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 Secrets to Success with
Foundation Fieldbus
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Certification
Education & Training
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MTL Instruments Group
Conferences & Exhibits
Key Points

• Foundation Fieldbus
– What is different, what is the same
• Installation Tips
• Documentation
• What’s New
 FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus H1

4-20mA fieldbus

P.S. P.S.

– Fieldbus devices are connected in parallel on the bus, which carries

digital data from/to all the devices on the bus.
– Fieldbus devices provide information to all other devices on the
network.
– A multidrop fieldbus does not have the shortcoming of point-to-point
wiring.
– Two devices are better than one!!

Courtesy of Yokogawa Corporation

Expanded View

TAG = LIC-012
VALUE = 70.34
UNITS = m3
STATUS = GOOD
ALARM = Y/N
15.3 mA

Analog: Limited system view.

Does not include diagnostics and Fieldbus: Expanded view.
other information from field Field devices are part of the
devices. system.
 Physical Layouts

Control Highway

Tree
Input/Output JB
Boards

Host

Bus with Spurs

(or drops)
Daisy Chain

Point to Point
Device Descriptions (EDDL)

Digits of precision
Values
are read from Engineering Unit
the device. Label of the value

Descriptions for
5.50 Gal/Sec
variables are
obtained from the
Wastewater Flow
DD.
DD File Components

• Three files per DD file

– .sym file
– .ffo file
– .cff file
• Single zip file that can be downloaded from FF site
• EDDL enhancements and ITK 5 will introduce new
extension
– .ff5 file
Capabilities File Sample

Execution Time/32 = time in milliseconds

Fieldbus Model

OSI Model* H1 FOUNDATION fieldbus Model

USER USER
LAYER LAYER
FIELDBUS MESSAGE
SPECIFICATION
APPLICATION LAYER 7
FIELDBUS ACCESS
SUBLAYER
PRESENTATION LAYER 6
H1
SESSION LAYER 5 “STACK”
TRANSPORT LAYER 4
NETWORK LAYER 3

DATA LINK LAYER DATA LINK LAYER

2
PHYSICAL LAYER 1 H1 PHYSICAL LAYER H1 PHYSICAL LAYER

* The user layer is not defined by the OSI Model

 High Speed Ethernet

11 New FF Specifications
FUNCTION New Function Block
BLOCKS Specifications for HSE
Flexible Function Block (MIO)
Flexible Function Block (61131
New Protocol HSE
)
APPLICATION
Specifications PROTOCOL
FFB Application Guide
for HSE Multi - Variable Optimization

Commercial,
STANDARD
System Architecture Addendum
System Management
ETHERNET Off The Shelf
“STACK”
Addendum (COTS)
Network Management Ethernet
Addendum
Physical Layer Ethernet Equipment
Data Link Addendum - Bridging
Ethernet Presence
Field Device Access Agent
Redundancy
Block Diagram of User Layer

– Resource Block - describes

Sensor characteristics of device
– Transducer Block(s) - represent
local connections for physical I/O
User Layer
– Function Block(s) - provide the
control and I/O behavior of the
Resource device
Block

Transducer Function
Blocks Blocks

Communication Stack
Physical Layer
Installation Practices
Segment Checkers

• MTL
http://www.mtl-inst.com/products/fieldbus/f_barrier_config/index.html

• P+F Fieldconnex.com
• Emerson
http://www.emersonprocess.com/systems/support/segment/

• Spreadsheets
– Yokogawa http://www.yokogawa.com/fbs/fbs-download-en.htm
– Honeywell honeywell.com
P&ID Symbology

L L L Hydraulic line Ultrasonic or

Nuclear
Process connection

X X X Capillary tubing
Bus serial link
Internal DCS
serial communications link
Electrical lead

Instrument control
air
OPC UA and EDDL

EDDL Cooperation Project

HART
COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION
Key Features of Phase 1 Enhancements

• Enhanced User Interface

– Parameter Organization
– Images
– Better interoperability
• Graphing System
– Support for Charts and
Graphs
• Persistent Data Storage
– Archive and retrieve data
– Aids diagnostics executed by
devices

• Demonstration at Foundation
Fieldbus booth
 Fieldbus Safety

FF-SIS
Design to Communication
IEC 61508 Diagnostics

Black
Channel

New SIS
Design to Function Blocks
IEC 61508 &
Function Block
Diagnostics
Summary

• Foundation Fieldbus is does NOT require that your systems

knowledge is obsolete
• Digital Communications/Networks will be part of your future
• Support and Tools are available to prepare you for this future
• ISA is a source for the information you need
Questions and Discussion
Related Resources from ISA

Ian Verhappen & Augusto Pereira

First edition also available in Spanish and Portuguese

Jonas Berge

Dick Caro

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