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New Hybrid Control System Ensures Risk-Free Operation In Compact Format
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.—March 14, 2003—RTP Corp. continues to expand its hybrid control systems by releasing two new ultra-compact controllers that feature the company’s extremely robust hot-standby control. Built-in redundancy ensures virtually risk-free operation by protecting against failure at every level, from controller to I/O, at a cost lower than most non-redundant systems.
The 10x10-inch Micro 2008R and 10x19-inch Micro 2016R ensure high availability for mission-critical industrial control with a automatic configuration of hardware redundancy at every level. Like other RTP HCS’s, they combine the high-speed scanning of a PLC with the complex control algorithms of a DCS.
A Micro 20xxR HCS hot-standby solution ensures essentially zero downtime through the use of parallel controllers, power supplies, backplanes, network interfaces, and I/0 option cards. Bumpless switchover and non-intrusive reinitialization are controlled by its advanced design. A Micro 20xxR HCS represents the cost-effective alternative for small to medium process control applications that can’t support a DCS but require the same level of safety; it’s a perfect solution for situations that require high availability with no extensive expansion.
The Micro 2008R is a dual-panel mounted 8-slot chassis with each unit holding up to eight I/O cards; the Micro 2016 can be or rack or panel mounted and each unit has a 16-slot chassis. Either Micro 2000R can be operated as a stand-alone redundant control system, integrated into a new RTP 2300 Scalable Hybrid System, or added to an existing RTP 2000/2200 system. They can also operate in the same peer-to-peer or remote I/0 configurations as the Micro 2000.
Both models are supplied with separate chassis because customers asked for the ability to mount the backup components in a separate cabinet for added protection. Their small footprint allows installation into extremely limited spaces. Ethernet connections to the host PC and field connections to the I/O cards are compact, standardized and easy to install.
The Micro 2000R is also fully compatible with RTP’s NetSuite software. Control applications can be quickly developed, simulated and debugged with NetArrays, an intuitive easy-to-use self-documenting object- oriented application development environment. A wide variety of high-performance RTP analog I/O and rugged digital I/O cards permits tight control of measurements and maximum efficiency and accuracy. RTP's demonstrated I/O reliability and unique non-obsolescence policy ensure long life and lower overall cost for the Micro 2000R. Each system is further covered by a three-year hardware warranty and RTP’s hassle-free software policy
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