HR Series (Harmony Rack) I/O Introduction

Symphony Plus HR Series provides a scalable solution that spans and integrates loop, unit,area, plant and interplant controls. Its systemcommunication architecture is based on ahigh-speed, high-throughput and high-securityredundant INFI-Net control network. The scalablenetwork supports any combination and quantity of control, engineering, operation and application interface nodes. Each node on the control network operates independently of other nodes. Acting as its own communication manager, the system requires no traffic directors. INFI-Net to INFI-Net communication modules support multinetwork system topologies that provide a system capacity of more than 62,000 nodes.

High system reliability and availability are key characteristics of this mission-critical control network. Reliability is bolstered by redundant hardware and communication paths. Extensive use of error checking and message acknowledgment assures accurate communication of critical process data. Patented exception reporting technology optimizes the use of control network bandwidth. The store and forward ring topology of INFI-Net, along with multi-master and multi-cast messaging features result in INFI-Net having an effective bandwidth that exceeds 300 Mbaud. INFI-Net communications are also highly deterministic.

HR Series process control unit (PCUs) communication products including the NIS21/ NPM22 modules provide significant increases to performance and capacity compared to previous generations. The recently available ENM01 module combines the PCU communication functions performed by NIS and NPM modules into a single module and utilizes redundant Fast Ethernet based PN800 (INFI-Net over Ethernet) Plant Network as the control network. Existing INFI 90, Symphony Harmony, Symphony Plus HR Series systems can be incrementally upgraded from INFI-Net control network to PN800 using the ENM01 and the INFI-Net to PN800 Bridge (IEB800).

The Harmony OPC server provides OPC connectivity between devices on the INFI-Net control network and OPC client applications. In non-redundant and redundant configurations, it can be used in conjunction with ABB products such as DataLink and popular non-ABB products such as OSIsoft PI System and Aspen InfoPlus.21.

HR Series ICI800 Ethernet CIU provides Ethernetbased communication between INFI-Net and the system’s engineering tools, HMI and the Harmony OPC server for connection to thirdparty applications. As per NERC CIP-007-2 R5, SSL certifications authenticate its connections with interface applications, further safeguarding the integrity and privacy of the ICI800 communication path.

HR Series controller features include:

• Enhanced controller reliability

• More than 10x performance of previous generation controllers

• Simultaneous support for all HR Series I/O, SD Series I/O and S800 I/O subsystems

• Intelligent device integration via HART I/O and PROFIBUS DP V0, V1, V2

• Downloadable firmware

• BRC400 / BRC410 specific enhancements:

– Extended user configuration memory (2 MB NVRAM)

– Support for 30,000 function blocks

– Flexible online configuration capability

– Modbus TCP device integration via 100 MB Ethernet port (BRC410 only)