Company Information Located in Henderson WA Australia Today is the worlds largest builder of fast ferries

Manufacture the following vessels Passenger Ferries 24 to 48 meter 100 to 520 people 30 to 40 knots Vehicle and Passenger ferries 48 to 96 meter 330 to 1200 people 10 to 350 cars/trucks 30 to 40 knots 38 meter 21 knots Patrol Boats

Manufacture the following vessels Cruise Ships 60 meter 80 people 14.5 knots Fast Ferries 95 to 100 meter 30 to 50 knots Off Shore Support

Main Controls are : Supervision : - air conditioning - lighting - power monitoring and control - sprinklers - drenchers - bilge pumps - watertight doors - engines - ride control Supervision : Dual redundant Monitor Pro servers (handling approx 10,000 + tags each)

Communications : Approx number of I/O per vessel is : Digital Input 1650 Digital Output 1000 Analog Input 125 Analog Output 140 of which approx 40% of I/O via distributed TBX Use approx 6 Magelis (XBT-F and XBT-FC) HMI’s per vessel. Connected to the Premium PLC’s via Uni-Telway

Communications : Why use Ethernet ? Austal are in a very competive market, and need to retain their technical advantage As they supply ships on the International Market, need to be able to service ships remotely. Need a “High Speed Network” due to the amount of data being monitored and controlled. The Hirschmann fibre optic ring provides redundancy Need a high speed network due to the amount of data being monitored and controlled

Simplified Overview : Marine Link Ride Control To Engine Control FIPWAY DIGIPACT FIPIO FIPIO ENGINE GOV. ENGINE GOV. FIPIO FIPIO FIPIO DIGIPACT DIGIPACT To Engine Control