The AtlasSC control is a powerful and rugged industrial control with embedded microprocessor technology and dedicated I/O for real time control of engines, turbines, and electric motors
At the heart of the small and powerful AtlasSC platform is an industrial processor with Real Time Operating System (RTOS)
The AtlasSC platform utilizes the industry-standard PC/104 bus structure to leverage “PC Economics,” resulting in lower costs and greater feature flexibility
AtlasSC control system environmental specifications allow it to move out of the control room and closer to the prime mover, even on the engine skid in many cases
It is generally bulkhead mounted in an enclosure (see Environmental Specifications)
Engineering and service interface is through serial ports
The AtlasSC control contains on-board I/O optimized for prime mover control
The performance of these channels gives precise control not always possible with general-purpose I/O products
Configurability on many channels maximizes flexibility and channel usage, usually offering the least expensive I/O choice available
Where additional I/O expansion is required, the AtlasSC platform makes use of a networking strategy
Modbus is used to distribute I/O from a variety of different vendors
Entire package control, including auxiliary sub-system control, system monitoring and overall sequencing, becomes very economical
The AtlasSC control is programmed via Woodward’s GAP™ Graphical Application Program
This picture-to-code programming tool allows efficient implementation of the control requirements