Issues with the CS3000 system engineer station
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Our company has installed an engineer station as a backup; the project files were copied from the online engineer station. Now we want to connect this backup engineer station to the system – what issues should we be aware of? Thank you
As long as the engineering documents are consistent with those in the FCS, that’s sufficient
The name and address of the backup station must not conflict with those of the original one!
The software versions must be the same, the databases must be the same, and IP addresses must not conflict
Should the spare engineer station be connected to the system as an engineer station or an operator station? If working as an engineer: apart from what everyone has mentioned above, there are differences depending on the system, with lower requirements for the central control system. For the Yokogawa system, the original engineer station must be taken out of service. Furthermore, even for central control systems, it is best not to have two engineer stations; over time, it becomes difficult to determine which engineer station’s configuration is synchronized with the control station. An old ship is very likely to capsize.
However, the time on the backup engineer station does not match the current system time; will this have any impact on the system once it is connected?
It’s okay; the system will automatically adjust the times to make them consistent for you