Procon Engineering

(A Division of National Oilwell Varco UK Limited)

Trading Address: Vestry Estate, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5EL

T96 BOILER TUBE

STEAM LEAK DETECTION

PROCON LDS
COMPUTER PROGRAM

Factory Settings
Manual
Revision 8

Procon LDS
Software Version = 1.9.1

IMPORTANT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR THE USE OF THE
INSTALLATION ENGINEERS AND AGENTS ONLY AND IS NOT
TO BE PASSED TO THE CUSTOMER.

Procon Engineering A division of National Oilwell Varco UK Ltd

Registered Office
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Stonedale Road Tel: 01732 781300 Registered in England
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T96 BOILER TUBE
STEAM LEAK DETECTION
AND LOCATION SYSTEMS

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Contents

Contents ................................................................................................. 3
Introduction ............................................................................................. 4
Configuration Settings Editor .................................................................. 5
Settings ............................................................................................... 7
General............................................................................................. 7
Signal Sensors ................................................................................. 9
Digital Ports .................................................................................... 12
Air Purge Controls .......................................................................... 14
Remote Link ................................................................................... 15
Boiler Control ..................................................................................... 17
Bar Charts/Mimics .......................................................................... 17
Soot Blower Interlocks .................................................................... 19
Boiler Bar Charts ............................................................................... 21
Individual Bar Chart Settings .......................................................... 21
Boiler Mimics ..................................................................................... 23
Individual Mimic Settings ................................................................ 23
Security ............................................................................................. 24
Users .............................................................................................. 24
Mimic Editor ....................................................................................... 26
Database Maintenance ......................................................................... 30
Appendices ........................................................................................... 31
Modbus Data Tables.......................................................................... 31

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Introduction
Use these factory settings to set up the T96 computer program to the exact specification
as ordered by the customer. Agents and installation engineers are warned that if the
software settings do not match the hardware supplied then the system may not work
properly.
The set-up supplied by Procon Engineering is the set-up expected and paid for by the
customer. Installation engineers are advised not to change this set-up, especially in front
of the customer, as they will think that this is part of his program, and that they are allowed
to experiment with it.
If customers or agents experiment with the set-up supplied by Procon Engineering then
the customers may become confused as to exactly what facilities are available. This will
lead to dissatisfaction with the system.

WARNING
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS
COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE AND PROCON ENGINEERING IS
PREPARED TO TAKE LEGAL STEPS TO PROTECT ITS
INTERESTS.

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Configuration Settings Editor
To open the configuration settings dialog select the Configuration item from the main Tools
menu.
Purpose
The Configuration Settings Editor allows various settings to be viewed or modified.

Setting Settings
Selection Edit
Tree Panel

OK Cancel
Log On/Off Buttons
Button

File Export Controls

Security Passwords
A valid logon is required to save any changes.
A “Procon Administrator” user has access to all settings.
A basic “Operator” user only has access to those marked (Op) in the list below.
Setting Selection Tree
Select the settings to view/modify from the Setting Selection Tree.
● Settings
• General
• Signal Sensors (Op)
• Digital Ports
• Air Purge Controls (Op)
• Remote Link
● Boiler Control
• Bar Charts/Mimics
• Soot Blower Interlocks
● Boiler Bar Charts
• (Individual bar chart configuration)
● Boiler Mimics
• (Individual mimic configuration)
● Security
• Users

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Log On/Off Button
This button opens a logon dialog to login with a Procon Administrators account and access
the advanced settings explained in this document. Once a correct account is verified the
settings window changes to display all available settings.
Once logged on the button changes to a Log Off button which restores the previously
logged on user (normally the Operator).
Note: Closing the Configuration Settings Editor with either OK or Cancel automatically restores the
previously logged in user account.
Setting Edit Panel
View or modify the settings in the Settings Edit Panel.
OK Cancel Buttons
Click OK to save the settings.
The password login dialog is displayed and a valid login is required for the values to be
saved.
Note: Any valid user login is acceptable to save the settings; a Procon Administrator account is not
required.
Click Cancel to close the Settings Editor without saving.
File Export Controls
● Export To File – Opens a save file dialog to save the current settings from the
configuration editor. (Note: This saves any changes made since starting the
configuration editor.)
● Import From File – Opens an open file dialog to load previously saved settings to the
configuration editor. (Note: To apply the loaded settings press the OK button.)

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Settings
General
Purpose
Adjust the global system level settings.
Main Title

Password Controls

Spectrum
Analysis

Control
Outputs

Main Title
The text used as the title for the main boiler bar chart.
General Settings
Operating system access and other control options.
● Block Access to System
Prevents access to the operating system via control keys.
(Warning: Currently does not block Ctrl-Alt-Del)
● Start with Windows
When checked, automatically starts the Procon LDS software at system start-up; a
user must log in to the operating system before the program starts.
Password Controls
Requires entry of a valid user password before allowing the selected option.
● Printing – Requires entry of a valid user password to do any printing.
● Purge Controls – (Always on) all configuration changes require a password.
● Disable Alarm Output – Requires entry of a valid password to change the Disable
Alarm Output setting.

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Spectrum Analysis
Set the spectrum analysis options for this project when a speaker box is connected to the
system.
● Enable Spectrum Display
Check to enable user access to the spectrum screen.
● Spectrum Channel 1
Use the ellipsis (…) button to select the analogue input channel connected to the
spectrum signal from the first speaker box.
This channel collects the data for spectrum analysis of channels 1 to 48.
● Spectrum Channel 2
Use the ellipsis (…) button to select the analogue input channel connected to the
spectrum signal from the second speaker box.
This channel collects the data for spectrum analysis of channels 49 to 96.
When a spectrum channel is not required, use the clear button on
the channel selection dialog to disable the entry.
See the Signal Sensors section below for a full explanation of the channel
selection dialog.
Control Outputs
Select the digital outputs to use for the test squeaker and system
Clear
OK. Button
● Channel Test Squeaker – Select the output from the drop down
list used to energise the squeaker during a Channel Signal Test.
This output is energised when the Channel Signal Test is run.
● System Failsafe – Select the output from the drop down list used to indicate correct
operation of the system.
This output is energised (closed) when the software is started and remains on until the
software is closed or the PC is shutdown.

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Signal Sensors
Purpose
Selecting the channels used for bar charts and mimics and adjusting alarm levels used to
determine the colour of the bar on the display.

Sensor
Channel
Sensor Properties
Channel Table
List

Edit Controls

Sensor Channel List

The left of the Settings Edit Panel shows a list of the configured channels.
Selecting a channel (or multiple channels using shift or Ctrl), displays the properties of the
selected channel(s) in the table at the right of the list.
Edit Controls
Use the edit controls to add or remove channels and set the order of the channels for use
in bar charts.
Caution: Only add channels actually available in the customer’s sensor hardware
installation, otherwise the screens will show confusing data values and nuisance alarms
may occur.
(Note: Analogue channels are only available when the analogue card is installed on the running
machine.)
● Add Button – Opens the channel selection dialog to add a single channel to the sensor
list. If a channel already exists in the sensor list then, instead of making a new entry,
the current entry is automatically selected and the properties shown in the properties
table.
See later for details of the channel selection dialog.
● Add Board – Opens the channel selection dialog to add all channels from a single
board to the sensor list. Only channels that are not already in the sensor list are
added.
See later for details of the channel selection dialog.

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● Add All Button
The Add All button adds all available analogue input channels to the sensor list.
Caution: This option adds auxiliary channels available as well as primary input
channels and may results in a very large list of channels.
● Remove Button
Removes the selected sensors from the list.
Caution: The channels are removed immediately with no confirmation dialogs.
● Up/Down Buttons
Use the up and down buttons to re-order the entries in the Sensor Channel list.
The order of the channels determines the order of the bars in all bar charts.
Channel Selection Dialog
The Device (Channel) Selection dialog provides access to all
available analogue and digital devices know to the Procon
LDS software.
The devices are identified by three key properties that
become fixed once the channel is accepted:
● Board Manager – Identifies the board manufacturer.
● Board Name – This is the name of the board as given by
the manufacturer.
● Channel – The number of the channel as referenced in
the board specification.
(This property is not available when Add Board is selected.)
Some boards require additional properties to ensure correct reading of the analogue input
channels. To show these properties expand the Options group property. These properties
can be modified in the properties table.
An MccDaq analogue input channel has the following additional Options:
● Signal Adjustment – Use the upper 80% of the signal range only. Set true to adjust a
0-20mA signal to a 4-20mA signals. (Generally, this should be set to true for Procon
sensors.)
● Signal Range – This is the electrical signal range the channel uses. (This should be
set to Uni5Volts for Procon sensors.)
Caution: The full list of signal types is available for selection. Choose only those types
applicable to the sensor card used.
A Modbus analogue input channel has the following additional Options:
● Data Type – Select the data type for the data stored at this Modbus address.
The possible types are UShort, Short, ULong, Long or Float.
It is important to set the correct data type as this is used to determine if one or two
registers are used to represent the value.
After selecting the channel, press the OK button to enter the channel in the channel list.
Press the Cancel button to close the dialog without entering the channel in the list.
The Clear button is only displayed for spectrum channels and is used to disable that
spectrum input channel.

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Sensor Channel Properties Table
Use the properties table to view or change the settings for the channel(s) selected in the
Sensor Channels list.
Channel Group
● (Name) Custom Tag Name.
From v1.7.0 unique names are enforced –
An error dialog is displayed if the name already exists; pressing Esc
restores the original name.
● Analog Channel Analogue Input Channel Device Identifier.
To modify the device specific additional properties expand the Options group (if it
exists) of the Analog Channel property.
● Sensor Type Acoustic, Structure Borne, Auxiliary.
Data Group
● Maximum Upper limit for engineering value on this channel.
● Minimum Lower limit for engineering value on this channel.
● Units Units used to display the value of this channel.
Limit Levels Group
● Low Signal Level Level below which a maintenance alarm will be triggered.
● Possible Leak Level Level above which the system indicated a possible leak.
● Probable Leak Level Level above which a leak alarm will be triggered.
Timers Group
● Maintenance Delay Time before maintenance alarm is triggered.
A negative value prevents the maintenance alarm from operating.
● Steam Leak Delay Time before a leak alarm is triggered.
A negative value prevents the steam leak alarm from operating.

Typical Sensor Channel Settings

Low Level (quiet channels) 55 dB
(normal channels) 65 dB
(noisy channels) 80 dB
Possible Leak Level 85 dB
Probable Leak Level 95 dB
Steam Leak Delay 300 seconds
Maintenance Delay 50 seconds

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Digital Ports
Purpose
Selecting the digital ports used for input and output control signals. Inputs are used for
signal interlocks and outputs are used for alarms and test controls.

Digital Port
Digital Properties
Port List Table

Edit Controls

Digital Port List

The left of the Settings Edit Panel shows a list of the configured digital ports.
Selecting a port displays the properties of the port in the table at the right of the list.
Edit Controls
Use the edit controls to add or remove ports from the list.
Caution: Only add ports that are actually available in the customer’s hardware installation,
otherwise the system may not operate correctly.
(Note: Digital ports are only available when the relay card is installed on the running machine.)
(To use Modbus coils as interlocks add the Modbus Digital Board.)
● Add Button – Opens the channel selection dialog to add a single port to the sensor list.
If a port already exists in the port list then, instead of making a new entry, the current
entry is automatically selected and the properties shown in the properties table.
See earlier (Signal Sensors Section) for details of the channel selection dialog.
● Add Board – Opens the channel selection dialog to add all ports from a single board to
the port list. Only channels that are not already in the port list are added.
See the Signal Sensors section for details of the channel selection dialog.
● Add All Button
The Add All button adds all available digital ports to the port list.
Caution: This option adds auxiliary ports available on analogue cards as well as
primary digital ports and may results in a very large list of ports.
● Remove Button
Removes the selected port from the list.
CAUTION: The port is removed immediately with no confirmation dialog.

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Digital Port Properties Table
Use the properties table to view or change the settings for the port selected in the Digital
Port list.
Channel Group
● (Name) Custom Tag Name
This name appears in the port list and is not used anywhere else.
● Channel Channel Device Identifier
● Port Name Read only name of port as given by manufacturer.
Channel Bits
● Input Bits Group List of inputs and associated tag names.
To change the names of the input signals for this port, first expand the group by
clicking on the + button then edit the tag names.
It is recommended that the names are unique and clearly identify the signal usage.
● Output Bits Group List of outputs and associated tag names.
To change the names of the output signals for this port, first expand the group by
clicking on the + button then edit the tag names.
It is recommended that the names are unique and clearly identify the signal usage.

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Air Purge Controls
Purpose
When the air-purge facility is fitted to the system, it provides a periodic blast of air into the
acoustic waveguide to clear any debris that may build up and block the tube. The
waveguides must be kept clear to allow the internal boiler noise to reach the transducer.

Output
Air Purge Signal
Start
Selection
Interval
Output
Interval
Time

Use
View or modify the timing and controls for the air purge system.
Air Purge Start Interval
● Set how often the air purge operation occurs.
Output Signal Selection
● Use the Enable check boxes to activate up to 4 air purge outputs in sequence.
● Select the Output channel to use.
● Set the On Period for this output (the time the output is active).
If the sum of the On Periods and the Output intervals exceeds the start interval then a warning message
is displayed. Either increase the start interval or reduce the on periods to clear the warning.
Note: The output signals are commonly connected to a Logo PLC. Each output of the Logo is wired to a
group of sensors and timers are used to control the activation of each group.
Output Interval Time
This time interval determines the off time between each purge output.
Note: When the outputs are connected to a Logo the output interval should be set to the sum of all the
timers used in the Logo.

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Remote Link
Purpose
When the remote link is selected, it activates a Modbus slave on the selected serial port.
This enables a remote Modbus master to retrieve the current reading and alarm status for
the configured sensor channels.
For more information on the data tables for the remote link, see the appendices at the
end of this document.
Enable Serial Modbus Enable TCP Modbus

Serial Port
Settings TCP Port
Settings
Sensor Value
Data Format

Use
Provide sensor readings and alarm status to a remote system.
Enable Serial Modbus
Check this checkbox to enable the Modbus slave over a serial port.
Enable TCP Modbus
Check this checkbox to enable the Modbus slave over Ethernet (TCP/IP).
Serial Port Settings
These settings configure the serial port used for Modbus.
Serial Port, Baud Rate, Parity, Stop Bits, Handshake
Use the drop-downs to select the serial port and other settings to match with the
remote Modbus master system.
(Note: Data Bits is always set at 8.)
Serial Format
Select the appropriate Modbus protocol compatible with the remote Modbus master
system from either RTU or ASCII. (Default: RTU)
Station Address
Use the up/down buttons or enter a new value to set the Modbus station address for
the Procon LDS station to use with serial Modbus. (Default: 1; Range: 1 to 64)

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TCP Port Settings
These settings configure the TCP settings for Modbus.
IP Address
Enter the TCP/IP address to use to Modbus TCP. A list of known IP addresses is
available in the drop down list. Manual entry of an alternative IP address is also
permitted.
Port
Enter the TCP port number to use for Modbus TCP.
The default port for Modbus is 502.
Use RTU over TCP
Select this if the Modbus master uses RTU messages transmitted over TCP.
Station Address
Use the up/down buttons or enter a new value to set the Modbus station address for
the Procon LDS station to use with TCP Modbus. (Default: 1; Range: 1 to 64)
Sensor Value Data Format
The settings here determine the digital format of the sensor values in the Modbus data
table.
For more information on the data tables for the remote link, see the appendices at the
end of this document.
Data Value
● Engineering Units – scales each channel using its individual scale settings.
● Percent Full Scale – scales all channels to a value from 0 to 100 percent.
Data Format
● Floating Point – presents each value as an IEEE 32 bit floating-point value.
● Integer – presents each value as a digital integer multiplied by the selected scaling
factor.
(E.g. For a channel value of 80.36 with x10 scaling the integer value on Modbus will be 803.)
Word Format
● Double Word – When checked uses 32-bit data words.
This setting is selected (checked) automatically for floating point format.
For integer format values, uncheck to use 16-bit integers instead of 32-bit integers.
● Word Order – Use this to change the high low word order for 32-bit values.
(Modbus does not specify the word order for 32-bit data values. Use this option to
match the word order with that expected by the Modbus master system.)

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Boiler Control
Bar Charts/Mimics
Purpose
Use this dialog to add or remove individual bar charts and mimics to the system and to
configure the bar chart colours and alarm signals.

Bar
Chart
List Bar
Chart
Colours

Boiler
Mimic
List Global
Alarm
Signals

Bar Chart List, Boiler Mimic List

Use these lists to manage the project specific bar charts and mimics. Changes to the
either list are reflected in the Setting Selection Tree at the left of the dialog.
● Add Button
Adds a new bar chart or mimic to the list.
The default name of the new item is either “Sensor Bar Chart” or “Boiler Mimic”
followed by a number if more than one item with this name exists in the list.
Note: A standard bar chart showing all channels is always available; in the case that this is sufficient no
additional bar charts are required.
● Remove Button
Deletes the selected bar chart or mimic from the list.
A confirmation dialog is presented to confirm removal; press OK to delete the selected
item from the list.
● Copy Button
Adds a new copy of the selected bar chart or mimic to the list.
The name of the new item is “Copy of” followed by the name of the selected item.
Bar Chart Colours
● Show Limit Bars Check Box
Use this check box to show/hide the alarm level bar at the side of bars in bar charts.
● Colour Options

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Select the colours to use for the signal status levels on bar chart bars and mimic status
lamps. There are four status colours used to indicate the channel state and the flash
colour used as the alternate colour when the channel is in an active alarm state.
Clicking on the drop-down button opens the standard Windows colour dialog.
Global Alarm Signals
The global alarm signals enable alarm outputs for all channels as a single group. If
individual alarm outputs are required for different groups of sensors, then group the
sensors in a bar chart and use the alarm signals configured on the Individual Bar Chart
settings.
● Monitor Alarms Checkbox
Uncheck this if using individual bar chart group alarms.
● Steam Leak Alarm
Select the digital output energised when any sensor channel has an unacknowledged
Steam Leak alarm.
● Low Level Alarm
Select the digital output energised when any sensor channel has an unacknowledged
Low Level alarm.

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Soot Blower Interlocks
Purpose
The system can monitor when soot-blowers are active and inhibit sensor responses to
minimise false alarm signals.

Soot
Blower
Options

Soot Blower
Interlocks
List Sensor
Channels
List

Soot Blower Interlocks List

Use this list to manage the set of soot blower interlocks monitored by the system.
● Add Button
Adds a new soot blower interlock to the list.
The default name of the new item is “New Soot Blower Control”.
● Remove Button
Deletes the selected soot blower interlock from the list.
CAUTION: The item is removed from the list immediately with no confirmation dialog.
● Copy Button
Adds a new copy of the selected soot blower interlock to the list.
The name of the new item is “Copy of” followed by the name of the selected item.
Sensor Channels List
This is a list of the sensor channels affected by the soot blower(s) when the interlock
signal is active.
● Sensor Selection Drop Down
Use the drop down button to select the sensor to add to the channels list.
● Add Button
Adds the selected sensor channel to the list.
A sensor channel can be added to as many soot blower interlocks as required.
● Remove Button
Deletes the selected sensor channel from the list.
CAUTION: The item is removed from the list immediately with no confirmation dialog.

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Soot Blower Options
● Name
Modify the default name to give a unique identifier for this interlock.
● Interlock Digital Input
Use the drop down to select the digital input signal that indicates the soot blower is
active.
(Note: To use a Modbus coil the Modbus Digital Board must be added to the Digital Ports Channels.)
● Other Settings
Click the ellipsis (…) to open the Soot Blower Controls
dialog. The settings control the effect the active interlock
signal has on the system.
This field indicates the selected options as:
FD – Display Frozen Values
While the soot blower interlock is active, bar graphs and
mimics show a frozen value (the last valid value).
Activation of alarm signals is inhibited.
(Recommended minimum setting)
SD – Stop Data Logging
Data logging for the selected sensors is inhibited. The
system records an empty value in the logging database.
(Mutually exclusive with LF)
LF – Log Frozen Values
The system records a frozen value (the last valid value) in the logging database.
(Mutually exclusive with SD)
PR – Pause Remote Link
While the interlock is active, the system either pauses the remote link, or transmits
empty values for the selected sensor channels on the remote link. (Mutually exclusive
with SF)
SF – Send Frozen Values
While the interlock is active, the system sends a frozen value (the last valid value) on
the remote link. (Mutually exclusive with PR)
TO=20 – Timeout setting in seconds
The system waits this time after the interlock signal is released before restoring normal
operation to the selected sensors. The time should be sufficient for the sensor signals
to drop back to normal levels before being enabled.

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Boiler Bar Charts
This item is only available if a bar chart is added to the Boiler Bar Charts list.
Individual Bar Chart Settings
Purpose
Set the name and select the sensor values to display on an individual bar chart.

Chart
Name

Chart
Title

Chart
Sensor
List

Chart
Alarm
Signal

Chart Name
This is the name of the bar chart and appears on the chart selection button on the bar
graph display screen as well as in the setting selection tree.
Chart Title
After selecting this bar chart on the Bar Graph screen, this text appears at the top of the
screen in place of the main title.
Chart Alarm Signals
Use chart alarm signals to enable alarm outputs for the selected channels as a group.
● Monitor Alarms Checkbox
Check this to enable group alarming for the selected sensor channels.
● Steam Leak Alarm
Select the digital output energised when any of the selected sensor channels has an
unacknowledged Steam Leak alarm.
● Low Level Alarm
Select the digital output energised when any of the selected sensor channels has an
unacknowledged Low Level alarm.
● Disable Alarms
Check this to prevent the selected channels from generating alarms.
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Chart Sensor List
● Channel Selection List
Check the sensor channels to display when showing this bar chart on the Bar Graph
screen.
● Include Auxiliary Channels
To include auxiliary channel in a bar chart check Include Auxiliary Channels. This adds
auxiliary channels to the list for selection.
Note: If auxiliary channels are selected in the list the check box cannot be unchecked.
Before adding auxiliary channel, consider that the scales for these values are not
automatically managed by the bar chart screen.

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Boiler Mimics
This item is only available if a mimic is added to the Boiler Mimics list.
Individual Mimic Settings
Purpose
The boiler mimic(s) provide pictorial indication of the location of the leak sensors within the
boiler(s).

Chart
Name

Chart
Title

Mimic
Image
Field

Image
Display Configure
Area Button

Chart Name
This is the name of the mimic and appears on the mimic selection button on the Mimic
display screen (when there is more than one mimic) as well as in the setting selection tree.
Chart Title
After selecting this mimic on the Mimic screen, this text appears at the top of the screen in
place of the main title.
Mimic Image Field, Image Display Area
Click on the ellipsis (…) button to display a file open dialog to load the mimic image.
Recognised image formats include BMP, JPG, and WMF.
The current image is displayed in the image display area.
Configure Button
Placement of items on the image is too difficult with this small dialog.
Click the Configure button to open the Mimic Edit dialog to place sensor location markers,
digital status indicators and free form text on to the mimic image.
See later for details of the Mimic Edit Dialog.

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Security
Users
Purpose
Create users for use within Procon LDS and define operator and administrative roles to
those users.

User
Settings

Users List

Default
User Security File Management

Users List
Select a user in the list to modify that user’s settings.
● Add User Button
Enter a name in the text field and press the Add User button to create a new user ID.
Note: The users created here are only used within the Procon LDS program.
● Remove User Button
Select a user in the list and press Remove User to delete a user ID.
A confirmation dialog is shown; press Yes to continue and remove the selected user.
Note: The Procon user is always available and is automatically added if not present.
User Settings
The top of this section displays the name of the user whose settings are shown.
● Description
Enter any text that describes this user.
The default description is User <User Name>.
● Role
Select the role of this user; either Operator for a general user or Procon Administrator
for a user that requires full access to the Procon LDS settings.
Note: A new user is given the Operator role be default.
● Password

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To change the password for this user, enter the password in both the Password field
and Confirm Password field then click on Set Password.
Note: The default password is empty.
Caution: Passwords are case sensitive. The system shows a warning message if the
passwords are not the same. Correct the error and try again.
Default User
From the drop-down, select the user automatically logged on as the initial user when the
Procon LDS first start.
To start the program with the currently logged in Windows user select (Windows Logon)
for the default user.
Security File Management
The user settings are held in a different location to the standard configuration data.
Therefore, when the program saves configuration file changes the user settings are not
saved.
● Save
After making changes to the user security data, press the Save button to save your
changes. If this is not done then the changes will be lost.
● Reload
To cancel any changes and see the current security data press the Reload button.
This loads the last saved user security data.
● Export to File
This button opens a file save dialog to archive the security settings to a separate file.
● Import from File
This button opens a file read dialog to retrieve a previously saved user security
archive.
Note: The newly loaded settings are not applied unless the Save button is pressed.
Using Microsoft Window User Accounts
Whenever a user name and password are required, the program checks the details
against the internal user security data for valid user credentials. If the program cannot find
a user, it then tests the credentials using the Microsoft Windows security system. It is
therefore possible to use Microsoft Windows defined user accounts with the Procon LDS
software.
If the user name and password are valid then Procon LDS assumes the user to be at the
level of Operator.
Note: The user is not logged on to the underlying operating system; the program only tests the validity
of the user credentials.
To enable a Windows user to configure Procon LDS fully requires that user to have the
Procon Administrator role. To achieve this, first create a group called “Procon
Administrator” and then add users to this group as necessary.
Note: Unlike Windows, which uses the underlying record number for roles, Procon LDS uses the role
name to identify the role.

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Mimic Editor
Purpose
Use the mimic editor to position the sensor location markers, add text, add digital signals
or add auxiliary signals on to the mimic.

Edit Menu and Toolbars New Item Selection

Order and Align Toolbar

Item
Properties
Table

Mimic Edit Area OK/Cancel Buttons

Mimic Edit Area

This area shows the mimic as it will appear on the Mimic Screen. Use the
mouse to move and re-size any of the items placed on the mimic.
Note: To help align an item when moving or sizing, it automatically
snaps to the sides of other items on the mimic (see right).
OK/Cancel Buttons
Press the OK button to save the changes and close the Mimic Editor.
Note: The changes are saved to the configuration editor dialog only and are not
applied unless the configuration dialog is also closed with OK
Press Cancel (or the Windows X button) to close the Mimic Editor. Any changes made are
lost.
Caution: The window closes immediately without any confirmation dialog when Cancel
is pressed; however, closing the window with the X button will ask for confirmation
before closing.

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Edit Menu and Toolbar
● Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete
Use the Edit Menu and tool bar to do basic cut, copy, paste and
delete of items on the mimic.
The standard Microsoft Windows short-cut keys also work for
these actions.
● Select All
This selects all items on the mimic.
● Print…
The print option opens the printer selection dialog to print a copy of the mimic with the
items.
● Edit Image
Use this menu item to open the mimic image in the Windows image editor. The mimic
image is saved to a temporary file called Mimic.bmp, and then opened in the
associated image editor.
Save any changes and close the editor application for the changes to be loaded back
in to the Mimic Editor.
In case this fails, click on the Cancel button on the Edit in Progress
dialog. This will attempt to close the image editor application and
ignores any changes made to the Mimic image.
Order and Align Toolbar
● Sometimes objects are hidden behind other items on the mimic.
Use the order buttons to change the relative position of an item
on the mimic.
● When moving or sizing an item it automatically snaps to the edges of other items on
the mimic. However, to align several items at once, select a group of items and use
the appropriate align button.
New Item Selection
To add a new item to the mimic, click on the item in the selection box, move the mouse
over the mimic edit area, and then click and drag to position and size the new item on the
mimic. There are four types of item to place on the mimic.
● StatusLamp – Displays the status of a sensor channel.
● ValueLabel – Displays the value of an analogue channel.
● TextLabel – Displays fixed text on the mimic.
● DigitalLamp – Displays the on/off status of a digital signal.
The Pointer item is used to cancel adding an item and restore the normal pointer.
For more information about each property, see Item Property Values below.
Item Properties Table
Click on an item or use the drop-down at the top of the properties table to select an item
on the mimic to edit. The drop-down list is sorted using the item name (and
type).
To edit common properties of several items at the same time, either use the
mouse to drag a rectangle around a group of items, or click on each item
while holding down Ctrl or Shift.
The properties table shows a list of available properties for the selected item(s). When
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For more information about each property, see Item Property Values below.
Item Property Values
The following lists the item properties that the system saves to the configuration file. They
are arranged in the group categories as displayed in the Item Properties Table.
Appearance
● Backcolor, Forecolor, On Color, Off Color
To change any colour click on the down arrow to open the colour picker, then click on
the desired colour.
On Windows XP, the colour picker is divided in to three tabs. The easiest of these to
use are the custom tab and the web tab.
Note: The transparent colour (for use as a background colour) is found at the top of the web tab.
● DP – This is the number of decimal places used to display the value of ValueLabel
item. (The default value is 1.)
● Font – This selects the typeface and size of the text displayed on label items.
Click the ellipsis (…) to open the font selection dialog. Click OK in the dialog to apply
the new settings.
● Led Style – Use the drop-down to pick the display style used for lamp items.
The default style for StatusLamp items (for sensor channels) is Rount3D.
The default style for DigitalLamp items (for digital bits) is Square3D.
● Mimic Image – Click the ellipsis (…) to display a file open dialog to select the image to
use for the mimic.
● Mimic Layout – This property determines how to fit the image to the mimic boundaries.
Click the arrow to pick the required option from the following:
• None – The image is positioned at the top left of the mimic at its original size.
• Tile – The image is copied in rows and columns inside the mimic at its original
size.
• Center – The image is positioned in the centre of the mimic at its original size.
• Stretch – The image is re-sized to fit the mimic both vertically and horizontally.
• Zoom – The image is re-sized to best-fit the mimic while keeping its aspect ratio.
(This is the default value).
● Text – This is the text displayed by a TextLabel item.
Enter the required text directly in the property field or click the down arrow to enter
multiple lines of text.
● TextAlign – Use this to set the position of text within the boundaries of a label item.
Click the down-arrow to display the position selector then click on the required location
to change the alignment of text in the item.
Control
● Channel – Use the drop-down to select the sensor channel used by this item.
● Bit – Use the drop-down to select the digital bit used by this item.
Design
● (Name) – This is the name of the item on the mimic. It must be unique to this mimic.
By default, the name is set to the type of the item followed by a sequential number.
Layout
● Size and Location – These properties set the size and position of the item on the
mimic.

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The size is divided in to two properties, Width and Height.
The location is divided in to two properties, X and Y, and is the position of the top left
corner of the item relative to the top left corner of the mimic.
All dimensions are in pixels (screen dots).
Design Time Only Properties
Below are properties that the mimic editor uses to help while designing the mimic. They
are arranged in the group categories as displayed in the Item Properties Table.
Control
● Status – Sets the displayed status of lamp items during the edit session. Use this to
change the appearance of lamp items to see how they look against the mimic.
This property is only for testing within the edit session. When the mimic is live, the item
uses the true channel or bit status from the active sensor.
● Value – Sets the numeric value for ValueLabel items during the edit session. Use this
to test the display of different numeric values.
This property is only for testing within the edit session. When the mimic is live, the item
uses the true channel value from the active sensor.
Design
● Locked – When set to true this prevents accidentally moving or resizing the item on
the mimic. When locked, a padlock is displayed in the corner of the selection box
instead of the normal grab handles.
Layout
● Anchor – This property determines how the items behave when the mimic is re-sized.
Click the down-arrow to display the anchor selector.
When resizing the mimic, the item resizes or repositions itself to maintain the locked
sides at the same distance from the sides of the mimic.

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Database Maintenance
When a Procon Administrator is logged on then the Database Maintenance menu item is
added to the File menu. Selecting this menu item open a Channel Maintenance dialog.
Note: This feature was removed in version 1.7.0; use the external Database Maintenance tool to
perform this function and other database related operations.
Purpose
Use the database maintenance dialog to clean up
unwanted trend data from the database.
Available Channels shows channel names for all
channels with trend data in the database.
Select one or more channels then press the “Delete
Selected Channel Data” button to remove the trend
data from the database.
A OK/Cancel confirmation is displayed. Press OK to
continue with deleting the channels, press Cancel to
close the dialog without deleting any channel data.
A “Please Wait” message is shown while data is deleted.
Note: This could take a very long time if many channels are selected or if there is a large
amount of data for the selected channels.
Press the Close button to close the dialog without deleting any channel data.

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Appendices
Modbus Data Tables
The Procon LDS Modbus interface supports up to 256 coils, 256 inputs, 200 holding
registers and 200 input registers. Many of these are unused and are reserved for future
expansion. The following tables indicate which values are available.

Coil Status
The available coils on the Procon LDS are allocated as per the following table. There is
one coil for the alarm acknowledge flag and several user coils that may be allocated as
soot-blower inputs. All other coils are reserved for future use.
Address Read/
Description
MB Hex Write

Alarm Acknowledge Request.

00001 0000 Set on to acknowledge all alarms. (The signal is edge R/W
triggered and must be reset to operate again.)
00002 to
– Reserved –
00032
00033 00C6 User Coil 1 (for use with interlocks) R/W
… … … …
00064 00C6 User Coil 32 R/W
00065 to
– Reserved –
00256

Input Status
The input status flags hold the unacknowledged alarm flags for each channel and a copy
of the hardware inputs and outputs.
The ordering of the flags is the same as the channels on the main bar chart.
Address Read/
Description
MB Hex Write

10001 0000 Channel 1 unacknowledged alarm. R

… … … …
10096 005F Channel 96 unacknowledged alarm. R
10097 to
– Reserved –
10099
10101 0064 Hardware Input 1 R
… … … …
10108 006B Hardware Input 8 R
10109 to
– Reserved –
10150
10151 0096 Hardware Output 1 R
… … … …

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Address Read/
Description
MB Hex Write

10158 009D Hardware Output 8 R

10159 to
– Reserved –
10256

Holding Registers
The first 64 holding registers on the Procon LDS Modbus are available for transmitting
values from a DCS or SCADA system and can be configured for use as sensor values or
auxiliary channels. All other registers are reserved for future use.
32-Bit Data Layout
Address Word Data Read/
MB Hex Write

40001 0000 DCS Value (Lower Word)

R/W
40002 0001 (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)
… … … … …
40063 003E DCS Value (Lower Word)
R/W
40064 003F (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)
40065 to
– Reserved –
40200
Note: Swapping the Lower/Upper Word is possible by adjusting the Remote Link configuration.
16-Bit Data Layout
Address Word Data Read/
MB Hex Write

40001 0000 DCS Value as 16-bit integer. R/W

40002 0001 DCS Value as 16-bit integer. R/W
… … … …
40064 003F DCS Value as 16-bit integer. R/W
40065 to
– Reserved –
40200

Input Registers
The input registers hold the individual channel values. The data is either in 32-bit or 16-bit
format depending upon the configuration selected.
The ordering of the values is the same as the channels on the main bar chart.
32-Bit Data Layout
Address Word Data Read/
MB Hex Write

30001 0000 Channel 1 Value (Lower Word)

R
30002 0001 (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)

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Address Word Data Read/
MB Hex Write

30003 0002 Channel 2 Value (Lower Word)

R
30004 0003 (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)
30005 0004 Channel 3 Value (Lower Word)
R
30006 0005 (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)
… … … … …
30179 00B2 Channel 95 Value (Lower Word)
R
30180 00B3 (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)
30181 00B4 Channel 96 Value (Lower Word)
R
30182 00B5 (Float or 32-bit Integer) (Upper Word)
30183 00B6 Reserved –
… … … … …
30199 00C6 Reserved –
30200 00C7 Reserved –
Note: Swapping the Lower/Upper Word is possible by adjusting the Remote Link configuration.
16-Bit Data Layout
Address Word Data Read/
MB Hex Write

30001 0000 Channel 1 Value as 16-bit integer. R

30002 0001 Channel 2 Value as 16-bit integer. R
… … … …
30095 005E Channel 95 Value as 16-bit integer. R
30096 005F Channel 96 Value as 16-bit integer. R
30097 0060 Reserved –
… … … …
30199 00C6 Reserved –
30200 00C7 Reserved –

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