control strategies.

UOC control strategies may be configured and tested independent of their

corresponding I/O.
This independence is achieved through two kinds of function blocks supported by Control Builder
and by CEE.
l I/O Points

o I/O Points are Experion tagged blocks representing the device connected to the UOC
through an input or output channel of an I/O module.
o They are typically tagged with the same name (up to 40 characters) that labels the
device in a P&ID diagram.
o They serve as a connection target that binds a control strategy to an I/O channel.
o They allow the binding to be made by name, without constraining the strategy to work
with the particular channel of a particular I/O Module.
o They allow the configuration of the I/O Module to be separated from the
configuration of the control strategy.
o They can be created before or after the corresponding control strategy.
o In addition to I/O channels, they can be used to represent key parameter data which
do not correspond to actual I/O channels.
l I/O Reference Blocks

o I/O Reference Blocks are basic blocks instantiated in Control Modules to make an I/O
signal available for connection to algorithm blocks.
o They are bound to I/O Points though named references independent of particular
channels in particular I/O Modules.
o They support a simulation mode that allows for strategy checkout to be done in the
absence of I/O Modules.
o They complement I/O Points by serving as the reference end of the connection to the
I/O Point.
o In addition to referencing I/O channels, they can be used to reference key parameter
data which do not correspond to actual I/O channels.
UOC’s I/O Points and I/O Reference Blocks provide key enablers of the Lean Execution of
Automation Projects (LEAP) methodology supported by Experion.
2.11 Simulation
UOC may be used for both control and strategy-check-out simulation without the need to deploy a
special purpose simulation application. Simulation behaviors of strategies are controlled through
the SIMMODE parameter of I/O Reference blocks within the Control Module under test.
2.12 Control Redundancy
UOC optionally supports redundant control operation. Single Rack Redundancy is provided
through a single rack scheme where the partner CPMs are placed in the same rack along with
power supplies. The power supplies in a single rack scheme do not provide for REDUNDANT power
supplies. The left power supply provides power to the CPM mounted in the left slot. Likewise, the