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SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PLANT MONITORING AND CONTROL

  • US 20150173182A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2015
  • Published: 06/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plant monitoring system comprising:

  • a chassis comprising a backplane, the backplane configured to receive a plurality of insertable generic logic modules (GLMs); and

    the plurality of GLMs, each GLM comprising;

    a main circuit card insertable into the backplane and comprising;

    a detachable first input mezzanine card configured to receive an input signal from a sensor that senses an attribute of the plant;

    a detachable first output mezzanine card configured to selectively send an output signal to an actuator in the plant; and

    a detachable logic mezzanine card comprising;

    a first core field programmable gate array (CFPGA) configured to;

    receive processed sensor signals from the detachable first input mezzanine card;

    convert the processed sensor signals from a first format to sensor data in a second format; and

    provide the sensor data to a first application specific field programmable gate array (ASFPGA); and

    wherein the first ASFPGA is configured to;

    receive the sensor data and, based on the sensor data and one or more criteria, direct, via the first CFPGA, the first output mezzanine card to send the output signal to the actuator.

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