DirectLogic Automation - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Blem, Lyndley [email protected]	Ilsley, Winston Owner [email protected]	Ilsley, Sherrill International Accounts [email protected]
Malangu, Joanna Housekeeper	Mtshweni, Jacob Repairs [email protected]	Pelser, Gavin Sales Manager [email protected]
BRX
(Sole Agency)
Click
(Sole Agency)
Do More
(Sole Agency)
Imputel Technologies
(Sole Agency)
Koyo (PLCs, HMIs)
(Sole Agency)
Maple Systems
(Shared Agency)
Productivity
(Sole Agency)
Prosense (field mounted sensors)
(Sole Agency)
Protech Systems
(Sole Agency)
StrideLinx
(Sole Agency)
WEG
(Sub Agency)
Weintek
(Shared Agency)
Section - Computers & Software
–+ Computers & peripherals
-Computers
- desktop
- servers
- workstations
-Industrial computers
- Board level
- Compact, embeddable (PC/104, PCI, ISA bus) modules
- Explosion protected
- Flat-panel
- Pentium architecture
- PLC plug-in
- Rackmount
- RISC architecture
- Wall mounted, embeddable
- x86
-Input devices
- Keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) extenders & switches
- Keyboards
- Mice, trackerballs
- Network interfaces (see I/O table)
- Touchscreens
-PC function cards, modules
- Graphics accelerator
- IEEE-488 (HPIB)
- Mass storage magnetic
- Memory, solid state disk
-Peripherals
- CRT/LCD terminals
- Monitors/display systems
–+ Engineering design software
-Electrical design
-Instrumentation design
-Motion control system design
–+ I/O sensor/computer interfacing
-Communication medium
- Copper
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Modbus
- RS232/485/422
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
- Plug in cards
-Operating features
- Diagnostic capability
- High temperature
- Intrinsically safe
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
–+ Industrial software for PCs
-Applications
- Alarm management
- Asset management
- Calibration management
- Data acquisition, analysis
- Direct control
- Drivers
- DSP (digital signal processing) software
- Dynamic link to libraries (DLL)
- Link to Windows databases
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
- SPC/SQC
- System simulation/PID tuning
-Datasharing
- DDE
- OLE
- OPC clients
- OPC servers
-Language
- C, Pascal, etc
- MS Visual Basic
- OOP (e.g. Visual C++)
- PLC languages
- Provides OCXs
-Network communications
- IPX/SPX
- TCP/IP
-Operating Systems
- .Net
-Operating systems
- Linux
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows CE
- Windows NT
- Windows XP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Barcode systems
- Handheld
-Ethernet-based systems
-Machine health monitoring
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
- automatic data acquisition
- data acquisition cards
- distributed data acquisition
- intranet system
- presentation/analysis software
-Recorders
- events
–+ Scada - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
-Alarms
-Integration into MES and ERP systems
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-32
- 0-512
- 0-64k
- Unlimited
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- 0-16
- 16-64
- 64-640
-Operating system
- .Net
- Linux
- Windows 2000
- Windows 95/98
- Windows NT
-Reports
-Standalone version available
–+ Telemetry & remote control systems
-Cable telemetry
- copper wire
- Ethernet LAN
-Radio telemetry
-Remote sensing & control
- cable link
- cellular
- from rotating shaft
- infrared (IR)
- radio link
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
–+ Connectors for instrumentation & control
-I/O
-Thermocouple
–+ Energy sources/management
-DC-DC converters
-Instrument power supplies
-Mains AC-DC converters
-Mains/power conditioners
–+ Industrial switches & relays
-Heavy duty power switching
-Reed relays
- Dry-contact
- Mercury-wetted
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Solid state (photo MOS)
- Solid state (zero-crossing)
- Time delay
-Switches
- Cam-operated
- Foot-operated
- Intrinsically safe
- Key-lock
- Magnetic
- Membrane, custom
- Pushbutton-control
- Rocker
- Rotary selector
–+ Protection systems & alarms
-Emergency stop switches
-Fuses
- Fast-acting
- Normal
- Slow-blow
-Optical isolators
-Protection relays
- Over/under voltage
- Over-current
- Phase balance
- Phase sequence
- Pump protection
- Thermal overload, motor protection
-Safety limit switches
–+ Terminal blocks for instrumentation & control
-DIN rail-mount
-I/O system
-Patching/cross-connection
-PLC interface
-Pluggable terminal blocks
-Screwed clamp
-Tab connector blocks (panel)
-Thermocouple
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-4-20mA analog loop
-DCS Data Highway
-DeviceNet
-Ethernet
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- Modbus
- PLC Data Highway
- RS232/422/485
-PLC Data Highway
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Universal Serial Bus (USB)
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- Proprietary
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Adaptive gain
- Auto/self tuning
- Cascade control
- Logic
- Maths/calculations
- Pattern/profile
- PID/PD
- Ratio control
- Scaling of I/O
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- mV/V
- RTD
- Thermocouple
-Number of loops
- >16
- 1-16
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- 0-5V
- mA/mV
- Pulse
- Relay contact
-Visual display
–+ Electric drives, inverters & motors
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-AC motors
- Induction motors - geared motor units
- Induction motors - over 10kW
- Induction motors - up to 10kW
- Synchronous motors - brushless
- Synchronous motors - permanent magnet
-DC control
- 4-quadrant control
- Speed control
-DC motors
- Brushless
- Geared
- Permanent magnet
- Wound field
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
- Magnetic/electromagnetic
-Potable water meters
-Regulators
-Switches
-Totalisers and correlators
–+ Hazardous areas equipment
-Fire detection & extinguishing equipment
-Gas detection
–+ Hydraulics
-Accessories
-Accumulators
-Actuators
-Couplings
-Hoses & fittings
-Motors
–+ Industry 4.0/IIoT (incl. cybersecurity)
-Industrial IT & networking
-Smart sensors
–+ Level measurement
-Capacitive & conductive
-Fibre-optic
-Float-operated
-Pressure/hydrostatic
-Tank gauging
-Thermistor / thermal
-Ultrasonic
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Alarm indicators
-Analog panel meters
-Annunciator panels
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- Bar graphs
- Characters
- CRT
- Display wall (control room)
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message 
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Custom
- Desktop
- Flat-panel
- Rackmount
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Key-switch
- Membrane
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
–+ PLCs - Programmable Logic Controllers
-Analog I/O
-    1-16
-   17-64
-   65-256
-  257-512
- more than 512
-Digital I/O
-    1-16
-    17-64
-    65-256
-   257-512
-  more than 512
-Display
-Multiprocessor
-Networking organisation
- Host-to-PLC link
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- 20 mA loop
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Proprietary data bus
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-PACs - Programmable Automation Controllers
-Programming
- Diagnostic software
- Documenting software
- Function block diagram
- High level (C, Basic, etc.)
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
- Logic diagram
- Sequential function chart
-Scan rate less than 1µs per step
-Scan rate less than 1ms per step
-Scan rate more than 1ms per step
–+ Pneumatics
-Actuators
- Linear
- Rotary
-Controllers/logic devices
-Pneumatic conveying systems
-Pressure/vacuum switches
-Tubes & fittings
-Valves
- Check
- Flow
- Gauge
- Isolation
- Manifolds
- Pressure
- Servo
–+ Position/motion control
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Synchros & resolvers
- Tacho generators
- Tilt transducers
-Gearboxes
-Impactors - magnetic
-Programmable motion control systems
- Custom system design
- Hydraulic drive systems
- Pneumatic drive systems
- Servo systems
- Stepper systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- Cage rotor induction motors
- DC motors
- Geared motor units
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
- Synchro motors
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
-Pressure-electrical transducers
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Magnetic
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Sensors
-Current
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Gas
-Humidity
-Interface in solids/liquids
-Level
–+ Signal conditioning
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- I-P, P-I
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
–+ Temperature measurement
-IR non-contact
-Panel-mount indicators
-RTDs (Pt 100, Ni)
-Temperature indicating paints/labels
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
-Thermocouple extension cables
-Thermocouple reference units
-Thermocouples (Type S, T, etc)
-Thermowells
–+ Timers and counters
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
–+ Transmitters
-Conductivity
-Control signal
-Differential pressure
-Flow
-Level
-Pneumatic
-Pressure
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Programmers
- PLC
- scada
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Information systems
- Process control
- Scada/DCS/PLC
- Telemetry