ABB PM645B central processing unit
To ensure that the SYMPHONY system canbe efficiently configured and maintained,
ABB has designed a comprehensive suite
of Composer Series tools. The Composer
tools provide a visual environment for easy
configuration of control system strategies,
global configuration databases and HSI
graphics, and manage system libraries
of reusable software components.
The working environment of Composer
for Harmony simplifies the configuration
and maintenance of SYMPHONY systems
by providing a standard Microsoft®
Windows environment, which enables
the user to easily explore the current
system configuration and configure new
elements. The use of a common system,
or project-wide database, eliminates the
duplication of data entry and automates
the configuration of many interrelated tasks.
Composer also provides complete system
documentation of the “as installed” and
“commissioned” systems.
The Composer Series tools provide two
key features for system configuration. By
utilizing a multiuser client/server architecture,
they allow configuration information to be
accessed, created and modified simultaneously
by different users. Composer’s integrated
explorer presents a single, unified view of
the SYMPHONY system architecture, and
allows the appropriate tool for each system
element to be invoked directly from that
element.
Consistent with ABB’s commitment to
Evolution through Enhancement, the
Composer Series was designed to integrate
with ABB’s Industrial IT products, while
maintaining compatibility with SYMPHONY
and INFI 90 OPEN systems. Planned integration with other components of ABB’s
Engineer IT suite will allow Composer tools
to further enhance design and maintenance
efficiencies throughout the enterprise.

Operate IT Process Portal
Process Portal is a feature rich, web-enabled
HSI designed as a native Windows-based
product. A managed Windows workplace
within a web browser environment supports
its users with intuitive navigation and compatible integration with other ABB and third
party web-enabled applications, allowing
users to efficiently access and monitor
information flow through the control system,
the process, the plant, and the entire enterprise.
Providing the versatility needed to meet ever
changing operational and process needs,
Operate IT supports custom navigational
toolbars and user profiles for defining
appropriate workspace behavior. Operate IT
supports the full spectrum of plant and
enterprise personnel needs including graphical user interface, process data collection,
storage and analysis tools, an advanced
alarm management system, a comprehensive
historian, and an advanced reporting package. As part of an open system, Operate IT
embraces OPC™ to provide a standard
interface method with third party devices,
and incorporates OPC client and OPC server
connectivity.
Conductor Series
Conductor provides an incremental series
of platforms for HSI that complement the
inherent functionality of the control system
with the basic suite of operator directed
features and functions. These versatile
features and functions are ergonomically
designed to facilitate process monitoring,
control, fault mitigation, and optimization.
They offer more than just a way for operators to interact with machines. They provide
system users with expanded dynamic access
to all plantwide or enterprisewide information through open system connectivity.