Re: [foxboro] Serial Communications to Spec200, SMS satations vs. Foxboro computer gateways

Ted, you nailed it.  That's exactly my plan.  I know its not an elegant 
solution but as long as it works well, it buys us time until we can get budget 
funds to replace the dcs.  I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Tim Johnson
US Steel - Great Lakes Works
Steelmaking BSC Process Control Level 2



----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Jirik [ted.jirik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 07/23/2009 04:01 PM MST
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Serial Communications to Spec200, SMS satations vs. 
Foxboro computer gateways



Tim,

Are you trying to use Foxboro's async serial interface to a Spectrum  
MultiStation (SMS)?

When I used to work for Foxboro we used to write programs to provide  
custom data transfer between SMS and off platform hosts.

If you are trying to create a program to run on Open VMS and  
communicate via a serial link to a SMS I may have some information  
still filed away related to this. Contact me off list and I'll let you  
know what I have if this is what you are doing.

Ted Jirik
Real Time Solutions
ted.jirik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Jul 23, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Timothy R Johnson wrote:

> The generation before Foxboro I/A was introduced.
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> Foxboro computer gateways
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> In an attempt to migrate our DEC VAX to a new HP Itegrity server
> (Itanium Open VMS) we have found it extremely difficult to interface  
> to
> the Foxboro Spec200 DCS.
> To that end, we have heard of several instances of the foxnet
> communications from a supervisory level 2 computer system  
> interfacing to
> SMS stations via serial communications  for setpoint downloads and
> actual data uploads.  We are looking for detailed information as to  
> how
> this was accomplished including protocol, device settings (baud rate,
> parity, data bits, stop bits...)  Any information on this subject  
> would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> If known, we would also need to know what changes would be required on
> the SMS stations such that the stations would recognize this new
> communications path as the primary communications method.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tim Johnson
> United States Steel - Great Lakes Works
> Steelmaking, Level 2 Plant IT Services
> Phone (313) 749-3380
> Steel Com  8-466-3380
> Fax     (313) 749-3979
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