ABB Launches New I/O Series to Meet Digital Demands of Oil and Gas Fields
ABB XIO sets new standards for upstream oil and gas and other applications.
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(ABB: Zurich) — ABB, a technology leader in electrification and automation, is expanding its XIO series of remote input/output controllers to provide customers with more options to meet the digital connectivity challenges of today’s oil and gas industry.
ABB’s process automation business automates, electrifies, and digitalizes industrial operations that address a wide range of essential needs—from supplying energy, water, and materials to producing goods and transporting them to market. Learn more about ABB at www.abb.com.
ABB flow computers and RTUs are used to monitor, measure, and control many upstream oil and gas applications to ensure safe and efficient operations. The solution enables users to monitor, measure, and control flows from anywhere, anytime.
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Increasing digitalization in the oil and gas industry means that reliable connectivity is required for successful operations. Wellheads often must achieve extended connectivity rapidly to meet expansion opportunities. ABB’s XIO provides immediate connectivity expansion, enhancing production and reducing costs associated with traditional equipment upgrades. It integrates islands of automation and enables remote data connection for real-time analytics across the site and enterprise.
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ABB Launches New I/O Series to Meet Digital Demands of Oil and Gas Fields
XIO series extends site automation abilities
The extended XIO series uses a new Ethernet-to-serial pass-through application to provide real-time monitoring and control, improve data accessibility, and enhance data integrity. The new XIO series extends site automation abilities, helping to increase the efficiency of oil and gas operations.
The next evolution in smart remote I/O, the ABB XIO series is an extended range of all-in-one devices to monitor, control, and manage oil and gas flow applications. The ABB XIO-08, ABB XIO-04 and ABB XIO-00 each operate as an extension to the ABB Remote Module Controller (RMC) family, providing enhanced I/O capacity and increasing overall wellhead operational efficiency. The series offers up to eight channels for customers to choose the XIO that meets their site needs.
This XIO extension means that site configuration requirements can be met whatever the size of the oil or gas field. The need for physical onsite presence is reduced due to the remote control and monitoring of I/O points and serial devices, putting safety first and reducing costs. As well as extending ABB’s RMC capabilities, the XIO is compatible with a wide range of controllers across the market, emphasizing ABB’s commitment to open architecture across all areas of industrial automation.
As a specific integration feature, ABB’s RMC discovers a XIO device on the network and learns its configuration, becoming a consumer of the XIO’s application data without the need to maintain a list of connected devices.
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Equipment can be added without significant infrastructure modifications, allowing easy expansion of I/O points and connection of serial devices. Up to 22 hot pluggable I/O modules can be added or replaced without power interruption, minimizing downtime.
The XIO series offers several connectivity options, new networking features (up to four independent networks are supported), and the potential to use the XIO’s Wi-Fi as a network or bridge with one of the Ethernet ports. Reliable and efficient data transfer is made easy by connecting the XIO to the RMC over Ethernet. Four Ethernet points allow for different network configurations. It also features control and measurement applications for specific needs of remote locations.
