DCS Architectures
DCS Architectures
DCS Architectures
1) PLC
2) DCS
3) PC - Based Control.
TYPES OF DCS :
1) Conventional DCS .
2) PLC based DCS.
3) Hybrid DCS.
4) Open DCS System
CONVENTIONAL DCS
This is a pure “Process only” control system. Usually purchased from one vendor. This
DCS arranged into three categories:
• Small - Less than $ 100,000.
• Medium - Greater than $100,000 & Less than $500,000.
• Large - Greater than $500,000.
Hybrid DCS.
Performs both process and sequential control.
US#1 US#2 HM
LCN A
B
HG
AMC Field
EC Link
AMC Field
Data Hiway A B
Hiway Gateway (HG)
• LCN Module. Provides a two way communication link between the Local
Control Network and data hiway.
• 68020 based high performance intelligence module.
• Converts data and protocol between Local Control Network and data hiway.
• Scans the hiway for alarm conditions.
• Synchronize time keeping for hiway-based process connected boxes.
• One HG is required for each data hiway that is connected to the LCN. Up to 20 data
hiway pairs can be connected to an LCN.
• Connects following hiway resident boxes to LCN
1. AMCs
2. CPC ( critical process controller ).
3. DHP.
4. Hiway traffic director etc…
HG Functions :
1. Data access :- gets box data requested from LCN modules.
2. Event processing :- sends process and box alarm to LCN modules
3. Database configuration :- 3000 points per hg can be configured.
Data Hiway
HM
History Module
A
B
Local Control Network
HPM
HPM
Honeywell System Description
Peripherals supported
• Printer
• 8 * CD-ROM
• 1/4” Steamer Tape
• 3.5” Floppy Drive
• 100 Mb ZIP Drive
• Annunciator relay on the console-based keyboard
Honeywell GUS software
HM Historization parameters :
There can be up to 10 HM’s on the LCN. There can be maximum of 150 groups per
HM. Each group can have up to 20 points. All points in the group must be in the same
unit.
Network Interface Module (NIM)
The Network Interface Module (NIM) provides the link between the local Control
Network and the Universal Control Network. As such it make the transition from the
transmission technique and protocol or the Local Control Network to the transmission
technique and the protocol of the Universal Control Network. The NIM provides access
by LCN modules data from UCN resident devices. The NIM is available in the redundant
configuration to provide continued operation in the event of the primary failure. It can
also do event processing.
There can be up to 10 redundant NIM pairs per LCN. A NIM can host upto 8000 tag
names and supports a data transfer rate of 2400 parameters per second.
Communication Subsystem
The High Performance Process Manager is the latest in the Progression of High
Performance control products offered by Honeywell for the application to
Improve controlling of existing and new industrial processes. High Performance
Process Manager is a fully integrated member of the TPS family. It is capable
of :
• performing data acquisition and control functions
• fully communicating with operators and engineers at the GUSs and universal
Work stations.
• Supporting higher-level strategies available on the Local Control Network
through the Application Module and Host Computers.
High Performance Process Manager Overview
A
B
HF BUS
(1 Mbps)
EFCD EFMS EFGW
I/O #1
ncst
Closed loop Monitoring signals Third party system with PLC,
I/O #2 control signal Through I/O NEST Gas Analyser etc. thr RS 232C port
ncst Through I/O NEST At the rate of 9600 bps
I/O #3
I/O #5 HF BUS : High frequency Bus: no. of station on HF Bus are 32
ncst EOPS : Extended Operator station: Hard disk capacity of EOPS is 80 MB
EFCD : Extended field control
I/O #4 station : 80 laps per controller
EFMS : Extended field mauture
A B station Max 255 inputs
NIO Bus EFGN : Extended field gateway unit
ENGS : Engineering station
NIO : Nest I/O bus.
Windows NT Based Centum CS Configuration
INTERPLANT
NETWORK PC
(OPTIONAL)
Inkjet
HIS DM HIS HIS
Printer PRT PRT Printer
DUAL “V NET”
10 Mbps
FCS
RIO BUS
HIS – Human Interface Station.
NIU NIU FCS – Field Control Station.
NIU – Node Interface Unit.
RIO Bus – Remote I/O Bus.
Centum CS 3000 System Overview
Centum CS 3000 is an integrated production control system for medium and large control
applications. This system is a synthesis of the latest technology with Yokogawa’s experience
and specialist know-how.
Centum CS 3000 is an integrated production control system for medium and large control
applications. This system is a synthesis of the latest technology with Yokogawa’s experience
and specialist know-how.
CGW
Inkjet
HIS DM HIS HIS
Printer PRT PRT Printer
V NET
10 Mbps
FCS
BCV
HIS HIS
HIS
V net
• 10BASE2 cable
used by HIS, maximum segment length = 185 m
• 10BASE5 cable
used by stations other than HIS(FCS,CGW etc.) maximum segment length = 500 m
V net Communication
HIS HIS
V net
Protocol : IEEE802.4
Access Control : Token Passing
Trans. Speed : 10 Mbps
Trans. Distance: 500m to 20Km
Media : Coaxial/optical fiber
FCS FCS
V net specification
ITEM SPECIFICATION
Transmission route Coaxial or fiber optical cable
Redundancy Dual-redundant
VL net
cable
VL net I/F card ( PCI )
Ethernet
ITEM SPECIFICATION
Transmission Route Coaxial or Fiber optical cable
HIS HIS
HIS
V net
I/O Unit
RIO Bus
Node
Interface
Sub system Unit
Node
I/O Unit
Sub system
Exapilot client
(engineering, operation)
Ethernet
V-net
FCS FCS
Features of Exapilot
• Standardize and Automate Manual Procedures
• Improve Plant Operating Efficiency
• Improve safety of Plant Operation
Terminator
HMI
Control Valve
Safety Barrier
Pressure TX.
Field bus
It is a standardized digital communication protocol between a process Control field devices
and the Control room. It is a simple pair of wires to power and carry the communication
signal between the field devices and the Control room.
FEATURES :
• Drastic reduction in cable, conduits cable trays, marshallive racks, and connectors etc.
• Drastic reduction in installation cost.
• Fewer non field devices.
• More reliability due to the smaller number of devices.
• More efficient operation due to better accuracy (no A/D and D/A conversion).
• Easy integration into plant management system.
• Flexibility for different suppliers are interoperable and interchangeable.
• Major reduction in maintenance cost.
Field-bus Benefits
FOUNDATION™
Transducer fieldbus
(Servo)
Function
Function
Block Block(s)
Block(s)
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Vocabulary
Blocks
Basic Components
Resource
Resource
Block
Block
FOUNDATION™
fieldbus
Transducer Function
Function
Block Block(s)
Block(s)
Temperature
Transmitter
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Vocabulary
H1 and H2
• H1 Segment • H2 Segment
– Moderate speed – High speed
– Use existing wiring – Link multiple H1
– Bus powered Segments
– Can be intrinsically – I/O subsystem bus
safe – Replace proprietary
– Low power 2 wire networks
devices
– New wiring
– 4 wire devices
– Replace analog &
proprietary digital
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Vocabulary
New Approach for H2
• 100 Meg Ethernet technology with extensions
– Improve time to market
– High speed
– Mandatory redundancy
– Widely available technology and silicon
– Widely available tools
– Limited incremental development
– Many suppliers
– High volume for low cost
– Works with installed equipment
– Evergreen technology
• Better than ANY other solution!
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Vocabulary
H1/H2 Bridges
Server
H2 Segment 100 Meg Ethernet
Control PLC
H1/H2 Module
Bridge
H1/H2
H1/H2Bridge
Bridge H1 Segment
Replaces
Replaces
Traditional
TraditionalI/O
I/O
H1 Segment
H1 Segment
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Standards
Organizations
• IEC
– International Electro-technical Commission
• ISA
– International Society for Measurement and Control
(formerly: Instrument Society of America)
• SP50
• CENELEC
– European standards body
• Parallel (competitive?) Working Groups to IEC
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Topography
H1 Fieldbus Installations
Cost
Costsavings:
savings:
•• wiring
wiring
•• I/O
I/Ocards
cards&&
Controller cables
cables
Reduced Junction •• terminations
terminations
Similar
SimilarI/O
I/OCards
Cards H1 I/O ReducedWiring
Wiring •• IS
Interface
Box ISbarriers
barriers
•• marshaling
marshaling
H1 I/O
Terminations
FewerTerminations
FewerTerminations
H1 Fieldbus
all-digital
Marshaling H1 Fieldbus
all-digital
Fewer
FewerTerminations
Terminations IS (Ex i)
Barriers
Fewer
FewerIS
ISbarriers
barriers
FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Topography
Intrinsic Safety
Barriers
DeltaV System Architecture
Engineering station Operator station
Printer Printer
1
2 wide carrier for 8 wide carrier for
Power/Controller P P A AA DDD I/O subsystem
Contr.
Contr.
Serial
S S I I O I I O
Power supply H1
Controller I/O extension cable Connector
RS232 Modbus
PLC For
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8 DI &
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Fieldbus Transmitter Pressure Transmitter
3244MVF1NAB4 3051TG2A2B21AB4M5FF
Smart valve positioner
FSDVC0400-201
Fieldbus Power
DCS communication system Hierarchy
Level 5
Management MIS
Low data rates
High
Superior responsibility
Level 4
Scheduling
SCHED.
Low
Level 3
Supervisory control SUP. SUP.
Level 2
Direct digital
Control (DDC) DDC DDC DDC DDC
Level 1
Sensors (S)
& Actuators (A)
High data rates S A A S A S S S A S S A
Low responsibility
PLANT
History of Process Control Signal
Around 50 years ago, most plant used 3-15psi pneumatic signal to control their process.
The last change change in signal standard was the open protocol HART digital communications
format. The HART protocol provides simultaneous digital communications with the 4-20 mA
output.
The next protocol change will be fieldbus. Fieldbus is entirely digital-there is no analog
Signal. Fieldbus also allows migration of control functions to field devices.
Process control Timeline – The Evolution of Signal Standard
Signal standards have evolved over the years, starting with the 3-15 psi standard.
There are also other communication methods, but they have not gained widespread acceptance.
With many standard there is typically a slow transition period as plant engineers and
managers test period does gain widespread acceptance. However, once the benefits of the
Fieldbus become tested and proven, more plant will install Fieldbus because of its benefit and
economic cost. Digital: Fieldbus
Analog: 4-20mA
Discrete Analog
Device net
Byte-Wide CAN Bus
Data SDS
Inter Bus-S
Device bus network Seriplex
Bit-Wide
Data ASI
Maintenance
Workstation information
system
User Layer
System management
Network Management
Application Layer
stack
Data Layer
Physical Layer
MBAP, SMB, FTP, SMTP, FMS, Physical – Provides the standard for transmitting raw
Application electrical signals over the communication channels.
IEC 61158, ANSI/ISA S50.2,IEEE 1451
Presentation Data link – Contains the rule for interpreting electrical
signals as data, error checking and physical addressing
Session Network – Describes the rule for routing messages
Transport TCP, SPX, UDP through a complex network and deals with congestion.
Transport – Establishes a dependable end-to-end
Network IP, IPX, NetBeui
connection between two host.
HDLC, ETHERNET, ANSI/ISA S50.02 Session – provides Management and Synchronization
Data link
of complex data transaction.
Physical EIA-485, ETHERNET,ANSI/ISA S50.02
Presentation – Establishes protocol for data format
conversion, encryption and security.
Application – Contains protocol that accomplish task
such as e-mail, file transfer or reading a set of registers
from a PLC.
For the purpose of Process control, the top and bottom four layers are used.
Layers 5 and 6 are important to large commercial networks.
Field Bus
Field Bus is a bi-directional digital communication that interconnects smart field devices to
control system or to instrument located in the control room.
Field Bus is based on the OSI (Open System Interconnect), which was developed by the ISO
(International Standard Organization) to represent the various functions required in any
Communication network.
Layer Function
The OSI model consists of seven layers. However for real time application layers 3 to 6 are
not considered since they deal with transference of data among networks. For such
application following layers are used:
• LAYER 1 - PHYSICAL LAYER
Defines the type of signal, transmitting medium, data transmission speed, etc.
• LAYER 2 – DATALINK LAYER
Define the interface between the physical layer and the application layer. It establishes
how the messages shall be structured and normalizes the use of multiple masters.
• LAYER 3 – APPLICATION LAYER
Defines how data is specified, its addresses and its representation.
Technical characteristics
Medium Access: There are three forms to access the network:
• Token passing:
Token is the right to initiate a transaction on the bus. A device must have the token to
initiate a conversation. As soon it finishes it will return the token to the LAS (Link
Active Scheduler). The LAS send the token to the unit that requested in either in a
pre-configured way or via scheduling.
• Immediate response:
A master station will give an opportunity to the station to reply with one frame.
• Requested token:
a device request a token by using a code in any of the response sent to the bus. The
LAS will hear this request and will then send a token to the device when there is time
available in the aperiodic traffic scheduling phase.
APPLICATION LAYER AND
MANAGEMENT
The Application Layer provides a simple interface to the end user’s application. Basically , it
defines how to read, write , interpret and execute a message or command. A big part of this job
is to define the message syntax. The contents include the requested message, action taken, and
the response message.
The management defines how to initialize the network : tag assignment, address assignment,
clock assignment, clock synchronization, distributed application scheduling across the network
or association of the input and output parameters of the function blocks. It also controls the
operation of the network with statistic of faults and detection of the addition of the new element
or the absence of a station. The system always look for the new stations on the bus by polling
the possible station addresses.
Digital Communication Protocol
ISO - International Standard Organization. Responsible for developing the
model that the communication specification are based upon as well as
standards for each layer of communication specification.
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Formed the IEEE 802
project for defining standards for network media and access methods.
SP72 - Institute Society of America, Standards and Practice committee Number 72
Developing EIA1393 companion standard for process control messaging.
SP50 - Institute Society of America, Standards and Practice committee Number 50
Developing standards for digital communication between field devices.
F.I.P - Factory Information Protocol, approved French National Standard.
Profibus - Process Fieldbus, approved German National Standard.
WorldFIP - A U.S./French conglomerate of instrument manufacturers.
ISP - Interoperable Systems Project, a multinational group of some 80
manufacturers spanning U.S/Europe and Japan.
HART COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
Why HART protocol ?
4-20 ma is tried, tested and widely used standard but only limited amount of information
is sent by a 4-20 ma signal.
HART (Hiway Addressable Remote Transducer) protocol enhances these operations by
transmitting digital data along with the 4-20 ma signal – without interfering with it !
HART permits two-way communications. It also has all digital mode that allows
instrument to be connected to a single cable, cutting installation costs dramatically.
Features :
1. Field proven concept that is easy to understand and use.
2. Compatible with existing 4-20 ma systems.
3. Simultaneous point-to-point 4-20 ma and digital communication.
4. Alternative multi-drop mode.
5. Measured variables, tag no. , range and span settings, device information,
diagnostics and simple messages transmitted.
6. Digital response time of 500 msec; burst mode response of 300 msec.
7. Open architecture; freely available to any vendor and every user.
HART COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
Method of Operation :
The Hart protocol operates using the FSK principal. The digital data is made up from two
frequencies –1200 Hz and 2200 Hz representing bits 1 and 0 respectively. Sinusoidal
waves of these frequencies are superimposed on the DC analog signal cables to give
simultaneous analog and digital communications
Layer 2, the link layer establishes the format for a hart message. HART is a master/slave
protocol.
the structure of these messages is given below:
Layer 7, the application layer, brings the HART instruction into play. The master sends
messages with requests for specified values, actual values and any other data or parameters
available from the device. The field device interprets these instruction as defined in the
HART protocol. The response message provides the master with the status information
and data from the slave.
For slave devices, logical uniform communication is provided by the following command
sets:
Universal commands – understood by all field devices.
Common practice commands – provide functions which can be carried out by many,
though not all, field devices.
Drive-specific commands – provide functions which are restricted to an individual
device.
HART PROTOCOL – TECHNICAL DATA
DATA TRANSMISSION
Types of data transmission : Frequency shift keying (FSK)
Transfer rate : 1200 bit/s.
‘0’ bit information frequency : 2200 Hz
‘1’ bit information frequency : 1200 Hz
Signal structure : 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 bit for odd parity, 1 stop bit.
Transfer rate for simple variables : Approximately 2/s (poll/response)
DATA INTEGRITY
Physical layer : Error rate destination circuit : 1/(10^5)
Link layer : Recognizes : all groups up to 3 corrupt bits and practically all longer
and multiple groups.
Application layer : Communication status terminated in a response message.
MODBUS
The MODBUS protocol describes an industrial communication and distributed
control system developed by Gould-Modicon. MODBUS is a Master/Slave
communications protocol, whereby one device (Master), controls all serial activities by
selectively polling one or more slave devices. The protocol provides for one master device
and up to 247 slave devices on a common line. Each device is assigned an address to
distinguish it from all other connected device.
Only a master initiates a transaction. Transactions are either a query/response type,
or a broadcast/no-response type. A transaction comprises a single query and single
response frame or a single broadcast frame.
Certain characteristic of a MODBUS protocol are fixed such as frame format, frame
sequences, handling of communication errors and exception conditions, and the functions
performed.
Other characteristics are user selectable. These include a choice of transmission
media, baud rate, character parity, no. of stop bits and the transmission modes. The user
selected parameter are set at each station. These parameter cannot be changed while the
system is running
RS-232 Communication
9-PIN PURPOSE
1 Frame ground
2 Receive data (RD)
3 Transmit data (TD)
4 Data terminal ready (DTR)
5 Signal ground (GND)
6 Data set ready (DSR)
7 Request to send (RTS)
8 Clear to Send (CTS)
9 Ring indicator (RI) *only for modems*
PC-to-PC Communication through Serial Port
CD 10 01 CD
RXD 20 02 RXD
TXD 30 03 TXD
DTR 40 04 DTR
GND 50 05 GND
DSR 60 06 DSR
RTS 70 07 RTS
CTS 80 08 CTS
RI 90 09 RI
9-Pin D Connector
PC-to-PC Communication through LPT1 Port
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10
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Flavours of Internet Telephony
PC-to-PC
The
Internet
PC
PC
Dial-up or Local ISP Local ISP
Leased Line
PC-to-Phone
The
Internet
PC Phone
Phone-to-Phone Access
Code
The
Internet
Phone Phone
Local ISP
Local ISP
Voice Gateway
Voice Gateway
APACS - Operation Platform
Database Ownership
Controller Level
Controller Module
I/O Level
I/O Modules
•TAGS
•Range
•Engineering Unit
Transmitter Interlock I/P Valve •Diagnostics
TODAYS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Planning
Application HMI -----------------------
HMI
Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6
Devices
I/O
PLC DCS
PC Based Industrial Systems
OPC Client
Planning
Application
HMI ----------------------------------
HMI
OPC
Server
1 2 3
Devices
I/O
PLC DCS
Enterprise Automation Schemes
Windows NT
Corporate
IT Network
Windows NT
Server
Control
network Embedded
Real System
Windows NT (“New technology”)
FEATURES:
• A true 32 bit processing.
• A very reliable operating system.
• Real operating system.
TECHNICAL ASPECT:
• Multiprocessing, Multithreading and partitioned memory space.
• Security - C2 compliance.
• In-built networking.
• Internationalization .
• Human interface as Windows 95.
• Object - based : DCOM/OLE - ActiveX.
• for special need of the process industries. DCOM and OLE are not robust,
deterministic and secure.
• Client - Server architecture.
Windows NT Interconnectivity
Transparent inter-connectivity to typical business systems in plants:
1) ODBC : It provides access to most SQL databases.
2) ActiveX/OLE : Supports data access between application and embedding of
one applications function within another.
3) DDE : Dynamic Data Exchange supports simple data exchange between
applications such as plant data populating an Excel spread sheets.
Windows NT features
Windows NT is gaining ground in open control because of the following advantages :
• User acceptance.
• Corporate interoperability
• Ease of use.
• Connectivity.
• Scalability for small and large application.
QNX is recognized as :
• The fastest and most dependable real time operating system.
• The most proven high speed, deterministic real time kernel.
• Having a hard real time engine that gives PLC-style control.
• Enabling data acquisition with milliseconds resolution.
• Providing a fault-tolerant architecture on which you can run control, events, alarms in a
virtually crash-proof environment.
Windows NT - for Process control
Windows NT features :
• A true 32 bit processing.
• A very reliable operating system.
• Real operating system.
• Multiprocessing, Multithreading and partitioned memory space.
• Security - C2 compliance.
• In-built networking.
• Internationalization.
• Human interface.
• Object-based DCOM/OLE :
The sending object is shown as client and receiving object is known as server. The
MS technology allows any developer to produce small, self contain objects that have
“packaged” visual component and specific action. These components are called
“ActiveX” objects. NT’s OLE technology is part of Microsoft’s Distributed
Component Object Model (DCOM) operating across networks. Anyone can develop
ActiveX Object using VC++ or even VB on a PC. For special needs of the process
control industries DCOM and OLE are not secure, deterministic and robust enough.
OPC is a process industry consortium that is working to make extension to
DCOM\OLE
Ethernet
Ethernet was originally designed by Digital, Intel and Xerox (DIX) in the early 1970’s
and has been designed as a broadcast system. The original format for Ethernet was developed
in Xerox Palo Alto Research center (PARC), California in 1972. The two inventors were
Robert Metcalf and David Boggs.
Ethernet version 1.0 and 2.0 followed until the IEEE 802.3 committee re-jigged the
Ethernet II packet to form the Ethernet 802.3 packet. Nowadays you will see either
Ethernet II (DIX) format or Ethernet 802.3 format being used.
The ‘Ether’ part of Ethernet denotes that the system is not meant to be restricted only to
one medium type, copper cables, fiber cables and even radio waves can be used.
Briefly, stated Ethernet what is referred to as the Physical layer and the Data-link layers
protocols. The physical layer defines the cable types, connectors and electrical characteristics.
The Data link layer defines the format an Ethernet frames, the error checking method and the
physical addressing method. As Ethernet is only a Physical/Data link layer other protocols
need to be added on top of it to address the issues of routing, end-to-end data integrity and
house specific network task are carried out.
Ethernet
10Base5
Traditionally, Ethernet is used over ‘thick’ coaxial cable called 10Base5 ( the 10
denotes 10 Mbps, base means that the signal is baseband i.e, takes the whole bandwidth
of the cable, 5 denotes 500m maximum length ). The minimum length between stations
is 2.5m.
The cable is run in one long length forming a ‘Bus Topology’. The segments are
terminated by 50 ohm resistor and the shield should be grounded at one end only.
10Base2
Thin Ethernet (Thinnet) uses RG-58 cable and is called 10Base2 (the 2 denotes
200 mtr maximum length cable). Each station connects to the Thinnet by way of
Network Interface Card (NIC). At each station the Thinnet terminates at a T-piece and
at each end of the Thinnet run a 50 ohm terminator is required to absorb stray signals
thereby preventing signal bounce.
Ethernet
10BaseT
Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly important to use Ethernet across Unshielded
Twisted Pair (UTP) or Shielded Twisted Pair (STP), this being called 10BaseT (the T
denotes twisted pair). UTP is installed in star wire format and Ethernet Hubs with UTP ports
(RJ45) centrally located. Also there should be no more than a 11.5db signal loss and the
minimum distance between devices is 2.5 meters.
The advantages of the UTP/STP technology are gained from the flexibility of the
system, with respect to moves, changes, fault finding, reliability and security.
10BaseF
10BaseF standard developed by IEEE 802.3 committee defines the use of Fiber for
Ethernet. 10BaseFB allows up to 2 Km per segment and is defined for Backbone application
such as cascading repeaters. 10BaseFL describes the standards for the Fiber optic links
between stations and repeaters allowing up to 2 Km per segment on multimode Fiber.
Ethernet
The following table shows the RJ45 pin outs for 10BaseT :
2 Transmit Orange/White
3 Receive White/Green
4 Blue/White
5 White/Blue
6 Receive Green/White
7 White/Brown
8 Brown/White
PC-to-PC Communication through Ethernet
RJ45 RJ45
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
Ethernet Topology
Segmented (star) topology Bus topology
Switched Hub
Controller
Controller
Controller Controller
Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN is based on standard IEEE 802.11b which throughput of up to 11Mbps in the
2.4 Ghz band. Similar Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) are Bluetooth and Infrared.
Ethernet works on the CSMA/CD technology but wireless LAN has difficulty of detecting
collision in Radio frequency. Therefore they are using CSMA/CA (Collision Sense Multiple
Access / Collision Avoidance) technology to transmit data. Physical Layer is either Photonic or
Radio frequency.
Process control Software characteristics
The most important feature of process control system is that it needs to be reliable. The
process control system used has to be completely crash-proof and any changes in the
system need to be made on-line.
The process control needs to be made real time, which means that it can update the I/O
data table and process the control program in the time required by the process.
A process control system that is deterministic refers to whether the operating system
allows the highest priority task to work without interruption from task with lower priority.
Software offerings in the automation and the process control fields must be versatile and
open enough to address the needs of different applications.
Finally the chosen solution must deliver tangible, quantifiable values such as :
1. Reducing project implementation time and cost.
2. Improving time-to-market.
3. Achieving higher production and quality.
4. Cutting maintenance and training cost.
5. Increasing profits.
PC-based control system features
Unlike the other systems, PCs provide a more open architecture making them ideal for
improving, optimizing and integrating the overall automation process, as well as conducting
control task.
In addition PCs offer the following features :
• Lower cost.
• Ease of use.
• Graphical user interface.
• Easy integration of logic, motion and process control.
• Simplified application development.
• Software portability
• Independence from proprietary control system.
Using PCs enable the following functions,
• Millisecond time stamping which is essential to utilities.
• Real time control.
• Sequence of events.
• Alarming.
• Data collection.
PLC conceptual overview
SCADA
Process History & Alarm & Other Aspect
configuration
Graphics Trend Events system
editor
OPC server
SCADA Real-time
server database
Protocol Protocol
opc Modbus comli xx yy
Siemens Allen GE
ABB Bradley Fanuc ….
PLC Programming Standards
• Ladder Diagram
• Instruction List
• Function Block Diagram
• Sequential Function Chart
• Structured Text
The availability of information is becoming increasingly crucial in the view of growing global
competition. In future, a decisive competitive edge can only be achieved by providing the
right information at the right time, in the right place and in the right form for the right person.
these leading- edge application are continuously optimized and repositioned.
Industrial IT consists of five components:
1. Engineering IT
2. Operation IT
3. Production IT
4. Optimization IT
5. Evolution / Information
Industrial IT Trend
Business
Sales & Systems
Marketing
Planning &
e-PROD
Scheduling
Real-time I ON
OPTIMIZAT
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Automation & ASSET
CTIVITY
Plant & Information
Process Eng.
Operation &
Maintenance Distribution
Plant