Digitalization of the IEC PAS 63131 Standard with AutomationML

This paper describes a concept for an electronic data exchange of System Control Diagrams (SCDs) from the process engineering to control engineering domain. SCDs are standardized by the Norwegian NORSOK organisation and contain, in contrast to P&IDs, concrete function blocks and their interrelations, a real representation of the actual control application. SCDs are of interdisciplinary nature containing process and automation information at the same diagram. Their application in the Norwegian oil and gas industry is well established and of high value for the automation departments and control room operators. Seamless electronic data exchange is however not established today, the printed diagram is still the main input for the control system supplier's engineers. This paper investigates a way to utilize AutomationML to overcome this issue.