Name: ICS Triplex T8314 | Trusted TMR Digital Output Module - XINYEDA
Brand: ICS Triplex

Description

T8314: Technical Specifications

Model Number: T8314

Manufacturer: ICS Triplex

Product Type: Trusted TMR Digital Output Module

Input Voltage: 24V DC

Output Voltage: 24V DC

Operating Temperature: -40°C to +70°C

Storage Temperature: -40°C to +85°C

Humidity Range: 10% to 95% non-condensing

Material: Aluminum alloy

Dimensions: 120mm × 90mm × 60mm

Weight: 500g

Interface Types: RS485, Ethernet

I/O Points: Multiple digital output channels

Redundancy: Triple Modular Redundant (TMR)

Communication Protocol: Proprietary TMR protocol

Power Supply: 24V DC

Response Time: Fast signal output capability

Diagnostics: Comprehensive fault detection

Safety Certification: SIL 3 compliant

ICS Triplex T8314

Core Features & Customer Value

Triple Modular Redundancy Architecture: The T8314’s TMR design provides three independent signal paths for each output channel, ensuring continuous operation even if one channel fails. For system designers, this architecture eliminates single points of failure in the output path, maintaining process control capability and preventing unplanned shutdowns. The voting system automatically detects and isolates faulty channels while continuing to operate with the remaining healthy circuits, allowing maintenance to be scheduled during planned outages rather than causing immediate production interruptions. This architecture is particularly valuable in safety-critical applications where control system availability directly impacts process safety and production continuity.

High Reliability and Stability: The module uses reliable circuit design and industrial-grade components with good anti-interference capability, ensuring accurate signal output and transmission in harsh industrial environments. For process engineers, this reliability ensures that critical control functions operate as intended, maintaining safe operating conditions and optimizing process performance. The fast response time provides quick control of industrial equipment, enabling rapid response to process changes that could lead to safety incidents or process upsets. The robust construction withstands vibration, electrical noise, and temperature variations typical in industrial settings.

Multi-Channel Output Capability: The T8314 provides multiple independent digital output channels, allowing simultaneous control of multiple field devices from a single module. For system integrators, this high channel density reduces panel space requirements and simplifies system design by consolidating multiple control functions into fewer modules. The flexible configuration allows users to define the function and trigger conditions of each output channel through software configuration, adapting to different application requirements without hardware changes. This programmability reduces engineering time during system commissioning and simplifies future modifications or expansions.

Comprehensive Diagnostics and Alarm Functions: The module includes onboard diagnostics for detecting faults such as open circuits, short circuits, and overcurrent conditions. For maintenance personnel, this diagnostic capability provides early warning of developing issues before they affect process operation. The alarm and trigger function generates alarms or initiates response actions when specific conditions or state changes are detected, enabling proactive maintenance and reducing mean time to repair. The front-panel indicators provide immediate visual feedback on module status and individual channel activity, simplifying troubleshooting and reducing system downtime.

ICS Triplex T8314

Typical Applications

The ICS Triplex T8314 is extensively deployed in safety instrumented systems (SIS) and process control systems within hydrocarbon processing facilities. In offshore oil and gas platforms, the module interfaces with emergency shutdown valves, fire and gas detection system actuators, and critical process control equipment. The TMR architecture ensures that the system can continue controlling critical safety functions even if one or more components fail, meeting the high reliability requirements of SIL 3 safety applications. The module’s fast response time and comprehensive diagnostics provide the necessary performance and fault detection capabilities for these life-safety functions.

In chemical processing plants, the T8314 is used to control critical process equipment such as reactor isolation valves, pump shutdown systems, and emergency venting systems. The module’s triple redundancy architecture provides the fault tolerance required for these critical safety functions, where system availability directly impacts personnel safety and asset protection. The hot-swap capability allows for module replacement without taking the entire safety system offline, which is particularly important in continuous process applications where maintenance windows are limited and production downtime is extremely costly.

For power generation applications, particularly in gas turbine control systems, the T8314 interfaces with fuel shutoff valves, turbine protection systems, and generator protection equipment. The module’s multiple output channel configuration allows for efficient control of multiple safety functions from a single module, reducing panel space requirements in turbine control cabinets. The wide operating temperature range ensures reliable operation in the elevated ambient temperatures typically found near turbine enclosures, while the robust construction withstands the vibration and electrical noise present in power generation environments.