BNF Technology Inc. is specialized in software solution for DCS HMI, Data Historian, Predictive Analytic, Real-time Performance Monitoring solution for Process Industry.

1. Challenges
The DCS I/Os and hardware are fine, but the outdated computers had become a huge burden to plant safety and
performance. It also had caused a high maintenance cost due to obsolescence of spare parts. In addition, our customers
wanted to develop useful applications for operation and engineering, and they needed to increase capacity of their
computers for supporting various information of their plants.
Solutions
For high performances and reliable system, ARIDES improved TCS performance and communication with Mark V DCS.
Especially, by redundancy of ARCNET networks and ARIDES servers, the system can provide data from <C> core and <D>
core without any loss. In addition, ARIDES reinforced various types of trend charts, system status overview for checking
processing status and networks, point and group setting function. Also, it supported powerful historian with back up system
and various types of reports.
Performances and Functions Upgrade
 DCS HMI solution based on Windows platform
 Reinforcing the performance of Historian
- On-line retrieval of more than 5 years historical
data with high performance
Upgrading GE Mark V DCS HMI to ARIDES
<R> <S> <T>
<C> <D>
Mark V Control Cabinet
DENET
ARIDES(Advanced Real-time Information DEployment Solution) is a specialized HMI solution for process plants and offers
sophisticated features for real-time process monitoring and control. ARIDES provides communication with various types of
DCS(communication with MHI MIDAS 8000, ABB Procontrol P13/42, SIEMENS Teleperm XP, GE Mark-V).
User Interface of ARIDES is designed in accordance with process plants’ standard, so users can manage and operate all
functions easily. In addition, it improves a whole control system performance by upgrading old HMI software solutions for
legacy DCS.
References
Tel. +82-42-939-9114 / +82-42-939-9018 E-mail. gbm@bnftech.com Web. www.bnftech.com
data with high performance
- Storing 9 years data in case of storing 10,000
points per sec
 System stability
- <C> core, <D> core / Redundant System : Fault
Tolerant System
- Improving system availability
- Replacing old < I> station with the newest system
 Improving functions by considering usability
- Providing various types of trend chart
- Historian backup and reporting functions
- Providing on-line checking of system
status(networks, servers, clients and etc)
- Reinforcing point search, builder and setting
functions
 Supporting various external interfaces
<C> <D>
ARIDES-
Server/Client
ARIDES-OIS
ARIDES-HistorianColor Laser Printer Laser Printer
Historian Historian
ARCNET Hub
DENET
ARCNET
ETHERNET
Backup
Line Redundancy
<System Configuration>
References
 In Saudi Arabia,
- Q power plants, 3 Units (Only G/T) - 81MW
- A power plants, 3 Units (Only G/T) - 110MW
 In Korea,
- HU Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 x 1000MW
- DJ Thermal Power Plant Unit 3 x 500MW
- DH Thermal Power Plant Unit 2 x 200MW
- TA Thermal Power Plant Unit 3 x 500MW
ARIDES-
Server/Client

2. Challenges
The DCS I/Os and hardware are fine but the outdated computers had become a huge burden to plant safety and had
caused a high maintenance cost due to obsolescence of spare parts. It is desirable to replace the computers and the
software used. However, since the ABB Procontrol DCS is a closed system, it is difficult to establish a high-speed, 2-way,
and large-scale data communication between the DCS and a modern computer system.
Solutions
To overcome the obstacles, a high-speed network bride board was developed to interface ABB Procontrol bus with Ethernet.
A special interface driver was developed to establish a direct communication between the ABB Procontrol DCS and ARIDES
real-time database.
Upgrading ABB Procontrol P13/P42 DCS HMI to ARIDES References
ARIDES(Advanced Real-time Information Deployment Solution) is specialized HMI solution for process plants and offers
sophisticated features for real-time process monitoring and control. ARIDES provides communication with various types of
DCS(communication with MHI MIDAS 8000, ABB Procontrol P13/42, SIEMENS Teleperm XP, GE Mark-V).
User Interface of ARIDES is designed in accordance with process plants’ standard, so users can manage and operate all
functions easily. In addition, it improves a whole control system performance by upgrading old HMI software solutions for
legacy DCS to the latest one.
Project Requirements
 Down time of the plant during
installation of the new system
- 2 days down for each S/T and
G/T
 Direct P13/P42 bus interface
- P42 IPB interface
- P13 Local bus interface
 Reliability
UNIT #1
SYSTEM
SERVER#2
SYSTEM
SERVER#1
G3
Interface #1
G3
Interface #2
OPS#1 OPS#2 OPS#3 OPS#4 OPS#5 OPS#6 OPS#7
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 Reliability
- Redundancy of server, operator
stations, networks and P42
interface
 Expandability and Flexibility
- Industrial standard network
protocol
- OPC available for external
systems
 Supporting multiple window
displays
 Minimizing changes of process
displays and controls
Performance and Functions Upgrade
 Replacement of the PRAUT and Operator Station
 Replacement of the PMS and Operator Station
 Replacement of the G/T Local MMI computer and panel
 Providing all function of G/T Local MMI within the MCR
 GPS Time synchronization
 Remote control of vibration monitoring equipment
 Sharing of the monitoring/control functions between block #1 and #2
 Consistency of the MMI design between block #1 and #2
References
BR Combined Cycle Power Plant, GT 150MW x 8
BD Combined Cycle Power Plant, GT 75MW x 8 / ST 115MW x 1, ST 115MW x 1 / HRSG x 4
AY Combined Cycle Power Plant, GT 85MW x 4 / ST 160MW x 1 / HRSG x 4
UNIT #2
SYSTEM
SERVER#2
SYSTEM
SERVER#1
G3
Interface #1
G3
Interface #2
GT#1
GT#2
ST#1
BOP
ST#2
GT#4
GT#3
BLOCK#2
OPS#1 OPS#2 OPS#3 OPS#4 OPS#5 OPS#6 OPS#7
<System Configuration>

3. Upgrading MHI MIDAS 8000 DCS HMI to ARIDES References
Challenges
The DCS I/Os and hardware are fine but the outdated computers had become a huge burden to plant safety and had caused
a high maintenance cost due to obsolescence of spare parts. It is desirable to replace the computers and the software used.
However, since the MHI DCS is a closed system, it is difficult to establish a high-speed, 2-way, and large-scale data
communication between the DCS and a modern computer system.
Solutions
To overcome the obstacles, a high-speed network bride board was developed to interface MIDAS bus with Ethernet.
A special interface driver was developed to establish a direct communication between the DCS and ARIDES real-time
database.
OPS1 OPS2 OPS3 OPS4 OPS5 OPS
6
OPS7 OPS N EWS…
…
ARIDES
Project Requirements
 Directly connecting server system
to MIDAS System Highway
 Providing united function of the
engineer station and 7 OPSs
 Reliability
- Redundancy of server, and using
latest OS(Linux Kernel 2.6) for
real-time response
ARIDES(Advanced Real-time Information Deployment Solution) is specialized HMI solution for process plants and offers
sophisticated features for real-time process monitoring and control. ARIDES provides communication with various types of
DCS(communication with MHI MIDAS 8000, ABB Procontrol P13/42, SIEMENS Teleperm XP, GE Mark-V).
User Interface of ARIDES is designed in accordance with process plants’ standard, so users can manage and operate all
functions easily. In addition, it improves a whole control system performance by upgrading old HMI software solutions for
legacy DCS to the latest one.
Tel. +82-42-939-9104 / +82-42-939-9018 E-mail. gbm@bnftech.com Web. www.bnftech.com
DEHC BOP1 BOP2 HRSG1 HRSG2 HRSG3 RPIO Event
Recorder
VAX A VAX B
P-Line
Q-Line
Serve
r #1
Server #2
GPS Time
Sync
Device
IDOL
Maintenance
Tool
Gateway
PCS
Additional
I/F
- Separating between MIDAS DCS
networks and OPS networks
 Maintenance & scalability
- Installation of state-of-art
standard system(Intel) for easy
maintenance
- Using industry standard protocol
- I/O data process & connectivity
from external networks
 Minimum 1 year data storage and
search of whole power generation.
 Minimizing changes of process
displays and controls
Performance and Functions Upgrade
 Communication driver development and installation
 Development and installation of Server applications
 Development and installation of OPS and ES applications
 Installation of the standard OS (Redhat Linux)
 GPS Time synchronization
 Improvement of operation environment
 Installation of high-speed networks
 Developing customized MMI system adopting customers’ requirements
 Replacing Server, OPS and ES system to the latest version
Reference
BC Combined Cycle Power Plant, GT 100MW x 3 / ST 150MW x 1 / HRSG x 3
<System Configuration>

4. Challenges
The DCS I/Os and hardware are fine, but the outdated computers had become a huge burden to plant safety and
performance. It also had caused a high maintenance cost due to obsolescence of spare parts. In addition, our customers
wanted to develop useful applications for operation and engineering, and they needed to increase capacity of their
computers for supporting various information of their plants.
Solutions
For high performances and reliable system, ARIDES improved Teleperm XP performance and communication with APs.
In addition, ARIDES reinforced various types of trend charts, system status overview for checking processing status and
networks, point and group setting function, Logic viewer. Also, it supported powerful historian with back up system and
various types of reports.
Performances and Functions Upgrade
 DCS HMI solution based on Windows platform
 Reinforcing Historian performance
- On-line retrieval of more than 5 years historical
data with high performance
Upgrading SIEMENS Teleperm XP HMI to ARIDES
ARIDES(Advanced Real-time Information DEployment Solution) is a specialized HMI solution for process plants and offers
sophisticated features for real-time process monitoring and control. ARIDES provides communication with various types of
DCS(communication with MHI MIDAS 8000, ABB Procontrol P13/42, SIEMENS Teleperm XP, GE Mark-V).
User Interface of ARIDES is designed in accordance with process plants’ standard, so users can manage and operate all
functions easily. In addition, it improves a whole control system performance by upgrading old HMI software solutions for
legacy DCS.
References
Tel. +82-42-939-9114 / +82-42-939-9018 E-mail. gbm@bnftech.com Web. www.bnftech.com
data with high performance
- Unlimited data storing(Depends on storage size)
 Improving the system stability
- Redundant System : Fault Tolerant System
- Improving system availability
- Replacing old OT station to the newest system
 Improving user-friendly functions
- Various types of trend chart
- Historian backup and reporting functions
- On-line checking of system status(networks,
servers, clients and etc)
- Reinforcing point search, builder and setting
functions
- Logic viewer that looks like ES650
 Supporting various external interfaces (OPC)
References
BG Combine Cycle Power Plant Unit1 x 538MW
IC Combine Cycle Power Plant Unit1 x 503MW