You determine the functionality and size of each workstation with software licenses. Workstation licenses enable the use of specific functions and applications as defined in the product data sheets. The following briefly describes the workstation licenses.
The PlantWeb Experience license includes a broad set of operating, diagnostic and engineering tools. The license is available in two sizes and enables you to configure, download, and control either 100 DSTs or 250 DSTs, depending on the license size purchased. These DSTs can include any combination of the following types: AI, AO, DI, DO, Serial, PROFIBUS-DP, DeviceNet, HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus (provided that AMS Device Manager is installed).
Software Add-on licenses and system hardware can be added to a PlantWeb Experience system, but the DST capacity cannot be scaled larger than 100 DST or 250 DST (depending on the license size initially purchased) without re-licensing the ProfessionalPLUS and I/O DST licenses.
The ProfessionalPLUS workstation license suite supports the global database for a DeltaV system. You need one ProfessionalPLUS workstation per system. A ProfessionalPLUS workstation has a complete set of operating, diagnostic and engineering tools. PCs defined as ProfessionalPLUS workstation nodes during workstation configuration can accept the ProfessionalPLUS license suite.
The Professional Station license suite provides engineering workstation capabilities to Operator Station nodes. This suite is for systems that require more than one engineering seat. It has a complete set of operating, diagnostic and engineering tools without the global database. PCs defined as Operator Station nodes during workstation configuration can accept the Professional license suite.
The Engineering Seat license is a license type that enables access to the DeltaV engineering tools (applications) from other DeltaV workstation types (for example, stations already licensed with station licenses, such as Operator, Maintenance, and Base station licenses, including local workstation nodes and remote client sessions). These licenses can be fixed (assigned) to a particular workstation, or they can float throughout the system (license pool allocation is managed by the ProfessionalPLUS station). In addition, these licenses can be issued as valid for a limited duration (60, 90, or 180 days).
The Engineering Seat license is compatible only with DeltaV v12.3 and newer software. A new system license dongle (shipped with all new v12.3 and newer systems, and available to existing customers upgrading to v12.3 and newer versions) that includes a real-time clock is necessary to use the temporary versions of the Engineering Seat license.
The Operator Station license suite provides the licensing typically required for operators. The suite contains DeltaV Operate support as well as support for viewing historical data. PCs defined as Operator Station nodes during workstation configuration can accept the Operator license suite.
The Base Station license suite provides fundamental software support. The Base Station is best suited to situations where you want to define the functionality of the workstation using Add-on licenses. PCs defined as Operator Station nodes during workstation configuration can accept the Base license suite.
The Application Station license suite provides a foundation for integrating the DeltaV system with other networks and 3rd-party applications. PCs defined as Application Station nodes during workstation configuration can accept the Application license suite.
The Maintenance Station license suite provides software licenses tailored to maintenance personnel. This includes diagnostics and the Inspect with InSight feature in DeltaV InSight. It also includes a maintenance version of Configuration Studio which enables users to commission, decommission and calibrate devices and view their configurations (calibration requires an appropriate AMS Device Manager license). It does not allow configuration. Download of fieldbus devices is allowed when the user has the Replace Device security function.
PCs defined as Operator Station nodes during workstation configuration can accept the Maintenance license suite.
After you assign a license suite, you can assign Add-on and Scale-up licenses. Add-on licenses add new licensed features and functionality to the initial license suite and Scale-up licenses increase the capacity of an existing license feature.
To expand the DST capacity of a workstation that has the DeltaV Experience license assigned, you must first assign a base ProfessionalPLUS license suite. Assigning a base license suite uninstalls the DeltaV Experience license and enables you to assign I/O base and Scale-up licenses. Refer to product data sheets and DeltaV System Planning Guide for detailed information about workstation Add-on and Scale-up licenses.