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CONTROL ARCHITECT: FEATURES

Analyze/Validate Configuration Quality

PolicyCop is an application tool that analyzes Process Control Strategy configuration and reports errors and other information about the configuration, such as suggested best practices, misuse of function blocks, range scaling issues, missing or incorrectly chosen options, standardization failures, etc.  Many of the issues concern design violations and best practices in the design and use of functions that define a Control strategy. 

PolicyCop is intended for engineers and organizations that want to develop process Control strategies where standards are enforced and to minimize process Startup issues typically found with new Control Strategy developments.

AST has developed a set of Rule Sets that define good engineering practice and proper use of  CEE function blocks used in Control Strategy development. They are available for download to licensed users.  Control Architect installation provides a Rule Editor that can be used to build your own custom policy rules to be used in the PolicyCop Workflow tool.
CAFeature-PolicyCop
The new PKS Hardware View delivers a structured, visual representation of your Honeywell PKS hardware topology directly within Control Architect. Engineers can browse controller chassis, I/O modules, and channel assignments derived from your configuration snapshot — all without requiring access to the live system.

A key capability of this new view is I/O Channel Reservation — engineers can now identify and formally reserve spare I/O channels directly within the hardware view, ensuring that available capacity is tracked, allocated, and protected from conflicting assignments across project teams. Combined with full spare I/O visibility across your entire PKS hardware inventory, the PKS Hardware View transforms I/O planning from a manual, error-prone spreadsheet exercise into a structured, configuration-driven workflow — accelerating project execution and reducing the risk of I/O conflicts during engineering and commissioning phases.