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Introduction
Platforms sold by Honeywell are engineered for the process control mission of Experion systems to
provide consistent, robust performance. Through an extensive qualification process, Honeywell
defines specific peripheral devices, slot locations, and BIOS settings for best performance and
reliability, sometimes even adding cooling fans for longer service. The computer manufacturer then
builds Honeywell platforms to Honeywell specifications.
Honeywell engineering has tested the HP Z4 Z4 workstation with other Honeywell hardware and
software and has qualified its use for specific configurations as identified in the Software Change
Notice (SCN). This workstation is not a standard HP model and cannot be ordered independently from
HP. The Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is trained on and fully supports Honeywell platforms. Use
of any other workstation, including a similar HP model, is considered a project special and its TAC
support is limited according to the services policy.
The workstation platform provides computer-based functionality for the Experion system. The platforms
have an LCNP4e2 card installed allowing connection to the TotalPlant Process Network (TPN) coax
through the LCN Media Access Unit (MAU). Additionally, these platforms connect to the Ethernet
through a standard Ethernet adapter card.
The Honeywell —configured HP Z4 Z4 workstation release for Experion is qualified on Microsoft
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB (x64)operating systems.
Refer to the Software Change Notices (SCN) for compatibility with other software products.
The peripheral electronics assemblies are based upon the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
bus, PCI Express, and PCI or USB 3.0 protocols. All mass storage and removable media devices are
connected through the SATA, SATA II 3.0/6.0, or USB, depending on the Honeywell-configured HP Z4
Z4 workstation configuration. There is one SATA interconnection for the DVDRW (±) drive. In Icon
Series console, external peripherals such as CDRW/DVDRW (±) drives are connected through USB
/eSATA.
The standard memory for this platform is 16GB, ECC (2x8GB). There are no cache memory options.
The standard mass storage is two 1TB 512Byte SATA III Drive or 1TB Advanced Format SATA III Drive
with 7.2K RPM hard drives in a RAID-1 configuration. The standard display controller is one nVidia
Quadro P620 Quad display controller. The model numbers for this platform are structured to include
the HP USB QWERTY keyboard and optical mouse with the platform.
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