Re: [foxboro] Foxboro HHT50
- From: "Hicks, Gaylon F" <gfhicks@xxxxxxx>
- To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:06:59 -0400
Hi Tom,
Have a seat while I vent. We went down this path ourselves recently,
and found out some interesting things.
=3D> The HHT50 ONLY works in a lab environment with Foxcom transmitters.
It won't work if the transmitter is connected to an intelligent FBM,
such as an FBM18/FBM43/FBM243. We didn't try it with HART. This one
item is our biggest heartache.
=3D> You can't import anything from the old HHT/PC20 platforms.
=3D> You only have support for the newer I/A series transmitters - if =
you
have older 800 series transmitters, your are, how they say, SOL. I put
in a product enhancement request (PER) to add this support, but even if
it existed, the other drawbacks of the HHT50 make it near useless for
us.
=3D> There is no upgrade path to a field configuration device (for =
Foxcom
anyway) of any sort. The old HHT and PC20 software are it.=20
=3D> There is a really cool "Inkball" game on the HHT50 that is it's =
only
redeeming feature.
I would encourage anyone in the same boat that will be attending the
Users Conference in Boston this month to bring this up (discuss, whine,
complain - whatever you want to call it) with the Foxboro M&I folks
there. There is a real need for some device/software to replace the old
PC20/HHT. And by replace, I mean incorporate the same functionality.
Good luck,
Gaylon Hicks
TVA - Browns Ferry
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Subject: [foxboro] Foxboro HHT50
We have recently purchased 2 HHT50's for use with our Foxcom and
Rosemont transmitters. We seem to have problem communicating with both
so far kinda iffy. We run about 800 Foxboro transmitters and 300
Rosemonts. Field communication seems to be iffy and shop use is
somewhat more reliable. I've read the PACTware manual and have not
figured out how to import a file database of our
transmitter/configurations. Has anyone tried to do this or am I looking
at lot of typing/time? Any help/shortcuts/explanations would be greatly
appreciated as we are starting to deplete our original old, patched,
non-repairable, simple HHT's
Tom McDonald
Valero Inc.
Power Control Technician
Delaware City, Delaware
302-836-6740
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