Using Templates

CSI has perfected a methodology for building control systems using templates that improve system reliability.

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First, a handful of master engineers design, develop, test, and certify all the templates for a control system, including pressure transmitters, flow control valves, booster pumps, fans, flow meters, and so forth.

This library of templates defines a company's standard method for controlling valves, monitoring alarms, sequencing pumps, etc.

When an engineer needs to insert a pressure discharge pump into the project, he doesn't have to look up the specification in a text-based document and then create the device based on his interpretation of the specification.

This is all the engineer needs to do:

1. Select the template on which to base the device.
2. Select the diagram symbol.
3. Give the new device a unique name.
4. Indicate which controller will solve the device's logic.

After clicking OK, UCOS instantly creates a complete device definition in about a second. That device exactly matches the specification as embodied in the UCOS device template. Of course, each device's definition can be fine-tuned, if needed.

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All this can be done even faster using batch device insertion. Simply build all the templates, then command UCOS to insert as many of each as you need. You can insert hundreds of fully defined devices in a matter of seconds.

With other control systems, generating just a faceplate command window can take hours or even days for each device.

The UCOS approach not only saves time, it also helps ensure that each device is defined according to company standards as enforced by the templates. As a result, system reliability is significantly enhanced.

You are welcome to download an application note (160K PDF) that describes this methodology in more detail. Please choose oil and gas or water/wastewater orientation.

Click next to see how template libraries allow you to extend the benefits of standardization throughout multiple projects and/or multiple sites.

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