As you can see on the diagram for the process equipment shown in the Overview topic, we have followed some conventions for naming the equipment and related control modules. The unit modules for major pieces of equipment start with a descriptive phrase and are numbered from 100 through 600 (UM_COLOR_100 through UM_BLEND_600). The control modules associated with the process follow a conventional naming strategy where the first part of the tag name indicates the type of module (for example, FIC for flow control and LI for level indicator), and the latter part of the tag name is a number that relates it to the major equipment. For example, AGIT_500 is an agitate motor that will be used by the unit module UM_BLEND_500; and XV_OUT_300 is an outlet valve that will be used by unit module UM_COLOR_300.
When you are getting ready to configure a batch application for your real plant, you will want to develop a naming scheme for your equipment and control modules that will help you quickly identify process areas, equipment, and related control modules. In this tutorial, we use the following conventions for control module names:
When doing the tutorial exercises online, it is important that you use the names provided in the examples. Much of the paint blending application, including the operator graphics, is already configured using those names.