2009 Press Releases-06

On February 25, Yokogawa Electric Corporation will release an upgrade of its Plant Resource Manager (PRM™), version R3.03. PRM is an integrated device management software package that centrally manages the parameters of various types of field devices, monitors the status of these devices, and performs online device diagnosis. With this latest R3.03 upgrade, PRM has been enhanced to improve its integration with the STARDOM Network-based Control System, which is widely used in upstream processing facilities such as natural gas and oil wells. Furthermore, support of Windows Vista® has been added.

Key Upgrade Features

1. Integration with STARDOM
   With a new device tag display extension for STARDOM upstream applications, PRM can now display the "device tag_project name" for the same types of devices installed at different production sites. This function makes it possible for users to manage multiple facilities from a single PRM server without requiring any special engineering.
2. Support for Windows Vista
   R3.03 supports Vista, the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. By running on the newest operating system and supporting other up-to-date software application programs, R3.03 improves the efficiency of online monitoring and diagnosis.
3. Improved EDDL protocol support
   With this upgrade, PRM now supports the enhanced EDDL* graphic user interface, making it possible to efficiently display a wider variety of data including graphs, charts, and groups.

* The Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) is an international standard protocol for describing device information such as manufacturer name, model name, and measuring range.

Masatoshi Nakahara, Vice President and head of the Industrial Automation Systems Business Center, Industrial Automation Business Headquarters, commented: "The latest version of PRM has been enhanced for natural gas and oil well facilities. I believe this upgrade will make the maintenance of upstream facilities more efficient. Yokogawa will continue to upgrade PRM to meet emerging customer needs, and will offer other improvements based on our Asset Excellence initiative that will enable a shift from on-site, preventive maintenance to a new approach that emphasizes remote, predictive, and proactive maintenance."

Main Target Markets and Applications
Maintenance of field devices in process industries such as oil and natural gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, power, iron and steel, pulp and paper, water and wastewater treatment

Plant Asset Management, PRM