Re: [foxboro] shortened life cycle of gateway devices
- From: "Carter, Andrew" <andrew.carter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:59:34 -0500
I suggest you access the Invensys Global Product Support website. Under
documents, you can access Lifecycle. Viewing the most recent I/A Series
Lifecycle Product Phase Listing (12/04/07), it shows 30B's going into
Mature within the next 2 years and being supported for 5 years when they
go into Lifetime phase. =
Andy Carter
W: (205) 428-9242
C: (205) 215-9440
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-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Chaiket, Thom
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:12 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] shortened life cycle of gateway devices
We were informed verbally by our sale rep that Foxboro is shortening the
life cycle of the Rev B gateway devices (P0961BD) by virtually putting
them into the lifetime/obsolete phase within two years. =3D20
Has anyone gotten similar information from Foxboro, perhaps something in
writing? =3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Chaiket, Thom
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 4:52 pm
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] MESH Upgrade question
Happy holidays from another active 'listener' of the list. Was hoping
to get some input on our situation.
We are upgrading to the MESH (from Carrierband-LAN based network) in
phases. The first is to install the MESH switches and upgrade our
current AW's and WP's to XP-based stations. The CPs and gateways will
be kept as they are, and communication will be done via ATS's. =3D3D20
The problem is that we have COM30A integrators (PO960HA, "Rev A") in our
network and they cannot be rebooted across the ATS. The most economical
option was to upgrade to COM30B integrators (PO961BD, "Rev B"). In
addition to cost, we thought that, based on the latest lifecycle list on
the Foxboro website, it would give us until ~2015 before we should
consider another upgrade (that's when the CP60's would also be phased
out). =3D3D20
My questions are:
1. Has anyone encounter a similar position and decided to upgrade to
FBM231 right away? In our case, I can't find a sufficiently strong
justification to do so now. By phasing out the upgrade in this manner,
we lower the risk of losing out if/when Foxboro is not going to come out
with another knock-out product in the next few years.
2. Has anyone encounter problems/delays obtaining Rev B gateways?
Foxboro is saying that it is difficult to get Rev B gateways and,
furthermore, they are pushing to phase them out much sooner than 2015.
My thought was that CP60s and Rev B gateways are still the workhorse of
existing I/A systems. =3D3D20
Any thoughts would be extremely helpful.
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