I/A Series® system Field Control Processor 270 (FCP270)

modules mounted on a baseplate and distributed control

system (DCS) Fieldbus Modules replace the APACS+ Control

and I/O modules and connect existing field devices to the I/A

Series system via a 2 Mbps HDLC Fieldbus and high-speed

Ethernet network

FEATURES

 Migration from proprietary DCS to a

state-of-the-art open I/A Series system

 Advanced I/A Series control with a single point of 

configuration

 More direct control performance than any 

gateway device could offer

 Cost savings over total system replacement by 

preserving the existing process interface and 

wiring and minimizing process downtime

 Single vendor service and supply.