FIELD DEVICE CONNECTIVITY for Digital Plant Asset Management and Control

Independent Access to Field Device Data, enabling Industry 4.0 Connectivity Digital Plant Asset Management The increasing scarcity of raw materials, the need for greater energy efficiency, and customer demand that is increasingly hard to predict require better performance and more flexibility in industrial production. In addition, the development of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial IoT create a rapidly changing environment for plant operation. Plant managers must find ways to improve productivity and cut operating costs while maintaining their workforce. To meet these challenges, digital plant...

ASSET MANAGEMENT Access PROFINET Networks via FDI and OPC UA The hardware gateway smartLink HW-PN and the Docker container software smartLink SW-PN enable controller-independent access to PROFINET networks and connected PROFIBUS devices via the integrated PROFINET/PROFIBUS proxy standard. Softing aplSwitch Field PA, Softing pnGate PA and S ofting pnGate DP are supported. Both smartLinks can be easily integrated into existing asset management systems without requiring any changes to networks or control programs. With the FDI communication server interface based on OPC UA, device and diagnostic...

ASSET MANAGEMENT Connection of PROFIBUS and HART Devices to HART-IP, OPC UA, MQTT and FDT/DTM smartLink HW-DP provides PLC-independent access to PROFIBUS DP networks. It enables plant asset management for field devices using standard industry tools and allows using HART IP as a standardized format. smartLink HW-DP is a compact tool that can be integrated without interfering with the operation of existing installations. Thus, it enables Industry 4.0 connectivity for new and existing PROFIBUS DP networks. Emerson AMS smartLink HW-DP smartLink HW-DP smartLink HW-DP smartLink HW-DP Configuration,...

ASSET MANAGEMENT Access to HART Devices from Emerson's AMS Device Manager and Other HART-IP Enabled Applications smartLink SW-HT is a HART multiplexer that provides a simple and fast access to HART field devices without additional hardware. It is a software interface solution for HART devices connected to Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, R.Stahl, Turck or Altus HART IO modules. The integrated HART-IP server enables transparent access to the HART devices. smartLink SW-HT enables remote asset management, device configuration and monitoring. It allows access to device identification,...

NETWORK MONITORING Health and Asset Monitoring of Industrial Communication Networks plantPerfect Monitor is a central, container-based application for monitoring industrial communication networks. The software collects and visualizes both live and historical data, provides complete inventory data for all devices, and supplies diagnostic and statistical values for network and interface statuses. All information is reliably collected and archived using the secure MQTT protocol with TLS/SSL encryption. Designed for plant operators and maintenance personnel, plantPerfect Monitor enables easy detection...

PROCESS CONTROL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT 16 Port Ethernet-APL Field Switch with PA proxy for use in Zone 2 apISwitch Field allows the transparent connection of intrinsically safe "2-WISE" Ethernet-APL field devices to higher-level Industrial Ethernet networks and supply the field devices with intrinsically safe power. The aplSwitch Field can be installed in Zone 2 and integrates smoothly into existing industrial automation systems. apISwitch Field PA allows the transparent connection of intrinsically safe "2-WISE" Ethernet-APL field devices as well as PROFIBUS PA devices to higher-level Industrial...

PROCESS CONTROL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT Direct FF H1 Segment Integration of Modbus TCP Control Systems or FF HSE Asset Management Applications With Softing’s FG-200, it is possible to integrate up to four FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus (FF) H1 links into control systems supporting Modbus TCP or into FF asset management applications. The FG-200 provides redundancy and is suitable for use in hazardous areas. This device features fast access to process data, while making use of FF advantages like reduced cabling, central field device parameterization, comprehensive diagnostics, or intrinsically safe device segments....

PROCESS CONTROL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT Direct Integration of PROFIBUS DP and PA Segments into PROFINET Control Systems pnGate PB / pnGate PA / pnGate DP allow the integration of up to 4 PROFIBUS PA segments and one PROFIBUS DP segment into PROFINET systems by virtual mapping. The pnGates reduce the engineering costs since they reuse existing power conditioners in technology upgrade projects. They provide S2 redundancy and enable configuration, p arameterization and plant asset management using standard industry tools. Plant Asset Management ENGINEERING e.g. TIA Portal ETHERNET PROFINET Devices...

PROCESS CONTROL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT Simple Connection of PROFIBUS Slave Devices to Modbus Control Systems via Internal I/O Mapping mbGate PB / mbGate PA / mbGate DP enable integration of up to four PROFIBUS PA segments and one PROFIBUS DP s egment into Modbus TCP control systems. They act as Modbus TCP Server and PROFIBUS Master. The gateways help reduce e ngineering costs since they r euse existing power conditioners in technology upgrade projects. They enable configuration, p arameterization and plant asset management using standard industry tools. Plant Asset Management PROFIBUS PA Field...

PROCESS CONTROL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT Direct Integration of PROFINET I/O Devices or PROFIBUS Slave Devices into EtherNet/IP Control Systems via Internal I/O Mapping epGate PN implements a gateway between an EtherNet/IP scanner (e.g. a Rockwell PLC) and up to 32 PROFINET devices. While the gateway’s upper RJ45 socket connects to the EtherNet/IP network as a so-called adapter (slave), the gateway acts as a PROFINET controller (master) through its lower RJ45 socket. This allows for integration of PROFINET devices and subsystems into EtherNet/IP applications. epGate PB / epGate PA / epGate DP enable...