Sanlorenzo yacht automation
We renewed the automation system of a Sanlorenzo motor yacht: a Siemens S7-1200 in place of the ageing GE Fanuc PLC, and a touch screen designed for the yacht on the bridge.
About the project
The yacht's automation ran on an ageing GE Fanuc PLC. We replaced the GE Fanuc rack with a Siemens S7-1200 CPU and I/O modules, keeping the existing terminal strips and tank-level modules and connecting them to the new system.
We designed a yacht-specific interface for the Siemens SIMATIC touch screen set into the leather-trimmed bridge console. Lighting, ventilation, bilge, tank and power systems are monitored and controlled from one screen, and faults are logged to the alarm list with date and time.
If your Sanlorenzo needs fault finding, a PLC retrofit or a new control screen, we know this system and support you on site, in port or at sea.
- Vessel
- Sanlorenzo motor yacht
- PLC
- GE Fanuc → Siemens S7-1200
- Control screen
- Siemens SIMATIC HMI in a leather-trimmed bridge console
- Scope
- PLC retrofit, HMI design and software, commissioning
Bridge control screen
Every yacht system on one screen
The screens were photographed on board, in operation.
PLC retrofit
Before & after: the automation cabinet
The same yacht's automation cabinet. We replaced the ageing GE Fanuc PLC with a Siemens S7-1200 system; the existing terminals and tank-level modules stayed in place.
- GE Fanuc PLC rack replaced with a Siemens S7-1200 CPU and I/O modules
- Existing terminal strips and tank-level modules kept and reused
- New covered cable ducts for a tidy, serviceable cabinet
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Before · GE Fanuc PLCAfter · Siemens S7-1200What we did
- Removed the GE Fanuc PLC rack and installed a Siemens S7-1200 CPU and I/O modules
- Connected the existing field wiring and tank-level modules to the new PLC
- Designed a yacht-specific interface and HMI software for the bridge control screen
- Brought lighting, ventilation, bilge, tank and power systems onto one screen
- Alarm management: date/time logging and on-screen acknowledgement
- Commissioning and function tests
Automation support for your Sanlorenzo
Fault finding, PLC retrofit or a new control screen — tell us the yacht model and the port, and we will get back to you.