FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor
Use
FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor
to create and maintain an equipment database. The area
model is the physical component of a batch facility, a database that consists of all
equipment in the facility and all the tasks that it is capable of performing. The area model
is stored in a file with a .cfg
file extension and is available to all
other FactoryTalk® Batch
programs, including FactoryTalk Batch Recipe Editor
,
FactoryTalk Batch View
, and Phase Simulator.For example, during recipe configuration, the area model provides a list of available units and phases. Later during recipe verification, it verifies that the designated equipment is capable of executing the procedures. During recipe execution, resource arbitration functions use the area model to allocate equipment based on recipe and operator requests.
Arbitration is a form of coordination control that determines how a resource allocates when
more requests exist for the resource than it can accommodate at one time.
IMPORTANT:
Verify any recipes that run against a new or modified area model and restart the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server service.As outlined in the ISA S88.01 Batch Control Standard, the facility area model organizes into model components:
- Process Cell
- Unit
- Phase
- Control Module
In addition to creating an area model,
FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor
:- Defines signature templates for electronic signatures and recipe approval signoffs.
- Configures steps and approval signoffs for recipe approval.
- Enables recipe version control.
- Secures an area model using security authority.
- Specifies server communication functions.
If using
FactoryTalk Batch
with FactoryTalk Batch
Material Manager
, set security for FactoryTalk Batch
to access the
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