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Today, I want to introduce you to the A+B System (shared operation) which is a typical redundancy concept for onshore/offshore applications with increased safety requirements. It complies with DNV and NORSOK standards. For this redundancy concept two independent systems work simultaneously (System A & System B). Often they are located in two different places so […]
After already introducing you to the function “Direct Two-way Communication” in my last blog article, I would like to continue with my series on INDUSTRONIC functions. Today’s topic is “Dynamic Two-way Communication” which allows establishing a voice connection to any desired subscriber by using a dial keypad. Furthermore, keys can be saved and the intercom […]
A post by our colleague Roland Leuthe, Head of Development “Systems Software” In one of our previous blog posts (“Centralized vs. Decentralized System Architecture”) we mentioned that complex functions or the connection of external interfaces cannot reliably be implemented when using a completely decentralized system architecture. However, the major drawback of one centralized control unit […]
From unidirectional voice announcements through to conferences with several subscribers – communication and public address systems provide a wide range of functions. For you to gain an insight into the possibilities of such systems I would like to use this blog to introduce you to different functions in the coming weeks and months. This week […]
The topic of today’s blog post is the Duplicated Control System (hot stand-by operation), another basic system redundancy concept. Please refer to the previous articles about this topic: “Introducing INDUSTRONIC’s Redundancy Concepts” and “INDUSTRONIC’s Redundancy Concepts – Single System with N+1 Components” if you need more background information before reading this post. The Duplicated Control […]
Standards – Which Standards? As you might remember in the 80s and the early 90s there were so many standards as nearly every company created their own ‘standards’ and ‘standard interfaces’. The reason was that the computer and communication technology was on an upswing in this era, everyone involved tried to sell his idea of […]
In one of my recent blog posts I gave you a short introduction to INDUSTRONIC’s component redundancy concepts. Please refer to the “Introducing INDUSTRONIC’s Redundancy Concepts” article. In the coming posts I would like to give you more details on the three basic redundancy concepts INDUSTRONIC offers: Single System with N+1 Components Duplicated Control System […]
Full-duplex | Half-duplex | Simplex Communication systems are point-to-point systems, where two devices or groups / parties are connected. Some devices can communicate in both directions, simultaneously. These two paths or channels can transmit audio or data Full-duplex systems can also be employed in communication / control networks to allow two-way communication or to […]
A post by our colleague Roland Leuthe, Head of Development “Systems Software” In one of our last blog articles we explained the basic characteristics of the different transmission modes of communication: unicast, multicast, and broadcast. How can these different modes now be reasonably implemented into industrial communication systems? First I would like to start with […]
Important components of an Intercom and PA/GA system, which are critical and essential for the proper functioning of the system, should be redundant to increase system reliability. In order to meet the highest safety demands, INDUSTRONIC provides different redundancy concepts. These can be adapted to customer and site requirements and guarantee optimum protection and safety […]
