As the central engineering tool in the APROL R 3.0 process control system, the "CAE Manager" guarantees completeness from the terminal down to the visualization level. All configuration work – whether it be I/O channel assignments, creating function blocks, faceplate configurations, etc. – is carried out and stored exclusively in the process control system database. All project sections are also downloaded to the process control system resources "Control computer" and "Controller" from this database, ensuring the consistency of all configuration data in the resources.
An integrated download manager easily loads the operator station, the optional redundant "Runtime server" (APROL real-time database), the gateway server (3rd-party connectivity), and the controller (process station).
The use of series components gives the process control system a high degree of availability, with APC620 industrial PCs and CP360/380/382 controllers from B&R mainly being used. The option of adjusting the hardware platforms (industrial PCs, controllers, etc.) as needed reinforces the innovation practiced by B&R in the area of process automation.
APROL R 3.0 can easily cross borders. UNICODE encoding allows the APROL R 3.0 to display every alphabet and character system in the world.
User-dependent blocking makes it possible to work exclusively on project sections, protecting them from being modified by someone else. Offline engineering is also possible, which allows engineering teams all over the world to set up projects at the same time.
APROL R 3.0 provides "change control", which corresponds to GAMP 4 requirements. Similarly to the Audit Trail in APROL Runtime, all important actions undertaken in the design process are logged and can be analyzed in the Change Control Logging system.
All in all, more than 30 new functions are available in the APROL R 3.0 package. With them, customers become more efficient in their engineering and are also able to meet the needs of the global economy by internationalizing their projects. APROL R 3.0 is used at all levels of process automation employed in general process engineering, the energy industry, and building control systems.
