It seems to me that restricting access or charging for documentation is not a sensible policy. > From: doucet427@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:18:08 -0500 > > Joe, > > In addition to Scott's comments, I might add that of all the major DCS > manufacturers, only Siemens makes their documentation freely available on > their web site. Expertise has a cost. > > Terry > > > From: Scott.Landry@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:01:23 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > Joe, > It's fairly simple and this is one mans thoughts, > The best way for Invensys to maintain an up to date set of documentation is > to keep it in the hands of the users through initial > purchase and supplemented by a repository such as support.ips.com. 35+ years > of product documentation is not easily kept up > with at most customer sites. > > All this attention to detail is not without cost. > Reagrds, > > Scott > > ________________________________________ > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > Of Joseph M. Riccardi [Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:36 PM > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > > > > I will never understand nor agree why this info, or any available > > system-specific documentation, is not available to all IA System users; with > > or without a customer service agreement. It's a damn shame... > > > > Joseph M. Riccardi, Inc. > > DCS Services - Industrial Process Control > > > > Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > "To give real service you must add something that cannot be bought or > > measured with money; and that is sincerity and integrity." - Donald A. Adams > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Landry, Scott > > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:23 PM > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > > > > Pablo, > > > > support.ips.invensys.com website support >> foxboro >> Troubleshooting > > Guides > > > > entry into site requires a customer service agreement. > > > > If you Contact one of the many customer centers around the world this > > information can be provided. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Scott Landry > > > > Invensys Operation Management > > Gulf Coast USA > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > Of Pablo Lioi [plioi@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:49 PM > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > > > > Joe, > > > > The situation is this: I have a working installation, which had some > > problems. > > > > I understood enough to fix the problems, but now I want to fully understand > > the meaning of every parameter of the ECB20, FDSCAN, FDIDMS, FDMSBL, etc. > > > > In many cases, the manual is not very helpful, so I thought maybe there is > > some other document, "How to", "HH", "Tips & Tricks" or something of the > > sort. > > > > I just can't beleive that anybody can configure the DI30 from scratch using > > the information from the manual and nothing else, unless he goes through a > > long trial and error process. > > > > > > > > Pablo > > > > > > > > > From: Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > > > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:54:52 -0500 > > > > > > Pablo, > > > > > > Not sure what type of documentation you are looking for but what about the > > > ICC Print, to a single file, of all Compounds/Blocks/Parameters; one per > > > FD30B Station? What else do you need? > > > > > > > > > Joseph M. Riccardi > > > DCS Services - Industrial Process Control > > > > > > Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > "To give real service you must add something that cannot be bought or > > > measured with money; and that is sincerity and integrity." - Donald A. > > Adams > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On > > > Behalf Of Pablo Lioi > > > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:56 PM > > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [foxboro] Device Integrator 30 manual > > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > I am trying to document the configuration of several FD30B processors used > > > for offshore telemetry. > > > > > > For that, I am carefully reading the manual (B0193RH_C), but find most of > > it > > > really impossible to understand. > > > > > > This must be, by far, the worst Foxboro manual I ever came across. > > > > > > So my question is: Is there anything better out there? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Pablo Lioi > > > > > > TOTAL AUSTRAL S.A. > > > > > > Argentina > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail tiene actualización automática de la bandeja de entrada, para que > > > ningún email se escape de tu vista. 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