Experion MX MD Controls · To verify the present version on the node, perform the following steps on Experion Station running with a security level of manager or higher: 1. In the

Experion MX MD Controls Release R701.3 Software Change Notice 1

Experion MX MD Controls R701.3

Software Change Notice

Revision Date: August 21, 2018

Document ID: 6510020626



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Table of Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6

1.1 About this Document ..................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 About this Point Release ............................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Technical Assistance ..................................................................................................................... 6

2 New Features ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Improved MD Grade Change display ............................................................................................ 7

3 Problems Solved ................................................................................................................ 7 3.1 MD Multivariable Controls.............................................................................................................. 7 3.2 MD Traditional Controls ................................................................................................................. 9

4 Before you Begin ............................................................................................................. 10 4.1 Prerequisities ............................................................................................................................... 10 4.2 Verify the present version on the node ........................................................................................ 10

5 Point Release Installation ................................................................................................ 10 5.1 Download MD R701.3 Point Release from Honeywell Process Site ........................................... 10 5.2 Extract the point release files ...................................................................................................... 11 5.3 Pre-installation ............................................................................................................................. 12 5.4 Perform Cleanup .......................................................................................................................... 12 5.5 Installing the MD701.3 point release ........................................................................................... 13 5.6 Rebuild System from Configuration File ...................................................................................... 14

6 Point release removal ...................................................................................................... 14


1 Introduction

1.1 About this Document This Software Change Notice describes the prerequisites, resolved PARs, applicable notes, and steps to install Experion MX MD Controls R701.3 point release on an Experion MX R700.1 or higher system. This document is intended for use by Honeywell Software Control Engineers and manufacturing personnel who are responsible for installing the MD Controls software on an Experion MX QCS server or operator station computer. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with MD Controls concepts and the QCS in general.

1.2 About this Point Release This is a cumulative point release which addresses problems resolved since the release of Experion MX MD Controls R701.1. It should be installed only on systems that currently have the Experion MX MD Controls R701.x (MD Multivariable Controls or MD Traditional Controls) installed.

ATTENTION: Experion MX MD Controls R701.1 Multivariable Control and Experion MX MD Controls R701.1 Traditional Control require 6543210131 installation media available in PDMS.

1.2.1 Related Reading The following documents contain related reading material.

Honeywell Part Number Document Title / Description

6510020590 Experion MX MD Controls R701.1 Software Change Notice

6510020524 Experion MX MD Controls R701.2 Software Change Notice

6510020599 Experion MX Real-Time Application Environment (RAE) R700.1 for Experion PKS R500.1 Software Change Notice

6510020620 Experion MX Real-Time Application Environment (RAE) R701.1 for Experion PKS R501.1 Software Change Notice

Find manuals on HPS online support by:

1. Go to https://www.honeywellprocess.com/ and log in using your LDAP. 2. Click the Support tab. 3. Use the Search option, or look in the Latest Documentation category.

1.3 Technical Assistance For technical assistance on the MD Controls application, contact Global Honeywell Technical Assistance Center (TAC) by one of the following methods:

• phone: 1-800-822-7673 (toll-free in North America), or +1-602-293-1866 (worldwide) • Go to Honeywell Process Solution https://www.honeywellprocess.com/ and go to “Contact

Us” for country-specific customer support contact numbers.


2 New Features

2.1 Improved MD Grade Change display MD Grade Change display shown in Figure 2-1 has been redesigned to provide a significantly improved user experience by allowing the operator to carry out much faster all necessary actions to interact with Grade Change Control to prepare, start and monitor grade changes.

Figure 2-1 MD Grade Change display

3 Problems Solved This section provides an overview of the problems resolved in this release. A total of 29 existing problem-type PARs and two enhancement requests against MD Multivariable Control and functions have been resolved. Among the 29 existing problem-type PARs 20 were customer visible PARs. Two existing customer visible problem-type PARs and two enhancement requests against MD Traditional Control and functions have been resolved.

3.1 MD Multivariable Controls These are the PARs resolved for MD Multivariable control and functions.


Description Priority Submitted By ID(s)

1 MDMV overreacts to one measurement being NaN and suspends control of all CVs.

Urgent Technology (based on feedback from Projects)

Activ00032506

2 The target option in MDMV controller optimization doesn't optimize to the user-entered target.

Urgent Technology (based on feedback from Services)

Activ00032550

3 Grade Change display uses excessive CPU % for each station it is called up on

Urgent Projects Activ00032565

4 MDMV CPU Usage high on Experion MX R700.x system

Urgent TAC Activ00032574

PN2018-11 High MDMV CPU Usage

5 MDMV controller does not ramp machine speed when conditioned weight is not put in control.

Urgent Technology (based on feedback from Projects)

Activ00032587

6 Headbox Control Package - Cruncher Errors

High Product Assurance Activ00030670

7 When one CV is not initialized, error code 6503 appears multiple times in the log file.

High Technology (based on feedback from Projects)

Activ00032410

8 Stock Distribution Control display problem with Wet Flow Setpoint pop-up

High Projects Activ00032418

9 MDMV Grade Change Ramp Type selected bypasses Maximum Ramp setting for that selection


10 VIO Option for "Control ui data/Disable Cascade Option" works for MV Faceplate but not on MD Summary


Activ00032543

11 MDMV Bump Test Identifier does not initialize models.


12 Need the ability to change the precision on MD Summary display


13 Auto mode switching of coordinated ramped variable not functioning under certain scenario.

High Services Activ00032578

14 Failure to save tuning parameters from MDMV Tuning display if grade change package is not used


Activ00032584

15 Grade change doesn't start after calculation if jet to wire is included to ramp


Activ00032603

16 MD Summary display does not disable selection of CASC when the VIO's Disable Cascade Option is set


Activ00032615

17 On RAE reboot MDMV setpoints do not load



18 MDMV bump test display model identification pop-up freezes up from time to time.


Activ00032646

19 CV Faceplate doesn't read VIO setup when MDVIO ID & VIO ID aren't the same such as MainWeight


Activ00032655

20 Error/warning codes not sufficiently description when delta MV limit set to 0

Medium Technology (based on feedback from Projects)

Activ00032409

21 Mode Transitions. Wrong CV modes nomenclature in plain text area for configured mode transitions.


Activ00032610

22 MV Faceplate Output Range should be controlled by the VIO's Process Data limits


Activ00032616

23 CV faceplate does not show description for weight conversions

Medium Projects Activ00032620

24 Jet to Wire Loop - Mode Does not work on MD Summary Display

Medium Product Assurance Activ00032625

25 Operator Action Logging does not display correct data when changing CV setpoint


26 There is no place to set the MV Target when using an MV Deviation Penalty greater than zero.


Activ00032637

27 SDC hard coded expecting Viomeassource1 weight VIO data source record name


28 SDC should not overwrite measurement based Mass Balance Coeff with estimate


29 No Option to Hide Optimization Button from MD Summary Display

Low Technology (based on feedback from Projects)

Activ00032609

30 The output range in manual mode is always 0-100%, some configurations require this to be configurable

Enhancement Technology (based on feedback from Projects)

Activ00032544

31 MDMV Controller Log files need to include the ID and Description information for all MVs, CVs, and DVs

Enhancement Technology Activ00032558

3.2 MD Traditional Controls These are the PARs resolved for MD Traditional control and functions.

Description of problem solved Priority Submitted By ID(s)

1 MD Control Summary display does not check for configured Dryer Shutdown package


2 Grade Change fails to ramp weight and total dry stock (multiply system) setpoint in traditional control system.


Activ00032621


3 Upgrading R611 Traditional MD w Grade Chg can automatically configure some more attributes


4 Add Display Help for Traditional MD Setup Displays that are document in 46025600


4 Before you Begin

4.1 Prerequisities This Experion MX MD Controls R701.3 point release can only be applied on an Experion MX R700.x or higher system which has Experion MX MD Controls R701.x installed. It is recommended to take a backup of the machine before deploying the point release.

4.2 Verify the present version on the node To verify the present version on the node, perform the following steps on Experion Station running with a security level of manager or higher:

1. In the menu bar, click the (QCS Setup) button. The System setup & Debug dialog box appears.

2. Click the Version button. The MD Controls version level should be appearing as 701.1 or 701.2.

5 Point Release Installation

5.1 Download MD R701.3 Point Release from Honeywell Process Site 1. Open the default browser, paste the following URL in the address bar and press ENTER.

https://www.honeywellprocess.com/library/support/software-downloads/P3/Experion-MX-MD-Controls-R701-3.zip

2. Under Home tab, enter the Honeywell EID and LDAP Password as login credentials.




3. On successful login, Experion-MX-MD-Controls-R701-3.zip compressed file is downloaded on

the machine. 4. Copy the downloaded file to the location c:\Temp and extract the MD701.3.exe ZIP file to

c:\Temp folder.

5.2 Extract the point release files To extract the files of MD701.3, perform the following steps:

1. Right-click MD701.3.exe and select Run as Administrator. The Self-Extracting Archive dialog box appears. 2. Extract to C:\temp\ directory.

3. Click Extract.

The file is extracted and the extraction creates a folder named MD701.3 in the selected folder which contains all of the extracted files.


5.3 Pre-installation To shutdown RAE, perform the following steps:

1. If the Experion Station is running, click the (Exit Station) button in the top menu bar to exit from the station window. A confirmation message appears.

2. Click Yes. The RAE Control Panel – Server dialog box appears.

3. If RAE is running, click Shutdown RAE button to shut it down. 4. On RAE Control Panel – Server dialog box click Yes to stop RAE.

5. If you have not logged using the QCSAdmin account, log off the current Windows user account,

and then log on using QCSAdmin to ensure you have Administrator privileges

5.4 Perform Cleanup To remove previous MDMV Controller instance:

1. Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\MDMV Controls\Controllers. 2. Delete the MPC1 folder.


5.5 Installing the MD701.3 point release To install the MD701.3, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to C:\temp\MD701.3. 2. Right-Click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator.

The InstallShield Wizard dialog box appears.

3. Click Install the Point Release now.

The Backup Directory Path appears.

4. Click Next.

After the installation is completed, the Installation Complete – Restart Windows dialog box appears.


5. Click Finish, to restart machine. After restart, installer resumes to perform LabVIEW Mass-

compile automatically.

5.6 Rebuild System from Configuration File To have the changes reflect on the system, you must rebuild system from configuration file. Follow the below steps to rebuild system from configuration file:

1. Open the Configuration Browser 2. In the File menu, select Build & Load Config Environment option. 3. After build and load is complete, to import the existing configuration file, navigate to

Cruncher menu and select Import System Setup File option. 4. From Select Setup File to Import window, select the currently used System Configuration

File and click OK. 5. Select the imported system from the tree, and then Export and Build the System DRG file.

6 Point release removal Automatic removal of the MD R701.3 point release is not supported. To restore the system to MD R701.x you must restore the system from a recent backup. No batch file is provided to perform this restore operation and it must be performed manually.

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