Subsytem Interfaces

Ernest M Smith
Engineer
Good Manufacturing
Practices Inc.

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 Interface Hardware and Drivers

Ethernet: ALE111 card

– Modbus
– Control logix
– SLC5
– DAQ Station
RS485: ALR121 card
– Modbus
RS232: ALR111 card
– Modbus
OPC: ethernet
– Kepware and Linkmaster
Custom interfaces:
– Ascii based interfaces

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 Interface Hardware

ALE111 ALR111
1 driver/card (Modbus, Control Logix, DAQ, MW100, etc.)
1000 words/card 4000 words/controller
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 Ethernet: ALE111 card

Modbus
– MW100
Control Logix
– BMS system
– Interface to Drive subsystem
SLC5
– Burner Management System for Boilers
DAQ Station
– Existing terminations of Data
Atlas Copco Compressors
- Utilized RS485/ethernet convertors for physical layer

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Analog Tags
– IOP if communication failure to Subsystem

Digital Tags
– If connected to MC Block Output then OOP when loss
of communication to Subsystem.

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 Ethernet: ALE111 card

Ethernet Modbus
To RS485 convertor

RS485
Subsystem

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RS485
– GE Pacesetter (Modbus)
• Multi Drop system with Bidirectional communication.
– Moore Quadlog Safety controller (Modbus)
• Redundant Modbus communication.
– YS170 (Proprietary)
• Yokogawa Standard Driver.

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 RS485: ALR121

YS170 Quad Log GE Pacestter

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 OPC: Ethernet

HIS OPC Server to Kepware OPC Server

– Utilized Kepware (Kepserver and LinkMaster)
• Kepserver with Contrologix.
– Demineralization system.
• Kepserver GE Series 6 PLC.
– Fire Safety System
• Kepserver for AB SLC5.
– Burner Management system.
• Kepserver for YS170.
– Boiler Controls
• Kepserver for DAQ stations.
– Balance of Plant information

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 OPC: Ethernet

Link Master

Kepserver OPC for HIS

Ethernet V-net
V-net 2

C Logix SLC5 GE

YS170

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 Link Master

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 Link Master

KepServer
Tag name

CS3000
Tag name

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 OPC: Ethernet

HIS OPC Server to Subsystem

– OPC to Yewpak
• Custom Basic program in Yewpak sending data out printer
port. OPC server configured to receive unsolicited data
streams and parse data into OPC tags.
• Custom C++ program to communicate to Yewpak Gateway.

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 OPC: Custom Interfaces

HIS OPC Server to Custom Interfaces

– OPC to Compressor controls RS485 Ascii
• Custom C++ program in HIS requesting data directly from
RS485 network.
– OPC to Bar code scanner.
– Storage of data transactions from Bar code Scanner via
RS232 interface to CS3000 data base.

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