Creating a Sequential Function Chart

Create a named set

  1. Open or restore DeltaV Explorer.
  2. Select System ConfigurationSetupNamed Sets.
  3. Select and right-click Named Sets in the left pane, and then select NewNamed Set.

    A new entry, NamedSetn (where n is the next number available), is added to the end of the list of existing named sets. The entry is in an edit box, ready to be renamed.

  4. Type the new name, SFCCTRL, and press Enter.
  5. Double-click SFCCTRL (or select and right-click SFCCTRL, and then select Properties from the menu).

    The Properties dialog appears.

  6. Type Sequence Control in the description box.
  7. Click Add.

    The State Properties dialog appears.

  8. Type IDLE in the Name box, and then click OK.
    Note

    Named sets are case sensitive. You can define them using any combination of uppercase and lowercase characters, but all future references to a state must be as originally defined.

  9. To add another state, click Add.
  10. Type START in the Name box, and then click OK.

    The Properties dialog now has two named states, IDLE and START.

  11. Click OK to save the set and close the dialog.
  12. Minimize DeltaV Explorer.