Functional Features

Key features of the FBM233 include

– Redundant 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet network transfer rates to and from field devices

– Communication with up to 64 field devices

– Downloadable I/O software drivers from available protocol libraries

– Up to 2000 DCI block connections

– Integration of field device data into the Foxboro DCS control database using an Ethernet connection

– Field Installation

– G3 rated (harsh) environments.

Configurator

The FDSI Configurator sets up the FBM233 ports and XML-based device profiles.

The Port Configurator makes it easy to set communication parameters

(e.g., Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), IP address) for each port.

The Device Configurator is not required for all devices, but when it is,

it can configure device-specific and point-specific considerations

(e.g., scan rate, address to which data is to be transferred,

and amount of data to be transferred in a single transaction).