ABBGet more done better with Advant Controller 400 series

Get more done better with Advant Controller 400 series

StepUp is program of ABB's for upgrading

older process control equipment to the

latest Advant OCS solutions at particularly

favorable terms. The theme of the program

varies from time to time; this time the turn

has come to users of MasterPiece 200⁄1

controllers to upgrade to the latest Advant

Controller 400 series process controllers, at

substantially reduced prices.

You gain performance; Count on three to

five times the speed of your current

machine(s) (vs. Advant Controller 450) and

multiple amounts of more memory.

Higher processing speed and more

memory means more work done faster, as

well as more space for trend data storage.

You gain functionality; Advant Controller

400 series offers a number of important

functional improvements, e.g.:

• Support for a number of new, popular

communication protocols, e.g. Advant

Fieldbus 100, Profibus DP, LONWorks

and Allen-Bradley's DF1.

These make your new controllers able

to use ABB's new S800 I⁄O system and

easily able to communicate, with other

external controllers, with ABB's variable speed motor drives and with smart

motor-control centers.

• More backup redundancy available,

e.g.:

- Smarter solution to CPU redundancy,

eliminating critical, common, components,

- Full dual redundancy, covering,

media and communication in interfaces, for S100 I/O and Advant

Fieldbus 100.

• A self-tuning, adaptive process controller (AC 450) that makes short work out

of setting up control loops accurately

and responsively, even in difficult

applications.

• Fuzzy logic control, a control method

based on degrees of truths as opposed

to conventional binary logic that only

recognizes two states: true or false.

A control strategy that is often able to

untangle elegantly control problems

that are difficult to solve in other ways.

• Windows NT-based engineering tool,

You save money; StepUp includes:

• attractive prices on controller cabinets

with all the hardware and software

required.

• further savings on future software

upgrades by subscription to the ABB

Software Advancement Program (described further on).

mentation and control manager at the

LKAB Malmberget mining company in

Northern Sweden in confirmation:

“Thanks to good planning we were able to

complete the entire upgrade during our

regular summer shutdown. In a single day,

we were able to replace three controllers,

including replacing controller cabinets and

verifying the application software.”

Upgrading: as easy as ABC

Advant Controller 400 series machines are

19" rack-based like its predecessors. They

are also compatible with existing S100

local I/O and S400 remote I/O. And finally,

they run AMPL programs just like their

forerunners do, only better.

Consequently, the stage is set for the

smoothest possible change-over. Simply,

disconnect your existing controller from

the surrounding world, remove the controller rack from the cabinet it is installed

in, install the new controller, put all cables

back on, upload your existing application

software and switch on. From then on you

are ready to start taking advantage of the

additional functionality and processing

power that Advant Controller 400 series

offers.

So far, hundreds of step-ups to the AC 400

series have already been made, confirming

this simplicity. Says Hans Nilsson, instruLeft: Advant Controller 450

with local S100 I/O. The

use of separate connection

units for the process

cabling simplifies cable

marshalling and keeps

destructive voltage spikes

away from the central

electronics

Right: The S800 I/O system

communicates over Advant

Fieldbus 100 or Profibus

DP with its parent AC 400

series controller. The units

of the system are small

enough and rugged

enough to be installed in

the field.

StepUp, the easy way to get ahead

Exploring the StepUp offer in greater detail

is easy; simply call your nearest ABB

representative and let him/her know what

your existing system looks like. Then allow

a few days for a detailed offer. If you

accept (which we are all but certain you

will), then new control equipment will be

ordered for you. When it arrives you have

60 days in which to phase it in and the

existing controllers out. Then, and only

then, are you obliged to return the old

equipment.

Everything that can be done ahead of time

to smoothen the transition will be done,

but should you still want assistance during

the switch for safety’s sake, ABB will be

there to give you a hand.

But don’t mull on it for too long; the offer

won’t stand for ever!

ABB Software Advancement

Program, the easy way to stay

ahead

ABB Software Advancement Program

(ASAP) is a subscription scheme under

which users obtain new versions of the

software they are using as they become

available. The program:

• Keeps your Advant OCS at the forefront of functionality and performance

at all times.

• Contributes to getting the most out of

your production plant.

• Keeps your system maintenance costs

low and budgetable.

All with minimum effort on your part.

A perfect win-win situation

As with every worth-while business deal

StepUp makes both parties win. What you

gain we have spent the better part of this

paper describing. What we gain is market

reputation, by having customers evaluating

us and our products on the basis of our

latest achievements, and simplified technical support of users. A perfect win-win

situation and a perfect basis for cooperation, wouldn’t you say