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April 26, 2005
Rosemount Analytical 5081pH rev 2 Fieldbus Device Files
Rosemount Analytical 5081pH rev 2 has passed the rigorous testing of the DeltaV interoperability labs and the Fieldbus Device Files for use with the DeltaV system are now available in the Fieldbus Device Downloads utility.
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New DeltaV OPC Historical Data Access Whitepaper
DeltaV OPC Historical Data Access Whitepaper provides information on how to obtain historical data from the DeltaV Continuous Historian using the DeltaV OPC History Server. (614KB PDF)
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April 25, 2005
Rosemount 848T rev 5 Fieldbus Device Files
Rosemount 848T rev 5 has passed the rigorous testing of the DeltaV interoperability labs and the Fieldbus Device Files for use with the DeltaV system are now available in the Fieldbus Device Downloads utility.
Posted by Emerson's EasyDeltaV.com on April 25, 2005 | TrackBack (0)
April 22, 2005
Disruptive Technologies: Automation Platforms
Managing Automation poses an interesting scenario in "Disruptive Technologies: Automation Platforms": Imagine unleashing a virus on your plant -- on purpose. It quickly penetrates every intelligent controller and sensor, spreading like wildfire to processing tanks, pipelines and even motors and pumps out in the field. What a nightmare. And you, the responsible party, are sure to be fired, right? Wrong. In about five years, this scenario may well become a dream come true for plant managers and CIOs.
The article highlights Emerson's solution: create an adaptive control program that can gather information from the device to fine-tune the process and realign parameters based on external conditions.
Posted by Emerson's EasyDeltaV.com on April 22, 2005 | TrackBack (0)
April 20, 2005
Round-the-Clock, Online Support
As seen in Automation World's "Round-the-Clock, Online Support" SureService combines local support with global customer relationship management.
"Outstanding service is planned. It is not natural, automatic or coincidental," says Bill Robertson, director of worldwide services for Emerson Process Management, in Austin, Texas.
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April 19, 2005
New DeltaV Zone 2 Remote I/O Product Data Sheet
DeltaV Zone 2 Remote I/O provides maximum flexibility for your DeltaV installations. The I/O can connect with multiple DeltaV controllers. (180KB PDF)
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April 15, 2005
New DeltaV Zone 1 Remote I/O Product Data Sheet
Unlike other remote I/O solutions, DeltaV Zone 1 Remote I/O solution can be shared amongst several DeltaV controllers for a greater range of applications and installation flexibility. (515KB PDF)
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April 13, 2005
Press Release: Emerson Proves Advancements in EDDL Technology
New technology is shown in HART® Communications booth at Interkama
13th April 2005 - Emerson Process Management used the HART Communication booth at the Interkama trade show in Hannover, Germany, to demonstrate the advantages of the enhanced Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) Technology.
The EDDL enhancements improve the display of field device information, including the incorporation of images into displays, and support of graphs and charts to enable the calibration and configuration of complex devices such as control valves, radar level gauges, and variable frequency drives. The enhancements also provide 'Persistent Data Storage', which allows for the archiving and retrieval of diagnostic data from storage.
Emerson's Rosemount® 5400 radar level gauge with HART communications protocol was used to demonstrate the advantages of the new EDDL technology. Prior to the EDDL enhancements, additional software was necessary to view the tank spectrum that is used for advanced configuration of radar transmitters. The demonstration proved that the enhanced EDDL technology performs all display functionality for advanced configuration without additional software. In addition, the demonstration exhibited how the enhancements enable end users to achieve unsurpassed levels of interoperability across communication protocols, suppliers and products.
The EDDL extensions are built upon the existing IEC 61084-2 standard. This approach of building on an existing standard has many benefits. For example, it relieves device developers of the burden of designing and programming a graphic display system that must run under a variety of platforms and environments, from large Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) to the small handheld. Instead, they can utilise common graphic display capabilities provided by EDDL commands. Since many host systems today already implement EDDL-based graphic display systems, devices using the extended EDDL have a common look and feel with existing devices. This permits uniform integration, configuration/setup, operation and diagnostics/maintenance - all very important in an interoperable, multi-vendor environment.
HART Communications Foundation is committed to EDDL and is actively working to enhance the technology with new tools and capabilities to further strengthen the platform and facilitate new product applications.
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April 6, 2005
Digital automation pays dividends for Cognis
The Engineeringtalk Editorial Team made available today a compact write-up of how the Cognis plant at Hythe has experienced tighter control and greater consistency since migrating to the DeltaV system.
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OPC Pager Product Data Sheet Update
OPC Pager keeps a 24-hour eye on your critical values and notifies you when the values meet your alert criteria. OPC Pager now supports Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. (363KB PDF)
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April 4, 2005
Movers & Shakers Interview: John Berra, Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management’s president, John Berra, discusses with Frost & Sullivan’s Sath Rao, the key challenges for process manufacturers and how Emerson's PlantWeb architecture and DeltaV system offer an integrated approach to help meet these challenges.
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April 3, 2005
Pulp & Paper magazine: "Arauco's Automation Decisions Mean Faster, Easier Valdivia Pulp Startup" (256KB PDF)
Emerson's Ricardo Mirkin chronicles one of the world’s largest Foundation fieldbus installations at kraft pulp producer Celuloso Arauco’s new Valdivia, Chile mill and their use of the DeltaV system and PlantWeb architecture to improve overall mill productivity. This project case study appeared in the January 2005 issue of Pulp & Paper magazine in an article titled Arauco's Automation Decisions Mean Faster, Easier Valdivia Pulp Startup.
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