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Section
2
Encore Fundamentals
Overview
The distributed control architecture of the Encore Control system offers
great flexibility and power. A basic understanding of this control architec-
ture is beneficial for those responsible for installation and configuration.
System Functional Layers
One way to approach the Encore Control system is to think of it as a series
of layers. The Encore database is the core layer. Each layer above the data-
base interacts only with adjacent layers, until the outermost hardware layer
is reached (
Figure 13 ).
Figure 13. Encore System Functional Layers
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Device Ha r dwa r e Device Ha r dwa r e
E n co r e E n co r e
Databa s e Databa s e
Sha r e r Applicatio n Sha r e r Applicatio n
Othe r Applicatio ns Othe r Applicatio ns
E n co r e E n co r e
Sy s tem Sy s tem
Ma n age r Ma n age r
Applicatio n Applicatio n