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ABB ASTAT Crane Control System Advantages with ASTAT

Advantages with ASTAT®:

• Fewer and better components result in more up-time.

• Operational diagnostics will speed-up fault tracing.

• Multipurpose spares will reduce parts in stock.

• The PC-program for maintenance can be installed in

a ground level computer. Nobody has to visit the crane

first to find the problem.

Digital ASTAT motion control is superior to other

techniques and it increases the operational results to the

limits of the crane itself. For you as a user it will create:

• Increased productivity. The operator moves the

crane without jogging, i.e. with one single movement.

• Prolonged lifetime. Smooth acceleration and

retardation decreases torque peaks.

• Special functions reduce rope and brake wear.

• Satisfied operators. Motion control is possible down

to increments of only one cm. Try to do such a small step

without the ASTAT system!

• Excellent control features permit higher speed

during automatic control.

When to select ASTAT® ?

ASTAT is suitable for crane control in demanding

environments, when larger motor powers must be

handled, for retrofits or when automating one or more

cranes.

ABB ASTAT Crane Control System operator controls

The ASTAT Digital Crane Motion Controller has

better control and information properties

compared to earlier controllers. Equally

important is the focus on quality of hardware

components. The digital controller can be

mounted on a steel plant crane in hot countries

such as India without extra cooling or air

conditioning. This capability provides additional

benefits to worldwide industrial crane users.

i.e. The crane control system must withstand

dirty, hot and cold environments in addition to

difficult power supply systems. This has forced

us to integrate functions like brake control, time

relays, logic control and thermistor relays into

the ASTAT controller. Generic products with the

same robustness as the ASTAT controller are

difficult to find. With this level of integration we

offer a complete, fully tested motion control system.

Slip-ring motors may be produced with small

internal rotor losses. This is important in crane

applications with multiple motors and a high

demand for good motion control. As well as

being ideal for crane applications, slip-ring

motors are low on maintenance with brushes

being exchanged only every 5 to 10 years.

ASTAT uses the slip-rings for measurement of

the rotor frequency and from this calculates the

speed. In most cases no tachometer or pulse

encoder is necessary.

The operator controls the crane motion, while

all rotor contactors are optimized by ASTAT, as

an integrated part of the current control. This

results in dramatically reduced wear of

contactors and crane mechanical parts. Crane

maintenance costs will therefore be reduced.

ABB ASTAT Crane Control System

Powerful, responsive and accurate control of

industrial cranes in all types of environment.

For both new and retrofit installations.

ASTAT® for industry!

ASTAT, with slip-ring motors, has become the

leading technology for new heavy industrial

cranes in the growth regions of the world.

In Europe, ASTAT is mostly used for retrofit

installations or when normal industrial drives

are unable to fulfil the requirements.

We supply ASTAT solutions for applications up

to 4000 A or 4700 kVA.

The ASTAT Digital Crane Motion Controller has

better control and information properties

compared to earlier controllers. Equally

important is the focus on quality of hardware

components. The digital controller can be

mounted on a steel plant crane in hot countries

such as India without extra cooling or air

conditioning. This capability provides additional

benefits to worldwide industrial crane users.

Emerson DeltaV SD Plus Controller Field Proven Architecture

Field Proven Architecture.

The S-Series controllers are an evolution of DeltaV M-Series hardware.

The new design delivers installation and robustness enhancement while still using the

same processor and OS that has proven itself in the field.

All S-series I/O cards run the latest software enhancements of corresponding

M-Series I/O cards and deliver the same field proven, reliable operation.

Designed for Digital Marshalling.

The S-Series controllers have highly distributable I/O capabilities with CHARMS based Electronic Marshalling.

Electronic Marshalling I/O can be mounted anywhere, facilitating system design and expansion

while reducing overall system footprint over traditional marshalled I/O Subsystems.

Advanced Controls.

The SD Plus controller supports all the advanced control features that are expected in a world class Digital Control System:

 Batch Software

 Model Predictive Control

 Neural Networks

Emerson DeltaV SD Plus Controller Easy to use

Easy to use.

Controllers are also easy to configure. Simply connect the SD Plus to the DeltaV network and Auto-Sense it from DeltaV Explorer.

Add the controller and all its IO interfaces to the system database and all components are automatically addressed and communicating.

There are no dip switches or jumpers to set.

 Control strategies are developed using IEC-61131 programming techniques: Function Blocks, Sequential Function Charts and Structured Text.

 Automatic diagnostic and event reporting with time stamps applied in the controller

 Set control execution to match process dynamics and controller scheduling adjusts automatically.

 Reference any parameter by its module name, regardless of its location in the system.

 Synchronized system clock for consistent time based event driven actions across the system.

 Online expandable IO carriers allow new cards to be added online, with autosense capability, for modular system growth

 Hardware redundancy is automatically detected with zero configuration effort.

Emerson DeltaV SD Plus Controller Benefits

Benefits

Scalable controllers. The SD Plus controller complements the SX controller by providing

a smaller controller platform at a reduced price for those small to moderate applications:

 Speed. The SD Plus controller supports all the features you’ve come to expect from the DeltaV system: 

self-addressing, automatic I/O detection. All these features are designed to make your projects execute faster—just plug and play!

 Redundant architecture. The SD Plus controller supports 1:1 redundancy for increased availability.

Redundant SD Plus controllers can be upgraded to SX controllers online—robust!

 Late Changes. You can easily upgrade an SD Plus controller to an SX to handle project

scope changes late in the project. Simply replace the SD Plus with the SX and all existing configuration,

documentation and hardware design remain the same —forgiving.

Quick Assembly. The S-Series hardware has been redesigned for speed of project execution.

Carriers snap to standard DIN rails and controllers and S-series IO snap into position without the use of retaining screws.

Emerson M-series Virtual I/O Module DeviceNet Interface Cards

DeviceNet Interface Cards

In DeltaV v12 and later, the number of DSTs per connected

DeviceNet device will be 1 DST in most cases. The DST type

counted will be the most valuable type used to reference

a signal for each device. If references are made to more

than 16 signals from a device, additional signal references

beyond the 16th reference will each count as a DST.

A motor starter, for example, with 4 to 5 signal references,

will consume 1 DST (typical an AI or DO DST). A remote I/O

island will consume 1 DST for the first 16 signal references,

and 1 DST for each additional signal reference beyond the

16th signal reference.

Profibus DP Interface Cards

In DeltaV v12 and later, the number of DSTs per connected

Profibus DP device will be 1 DST in most cases. The DST

type counted will be the most valuable type used to

reference a signal for each device. If references are made

to more than 16 signals from a device, additional signal

references beyond the 16th reference will each count

as a DST. A motor starter, for example, with 4 to 5 signal

references, will consume 1 DST (typical an AI or DO DST).

A remote I/O island will consume 1 DST for the first 16

signal references, and 1 DST for each additional signal

reference beyond the 16th signal reference.

Emerson M-series Virtual I/O Module 2 Interface Cards

DeltaV Licensing Guidelines

DeltaV I/O licensing for the VIM2 depends on the I/O cards

the VIM is emulating and follows that card type’s rules.

Programmable Serial Interface Cards

Serial dataset registers can be referenced directly in control

modules as analog or discrete I/O providing fast easy data

exchange with the serial device. Direct module-to-Dataset/

register references are recommended for control signals.

Alternatively, users can read multiple registers from a

Dataset into a single “marshalling” module at the cost of a

single DST. Marshalling modules provide a cost-effective

way to integrate serial data from analyzers and other data

sources. Serial dataset registers can also be passed as

SCADA values directly to Workstations and Continuous

Historians without consuming DST’s.

See the M-series Serial Interface Series 2 product data

sheet for additional details.

Emerson M-series Virtual I/O Module PROFINET

PROFINET

The VIM2 with the PROFINET Driver acts as an I/O

Controller in a PROFINET network, exchanging data with

I/O Devices using Real-Time (RT) messaging. Isochronous

real-time (IRT) communication is not supported. The driver

supports the PROFINET v2.2 specification and emulates

Profibus DP cards on the DeltaV I/O bus.

Field device communications comprise I/O data, alarms,

and diagnostics. Other aspects of field data, e.g., data

records and logbook information, are not supported.

Alarm and diagnostic data are reported to PC-based

VIMNet Explorer tools. Only I/O data and corresponding

status are reported to the DeltaV controller.

The VIM2 with the EtherNet/IP Driver provides the following

compatible functions using the Common Industrial Protocol

(CIP) as defined in the EtherNet/IP Specification from

Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA) and ControlNet

International. The driver emulates either Programmable

Serial cards or DeviceNet cards on the DeltaV I/O bus.

Emerson M-series Virtual I/O Module 2 EtherNet/IP

EtherNet/IP

The VIM2 with the EtherNet/IP Driver provides the following

compatible functions using the Common Industrial Protocol

(CIP) as defined in the EtherNet/IP Specification from

Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA) and ControlNet

International. The driver emulates either Programmable

Serial cards or DeviceNet cards on the DeltaV I/O bus.

The VIM2 EtherNet/IP Scanner Driver provides:

I/O Scanner (Transport Class 1 originator,

using connected implicit messaging).

I/O Adapter (Transport Class 1 target, using connected

implicit messaging).

Unconnected explicit (UCMM) messaging client.

Connected explicit (Transport Class 3 originator) messaging client.

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