Re: [foxboro] FSIM as a replacement for the AW70X

Avoid FSIM if you can.

Poor product for development. We have a few FSIM boxes that we are using for 
configuration development. The FSIM's are a constantly crashing and when ever 
you deploy/download you have to pause the FSIM which freezes the control 
(everything goes smurffed) (This really ticks off other engineering groups that 
are trying to develop when the controllers are coming and going).

Poor support form Simsci they don't want to tell you anything like the 
configuration & trouble shooting is a big secret (so they can nail you with 
field service calls)

One good thing about FSIM are the loop back rules capability for faking I/O 
however this is tricky to configure (but not impossible).

Oh yea another great thing it does is that it makes a great simulator because 
this is what it is designed to do. It is a beautiful training tool. It records 
operator actions and you can rewind/playback (back track)  to show the operator 
his mistakes. Has the ability to speed up/slow down time etc.

If you want a simulator then FSIM is the tool for the job.

If you want an engineering/development system take my advise and purchase real 
CP's and do a little control configuration if you want loop backs.

Peter Bruley
Xcel Energy
Sherco Power Plant
Becker, MN





-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Jason Wright
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:05 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] FSIM as a replacement for the AW70X

Does any end user have experience in using FSIM as a replacement for a AW70X? 
Given the pricing I have received for FSIM, although it may be a more 
functional replacement, it doesn't seem like a practical one. It seems like it 
would be cheaper to purchase a AW, switches and a CP270 and have the spares to 
boot. I could probably also buy a car to drive it around. Perhaps I didn't use 
the right verbiage when I requested the quote?
I had an opportunity to use FSIM a few years back. I liked it, but it is a lot 
more than what I currently need for simple off-line training and development 
(and priced accordingly).

It seems like the loss of the AW70x at v 8.x is a big one to the user 
community, another backwards step?

Let me know if someone has had a different experience.

-jp
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Jason P. Wright
ACE Technologies
Office: (517) 507-5983
Cell: (317) 557-2846




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