Field Device Manager

Product Summary and

Features
Sept 2008
 Field Device Manager (FDM)

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 FDM Overview
• Supports HART & Profibus device configuration and
management tasks/functions
• Uses a client-server architecture and
communicates across networks
• Handles large database of HART & Profibus devices from
multiple network communication interfaces (Experion, MUX’s,
Gateways, etc.)
• Uses DDs & DTMs to create configuration templates
• Uses live data from connected devices to establish database
records and assign templates
• Allows download of configurations from FDM to devices in the
field
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 FDM Basic Features
• Detects devices automatically and adds to the FDM database
• Supports universal, common practice, device specific commands and
Methods (all part of HART specs)
• Support user management features
– Creating users, login authentication, performing read/write security checks, and
setting permission levels
• Audit Trail logs pre-defined user actions, custom user actions, and some
implicit actions, as well as allows filtering
• Supports both on-line (real-time) and off-line configuration (without
connection)
• Allows importing and exporting of device data in several formats
• Supports Experion HART I/O – Series C, 1756 Series A and PMIO
– Configuration, method execution and monitoring in Experion
– Pass-through data for configuration in FDM

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 FDM More Detailed Features (1/3)
• Copy selected configuration values from one device to another
• Import/export offline configuration and tags in CSV format into/from FDM
• History feature to store or view device configuration history
– XML, CSV, HTML, Documint & FDM formats
• Compare configuration of two devices or with past history

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 FDM More Detailed Features (2/3)
• Attach device-specific documents
– Device Type level, Device Instance level, and System level
• Filter devices using various criteria
• MUX Monitoring functionality
– Allows Experion PKS to access to device diagnostic information from devices
connected to HART Multiplexer networks
• Complete device configuration from Station displays, including DTMs

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 FDM More Detailed Features (3/3)
• Automatic Experion Redundancy switchover
– Transparent to Experion server switchover
• Supports
– HART 5.x and HART 6.x protocol.
– EDDL (Electronic Device Description Language)
– FDT-DTM for HART and Profibus devices
– Windows® authentication and single sign-on
– Integration with Experion Station
– Profibus devices through Communication DTMs
– Network communication interfaces for HART and Profibus through
communication DTMs supplied by other device vendors
– Configuration of HART Devices over Profibus network using the third party
HART over Profibus gateway DTMs.
– HART Valve Diagnostics via third party valve diagnostic applications through
the FDM HART Multiplexer functionality
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 2 HART device
Configuration
1 FDM Architecture
Database
RS-232 HART Modem
FDM FDM
(Client) (Server) Hardware MUX
RS-232 RS-485
SW
MUX

Ethernet / FTE
3
RS-232 HART
Experion HART device
Server FDM Modem
(RCI) RS-232
Experion
ERDB
RS-485
Hardware Mux
ControlNet/FTE MTL, P+F, R.Stahl,
CIOM-A (1756) AI/AO Elcon, Arcom
HART
Redundant PMIO AI/AO Protocol
Redundant Series C AI/AO

HART devices
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 FDM Experion Integration

Experion Server Field Device Manager Server

HART Enabled I/O

C200 C300 All HART analog and digital

data passes through the
HART enabled I/O.

 Universal Commands
 Common Practice Commands
 Device-Specific Commands
PMIO CIOM-A Series C  Device Methods
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 FDM Experion Integration

Experion Server Field Device Manager Server

On-line HART digital

device data is
C200 C300
available for use with
control and logic  Dynamic Variables
strategies.  Device Variables
 Device Status
 Device Range Data
 Device Identification Info
PMIO CIOM-A Series C

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 FDM Experion Integration

Experion Server Field Device Manager Server

C200 C300
On-line HART device data is
available for display in
Alarm/Event, detail, and
custom displays.

PMIO CIOM-A Series C

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 FDM Experion Integration

Experion Server Field Device Manager Server

HART device data

 FDM
(DD-specific) is
available for use by – HART Device Management
C200 C300
FDM

 ID and resolve problems faster and safer

 Effectively manage device configuration
 Perform Device Diagnostics
 Optimize life cycle activities
PMIO CIOM-A Series C
 Improve availability
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 FDM Experion Integration
C200 C300
Control Field Device
System Manager

On-line data is scanned,

cached, and published to
the system ASAP!
I/O
 Device ID information (Tag, manufacturer, model, SN, etc.)
 Software and hardware revision level
 Dynamic variables (PV, SV, TV, FV)
On-line
 Device variables up to 255 (Slot-0 through Slot-3)
HART
Device  General and device-specific status information
 Range related information
 Full device setup and configuration information
 Full device diagnostics support
 Trends, calibration and test analysis data
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 FDM Experion Integration
C200 C300
Control Field Device
System Manager

Off-line data is demanded

and accessed using pass
through functionality
I/O  Device ID information (Tag, manufacturer, model, SN, etc.)
 Software and hardware revision level
 Dynamic variables (PV, SV, TV, FV)
 Device variables up to 255 (Slot-0 through Slot-3)
HART  General and device-specific status information
Device
 Range related information
 Full device setup and configuration information
Off-line  Full device diagnostics support
 Trends, calibration and test analysis data

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 FDM Experion Integration

 FDM auto-populates from ERDB Easy

Configuration

1) Install HART enabled I/O

2) Connect the HART device (using traditional wiring practices)
3) Complete the I/O Card Function Block
4) Create a HART device template (if required)
5) Create a Channel Block
6) Load the Control Module (CM)

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 IOP
Configuration

HART Device

To facilitate channel configuration all

required HART data is available
following the IOP load function.

 Manufacture
 Device type
 Revision

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 DD

Vendor DD

Command-48 Descriptor Strings

HART DD
Manager

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 Channel Configuration

HART Device

The user assigns the correct

template to each channel.
 Manufacture
 Device type If no DD is available the “Generic
 Revision Template” can be assigned.

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 FDM HART Device Network Communication Interfaces
• Experion PKS Software Multiplexer
– Works via an RCI installed in Experion Server
– Connectivity to the HART I/O (1756 HART I/O, PM HART I/O and Series C I/O)
• RS – 485 Hardware Multiplexer
– Used where HART enabled I/O is not available
– Supported Multiplexers are P&F, MTL, R.STAHL, & ELCON
• Honeywell HART DE Modem
– HART mode or DE mode
• Honeywell RS-232 HART Modem
– For bench-top use
• HART Communication DTM
– Provided by the HART communication device vendor
• Profibus Communication DTM
– Provided by the Profibus communication device vendor
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 FDM Software Components
• FDM Server
• FDM Client
• FDM RCI
FDM Client
• FDM MUX Monitoring Solution component Experion
• FDM MUX Monitoring Update Station

• FDM HART Multiplexer

FDM Client
FDM Experion
FDM Client Server Server
FDM Client
RCI Series C HART I/O
FDM Client

RCI HW MUX

HART Devices

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 Field Device Manager R301 Features
• HART EDDL Support
• HART 6 support
– Versions 5.x and 6.x now supported
• FDM integration with Experion Station
• Windows Authentication
• DD Manager support for EDD
– Now support both DDL and EDDL files
• FDT (Field Device Tool ) or Frame Application in FDM
• Device DTM support
• Communication DTM support
• Gateway DTM support
• Device DTM configuration support for HART devices in Experion Station

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 FDM Support for HART 6 Protocol
• Allows user to configure, run methods and view detailed diagnostics for a
HART 6 device connected to any of the supported interfaces
• Uses config change counter tracking mechanism to detect parameter
value changes and display the changed values
• Allows user to locate a device using Squawk
– HART Command-72
– Used to identify devices that support it
• Supports device locking
– Implicit and explicit
• Supports Delayed Response for communicating with HART 6 devices
• Supports 32 character based Long Tag that is used to identify the device

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 FDM Support for FDT-DTM
• Stands for Field Device Tool (FDT)-Device Type Manager (DTM)
• Field Device Tool
– Standard interface defined by the Field Device Tool group to support the DTMs
supplied by the device vendors
• Device Type Manager
– Device driver developed by device vendor for a particular device type
• Device DTM
– Contains the details of the user interface, device parameters, DTM
documentation for configuration and calibration of devices and diagnostic
functions for the device
• Communication DTM
– Software that represents a communication device
• Gateway DTM
– Software that represents a gateway device
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 FDM R310 Summary
• Profibus Topology View
• HART over Profibus Remote IO support
• Profibus PA devices support
• HART Device load time optimization (Series C I/O)
• Compatibility with Experion R211, R301 and R310
• MC Toolkit Integration
Device DTM #1
Device DTM #1 DTMs can be for HART
FDM Client FDM Client Device DTM #2 or Profibus DP or
Device DTM #2 Profibus PA devices.
Device DTM #3

FDT Comm Config Tool

used to configure the
FDT Comm Configuration networks using the
FDM RCI Tool
Communication Comm and Gateway
FDM/Instrument Server Node DTM
Gateway DTM #1
DTMs on the RCI
Database machine.
(HART/Profibus) Gateway DTM #2 DTMs for devices
Device DTM #1 Device DTM #2 connected to Gateways
also loaded in the RCI
Node.

Communication
Device

Devices
FDT/DTM Installed Components Gateway
Device #2

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 FDM R310 Details
• Profibus Specifics
– Support for MUX monitoring of HART over Profibus.
• Makes use of existing gateway DTM implementations for HART over
Profibus/multiplexers.
– Support for any Profibus Device DTM (Device Type Manager).
• Will be upgraded to support for the FDT spec 1.2.1.
– Support for any Profibus Communication DTM
– Support for any Profibus Gateway DTMs
• Load Time Goals for simple, moderate, and complex devices

# params Expected Max

Simple <100 params 30 sec 125 sec

Moderate <200 params 90 250
Complex >400 180 500
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 FDM R310 Topology Example
• Top Level is PC Node
• Everything Self-Discovered
• MUX Network
– MUX_NETWRK name of RS485 link
– MUX’s under link
– Then devices under each MUX
• Profibus Network
– SOFTING_PROFI name of Comm DTM
– Gateways under Comm
– Gateways and Devices follow
• Experion Network
– PRDMKT name of Experion Server
– C300 and C200 controllers next
– HART-enable I/O next
– Then devices under each I/O

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 Profibus Comm DTM Example

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 Profibus Comm DTM Example

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 Profibus Comm DTM Example

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 MC Toolkit Integration

• Synchronize MC Toolkit data with

FDM database
– MC Toolkit SDC625 Field
Communicator
– Works with MCT101 and MCT 202
– Available as MC Tool Kit release 3.1
– Synchronize HART device history
snapshot with FDM database
– Help maintain a comprehensive
database of all the on line and offline
devices in FDM

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