Eliminates duplicate configurations

In a

FactoryTalk Batch

system using the OPC communication protocol and the

Logix Designer

programming software, manually enter communication tag data for each of the ten standard tags and for each parameter, report, and additional request tag on each phase in

FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor

. In

Logix Designer

, manually create the corresponding tags. Each

Tag Name

entered in

Logix Designer

must match the

Tag Item Name

entered in

FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor

. Additionally, in

Logix Designer

manually create the tags required for the PLI and

FactoryTalk Batch

Server communications.

In a

FactoryTalk Batch

system using

Logix Designer

with

PhaseManager

, the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server communicates directly to the equipment phase objects in the

Logix5000

controller; therefore, it is not necessary to enter any communication tag data in either application. In

FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor

, tag names that match the parameters and reports defined on the phase are automatically created for each phase.

PhaseManager

creates phases in

FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor

or equipment phases in

Logix Designer

, and synchronizes the

FactoryTalk Batch

area model with the

Logix Designer

project file. When synchronizing the area model with the project file, data types and tags are automatically created for each equipment phase and for all parameters and reports in

Logix Designer

. It is not necessary to enter this information twice, in

FactoryTalk Batch

and in

Logix Designer

, as is required if OPC data servers are used with

FactoryTalk Batch

.

Any new equipment phases added in

Logix Designer

, or modifications to existing equipment phases in

Logix Designer

, can also be transferred to the

FactoryTalk Batch

area model when the

FactoryTalk Batch

phases are synchronized with the

Logix Designer

project.