Wastewater Management
(commonly known as Wi-Fi) bring an extremely high level of security (802.11i), flexibility and interoperability to industrial automation applications. Originally designed for office and home applications,
these less robust technologies have limitations when it comes to industrial protocol transfer, resulting in transmission problems for industrial automation systems associated with the radio transmission method used for Ethernet packets. But the RadioLinx range of industrial solutions ensures optimal transfer of data packets. To improve data packet transfer, RadioLinx uses a
specific signal processing algorithm implemented by ProSoft Technology. This allows better use of the full bandwidth and supports the fast data transmission speeds demanded by industrial automation engineers. This is particularly vital for industrial applications (involving protocols such as EtherNet/ IP) with a need to transport non-critical messaging data but also critical industrial I/O data. So far, ProSoft Technology radio systems have been installed at half a dozen of Veolia’s sites.
Rapid adaptation important In the water and wastewater industry a fast reaction to current and specific requirements is important. System integrators must be able to adapt standard systems rapidly and without
great effort to customer-specific requirements. With its block library, Siemens offers an efficient
engineering support tool for the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system and the SIMATIC WinCC visualisation system. This ‘Industry Library’ is available as a PCS 7 add-on product for PCS 7 V8 onwards and WinCC V7.0 SP3. Important features include multi control concept with
integration of local panels, integration of SIMATIC S7-300 controllers into SIMATIC PCS 7 projects, and integration of package units - also based on SIMATIC S7-300.
Failure reduction Advantages for consultants and system integrators include considerable reduction of time and cost through failure reduction in engineering and commissioning by use of tested function blocks and standardised engineering tools. According to Siemens, plant operators also reap
benefits. For example, there is high security of supply and disposal through the intuitive and uniform operator guidance according to SIMATIC standards. Then there is reduction of operation costs through hardware and software standardisation, such as reduced overhead for familiarisation and training through consistent operator guidance in all operation levels. In addition, projects can be carried out swiftly because of the use of tested function blocks. ■
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