Trusted Features1

Trusted Industrial Control and Safety
System
From ICS Triplex

Why Consider ICS Triplex
 Streamlined organisation specialising in Oil and

Gas operations.
 IEC 61508 is an integral part of our Business
 Proven track record in supply and support of
onshore and offshore high integrity systems.
 Support world wide
Why Consider the
Trusted Industrial Control System?
 Reduced Capital Expenditure.

 Reduced Operational Expenditure
 Designed to meet the needs of IEC 61508.
 Seamless integration with other systems.
 Ultra high reliability.
 All system requirements catered for.
 Ongoing development program.
Low Capital Expenditure
 ICS Triplex have designed the Trusted Industrial

Control System using latest technology to provide
low hardware costs
 The use of engineering tools reduces the cost of
engineering and hence the cost to the client.
 Designed for ease of integration and short contract
time scales
Low Operational Expenditure
 Full TMR, very high system availability system.

 Virtualy100% automatic fault diagnostics.
 Field loop and device integrity monitoring to
reduce maintenance requirements.
 Low spares requirements
 Modification and Upgrade by the User
Trusted Industrial Control System
General Overview
TMR Interface
For communication to
TMR Processor High Density I/O Regent Chassis
Spare Slot (low density I/O)
Spare slots
Processing,
communications
and I/O in 1 chassis
Engineering Workstation
• On-line monitoring Chassis
• Off-line simulation dimensions:
• System and I/O 19”w - 10.5”h (6U)
configuration utilities
• IEC1131 languages
Expander Interface Communications Interface

For communication to • For communications with
Expander Chassis external systems.
Trusted TMR processor
Three 32 bit RISC microprocessors (600 series)

based on a triple modular redundant architecture:
• TUV certified for safety AK6
• Hardware Implemented Fault Tolerant (HIFT)

3-2-0 operation
• Hot replaceable
• Dedicated hardware and software test regimes
• IEC1131-3 programming languages
• Automatic fault handling

Trusted Communications Interface
Intelligent, programmable protocol translation

module:
• Four serial and two Ethernet ports
• Build option for fast (100Mb) Ethernet
• Support for a wide range of protocols
• Provides interface to MMI and

• Hot replaceable
Trusted Expansion
Expander Processor
• Up to 14 expansion chassis per
processor set
• 14 physical slots
• Up to 12 I/O slots available
• Active spare slots or single

Chassis dimensions:
centralised spare (smart slot)
19”w - 6U h
• Rack or panel mount

High Integrity I/O
Module
Digital Inputs
Latch
• 40 triplicated points
• Extensive diagnostics
Module
Status
• 1ms SOE tagging, selectable
Indicators
per channel
• Line monitoring and filtering,
selectable per channel
Input
Status
• 24Vdc and 120 Vdc modules
Indacators
• On-line replacement
Module
Latch
I/O Replacement Options
Module
• Active spare slot for ease of

replacement
or ...
• Single smart slot per chassis

for greatest savings in footprint
and cost
Active spare or ... Smart slot

I/O Replacement Options
Active spare
configuration
Slot X Smart slot
1 2
Interface
Open systems on an open highway

Operator Workstation
Reduced cost
Alarms Graphics
• No proprietary gateway
Common platform
Database
• NT, Ethernet
Standard software tools

DCS
• OPC
Gateway
Runs on PC
• Windows NT or 95
IEC1131 TOOLSET
• Used for configuration and
application programming
Full suite of IEC1131-3

programming languages
• Off-line simulation
• On-line monitoring
• Access control
• Version history
Sequence of Event Screen
Engineering Workbench
SYSTEM ENGINEERING TOOLSET IEC1131 TOOLSET

Sales Tools Configuration Tools
Estimating Debug Tools
What .. if Application Programming Tools
System Engineering Tools
Manufacturing Information
Manufacturing Tools
Verification & Validation
Customer Care
Maintenance
Project Database
IEC 1131 - 3 Languages
 Function Block
 Ladder Diagram
 Sequential Function Chart
 Instruction List
 Structured Text
IEC1131 TOOLSET
MONITORING and SIMULATION

 On-line monitoring or off-line
simulation
 Perform complete structural and
functional tests of each program
functional module
 Trace program execution
 View status of any internal
variable
 Full logic simulation
 Manually force variables and
internal status
 Examine and debug the global
application program
IEC1131 TOOLSET
GRAPHIC DEBUGGER
 Debug entire application or
parts of it
 Quickly validate program
without connection to a TRUSTED
CONTROLLER
 Access full source level
capabilities of each graphic or
text language
 Includes:
- I/O locking
- on-line modification
Safety Layers of a Typical Process
Fire
Fire&&Gas
Gas
Shutdown
ShutdownSystem
System
Alarms
Alarms
Process
ProcessControl
Control
Process
ProcessPlant
Plant
Types of Trusted Systems available
 Emergency shutdown and Interlock

 Fire and Gas detection and Protection
 High Integrity Control
 Integrated ESD, Fire and Gas and Control
Systems Topologies available
 Single location with integral marshaling

 Single location with remote marshaling
 Multi location (distributed) with Certified Peer to
Peer communications
Technical Benefits of the
Trusted Industrial Control System
 Full TMR system

 Certified operation system
 Feature rich standard I/O modules
 Special function I/O modules
 True Sequence Of Event recording
 High levels of diagnostics to reduce installation
maintenance costs.
Feature rich Standard I/O Modules
 Triplicated analogue input used for both Digital

and analogue signals.
 Multi thresholds and actual value available on
analogues,
 Cable and device integrity monitoring on digital
inputs, hence increased maintenance data.
Increases time between field tests.
 True 1mS Sequence of events. On digital inputs

and thresholded analogues.
 Digital Input filters to remove field interference.
 Adaptable filters on inputs to remove contact
bounce while retaining 1ms SOE
 Only output module with Cable and device

integrity monitoring
 High speed sampling of outputs to allow device
profiling.
 Specialised modules under consideration for ESD
valve integrity checking
Specialised Systems Under
Consideration
 Boiler and Burner management

 Turbine control
 Generator Excitation and Control
Key to Reduced Cost
 Tools to help all processes
 Minimise systems complexity
 Reuse of proven designs
 Reuse of function blocks
 Standard screen layouts for Graphic User
Interface
 Question why components are needed and what
can be simplified
Effect of ICE61508
Control System Incident Occurrence By Phase
Changes After
Commissioning 20% Specification 44%
Operations &
Maintenance 15%
Installation & Design & Implementation

Commissioning 6% 15%
From ‘Out Of Control’ A compilation of incidents involving control systems, by the UK HSE
INTEGRITY
Conventional Safety System
Software
Application Software
I/O Scanning Software
Communication Software
Watchdog Software
Test Software
Diagnostic Software
Trusted ICS System
Software
Safety Application Software

Control Application Software
Trusted
I/O Scanning Software Operating
Communication Software System
Watchdog Software
Test Software
Diagnostic Software
TRUSTED Operating system
•Certified Software segregation, IEC 61508 SIL3.

•Guaranteed non-interference between tasks.
•Safe single hardware & software platform.
•Extensive savings in verification throughout lifecycle.
•Simple solution means easier to maintain.
Firewall Firewall
SIL 1 SIL 3 Non Safety

Functions Functions Functions
Cost and Risks of Specification and
Integration Reduced
 Designed from scratch to be integrated simply to

reduce errors and in as short a time as possible.
 IEC 1131 programming tools
 Flexible input and output modules which allows
cost effective changes during project time scales

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Trusted Industrial Control and Safety

From ICS Triplex

 Streamlined organisation specialising in Oil and

 Reduced Capital Expenditure.

 ICS Triplex have designed the Trusted Industrial

 Full TMR, very high system availability system.

Expander Interface Communications Interface

Three 32 bit RISC microprocessors (600 series)

• TUV certified for safety AK6

• Hardware Implemented Fault Tolerant (HIFT)

• Dedicated hardware and software test regimes

• IEC1131-3 programming languages

• Automatic fault handling

Intelligent, programmable protocol translation

• Build option for fast (100Mb) Ethernet

• Support for a wide range of protocols

• Provides interface to MMI and

• Up to 12 I/O slots available

• Active spare slots or single

• Rack or panel mount

• Active spare slot for ease of

• Single smart slot per chassis

Active spare or ... Smart slot

Slot X Smart slot

Open systems on an open highway

Standard software tools

Full suite of IEC1131-3

SYSTEM ENGINEERING TOOLSET IEC1131 TOOLSET

 Sequential Function Chart

MONITORING and SIMULATION

 Emergency shutdown and Interlock

 Single location with integral marshaling

 Full TMR system

 Triplicated analogue input used for both Digital

 True 1mS Sequence of events. On digital inputs

 Only output module with Cable and device

 Boiler and Burner management

Installation & Design & Implementation

Safety Application Software

•Certified Software segregation, IEC 61508 SIL3.

SIL 1 SIL 3 Non Safety

 Designed from scratch to be integrated simply to

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