hi sounds like an oppurtunity for Foxboro Marketing. How much are you willing to pay ? :-) Most solutions will be of the remote DM type unless you want Foxboro nodebus to be extended out thru the wireless (i.e. 802.22) world ( imagine those security problems ). what was your issue with remote dm's or is it mostly with go_global ? wrb > > >Hello all >I am after some advice on wireless Operator workstations, hardware & >software. >Our DCS has so far has managed to remain unix only with B,D & E boxes at >V6.2.1. >We are currently doing a DCS conversion on an older plant area that has >lots >of local stop/start button on drives -screw feeders/presses where, if >problems occur, then the Operator really needs to be there to watch the >equipment start up. >It would save a lot of DCS inputs/wiring/complications if we could >eliminate/reduce the local controls and have the Operator go over to the >Plant with a terminal in his hands. >We are currently using go-global for remote DMs, but this has its problems. >I would also prefer hardware that is more user-friendly for a roving >Operator than a notepad pc. >Thanks >Barry Cassie > > >DISCLAIMER: This electronic message together with any attachments is >confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy, disclose >or >use the contents in any way. Please also advise us by return e-mail that >you >have received the message and then please destroy. Carter Holt Harvey is >not >responsible for any changes made to this message and / or any attachments >after >sending by Carter Holt Harvey. We use virus scanning software but exclude >all >liability for viruses or anything similar in this email or any attachment. > > >_______________________________________________________________________ >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 > >foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro >to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join >to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com _______________________________________________________________________ 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 foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave