High Integrity Radio Telemetry Applications MTEC 2006 Birmingham, UK

Mike Vaughan Mike has worked for as Southern Sales Manager for the last 10 years. In this time radio telemetry has proved itself not only in point to point links and simple networks, but in larger systems often involving safety related issues.

The Start 1982 Licensed Exempt Radio Telemetry Bands Become available in the U.K. VHF MHz UHF MHz Later extended to MHz

Specification Summary VHF 10 miliwatts maximum ERP 100% Duty Cycle allowed Suitable for on-site applications up to 2 Km UHF 500 milliwatts maximum ERP 100% Duty Cycle allowed Suitable for local areas up to 12 Km

1 st Generation Systems Pre 1990 Combined radio/controller and I/O Crystal controlled radios Limited networking Predominantly Water Industry

2 nd Generation Systems Better quality PCBs and components Separate Modular I/O with (ATEX) options Power Saving options Synthesised Radios Interchangeable with licensed radios MTBF s comparable with hardwired PLCs Take up by high integrity customers

2 nd Generation Functionality Secure Packetisation Polled Communications Time/Event Driven communication Broadcast options Securely controlled configuration Instrumentation interfaces Serial interfaces – Complete SCADA

Typical Customers Electricity Suppliers Oil Industry Low Pressure Gas Suppliers Fire and Security Monitoring Site Alert Systems

Oil Filled Power Cable Monitoring Oil Pressure Monitors (Up to 4) PACS 3500 Transmitter Solar Cell Radio Antenna Sub Station PACS 3500R Receiver Oil Pressure Alarms (Up to 16 stations)

3200 Station 300 T Floating Monobuoy Pipeline Leak detection and Turntable Valve Position via 300T Hardwired Hawser Load Temp and Press 3500 Station PC SCADA System Shore Base 3500 Station Portable GPS Signal For Tanker Bridge Use Offshore Tanker Operations

MOD Site Process Alarms

Emergency Warning Systems

The Future BT Line Replacement Safety/Environmentally Driven Monitoring Emergency Arrangements Integration with wide band radio – voice and transactional data Integration with long distance networks – GPRS

Summary Narrow band radio in the UK offers many cost effective solutions in many industries – meeting safety and reliability requirements as well as providing cost effective cable replacement.