Re: [foxboro] Upcoming device integrators

Stan,

I hope you can come to the User's Group meeting because all of this will be
discussed.

However, I'll take a shot at it for you:

1) Our plan for device integration is to do it through an FBM.
2) The new FBM is known generically as an FDSI FBM.
3) There are two flavors:
   a) 10/100 Ethernet
   b) Serial: RS232/422/485; four channels; 115 Kbps per channel
4) Current drivers include:
   a) OPC DA
   b) Modbus Serial RTU (Master and Slave)
   c) Modbus TCP/IP
   d) TSAA (Triconex)
5) A-B support is a three step process:
   a) AB-DH using the KF/KE adapters - basically DI30 based ABGW (Sep)
   b) CSP ( control server protocol) is an Allen Bradley proprietary
      protocol that tunnels DF1 commands through Ethernet packets. 
      This was the original protocol on PLC5E and SLC/05 and has been
      supported in AW70 AB driver using RSLINX from AB. We will extend
      the current DH+ driver on FDSI to support CSP. We need this for
      Micro-I/A customers. (by Jun 06 if not sooner)
   c) Ethernet/IP - The latest from A-B; used with ControlLogix (after
      mid 2006)
6) The FDSI FBM works only with CP270s.
7) CP270s require a V8 system
8) Connection between an existing system and the V8 systems is through
   The Address Translation Station (ATS). So, the minimum equipment
   to add an FDSI is:
   1) 1 pair of ATSs
   2) 1 pair of Ethernet switches
   3) 1 AW70 to host the ATS and other equipment 
   4) 1 CP270 (FCP270 or ZCP270)
   5) 1 FDSI FBM
   6) A variety of cables and baseplates

Hope this helps.


Regards,
 
Alex Johnson
Invensys Systems, Inc.
10707 Haddington
Houston, TX 77063
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I hope to see you at the Invensys Process System User Group meeting October
3-6 in Houston, TX - 
www.invensys.com/usergroup2005

-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of stan
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:29 PM
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Subject: [foxboro] Upcoming device integrators

We are trying to do a bit of planning for the coming year. I'd like
to confirm a few bits of the future plans on device integrator's.

I believe that I've heard the plan is to do something like the 
FB$224's. Theses new devices will basically come in 2 flavors serial 
and Ethernet hardware wise, and will be supplied with
various software drivers to speak various protocols. Seems like 
the term for these is FDSI's, if I recall correctly.

First, is my understanding of this correct? Next anyone know when 
these (specifically for AB Ethernet) are planed to be available. 
Third will these require a V8 system.

If they will require a V8 system, what's the minimum change I would
have to make to take a mixed V6 and V7 UNIX system (classic NodeBus) 
and convert it to V8?

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