what the best way to communicate between Honeywell TDC3000 and triconex PLC?

 

The 'best' way is the SMM (Safety Manager Module), it is a UCN communication card that resides in the Triconex rack that is similar to the LMM. It allows the Triconex PLC to be a UCN node. It's supported in R500 and above LCN revisions. We were at revision R400 when we installed Triconex turbine controls, so we used the APM serial interface with modbus protocol to communicate, our critical controls are hard-wired from APM I/O to Triconex I/O.

 

Using MODBUS communication

 

Modbus works good, you can also use an OPC server.

 

The Safey Manager Module (SMM) is proven, but getting $$ as Honeywell is pushing vendors such as Triconex to OPC and Experion (Same applies to Hiway interface modules - HIM). Triconex has an embedded OPC server module as well as external OPC servers from Matrikon and Software Toolbox.

Of course, Modbus via EPLCG, etc. would be the least expensive and also proven approach.

 

What type of communications link are you hoping to achieve? If it's something well suited to OPC, there are products available to make the link.

Specifically, MatrikonOPC has an OPC Server for TDC3000: http://www.matrikonopc.com/opc-drivers/286/base-driver-details.aspx

and an OPC Server for Triconex: http://www.matrikonopc.com/opc-drivers/249/base-driver-details.aspx

To bridge the two OPC Servers, you'll need a double-headed OPC Client, like OPC Data Manager: http://www.matrikonopc.com/products/opc-data-management/opc-data-manager.aspx

 

Is it possible to use a Triconex HIM 4509 to communciate with TDC 3000 through Hiway Gateway???

 

Tricon's HIM 4509 (Hiway Interface Module) is a product jointly developed by Honeywell & Triconex for TDC3000.

It is designed to interface Tricon Controller with TDC3000 through "Hiway Gateway" at 250 KBaud (Baud Rate). HIM4509 also supports redundancy.

HIM 4509 has backward compatibility with TDC 2000 as connected through "Data Hiway".

HIM 4509 is an old solution and is seperceded with many other options depending on version / configuration of two systems.

Regards.

 

So basically you are saying the Tricon HIM 4509 will work with the TDC3000 just that there are other options that are now more common to be used for the communication link.

Would like a confirmation from Honeywell side but with no luck. Triconex confirmed HIM4509 is fully tested and supported.

 

I am not sure if you know this, but MatrikonOPC Server for Triconex is the ONLY Honeywell certified OPC connectivity on the market today.

Here is a link to the product:
http://www.matrikonopc.com/opc-drivers/323/base-driver-details.aspx

Soon you won't be able to use anything in your control system if it's not certified.

Wassim Daoud
Global Solutions Architect