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AdAstrA Releases Micro TRACE MODE 6 Controller Programming Software with Adaptive Control

Micro TRACE MODE Adaptive PID loop selftuningThe optimal control loop tunings may save a plant huge amount of money, rising the product quality and cutting energy and material expenses. However most of control loops in industry still remain non-optimized due to the wear of equipment or process or environmental changes that occur with time. A continuous or periodical control loop tuning is required to readjust the control system to the changing process. The problem is that the new control loop tunings should be done when the control system is in operation for several years and the system integrator may not be available.

New software product is now on sale - Micro TRACE MODE 6 with adaptive control offering model free automatic calculation of the optimal control loop tunings on the live process. Micro TRACE MODE is installed onto industrial controllers and provides data acquisition and direct digital process control. The Micro TRACE MODE 6 is programmed in the handy TRACE MODE 6 Integrated Development Environment in one of the IEC61131-3 programming languages.

The TRACE MODE 6 visual programming tools ensure easy development of control loop programs and the original adaptive control algorithms available in the Micro TRACE MODE 6 allow automatic calculation of the optimal PI, PID and PDD loops tunings on the live process. 

The adaptive control library available in TRACE MODE 6 contents the following algorithms:

  • Adaptive PID control (APID);
  • Adaptive PDD control (APDD);
  • Adaptive PID loop tuning at major setpoint change (RJMP);
  • Model identification (IDNT);
  • Identification based adaptive PID loop selftuning (CALC);
  • Modal control (MREG).

The TRACE MODE APID adaptive control algorithm is suitable for processes with proportional output devices (actuators), meanwhile the APDD algorithm is for the integral actuators with constant or variable execution time. Both algorithms operate in two stages: at the first stage a small amplitude test sinusoidal signal is added to the control output. The algorithm analyses the process response to oscillations and determines the control loop tunings that provide the desired phase lagging. At the second stage the oscillation generator and adaptive control switch off and the optimal tunings are applied to the loop. Such selftuning may be run periodically or even continuously, ensuring automatic tuning of control loops.

The TRACE MODE RJMP adaptive control algorithm provides automatic PID loop selftuning at every setpoint change on the live process. Usually 3-4 small setpoint changes are enough to tune the control loop to the optimum. This adaptive control algorithm is fast, easy and intuitive.

The TRACE MODE modal control loop available in the Micro TRACE MODE may operate in noisy environments and it is 2-3 times faster than a well tuned PID loop.  

All Micro TRACE MODE adaptive control algorithms may be emulated and debugged online in the TRACE MODE Integrated Development Environment editors.

The Micro TRACE MODE contents built-in drivers for several PLCs and has an open driver format for driver development in the C language.  

A PLC programmed in TRACE MODE, can be easily connected to the operator interface  PC run under TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI via the built-in I-NET and M-LINK protocols. In this case both PLC and SCADA databeses will be integrated, cutting engineering time and eliminating errors.   The Micro TRACE MODE can be also connected to the third parties SCADA/HMI via the OPC server.

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The New TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Release 6.10.2 Available For Download

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AdAstra Research Group, Ltd (Moscow, Russia) has announced a new release of integrated SCADA- and SOFTLOGIC- system TRACE MODE 6.10.2.

The release is now available for all registered users of TRACE MODE 6 SCADA/HMI for free (it is free for download  from the  User's Personal Account).

In accordance to increased security requirements of unauthorized access and user authentification in the process control software, new means of user rights management have been introduced. In the 6.10.2 some new features added, bugs detected fixed.

The new release 6.10.2 offers new software products and some improved features ......

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Controls Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Fire Safety System

SKB Tensor company (Russia, Moscow region) has developed and successfully commissioned an automated fire safety system for units №1 and №2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, India (Tamil Nadu).

The automated fire safety system for units №1 and №2 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, India runs under control of TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI (AdAstrA, Russia).

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI performs the following functions ...

 

DPTA Corp is TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Software Dealer In Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam)

DPTA TRACE MODE SCADAThe Ho Chi Minh City based (Viet NamDuc Phong Technology and Automation Corporation (DPTA) has the status of AdAstrA Authorized Dealer. The corporatin has the experience and qualifications to sales and customer support for TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software.

Viet Nam FlagTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND GERMAN STYLE AUTO was established in 2006, with a team of professionals, engineers, management staff are formally trained, motivated and experienced customers always trust.

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Controls Ventilation in a Riga Commercial and Office Center

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI in climate control of the shoping center RD Holding, Riga, LatviaA Riga city based Sia Rameda company (Riga , Latvia) has used russian made TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software to develop a control system for ventilation, heating and cooling equipment in the RD Holding commercial and office center in Riga (street Maskavas 240, Riga , Latvia).

The main purpose of the work is to connect all ventilation machines, chillers and heating units to a centralized computer, supervisory control system to ensure round the clock equipment monitoring from a single center.

The Sia Rameda engineers have replaced an old ....

Training Video: Connecting Mitsubishi FX3U PLC to TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI via Melsec Protocol

Melsec FX3U and SCADA/HMI TRACE MODELearn how to connect a Mitsubishi Melsec FX3U PLC to TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI through built-in driver with our new free online video training.

To run the film just ....

 

SCADA TRACE MODE In Process Control of The Biggest European Oil Shale Chemical Company

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Viru RMT Ou (Estonia, EU), Authorized System Integrator of AdAstrA Research Group fulfilled reconstruction of control system for the 1000 tones gas generator retort at the main technological process of VKG oil shale company.

VKG Oil is the biggest oil shale chemical industry in Europe, the main field of activity of which is thermal processing of oil shale. 1.4 million tons oil shale is reprocessed per year. The company produces various fuel oils, which are characterized by low viscosity and a setting point below -25ºC, oil coke and pitch, summary oil shale phenols, antiseptic wood impregnation oil and bitumen.

The return of investment in reconstruction of SCADA TRACE MODE based gas generator control system was achieved within...

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Teknofeed Uses TRACE MODE HMI in Fodder Additives Plant Batching Control

A Belgorod based AIT company (South of Russia) has successfully used TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software to develop and to implement a batch control system for manufacturing of fodder additives. The control system has been installed in facility of TeknoFeed (Tshebekino, Belgorod area, Russia).

The main task of the TeknoFeed control system consists in the most precise batch dosing of fodder additives. The control system maximizes batch dosing accuracy of loose and liquid components (acids) according recipes. 

The TeknoFeed batch control system includes ...

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI In Control of The Biogas Fuel Production Plant in Poland

The Test company (Poland) used the TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software to build the control system for the plant of biogas fuel production from the sewerage - Elbląskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w Elblągu Sp. z o.o., situated in Elblag city in north-eastern Poland.

The Elblag city is a Polish leader in energy production from renewable sources, including biogas and biomass.

According to the developers of biofuel production systems, the use of SCADA TRACE MODE has reduced the overall cost of the project in two-three times (compared to the same level SCADA software). 

The system monitors the following values ...

Adastra Releases TRACE MODE 6 RTM for Linux

RTM TRACE MODE 6 for LinuxAdAstra Company (Russia) announced the release of real-time monitor (LinRTM) for the operating system Linux.

TRACE MODE RTM is the main runtime module of the integrated TRACE MODE 6 SCADA/HMI software, designed to operate on operator workstations.

The new LinRTM provides ...

The Brodsky Refinery (Bosnia) Implements TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI for EURO 5 Gasoline Production

Brod Refinery automated with TRACE MODE SCADA/HMIIn Bosnia, the Bosanski Brod refinery launched a second production line, which was repaired by the Russian company Zarubezhneft. Now the plant is able to produce the gasoline conforming to the Euro 5 standard.

The operator control systems for the gasoline production at the Bosanski Brod refinery were developped and implemented by several Russian system integrators. All integrators used Russian SCADA-software TRACE MODE 6 (AdAstra Research Group, Moscow) for process control of gasoline production.

New Brodsky refinery control system consists of the following parts ...

A New Free Driver for OMRON Sysmac PLC

omron plcAdAstra Research Group (Moscow, Russia) has released a new version of the free TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI driver for the OMRON programmable logical controller. The new driver is built in the TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI 6.09 release and above.

video tutorial demonstrating the technology of OMRON PLCs connecting over the network via UDP using the free built-in driver, is available.OMRON Logo

The new driver is much faster, easier and more functional than the previous ones. The new TRACE MODE OMRON PLC driver has the following important features...

TRACE MODE 6 SCADA/HMI In Control Of City Water Supply Utilities

The Iron–Technik company (Ust -Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan), an AdAstra authorized system integrator, has launched into commercial operation an automation system for municipal public utility named "Oskemen" (Ust -Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan ).

The new control system is build with TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software and embraces 14 plants of the "Oskemen water utility" enterprise, e.g...

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