Hi, everyone.
We currently have a Mark VI PLC for one of our turbo generator control and protection (frame 6B) which uses a Cimplicity HMI (supervisory) for the monitoring and operation.
However, this is the only Cimplicity supervisory of our entire site, which means we need to have a dedicated HMI for it, it is not integrated with our Delta V DCS, operators have to learn and deal with two different systems and also Automation has to support this different system.
We will migrate Mark VI to Mark VIe in 2 years (next major), and we would like to verify the possibilities of communicating it with our Delta V system. Do you have similar experience with that? What would be available from Mark VIe to establish this communication? Modbus TCP? What do you think?
We consulted GE about it, but they are terrible in providing answers. Also, it seems they are not interested in not selling the Cimplicity application as a turn key, so it is clearly a lack of interest of them to help us in this solution.
Thank you very much for any help you may provide.
We currently have a Mark VI PLC for one of our turbo generator control and protection (frame 6B) which uses a Cimplicity HMI (supervisory) for the monitoring and operation.
However, this is the only Cimplicity supervisory of our entire site, which means we need to have a dedicated HMI for it, it is not integrated with our Delta V DCS, operators have to learn and deal with two different systems and also Automation has to support this different system.
We will migrate Mark VI to Mark VIe in 2 years (next major), and we would like to verify the possibilities of communicating it with our Delta V system. Do you have similar experience with that? What would be available from Mark VIe to establish this communication? Modbus TCP? What do you think?
We consulted GE about it, but they are terrible in providing answers. Also, it seems they are not interested in not selling the Cimplicity application as a turn key, so it is clearly a lack of interest of them to help us in this solution.
Thank you very much for any help you may provide.