“This new offering is a result of the acquisition of ICS Triplex and represents Rockwell Automation’s continued investment as a global leader in the industrial process safety and control markets,” said Julien Chouinard, director of Process Safety and Critical Control at Rockwell Automation. “This workspace is now an integral part of the PlantPAx process automation system, which is capable of managing the full range of plant automation applications, including process control, discrete control, energy, information, and process safety.”
The AADvance system enables companies to protect people, equipment, and the environment by ensuring safe and continuous operation. It integrates the scalable AADvance controller platform, configurable for any simple mix of SIL1 to SIL3, and redundant or triplicated safety loops. Multiple units can be used to form a network of seamlessly integrated, distributed safety controllers to monitor and control the safety of thousands of I/O points. A system can be configured with this software to suit any functional safety or critical control application using a standard range of modules and assemblies. It is particularly well-suited for emergency shutdown and fire and gas detection protection applications, providing an integrated and distributed fault-tolerant system solution.
This new workbench is one of the industry's first T3-compliant software tools, according to IEC 61508, generating TÜV Rheinland-certified SIL3 code. This significantly reduces the application validation burden.
AADvance Workbench 2.0 features a multi-user, multi-controller environment with integrated control and traceability. It also offers a modern graphical user interface (GUI), drag-and-drop configuration, integrated simulation, and IEC 61131-compliant programming languages ​​for optimal flexibility. With this software, application designers can import, export, or migrate projects, as well as conveniently use plugins to monitor and manage controller status and communication protocols, along with other time-saving development tools.
“With its modern graphical interface, users aren’t limited to just one more panel; instead, its floating windows enhance productivity by offering greater navigation flexibility and a more holistic view of their application,” adds Chouinard.
AADvance Workbench 2.0 will be released in the first quarter of 2014.

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