Evolution IAS · Fifth generation

One system from wheelhouse to cabin.

Integrated alarm, monitoring and control – scalable from a small alarm system to more than 3,000 I/O. The fifth generation of a platform that started with exhaust gas monitoring in 1984.

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A dark-hulled pelagic trawler under way in calm sea

System map

Every room on board, on one network.

Workstations, alarm panels and field hardware share a redundant network, so the same alarm reaches the bridge, the engine control room and the chief’s cabin. The link to shore goes through a separate, firewalled gateway.

  • OPC-UA as the backbone – ready for suppliers and class societies adopting the same standard
  • Modbus TCP and Ethernet interfaces to engines, thrusters, switchboards and cranes
  • Fanless process servers with redundant solid-state disks

WheelhouseBridge, forward and aft

  • 24″ wide-touch workstation
  • Conning overview
  • XAP-X alarm panel

Cargo control roomWhere fitted

  • Workstation for cargo, RSW and tanks
  • Screenshot printer

AccommodationCabins, mess, lounge

  • XAP-X panels in engineers’ cabins
  • XAP-X in mess, lounge and gym
  • Mini Utility Station for PC, tablet and phone

Engine control roomThe chief’s station

  • Visualisation clients
  • Redundant process servers
  • Dead man system with activation and reset panels

Field levelEngine room and deck

  • I/O nodes: temperatures, pressures, switches
  • I/O nodes: pumps, valves, compressors, fans
  • Autogauge V1 tank gauging
  • Power management
  • Interfaces: main and aux engines, VDR

Ship to shoreCyber-secured link

  • MCS Secure Gateway (OPC-UA, DMZ)
  • mGuard remote access router
  • Remote Assistance from Drammen

Modules

What goes into the system.

Choose what the vessel needs. Everything shares the same hardware, the same mimics and the same service team.

01Evolution IAS coreAlarm, monitoring and control for the whole vessel
  • Lists of active, unacknowledged, suppressed and disabled alarms with time stamps
  • Trend and historical data, alarm statistics and reports
  • Customised process mimics in scalable vector graphics that adapt to any monitor, with zoom per workstation
  • Exhaust gas mean value supervision, standby pump and valve control
  • Automatic bilge, ballast transfer and exchange, fuel transfer and filling, auto heeling
  • FO consumption and performance monitoring, liquid cargo management, deck and navigation light control
  • SMS alerts, pocket paging and GSM alert system
02Power management systemSwitchboard and generator control, standalone or integrated
  • Standalone (mainly retrofits), semi-integrated with mode control in Evolution, or fully integrated with safety units in the switchboard
  • Breaker and generator control and monitoring, automatic synchronisation and load sharing
  • Advanced blackout prevention and recovery, heavy consumer control
  • Diesel and gas generators, shaft generators with PTI/PTO, emergency generator, bus tie breaker and shore connection
  • Modular design with plug-and-play I/O, redundant communication, alarm and event log
03Energy management systemFor DC and hybrid power plants
  • DC solutions and hybrid solutions with batteries
  • Freestanding, or fully integrated with PMS or IAS
  • Scalable to any switchboard configuration
  • Energy report station
04Autogauge V1Tank level measurement
  • 12, 24 or 36 channels per cabinet, central or distributed installation
  • Integrated in Evolution IAS over redundant Modbus, or standalone with its own operator panel
  • Adaptive pulse operation for minimal air consumption
  • Periodic zero self-calibration, automatic leak monitoring and back-up pressure sensor
  • Recurrent purging of air tubes against contamination and freezing; optional density calculation
  • A natural replacement for old pneumatic systems such as Peilo Teknikk and Kokum Sonics CALM
05XAP-X alarm panelsUnmanned engine room (E0 / UMS) alarms in the accommodation
  • 7″ panel PC with multi-language graphic display
  • Alarm group page and status description
  • Acoustic acknowledge button and dimming
  • Duty function and listen function for duty monitoring
  • Fire and system-fail indication, connector for bedroom buzzer
  • Flush or wall mounting
06Dead man systemProtection for the engineer on watch
  • Type approved to IEC 62616 by all major classification societies
  • More than 5,000 systems delivered since 2005
  • 2 × 16 character display with blue night illumination
  • Rotary encoder to check every connected device and link
  • Compact modules – complete installation within three minutes
07I/O nodesRugged field hardware on 35 mm DIN rail
  • CI-32: 32-channel binary input · MI-8: 8-channel mixed analogue input
  • ROX-12: 12-channel relay output · MO-8: 8-channel current/voltage output
  • Galvanic isolation and earth-fault supervision on all nodes
  • Redundant power supply inputs and redundant isolated field buses
  • Detachable plug per I/O channel, stainless steel cover
  • Environmental categories GL (C) and LR ENV1, 2, 3
08Secure Gateway & Remote AssistanceShip-to-shore, without exposing the automation network
  • OPC-UA data exchange through a DMZ between the automation network and the ship network
  • mGuard remote access router with hardware firewall
  • Delivered on the first wellboat to carry DNV Cyber Secure (+)
  • Remote Assistance permanently installed on board: updates, changes and diagnostics over satellite from Drammen
09RSW, tank washing and lightsProcess control for fishing vessels
  • RSW compressor, circulation and transfer control with tank levels and valve modes
  • Tank washing, freestanding or integrated – developed in cooperation with HL Skjong
  • Deck lights with single and group control; navigation lights with mode control and lamp-failure alarms

Class and standards

Built to be approved.

DNV

Frøy’s wellboat to DNV Cyber Secure (+). Dead man systems for E0 operation on Greenpeace’s flagship and Danish Offshore Supply’s vessels.

Bureau Veritas

MV Sofie A classed to BV requirements. Dead man system for UMS operation to BV class on Eidsvaag’s feed carriers.

Hardware

I/O in environmental categories GL (C) and LR ENV1–3. Dead man system type approved to IEC 62616. Achilles JQS qualified since 2016.

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