Process Control Systems

This Standard prescribes the minimum mandatory requirements and guidelines governing the engineering, design and installation of Process Control Systems (PCS) in Saudi Aramco plants.
Systems such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA), PLC, and the interface with their subsystems are considered within the scope of this standard. The regulatory, sequential, advanced controls and optimization implemented in these systems are also included. The integrated system shall be referred to as the Process Control System (PCS).