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News Release from: Invensys Foxboro | Subject: I/A Series
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 October 2003
Foxboro introduces two controllers for
I/A Series
New high-performance controllers for rack room and field-mounting, respectively, offer GPS time synchronisation for SOE and TDA time stamping with up to one millisecond accuracy
New high-performance controllers for rack room and field-mounting, respectively, offer GPS time synchronisation for SOE and TDA time stamping with up to one millisecond accuracy Foxboro Automation Systems, a unit of Invensys, has introduced two new high-performance, optionally redundant/fault-tolerant controllers for the Invensys flagship automation platform - the I/A Series system
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new I/A Series ZCP270 controller is designed to fit in existing I/A Series mounting structures in rack rooms.
The ZCP270 can support up to 120 remote-mounted fieldbus (I/O) Modules.
The new I/A Series FCP270 field-mounted controller features extra rugged and compact design.
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Foxboro introduces high-availability FF solution
Foxboro Automation Systems, a unit of Invensys, has introduced a new, redundant/fault-tolerant Foundation Fieldbus module option for the Invensys flagship automation platform - the I/A Series system
Two controllers for I/A Series automation system
New high-performance controllers for rack room and field-mounting, respectively, offer GPS time synchronisation for SOE and TDA time stamping with up to one millisecond accuracy
It is designed to fit in dedicated slots on field-mounted base-plates adjacent to the fieldbus (I/O) Modules.
These base-plates can be located in sealed enclosures close to the process.
Each FCP270 controller can support up to 32 fieldbus modules.
Both controllers connect to the high-availability/high-performance (1 Gbps between switches) I/A Series process control network via standard fiber optic 100 Mbps Ethernet.
Both controllers utilise the Foxboro well-proven integrated (regulatory, logic, sequential) control package.
The new controllers provide users of new and existing I/A Series systems with many important new features.
These further enhance the capability of the I/A Series automation platform to handle the largest and most demanding applications, and to do so in a safe and reliable manner.
New controller and related system features include: GPS time stamping, with one millisecond accuracy, is available for alarm messages, historian values, and new Sequence of Events (SOE) and Transient Data Analysis (TDA) features.
Discrete SOE data are time-stamped and sent to the workstation on a change basis.
Analogue TDA points are time stamped an sent to the workstation every 10 milliseconds.
On-line software upgrades in both simplex and high-availability, redundant/fault-tolerant configurations.
Twice the application performance of previous I/A Series controllers to support even more sophisticated unit or plantwide control strategies.
Enhanced support for PLCs and other third-party Ethernet- and serial-connected devices that communicate via Modbus, ControlLogix, OPC, or other protocols.
Enhanced support for Foundation fieldbus field devices.
Enhanced support for HART and FoxCom field devices via open FDT (Field Device Tool) technology.
These two new I/A Series controllers continue the Foxboro tradition of providing users with the flexibility to configure the system that best matches their specific applications and plant philosophies.
For example, the new ZCP270 rack room controller supports relatively centralised control strategies in a highly secure manner, while the new field-mounted FCP270 controller supports highly distributed field-based control.
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