Foxboro P0700HU Termination Cable

Supported Devices

The FCP280 supports the following devices on the 2 Mbps fieldbus:

– All compact and standard 200 series FBMs, which support many types of intelligent field devices.

including those on Foundation Fieldbus, PROFIBUS, HART, and DeviceNet networks.

– Foxboro DCS Field Device System Integrator (FDSI) Modules

– Intrinsically Safe I/O Subsystem (ISCM) – see Intrinsically Safe I/O Subsystem (PSS 31H-2Y6)

– DCS Migration Fieldbus Module for Siemens APACS+ Systems

– DCS Migration Fieldbus Module for Westinghouse WDPF® Systems

– DCS Fieldbus Migration Module for Fisher PROVOX® 20 Series Migration HART

– DCS Fieldbus Migration Module for Honeywell® TDC 2000 Systems

(with standard backplane for HART use).

One important method of fault detection is to compare the communication messages of the modules’ external interfaces.

A message leaves the FCP280 only if the two FCP280s agree on the message to be sent (bit for bit match).

Once a fault is detected, both modules run self-diagnostics to determine which module is affected.

The modules run self-diagnostics to determine which module is affected.

The unaffected module then takes over control without affecting the normal operation of the system.

This fault-tolerant solution offers the following key advantages over redundant-only controllers

LED Indicators

The light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the front of the FCP280 module provide a visual indication of the

– FCP280 operating status

– Transmit/receive communication activity on the four extended fieldbus channels

(Fieldbus A and B on each channel) LEDs on copper or fibre optic

network adapters provide visual indication of the following

– Internal and external power supply health status

– Communication activity with the control network A and B links and the FCP280

The EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Field Control Processor 280 (FCP280) is a distributed,

optionally fault-tolerant, field-installable controller modul