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News Release from: Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation | Subject: FieldMate Advance
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 July 2006
Yokogawa releases FieldMate Advance
field tool
Yokogawa announces the release of FieldMate Advance - software providing the world's first portable field device engineering and maintenance tool, supporting both FDT and EDDL
Yokogawa has started the shipment of FieldMate Advance, the software that helps the configuration and maintenance of intelligent field devices FieldMate Advance uses open interface Field Device Tool (FDT) technology to facilitate the configuration and adjustment of field devices such as sensors and valves at production sites, regardless of the manufacturer or the communication protocols
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Electronic device description language (EDDL) interface technology is also supported.
In addition, the price of this software is considerably lower than that of conventional hardware configurators.
The FieldMate Advance software helps plants to realise Asset Excellence, which is one of the essential elements in the Yokogawa VigilantPlant concept for achieving the ideal plant.
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FieldMate Advance helps customers to optimise asset availability through improved device control and maintenance.
Demand for this kind of configuration software is increasing as field devices become more intelligent and digitisation of field communications moves forward.
The growing number of device configuration parameters complicates initial configuration and daily maintenance of devices at production sites.
Furthermore, since a variety of communication protocols and configuration methods are in use, users of field devices from multiple manufacturers have had to use different configurators and/or learn multiple configuration procedures.
With its device navigation and device maintenance information management features, this software relieves users of these difficulties.
The software is also as easy to operate as any standard Windows application.
Satoru Kurosu, Yokogawa Vice-President of Marketing, says that the 'one tool for all' concept of the FieldMate can save the users a lot of time and pain associated with using many dedicated hardware configurators.
In addition, the advanced version has asset management capabilities using both FDT and EDDL technologies.
Moreover, FieldMate will shortly support enhanced EDDL, using SDC625 for HART and DD Service Revision 5 for Foundation fieldbus.
By supporting these open and latest standards, Yokogawa believes that the FieldMate allows the users to enjoy the best benefits of intelligent field devices and digital field communications.
The release of this new product is the result of the Yokogawa continual focus on providing an optimal solution for customer needs.
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