GE PAC8000 Proficy SafetgNet MTL PAC8000 Remote I/O

GE PAC8000 Proficy SafetgNet MTL PAC8000 Remote I/O

Proficy SafetgNet is one of the main technologies currently offered by GE Intelligent Platforms and is an economical and efficient functional safety system capable of meeting today's safety requirements in emergency shutdown, fire gas and boiler management.

PAC8000 Remote I/O is a completely modular I/O solution   for both general purpose and hazardous area applications. Based upon a carrier system, PAC8000 supports a wide range of modules and I/O functions, including intrinsic safety signals. An open architecture allows communication with a variety of different fieldbuses by selecting the appropriate type of Bus Interface Module (BIM). Designed to resist extreme temperatures, humidity, corrosive materials, shocks, and  vibration, PAC8000 delivers full specification performance in even the harshest environments. In ATEX environments PAC8000 excels –   all  components can be mounted and live worked in   Zone 2 / Division 2 and ATEX Zone 1 hazardous areas.   The I/O includes types that can be  connected directly to intrinsically safe (Exi) or increased safety (Exe) field wiring. PAC8000 Remote I/O integrates seamlessly with PACSystems solutions and is connected via  PROFINET or Modbus TCP to RX3i and RSTi-EP controllers

The PAC8000 SafetyNet system is a new addition to GE's Intelligent Platforms product family. Shared a base platform with the PAC8000 control system, developed and certified a new SafetyNet controller, a new Earth Leakage Fault Detection (EFLD) controller backplane, and two new SafetyNet I/O modules. The SafetyNet system uses the same terminal blocks, I/O module backplanes and power supplies as process control products. Its configuration and application design are carried out using safety application specific software tools - but share an identical programming environment.

The PAC8000 SafetyNet system uses the same basic structure as the PAC8000 conventional control system, in addition to incorporating the following specially developed components:

● SafetyNet Controller (8851-LC-MT)

● Special controller backplane for ground leakage fault detection (8751-CA-NS)

● SafetyNet I/O module - with HART analog input module (8810-HITX)

and discrete I/O modules (8811-IO-DC)

● Configuration WorkBench software WorkBench for SafetyNet systems

(8841-LC-MT)

A key feature of the PAC8000 product is openness. SafetyNet nodes can communicate with standard PAC8000 nodes, data warehouse and asset management and HMI via redundant fault-tolerant Ethernet at speeds up to 100Mbit/s.

Standard I/O modules and SafetyNet I/O modules can be installed on SafetyNet nodes at the same time without affecting the functional safety of the nodes. Only standard applications can read data on standard modules, but both standard and SafetyNet applications can write data to standard modules. This flexibility can simplify hardware design.

8515-BI-PN PROFINET Scanner Module, Two 100Mbps copper interface

8752-CA-NS Universal Node Services Carrier

8522-EB-MT Ethernet Bus Interface

8755-CA-NS EBIM carrier

8101-HI-TX 8-channel AI, 4-20mA with HART

8119-VI-05 8-channel Voltage Input, 1-5Vdc

8102-HO-IP 8-channel AO, with HART for 4-20mA

8121-DI-DC 16-channel DI, 24Vdc non-isolated, module powered

8103-AI-TX 8-channel AI, 4-20mA

8122-DI-DC 16-channel DI, 24Vdc isolated, sinking

8104-AO-IP 8-channel AO, 4-20mA

8125-DI-DC 32-channel DI, non-isolated, module-powered

8105-TI-TC 4-channel THC/mV input

8127-DI-SE 32-channel SOE module

8106-TI-RT 4-channel RTD input

8129-IO-DC 8-channel Supervised Discrete I/O

8109-DI-DC 8-channel DI, 24Vdc isolated, sinking

8132-AI-UN 8-channel Isolated Universal Analog Input 4-20mA, Thermocouple, RTD, Voltage

8110-DI-DC 8-channel DI, 24Vdc non-isolated, module powered

8133-HI-TX 8-Channel Supervised AI with HART

8111-DI-AC 8-channel DI, 115Vac isolated, sinking

Mounting Format DIN Rail 

 Network Interfaces PROFINET Modbus/TCP 

 Gateways / Bridges HART 

 Network Redundancy MRP Dual 

LAN System Redundancy PNSR or Modbus/TCP