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MAXIFLEX
Process Automation Suite |
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Specialised solutions for
Distributed Process Control, Remote I/O Systems, RTU's, Alarm and Event Management,
and Signal Conditioning. |
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FEATURES
- Modular and Scaleable "Buy what you need"
- Graphical User Programming
- IEC61131 Programming Languages
- Integrated Remote I/O sub systems
- Program-less Data Acquisition
- Powerful Built in Telemetry Functions
- Integrated Networking Architecture for Ethernet, Conet, Modbus
- OPC Servers for Windows Applications
- Easy SCADA and DCS access
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Maxiflex Process Automation
Suite The Process
Automation Suite provides an easy to use, cost effective and expandable
process control system. Integrated Control Software utilizing IEC61131
standard software languages, Data acquisition, Telemetry, Remote I/O
systems capability and the ability to incorporate and integrate existing
hardware systems makes this Omniflex Solution a System Integrators dream.
Modular, "Buy only what you need"
The Process Automation Suite is a modular system comprises the
following elements:
- IEC 61131 Control Strategy Programming Environment with a Windows
based PC Workbench
- The Maxiflex Process Automation Controllers Series and associated
I/O Hardware Platform
- The Maxiflex Flexible Networking Environment and Networking
hierarchy.
- The Maxiflex Remote I/O Systems capability
- Under the bonnet Data Acquisition and Telemetry functionality
- Integrated Alarm and Events Services(Date and Time Stamp Queue)
- OPC servers for a variety of Network Protocols including Ethernet.
IEC 61131 Workbenches Control Strategy Programming
The WorkBenches are price structured according to I/O
capability, with a range from 32I/O to unlimited. This allows the user to
pay according to the scale of the system. The workbench is a once off cost
and can be used with many CPUs. The workbenches are Windows operating
systems based.
Wide choice of programming languages
- Ladder
- Function Block
- Flow Chart
- Sequential Function Chart
- Structured Text
- Instruction List.
Maxiflex Process Automation Controllers
The PAC is based on the Maxiflex P3 CPU platform. The Maxiflex Process
Automation Controllers (PAC) run the IEC 61131 Control Applications and
are available in a number of variants to suit network preferences.
- Ethernet (with Modbus TCP)
- Ethernet (Conet)
- Modbus
- Conet/c
- Conet/m (Packet Radio Protocol)
This provides a flexible Network environment satisfying most networked
applications and plant topologies. Process Control Applications invariably
involve the following functionality for effective implementation.
- Interlock Controls
- Analogue Signal Processing
- Control Algorithms - including PID with Auto-tune
- Network Communications
- Alarm and Events Monitoring
- Date and Time Stamping at source for Sequence of Events monitoring
- The ability to service Windows based SCADA systems.
The PACs deliver all the above functionality on the standard platform.
Remote I/O Systems
Maxiflex is endowed with the ability to implement hierarchical networks
with transparent linking from lowest to highest level and vice versa. The
ability to configure seamless routing from Ethernet to a fieldbus network
like Conet or even a packet radio system provides system integration tools
few can compete with. Redundant communications can also be simply
implemented using modular applications. Field I/O can be collected easily
with Analogues Inputs such Temperature being accepted directly along with
a wide variety of other analogue and digital inputs and outputs.
Integrating Third Party devices
Maxiflex has direct serial inputs for which protocols can be developed to
integrate other devices in the Omniflex Remote I/O system. Devices such as
Analytical Instrumentation can be integrated into the system. Device
protocols are developed and downloaded to Network Interface Modules which
integrate the foreign device into the Maxiflex Network System.
Flexible Integrated Applications and Services
The Process Automation Suite offers many "under the bonnet" features like
date and time stamped events, Telemetry, Auto I/O Scanning which are all
standard offerings.
When combined together within a Control System the flexibility of the
system becomes apparent, allowing the independent delivery of functionally
different services all on a single system.
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The complete Solution:
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Whether your application
includes:
- An Ethernet backbone for plant wide
data acquisition
- An
existing plant-wide Distributed Control System
- A standardised PLC control systems
strategy
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- Distributed
Systems to reduce cabling
- Redundant Systems
to minimise risk
- Critical Sequence
of Event Recording to trace faults requiring time-stamping at
source.
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with CONET networking technology
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