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Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology
Who are we?EnVision Instruments• Photometric Systems
– Cell Density (Model CDP)– Ultra-violet Absorption (Model UVS)– Turbidity
• Foundation Fieldbus/Bluetooth Interfaces• Advanced Optics Technologies• Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Food & Beverage Industries
User Interface Criteria
Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology
• Lab scale and manufacturing environments
• Compatible with existing and new equipment
• Small space requirements
• Keep development cost down
• Support requirements for HW and SW
• Ease-of-use
Bluetooth Wireless Interface• Low-power 2.4 - 2.5 GHz wireless communication (10 meter range)• Robust, readily available, inexpensive• Fewer connectors, cables and failure points• Interfaces to standard man/machine interfaces (Desktop PC, laptop,
PDA) - no external custom transmitter• Setup / configuration / monitoring only• Industry standard 4-20 mA output provided• Options:
– Serial cable replacement– Web browser– Other Bluetooth “profiles”?
Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology
Foundation Fieldbus InterfacePositives• Interoperable digital-only interface• Adopted by biotech industry• Two-wire interface with loop-power capability for low power devices• Intrinsically-safe capability• Availability of standard hardware and software• Distributed process automation and control• Fault tolerance• “Smart” devices and predictive maintenance
Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology
Foundation Fieldbus InterfaceOther issues• Standard user layer based on “blocks” like AI, AO, PID• High cost of implementation
– Software communications stack and function blocks– Specialized hardware– Fieldbus Foundation approval and registration– Needs large investment or third party assistance
• Relatively slow data updates rates for some instruments• H1 and HSE devices
– H1 is 31.25 kbit– HSE is 10 Mb ethernet
Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology
Our CDP Implementation• Configuration via Bluetooth or Fieldbus
– Separation of UI hardware and software– Internal modified Modbus interface
• Foundation Fieldbus H1 device with two AI blocks– Bus/Loop powered (45 mA rating)
• Bluetooth Wireless Web Server Interface– Uses a standard PC or PDA browser such as Internet
Explorer or Mozilla
• Security and User Level Support• 250 ms update rate over FF and 4-20 output
Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology
UVS “PurSpec” Analyzer
• In-Line UV Spectrophotometer• Larger data requirements• Same UI architecture
Photometric Innovations for Biotechnology