This presentation explains the needs of a customer in a process plant. Plant landscape exists of different systems, field devices with proprietary software. FDT / DTM technology can help to match the customer requirements with respect to device configuration, process control, asset management

1. Current Situation - Customer Needs
FDT Group

2. Current plant landscape
Typical project in Process
Automation and Factory
Automation:
> 10 Device suppliers
> 100 Device types
> 1.000 I/Os
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3. Current plant landscape
In most plants devices are installed from different vendors
with different functions
Temperature PLC
Pressure
Recorder
Analysis
MID Equipment
Remote I/O Flow
Discrete I/O
On/Off
Positioner Level Density and
concentration
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4. Current plant landscape
All devices have to be
configured and operated with proprietary software tools
integrated into many different systems
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5. Device set-up – Today !
We can start with What? For each
the device device an own
configuration .... software?
… and all with
different
templates?
STOP
… this is TOO
complicated and
much TOO
expensive!!
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6. Current plant landscape
Existing installations have
developed over time
Different communication
protocols
Many different tools with
own data bases
FOUNDATION ™
HSE
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7. Current plant landscape
Complexity of automation system architecture
Multiple communication protocols
Market segment specific protocols
Many field device suppliers
Many system suppliers
Complexity of plant equipment
Multiple generations of equipment
Equipment increasingly sophisticated
Decreasing number of technical staff and technical
knowledge base
Source: ARC Group
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8. Your needs
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
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
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9. Your needs - System requirements
● Plant wide data access
● Easy and fast device integration
● Integrated device configuration/documentation
System requirements
Device requirements
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10. Plant wide data access
Over the complete network
Communication driver for
each protocol:
AS-Interface
DeviceNet
FOUNDATION fieldbus
HART
INTERBUS
IO-Link
MODBUS SL/TCP
PROFIBUS
PROFINET I/O
…
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11. Easy and fast device integration
Each device driver fits to all
systems
Complete device functionality
in all systems
Asset Management/ PLC
DCS Engineering Tool
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12. Integrated configuration/documentation
Access to all device
parameters
Online diagnostics
via graphical view
Documentation
Printing of project data
Device settings
Order information
Serial numbers
Tag numbers
Alarm limits
Etc.
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13. Your needs - Device requirements
System requirements
Device requirements
● Devices fit into all tools
● Support of all device specific
functions (e. g. echo curves)
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14. Device operation
All devices should
Be operated identically in all systems
Be accessible in all systems
Have the same functionality in all systems
DCS Asset Management/ PLC
Engineering Tool
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15. Support of all device specific functions
Device history
Operating conditions Diagnostics and
maintenance
Calibration Optimization
Input-/Output conditions Control characteristics
e.g. linearization e. g. echo curves
… and more
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16. 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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17. Thank you for your attention
Open access to device intelligence
www.fdtgroup.org info@fdtgroup.org
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