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I was a system engineer for some electronics subsystems for rigs like Winner on the Norwegian continental shelf for 3 years. Will try to check back on this thr

by eitland 10y ago

I was a system engineer for some electronics subsystems for rigs like Winner on the Norwegian continental shelf for 3 years. Will try to check back on this thread in 30 minutes if anybody has questions that I can answer. Edit: just checked, no questions. At work in a few minutes so I won't have time now.

noir_lord 10y ago
Did you do software (in the sense you wrote it) and hardware? Many years ago I trained as an industrial electrician but programming was my first love, eventually moved into software development but I still miss some of the more fun bits of been a sparky.
- eitland 10y ago
  Did you do software (in the sense you wrote it) and hardware? No, I didn't write any of this software. Many years ago I trained as an industrial electrician but programming was my first love, eventually moved into software development but I still miss some of the more fun bits of been a sparky. I tried to become an electronic engineer but ended up in computer systems. I'm hoping to pick up the arduino together with my children soon though.
  - noir_lord 10y ago
    Yeah, GF's little boy is showing an interest so I'm thinking simple robots and then if he's still interested something more interesting (I have a big body of water right nearby so thinking ROV).
haser_au 10y ago
What sort of comms did these rigs use? Satellite? And how advanced were the electronic systems on these rigs? I suppose they had to run everything from SCADA through to heating for accommodation blocks?
- eitland 10y ago
  What sort of comms did these rigs use? Satellite? It depends. Satelite was often a fallback. When they where moored and in operation they would often use microwave-link to a nearby "access point" (another more permanent rig with fiber connection to shore). And how advanced were the electronic systems on these rigs? I suppose they had to run everything from SCADA through to heating for accommodation blocks? I only know about the radio and radar systems. I would describe the ones I supported as reasonably simple except for the fact that signals had to pass through a number of networks belonging to our customers, our customers suppliers and even competitors before reaching their destinations.

by eitland 10y ago

noir_lord 10y ago

Did you do software (in the sense you wrote it) and hardware? Many years ago I trained as an industrial electrician but programming was my first love, eventually moved into software development but I still miss some of the more fun bits of been a sparky.

eitland 10y ago
Did you do software (in the sense you wrote it) and hardware? No, I didn't write any of this software. Many years ago I trained as an industrial electrician but programming was my first love, eventually moved into software development but I still miss some of the more fun bits of been a sparky. I tried to become an electronic engineer but ended up in computer systems. I'm hoping to pick up the arduino together with my children soon though.
- noir_lord 10y ago
  Yeah, GF's little boy is showing an interest so I'm thinking simple robots and then if he's still interested something more interesting (I have a big body of water right nearby so thinking ROV).

haser_au 10y ago

What sort of comms did these rigs use? Satellite? And how advanced were the electronic systems on these rigs? I suppose they had to run everything from SCADA through to heating for accommodation blocks?

eitland 10y ago
What sort of comms did these rigs use? Satellite? It depends. Satelite was often a fallback. When they where moored and in operation they would often use microwave-link to a nearby "access point" (another more permanent rig with fiber connection to shore). And how advanced were the electronic systems on these rigs? I suppose they had to run everything from SCADA through to heating for accommodation blocks? I only know about the radio and radar systems. I would describe the ones I supported as reasonably simple except for the fact that signals had to pass through a number of networks belonging to our customers, our customers suppliers and even competitors before reaching their destinations.