1. ITER Instrumentation and Control - Status and Plans
Anders Wallander1, Lana Abadie1, Haresh Dave1, Franck Di Maio1, Hitesh Kumar Gulati1,
Chandresh Hansalia1, Didier Joonekindt2, Jean-Yves Journeaux1, Wolf-Dieter Klotz1,
Kirti Mahajan1, Petri Makijarvi1, Luigi Scibile1, Denis Stepanov1, Nadine Utzel1, Izuru Yonekawa1
1ITER Organization, St. Paul lez Durance, France
2ATOS Origin, Meylan, France

2. Outline Mission Statement Brief History Global Architecture
Main Challenges
Standards
Instrumentation & Control Integrated Product Team
CODAC Core Systems
Plant System I&C Identification
Interfaces
Infrastructure
Interlock and Safety
Implementation Plan

3. Goal for ITER Instrumentation & Control System
Mission Statement
Ensure all ITER Plant Systems Instrumentation & Control are designed, implemented and integrated such that ITER can be operated as a fully integrated and automated system.
Successful integration = higher reliability
Economy of scale
Minimize operator human errors
Few required operators
Minimize required maintenance crew
Reuse plant system I&C design recipes
Only standard cables entering control room
Only standard equipment in control room
One control room

4. ITER is not anymore a paper project
Brief History
CODAC conceptual design developed by Jo Lister, with support from the fusion community, in 2006 and 2007
This conceptual design was reviewed in Nov 2007
A CODAC group started to form at ITER Organization in
ITER is not anymore a paper project
It is a real project

5. Conceptual Architecture
I&C structure
Segregation of ITER I&C into 3 vertical tiers and 2 horizontal layers
Control
Control and monitor all ITER Plant Systems
Interlock
Protect the investment
Independent network and I&C
Safety
Protects personnel, and environment
Two train systems

6. Scope and Definitions ITER Instrumentation & Control System
All hardware and software required to operate the ITER machine. Comprises Plant System I&C and Central I&C Systems.
Central I&C Systems
All hardware and software required to coordinate and orchestrate all Plant Systems I&C and provide the human machine interface. Comprise CODAC System, Central Interlock System and Central Safety System.
Plant Systems I&C
All hardware and software required to control a Plant System stand-alone and autonomously.

7. Human Machine Interface
Central Interlock
System
Central Safety
CODAC
Plant Systems I&C
IN FUND by WBS 4.5, 4.6 and 4.8
Actuators and sensors
Human Machine Interface
Like all large projects I&C has low priority in the early phase
Project focus is on costly items (mechanics)
There are no I&C specifications and no one is working on them
Responsibility boundaries are not clear nor accepted
Plant System Host
Networks
interface
Black Hole
IN KIND by WBS 1.*, 2.*, 3.*, 4.*, 5.*, 6,*
161
Plant Systems I&C
I&C Standards
(Plant Control Design Handbook)

8. Our main challenge is the Black Hole. What are we doing about it ?
Standardization (Plant Control Design Handbook)
Engaging parties in defining standards and prototyping
Instrumentation & Control Integrated Product Team
Plant System I&C identifications (plant profile database)
Interface definitions (S-ICD, IS, interviews)
Early delivery of CODAC Core System

9. Objectives of Plant Control Design Handbook
The Plant Control Design Handbook (PCDH) defines methodology, standards, specifications and interfaces applicable to all ITER Plant Systems Instrumentation & Control (I&C)
I&C standards are essential for ITER to
Integrate all Plant Systems into one integrated control system
Maintain all Plant Systems after delivery acceptance
Contain cost by economy of scale (spare parts, expertise)
The PCDH is applicable to all Procurement Arrangements
ITER Organization (IO)
Develop
Support
Maintain
Enforce
these standards
Living document
Latest release May 2009
Publicly available

10. Plant System I&C Life Cycle
Well defined checkpoints
Well defined deliverables
Chapter 3, PCDH v 4.1

11. February 1, 2009
“The CODAC group announces that EPICS will be used as the baseline for the software environment for the ITER control system within the scope of PCDH”
Contracts and Tasks
Three independent contracts to establish CODAC software environment
May 7, 2009
“ITER Plant Systems Instrumentation & Control shall use Siemens Simatic S7 product line of Programmable Logical Controllers for industrial control and SIL-3 applications”
Programmable Logic Controller (slow control) selection process
Cubicle selection process
Two independent tasks to explore existing EPICS client applications
Detail design and production of Plant System Host and prototype Mini-CODAC
Support functional analysis and interface definitions for CIS
Support preparation of technical specs for next wave of contracts
Build a Central Safety System (CSS) simulator
Two contracts to prototype High Performance Networks
Three contracts to survey and prototype Fast Controllers
Two contracts to prototype CODAC High Level Applications

12. Distribution of contracts and tasks among parties
Strategy:
Engage and involve all parties in order to maximize acceptance of standards

13. Plant System I&C identification
A Plant System I&C has one and only one Plant System Host

14. Interface definition Identify plant systems I&C
CODAC, CIS and CSS interfaces to everyone (almost)
We are starting to identify the interfaces to Plant System I&C
Identify plant systems I&C
Develop S-ICD and interface sheets
Maintain information in plant system I&C profile database

15. Instrumentation & Control Integrated Product Team
IO Management requests CODAC & IT Division to create an Integrated Product Team for Instrumentation & Control.
The objective is to improve communication and collaboration between the I&C stakeholders
CODAC Group
Plant System Responsible Officers
Domestic Agencies involved in Procurement Arrangements
Industries implementing Plant Systems
The Instrumentation & Control IPT provides an excellent opportunity to streamline the I&C development methodology and to promote PCDH.
A proposal was presented to ITER governing body on March 9 and Kick-off meeting held on May 15.

16. Instrumentation & Control IPT
IPT SCOPE 1
Produce
I&C specifications
Get to a standard
Built to Print Design 2
Get to a standard
Factory Acceptance Tests 3
Get to a standard
Site Acceptance Tests 4

17. Instrumentation & Control IPT
27 PBS packages
bundled in
10 Plant System Groups
totaling
161 Plant Systems 
Staged implementation!
What is most urgent?

18. Instrumentation & Control IPT
Coordination between Plant Systems I&C
Coordination between DA and IO I&C
STANDARDS
(PCDH)
Development lifecycle with deliverables
Components (hardware and software)
Interfaces
Coordination between Plant
System I&C and Industry
Coordination between Plant
System I&C and Process

19. CODAC Core Systems
CODAC Core Systems is a well defined product to be exported to all Plant System I&C developers
CODAC Core Systems comprise the hardware and software required to develop, interface and test plant systems I&C.
The hardware platforms are Plant System Host (PSH) and Mini-CODAC.
The software comprises communication middleware, plant system self description schemas and tools and SCADA functionalities; logging, alarming, error handling, reporting, configuration, database and HMI.
CODAC Core Systems will be released on a yearly bases with the first release planned for February 2010.

20. CODAC Core Systems Strategy:
Promote use of CODAC Core Systems as early as possible to create large user community and acceptance of standards
Mini-CODAC
Plant System Host (PSH)
Alarm Handling (AH)
Error & Trace Logging (EL)
Live Database (LD)
Data Archiving (DA)
Data Retrieval (DR)
Testing Tools (TT)
Communication Middleware (CM)
Generic Plant System Software (PS)
Visualization Builder (VB)
Plant System self description (SD)
Strategy:
Discourage use of private SCADA system below PSH for ease of integration

21. CODAC Core Systems CODAC Core Systems v.1 - Feb 2010
Scope, EPICS clients, deployment

22. Network Infrastructure
Main Star Points
CODAC Networks
CODAC Network
Hutches
Network infrastructure
Location of network connection points
Cable trenches
Cable diagrams

23. Central Interlock and Safety Systems
Functional analysis of Central Interlock System well advanced
Interface definitions for Central Interlock System and Central Safety System progressing
A simulator of Central Safety System, based on input from Safety Group, is close to completion

24. Central I&C Implementation Plan
Work for CODAC, CIS and CSS has been divided in ten tasks
Each task has
Description
Deliverables (in form of PBS level 3 products)
Schedule (linked to ITER Integrated Project Schedule)
Resources (human resources and contracts)

25. Central I&C Implementation Plan
CODAC Core Systems
Design and procure hardware and software required to develop, interface and test Plant Systems I&C
Interface Plant Systems I&C
Develop, support, maintain and enforce standards. Factory and site acceptance tests.
Network Infrastructure
Design and procure network infrastructure (cables, hutches, switches,…)
CODAC Servers
Define and procure CODAC servers
Central Interlock System
Design and procure hardware and software required for inter plant system interlocks
CODAC Application System
Design and procure application software (scheduling, supervision, plasma control,…)
Central Safety System
Design and procure hardware and software for central safety system
Control Room
Define and procure all equipments in the control room
Integration and Verification
of Plant Systems I&C, CODAC, CIS and CSS
Commissioning
of Plant Systems I&C, CODAC, CIS and CSS

27. We invite everyone to join in the effort to build the ITER I&C System
Conclusions
Ensure all ITER Plant Systems Instrumentation & Control are designed, implemented and integrated such that ITER can be operated as a fully integrated and automated system.
The main challenge currently is the “Black Hole”
Standardization
Engaging parties
I&C IPT
Plant system I&C identification
Interface definition
Early delivery of CODAC Core Systems
A detailed implementation plan up to first plasma is being developed
We invite everyone to join in the effort to build the ITER I&C System