Solution 05
Electrical, controls & software
Electrical architecture, control cabinet, PLC, HMI, fieldbus, supervision and data interfaces defined to be usable, maintainable and consistent with the process.
Describe the need →
SYNTAVER · Electrical, controls & softwareWhen this solution makes sense
Signals we look for on site.
Connected functions or supervision are added when they genuinely help operations, maintenance or traceability.
Obsolete or inconsistent control system
Discontinued platform, scarce spares, missing backups or dependence on an old engineering workstation.
Need for a new PLC / HMI architecture
Tagging, terminals, distribution, ventilation or documentation making maintenance difficult.
Additional sensors, drives or motion
Vision, robot, MES, traceability, drive or third-party equipment to interface cleanly.
Industrial communications and data exchange
Measurements available in the PLC but not historised or accessible to production / maintenance.
Need for simple supervision or traceability
Scattered parameters, manual changes and poor version / backup management.
Typical scope
What the project can include.
Electrical and controls architecture
PLC / HMI / motion programming
I/O and instrumentation integration
Industrial communication and interfaces
Commissioning, tuning and troubleshooting
Backups, versioning and documentation
Technical depth
Open the technical layer that matches your question
These items do not replace a site survey; they show the level of detail used to scope a pre-study.
01Data to collect+
- Electrical schematics and IO list
- PLC / HMI / drive versions
- Network topology and third-party devices
- Backups, alarms and existing recipes
02Possible building blocks+
- Cabinet / power / protection
- PLC, HMI, drives and motion
- Profinet / EtherNet-IP / other site buses
- Useful data historisation and interfaces
03Useful deliverables+
- Updated schematics and IO list
- Network architecture and interface matrix
- Source backups and version register
- Alarm list, recipes and maintenance guide
04Acceptance criteria+
- Restart after power loss / fault
- Backup and restore verified
- Alarms and diagnostics understandable
- Network and data interfaces tested
Method
Three scoping steps before integration.
The objective is to reduce grey zones before placing orders or starting on-site work.
1. Map the interfaces
I/O, sensors, actuators, networks, supervision and exchanged data.
2. Define the architecture
Cabinet, power, PLC, HMI, safety and software structure.
3. Commission cleanly
Testing, backups, documentation, support and maintenance.
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