Device Modules simplify integration of 3rd party equipment.
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Field Device Systems Integrator Modules are field-mounted units offered in simplex or redundant configurations for Ethernet and Serial field devices. Software drivers for 3rd-party devices such as OPC, Modbus, and ControlLogix are downloaded into modules for seamless integration of devices into I/A Series system database and control strategies. Modules communicate with controllers via 100 Mbps/1 Gbps field network. Each supports up to 64 devices and 2,000 DCI points.
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New Device Integrators from Foxboro Further Simplify and Reduce the Cost of Integrating Third-Party Equipment into the I/A Series Automation System
Rugged, low-cost field-mounted integrator modules utilize downloadable software drivers for OPC, Modbus, ControlLogix, and other devices
FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS - October 13, 2003 - Foxboro Automation Systems, a unit of Invensys, has introduced new Field Device Systems Integrator (FDSI) modules for Invensys' flagship automation platform - the I/A Series system. The new, low-cost, field-mounted device integrators are available in either simplex or high-availability redundant configurations for both Ethernet- and Serial (RS232/422/485) field devices. The appropriate software drivers for the third-party devices (OPC, Modbus, ControlLogix, etc.) are simply downloaded into these device integrators to provide seamless integration of the devices into the I/A Series system database and control strategies. Additional device drivers can be created, as needed, utilizing an easy-to-use driver development kit.
"One of the hallmarks of the I/A Series system has always been the ease with which we enable other company's automation products to be integrated into the system. However, with these new integrator modules and downloadable device drivers, it's even easier and more cost-effective to do so than ever before," commented Steve Young, vice president of Foxboro Automation Systems at Invensys.
The rugged, compact FDSI modules mount in standard, field-mounted I/A Series baseplates - side-by-side with system Fieldbus (I/O) Modules - and communicate with the system controllers via Foxboro's high-performance (100 Mbps/1Gbps), ultra-high-availability field network. Each FDSI module can support up to 64 devices and 2,000 DCI points.
For more information, readers should contact their local Invensys representative, call the Invensys Customer Satisfaction Center toll-free at 1-866-746-6477 (508-549-2424 outside of the US or Canada), or visit www.foxboro.com.
About the I/A Series System
Thanks to continuous innovation and a firm commitment to preserving customers' investment in hardware, software, training, and intellectual property, I/A Series systems and customer applications implemented more than a decade ago are just as viable today as when they were first installed. With thousands of I/A Series systems installed in plants around the world - from small, highly regulated batch plants to the world's largest power plants, pulp and paper mills, refineries, and petrochemical complexes - the I/A Series system is clearly the most proven, reliable, and extensible continuously supported control system available.
The next generation of I/A Series systems will utilize an infusion of ArchestrA technology to enable I/A Series users to continue to leverage the latest open technologies into the foreseeable future to continuously improve the performance of their plants. For more information on ArchestrA, please visit www.invensys.com/archestra.
About Invensys
Invensys is a global leader in production technology. The group helps customers improve productivity, performance and profitability using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding of their industries and applications.
Invensys Production Management works closely with customers to increase performance of production assets, maximize return on investment in production and data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply chain. The division includes APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. These businesses address process and batch industries - including oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and personal health care, and mineral processing - plus the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.
Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London. For more information, visit www.invensys.com.
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