ABB Ability™ System 800xA® Camera Connect

Video system embedded in the control platform for an immersive and safer operator experience

ABB Ability™ System 800xA® Camera Connect provides full video coverage of a plant’s remote areas directly from the control system.

What is possible with Camera Connect?

On demand video recording

On demand video recording enables further analysis of images and supports troubleshooting. With Camera Connect, you can:

Manually record from the Faceplate
Set a predefined time period of recording
Trigger recording by any System 800xA data event

The reclaimer’s camera configured to start recording when its motor is turned on

Remote video interaction

Enables on-site personnel to share what they can see with operators located in the control room.

Remote video interaction

User-friendly faceplate

The user-friendly faceplate makes it east to control cameras to:

Command areas for PTZ cameras, contrast, brightness and wiper controlling
Present positions in faceplate for PTZ cameras:
- Auto position when opening the faceplate
- Camera movement routines based on OPC data from process and susbtation objects

User-friendly faceplate

Video analytics with intelligent image analysis

Video Analytics with intelligent image analysis, using cameras as sensors interacting with the control system, based on situative conditions detected from online images to create a signal that triggers an automatic reaction from 800xA:

Examples of image analysis:

Helmet detection
Temperature monitoring
Flotation bubble analysis

The image analysis might with plant assets and System 800xA equipment:

Alarm and events
Motor start/stop
Camera recording triggering

Video analytics with intelligent image analysis

Plant supervision is key to keeping industrial processes up and running

By embedding video capability in the control system, Camera Connect provides an immersive operator experience, connecting process control with real-time imaging and video analytics in System 800xA®, allowing the operator to take the right decisions, at the right time, to maximize production. Our system also enables image analysis to trigger autonomous operations via artificial intelligence.

Seamlessly integrating and embedding any camera into your process control system

Centrally managed

ABB Camera Connect enables full video coverage of the plant directly from the 800xA® automation control system from the collaborative control room.

Easy to install

Camera Connect is seamlessly added to ABB's System 800xA® software

Adaptable

Camera Connect can be adapted to the cameras you have in place thanks to standardized/ open interfaces.

Easy mobile device integration

Removing humans from this part of the mining process makes mining safer. The robot arm can also be retrofitted to any charging truck, making integration seamless.

Mining customer

Camera Connect enables our team to see what is happening in the mine from a remote location, meaning less visits on hazardous areas are needed. The solution improves miners' safety and help lower our carbon emissions.