Thanks John ... sure looks more real on the website than in reality. * K > -----Original Message----- > From: John Metsker [mailto:John.Metsker@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:08 PM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro IA NT integration with=20 > Rosemount Delta V > using OPC >=20 >=20 > I would like to add some clarification to Ken's statement=20 > regarding the > new "proposed" FDSI (Field Device System Integration) FBMs that will > support communication to Allen Bradley PLCs over Ethernet. The FDSI > family includes the FBM232/FBM233 which will offer simplex or=20 > redundant > Ethernet I/O capabilities. "Introduced" is too strong of a word. >=20 > - These new FBMs are part of I/A v8.0. V8.0 has not yet completed > internal operation testing or reached customer beta testing. > - I/A v8.1 will the first release where interoperability with earlier > I/A versions will be supported. > - CP270's (either ZCP270 or FCP270) will be required to host the new > FBMs. > - At this time, only support of the Control Logix Family of PLCs and > it's protocols (CIP-Ethernet/IP) is proposed. The AB protocol (CSP) > which is used by PLC5 and SLC5/05 has not been mentioned. >=20 > At General Mills, AW51 Integrators are used to act as PLC (AB PLC5 and > SLC5/05) gateways. The AW70 Integrator would provide the same > capability. The large memory size and Ethernet communication speeds > essentially eliminate any communication bottlenecks. >=20 > John Metsker > General Mills >=20 > =3D20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Ken Heywood > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 1:17 PM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro IA NT integration with=20 > Rosemount Delta V > using OPC >=20 >=20 > Foxboro just introduced a new FBM that communicates to PLCs using > Ethernet. The data points are gathered up and are used by a CP in the > same way as data points from any other FBM. Maybe others with=20 > experience > on these FBMs can comment on ease of implementation and performance. >=20 >=20 > * K >=20 >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jaime Claramunt R. (Inforsa) [ > > mailto:jclaramunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:09 PM > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro IA NT integration with > > Rosemount Delta V > > using OPC > > > > > > about the same...but different... > > which is the up-to-date Foxboro I/A approach for PLCs=20 > integration ? we > > have several AB-PLC5 and AB-SLC500 with abstations and with > > int30+KF2...and we are reaching the comm limits... > > by the way...we have CPs 40A. > > > > regards > > Jaime Claramunt > > IFORSA Paper Mill > > > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > > De: CLeddon@xxxxxxx [ mailto:CLeddon@xxxxxxx] > > Enviado el: Viernes, 07 de Mayo de 2004 13:55 > > Para: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Asunto: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro IA NT integration with=20 > Rosemount Delta V > > using OPC > > > > > > PS You will probably not be using the AIM*OPC if you want > > to build blocks > > in IA. The AIM*OPC is for the historian interface. It's=20 > pretty cool > > also but > > it sounds like you want control blocks. > > > > Chuck Leddon > > 770-331-4303 > > > > > >=3D20 > >=3D20 > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _________ > > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys > > Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you > > obtain here at > > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html >=20 > foxboro mailing list: =20 //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: =3D mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Djoin to unsubscribe: =3D mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Dleave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. 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