Tokyo, Japan -
January 13, 2004
Yokogawa Announces Release of Remote Equipment Monitoring Application Package Based on STARDOM, the Network-based Control Systems
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has developed a new remote equipment monitoring and control application package called eCUBE that runs on STARDOM, a new-concept network-based control systems that was launched in March 2002. The eCUBE package is available from January 30, 2004.
Simultaneously, the company will release eCUBE aqua, a remote monitoring system that is designed for use with reverse osmosis membrane systems in seawater desalination plants and in pure water production equipment.
Background
Production monitoring and control systems are keeping pace with the rapid advances that are taking place in information technology. Global networks have made it much easier to construct remote monitoring systems, eliminating the need for expensive communications equipment.
At the same time, there is a need for dedicated solutions such as distributed control systems (DCSs) that can monitor and control production equipment with a high level of reliability and operability. An important consideration is the fact that such systems provide continuity with legacy systems and thereby ensure the supply of products, parts and services over the entire lifetime of a facility.
STARDOM offers a level of reliability that is comparable with that of a DCS while matching the openness, versatility, and affordability of SCADA systems. The eCUBE application package is based on the same technologies that make STARDOM such a capable solution and it greatly simplifies the task of building a remote monitoring system.
Product Features
The eCUBE remote equipment monitoring and control solution is for dedicated use with STARDOM autonomous controllers.By installing this package on existing equipment and setting its parameters, users can easily build a network-based remote monitoring and control system at a low cost. The features of eCUBE include:
- Easy connection, engineering and maintenance
- A wide choice of controller interfaces
- Highly reliable fault-tolerant controller units
- Useful functions including a membrane cleaning time prediction function optimized for reverse osmosis membrane systems (provided with the eCUBE aqua version)
- The ability to configure an application from the components in Yokogawa’s application portfolio
Moreover, STARDOM itself has been functionally enhanced as outlined below:
- Use with Plant Resource Manager
Customers can now use STARDOM in combination with Yokogawa’s integrated device management tool, Plant Resource Manager (PRM). A device management tool for the fieldbus era, PRM makes field device management and maintenance even more efficient and helps reduce the total cost of plant ownership.
- Resistance to harsh environments
As an option, ANSI/ISA G3-level coatings can be applied.
Major Target Applications/Markets
Major target applications/markets in the general manufacturing industry include:
- Remote monitoring and logging of equipment
- District heating and cooling systems
- Building equipment, Co-generation facilities
- Seawater desalination plants
- Pure water production equipment for Semiconductor industry
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