Watchtower® is a comprehensive software package that provides remote control for and data storage from up to four Sentinel Controllers.
Electrical equipment used to control any and all reactor functions.
WatchTower® Software: Process Instrumentation
For supervisory control of, and data acquisition from Sentinel Controllers
FEATURES
The “Overview” screen provides system status at a glance. A simplified schematic of the reactor system is displayed along with setpoints, alarms and actual values for pressure, process temperature, vessel skin temperature, and mixer speed.
Displays all setpoints, alarms, and actual system conditions for supervisory control of one to four Sentinel Controllers.
Stored data is stamped with the date, time, and run number. The data is stored at operator entered intervals into operator selected directories as a .csv file for easy access via Excel.
The “Trend” function provides a user configurable, real time plot of each process variable on the bottom half of the Overview Screen.
Watchtower Autocycle is a recipe that allows the operator to bring a reactor up to operational conditions and back to ambient utilizing up to 12 steps. 10 recipes can be saved.
The mixer is controlled by AED proprietary control software that soft starts the motor from stop or from one speed to the next.
BENEFITS
Remote supervisory control of up to 4 Sentinel controlled reactors.
The system logs all alarms and any operator entries with a date stamp. This allows the monitoring of adjustments or system upsets during a run.
System setup and operation is accomplished with simple, drop down menu information. There are no complex mnemonics to remember.
System PID loops have an “Autotune” feature that optimizes PID parameters for the customer’s process.
