#8 2004

Mendelevich V.A., Palitsina E.V. A process control system for glass fiber production based on SARGON hard-/software complex

The capability of SARGON hard-/software complex are briefly formulated. Structural diagrams of SARGON-based process control systems for various type glass fiber units are presented. The features of each project are detailed.

The design of an automated system for supervisory control of microclimate parameters

A system for controlling microclimate parameters in a vegetable store based on NANKO’s hard- and software is described.

Kotov N.A. SM EVM computers and servers for automated systems

The paper show the possibility of building various level process control systems on the basis of SM EVM computing systems, Simatic WinCC SCADA and industrial equipment from Siemens.

Prudnikov D.A, Babichev A.K. ActivePlant – a basis for intelligent industrial enterprise management

Generic structure of EIM-solutions is presented. The paper shows that ActivPlant (EV) is a competitive software product, presents VP composition and key capabilities and describes a universal model of plant data based on 4 primary data acquisition techniques: incidents, accumulators, events and identifiers. The features of VP integration with process control and business systems are also discussed.

Lebedev V.G. A toolkit for developing support systems for the operators of hard-/software complexes

The paper justifies the necessity of creating a toolkit for operator support system development and considers the solution algorithm for the operator support problem. It also presents the functionality and top level architecture of integrated toolkits for operator support system development and maintenance.

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Discussing a subject…
Communication solutions in industrial automation systems

Linke S. Communication equipment in industry

The paper briefly overviews communication protocols and hardware solutions for industrial applications: RS-232/485, serial communication servers, wireless communication tools and industrial Ethernet.

Yegorov E.V. Radio I/O extenders: the elegance of simple solutions

The advantages and prospect of Wireless I/O technology application at remote industrial objects are formulated. Performance attributes of the devices of this class offered by Phoenix Contact are presented.

Klokov A.V. Wireless optical communication: fast, convenient and cost-effective!

The paper formulates the advantages of applying wireless optical communication technology and exemplifies them with SkyCell/SkyNet systems from PAV Data Systems (UK).

Khutornoy S.V. Fargo Telecom’s and DAI Telecom’s cellular modems in automated control and monitoring systems

The paper considers the application fields for 3 variants of cellular communication: SMS messages, GSM and GPRS, and discusses their advantages and constraints. It presents engineering and design features of MAESTRO external cellular modems from WAVECOM and GM862 cellular modem modules from DAI Telecom.

Komantsev A.V., Ivanova O.P. MOXA equipment: full range of communication solutions for process control

The novelties of communication equipment for industrial automation from MOXA are considered. The paper focuses on their performance attributes, capabilities and application fields.

Kornova T.L. HART protocol and other communication technologies used in Russia

The paper discusses key characteristics, merits and drawbacks of device level protocols used now in Russia, such as AS-i, CAN, DeviceNet, Interbus, LON, Profibus-PA, and Foundation Fieldbus H1. HART protocol is presented in detail. Its operation modes, the organization of physical, data link and application levels are considered as well as the interaction of devices and equipment via HART.

Kuharenko S.Yu. Realtime Ethernet - an open high-performance network

The key issue of recent discussions of Ethernet applications in automation is the real-time performance. The system approach that comprises real-time requirements up to including high-performance tasks of traffic control with simultaneous support of standard non-real-time data communication is implemented in the 3-rd version of PROFInet standard, where hard real-time is combined with the world of information technologies.

EtherCAT – an ultra-high-speed industrial Ethernet

The paper describes a promising Beckhoff’s development of a new Ethernet-based ultra-high-speed industrial bus.

Modern solutions for industrial Ethernet

The paper considers the series of RS2-16 uncontrolled switches and EEC unattended switches from Hirschmann and a new Advantech’s MIC-8101 switch presented to Russian market by ProSoft.

Automation abroad

Zakharov N.A. Immediate tasks of industrial Ethernet

The sales increase of Ethernet devices for industrial applications is shown. The advantages of Ethernet are formulated. The application of Ethernet devices in industry is justified by the production growth of serial device servers and intelligent switches, and the application of fall duplex data transmission techniques. The paper shows that Ethernet can be also used at high-voltage substations.

Journal’s Club

Kargapol’tsev V.P. The requirements to spilling units for water and process flowmeters

The paper formulates basic requirements to spilling calibration units. It emphasizes the changes in Russian legislation concerning the order of testing and the approval of measuring instrument type.

Industrial automation companies

Beckhoff: a new approach to automation

Events

Aristova N.I. The results of the “Automation. Hard-/Software tools. Systems. Applications” 28-th international presentation seminar and exhibition

Itskovich E.L. The bottlenecks of production automation in Russia and the ways to overcome them

The paper discusses the state of the art in production automation in Russia and shows the most typical and prevalent situations that reduce the application efficiency of automation tools and systems. It offers a way to distribute the funds allocated for industrial automation that would allow for such situations and form the most rational sequence of steps in further automation process.

Babikov V.M. New and old problems in automation

Automated control systems for industrial processes: from concepts to application practices.