Link Groups are then created to form collections of OPC items that will be moved between OPC servers at a specified rate. Rather, LinkMaster uses a simple "Drag and Drop" method that will create links, and includes built-in scaling, user-access manager, error tracking, and write optimization capabilities, providing total control of data flow and application access. LinkMaster provides a means of bridging data from one server application to another and it requires no programming. Then the company incorporated the use of LinkMaster to link this PLC data to the DCS. With this in mind, ASP deployed the KEPServerEX application to read all the tags from the Siemens PLC. The paper mills' request of transferring data from PLC to DCS is common and understandable, since the DCS has complex structures and operators prefer to observe and control every item from the DCS.
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With many years of experience in the paper industry, ASP Otomasyon approached this problem by applying the use of Kepware Technologies' LinkMaster and KEPServerEX OPC Server with plug-in driver for Siemens controllers.
Restarting the DCS controller, which may have to be done multiple times, stops the mill production each time.ĪSP Otomasyon, an OPC integrator and distributor based in Turkey, needed to develop an affordable and robust solution that kept up with the rate of the data feed. The Profibus connection has complex programming requirements, and the distributed control system controller, when connecting to a slave, had to restart itself.
This type of connection can be very costly and time consuming to set up. In the water treatment portion, the paper plant was using a Siemens programmable logic controller (PLC) and needed to feed data into an ABB Advant OCS.Īt first, the paper mill wanted to connect in a classic way, using Profibus to link the Siemens PLC to the ABB Advant OCS. The Georgia Pacific paper mill in Yalova, Turkey, was faced with a few problems at the plant.
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