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Mirador's simulator software can not only relieve
RMV9000 users of the burden of having to maitain old operator station
hardware; it can also solve a printing problem that many users are now
experiencing. For printing process displays, the RMV9000 supports only
an old Texas Instruments black/white impact printer or (for OSP881X
with KIP) a Printacolor or QRP9000 color printer. Most user's printers
are no longer functional, and even if they remained so, they would be
considered very outdated and inadequate by today's standards. The
simulator software supports color printing of the process displays on
inexpensive USB or parallel ink jet printers (HP PCL/3 compatible).
Versions of the RMV9000 simulator that are currently
available include:
- rmvsim
for RMV9000 OSPZ80 Rev. W (8001G-based)
- rmvsim2
for RMV9000 OSP88XX and KIP V5.02-02
The simulator software can be easily adapted to support
additional versions of the RMV9000 OSP and KIP. If you are interested
in replacing a version not listed here, please enquire.
Note: When both the OSP and the KIP are replaced, the
KIP simulator and the OSP simulator can both run on a single PC. The
original RMV9000 keyboard is connected by means of a special RJ to DB9
adapter to the simulated KIP processor.
The RMV9000 OSP simulator software has been field proven
to faithfully replicate all the functions of the original
Intecolor-based operator station. The simulator software is
Linux-based. Mirador offers the software under license, bundled with
the Linux operating system and suitable PC hardware. Please contact
Mirador to learn how you can try it before committing to purchase.
Shown below are some typical displays from the Mirador
RMV9000 OSPZ80 Rev. W simulator.
   
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RMV9000 Operator Stations
Above:
RMV9000 consoles with touch display units (OSPZ80) and 8-page keyboards
(KBP) installed
The
Fisher-Rosemount RMV9000 DCS includes one or more operator stations
providing color displays of process graphics. Functionally, each
operator station (OSP), sits between the RMV9000 keyboard processor
(KIP or KBP) and the system controller (CCM). It communicates with
these devices using a Rosemount-proprietary serial protocol. The OSP
can handle inputs from a touchscreen, lightpen or keyboard, and can
accept commands from the CCM to build and update screens, including
overview screens, bar graphs, trend graphs, etc.
There
are two different types of RMV9000 operator stations. In older
generation systems, the operator stations consist of customized
Intecolor 8001G terminals installed in large consoles. (See control
room photo above.) Each Intecolor terminal includes a 19" color CRT
monitor and a display generator. For use in the RMV9000, the Intecolor
8001G is fitted with a customized cpu board and an infra-red
touchscreen. Optionally, a light pen can be connected. Originally the
cpu board used an 8080 processor, but this was upgraded to a Z80. The
keyboard processor (KBP) is physically separate from the 8001G chassis.
Below:
view from the rear of an OSPZ80 chassis
Above:
RMV9000 operator stations including desktop display units (OSP88XX and
KIP) and 8-page keyboards (SKIP)
In
newer generation systems the operator stations are desktop units based
on Intecolor 8800 series terminals. (See the photo immediately above.)
Each OSP881X includes a 19" color CRT monitor, an infra-red
touchscreen, and a standard Intecolor Z80 processor board, fitted with
custom OSP firmware. A small relay/DIP switch board in installed on the
processor board's parallel port. The keyboard interface processor board
(KIP) is installed in the 8800 terminal card rack above the OSP
processor board. The keyboard itself is housed separately and contains
a serial processor (SKIP).
Below:
view of OSZ88XX and KIP boards from desktop display station
There
are still many RMV9000 operator stations of both types in service.
However, they now represent significant maintenance problems, because
repair parts and services are both hard to find and expensive.
Mirador's family of RMV9000 operator station simulators provides
economical solutions for these maintenance problems.
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