Hybrid controller offers a little more

A Honeywell Control Systems product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 3, 2002

New from Honeywell, the HC900 hybrid controller is an advanced process and logic controller with data acquisition.

New from Honeywell, the HC900 hybrid controller is an advanced process and logic controller with data acquisition.

It offers a modular, scalable design that is sised to meet the automation needs of process industries.

A large screen, factory floor operator interface provides users with local trending and data archiving capabilities.

The operator interface is fully integrated with the controller database to minimise configuration and setup time.

The Hybrid Control Designer is a Windows-based software tool that uses graphic objects to represent function blocks, greatly simplifying control strategy development and improving configuration record keeping.

The HC900's integrated loop and logic control shortens design time; the preformatted colour displays reduce development time; and automatic tuning and fussy logic shortens startup time.

The rack-based HC900 controller is a modular, scalable platform available in three rack sises (four, eight and 12 I/O slots) to handle a wide range of automation requirements.

To maximise installation flexibility, up to four remote I/O racks may be connected to a single controller to reduce wiring and installation costs.

A variety of analogue and digital modules are available to support up to a total of 256 I/O points.

Up to 128 universal analogue inputs minimise the number of input cards and spare parts required.

The Model 1042 operator interface provides a wide selection of over 100 operator friendly preformatted displays and uses direct access display keys.

The use of preformatted displays both shortens design time, reducing engineering costs, and facilitates easy operator interaction with the process.

Both analogue data and digital status information can be viewed in multiple formats on a 10.4in LCD display for clear process monitoring.

Displays are available for viewing and changing control loops, setpoint programs, recipes, alarm groups, trends, and other analog and digital functions.

A standard floppy disk drive or optional sip drive stores process data and stores and retrieves configuration information, recipes, setpoint profiles or schedules.

The Hybrid Control Designer software provides system configuration using a Windows NT, 2000 or Me based PC.

Hybrid Control Designer uses drag-and-drop placement techniques for graphic icons and soft-wiring connections between function blocks to create application specific control strategies.

The user-friendly graphic development allows partitioning of the control strategy into multiple worksheets for ease of record keeping, faster access to functional areas during programming and better support for user specified process function identifications.

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