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The Cornerstone ABB Advant/AC400 Communication Library (ComLib) provides the software connection between a computer running Cornerstone Base Station or Configurator software and networks of HART instruments connected to the Advant/AC400 control system from ABB Automation.

Communicate with attached HART instruments located throughout your process facility. Remotely configure, diagnose, trim, maintain, and document your HART devices.  Add this solution to current control applications to provide an essential window onto critical instrumentation status.

Use this combined hardware and software solution to achieve dramatic labor savings by eliminating unnecessary trips to the plant floor.

ABB Advant/AC400 ComLib Functions

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Network initialization - restarts each multiplexer on the network

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Configure node description, message, communication settings, and scan parameters

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View node status and performance information, and adjust operational parameters

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Enable/disable node operation

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Add/remove instruments from on-line access list

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Add/remove networks and nodes

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Import and export instrument network and node definitions to speed ComLib setup

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Initiate HART multiplexer node self test and display results

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Provide HART instrument data read and write access to other Windows application programs via DDE interface

Specifications

The ABB Advant/AC400 ComLib software is available in three capacities:

  Small Medium Large
Instruments 128 2000 8000
Networks 4 4 4

Requirements

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Cornerstone Base Station or Configurator software

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Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000

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ABB Engineering Board, PU516-PCI or DSPU131-ISA

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ABB AMPL Control Configuration software version 1.8 or later

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ABB Option On-Line Builder version 2.8 or later

 

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This site was last updated on 17 May 2005.