In March 2004, the new TRACE MODE based control system of natural gas wells was successfully completed in the Province of Sychuan (China). This wells belong to PetroChina corporation - a state oil and gas company producing about two thirds of Chinese oil and gas and the second largest corporation in the country.

By the results of 2003, PetroChina was 83rd in the list of 500 largest world corporations. More than 3000 natural gas wells are being operated in the Province of Sychuan. Sychuan Oil and Gas Administration at PetroChina is the biggest natural gas producer in the corporation.

The control system of gas production deposits has been developed for remote data acquisition, alarming and monitoring of the natural gas wells located in a hard-to-access area via GSM-network. TRACE MODE is the world leader in GSM-based remote control technologies that's why the company chose exactly TRACE MODE.

The following TRACE MODE modules are used in the Sychuan deposit process control system: RTM, GSM-Activator, Web-Activator and Global Documentation Server.

The wells and the information centre are distant from each other, the communication between RTM and GSM-Activator is carried out via a wireless GSM-modem. The connection with remote controllers is performed according to the Modbus RTU protocol. The information centre obtains real parameters from wells by the CSD method (data flow).

The real time alarm data is operationally transmitted to cellular phones of five Administration's departments. Engineers of these five departments can also request the information from wells. Totally, up to 70 people can simultaneously be connected to the information system. On operator PCs located at the information centre, the same data can be visualised via Web-Activator in the form of graphical mimic panels.

During the next two years PetroChina is planning to develop the TRACE MODE based remote control system of the Sychuan gas deposit, including about 3000 wells located in the Province of Sychuan.

TOP NEWS

SCADA For GSM/GPRS-based Remote Control Now Released

Doc GSM RTM+ TRACE MODE

AdAstrA Research Group (Moscow, Russia) has launched a new SCADA/HMI class software product - TRACE MODE GSM RTM+ for GSM/GPRS-based remote control and alarming.

Utility, transportation, hi-tech house, water, gaz, fire-safety and agriculture remote control – the all-new SCADA/HMI software is designed for a range of applications that seek to receive real-time process data and communicate them to the mobile teams in a fast and reliable way.

TRACE MODE GSM RTM+ is easily programmed on IEC 6-1131/3 visual languages in SCADA/HMI TRACE MODE 6 integrated development environment.

TRACE MODE Data Center Provides Remote Web Based And Mobile Access to Control Systems

AdAstrA Research Group has released a new SCADA TRACE MODE runtime module, TRACE MODE Data Center, providing remote access to real-time control system information using web-browser via Internet/Intranet or wireless networks (GSM, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).

The all-new product from AdAstra is tailored to meet the needs of the corporate users of TRACE MODE looking to consolidate information from the various control systems across the plant, and provide access to this information for mobile employees, such as engineers, chief engineers, and plant management.

New free of charge drivers for TOSHIBA TOSVERT Added in TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI

New free of charge drivers for TOSHIBA TOSVERT series frequency converters are added to the TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software and published at the AdAstra Web site for download:

TOSVERT.VF-nC1
TOSVERT.VF-S9
TOSVERT.VF-P7

SCADA TRACE MODE 6.05 Now Avaiable

On January 30, 2007, a new release of the integrated SCADA-system TRACE MODE 6.05 has been made available, both in Professional and Standard editions.

The 6.05 release includes new features and patches for the development system and runtime modules. The new SCADA TRACE MODE and MES-EAM-HRM software from the T-FACTORY system is available for free download from the support section.

Micro TRACE MODE 6 Software for I-7188 Controller Programming Now Released

AdAstra has finished the development of Micro TRACE MODE 6 runtime software for popular I-7188 controllers (ICP DAS, Taiwan).

Now easy programming on 5 IEC 6-1131/3 languages in the TRACE MODE 6 development system is available for the I-7188 controllers too.

The new software provides cost-effective solution, while delivering efficiency for small-sized distributed control systems.

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI in Control System at Kazanorgsintez Polyethylene Pipe Production

Kazanorgsintez Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) is one of the biggest chemical enterprises in Russia and Tatarstan. It produces more than 43% of the whole Russian polyethylene and is its biggest exporter.

The Kazanorgsintez OJSC's polyethylene pipe production has recently been automated. Specialists from the Centre company (city of Kazan) have developed and commissioned a control system for the polyethylene pipe production based on NEAT-460 controllers under the control of TRACE MODE Micro RTM, distributed ADAM (Advantech) and TRACE MODE 5 SCADA/HMI system modules (AdAstra Research Group, Ltd).

The implementation of this control system based on TRACE MODE SCADA has enabled Kazanorgsintez OJSC to automate the record-keeping process for the products being manufactured and raw materials being used, monitor the polyethylene pipe production process, detect accidents and prevent them.

SCADA TRACE MODE 6.04 Ready for Download

AdAstrA Technical support service announces the release of integrated SOFTLOGIC-SCADA-MES-EAM-HRM system TRACE MODE 6.04, which comes both in Professional and Basic lines.

The new release includes new features and improvments for development system and runtime modules. TRACE MODE 6.04 is available for free download at the support section of the site.

New TRACE MODE 6 SCADA Clients with Group Licensing

AdAstrA has issued a new TRACE MODE SCADA runtime module - NetLink Light with group licensing. Belonging to to the family of the NetLink Light client HMI modules, the new software requires no dongle on every PC.

LAST NEWS

SCADA TRACE MODE 6 Employed in Automated Control System for 2nd Power Unit at Krasnodar Heat and Power Plant

The Krasnodar heat and power plant launched an automated control system for the 2nd power unit that was developed using SCADA TRACE MODE system and the RK-131/300M controllers.

Within the shortest time-frame, a team of four engineers from Yuzhniy Engineering Power Center, YugOGRES, successfully deployed the control system during overhaul at the 2nd power unit.

AdAstrA Reseases a New Milestone Release, SCADA TRACE MODE 6.06!

AdAstrA launched a new release of the integrated SOFTLOGIC-SCADA-MES-EAM-HRM system, TRACE MODE 6.06, available both in Professional and Base editions. The exciting new 6.06 release provides a host of new features and technologies to dramatically increase SCADA TRACE MODE performance and functionality.

New SCADA TRACE MODE updates are available free of charge at the Support section.

HART Driver for Micro TRACE MODE 6 to Connect HART Devices and WinCon 8000

AdAstrA Research Group, Ltd made available an external driver for Micro TRACE MODE 6 industrial controller programming system. This driver is designed to connect WinCon 8000 controller to sensors and flowmeters using a popular HART protocol.

The Kristall distillery in Moscow was one of the first factories to deploy the HART driver for WinCon 8000. Previously, Micro TRACE MODE 6 for WinCon 8000 was shipped only with the integrated drivers for Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, DCS, etc.

TRACE MODE 5: Old Version Sinks Into The Past....

Like any software each TRACE MODE version has its life cycle and, after passing it, each version becomes “old”. TRACE MODE 5 is an old version. Its development was stopped in 2004.

We announce important information for TRACE MODE 5 users and for those who is planning to use it in future.

New Circutor CVM Driver for SCADA HMI TRACE MODE 6

Circutor CVM-NRG96 in SCADA/HMI TRACE MODE

AdAstrA has completed development of the new SCADA HMI TRACE MODE driver for CVM series Circutor power analyzers.

The driver supports specific Modbus protocol features for CVM series devices. The driver deployment provides easier control system development and uses approximately twice as less I/O points in the project.

The new driver is available for free download from the support section.

OPC Server for TRACE MODE 6 HMI Released

TRACE MODE HMI OPC server AdAstrA Research Group announces the release of the long awaited product - TRACE MODE 6 OPC server. The new product provides access to the real time data of any servers and PLCs programmed in TRACE MODE and T-Factory.

The SCADA/HMI TRACE MODE based Zirconium Electrolysis Control System Demonstrates High Reliability and Fast Payback

Chepetsk Mechanical Factory (Glazov, Udmurtiya, Russia) is the biggest Russian manufacturer of pipes from zirconium alloys for fuel elements of nuclear reactors.

The zirconium electrolysis control system has been developed by the engineers from Chepetsk Mechanical Factory using PC-based controllers by Octagon Systems (USA), industrial PCs by Advantech and the integrated SCADA and SOFTLOGIC system TRACE MODE. It is interesting, that TRACE MODE has been used both on operator PC (SCADA/HMI) and in controllers (SOFTLOGIC).

The SCADA/HMI TRACE MODE based control system has shown high reliability. The system availability factor have been equal to 0.984.

TRACE MODE HMI for Building Material Production in Uzbekistan

PROIZCOMPAVTO (Fergana, Uzbekistan), AdAstra's authorized system integrator, has been successfully implementing TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI & SOFTLOGIC-system in process control systems at Uzbekistan enterprises producing cement, roofing slate, glass, glassware for more than 5 years.

PROIZCOMPAVTO's solutions are known for their economic efficiency (about $150 per a single input/output), effectiveness and high reliability, which has been verified by many well-known Uzbekistan industrial enterprises.