FDI Meets Plant's Device Integration Needs

摘要

The future is digital, and digital should be intuitive and easy to use. Some users of 4-20 mA/HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus, and PROFIBUS devices have to grapple with two sets of files to integrate their devices; EDD files and DTM software drivers to integrate devices into their systems. Field Device Integration (FDI) is a new device integration technology combining Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL), with elements of Field Device Tool version 2 (FDT2), providing a single device package that can be used on any system. The NAMUR chemical industry user organization has released seventeen new user requirements for FDI over and above the circa 35 device integration technology requirements in their NE105 recommendation. The FDI technology has been designed to meet these plant needs, which includes investment protection, robustness, easy system administration, easy to use devices, interoperability, and easy migration.