FieldComm Group presents new functional integration standard – FDI

July 2015 News

The FieldComm Group, formed by combining all assets of the former Fieldbus Foundation and Hart Communication Foundation, and dedicated to the integration of intelligent devices in process automation facilities worldwide, announced the first live publically viewable display of functioning FDI package IDE (development tools) and FDI common host components at this year’s Achema trade fair in Frankfurt.

On display were not only the new cutting edge development tools for Field Device Integration (FDI) but also Foundation fieldbus and HART technologies on a massive Technology Wall designed to demonstrate how the Group is ‘connecting the world of process automation’ through a full portfolio of solutions that integrate valuable digital data from intelligent field devices. The multi-vendor display included nearly 40 leading suppliers and over 70 devices integrated into both new and current systems that provide valuable device and process information leading to improved plant performance.

With the availability of these new development tools for FDI, process automation suppliers and developers can now efficiently implement and test FDI device packages for Foundation fieldbus, HART and Profibus. In addition, they may also use the FDI Common Host Components to build FDI compatible host systems to ensure full integration and consistency of the FDI standard.

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