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This podcast discusses the importance of maintaining off-line control system integrity in operator training systems. Recorded by Martin Berutti, MYNAH Technologies, December 2007.

One of the most important, yet overlooked, decisions in the development of an operator training system is the design of the off-line automation system. In many cases, the discussion around the simulation fidelity of the process models takes precedence over the discussion of the control system integrity or fidelity. This can lead the user into selecting and designing operator systems that might not meet the need of the plant operations. If the purpose of the operator training system is to allow the operators to master the skills of using the control system to operate the plant, the topic of integrity of the off-line control system should be a high priority.