Current Situation - Customer Needs

FDT Group

Typical project in Process

Automation and Factory

Automation:

> 10 Device suppliers

> 100 Device types

> 1.000 I/Os

Current plant landscape

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� In most plants devices are installed from different vendors

with different functions

Current plant landscape

PressureRecorder

Temperature PLC

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Equipment

Positioner Level

On/Off

MID

Analysis

Flow

Density andconcentration

Discrete I/O

Remote I/O

All devices have to be

� configured and operated with proprietary software tools

� integrated into many different systems

Current plant landscape

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Device set-up – Today !

We can start with

the device

configuration ....

What? For each device an own software?

… and all with different

templates?

STOP

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STOP… this is TOO

complicated and much TOO expensive!!

� Existing installations have developed over time

� Different communication protocols

� Many different tools with own data bases

Current plant landscape

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HSEFOUNDATION ™

Current plant landscape

� Complexity of automation system architecture

� Multiple communication protocols

� Market segment specific protocols

� Many field device suppliers

� Many system suppliers

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� Complexity of plant equipment

� Multiple generations of equipment

� Equipment increasingly sophisticated

� Decreasing number of technical staff and technical

knowledge base

Source: ARC Group

� Freedom of choice

� Products that fit best for your application, not imposed by

automation system architecture

� Keep price vs. functionality competition among suppliers

� Investment protection

� New technologies should be compatible with existing

investments without expensive upgrades

Your needs

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� Transparent data access

� Into Process Control, Asset Management systems and

Engineering Tools

� Independent from device type, supplier, and

communication protocol

� Ease of Use – Support over entire life cycle

� Engineering, commissioning, operation, maintenance,

and diagnostics

� For systems, devices, and network components

System requirements

Your needs - System requirements

● Plant wide data access

● Easy and fast device integration

● Integrated device configuration/documentation

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Device requirements

� Over the complete network

� Communication driver for

each protocol:� AS-Interface

� DeviceNet

� FOUNDATION fieldbus

� HART

� INTERBUS

� IO-Link

Plant wide data access

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� IO-Link

� MODBUS SL/TCP

� PROFIBUS

� PROFINET I/O

� …

� Each device driver fits to all systems

� Complete device functionalityin all systems

Easy and fast device integration

DCS Asset Management/Engineering Tool

PLC

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� Access to all device

parameters

Documentation

Integrated configuration/documentation

� Online diagnostics

via graphical view

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� Documentation

� Printing of project data

� Device settings

� Order information

� Serial numbers

� Tag numbers

� Alarm limits

� Etc.

System requirements

Your needs - Device requirements

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Device requirements

● Devices fit into all tools

● Support of all device specific

functions (e. g. echo curves)

Device operation

PLC Asset Management/ Engineering Tool

DCS

All devices should

� Be operated identically in all systems

� Be accessible in all systems

� Have the same functionality in all systems

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Operating conditions Diagnostics and

maintenance

Support of all device specific functions

Device history

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Control characteristics

e. g. echo curvesInput-/Output conditions

e.g. linearization

… and more

Calibration Optimization

Is there a solution for…?

� …Freedom of choice … best fit product for my application

� …Investment protection… maintain and enhance my

installed base

� …Transparent data access… one interface for all devices

and functions

� …Ease of Use… identical handling for all devices

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� …Ease of Use… identical handling for all devices

Open access to device intelligence

Thank you for your attention

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