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The document discusses how Kepware software was used to integrate data from various systems on a 118 foot WallyPower yacht. Kepware OPC software and drivers were used to connect Siemens PLCs controlling the engines and a GPS to provide monitoring and analytics of over 500 data points across the different systems.

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Wally Power

The document discusses how Kepware software was used to integrate data from various systems on a 118 foot WallyPower yacht. Kepware OPC software and drivers were used to connect Siemens PLCs controlling the engines and a GPS to provide monitoring and analytics of over 500 data points across the different systems.

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Automation’s Best Friend Solution Chronicles

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The 118 WallyPower


A fast pleasure yacht “onboard’’ with OPC
Wally is a Monaco based shipbuilder known for some of the finest sailing and power vessels in the world. The 118 WallyPower is one of the
fastest pleasure yachts over 100’ in the world. With a normal cruising speed of over 60 knots (70 mph!) this boat challenges the concepts of
traditional nautical travel.

We support the Open Systems concept behind OPC based solutions and
my experiences with Kepware products made me very confident that we
could integrate data from various sources on the vessel and create a total
information backbone to our data management system.”
Three Vericor Power Systems TF-50 Gas Turbine Engines that are rated The original control panels were not large enough to handle an additional
for 5,600 horsepower and weigh approximately 1,500 pounds, power the Ethernet communications module, so another way to gather data from
118 Wallypower. With a combined total of 16,800 horsepower she travels the Siemens S7 PLCs was required. Kepware’s NetLink module became a
the sea with impressive speed, power, and comfort. A Siemens S7-300 clear choice. This simple adapter added to the PLC’s MPI port allowed for
PLC controls each of the TF-50 propulsion systems. At her launch the ship a quick, cost-effective solution to network all three controllers together.
was originally outfitted with a local control panel in the engine room Using the Kepware OPC server with Siemens S7 Ethernet driver, interfacing
and a remote panel at the bridge that was dedicated to each of the three to the PLC was effortless.
propulsion systems.
There was an additional need to collect data from the ship’s GPS. Using the
“Over time, the need for a combined information management system Kepware U-CON (User-Configurable) driver, Tom wrote a NMEA (National
became evident,” explained Technical Systems Engineer Tom Keefer with Marine Electronics Association) driver to decode the unsolicited serial
ISD, LLC. “The original system design did not allow for a way to monitor messages from the ship’s navigation instruments to allow instantaneous
and review variables from an overall ship perspective. Important info readings of ship speed and position. The added bonus was that both the
such as Total Ship Fuel Consumption or Efficiency was not presented. Siemens and U-CON drivers run under a single OPC server application,
which made historian and HMI connectivity seamless.
With an estimated data retention of over five years, the system monitors
”We support the Open Systems concept behind just over five hundred data points at approximately 500msec. Combining
all of this into a central data historian and HMI package, today the crew’s
OPC based solutions and my experiences with
capabilities to understand the ships performance is greatly improved. Now
Kepware products made me very confident that they view simultaneous information from all three propulsion systems
and they can also analyze this information back at the dock. Key variables
we could integrate data from various sources such as Fuel Consumption, Engine Performance, and Range Estimation
on the vessel and create a total information allow the crew to operate the boat safely and efficiently, while also
providing important technical information to the onshore Wally staff.
backbone to our data management system.” An added advantage is that the data collection solution works with the
originally installed equipment, which allowed Wally to leverage previously
purchased equipment.

Kepware is the leading provider of communications software for automation with annual shipments exceeding 100,000 units.

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