Template Libraries

UCOS template libraries consist of multiple device templates each of which define the complete functionality of one type of device.

UCOS Master Control Strategies
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UCOS organizes devices derived from templates into a visual representation of the process. For example, you can create, save, and reuse an aeration process for a water plant or a receiving process for a fuel terminal. In fact, a UCOS project consists of multiple such process definitions, which are called device diagrams in UCOS. They can also be thought of as master control strategies.

Example Water Treatment Control Strategies

Aeration
Clarification
Chemical Feed
Flash Mixing
Flocculation
Settling
Filtration

Once a single facility has been designed and deployed with UCOS, its pre-tested, pre-configured control strategies can be applied to subsequent facilities very quickly. That's exactly what we did for five water/ wastewater treatment facilities for the City of Phoenix, eight fuel terminals for PEMEX, and several pipelines owned by a large American pipeline company.

Example Petrochemical Distribution Control Strategies

Receiving
Storage
Transfers
Loadout
Shipping

UCOS template libraries and master control strategies not only saved hundreds of hours of development and implementation time for each of CSI's UCOS customers. It also ensured consistency of process implementation, such as guaranteeing that the approved method for sequencing pumps is used throughout an enterprise.

Example Pulp & Paper Control Strategies

Bleaching
Cleaning
Conditioning
Finishing
Fractionation
Pulping

CSI has already developed and field-tested numerous master control strategies in several industries. As a CSI project customer, these would be available for use in your project.

But what if we don't already have device templates and master control strategies that exactly match your processes and configurations?

In many cases, the existing strategies can be modified quickly, often by switching features on or off. UCOS also includes all the tools needed to quickly create reusable control strategies from scratch. We've found that creating them from scratch with UCOS is faster than using traditional control system development tools.

Imagine how much easier it will be to maintain multiple similar systems that all rely on consistent approaches to sequencing, interlocking, and device logic. Only UCOS has the technology to enforce that level of consistency every step of the way.

The colorful UCOS brochure (PDF 2MB) provides more details on this subject.

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