Munich Allianz arena boasts zenOn HMI/Scada system

In the stadium, fans experience the bristling atmosphere with great comfort, supported and informed by the latest high-tech building automation coordinated by the zenOn HMI/Scada system

The ultra-modern Munich Allianz Arena stadium is a perfect example of how to manage and experience football events in the 21st century.

In the stadium, fans experience the bristling atmosphere with great comfort, supported and informed by the latest high-tech building automation coordinated by the zenOn HMI/Scada system.

In 2006, the Munich Allianz Arena is hosting the most significant event in the football calendar.

Over 60,000 guests already experienced how well prepared it is for this job from the opening on May 31 2005 - since then hundreds of thousands more fans have visited.

zenOn software was selected to visualise and control the entire project.

zenOn is a Windows platform, independent, open control system with over 250 connections to diverse PLC, control and hardware components developed in-house.

Seamless organisational operations for a game are easily pre-programmed on a single PC.

The operator simply enters the time and date into a wizard, and all the required automations are implemented.

For the Allianz Arena this means thousands upon thousands of data points, VBA macros, controls, bus terminals and much more are controlled, combined and monitored.

Actions and alerts for operators are also created by the project level wizard.

Starting a few hours before the beginning of the game, the ventilation systems in the esplanades, the parking and the HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) systems are automatically activated and regulated.

Once the visitors drive into the garage parking, the entering and exiting vehicles are counted and when one level is full they are automatically directed to the next level, avoiding traffic jams.

Running parallel to this, admission control logs how many people enter at each gate and how many guests have left.

Not only does this largely avoid bottlenecks during admittance, the visitor statistics are calculated simultaneously.

The monitoring of power supply, ventilation, smoke alarms and many of the activities in the large network are part of the building control system.

Should a malfunction occur anywhere in the Allianz Arena, an alert is automatically generated and reported to the relevant modules.

This allows the technicians to react quickly and precisely to any warnings so that operation is smooth and visitors are never aware of what is happening behind the scenes.

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