metsoDNA CR
Interfaces to other systems
Connectivity Activity
• Full connectivity to older Valmet/Metso systems
Damatic, Damatic XD
XML and Damatic XDi Systems
• Wide variety of external interface protocols
- Serial line interfaces
- Ethernet interfaces
- Fieldbus interfaces
• OPC Data Access interface
- Server and Client
• Hardware platforms
- ACN
- PC
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OPC (OLE for Process Control) Interface
Windows
OPC
CLIENT
Custom Automation
Interface Interface
Windows
OPC SERVER
OPC server for data located in Process
Controller.
Compliant with OPC v2.0 specification
Custom interface for C/C++ programs
Open for clients running in Microsoft Process Engineering
Windows environment Controller
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metsoDNA OPC (Ole for Process Control)
metsoDNA communication metsoDNA process net
OPC Server
metsoDNA metsoDNA
OPC Client
• Data Access 1.0a and 2.0
OPC Server
PCS • Browser interface
• metsoDNA OPC Server executes a
conversion from metsoDNA types to OPC
types. As specified in the OPC standard
OPC communication Etherne
t • OPC server is the transparent interface to
metsoDNA
Communication
protocol X OPC Client
• Data Access 1.0a and 2.0 and A&E
• Integrated part of the metsoDNA
OPC Server DCS / PLC OPC Client
• OPC interface for Process Control server
(PCS)
• Uniform metsoDNA configuration
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metsoDNA OPC Server
• OPC Server
• OPC Server software in Windows XP WS
• Compliant with OPC DA v3.0 specification
• No support for Alarms&Events (A&E)
• Supported datatypes :
- basic metsoDNA datatypes with timestamps and
status information.
- vectors
• Open for OPC Clients running in Microsoft
Windows environment
• No configuration needed
• Capacity : 8000 tags/ OPC Server
• Performance : application dependent,max. 1000 tags/s
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metsoDNA OPC Client
• OPC Client
• OPC Client is integrated into Windows
Process Controller (Windows XP)
• Compliant with OPC DA v2.0 specification and OPC A&E
• Supported datatypes :
- basic metsoDNA datatypes with timestamps and
status information.
- vectors
• Open for OPC servers running in Microsoft
Windows environment
• Configuration is done with FbCAD
• Capacity : 8000 tags/ OPC Client
• Performance : application dependent,max. 2000 tags/s
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metsoDNA OPC Client configuration
• OPC Client configuration
with FbCAD
• Functions for:
• OPC Server specific data
• OPC group data
• OPC items read/write
OPC.server1
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Interfaces with ACN process controller
ACN process controller • Serial interfaces
• 8 channel serial intercafe card .The
interface is RS-232 and can be
converted to RS-485/422 by
Modem converters/modems
• 2 channel serial intercafe card.The
Etherne
interface is isolated RS-485/422
t
RS-422/485
• Ethernet interfaces
switch
• 1-3 Ethernet intefaces
Twisted
pair
Etherne
t
PLC/DCS system
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Serial interface protocols
•Simatic 3964 (R) Protocol
•Simatic 3964R 'DUST' interface Protocol
•Modbus RTU Protocol
•Allen-Bradley Fdx Protocol
•ABB-Accuray 3628C Profile Protocol
•ABB-Accuray Communication Standard Protocol
•Premid PC3040Protocol
•Mitsubishi MELSEC-A Protocol
•HIMA Interface Protocol
•SAIA Interface Protocol
•Satt Control PLC interface
•Alcont link
•ABB-Strömberg SPA - bus Protocol
•Omron Sysmac C-series interface Protocol
•SCL/SPCL profile interface protocol to MX-Open QCS
•VIB Profiler interface Protocol
•-serial ASCII interface to VIB profiler
•VIB (moisture control) interface Protocol
-serial ASCII interface to VIB multiplexer unit
•Mauell PLC interface
•Sending of Alarms via GSM modem
•SASCII (simple free ASCII) Protocol
•ABB Accuray direct link
•IEC 60870-5-101 protocol
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•IEC 60870-5-103 protocol
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Ethernet interface protocols
•Mitsubishi MELSEC-A Ethernet TCP/IP Protocol
•GE-Mark V GSM Ethernet TCP/IP Protocol
•XDiLog, event based data logging interface
•Siemens S7 SAPI Ethernet TCP/IP interface for Windows node
•IEC 60870-5-104 protocol (Ethernet TCP/IP)
•Modbus/TCP Protocol
•ABB smart interface
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Application examples
Serial interface to PLC
ACN PCS
• ACN RT/C20 process Controller
- Serial interface interface
Serialt interface - Typical protocols
• Modbus RTU
• Siemens 3964R
• Capacity 200-300 data / serial line
Siemens S7-300/400
Allen-Bradley
Omron
Mitsubishi
…
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Ethernet interface to PLC
ACN PCS
• ACN RT/C20 process Controller
- Ethernet interface
- Typical protocols
Ethernet interface
• Modbus/TCP
• Capacity several hundreds of data
PLC :Telemecanique, Siemens, Ge Fanuc …
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Ethernet interface to PLC
ACN PCS
• ACN RT/C20 process Controller
- Ethernet interface
- Typical protocols
Ethernet interface
• Modbus/TCP
• Capacity several hundreds of data
Telemecanique PLC …
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OPC Interface to Siemens S7
ACN PCS
• ACN HD Process Controller
- Ethernet TCP/IP interface
- Windows 2000/XP operating system
Ethernet interface (hard disk)
- OPC Client software
Siemens OPC
• S7 has OPC Server
Server • Capacity several thousands of data
with control cycles > 1000 ms
S7-400 S7-400
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Simatic Net interface (SAPI)- ACN and
Siemens S7
ACN PCS
• ACN HD process Controller
- Ethernet TCP/IP interface
- Windows 2000/XP operating system
Ethernet interface (hard disk)
• S7 has Ethernet connection unit
• Capacity several hudreds of data with
control cycles > 1000 ms
S7-400 S7-400
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PROFIBUS DP interface - ACN and Siemens
S7
ACN PCS • S7 is working as DP master
• ACN RT/C20 process Controller
- max. 3 Profibus DP cards ,DP master
- Real Time Operating System
Profibus-DP masters
• Connection is made using DP/DP
couplers.
• One DP/DP coupler has capacity of
244 bytes in and 244 bytes out
DP/DP
Coupler
DP/DP
Coupler • Control cycles down to 50 ms
S7-400 S7-400
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