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

Jason,
You have received a lot of good feedback on this subject that helps
answer some of my questions regarding using FSIM as a development
station.  We are slowly expanding our small IA system that I think you
may have worked on the initial installation back in the mid-90s (my
apologies if I am thinking of the wrong person). I have still been
working with Tom M. and the folks in Cleveland.  I have had an offline
development station on my wishlist for years, and I have been thinking
about having Foxboro quote an FSIM as an option on our next proposal.
The consensus from the group seems to verify what I would expect - that
it would be much more practical and cost effective to setup an offline
hardware solution unless we are truly going to utilize all of the
features of FSIM.  I may still go through the exercise and ask Foxboro
to provide information and quote both solutions.  I would be glad to
relay anything worthwhile that I learn in the process.
I hope everything is going well,

Tom Badura
Plastics Engineering Company
920-458-2121 x3366
tbadura@xxxxxxxxxx

   

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


>It seems like it would be cheaper to purchase a AW, switches and a
CP270
and have the spares to boot<

That's exactly what we did!

It has it's pro's and con's but in our case it was quite a bit less
expensive.


P. Martens
Total Raff. Ned. N.V.


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Van: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Namens Jason Wright
Verzonden: vrijdag 24 oktober 2008 5:05
Aan: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Onderwerp: [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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