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Blending and Movement Automation

Movement Automation

Specification and Technical Data

Document Number: MA-SPT-340 Revision Date: July 2010

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Blending and Movement Automation Release R340.1

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 1

2. BENEFITS ............................................................................................................. 2

3. TYPICAL USES ..................................................................................................... 3

4. MOVEMENT AUTOMATION USER INTERFACE ................................................. 4

4.1 Production Browser ..................................................................................................................... 4

4.2 Experion® PKS Station ................................................................................................................ 4

5. MOVEMENT AUTOMATION FUNCTIONALITY.................................................... 7

5.1 Inventory Monitor ......................................................................................................................... 7

5.2 Movement Automation – Basic Option....................................................................................... 9

5.2.1 Movement Planning and Logging ............................................................................................ 9

5.2.2 Movement Monitoring and Alarming...................................................................................... 10

5.3 Movement Automation – Control Option ................................................................................. 12

5.3.1 Path Selection........................................................................................................................ 13

5.3.2 Path Isolation......................................................................................................................... 13

5.3.3 Sequence Generation............................................................................................................ 13

5.3.4 Path Approval ........................................................................................................................ 13

5.3.5 Sequence Actions Review..................................................................................................... 15

5.3.6 Movement Execution ............................................................................................................. 15

5.3.7 Element Processing............................................................................................................... 15

5.3.8 Direct Equipment Control ...................................................................................................... 16

5.3.9 Integration with Wireless Procedure Systems for Manual Equipment Operations................ 16

6. INTEGRATION WITH OTHER APPLICATIONS.................................................. 17

6.1 Honeywell Applications.............................................................................................................. 17

7. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 18

7.1 Movement Automation System Sizing...................................................................................... 18

7.2 Movement Automation System Specifications........................................................................ 18

7.2.1 Typical Network Topology ..................................................................................................... 18

7.2.2 Experion PKS Requirements................................................................................................. 20

7.2.3 Movement Automation Server Requirements ....................................................................... 20

7.2.4 Browser Client Requirements................................................................................................ 22

7.2.5 ACE Node Requirements (Optional) ..................................................................................... 23

8. MORE INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 23

9. CONTACT INFORMATION.................................................................................. 23

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1. Introduction

Honeywell’s Movement Automation system is used by operations personnel to effect stable and efficient control of

material transfers within a plant, and between the plant and various receipt and shipment points. The system is

ideally suited to manage inventory and movements within oil refineries. It provides the necessary middle-layer to

support the collaboration required between schedulers, operations and production accountants.

The Movement Automation system provides operations with a checklist of the movements to be executed, allows a

movement to have the optimal set of equipment associated with it, ensures that the movement is appropriately lined

up prior to establishing flow, monitors the status of the movement and ensures that all movement data is

comprehensively and accurately recorded. Movement data need only be entered once and retrieval is quick and easy.

Information reported by the Movement Automation system can be used to compare a movement’s plan versus

actual data, and to derive key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement in operations.

The Movement Automation system manages the following processes:

� Movement planning and logging (also referred to as “order management”)

� Inventory monitoring and alarming

� Movement monitoring and alarming

� Movement control

� Direct equipment control

Within these processes, Movement Automation provides these functions:

� Accept movement orders from scheduling and business systems, or define those orders locally.

� Validate and modify movement orders.

� Generate required tasks from movement orders.

� Optimally select field elements to be committed to the execution of tasks based on user-specific criteria.

� Generate the sequences of field actions necessary to execute movement tasks.

� Execute the tasks to perform the actual material movement activities.

� Where applicable, integrate tank qualities and track tank composition.

� Interface to the user’s lab application to support tank quality certification and assurance.

� Interface to the user’s Distributed Control System (DCS) to monitor and control field elements.

� Interface to the user’s blending system for coordinated blend movements.

� Interface to the refinery Loading Systems to provide coordinated task and equipment (e.g. tank, pump, etc.)

processing to control, monitor and complete the requested material movements.

� Provide completed movement results for reports, business systems and higher level applications.

Two applications make up the Movement Automation system:

� Inventory Monitor

� Movement Automation (Basic and Control options)



2. Benefits

� Optimize Movement Set Up and Execution

The Movement Automation system provides optimized path selection based on user criteria to minimize plant

device moves while ensuring material and equipment compatibility and path isolation. Movement templates, as

well as an equipment include/exclude capability, help minimize the time needed for movement setup by the

operator. Concise task lists step the operator through required activities. Furthermore, the ability to define an

order graphically from Tank Farm Graphics makes the order definition process more intuitive and fluid.

� Provide More Effective Flotation Management

The Movement Automation system can ensure that the piping network is not blocked in, assisting the operator

in making sure that thermal pressure relief of lines is always provided. Flotation management is also a cost

effective alternative to the installation and maintenance of thermal relief valves.

� Reduce Incidents Resulting From Inappropriate Operation Requests

The Movement Automation system checks for material and equipment compatibility during movement setup to

avoid contamination. The system also provides an analysis of direct control requests so operators can control

valves and other field equipment with a full understanding of possible consequences of their actions. Violation

of isolation, flotation and commitment constraints are avoided and potential problems are recognized and can be

mitigated before they occur.

� Minimize Material Downgrades and Shipping Errors

The Movement Automation system supports an interface to a lab system from which product properties and

certification information can be obtained. This information allows the system to track tank composition and line

content. The movement monitoring functions are able to indicate whether the requested product can continue to

be shipped. This minimizes errors and ensures that each order is correctly filled.

� Facilitate Inventory Reconciliation

The Movement Automation system reduces the effort required to reconcile and account for changes in

inventory. Inventory levels and entry/exit flow rates are monitored to ensure that all changes in inventory

position can be accounted for and logged. The Movement Automation system ensures that production

accountants have all the data they need for balancing daily production.

� Elimination of Data Re-entry

The collaborative nature of the Movement Automation system means that data may be added successively by

scheduling, operations and accounting personnel, or by other applications, into a common record. In other

words, data does not need to be re-entered by those who need to access, modify or add to it. The user interface is

intuitive and easy to navigate, and data views may be tailored to meet the requirements of different job roles.

The user clicks on easy to recognize, configurable objects to see the data displayed in a format that may be

customized for the individual user.

� Data Integration

Data used in the Movement Automation system may be shared with a rich suite of applications available in the

Business FLEX® product family. The Movement Automation system also employs industry standard XML to

interface to non-Honeywell applications providing the reliable movement and inventory data required for fully

integrated information management.

� Open Systems

The Movement Automation system is built on industry standard Microsoft® Windows® technology and

communicates to other applications via industry standard XML, and to any OPC-compliant Distributed Control

System.

� World Class Domain Expertise

Honeywell’s Global Services organization is the world leader in Movement Automation deployment with

domain and systems expertise that has over 180 oil movement and blending installations over Honeywell’s 20



years of deployment experience. Honeywell Service ensures smooth system startup and continued system

performance for maximum return on investment.

� The Experion Platform

Movement Automation is built on the Experion platform which provides the foundation for the Experion

Process Knowledge System (PKS), integrating all process control and safety management (including non-

Honeywell systems) into a single, unified architecture. Robust and scalable, the Experion platform provides

embedded decision support and diagnostic technology, and safety components that increase security and system

dependability. Honeywell’s patented Fault Tolerant Ethernet technology provides networking and

communication redundancy through this broadly distributed architecture. Experion system components are

optionally redundant from I/O to controllers to Servers and Foundation Fieldbus modules.

3. Typical Uses

Movement Planning

Production planners and production schedulers use the Movement Automation system to review and modify

movement orders downloaded from scheduling systems. As well, operators may create movement orders with the

system from predefined movement order templates, such as material receipts, shipments, blends, unit feeds, unit

rundowns, tank-to-tank transfers, additive additions and drain-offs. Order status remains “pending” until the user is

satisfied with the planned movement at which time the order is “released” to operations for execution.

Movement Monitoring and Execution

Orders are reviewed and executed by process operators. Operators may enter additional operating data such as target

flow rates, equipment to be included or excluded, precise movement start or stop times, and other movement-specific

instructions. The Movement Automation system is used by operators to setup, control and monitor movements in

an optimal fashion. Operations supervisors may use the Movement Automation system to assign movement-related

activities and to monitor movement completion status. Process engineers can use the Movement Automation system

to assess performance by comparing plan versus actual data.

Movement Reporting

Production accountants can use the information recorded by the Movement Automation system to analyze

movement data and to provide input for yield accounting applications. The Movement Automation system can

provide data to Business FLEX® Production Balance or to other yield accounting applications. If the yield

accounting application determines that there is an imbalance, missing movement data may be entered retroactively

thereby providing a complete and accurate record of all activities executed during the period.



4. Movement Automation User Interface

Common to both the Inventory Monitor and Movement Automation applications is a browsing environment that

consists of two containers:

� Production Browser

� Experion® PKS Station

4.1 Production Browser

The Production Browser (Figure 4-1) is a generic user interface container used to view and configure the

applications which make up the Blending and Movement Automation Suite (Blending Instructions, OpenBPC,

Experion Blend Controller, Inventory Monitor and Movement Automation). The Production Browser provides

display access security and display configuration facilities which are common to all supported applications. Each

computer to be used to access the Blending and Movement Automation operating or configuration displays must

have the Production Browser Client software installed on it.

Figure 4-1 – Production Browser Displaying Equipment Tree and Tank Summary

4.2 Experion® PKS Station

The Experion® PKS Station hosts Movement Automation Tank Farm Graphics (TFG) (Figure 4-2 and Figure 4-3)

as well as various equipment and movement “detail” displays (Figure 4-4).

Movement Automation Tank Farm Graphics are the primary starting point for operator display and manipulation of

field elements. They provide a graphical representation of the piping network and associated equipment. They also

provide a convenient access to individual equipment items for operation through an appropriate Equipment Detail

display or Equipment change zone. Additionally, Tank Farm Graphics can be used to assign equipment to tasks.

Tank Farm Graphics are created using the HMIWeb Display Builder (DB) environment. To facilitate this process,

the Movement Automation system is delivered with a TFG Toolkit of graphic components. The TFG Toolkit



supports two display layout methods. The physical layout has a more traditional P&ID appearance, while the logical

layout is more concise and is able to support greater element density.

Tank Farm Graphics are flexible with element color and behaviors, such as fill, outline, blinking, etc., completely

configurable. All the code associated with shape behavior is generic and resides within the main display script.

The Experion Station also provides access to the Experion system displays including the Experion alarm (Figure 5-2)

and event summaries and journals where comprehensive commenting and annotation capabilities are provided to

capture “knowledge” as it happens in relation to alarms and events.

Figure 4-2 – Typical Tank Farm Graphic Example



Figure 4-3 – Dense Tank Farm Graphic Example

Figure 4-4 – Tank Detail Display



5. Movement Automation Functionality

Two applications make up the Movement Automation system:

� Inventory Monitor

� Movement Automation (Basic and Control options)

5.1 Inventory Monitor

The Inventory Monitor application collects and maintains tank data. The data can be collected automatically from

tank gauging systems or entered manually by operating personnel. Data collected may include level, temperature,

material density, and percent sediment and water data. The gauging systems that are supported include:

� Servo

� Float

� Tape

� Radar

� Hydrostatic

Optionally, manual data can be substituted for automatically collected data.

Using collected and reference data, the Inventory Monitor application calculates (if required) and records tank-

related parameters such as:

� Gross and net volume

� Volume correction factor

� Available capacity

� Pumpable volume

� Water volume

� Gross and net mass

� Flow rate

� Time to alarm

� Time to gauge

All tank gauging system data is validated for bad values. Reference data that is also maintained by the Inventory

Monitor application includes:

� Reference density

� Stop gauge level or volume

� Volume, temperature, pressure and density alarm limits

� Tank measurement units

The Inventory Monitor application supports the following tank geometries:

� Floating roof

� Fixed roof

� Bullets

� Spheres

Volume correction is used to express the volume of the tank material under reference conditions. Correction

calculations are based on tank geometry, as well as type, tank temperature, vapor pressure (for pressurized tanks),

reference or actual density. Calculations conform to API 2540 (1980 and 2004 Editions) or ASTM D1250, D1550,

D1555, D4311 standards.

Tank flow detection is supported for flows into or out of a tank based on changes in tank level. Levels are sampled at

configurable intervals to determine if the specified flow tolerance is exceeded.

Tanks are monitored (Figure 5-1) for several alarm conditions including level, flow, temperature, density, pressure,

unexpected movement, leak, flow start/stop and stop gauge. The stop gauge may be set for level, volume or change

in volume. Messages can be configured for the time until a gauge condition is met or in advance of limits being

reached. Alarms are available on the Alarm Summary hosted in the Experion® PKS station (Figure 5-2).



Figure 5-1 – Tank Summary

Figure 5-2 – Experion® PKS Alarm Summary



5.2 Movement Automation – Basic Option

The Movement Automation – Basic Option manages the following processes:

� Movement planning and logging (also referred to as “order management”)

� Movement monitoring and alarming

Inventory Monitor is a prerequisite for Movement Automation – Basic Option.

5.2.1 Movement Planning and Logging

Movement activities are defined in the Movement Automation system as movement orders (Figure 5-3). The

process of receiving orders from business and scheduling applications, setting up new orders, modifying existing

orders, logging movement information and exposing that information to business and reconciliation applications is

collectively referred to as movement planning and logging, or order management.

Movement orders may be remotely defined and entered through business and scheduling applications, or may be

entered directly into the Order Detail display (Figure 5-4). Movement Automation performs order management

through the following functions:

� Receives movement orders for scheduled operations from business and scheduling systems.

� Provides the capability to define orders locally or edit received orders.

� Passes requested order requirements to the Movement Automation system’s movement control and

monitoring functions or to a third party Loading System for execution of real time control of movement

operations.

� Receives the completed result data, such as loaded product volume, from the real-time movement.

� Provides a mechanism for plant personnel to correct and/or approve the completed result data.

� Makes the completed and corrected result data available for shipping document printing and for

transmission to business systems.

� Makes significant task event data available to other Level 4 applications.

� Boundary point envelope orders can be set up to string together a set of tasks that operate on the boundary

point, so that inter-task swings can be created.

� Displacement orders needed to clear the lines of incompatible material can be created automatically.

Figure 5-3 – Order List



Figure 5-4 – Order Entry and Update Through the Order Detail

5.2.2 Movement Monitoring and Alarming

The movement monitoring and alarming functions help the operator to manage, prioritize and monitor material

movement activities in refinery off-sites or tank farms. Material movements may be set up to have one or multiple

material sources, and one or multiple material destinations. Material movement sources and destinations may include

tanks, docks, blend headers and on-site units.

Movement Orders define the material movement activities and expected states. This information is used to monitor

for expected and unexpected events, and to log movement data.

Movement state and tank conditions are used to prioritize operator activities and to provide advance warning of

required actions such as movement start, stop and swing. Conditions that may be monitored include:

� Movement target volume

� Time and date

� Tank volume, level, volume or limit

� Change in tank volume

� Tank stop gauge

� Pump or valve status

� Flow start or stop

� Another movement’s state

The movement monitoring and alarming functions monitor movements for several alarm and event conditions, and

can provide the operator notification of upcoming events or alarms in advance, as well as notification when the event

or alarm occurs. Production Browser and Experion Station displays are used to view movement status and progress.

Alarm types include:

� Unexpected and Fail to Stop

� 5 and 30 minutes to Start, and Start Condition Met

� 5 and 30 minutes to Stop, and Stop Condition Met

� 5 and 30 minutes to Swing, and Swing Condition Met



� Flow Started and Flow Stopped

� Wrong Direction, No Movement and Unexpected Movement

The movement monitoring and alarming functions may generate data collected on a volumetric or mass basis. Data

from a variety of sources, including docks, tanks, pipelines and meters is shown in a common interface. Through

creation to completion of a movement, snapshot information is collected at intervals, events or on demand, and is

saved.

An Active Task List (Figure 5-5) displays all active movements sorted by time to event, or by movement type. A

more detailed view of each movement shown on the Active Task List is also available on the Task Detail display

(Figure 5-6).

Figure 5-5 – Active Task List



Figure 5-6 – Task Detail

5.3 Movement Automation – Control Option

The optional Movement Automation – Control Option manages the following processes:

� Movement control

� Direct equipment control

Inventory Monitor and Movement Automation – Basic Option are prerequisites for the Movement Automation –

Control Option.

The movement control functions in the Movement Automation – Control Option are responsible for selection and

manipulation of equipment items to accomplish the product movements. These functions support the following

movement operation options:

� Flow Profiling - Allows Movement Automation to automatically control the rate at which material

movements are performed.

� Delivery Streams - Allow two separate tasks to work together across a physical or security boundary.

� Batch Blending - Supports automated batch blending, sequential batch blending and batch reblending

operations. Support is also provided for recycle streams, carrier streams and automated wash operations

associated with batch blending.

� Product Certification - For tanks that are identified as product certification tanks, the movement of material

into and out of these tanks can be controlled by the tank certification protection processes.

The main movement control functions are outlined below.



5.3.1 Path Selection

The paths that the material must travel must be selected for each combination of sources and destinations that are

defined in the movement order. Path selection includes specification of path selection criteria, selection of paths

(either dynamically or from a library of predefined paths), reviewing proposed paths and committing to the chosen

path all required elements. This process is repeated for each source-destination pair in the movement.

The operator can specify whether to use a dynamic path search or a library search, though predefined paths may not

have been configured in all cases.

An automatic path selection option is available whereby all the paths required for a movement are automatically

selected and approved.

5.3.2 Path Isolation

After a path is selected, the system determines how to isolate the selected path from other movements that may be

defined. Movement Automation supports two approaches for isolating paths:

� Optimal Isolation: The minimum number of isolation actions is determined by searching each branch of the

piping network off the selected path looking for open connections to tanks and manifolds that are not

involved in the movement. Isolation valves are identified only as required to close those open connections.

� Explicit Isolation: All valves that are not in the flow path but are adjacent to the path line segments are

identified, whether they are currently in the correct position to provide isolation or not.

This approach enforces the state of all isolation valves, and so is intended to guarantee isolation

independent of other movements.

5.3.3 Sequence Generation

When a path is accepted for presentation to the operator for approval, it is associated with a standard sequence

definition, scripted in Visual Java, that defines how its elements are to be operated from start to finish of the

movement. Most paths use a generic sequence definition that defines standard phases and steps for sequence

execution. It is possible, however, to associate a path with a specific sequence that includes specialized logic by

reconfiguring the standard sequence scripts. Selection of whether to use generic or specialized sequences is a

configuration setting that can be done on an order template basis.

5.3.4 Path Approval

Proposed paths are presented to the operator for review. If a proposed path is not suitable, perhaps because a pump

or other element is down for maintenance, the operator must adjust the path specification and try again. All elements

used in the path are made temporarily unavailable to other path selection attempts, to prevent conflict conditions.

Proposed paths are presented to the operator in the path approval display (Figure 5-7) and as highlighted line

segments and elements on the associated Tank Farm Graphic (Figure 5-8). Tank Farm Graphic highlighting allows

the operator to visually follow the path. Highlight colors differentiate between elements in the proposed paths,

elements already committed to other movements, and elements that are not committed to other movements. Highlight

colors are configurable.



Figure 5-7 – Movement Task Detail with Path Approval

Figure 5-8 – Graphical View of Selected Path



5.3.5 Sequence Actions Review

The operator is presented with a list of intended element commands for the isolation and lineup process, and is

shown the “key” elements that are to be operated to execute subsequent movement sequence state changes (primarily

start and stop flow). The operator display (Figure 5-9) includes the type of action, the elements to be operated and

their description, current and required states, and an indication of auto or manual mode.

Figure 5-9 – Sequence Actions View

Elements associated with the selected path are committed to the movement when the sequence is approved. The

sequence can be configured to execute automatically once approved, for example to begin the lineup process.

The operator may view the lineup sequence in the Task Detail after approval. As lineup execution completes,

required actions that have been completed are no longer shown.

5.3.6 Movement Execution

Once approved, the movement sequence execution begins leading up to movement start. The movement monitoring

and alarming functions manage the transition of movement states through the movement lifecycle.

Sequences respond to commands issued by the Movement Automation application or directly by operators

throughout the movement. Sequences are broken into phases that correspond to movement states, such that when the

movement commands are issued, the associated sequences execute the appropriate phases. Typically there is a one to

one relationship between movement commands and sequence phases.

A sequence phase typically runs to completion, executing all steps and actions along the way. The execution can

pause under certain conditions, such as while waiting for operator or field element status confirmation, or for a

configured delay time, or for an operator-directed hold.

5.3.7 Element Processing

Within Movement Automation, “elements” are defined representing field devices. Sequences issue commands (e.g.

open, close, start, stop) to these elements which, in turn, translate them into the appropriate field device actions for

associated DCS tags (for automatic elements), or into operator notifications (for manual elements).

Elements may receive commands from multiple sequences, and the system is responsible for arbitrating between

them. Elements provide appropriate responses to sequence commands, depending on the circumstance.



5.3.8 Direct Equipment Control

Normally, all element changes are requested and performed under Movement Automation’s task control with the

operator confirming that demands on equipment without direct detection have been met. It is also possible for the

operator to make direct element changes through the Movement Automation system but outside of task control.

The Direct Control Analysis (DCA) function evaluates operator requested changes not done under task control (e.g.

request a valve to open) against the current piping network status. The system warns against any element changes

that would have potentially undesirable effects, for example:

� Joining two movements that were previously isolated.

� Opening a movement to a tank or manifold.

� Blocking in a line segment, potentially causing a thermal relief problem (see Figure 5-10).

The operator is presented with the consequence of the action and asked to verify proceeding with the request. The

operator may still complete the operation if desired.

Figure 5-10 – Example of a Direct Control Analysis Message

5.3.9 Integration with Wireless Procedure Systems for Manual Equipment Operations

In low automation environments, plants rely on a high degree of manual interaction to perform material movements.

For example, when executing a transfer of material in such a plant, numerous field operations must be manually

communicated to the Field Operators. Similarly, once the manual operations have been executed, the resulting status

must be manually communicated back to the Control Room Operator, so that the latter can update the BMA system

appropriately.

To support these environments, Movement Automation provides an interface to Wireless Procedure systems,

through Honeywell's Mobile Tools software. This interface can be used to wirelessly transmit manual equipment

operation requests from Movement Automation to the Field Operators as soon as they are required. Once the

operation has been performed the Field Operator uses a wireless handheld device to mark the operation as complete,

which causes the operation to be logged and allows Movement Automation to respond automatically.



6. Integration with Other Applications

6.1 Honeywell Applications

The Movement Automation system is a component of Honeywell’s Blending and Movement Automation Suite and

a key element of Honeywell’s Business FLEX® solution for process industries.

The relationships between Movement Automation, the Blending and Movement Automation Suite, and other

Business FLEX applications are shown below:

Figure 6-1 – Blending and Movement Automation Suite Functional Integration

Planned movements, or movement orders, may be transferred to Movement Automation from the Blending

Instructions, BLEND and Production Scheduler. Movement and inventory data may be transferred to Production

Balance via XML files.

When Movement Automation is used with Honeywell’s Experion Blend Controller (EBC) application for control

of blends, component volumes may be uploaded from EBC to Movement Automation for controlled execution of

blend movements. Movement Automation handles open/close of valves and start/stop of pumps while EBC controls

flow rates.

When used with Honeywell’s BLEND or Production Scheduler applications, Movement Automation executes

scheduled movements through downloaded movement orders via XML files.



7. System Specifications

7.1 Movement Automation System Sizing

The Movement Automation system supports the maximum sizing presented here, as derived from large scale

performance and loading tests. It is offered as an indication of the order of magnitude of a typical large scale

Movement Automation system and not as structural limitations of the application.

Piping network database:

� 1000 tanks

� 1000 boundary (source / destination) points

� 3000 remote sensed, remote operated valves and pumps

� 9000 manual valves

� 6000 lines and piping manifolds

Infrastructure:

� 500 orders

� 500 tasks

� 600 sequences and paths

� 16 order types

� 9 task types

7.2 Movement Automation System Specifications

7.2.1 Typical Network Topology

Figure 7-1 shows a typical Movement Automation system in the context of a combined Experion PKS and business

information system, with three linked networks:

� Level 2 (L2) Redundant Process Control Network (PCN)

� Level 3 (L3) Plant-Wide Control Network

� Level 4 (L4) Business and Information Network

This network topology supports both business level applications available in Business FLEX®, as well as field level

applications available with Experion® PKS. It also allows information to be transferred effectively between them.

Movement Automation also may be used with legacy Honeywell DCS systems as well as 3rd

party DCS systems by

layering a minimum Experion system and using Experion PKS connectivity to these systems.



Figure 7-1 – Typical BMA Network Topology

The following network configuration requirements and recommendations apply specifically to a Movement

Automation system:

� A Level 2 Process Control Network is a mandatory requirement for a Movement Automation system.

� The Experion Server, the Movement Automation (MA) Control Server and the optional MA Utility Server

must reside on the Level 2 Process Control Network. For the MA Control Server, connectivity to an L2

network supports a direct interface to the field devices via the Experion Server and Controllers. The MA

Control Server hosts the Inventory Monitor (IM) and Movement Automation (MA) applications. The

optional MA Utility Server is where applications, such as Business FLEX LIMS Viewer (LV), are installed,

as well as other critical functions such as document printing.

� The optional MA Interface Server provides intermediate data transfer support between the Movement

Automation system and Level 4 applications. It typically resides on the Level 3 Plant-Wide Control

Network.

� The Production Browser Clients used with the Movement Automation system can be installed on both the

L2 and L3 networks. L4 sessions of the Production Browser Client may also be initiated through a

Windows Terminal Server device connected to the L3 network. In such an arrangement, the Production

Browser Client software is installed on the Windows Terminal Server.

� Honeywell's Open Blend Property Control (OpenBPC), Experion Blend Controller (EBC) and Blending

Instructions (BI) applications can be used with the Movement Automation application.



7.2.2 Experion PKS Requirements

The Movement Automation system requires Experion PKS R311.2. Support for other Experion PKS releases is

expected in the near future. Contact Honeywell for the latest list of supported Experion PKS releases.

In addition to the standard Experion PKS installation, the following Experion PKS options must also be present:

Experion Option Comments

User Scan Task Note: This may be part of standard Experion PKS release.

FTE Software Optional.

The Experion PKS Infrastructure components that are required on the MA Control Server and Client computers are

identified in the sections which follow.

7.2.3 Movement Automation Server Requirements

The MA Control Server and the optional MA Utility Server resides on the Process Control Network to support a

direct interface to the field devices via the Experion Server and Controllers. Movement Automation uses three

possible servers:

• The mandatory MA Control Server acts as the main control center for Movement Automation. For performance

reasons, the only applications which can be installed on the MA Control Server are Blending Instructions,

Experion Blend Controller Display Server, Inventory Monitor and Movement Automation.

• The optional MA Utility Server is an optional server for key applications which need to run on the Level 2

Process Control Network but that are deemed to be too impactive to run on the MA Control Server. If the LIMS

Viewer application is to be integrated with the BMA applications, it must be installed on the MA Utility Server.

• The optional MA Interface Server carries out intermediate data transfer between Movement Automation and the

Level 4 business applications. MA Interface Server can reside either on the Level 3 Plant-Wide Control

Network or on the Level 2 Process Control Network, depending on your data loading requirements.

If Business Hiway XML is to provide an interface between Movement Automation or LIMS Viewer, and

external systems (such as Enterprise Resource Planning or Lab Information Management systems), then it will

need to be installed somewhere on the system - the MA Interface Server may be used for this purpose.

System Configuration

The same hardware and software requirements apply for each of the Movement Automation servers. A summary is

shown below, while details are supplied in the BMA Software Change Notice.

For systems that require high availability, customers may choose to make these servers redundant.

System Configuration Description Comments

Processor Intel Xeon X5560 2.8 GHz Quad-Core or Faster

RAM 4 GB

Video Resolution 1280 X 1024

65K colors

Hard Drive 5 x 146 GB RAID5 Configuration The RAID5 configuration provides a total of 438 GB data storage (3 x 146 GB), since 2 of the 5 disk drives are part of the redundancy scheme.

The RAID5 configuration recommended for Experion Servers should be used.




Video Memory (VRAM)

512 MB (minimum)

Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit) Standard Edition

English Language Version required

Note: Only the Windows operating system versions supported by Experion can be used.

Uninterruptable Power Supply

Mandatory

Software

Number Required

Software Component Redundant

Server

Non-Redundant

Server Comments

Experion® PKS Infrastructure

Experion Station – Flex (single connection)

2 1 Either Experion Flex, Console or Console Extension Station Client are required as base Experion component. (Flex Station can be either static or rotary station.)

Not required for the MA Interface Server, unless this server will be used to access the Movement Automation, Inventory Monitor or LIMS Viewer displays.

Office Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007

1 1 Optional - Microsoft Excel is only needed for users who plan to edit the workbooks supplied with the BMA applications (e.g. AmmTables workbooks used with EDI in Movement Automation).

Database SQL Server 2005 SP3 Standard Edition

In general, EBC customers are not required to purchase SQL Server separately. This is because the SQL Server software and licenses are supplied with Experion.

Fault Tolerant Ethernet

Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Software License

-- -- Note: An FTE software license is included with each Honeywell hardware platform.

Data Access OPC Data Access Server, per connection

1 1 Optional for the MA Control and MA Utility Servers unless users are writing their own applications which make use of Experion OPC data access. If the latter, this license needs to be purchased as shown.

OPC History Data Access Client Application Instance (CAI), per connection

1 1 Optional - Only necessary for users writing their own applications which make use of Experion OPC history data access.

Development Tools

Experion Display Builder, per user

1 1 Optional - Only needed for users who will be creating or editing BMA displays. Includes HMIWeb Display Builder and Display Builder.

Visual Studio.NET 2003 1 1 Optional - Used for application plug-in development.

Visual Studio 6 Enterprise Edition

1 1 Optional - Used for application plug-in development.



For specific Honeywell computer platforms and supported software that meet these requirements, please contact your

Honeywell representative.

Users that intend to modify the User Interface graphics supplied with the Blending and Movement Automation

applications, or to develop plug-ins for these graphics, will also require additional software components. Contact

Honeywell for additional information.

The Windows operating system, Experion and SQL Server software need to be installed using the Experion media.

All other required components are also available for purchase from Honeywell.

7.2.4 Browser Client Requirements

Any computer which has network access to the MA Control Server may be used as a Browser Client. Also, in order

to have access to all of the Movement Automation operating displays, the Browser Client must be set up on

Experion PKS Flex, Console or Console Extension Stations.

Hardware


Processor Intel Xeon E5570, 2.93 GHz Quad-Core or Faster

RAM 3 GB

Networking 100 Mbps Ethernet or FTE 10 Mbps Ethernet Network between servers and Stations is not officially supported, although it may perform acceptably on small systems.

Video Resolution 1280 X 1024

65K colors

Hard Drive 2 x 160 GB RAID1 Configuration

Video Memory (VRAM)

512 MB (minimum) Needed to support performant graphics.

Operating System Windows XP SP3 Professional (32-bit) Note: Only the Windows operating system versions supported by Experion can be used.

Software

Software Component Description Comments

Experion® PKS Infrastructure

Experion Station – Flex (single connection)

Either Experion Flex, Console or Console Extension Station Client are required as base Experion component can be used. (Flex Station can be either static or rotary station.)

Includes SQL Client Access License

SafeView (Optional) If the Browser Client is set up on an Experion PKS multi-window station, SafeView must be present.

FTE Software Note: An FTE software license is included with each Honeywell hardware platform.

Office (no requirement)



Software Component Description Comments

Adobe Adobe Reader Version 8.x or older

7.2.5 ACE Node Requirements (Optional)

An Experion Application Control Environment (ACE) node is required when Movement Automation is to be used as

a demonstration, training or configuration system. See the Experion PKS literature for ACE hardware and software

requirements.

8. More Information

The following documentation is available to support Movement Automation:

Document Title Document

Production Browser Installation Guide BR-INS-340

Movement Automation Installation Guide MA-INS-340

Movement Automation Configuration Guide MA-CFG-340

Movement Automation Engineering Guide MA-ENG-340

Movement Automation Operator's Reference Guide MA-OPR-340

Movement Automation Plant Reference Model Configuration Guide MA-REF-340

Movement Automation Configuration Studio Guide MA-SUP-340

Blending and Movement Automation External and Internal Interface Schemas BMA-INF-340

Blending and Movement Automation Operation Narrative BMA-NAR-340

9. Contact Information

For more information, please visit:

http://hpsweb.honeywell.com/Cultures/en-US/Products/ControlApplications/BlendingMovementAutomation/default.htm

For E-Mail: [email protected]

or call 1-800-822-7673

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