Introduction – Functional Overview
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TPS System Overview
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− Global User Station/Universal Station
− History Module/Process History Database
− Fail Safe Controller
This document does not cover the information management applications, advanced
control applications or Honeywell services, nor does it dwell on TPS system
components fully documented in other publications, such as TPS Network or Field
Instruments. A description of several Uniformance products can be found in the section
entitled Related Products and Applications. While not all Uniformance products are
represented there, all are well integrated with TPS Control to complete the TPS system.
TPS System Components (Control)
The TPS system is designed to meet the needs of large systems while being scaleable to
relatively small systems. TPS system key features include the following:
• Openness
• Smart field devices
• State-of-the-art human interface
• Advanced engineering tools
• Real-time database and plant-wide historian
• Open application environment
• Proven robust and secure control environment
• Open interface to enterprise management applications
TPS system’s unifying infrastructure pulls these features together into a complete
system.