Queue Profile

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General Description

The Queue Profiler is used to set process variable changes based on a trigger command. The user may set any number of tags on each trigger command.

Queue Profile Format

1. The first row in the Queue Profile may contain headings made up with valid SysCAD Tags.
   • If the TagsInHeading selection box is ticked, these valid SysCAD tags will be automatically loaded into SysCAD.
   • If the TagsInHeading selection box is NOT ticked, the first row is ignored by SysCAD.
   • For SysCAD Tags that includes engineering units, put tag in single quotes ' '. For example 'MINE_FEED.QmReqd (t/h)'.
   • If SysCAD finds a blank column or an invalid tag, all remaining tags are ignored.
   • Queue Profiles do not support string tags.
2. The columns in the profile should contain data that must be read.
3. The maximum columns loaded into SysCAD profile model will be 250.

Example Queue Profile

Feed_FC.Cfg.[0].Spt	'COOLINGWATER.T_Reqd (C)'	'FV102.Posn.Reqd (%)'
200	20	100
200	25	90
100	46	95
200	36	100
200	75	90

How to use a Queue Profile

The Queue profile can operate in two ways:

1. Manually press the Advance Row button to move along the queue.
2. Used in conjunction with another unit operation such as a General controller to program in the queue logic. User can set up logic so that once a condition is met, the queue advances to the next row.

Example

Queue Profile: Queue.csv

 MINE_FEED.QmReqd (t/h)
 100
 200
 300

PGM file: QueueLogic.pgm

PageLabel("Queue")
  Bit	  Advance*
  REAL	  Value@("Qm", "t/h")  

  If Advance 
     ["QC_001.AdvanceRow"] = 1  ;This will advance the queue profile to the next in line.
     Advance = 0
  Endif

  Value = ["P_011.Qm (t/h)"]

Data Sections

Summary of Data Sections

1. QueueProfile tab - Contains general information relating to the unit.
2. Info tab - Contains general settings for the unit and allows the user to include documentation about the unit and create Hyperlinks to external documents.

Queue Controller Page

Unit Type: QueueProfile - The first tab page in the access window will have this name.

Tag (Long/Short)	Input / Calc	Description/Calculated Variables / Options
Tag	Display	This name tag may be modified with the change tag option.
Condition	Display	OK if no errors/warnings, otherwise lists errors/warnings.
ConditionCount	Display	The current number of errors/warnings. If condition is OK, returns 0.
GeneralDescription / GenDesc	Display	This is an automatically generated description for the unit. If the user has entered text in the 'EqpDesc' field on the Info tab (see below), this will be displayed here. If this field is blank, then SysCAD will display the UnitType or SubClass.
Requirements
On	Tick Box	Enables or disables the Queue Profile Blocks.
Folder	Display	The full path of the Queue profile.
File	Input	The file name of the Queue profile. Relative File Path can be used. Note: this file must be created first. File can be txt or csv format.
Status	Display	The status of the Queue profile with a brief summary of the file.
Edit	Button	Allow the user to edit the file.
Browse	Button	Use this button to Browse for the file.
TagCount	Input	The number of columns being read from the queue profile, maximum is 250.
TagsInHeading	Tick Box	Uses the first row of the Queue profile as output tags. If this is selected but the tags on the QO tab page is not filled in automatically, simply press the Reload or Reload_Restart button to force load the tag names.
SetAtStartup	Tick Box	Available from Build 138.25899. If ticked, the model will set the output tag during initialisation to the value in the StartRow.
SetTagAlways	Tick Box	If not ticked, the model will only set the output tag when the value changes. Therefore if the user or another controller changes the same tag during intermediate time steps it will not be overwritten by this model until the next event occurs. If not ticked, the output tag will not have the controlled indicators (yellow background, triangle indicators, etc.). If ticked the model will set the output tag every iteration with the Queue profile current value.
WrapAround	Tick Box	If this box is selected, then when the queue profile reaches the last entry in the file, it will start again from the beginning. If not, the value will remain being the last value in the file.
Set StartRow to 0 to go to beginning and not set tags at Restart.
StartRow	Input	This is the starting row number. User can start the queue at any valid row. If this is set to -1 then the queue is at the beginning and output values (and tags) are not set (i.e. becomes "inactive").
Actions
Reload	Button	Reloads the Queue Profile.
Restart	Button	Restarts the Queue Profile from the first row.
Reload_Restart	Button	Reloads and Restarts the Queue Profile from first row.
Options
ShowCnv	Tick box	If this is selected, the engineering units used will be shown with the variable value.
TrackEmptyFile	Tick Box	If this box is selected, then no condition warning will be given if the queue profile file exists but is empty (has no data rows).
Check Tags	Button	SysCAD will perform a check on the validity of the tags used.
CurRow	Input	This is the current row number the queue is at. If this is set to -1 then output values (and tags) are not set (i.e. becomes "inactive").
AdvanceRow	Button	Use this button to advance to the next row in the queue profile.
RowCount	Display	The total number of rows of data in the queue profile.

Q1

Tag (Long/Short)	Input / Calc	Description
The values for the profile tags are listed as a table with the following fields.
Qx	Display	The Profile Tag number
Value	Display	The value read from the queue profile.
OutputTag	Input	This is the manipulated variable. Note: only white, changeable data fields can be used here. If the TagsInHeading tick box is selected, then the tags present in the first row of the profile will be used here. If the tag is not automatically filled in after the TagsInHeading is selected, press the Reload or Reload_Restart button on the first Tab page, this will force load the profile tags.

Adding this Model to a Project

Add to Configuration File

Sort either by DLL or Group:

	DLL:	ControlDyn.dll	→	Units/Links	→	Control 2: Queue Profile
or	Group:	General	→	Units/Links	→	Control 2: Queue Profile

See Model Selection for more information on adding models to the configuration file.

Insert into Project Flowsheet

Insert Unit

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Queue Profile

See Insert Unit for general information on inserting units.

Example Project

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