Introduced in 1988, the controller supports up to 12 controller modules in a single controller subsystem. The controlller module performs the primary functions of data acquisition and control, including I/O processing, continuous control, interlocks. sequential control and communications.
For applications requiring controller redundancy two options are available. Subsystem redundancy, referred to as 11 to 1, where one controller can back up a single subsystem or card file redundancy, 3 to 1, where one controller backs up a single card file of the three possible card files in a subsystem. Besides upgraded hardware the SC controller also provided Taylor Remote I/O (TRIO) as an I/O option to the existing direct I/O available in the Model B controllers. Control processing was also augmented with the addition of Taylor Ladder Logic (TLL).
Local I/O for SC controllers consists of a separate termination board with 16 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs and up to 48 digital ins or outs, channel selectable. The I/O is made redundant through a switched backplane bus to another I/O board associated with the backup controller.
The Model B controller was a packaged assembly consisting of the controller board and the I/O board. It contains the same 16 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs and up to 48 digital ins or outs, channel selectable as the SC controller I/O board. Redundancy is through a switched backplane bus to backup controller I/O board assembly. Both the Model B and the SC controller share the same field termination boards.
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