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Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it will release CENTUM VP R6.05, an enhanced version of its flagship integrated production control system, on October 24. The latest release features a new processor module with a Yokogawa designed microprocessor that employs large-scale integration (LSI). By using this system LSI in place of a commercially available product, Yokogawa eliminates the disruptions that can occur when a product is modified or discontinued. This release also features an improved engineering function that reportedly can speed up project execution by achieving savings in configuration and installation time. These enhancements cover the entire control system lifecycle, from installation and start-up to end of service.
Yokogawa Production Control System Enhancements
1. CP471 processor module with Yokogawa-developed system LSI
For the CENTUM VP field control unit (FCU), Yokogawa has developed the CP471 processor module. The new module has a new system LSI of Yokogawa’s own design. According to Yokogawa, application of a Yokogawa product eliminates the possibility of disruptions due to the modification or discontinuation of a commercially available product. This shall ensure the long-term availability of this key component.
2. Reduced test time for the AD Suite integrated engineering environment
Yokogawa developed the Automation Design Suite (AD Suite) engineering environment by leveraging its wealth of project engineering knowhow, and released it as part of CENTUM VP R6.01. AD Suite is a flexible engineering environment that helps engineers produce quality work and improves efficiency over the entire project lifecycle. AD Suite takes a modular approach to the development of control applications, and the modules created with this software are reusable in similar applications.
AD Suite empowers CENTUM customers by giving them the choice between the use of a standard set of modules developed by Yokogawa or the creation of custom modules using a test tool provided within AD Suite. With the modifications to the test tool implemented in R6.05, the time needed to create a module has been reduced by more than 50 percent.