Plant Management
source. Moreover it’s not restricted to what would normally be regarded as automation assets but can capture knowledge from paper based and even human sources and handle it in essentially the same manner as that from electronic sources. In order to maximise adaptability and future development
potential, PAS has adopted a three-tier, modular structure for Integrity. Underpinning the entire solution is Integrity Foundation which provides a universal framework for aggregating and contextualising data from across the entire process automation environment, irrespective of the individual source. It captures and archives explicit knowledge from each source, mapping the genealogy of the dataflow, and also provides a set of common search, query and reporting functions. Actually interfacing with and extracting data from the individual data sources is the task of a large and growing family of Asset Models. These driver-like plug-ins convert the source data into a common data format for the Integrity database. Currently some 50 Asset Models are available, covering not only most popular DCSs, PLCs and safety systems but HMI/ SCADA packages, historians and asset management packages as well as less automation specific applications including Microsoft Office and Sharepoint. Building on the capabilities of Integrity Foundation, a series
of three additional modules provides Integrity’s higher level functionality. Integrity Essentials establishes the asset hierarchy, organising data from the individual assets into a tree structure which enables drill down discovery of increasingly granular data. Meanwhile the complementary Reference Explorer exposes
all of the automation references, supporting progressive exposure of the data, while Genome Mapping provides a third view of automation assets, generating a graphical block diagram of all automation relationships. Essentials also includes a ‘Smart Tags’ facility to link text in Microsoft Office documents to the Integrity database, a Defects Finder (Fig. 1) which automatically identifies
‘genetic defects’ or configuration errors and a Change Tracker which maintains a complete history of configuration changes. Integrity Advanced Elements then provides a further
degree of management capability in four key areas, with Spares Capacity maintaining a central inventory, identifying spare hardware and software capacity and allowing spares to be reserved against projects; Backup and Recovery providing a central backup and recovery resource, identifying the health of back up databases and providing a step by step recovery procedure on a system by system basis; Integrity Loop Sheets (Fig. 2), which integrates with Intergraph InTools and provides integrated field and control strategy loop drawing, with automatic identification of discrepancies between instrument and control system databases; and Plant Hierarchy, which extends the Genome concept from automation to plant assets, supporting S88 and S95 asset configurations and correlating plant asset and automation asset data. But the most innovative module according to Lyden is
Integrity Collaboration which supports the capture of empirical knowledge and its incorporation into and access from the Integrity database. The primary collaboration platform is the Plant Wiki which
allows users, depending on their authorisation level, to view, add to, edit or approve plant knowledge. Wiki articles can be imported into and contextualised with the Integrity database, tagged for easy search and linking and have hyperlinks added. A further Sticky Notes facility allows users to add short notes
to any asset or data object. The notes are integrated with the Integrity database and can be searched and accessed in context from their associated objects. It’s also possible to add electronic media such as video and audio files which can again be searched and accessed in context from their associated objects. In addition users can access the huge amount of knowledge now held in emails using the Email Explorer which aggregates
GSM/GPRS based device for remote monitoring and control, alarm management and data logging
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nybus RemoteCom is an easy- to-use web gateway and it acts as a Modbus bridge and gives
remote access and control of serial devices over Ethernet, Internet, LANs, GSM, GPRS and telephone modems.
The product has a built-in powerful web server to provide web based access from a remote location, alarm management, data logging and trend graphs of field equipment data.
The integrated alarm and status handler automatically notifies remote supervisors by email, SMS, SNMP and Modbus TCP if pre-defined limits are exceeded.
As an additional service, a secure central web server solution that expands the functionality of Anybus RemoteCom is provided. The central server’s purpose, says HMS
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Industrial Networks AB, is to manage, monitor and control remote field equipment. Typical applications for Anybus RemoteCom are: energy applications – energy consumption can be reduced by optimising automation processes in making staff aware of where and when energy is consumed.
Many examples, says the company, show a 30 per cent decrease of the energy consumption), power generation (to constantly monitor the readiness and performance position of the generator) and industrial automation: (to connect new or legacy devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), process control equipment, pump controllers, bar-code readers/scanners, weighing stations and much more.
By always being in control of the machine or manufacturing facility it is possible to increase
productivity and cut unnecessary costs. HMS develops, produces and markets intelligent communication technology for automation equipment. The Anybus range of products is, says, HMS, the world’s most used third party product for industrial network connectivity. Interchangeable Anybus interface modules, Gateways, and tools provide a complete and reliable way to connect to Profibus, Profinet, DeviceNet, Modbus-TCP, Modbus RTU, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, CC-Link, ControlNet, CANopen, Interbus, FIPIO, J1939, Lonworks, AS-Interface USB, and Bluetooth. n
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