New: SFCs in Visio

Phase Class Sequential Function Charts can be converted to Visio drawings. Phase Class FHX files are imported into a special application, after which a Phase Class can be selected for which a Visio file will be generated - it generates separate pages for the Run, Stop, Hold, Abort and Restart sequences. (Visio required)

Phases Class Documents

For Phase Classes we generate documents with the following Table of Contents (ToC) by default:

• Phase Class: <Phase Class Name>
  • Introduction
  • Parameters
    • Batch Messages
    • Batch Phase Recipe Parameters
    • Batch Phase Report Parameters
    • Batch Phase Algorithm Parameters
  • Failure Parameters and Conditions
  • Phase Logic
    • XXX Logic (for Run, Abort, Hold, Restart, and Stop Logic)
      • Sequential Function Chart (SFC)
      • SFC Logic
      • SFC Transitions
      • Additional Parameters
      • Composites and Function Blocks
      • Aliases Used

We can also handle document data from an Excel Workbook, as described for Equipment Module Classes.

Some highlights:

• We can process FHX files with a single Phase Class or multiple Phase Classes, a Category (folder) with Phase Classes or the complete Phase Classes folder
• When we process Expressions, we show them with proper line breaks. Also comments are shown in green.
  Compare, for instance, the output for a Step Action from AgileDoc...
  
  ...with that of ours:
  
• For the Sequential Function Charts we can choose between Portrait or Landscape layout. Sample SFC:
  
• We can generate documents based on A4, A3, Letter and Tabloid paper size. Other sizes can be generated on request.
• We can generate documents based on templates from end-users
• We can deliver documentation in HTML format, Microsoft Word (.docx) format or as Adobe PDFs

Here is an example Word document for the CHG_COLOR Phase Class as per DeltaV's Batch Demo.