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 2
192.168.101.4 UGT3_SVR GT3 UGT3_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 3
192.168.101.5 UGT4_SVR GT4 UGT4_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 4
192.168.101.6 UGT5_SVR GT5 UGT5_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 5
192.168.101.7 UGT6_SVR GT6 UGT6_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 6
192.168.101.8 UGT7_SVR GT7 UGT7_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 7
192.168.101.9 UGT8_SVR GT8 UGT8_svr #Local HMI for Gas Turbine 8
#192.168.101.10 UST1_SVR #Steam Server 1
#192.168.101.11 UST2_SVR #Steam Server 2
#192.168.101.12 UWRKST1 #Workstation 1
#192.168.101.13 UWRKST2 #Workstation 2
#192.168.101.14 UVWER1 #Viewer 1
#192.168.101.15 UVWER2 #Viewer 2
192.168.101.16 UREM1_SVR REM1 urem1_svr #Remote Server 1
192.168.101.17 UREM2_SVR REM2 #Remote Server 2
#192.168.101.38 UHST1 #Historian 1
#192.168.101.39 UHST2 #Historian 2
# Unit Data Highway (UDH) Field Engineers (Reserved Numbers 30 - 39 )
#192.168.101.30 UFE1 #Field Engineer 1
#192.168.101.31 UFE2 #Field Engineer 2
#192.168.101.32 UFE3 #Field Engineer 3
#192.168.101.33 UFE4 #Field Engineer 4
#192.168.101.34 UFE5 #Field Engineer 5
#192.168.101.35 UFE6 #Field Engineer 6
#192.168.101.36 UFE7 #Field Engineer 7
#192.168.101.37 UFE8 #Field Engineer 8
#192.168.101.19 UFE9 #Field Engineer 9
#192.168.101.20 UFE10 #Field Engineer 10
# Unit Data Highway (UDH) BOP (Reserved Numbers 40 - 59 )
#192.168.101.40 UBOP1 #BOP1
#192.168.101.41 UBOP2 #BOP2
#192.168.101.42 UBOP3 #BOP3
#192.168.101.43 UBOP4 #BOP4
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#192.168.101.44 UBOP5 #BOP5
#192.168.101.45 UBOP6 #BOP6
#192.168.101.46 UBOP7 #BOP7
#192.168.101.47 UBOP8 #BOP8
#192.168.101.48 UBOP9 #BOP9
#192.168.101.49 UBOP10 #BOP10
# Unit Data Highway (UDH) Numbers 60 - 80 UNUSED
# Unit Data Highway (UDH) SWITCHES (Reserved Numbers 81 - 109 )
#192.168.101.81 USW1 #SW1
#192.168.101.82 USW2 #SW2
#192.168.101.83 USW3 #SW3
#192.168.101.84 USW4 #SW4
#192.168.101.85 USW5 #SW5
#192.168.101.86 USW6 #SW6
#192.168.101.87 USW7 #SW7
#192.168.101.88 USW8 #SW8
#192.168.101.89 USW9 #SW9
#192.168.101.90 USW10 #SW10
#192.168.101.91 USW11 #SW11
#192.168.101.92 USW12 #SW12
#192.168.101.93 USW13 #SW13
#192.168.101.94 USW14 #SW14
#192.168.101.95 USW15 #SW15
#192.168.101.96 USW16 #SW16
#192.168.101.97 USW17 #SW17
#192.168.101.98 USW18 #SW18
#192.168.101.99 USW19 #SW19
#192.168.101.100 USW20 #SW20
#192.168.101.101 USW21 #SW21
#192.168.101.102 USW22 #SW22
#192.168.101.103 USW23 #SW23
#192.168.101.104 USW24 #SW24
#192.168.101.105 USW25 #SW25
#192.168.101.106 USW26 #SW26
#192.168.101.107 USW27 #SW27
#192.168.101.108 USW28 #SW28
#192.168.101.109 USW29 #SW29
# MKVI Controllers,Static Starters, Exciters on the UDH Network
#192.168.101.111 G1 G1-R #Gas Unit 1 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.111 G1 G1-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.112 G1-S #Gas Unit 1 <S> Controller
192.168.101.113 G1-T #Gas Unit 1 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.110 SS1 #Static Starter Unit 1
192.168.101.116 UC1 #Primary EX2000 Unit 1
#192.168.101.116 E1 #Primary EX2100 Unit 1
#192.168.101.117 UC1R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 1
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#192.168.101.117 E1R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 1
#192.168.101.121 G2 G2-R #Gas Unit 2 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.121 G2 G2-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.122 G2-S #Gas Unit 2 <S> Controller
192.168.101.123 G2-T #Gas Unit 2 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.120 SS2 #Static Starter Unit 2
192.168.101.126 UC2 #Primary EX2000 Unit 2
#192.168.101.126 E2 #Primary EX2100 Unit 2
#192.168.101.127 UC2R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 2
#192.168.101.127 E2R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 2
#192.168.101.131 G3 G3-R #Gas Unit 3 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.131 G3 G3-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.132 G3-S #Gas Unit 3 <S> Controller
192.168.101.133 G3-T #Gas Unit 3 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.130 SS3 #Static Starter Unit 3
192.168.101.136 UC3 #Primary EX2000 Unit 3
#192.168.101.136 E3 #Primary EX2100 Unit 3
#192.168.101.137 UC3R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 3
#192.168.101.137 E3R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 3
#192.168.101.141 G4 G4-R #Gas Unit 4 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.141 G4 G4-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.142 G4-S #Gas Unit 4 <S> Controller
192.168.101.143 G4-T #Gas Unit 4 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.140 SS4 #Static Starter Unit 4
192.168.101.146 UC4 #Primary EX2000 Unit 4
#192.168.101.146 E4 #Primary EX2100 Unit 4
#192.168.101.147 UC4R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 4
#192.168.101.147 E4R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 4
#192.168.101.151 G5 G5-R #Gas Unit 5 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.151 G5 G5-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.152 G5-S #Gas Unit 5 <S> Controller
192.168.101.153 G5-T #Gas Unit 5 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.150 SS5 #Static Starter Unit 5
192.168.101.156 UC5 #Primary EX2000 Unit 5
#192.168.101.156 E5 #Primary EX2100 Unit 5
#192.168.101.157 UC5R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 5
#192.168.101.157 E5R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 5
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#192.168.101.161 G6 G6-R #Gas Unit 6 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.161 G6 G6-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.162 G6-S #Gas Unit 6 <S> Controller
192.168.101.163 G6-T #Gas Unit 6 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.160 SS6 #Static Starter Unit 6
192.168.101.166 UC6 #Primary EX2000 Unit 6
#192.168.101.166 E6 #Primary EX2100 Unit 6
#192.168.101.167 UC6R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 6
#192.168.101.167 E6R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 6
#192.168.101.171 G7 G7-R #Gas Unit 7 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.171 G7 G7-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.172 G7-S #Gas Unit 7 <S> Controller
192.168.101.173 G7-T #Gas Unit 7 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.170 SS7 #Static Starter Unit 7
192.168.101.176 UC7 #Primary EX2000 Unit 7
#192.168.101.176 E7 #Primary EX2100 Unit 7
#192.168.101.177 UC7R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 7
#192.168.101.177 E7R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 7
#192.168.101.181 G8 G8-R #Gas Unit 8 <R> Controller #Toolbox disabled
this entry for correct ones below
192.168.101.181 G8 G8-R #Toolbox inserted entry to correct
address (from SDB)
192.168.101.182 G8-S #Gas Unit 8 <S> Controller
192.168.101.183 G8-T #Gas Unit 8 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.180 SS8 #Static Starter Unit 8
192.168.101.186 UC8 #Primary EX2000 Unit 8
#192.168.101.186 E8 #Primary EX2100 Unit 8
#192.168.101.187 UC8R #Secondary EX2000 Unit 8
#192.168.101.187 E8R #Secondary EX2100 Unit 8
#192.168.101.211 S1 S1-R #Steam Unit 1 <R> Controller
#192.168.101.212 S1-S #Steam Unit 1 <S> Controller
#192.168.101.210 S1-T #Steam Unit 1 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.216 UCS1 #Primary Steam EX2000 Unit 1
#192.168.101.216 X1 #Primary Steam EX2100 Unit 1
#192.168.101.217 UCS1R #Secondary Steam EX2000 Unit 1
#192.168.101.217 X1R #Secondary Steam EX2100 Unit 1
#192.168.101.214 S2 S2-R #Steam Unit 2 <R> Controller
#192.168.101.215 S2-S #Steam Unit 2 <S> Controller
#192.168.101.220 S2-T #Steam Unit 2 <T> Controller
#192.168.101.226 UCS2 #Primary Steam EX2000 Unit 2
#192.168.101.226 X2 #Primary Steam EX2100 Unit 2
#192.168.101.227 UCS2R #Secondary Steam EX2000 Unit 2
#192.168.101.227 X2R #Secondary Steam EX2100 Unit 2
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#Atlanta Data Highway Unique to Site DO NOT CHANGE/COPY
#www.xxx.yyy.zzz ROUTERADH1 #Atlanta Data Highway
#www.xxx.yyy.zzz OSM1 #OSM #1
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