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Simulation News of WSC 2017

New Product Delivered

Seabrook Receives Instructor Tablet - 3KEYTAB

Instructor Station Tablet

WSC delivered to Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant our new hand-held instructor
station (3KEYTAB), based on a Windows 7 Tablet platform. 3KEYTAB includes a
customizable configuration and can be used with Full Scope, GlassTop or
Classroom Simulators.
Due to the smaller size screen of a tablet, WSC tailored Seabrook’s Instructor
Station to allow for easy interaction with the user’s fingers and the touchscreen.
An overview of the Tablet-based Instructor Station is provided below.
Features
A few features that make 3KEYTAB a great addition to 3KEYMASTER are:
✓ User Friendly Customizable Menus
✓ Large Buttons for easy access
✓ Easy Navigation
✓ Custom Status Bars
Nav Menu
General Layout
The Nav button, which is always displayed, brings up the Navigation Menu.
The layout of 3KEYTAB includes four (can be more) “Workspaces” specific to the From the buttons, the instructor selects which workspace menu to be displayed.
following main functions:
Graphics Workspace
1. Main Control and Plant Graphic Overview – allows access to overview
displays and provides the main controls such as Freeze/Run/Snap/Reset etc. The Graphics Menu is used to easily maneuver to vital areas of the plant. All
statuses that are in the Desktop Instructor Station can be included with the
2. Trends and Monitored Parameters – used to view custom trends and 3KEYTAB Graphics Workspace. Additionally, the graphics are capable to have MF
parameter tables
properties for the instructor to insert any malfunction. The ease of navigation
3. Malfunctions, Remote Functions, and External Parameters – access to user provides the instructor more opportunities to observe what the student is doing
friendly MF, RF, and EP tables while having access to any other part of the simulator at the touch of a button.
4. Event Triggers and Scenarios – used to control scenarios, setup/initiate MF, RF, and EP Workspace
event triggers, etc.
The user first chooses what they want to insert (MF, RF, EP, or Component MF).
The figure below shows the four distinct display areas:
All MFs are available through a series of “drill down” menus. The menus are
✓ Simulation Status Bar (upper area) organized by system to simplify finding the specific desired action. When
✓ Control Bar (Buttons change depending on the Selected Workspace; the instructor input is needed, a soft keyboard is provided to allow entering a value.
orange Nav button at the bottom is always present and is used to step
through the different Workspaces).
✓ Main Display Area (Content is based on the Selected Workspace and
displays, P&IDs, Trends, Dialog Boxes, etc.)
✓ Plant Conditions Status Bar (lower area – provides important plant status
parameters)
Customization Approach
Using a customer’s existing Instructor Station configuration, WSC evaluates and
develops an initial version of 3KEYTAB’s four Workspace layouts. WSC and the
customer collaborate to finalize the configuration and layout and further
customize it as necessary to meet their needs.

Trends Workspace
Monitored parameters and trends are available for observing parameter
changes through the Trends Workspace. Trends and monitored parameters can
be created on the fly on the tablet or copied from a desktop IS via a flash drive.
Event Triggers and Scenarios
This workspace allows the instructor to control Scenarios, setup/initiate Event
Triggers, and optionally, Trainee Proficiency Review (TPR) for fossil simulators.
Summary
WSC’s 3KEYTAB Instructor Station Tablet has been carefully designed to provide
ease of use to instructors in all industries. With the vast array of Instructor
Stations WSC has provided, we can customize the Tablet IS to a specific design
3KEYTAB User Interface requested by the customer.

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