Re: [foxboro] Upcoming device integrators
- From: "Johnson, Alex P (IPS)" <alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:54:39 -0400
Stan,
Re: Given that the FDSI FBM's will require CP 270's, then I assume that will
include both the baseplates mounted and the ones that mount in "classic"
Foxboro racks, right?
The FCP270 can talk to either 200-Series (DIN mount) or 100-Series (rack
mount) FBMs, but not both at the same time. Support for 100-Series I/O
should be available in the first part of 2006.
The ZCP270 requires an FCM between it an its I/O (like a CP60). We are
building such an FCM for the 100-Series I/O. It should be available in
mid-year.
Thus, if you want FDSI and 100-Series I/O on the same CP, you need a ZCP and
the appropriate FCMs.
Re: Will it be possible, and if so when will it be possible to host the
above configuration from a UNIX machine?
We are working on Solaris for the Mesh, but it is more complicated than we
had hoped since Sun dropped support for OpenWindows. At this time we aren't
quoting a date because we haven't completed enough of the project work to
provide a reliable date.
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 4:22 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Upcoming device integrators
On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 03:16:56PM -0400, Johnson, Alex P (IPS) wrote:
> 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.
What are you doing reading this list on a Sunday Alex?
Yes, it helps. It does raise a couple of followup questions, if I could.
>
Given that the FDSI FBM's will require CP 270's, then I assume that
will include both teh vaseplate mounted and the ones that mount in
"classic" Foxboro racks, right?
Will it possible, and if so when will it be possible to host the above
configuration from a UNIX machine?
Thansk for the quick reply.
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