Barco iUtilities User manual

Dynamic multi-process
visualization and control
iUtilities
iNTELLIGENT
iNNOVATIVE
iNTEGRATED
iNTERACTIVE
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All-in-one digital solution for managed
process monitoring
When it comes to providing the best tools for your operations, you don’t want to
make any compromises. Providing your operation staff with the best visualization
tool allows them to monitor and control your processes in the most efficient and
ergonomical way. Barco Control Rooms has a long-standing record as the most
reliable supplier of visualization hardware for critical processes in the utilities (water,
gas, electricity) and process industry (oil & gas, automation).
With iUTILITIES, Barco offers a total visualization solution which allows dynamic
content showing process overviews (grids, pipes, valves), live video (CCTV camera’s,
vision cameras, weather channels), expertise systems, simulations and other critical
information on one large overview display capable of handling thousands of pixels
of data in a real-time matter without compromising your main processor
performance.
System operators benefit from the overview system as it gives the status of the
process in one clear and real-time view without the need of browsing through
different applications, windows or pages. Adding to this the power of digital maps,
instant situational awareness is achieved by adding digital maps to the process
overview.
iUTILITIES provides process control centers the ability to fully integrate visualization
sub-systems into their process monitoring systems allowing flexible display content
handling, enhancing performance and quality, cost and space savings, and external
management of the visualization sub-system by higher level SCADA or DCS systems
via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Physically, iUTILITIES consists of a range of high-quality displays, Barco’s display
controller series and wall management software.
Barco’s iUTILITIES replaces static mimic walls by
dynamic content
All-in-one digital solution for managed
process monitoring
When it comes to providing the best tools for your operations, you don’t want to
make any compromises. Providing your operation staff with the best visualization
tool allows them to monitor and control your processes in the most efficient and
ergonomical way. Barco Control Rooms has a long-standing record as the most
reliable supplier of visualization hardware for critical processes in the utilities (water,
gas, electricity) and process industry (oil & gas, automation).
With iUTILITIES, Barco offers a total visualization solution which allows dynamic
content showing process overviews (grids, pipes, valves), live video (CCTV camera’s,
vision cameras, weather channels), expertise systems, simulations and other critical
information on one large overview display capable of handling thousands of pixels
of data in a real-time matter without compromising your main processor
performance.
System operators benefit from the overview system as it gives the status of the
process in one clear and real-time view without the need of browsing through
different applications, windows or pages. Adding to this the power of digital maps,
instant situational awareness is achieved by adding digital maps to the process
overview.
iUTILITIES provides process control centers the ability to fully integrate visualization
sub-systems into their process monitoring systems allowing flexible display content
handling, enhancing performance and quality, cost and space savings, and external
management of the visualization sub-system by higher level SCADA or DCS systems
via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Physically, iUTILITIES consists of a range of high-quality displays, Barco’s display
controller series and wall management software.
Barco’s iUTILITIES replaces static mimic walls by
dynamic content
All-in-one digital solution for managed
process monitoring
When it comes to providing the best tools for your operations, you don’t want to
make any compromises. Providing your operation staff with the best visualization
tool allows them to monitor and control your processes in the most efficient and
ergonomical way. Barco Control Rooms has a long-standing record as the most
reliable supplier of visualization hardware for critical processes in the utilities (water,
gas, electricity) and process industry (oil & gas, automation).
With iUTILITIES, Barco offers a total visualization solution which allows dynamic
content showing process overviews (grids, pipes, valves), live video (CCTV camera’s,
vision cameras, weather channels), expertise systems, simulations and other critical
information on one large overview display capable of handling thousands of pixels
of data in a real-time matter without compromising your main processor
performance.
System operators benefit from the overview system as it gives the status of the
process in one clear and real-time view without the need of browsing through
different applications, windows or pages. Adding to this the power of digital maps,
instant situational awareness is achieved by adding digital maps to the process
overview.
iUTILITIES provides process control centers the ability to fully integrate visualization
sub-systems into their process monitoring systems allowing flexible display content
handling, enhancing performance and quality, cost and space savings, and external
management of the visualization sub-system by higher level SCADA or DCS systems
via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Physically, iUTILITIES consists of a range of high-quality displays, Barco’s display
controller series and wall management software.
Barco’s iUTILITIES replaces static mimic walls by
dynamic content
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•Designed for 24/7 operation
•Easy and cost effective maintenance
•Dynamic content handling
•Comprehensive product life cycle support
•Front or rear access to projection unit
•Reliable and full-redundant visualization solutions
•Process oriented solutions
•Dynamic real-time process visualization
•Distributed visualization
•Easy integration of video from CCTV systems or cable channels
•Designed for 24/7 operation
•Easy and cost effective maintenance
•Dynamic content handling
•Comprehensive product life cycle support
•Front or rear access to projection unit
•Reliable and full-redundant visualization solutions
•Process oriented solutions
•Dynamic real-time process visualization
•Distributed visualization
•Easy integration of video from CCTV systems or cable channels
•Designed for 24/7 operation
•Easy and cost effective maintenance
•Dynamic content handling
•Comprehensive product life cycle support
•Front or rear access to projection unit
•Reliable and full-redundant visualization solutions
•Process oriented solutions
•Dynamic real-time process visualization
•Distributed visualization
•Easy integration of video from CCTV systems or cable channels
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Energy
Trading
Room
Road to digital
To improve the overall technical and
economical management of business
processes, the industry is making the
transition to digital solutions, using the
corporate network as their major
communication bus for their control
systems.
The migration from analog to digital
results in the following benefits:
•improved quality of service
•improved reliability
•reduced manpower requirements
•reduced operating costs
•improved information for engineering
decisions
•improved information for planning
decisions
•reduced customer outage time
Distributed control functions enable
you to simultaneously show the status
of your equipment, measured values,
event lists and alarms, trends and
measurements, sequenced control
functions, system self-supervision
status. Barco’s APOLLO allows for
intelligent lay-out management.
Information windows can be locked
and intelligently programmed such that
no window will cover any important
information.
iUTILITIES has been the choice of system
integrators as their visualization
solution for their SCADA, DCS, DMS,
EMS and other expert systems.
Such systems provide dynamic real
time visual content for
•Power generation
•Transmission grids
•Distribution grids
•Water purification
•Water distribution
•Gas distribution
•Energy trading rooms
•Customer call centers
Sharing this content over a network
accessible to all functional levels will
add to the efficiency of the operation,
especially in abnormal situations,
factory break-downs or accidents. Using
the main control centers as main press
center and public relation center will
also add to corporate efficiency.
Power
optimization
generation
Substation
automation
transmission
Substation
automation
distribution
Demand side
management
consumers
Energy
management
Power system
control SCADA
Asset
management
Engineering/
maintenance
Customer
relation
management
Enhanced
power system
operation
Online power
system
monitoring
CRM
software tools
Camera sources
Energy
Trading
Room
Road to digital
To improve the overall technical and
economical management of business
processes, the industry is making the
transition to digital solutions, using the
corporate network as their major
communication bus for their control
systems.
The migration from analog to digital
results in the following benefits:
•improved quality of service
•improved reliability
•reduced manpower requirements
•reduced operating costs
•improved information for engineering
decisions
•improved information for planning
decisions
•reduced customer outage time
Distributed control functions enable
you to simultaneously show the status
of your equipment, measured values,
event lists and alarms, trends and
measurements, sequenced control
functions, system self-supervision
status. Barco’s APOLLO allows for
intelligent lay-out management.
Information windows can be locked
and intelligently programmed such that
no window will cover any important
information.
iUTILITIES has been the choice of system
integrators as their visualization
solution for their SCADA, DCS, DMS,
EMS and other expert systems.
Such systems provide dynamic real
time visual content for
•Power generation
•Transmission grids
•Distribution grids
•Water purification
•Water distribution
•Gas distribution
•Energy trading rooms
•Customer call centers
Sharing this content over a network
accessible to all functional levels will
add to the efficiency of the operation,
especially in abnormal situations,
factory break-downs or accidents. Using
the main control centers as main press
center and public relation center will
also add to corporate efficiency.
Power
optimization
generation
Substation
automation
transmission
Substation
automation
distribution
Demand side
management
consumers
Energy
management
Power system
control SCADA
Asset
management
Engineering/
maintenance
Customer
relation
management
Enhanced
power system
operation
Online power
system
monitoring
CRM
software tools
Camera sources
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Future-proof infrastructure
using COTS products and IT
technology
Screen layouts showing
different applications using
client/server or screenscraping
technology
Visualization of different SCADA
& ERP systems simultaneously
on one large canvas
Distribute content over the
network to different other
monitors or projectors
Makes full advantages of
digital solutions like GIS,
dashboards, historians,
simulations …
Network workstation
Application
server Argus
Network
workstation Server Server
Gateway
Server
Argus Argus
Energy & water control center
Washington DC HQ
Local energy distribution center Atlanta
Energy transportation regional network
center Georgia
Future-proof infrastructure
using COTS products and IT
technology
Screen layouts showing
different applications using
client/server or screenscraping
technology
Visualization of different SCADA
& ERP systems simultaneously
on one large canvas
Distribute content over the
network to different other
monitors or projectors
Makes full advantages of
digital solutions like GIS,
dashboards, historians,
simulations …
Network workstation
Application
server Argus
Network
workstation Server Server
Gateway
Server
Argus Argus
Energy & water control center
Washington DC HQ
Local energy distribution center Atlanta
Energy transportation regional network
center Georgia
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High resolution LCD display
OVERVIEW CDG67-DL configured as one high by two
wide resulting in a total resolution of
2048 x 768 and featuring dual-lamp redundancy
OVERVIEW cDR+80-DL configured as two high by
two wide with SXGA+resolution
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Scenario concept
At every moment, operators need to
know the real situation to understand
what is happening. By setting up
scenarios that are controlling the
content of the display wall, you can
speed up the process of searching for
the content that you need. Using best
practice cases, your operational
efficiency will increase, the reaction
time will shorten and your staffing will
become more efficient as the latest
data will always be available when
you need it.
Dynamic content management
The iUTILITIES display management
software APOLLO, features integrated
layout management and digital video
switching functions.
In essence, APOLLO allows operators to
manage and share content efficiently.
Common-operational-picture and
scenario building functions enable
operators to respond to events and
raise the alarms in line with best
practices.
Event-associated displays facilitate
exception-based management. This
can draw proper user attention to
manage events, rather than require
active user interaction. For example,
popping up the video or data of an
area of interest defined by the DMS
software at the proper size and
location on the display unit.
Also, scenarios can be set up in
function of workload for day or night
shifts using the full capability of the
display wall.
Creating one graphical representation
of your process means merging
different digital formats easily,
including line diagrams, GIS maps,
ecological displays, live trend diagrams
and spreadsheets. This allows you to
maintain all your assets digitally.
Integrating live or recorded video feeds
can come from surveillance cameras,
operational video cameras over IP,
infrared cameras, combustion cameras,
CCTV and television channels, e.g. local
news or weather channels.
Integrating content using the Barco API
creates one coherent dynamic HMI
solution. This includes remote pointers,
Multi-users and pointers capabilities,
dynamic and distributed zooms and
direct display controls, all set by
administrator rights technology.
Working in a digital environment
allows you to design, operate and
maintain your process efficiently, e.g.
•easily maintain your diagrams
•easily substitute components
•standardize future-proof solution with
open architecture
OVERVIEW mDR+50-DL configured as three wide
by two high which translates into 4200 x 2100
pixels. This display solution also features dual
lamp redundancy
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Outstanding product
characteristics
From 42” flat panels over personal
walls to large area display solutions,
iUTILITIES is a multi-technology platform
featuring flexible design possibilities,
24/7 operation and minimal depth.
iUTILITIES products are designed and
developed for a long life cycle focusing
on ease of maintenance and low cost
of ownership allowing the customer to
run their investment over a longer
extended period of time than standard
consumer goods.
The equipment complies with different
common industry safety standards (CE,
UL) as well as with seismic standards
like IEC 68-2-6 and JEAG 3605.
Product intelligence consists of
self-diagnosis and reporting tools
improving the quality over product
lifetime.
Barco’s OVERVIEW series architecture
allows easy maintenance and support
resulting in a low MTTR. These features
together with the dual auto fail-over
redundant lamps allow for a reliable
24 hours 7 days a week visualization
tool.
The system can be regarded as a
supporting structure with screen,
integrated several components, which
together generate the image. The
whole light path, from lamp to screen,
is designed to deliver optimal picture
quality.
Scenario 1: Standard operations
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Scenario 2: Operations with 2 operators
working on a display wall
Scenario 3: Overview with integrated applications
Application over LAN
RGB video from PC
Application running on the wall
Video
Multiple source handling
The iUTILITIES solutions are powered by
Barco’s TRANSFORM family network
controllers (EOS and ARGUS). They allow
for virtually unlimited integration of
data and video sources into one
Process-Overview-Picture overview.
Unlike software-based visualization
solutions, the hardware processing
provides the user with increased
capacity, better performance and
quality.
Depending on the configuration of
displays and mix of input types, the
user can configure their system to
have different capacities that suit their
needs and cost requirements with a
technology and manufacturer that is
future proof.
Barco’s offering also features a
universal decoder solution that
increases cost-efficiency and facilitates
the transition from analog to digital.
The user can replace analog video
input cards with digital input cards and
can support analog and digital signals
simultaneously in the same controller.
The universal decoder is interoperable
with MPEG-2 and 4 over Ethernet (IP).
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Large dynamic overview
systems
Large overview systems improve the
efficiency in problem assessment,
solving and situation awareness. They
are used to enhance the staff
performance by access to a common
view of plant information and a means
of sharing information between
personnel, combining visual
information from different sources and
sensors.
The OVERVIEW display wall is the most
accepted approach to present
information and to address possible
problems in complex process
monitoring and controlling:
•maintaining awareness of overall
operation status
•overcoming difficulty and time delay
associated with accessing computer-
based controls and displays
•maintaining awareness of crew
member actions
•improving communication
Environment - Internal/external
Environment
Internal
• Noise
• Temperature
• Lighting
• Organization
Behavioral factors
• Personnel
• Human system integration
• Cognitive capabilities
• Level of expertise
Organizational factors
• Policy and procedures
• Intra- and joint interactions
Technological factors
• Artificial intelligence
• Advanced displays
• Computing architecture
• Communications
• Sensors
• Hardware/Software
Environment
External
• Culture
• Leadership
Integration, ergonomics and
multimodal interaction
Barco Control Rooms’ expertise and
competence in control room
environment and technology includes
the total design and engineering of
operation and control room projects.
Barco’s approach and clear design
methodology means assisting the
customer from the earliest stages of
concept engineering to the final
delivery of the control center.
Barco Control Rooms’ design
philosophy is centered on two basic
concepts: large-area screen display and
individual watch station or personal
wall that integrates fluently in different
types of control centers specified by
your experts.
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www.controlrooms.barco.com
Fully committed to quality, Barco Control Rooms offers full technical support as well
as on-site training. With its head offices in Belgium and Germany, Barco Control
Rooms is represented in more than 30 countries across the globe. With a yearly R&D
effort of 10% of its turnover, Barco Control Rooms ensures it remains at the forefront
of technology.
Barco Control Rooms has become the industry standard in the field of monitoring
solutions for Control & Operation Centers in telecom, traffic, surveillance, public utili-
ties, broadcasting, finance and service providing companies. Barco Control Rooms is
renowned for its flexible, market-specific approach, successfully implemented in over
two thousand control rooms worldwide.
Ref. no. R599830 March 2006
Barco Control Rooms is an ISO 9001 registered company.
The information and data given are typical for the equipment described. However any individual item is subject to change without any notice.
© March 2006 by Barco
Photographs by courtesy of Nuon (Netherlands), Cockerill Sambre (Belgium), Elia (Belgium), and PSI (Germany)
Artwork and illustrations for the screens by courtesy of Siemens, Flirr, JCMB Technology, Maplink, OBB
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www.barcocontrolrooms.com
iUTILITIES in use at
Arizona Public Service
Chubu Electric
E.ON
EdF
Electrabel
Electric Power China
ENEL
Israel Electric
Luz Y Fuerza del Centro
Mosenergo
National Grid UK
NUON
RWE
State Grid Coorporation of China
Vattenfall
...
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