ALSPA SERIES 6.

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ALSPA HARDWARE PRESENTATION
BY Y BHATNAGAR & NC PAUL

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 Automation is the use of control system to control industrial machinery,
and processes, reducing the need for human intervention
 Automation plays an increasingly important role in the Various processes like
Power Plant, petrochemical, Oil & Gas and in daily experience like Building
Automation

 Different types of automation tools exist:

a)DCS - Distributed Control System

b)HMI - Human Machine Interface

c)SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

d)PLC - Programmable Logic Controller\

DCS:Distributed Control System (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a process or

any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location
(like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component sub-system
controlled by one or more controllers
OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENTATION

• INTRODUCTION
• ALSPA DCS ARCHITECTURE
• ALSPA MFC 3000 CELL CONTROLLER
• ALSPA FIELD CONTROLLERS
• EPL TECHNOLOGY
• TIME SYNCHRONIZATION
• EXAMPLES
 ALSPA ARCHITECTURE

ALSPA ALSPA CONTROCAD

HMI Viewer & Engineering &
CONTROPLANT RT Data Server Commissioning tool

ALSPA Ethernet Enterprise Bus

ALSPA Ethernet Process Bus

ALSPA MFC3000/1000
Multi-Function
Cell Controller

CONTROBLOC
ALSPA Ethernet Field Bus

Automation Cel

CE1500 controller

CE1500 controller
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Multi-functions Cell Controllers

MFC3000
Single Rack
MFC1000
MFC3000
Double Rack

Multi-functions Field Controllers and

I/Os
CE1500

CE1000
CE2000 CE3000
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 ALSPA Series 6–MFC3000 Controllers with
Add. Cards
Power On
®
CompactPCI®CompactPCI
CompactPCI®
CF Access

Serial Port
COM1 (not used)

Ethernet MFC3000 Led (see below)

Port MFC3000 Led (see below)
(unused)
Reset
Ethernet port for Gate
network (HIL access /
ALSPA OPC server)
Serial Port
COM2
Ethernet Port for
Modbus TCP Video Port
network

Ethernet port for

Modbus TCP network Port PS2
for Trusted(TM) Keyboard/Mouse
equipment
F8000
Medium
1 USB Port (not used)
F8000
Medium
2
Ethernet Port
for Ethernet Port 2
Redundancy S8000 2 / Extractor
Link IEC104
Ethernet Port
1 S8000 1

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Multi Function Cell Controller: MFC3000
• The ALSPA MFC3000 Multi-Functions Controller is the master piece of the
ALSPA Control System architecture, it performs the following functions:
− Automation software application:
• Start-up and Shut-down Sequences
• Closed loops controls
• Open loops controls
• Logic treatments

− Communication with:
• Control room or local HMI through the S8000 Unit redundant network
• Communication between Automation cells via S8000 Unit redundant
network
• Field controllers and Distributed I/Os through the E8000 Field redundant
network
• Other systems through Modbus TCP/IP
• Remote diagnostic functions through the WEB maintenance server
communication
• Process Simulator through OPC DA
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Multi Function Cell Controller: MFC3000

• Enhanced industrial CPU fanless – based on Pentium M or Celeron M

• Full dual structure very well adapted for cabinet integration with
cabling access in front rack
• Floating point computation for optimized data accuracy
• Hot swap modules
• Modules in vertical position with natural air cooling
• Multiple communication protocols openness (WorldFIP, Fast Ethernet,
EPL, Profibus-DP, Modbus TCP)
• Allowing High Availability (Redundancy at all level):
− Based on a full hot stand-by redundancy structure
− Redundancy of communications (Unit and Field networks)

• Integrating Maintenance functions

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Field Controller: CE3000

The ALSPA CE3000 Field Controller is one of the master piece of the
ALSPA Control System architecture, it performs the following
functions:
− Process Data Acquisition and Restitution:
• Acquisition of Process data
− Digital inputs
− Analogue inputs
− Temperature probes TC
− Temperature probes RTD/PT100
• Restitution of Process data
− Digital outputs
− Analogue outputs

− Automation software application:

• Fast closed loops for actuators control
• Logic treatments
− Communication with:
• The redundant Cell Controller through the E8000 redundant Field network
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Field Controller: CE3000
ALSPA CE3000 – Field Controllers
S8000 UNIT NETWORK

ALSPA MFC3000
Multi-Function
Cell Controller

Up to 8
CE3000 Field
ALSPA ALSPA CE3000
ALSPA CE3000 controllers
CE3000
per cell in standard
Field
Controllers ALSPA CE3000 configuration
ALSPA CE3000

ALSPA CE3000 ALSPA CE3000

ALSPA CE3000
ALSPA CE3000
E8000 Field NETWORK
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Field Controller: CE3000
ALSPA CE3000 Features
E8000 network E8000 network

• Hot Redundancy of CPU including

P P network communication
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• Local control with 10, 20, 30, 50, 60,
and 100 ms of cycle treatment
• Time synchronization
• Event time tagging down to 1 ms for all
Digital Inputs
• Input filtering
• Chattering processing
• Module isolation at 2500 Volts
• Automatic test of I/Os
Analog and Digital I/O
• Fault management of modules
• I/Os Wiring facilities
ALSPA CE1000 & CE1500–Controller and
Distributed I/Os
ALSPA CE SERIES – Distributed Controllers & I/Os
S8000 UNIT NETWORK Up to 16 ALSPA CE SERIES
controllers simplex
per E8000 field network
ALSPA MFC3000
Multi-Function ALSPA CE SERIES redundant
Cell Controller controllers are counted as 2
controllers

E8000 Field NETWORK

Up to 4 CE
SERIES
Up to 100 / 150 I/Os
cascading blocks
modules
per controller
per ALSPA CE SERIES
CE SERIES Field Distributed I/Os nodes
ALSPA CE SERIES – Distributed I/Os
Easy to use

• Easy to use
− Separate: TERMINAL – ELECTRONIC - BUS

− Advantages:
• Pre-wiring without system
• Hot swapable electronics
• Free bus slots for options

− Advantages of rack systems

plus advantages of slice systems
• Granularity of a slice system
• Handling like a rack system
• Pre-assembled systems
 ALSPA Ethernet Field
Bus Hubs

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 ALSPA EPL Link
Selector

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Example of MFC3000 and CE3000
 Communication

Communication
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Industrial Networks
• Site network
− The Site network is based on Fast Ethernet
switched network.
• S8000 Unit network
− The Unit network links the three main parts Availability Performanc Determinis
of the plant system (Centralog, Controcad, constraints e m
Controbloc). constraints constraints
− The Unit network is based on proven
Site na na na
industrial Ethernet network. network
− The Unit network is based on redundant fail
safe solution
Unit High High High
• E8000 Field network network

− Located at field level, the Field network has Field

highest constraints (high availability, high Very Very Very
network
determinism and performances,…). High High High
− The Field network is based on fast and
deterministic Real-Time industrial Ethernet
network.
− The Unit network is based on redundant
medium solution with fast switch-over of link
ALSPA S8000 Unit Network

• The S8000 Unit network is based on proven industrial

Ethernet solutions.
• High availability is ensured by a fault tolerant ring
topology (double ring in case of highest availability is
required).
• No need for determinism, standard Ethernet is used with
IP protocol (TCP/IP and UDP/IP).
• 100Mbits/s or 1Gbits/s, fiber or copper solutions.
ALSPA E8000 Field Network

• The E8000 Field network is based on proven industrial

Ethernet solutions.
• High availability is ensured by a redundant Bus or Star
topology.
• Need of performance and determinism, use of EPL
(Ethernet Power Link) technology based on fast Ethernet
using standard IP protocol (TCP/IP and UDP/IP) and
real-time fast Ethernet to ensure determinism
exchanges.
• 100Mbits/s, fiber or copper solutions.
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Field Network: E8000
ALSPA® E8000 Field Network - ETHERNET POWERLINK
Fast Real Time Ethernet Field Network
ALSTOM E8000 Field Network:
Based on Ethernet Powerlink
technology: real time, deterministic,
redundant, available and flexible
topology.
EPL technology is implemented as the
high performance field network in
ALSPA® control solutions.
E8000 field network based on EPL
technology is an open standardized
protocol that provides Deterministic
Real Time solution over standard Fast
Ethernet.
High Speed 100 Mb/s
Supports TCP/IP and CanOpen
protocols
Ensures deterministic exchange
mechanism
Transparent redundancy
Standard hardware components
Easy handling allow interoperability
Benefits
Guaranteed transfer of time critical data within very short and
precise isosynchronous cycles with configurable time
Synchronization of all network nodes with high precision in the
sub-microseconds range
Transmitting less critical data in a reserved asynchronous
channel
Huge transfer capacity for large I/Os applications.
 Communication

Time synchronization
Time synchronization

• Time synchronization is a problem from computer

science and engineering which deals with the idea that internal clocks of
several computers may differ

• Time synchronization can be can be done with variety of protocols like:

NTP,IRIG-B, PTP, etc

• Alspa also uses Time synchronization concept to synchronize its Operator

stations, servers, automation cell and field controllers

• Time synchronization is also used to synchronized time with third party systems

• Various varity of GPS clock are into the market Like Sertel, Meinberg,Masibus
etc
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CE SERIES Field Distributed Controllers
Synchronization
GPS
Antenna CONTROLOG
HMI Viewer &
RT Data Server

Meinberg ALSPA S8000 Fast Ethernet Redundant Unit Network

Time
Time server) Message IEC870.5 CS104
NTP

Redundant
Multi-Functions
Cell Controller
5s (MFC3000)
PULSE
ALSPA E8000
Field Network

Time Message
& Synchronisation

ALSPA CE SERIES Digital

inputs
are time-stamped
CE SERIES Field Distributed at 1ms
Controller
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Field Controller: CE3000
Synchronization
GPS
Antenna CONTROLOG
HMI Viewer &
RT Data Server

Meinberg ALSPA S8000 Fast Ethernet Redundant Unit Network

Time
Time server) Message
NTP IEC870.5 CS104

Redundant
Multi-Functions
Cell Controller
5 sec Pulse (MFC3000)

ALSPA E8000
Field Network
Time Message
& Synchronisation
ALSPA CE3000
Digital inputs
CE3000 Field are time-stamped
Controller at source
with a precision of 1 ms
 Communication

Examples
Example of Network Cubicle
Example of Controller Cubicle
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