Block Valve

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This object is used to represent block valves.

Property	Description
Name	Block Valve
Graphical Representation
Example Equipment Template	Valve
Associated Composite Genie	Valve.xml
Equipment.Items the Genie expects	Open, POS, Closed, Opening, Closing CtrlMode, CtrlModeDef RunStatus OP OPTrack FB OOS, OOSDisable OpenCmd CloseCmd StopCmd AutoCmd ManCmd Stopped
Equipment Parameters the Equipment Items Expect	InternalIODevice CicodeIODevice EqStatusFunc CtrlMode Range
Associated Faceplate(s)	Simple ON / OFF Valve Complex ON / OFF Valve
Equipment.Items that the Faceplate expects	OPTrack CtrlModeDef OpenCmd CloseCmd StopCmd AutoCmd ManCmd Stopped

Note: Check that the address configured for a valve in the PLC is the same as the tag address specified in Citect SCADA. If this is not configured correctly, the state and output value of the valve will not be accurate.

Presentation Options

The following presentation options are available for this object.

Option	Description
Equipment Name	Enter a name for the piece of equipment. You can enter a maximum of 160 characters for this option.
Equipment Item Prefix	Specify the prefix and the equipment.item the prefix will be applied to.
Valve Type	Select the type of Valve - Block, Control or Damper, Hand.
Size	Size of the Valve - small or large.
Orientation	Select the orientation that is appropriate for the presentation of the object on the graphics page. Horizontal or Vertical. Horizontal is selected by default.
Fail Type	Select the fail action for the valve (open, closed, or last).
Display Label	Use this setting to display a label at the selected position. Select None if you do not want to display a label.
Label	Enter the text that will display at the location specified in Display Label field. You can enter a maximum of 30 characters for this option.
Display Alarm Indicator	Select this option to display an alarm indicator which indicates the highest priority alarm and its state for this Valve's equipment.
Display Alarm Flag	Use this setting to display an alarm flag at the selected position. Note: If you select the same position for the alarm flag and Display Status indicator (see below), they will overlap. The alarm flag will not be visible.
Display Status Indicator	Select the location to display a status indicator. Select None if you do not wish to see the status indicator. For more information, see Status Indicators.
Display Output Bar	Select this option to display a field control or computer control for this object.
Display OOS	Select this option to display an out of service indicator.
Display Control Mode	Select this option to display a mode indicator for the object.
Display Readback	The Display Readback represents the actual output for the controller.
Display Value	Select this option to display the output value.