iDTM unites FDT and EDDL

摘要

Technology differences should not be an obstacle to device integration. The agony of choice! Up to now, those involved in device integration have had a tough time deciding whether to use EDDL (Electronic Device Description Language) or FDT (Field Device Tool). A lot has been written about the two technologies here and in other sources. The underlying technology however should not be an obstacle to device integration. Endress+Hauser and software provider CodeWrights have implemented an idea of the NAMUR working group 2.6 'Field Bus' where EDDL is smoothly integrated into an FDT-based frame application. The new software, called iDTM, 'interprets' the DD or EDD of a field device so that the device can be used in E+H's Plant Asset Management System. The CodeWrights solution is not unique and can be licensed for any FDT frame application.