Hactl HLC Case Study

Hong Kong Super Terminal 1

Thibaut Caplain 23/01/2008

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Large and complex project Partnership with customer Emulation test bed provided to customer Customised solution based on proven Airflow technology Skill Transfer

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal

Super Terminal 1 Largest Air Cargo Terminal in the World Fully Automated 250 PLCs 3 projects
BCDS HLC Interchange HLC Emulation

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BCDS HLC Project scope

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Review the current operation Complete design for replacement solution Development of new HLC based on Airflow 3D emulation system based on Virtual Airport for testing 5. Hardware platform specification 6. Commissioning and onsite testing

BCDS HLC System Requirements

6 server pairs physically separated Guaranteed 99.7% availability Dual Redundancy No Single point of failure 24/7 operations No PLC code change Throughput 23,000 msg / second

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BCDS HLC Emulation

Based on Virtual Airport Test bed provided to the customer

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Interchange HLC Project

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Change to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Communication hub for PLCs and software applications across HACTL site. Multiple Redundant, 5 servers and 2 backups 5 x Client Monitoring Terminals Deployment in 24/7 operation 1200 messages / second

Skill Transfer

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Customer ability to modify HLC source code First line support by HACTL staff with support from Sentech Skill Transfer workshop
Source code familiarisation Exercises and examples

Emulation test bed available

PLCS Emulation Project

Emulation to test the Logistics Control System (LCS) Emulate 250 PLCs Communication via SOA Scenario creations Performance reports

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BCDS
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