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<strong>cpp</strong> ACHEMA INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL, AUTOMATION<br />

Pictures: Emerson <strong>Process</strong> Automation<br />

DeltaV Mobile seamlessly integrates with existing plat<strong>for</strong>ms in such a way that no additional DCS configuration is required, and <strong>the</strong>re is no separate<br />

database of tags to manage<br />

Mobile solutions deliver <strong>the</strong> right in<strong>for</strong>mation at <strong>the</strong> right time<br />

Put <strong>the</strong> digital plant in <strong>the</strong><br />

palm of your hand<br />

Mobile solutions put plant operations at <strong>the</strong> fingertips of users, providing access to<br />

real-time process data, diagnostic in<strong>for</strong>mation, trends and alarms and enabling <strong>the</strong>se<br />

to be monitored by <strong>the</strong> person best suited at any time, wherever <strong>the</strong>y happen to<br />

be. This 24/7 access to operational intelligence, beyond <strong>the</strong> confines of <strong>the</strong> control<br />

room, facilitates quick and well-in<strong>for</strong>med decisions.<br />

Distributed control system (DCS) workstations<br />

in a control room typically allow<br />

operators to access data quickly from<br />

whichever systems fall within <strong>the</strong>ir realm of<br />

responsibility. Should a problem arise, <strong>the</strong><br />

operator is directed to displays from which<br />

<strong>the</strong>y can troubleshoot and take appropriate<br />

remedial action. However, what happens<br />

when an operator needs assistance from<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r plant personnel who are outside <strong>the</strong><br />

control room yet require access to <strong>the</strong> same<br />

data? This is one of <strong>the</strong> challenges mobile<br />

applications are helping to solve. By securely<br />

delivering <strong>the</strong> right in<strong>for</strong>mation to <strong>the</strong> right<br />

people, well-designed mobile plat<strong>for</strong>ms are<br />

trans<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>the</strong> way in which data on <strong>the</strong><br />

safety, reliability and per<strong>for</strong>mance of devices<br />

and facilities is accessed and consumed.<br />

Data access beyond <strong>the</strong> control room<br />

In industrial applications, mobile solutions<br />

are being integrated into automation workflows,<br />

in order to increase efficiency and<br />

improve plant operations by making operational<br />

intelligence securely available on demand,<br />

beyond <strong>the</strong> confines of <strong>the</strong> control<br />

room. Mobile solutions enable real-time<br />

process values, diagnostics, trends and<br />

alarms from multiple sources to be monitored<br />

by relevant personnel anywhere at any<br />

time. The ability to monitor operations in<br />

this way – without being restricted by regular<br />

business hours or manual reports, and<br />

without being tied to a particular computer<br />

– provides insights that enable faster and<br />

better-in<strong>for</strong>med decisions.<br />

Multilayered mobile solutions that collect<br />

data from historians and o<strong>the</strong>r systems<br />

require significant engineering ef<strong>for</strong>t <strong>for</strong><br />

configuration and maintenance, primarily<br />

because <strong>the</strong>y are not tightly integrated with<br />

a particular DCS or historian. This can pre -<br />

sent a significant barrier to implementing<br />

such solutions. However, plat<strong>for</strong>ms like<br />

Emerson’s DeltaV Mobile seamlessly integrate<br />

with existing plat<strong>for</strong>ms in such a way<br />

that no additional DCS configuration is<br />

required, and <strong>the</strong>re is no separate database<br />

of tags to manage.<br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> tight coupling with <strong>the</strong><br />

DCS leverages existing configurations,<br />

equipment hierarchies, diagnostics, control<br />

logic and alarm rationalisation by bringing<br />

what has already been configured in <strong>the</strong><br />

DCS to simplified, intuitive mobile views.<br />

68 <strong>cpp</strong> 02-2018

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