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 +1 713 722 2859 (voice) +1 713 932 0222 (fax) +1 713 722 2700 (switchboard) alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 To: Foxboro List 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? -- U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror - New York Times 9/3/1967 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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