Oil, Gas &

Petrochemical
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AMG Systems Ltd. 3 The Omega Centre, Stratton Business Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8QB
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AMG are a UK manufacturer
and leading global provider of
environmentally robust Fibre,
Analogue, IP/Ethernet, Wireless
& Hybrid communication
transmission solutions.
OIL, GAS + PETROCHEMICAL SOLUTIONS

Protect Life.

AMG has for many years From video & data

supplied transmission and
networking equipment into the
Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
industries around the world.
A particular challenge in this
sector is that equipment needs
to be built to withstand some of
the most demanding of
environments on the planet:
from the hot and dusty climates
of the Middle East to the
relentless and unforgiving
conditions of North Atlantic off-
shore platforms, AMG Systems'
products are designed to
perform consistently and
reliably.
Continuous and reliable
operation is essential not only
to the running and monitoring
of plant & equipment, but more
importantly to protect life: life
safety and security systems are
not something to be entrusted
to anything other than the most
robust and dependable
transmission infrastructure with
resilience and reliability at the
core of its design.
communications specially
designed for submersibles
(Remotely Operated Vehicles
or ROVs) to off-shore voice
evacuation & life safety
systems and large scale
refinery CCTV networked
systems, AMG has a track
record of providing standard
and custom built, diverse and
reliable transmission solutions
into many such installations.
Those elements, combined
with AMG's understanding of
the distinct challenges and
client needs in this sector, are
key factors as to why AMG is
often the number one supplier
of choice.
APPLICATION EXAMPLE

#01
Transmission System
for Submersible
ROVs.

Submersible ROVs (Remotely

Operated Vehicles) provide the
essential off-shore service of
observation, search, survey and
diver support.

Typically controlled from

vessels or sea platforms,
operators use live video
transmitted from the
submersible's on-board
cameras to control operations
in seas ranging from the tropics
to the North Atlantic.
 LEGEND
Voice
RS232/485
CAT5e Ethernet
Fibre
Coax Analogue Video
Relay/Contact i/o
Requirement
Brief
Integral to the design of a
new range of submersibles,
technology was required by
the manufacturer to provide
connectivity for multiple
signal types, from Surface
Vessel to Subsea Vehicle,
using very few fibre cores in
what can in some cases be
very long umbilical cables of
over 4 kilometres.
Signal types included
analogue video from the
submersible, data control to
the submersible for operator
control and operation, control
relays, audio and Ethernet for
computer communications.
To design a transmit and receive
communication system which would:
— Provide fibre redundancy in case
of fibre cable breakage.
— Transmit 8 analogue video feeds,
16 bi-directional RS232/RS485
plus Gigabit Ethernet.
— Provide up to 16 i/o contacts for
sensors, alarms and switching of
connected equipment.
— Deliver lag-less and loss-less
(uncompressed) video to the
control station.
— Allow operators to configure
serial data types dynamically.
#01
Support Vessel Control Room
ROV Camera & Control Console On-board systems
[ Umbilical Cord ]
Sensors & Input/Output ROV Systems Control Sonar/Microphone PTZ Camera & Lights
Submersible
Product Deployed
Solution
Challenge
There were four key challenges: AMG's mechanical design Bespoke AMG4000
facilities designed and built
transmitter and
> Equipment at the ROV end needed bespoke hardware specifically to
to be accommodated within a clearly fit within the submersible's space receiver
defined small space which required
— Meet stringent safety standards. constraints. Using AMG's 4000
a very compact form factor and low proven resilient single-mode fibre
— Be ruggedised to operate reliably heat dissipation. loop technology, increased
within temperatures between -20°C efficiencies and heat dissipation in
to 70°C. > Wide temperature differential
an ultra-compact design was
between surface water and subsea achieved. Ruggedised design
conditions required the equipment
— Transmit all signals across specific ensured operation over a wide
operator defined CWDM frequencies to operate within a wide but fast
temperature span, ranging from
to allow interoperability with other changing temperature range.
-20°C up to 70°C. Modification to
third party devices utilising other
> Interoperability between the
the standard transmission
frequencies.
plethora of different types of on- frequencies to reserved CWDM
board equipment that the wavelengths within the ITU-T
— Provide a unified network
Management interface for all the submersibles could be fitted with. G694 CWDM (Coarse Wavelength
communications. Division Multiplexing) grid,
> Real-time transmission of data and allowed inter-operability with
video, essential for accurate remote existing equipment from other
operator control in a very transmission equipment
demanding subsea environment. manufacturers.
APPLICATION EXAMPLE

#02
Transmission
Systems for off-shore
life safety sites in
the Middle East.

Voice evacuation and alarm is an

essential part of the Life-safety
system of any large and complex
petrochemical site.

The stringent requirements of the

industry demand high quality tone
and voice messaging.
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Voice
RS232/485
CAT5e Ethernet
Fibre
#02

Control Location
Coax Analogue Video
Relay/Contact i/o

5900 5900 5900 5900

VA/GA Systems #1 to #100

5900 5900 5900 5900

Product Deployed
Solution
Requirement

Challenge
Brief

A major manufacturer of Audio
Safety and Voice Evacuation
Systems for deployment in the
fire protection of Oil and Gas
installations required a
transmission system to allow
the expansion of existing
VA/GA equipment to include
To utilise the fibre network without any negative To provide multiple data formats AMG5900 fibre transmission AMG5900 point to
impact to the operation or performance of the (including specialist protocols, series provided the capability to point fibre optic
VA/GA system and build in full redundancy. LonWorks FTT-10 and 20mA transmit up to 16 data or audio transmitter and
current-loop) along with channels on a single fibre core. receiver
— Provide communications equipment — Deliver a variety of data formats, multiple channels of high quality These channels were board
capable of connecting over 100 including LonWorks/FTT-10, 20mA audio, all incorporated into a configurable, providing the
sites back an on-shore control loop, alarm/relay contacts and
single device within a very small flexibility the client required to
location. Ethernet.
and specific footprint. change data combinations and
EXPANSION A EXPANSION B

VID
— Transmit up 14 channels of — Equipment to operate within types on a per site basis. The

X
TX

R
POWER

over 100 locations on and off simultaneous loss-less and lag-less temperatures ranging from -20°C to
AUDIO
IN/OUT IN/OUT
AUDIO
IN/OUT IN/OUT

T
U

U
The geographical location, dual redundancy option on the

IN

IN
O

O
A1 A2 A1 A2
DATA 1,2

shore. audio from each location. 70°C.

A3 A4 A3 A4
IN

complexity of the product and AMG5900 transmitters allowed ALARMS 1-4 A5 A6 A5 A6

OUT
A7/D1 A8/D2 A7/D1 A8/D2

IN

— Integrate with different versions of — Ruggedised single unit construction size constraints, would require complete system resilience. ALARMS 5-8
OUT AUDIO
INPUT IMPEDANCE
AUDIO
INPUT IMPEDANCE

The old and new equipment existing and new VA/GA Life Safety suitable for off-shore tropical passive cooling to be included in 10/100
A1
A2
A1
A2
A3 A3

had to be transmitted back to systems. environments. A4 A4

the design to ensure reliable The solution used in this

A5 A5
A6 A6
OPTO A7 A7

a central position across the operation over many years. application was designed to be
A8
S1
S2
A8
S1
S2

large refinery complex using

50K

600R

50K

600R
accommodated in the
the site's fibre infrastructure. manufacturers own mechanical AMG5900

form-factor.
APPLICATION EXAMPLE

#03
Multi-site Hybrid
security systems with
dual redundancy for
an oil refinery.

Oil Refining plants are some of

the largest and most demanding
sites for security systems to cover.

With long and challenging

perimeters, multiple buildings and
entry/exit points, an effective
CCTV system is essential to detect
and deter criminals as well as
provide monitoring for site Life
Safety.
 LEGEND
RS232/485
CAT5e Ethernet
Fibre
Coax Analogue Video
Relay/Contact i/o
CCTV Camera Points can be up to
5km away from the Control Room
#03
Analogue PTZ Analogue PTZ Analogue PTZ Analogue PTZ
Camera #01 Camera #02 Camera #03 Camera #150

5700TX 5700TX 5700TX 5700TX

Tamper Tamper Tamper Tamper

Alarm Alarm Alarm Alarm
5700TX 5700TX 5700TX 5700TX

Control Room
Video Recording and
Control System
5700 5700 5700 5700
RX-DR RX-DR RX-DR RX-DR

Product Deployed
Solution
Requirement

Challenge
Brief

To transmit analogue video,
Ethernet and low-speed data for
camera Pan, Tilt and Zoom
(PTZ) CCTV, over dual-
redundant, diverse fibre cable
routes from across the whole
site back to a main Central
Control Room.
To design and provide the
transmission system which would:
— Be resilient to a fibre break or
equipment failure out in the field.
— Provide automatic self-healing
transmission.
Other commercially available AMG Systems' solution AMG5700-DR point to
transmission solutions all revolved simultaneously monitors and
point fibre optic
around the use of separate receives optical signals from
monitoring and switching at the dedicated Primary and Secondary transmitters and dual
— Allow realtime, lag-less PTZ control Control room (Receiving) site, to hardware, ensuring fibre cable redundant receivers
of CCTV cameras and other change over from Primary to routes are always known and failure
Secondary cable routes in the event does not have any effect on
equipment.
of failure. transmission service.
— Alarm on failure (transmission
equipment and fibre). Although adequate in many Alarm indications are generated and
applications, it was not acceptable interface with third-party fault POWER
CH1 CH2

— Connect over 150 PTZ cameras. VIDEO / OPTO

— Provide a Management Interface to the client as it would rely on management systems, indicating DATA OUT

DATA IN
AUX
CH A

With over 100 CCTV camera — Comply to 'COTS' (Commercially with Integration into the client's mechanical changeover of optical either a transmit site equipment

DATA / AUDIO
ALARM 1

ALARMS
off-the shelf). control room system. signals, using additional equipment fault or a fibre cable failure. ALARM 2

points covering perimeter lines, adding multiple additional points of

OPTO IN / OUT

IN OUT
CH1 1

entry points, key buildings, — Guarantee 15 year availability for — Transmit input/output alarms. failure. All supplied equipment exceeded 2

plant and equipment, the product replacement/expansion. the extended operating temperature 4

In addition, it could not provide range of -20°C to 70° required for 1

IN OUT
POWER
VIDEO / OPTO

DATA OUT

DATA IN

ALARM 1 IN

ALARM 2 IN
CH2
— Require minimum hardware and 2
1

system needed to provide

ALARM PIN
3 2

failure and alarm feedback to the the desert environments and was
ALARM 1 IN+ 4
GND 3

— Lag-less and loss-less video single points of failure.

4
ALARM 2 IN+ 6 3
GND 5
5

resilience against fibre cable

4
control room management system delivered with 15 year availability
OPTIO IN DATA RS-485 RS-422 RS-232 6

transmission. IN + (A) 7 1 1

RS-232
RS-422
RS-485
IN - (B) 8 2 -
7
OUT + (A) 7 7 8

on initial fibre or equipment failure. guarantee.

8
OUT - (B) 8 8 -

and fibre transmission breakage AMG5700RX-DR

GND 3 3 3

Supply 12-24v ac dc
VIDEO IN

at all camera locations.

Wherever you are in the world,
walking in the city centre, driving
along a highway, waiting at a
train station or even working on
an oil rig or petro-chemical site,
the chances are an AMG
transmission solution will be
close at hand.
We're not allowed to talk
about many of our applications,
but some of those we can
mention are listed on our
website.
Sections on Case Studies,
Application Solutions and
Whitepapers are all available to
help show what we have done,
how we do it and what we are
capable of.
Find out more at
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