Triconex Tricon™ v9–v11 Systems Planning and Installation Guide

Triconex Tricon ™  v9–v11 Systems Planning and Installation Guide

The Tricon v9-v11 system is a programmable logic and process controller with Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR) architecture launched by Triconex, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric. Its core advantage is high fault tolerance, supporting up to 15 chassis (1 main+14 expansion/remote), 118 I/O/communication modules, and remote I/O module deployment (up to 12 kilometers). It is compatible with multiple protocols such as Modbus and Ethernet, and is equipped with software tools such as TriStation 1131 for program development and monitoring. It is suitable for industrial control, safety critical scenarios (such as emergency shutdown and flame safety), etc. It can operate in harsh industrial environments, supports online hot plugging and maintenance of modules, and has complete diagnostic and alarm functions.

System Overview

Product positioning: The Tricon v9-v11 system is a high fault-tolerant programmable logic and process controller launched by Triconex (Schneider Electric), with a core architecture of Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR), aimed at ensuring the continuity and safety of industrial control processes.

Core features: It has the ability to resist harsh industrial environments, module online hot plugging and maintenance functions, remote I/O expansion capabilities, and supports multiple communication protocols and third-party system integration.

Applicable scenarios: Emergency Shutdown (ESD), Boiler Flame Safety, Turbine Control, Offshore Fire and Gas Protection, and other safety critical scenarios, as well as general industrial process control.

Hardware component details

(1) Chassis specifications

Chassis model type Core parameters Compatible with system version

The 8110 host box can accommodate up to 6 sets of I/O module slots and supports 3 main processors v9.0-11. x

8120E Enhanced Host Box with up to 5 sets of I/O module slots, TriBus speed 1000Mbps v11. x

8111 expansion chassis can accommodate up to 8 sets of I/O module slots, with an I/O bus distance of ≤ 30 meters v9.0-11. x

8121 low-power enhanced expansion chassis with up to 5 sets of I/O module slots, supporting HART protocol v10.4 and above

8112 remote chassis includes 1 set of RXM module slots and 6 sets of I/O module slots v9.0-11. x

(2) Core module

Main processor (MP):

3006/3007: Suitable for v9.0-9.5. x, with SRAM of 2MB/1MB respectively

3008: Suitable for v9.6-10. x, 16MB DRAM+32KB SRAM

3009: Suitable for v11. x, 256MB DRAM+2MB SRAM, dual core 800MHz

Power module:

8310:120VAC/VDC input, 175W output

8311:24VDC input, 175W output

8312: 230VAC input, 175W output

Features: Dual redundant configuration, supporting individual loads, with overvoltage/overtemperature diagnosis

I/O module (representative model):

Module type, representative model, core parameters

Digital input (DI) 3501E/T 115VAC/VDC, 32 points, TMR architecture

Digital output (DO) 3604E 24VDC, 16 points, optically isolated, TMR architecture

Analog input (AI) 3708E thermocouple input (E/J/K/T type), 16 points, isolated type

Analog output (AO) 3805E 4-20mA, 8-point, TMR architecture

Pulse input 3511 20-20000Hz, 8 points, differential AC coupling

Communication module:

TCM (4351/4352 series): Supports Modbus, Ethernet, 4 serial ports+2 network ports

UCM (4610): Suitable for v11. x, compatible with Foxboro Evo system, 4 fiber optic network ports

EICM (4119/4119A): Supports Modbus, 4 serial ports, suitable for v10. x and earlier

NCM (4329/4329G): Supports Ethernet, 10Mbps speed, suitable for v10. x and earlier

(3) External components

Terminal panel: including standard type (9561 series) and intrinsic safety type (9572 series), supporting 16/32 point signals, with fuses/current limiting resistors

Expansion cables: I/O bus cable (9000 series), I/O-COMM bus cable (9001 series), up to 300 meters in length

Auxiliary accessories: blank slot panel (8105), heat dissipation baffle (2000361-001), NEMA standard chassis

System configuration and expansion rules

Maximum size: 15 chassis (1 main chassis+14 expansion/remote chassis), up to 118 I/O/communication modules

Bus restrictions:

I/O bus: speed 375Kbps, distance ≤ 30 meters (expansion chassis)

Remote link: via RXM module (1.2 km multimode fiber, 12 km single-mode fiber)

Configuration requirements:

The host box must contain 3 main processors and 2 power modules

Expand the chassis to a maximum of 8 logical slots

Remote chassis needs to be equipped with RXM module group, supporting 3 remote sites

Software Tools and Core Functions

(1) Software Tools

Software Name Core Function Compatibility System

TriStation 1131 Control Program Development (LD/FBD/ST), Simulation, Download Monitoring Windows NT/2000/XP

CEMPLE editor causal matrix programming, automatically converted to FBD code integrated into TriStation 1131

SOE software event sequence collection, analysis, export, trip snapshot for Windows system

Enhanced Diagnostic Monitor Hardware/Program Status Monitoring Windows System

(2) Core functions

Fault tolerance mechanism: Three channel parallel processing, 2/3 voting for digital signals, median selection for analog signals, single point failure does not affect operation

Hot standby and maintenance: I/O module hot plugging, online replacement of faulty modules, automatic system reconfiguration to full TMR mode

Diagnostic function: module level/channel level self diagnosis, fault indicator light+alarm output, supports remote monitoring

Communication capability: Supports Modbus (RTU/ASCII/TCP), Ethernet, Peer to Peer, SNTP and other protocols, dual communication modules+dual network redundancy

Environmental and installation requirements

Operating environment: Temperature 0-60 ℃, humidity 5% -95% (non condensing), resistant to Class G3 corrosive environment

Installation specifications:

The chassis is installed vertically, with 13.3cm of reserved heat dissipation space above and below

The distance between the control cable and the power cable is ≥ 20cm, and both ends of the shielding layer are grounded

The remote chassis needs to be connected to the host chassis through the RXM module, and the fiber selection needs to match the distance requirements

Maintenance points: Regularly replace the battery (8-10 years), configure one hot standby module for each type of I/O module, and conduct regular rotation testing