PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

I/A Series® Software

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I/A Series® Field Device Manager for IACC and FOUNDATION™

Fieldbus Engineering and Device Management for Field Devices

Achieve unprecedented productivity and operational savings when managing FOUNDATION Fieldbus
devices throughout their entire lifecycle with a unique combination of both FDT and EDDL technologies.

FEATURES  Provides advanced device specific user

 Complete lifecycle coverage of all field device interfaces for diagnosing and managing field
tasks, configuration, commissioning, devices via FDT Device Type Manager plug-ins.
maintenance, and diagnostics, in one (DTMs).
comprehensive tool set.  Provides enhanced EDDL support for improved
 Field Device Manager delivers industry leading on-line device configuration and data views with
capabilities to perform predictive maintenance menus organized by the device vendor.
and diagnostics on field devices, and to improve
 Smart device templates for dramatically reduced
maintenance staff productivity. It is not only the
engineering and device commissioning times.
first product to make use of both FDT and
Enhanced EDDL technologies, but it does so in a  User customizable device views, captured in
unique combination to make more powerful and templates, increase maintenance productivity
customizable user interfaces for field device and ease of spotting, diagnosing, and correcting
maintenance. device problems.
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 An innovative commissioning Wizard automates Customization of the template includes the following
starting up or replacing field devices. and more:
 Smart device templates provide hyperlinks to all  Creating and naming new Field Device Manager
maintenance manuals, procedures, notes, and device and block viewing screens
other documentation.
 Selecting the parameters to appear on each of
 An available Instrument Workshop edition can be those screens
used to tag, pre-calibrate, test, or pre-
 Organizing the configuration screens for the
commission devices before their plant installation.
resource and transducer blocks of the field
device
OVERVIEW
 Setting parameters and locking them so each
I/A Series Field Device Manager is a software
instance or tag will have the value of the template
application that adds on to the I/A Series®
Configuration Component (IACC) to provide  Selecting which parameters will be downloaded
complete management of FOUNDATION™ fieldbus from the host to the device during
devices. The graphical user interface of Field Device commissioning.
Manager opens inside the editor area of IACC. Field Device Manager is the first device management
Field Device Manager is Device Description (DD) system to support the new Enhanced EDDL
based. Upon importing DD files into Field Device (Electronic Device Description Language) technology,
Manager for each model of field device used in the as recently adopted by the Fieldbus Foundation's DD
plant, users can perform functions, such as: cooperation project. This technology enhances
configuration and on-line device viewing screens by
 Creating smart device templates
having the device vendor organize screen menus in a
 Configuring a field device database, either off-line hierarchical fashion, and organizing data presentation
or on-line and content for a device screen, with items such as
 Calibration or starting up a field device by running gauges, bar indicators, trends, histograms, and
methods in the DDs embedded graphic images.

 Customizing User Interface screens useful in Field Device Manager excels at in depth diagnosis of
diagnosing and viewing field devices. the performance and health of today's sophisticated
field devices. Often this is best accomplished with a
Smart Device Templates provide the ability to
user interface, made specifically for that device
engineer a typical field device type once, and
model by the device vendor, which plugs-into Field
propagate all the user interface, configuration, and
Device Manager. For example, today's valve
download behaviors to each tag of the same device
positioners often capture extensive on-line diagnostic
model type, achieving maximum reusable
data, and support running a comprehensive
engineering. The templates are made possible by
repertoire of on-line and off-line tests to diagnose
layering FDT technology on top of DD technology.
and maintain the valve, for example, multi-point step
Starting from the DD file, the designer customizes the
tests and valve deadband tests. Field Device
template for each model of field device in the plant.
Manager is the first system application that supports
Templates are managed as FDT DTMs, but they
opening FDT compliant DTM plug-ins for
remain linked to the DD files for device description.
FOUNDATION Fieldbus. Like the other user
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interfaces these also open in the editor area of IACC. Configuring Loops and Function Blocks
To enable this capability, Field Device Manager The IACC Control Strategy Diagram (CSD) editor
embeds an FDT compliant frame application inside enables users draw or bulk generate loop diagrams.
IACC, and adds a Communication DTM that The diagrams can intermix function blocks for FF
supports the I/A Series system with FBM228 devices and conventional I/O points. Whether the
FOUNDATION Fieldbus interface modules. blocks are Fieldbus related or conventional, the drag
and drop approach to adding blocks and
IACC EXTENSIONS FOR FIELDBUS interconnecting them is identical. Function blocks for
Fieldbus devices are linked to their device by
Creating Device Templates dragging a connection from a device object to the
The IACC navigation pane named System View function block, in the same fashion that AIN and
contains a hierarchical tree of field device templates. AOUT blocks are linked to an FBM interface card.
In seconds, a user may create the initial templates for IACC and Field Device Manager currently support
each model of field device used in the plant, by configuration and scheduling of AI, AO, DI, and DO
browsing to the DD files, confirming the name of the function blocks in the field devices.
device model and revisions, and approving the
Configuration of alarm limits, alarm priorities, and
configuration. The initial template has built-in
operator screen alarm destinations is performed
configuration and diagnostic screens. The resource
identically for FF and traditional function blocks.
and transducer block configuration screens default to
the parameters that are defined as writable in the DD Figure 1 shows an edited control strategy, with the
files. The, the user can customize the template dialog for entering parameter settings of an FF AI
further as previously discussed. block open. Notice the enumeration of choices for
Channel, coming from the DD.
DD Aware Engineering
As soon as the device template has been added,
both off-line and on-line configuration of a device's
blocks is possible. The user may build loops, using
the Control Strategy Diagram editor of IACC, adding
and editing field device function blocks. All choices of
parameter settings are guided by the choice lists the
device vendor puts into the DD files.

Figure 1. Control Loop with FF Blocks

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Bulk Generation of Fieldbus Control Loops SMART DEVICE TEMPLATES FOR REUSABLE
IACC provides two convenient ways to automate the ENGINEERING
process of generating control loop databases, Field Device Manager eliminates repetitive
without drawing each loop. IACC ships with pre-built engineering of each and every field device. Instead,
templates of the most common types of FF loops. most engineering is performed once in the Smart
Device Template, which serves as a master for each
The first technique is to create a new Control
model of field device. The template can capture:
Strategy Diagram from a Control Strategy Template,
followed by user edits as desired.  Typical parameter settings, for example, in

The second bulk generation approach for maximum transducer and resource blocks
productivity is to use both control strategy templates  Links to maintenance manuals, product data
and a tag list. The tag list sets parameter values and sheets, repair procedures, diagrams images used
specifies the control strategy templates to use. The for device maintenance
control strategy diagram is automatically
 Maintenance notes regarding a particular model
constructed, with no or minimal remaining
of field device
parameters in the instance that require further
manual edits.  Customized choices of the list of parameters to
appear on Field Device Manager configuration,
Adding Field Devices & Tags to the Database diagnostic, and watch screens
A new field device and its tag are added by pointing  Creation of new tabs for viewing screens within
to the FBM228 Fieldbus interface card, choosing the Field Device Manager
added device type from the list of templates, and
 Customization of access privileges to screens
assigning the tag name. All the settings from the
and functions by user role
device template are automatically created, saving a
large configuration effort.  Choice of resource and transducer block
parameters to be downloaded upon device
Accessing Field Devices commissioning.
Field device tags are found both under the Fieldbus
interface card in the Network View navigational tree,
and under the control strategy diagram in the Plant
View navigation tree. You can click on the device tag
in either view and have a choice to launch either Field
Device Manager or a DTM made by the device
vendor. A DTM made by the device vendor can be
added to the system at any time, and automatically
attached to all existing tag instances of that type of
device.

Figure 2. Creation of Tabs for User Defined Screens

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LINKING SUPPORTING DEVICE MAINTENACE

DOCUMENTATION
Field Device Manager provides quick and easy
access to any document, image, or file useful in
engineering or maintaining a field device. All such
documents are linked to the Identification screen at
the device and block level of each template. If
desired, individual tagged instances may add extra
documents.
The document linkage system opens files in the
same fashion as the My Computer functionality of a
Figure 3. Choice of Parameters for Download PC. The linked document may be of any Windows®
operating system file type, for example, .pdf, .doc,
Templates may be nested with as many levels as .xls, .txt, .ppt, as shown in Figure 4. Left click on the
desired. For example, when using a given model of document file name and Field Device Manager
pressure transmitter, sub templates can be created launches the Windows® application associated with
for absolute and differential pressure applications, the file type, for example, Adobe® Acrobat,
and the differential pressure template could master Microsoft® Word, or Microsoft® Excel® software.
sub templates for flow and level applications.
For productivity and engineering, management
templates have an inheritance capability. If a
parameter setting is locked to the template, each
device tag will follow the value in the template. At any
time, you can return to the template, change the
value, and the database for each device is set to
match the change made to the template
automatically. Alternatively, if a parameter is set in the
template, but not locked to the template, the first
time a device database is created it will equal the
template but is not forced to subsequently follow the
template. In a similar fashion customization of
viewing screens can be set and locked within the
templates if desired.
Figure 4. Identification Page with Linked Document

As diagrams and pictures are often useful in

managing a device, a second file linkage area in the
upper left, allows connection of .jpeg and .bmp
formatted images. These images open in the lower
right area of the Identification screen of Field Device
Manager.
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Do you ever find it useful to leave notes for others in

your plant about a specific model or tag of a field
device? Field Device Manager allows notes about the
device and its blocks to be attached at the template
level, or added in at the tag level for a specific device
instance.
Both IACC and Field Device Manager have a built-in
user manual / help system to guide you in their use.

CUSTOMIZABLE DEVICE VIEWS

Field Device Manager offers many screens beyond
the traditional configuration screens. The different
screens are arranged in a row of tabs for easy
Figure 6. Trend Watch Screen
selection. The default template has tabs for an
Identification, Configuration, Diagnostics, and  Watch Screen - Trend Format - a screen
Compare screen for each block of the device. The displaying a real time trend of up to 8 parameters
user may setup as many or as few tabs for each of a device block.
device as desired. Typically, most customization is
performed as part of template definition for each
model of device. The following types of tabs are
supported.

Figure 7. Table Watch Screen

 Watch Screen - Table Format - a screen

displaying sampled parameter data, each row of
Figure 5. Diagnostic Screen
the table representing a scan of the device

 Diagnostic - An on-line continuously updating

screen showing the most recent data values from
the device.
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Figure 8. Configuration Screen

 Configuration Screen - an off-line and on-line Figure 9. Tuning Screen

screen used to enter resource and transducer
block parameter settings into the Field Device  Tuning Screen - an on-line screen having an
Manager Database, and to download those upper portion that allows setting parameters in
changes to the device. the device and a lower portion where the
response of up to 8 dynamic parameters can be
watched in tabular or trend format. Typically, the
set parameter is not a static parameter that is
configured once, but rather a state command or
tuning type parameter. In this example, a valve
positioner has been given an autostart command
to begin the valve's self calibrate routine, and the
use is watching the auto initiate status, block
error and transducer errors below.
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RUNNING DD METHODS DEVICE COMMISSIONING WIZARD

For each block, a dedicated built in user interface Field Device Manager provides an intuitive to use
screen is provided to run and interact with DD commissioning wizard that takes the guess work and
method execution. Typically these methods are manual drudgery out of setting device tags, and
device calibration and commissioning routines. addresses, downloading configurations, and
The upper portion of the screen lists the method synchronizing the host and device databases. The
choices available. same wizard is used to startup devices during initial
commissioning at site, or to make quick foolproof
The middle portion of the screen dynamically shows
replacements of a failed device.
progress of the method execution in the form of
message transactions to and from the device. The commissioning wizard is launched from the
device tag in the IACC network or plant navigation
The lower portion of the screen is a configurable
pane. It automatically:
watch window displaying up to eight block data
variables, in trend or table format.  Guides the user in the selection of devices of the
correct model types
Methods typically require user interaction, as
evidenced by the dialog box in this example where  Sets the device resource block to the Out of
the user must confirm everything is ready for the Service mode in preparation for downloading
device to go out of service and begin its self  Sets the device tag to match the host database
calibration routine.
 If necessary, automatically moves the device
address from a default address to a permanent
node address
 Downloads parameters in the resource and
transducer blocks marked for downloading in the
device template
 Coordinates downloading the device function
blocks defined in the control loop strategy
diagrams
 Uploads block parameters to automatically
synchronize the host and device copies of the
database
Figure 10. Device Methods Screen  At the end of commissioning either places the
Resource block in Auto, or waits for the user to
do so, according to a Commissioning Wizard
option
 Commands the FBM interface card to include the
device in its scheduled LAS (Link Active
Schedule) communications.
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Figure 12. Compare Screen

Figure 11. Device Commissioning Wizard
AUDIT TRAIL
SYNCHRONIZATION OF DEVICE AND HOST
DATABASES Fox™CTS (Change Tracking Software) may be used
Do the host and the device both agree on how the to track any changes downloaded to the field device.
device is configured? They should. In addition to the FoxCTS audits the user who logged in, the time the
automatic synchronization possible through the changes were made, the value prior to the change,
commissioning wizard, Field Device Manager has a and the value after the change. FoxCTS not only
built in Compare screen for each block in the device tracks device changes, it can track other control
(see Figure 12). This screen is used for manual configuration changes made through IACC. FoxCTS
comparison and synchronization between the host supports creating reports with tools such as the
database and device database. A pull down menu I/A Series Report Writer. These capabilities aid in
allows various sets of parameters to be displayed for managing changes to device databases, and in
comparison, including all device parameters. complying to applicable change management
Synchronization is accomplished by selecting one or policies and regulations, for example, 21CFR part 11.
more parameters, and then uploading the device
value into the host database, or downloading the DIAGNOSING FIELD DEVICE PROBLEMS
host database value to the device. The largest economic benefit of FOUNDATION
Fieldbus technology is the ability to achieve
operational savings by better managing, diagnosing,
and maintaining field devices. With traditional
instrumentation and maintenance tools, many
customers report they spend more than 50% of their
device maintenance effort on routine instrument
checks and callouts where no problem is found.
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Field Device Manager leads to dramatic

improvements in the uptime and performance of the
field devices themselves, as well as improved
productivity of the instrument maintenance
personnel.
Maintenance staff can examine device status and
diagnose problems quickly. Activities can be
performed at PCs located conveniently in areas
where maintenance staff work, eliminating the need
to make trips out to the device. Field Device Manager
screens can be customized to present the right
information in the optimal way to the maintenance
personnel. Trend and tabular watch screens can be
Figure 13. Enhanced EDDL View
particularly useful in dynamically observing device
behavior. Even when using Enhanced DDs, definition of
additional screens and their customization is possible
ENHANCED EDDL through Field Device Manager.
One of the benefits of the enhancements to the DD
language is that the language allows the device
vendor to organize and define content of screens
used for on-line viewing of field devices. Now, it
becomes possible to define gauges, trends,
histograms, and embedded graphic images in the
DD files. Field Device Manager is the first product to
support these new DD files. Figure 13 shows a trend
view of the terminal temperature of a field device, and
a menu of screens to see process variables, sensor
diagnostics and other screens for this field device.
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ADVANCED DEVICE SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTICS &

FDT DEVICE TYPE MANAGERS
Often the most dramatic improvements in device
uptime are achieved through the use of device
specific user interface screens. User interface
screens that allow executing, viewing, and
documenting on-line and off-line tests of control
valves are a good example. The Device Type
Managers offered by vendor's of valve positioners are
an excellent example, with extensive capabilities to
perform continuous on-line examination of valve and
positioner health and performance data, and also
provide off-line tests for in-depth diagnostic
evaluation. For example on-line tests can spot the Figure 14. Valve Diamond Analysis
following:
Note this vendor provides a built-in help system to
 Load for opening can indicate seat wear in guide users in using their DTM.
butterfly valves or crystallization in ball valves
 Increased stem friction can indicate a sticking
valve, and is a predictive indictor of future
accuracy problems or complete valve failure
 Decreased stiction can indicate excessive wear
or a valve shaft break
 Abnormal changes in spool valve position may
indicate problems such as an air leak in the
actuator
 Dynamic deviation can indicate how responsive
the valve is
 Steady state deviation can indicate how
accurately the valve achieves setpoint
Figure 15. Valve Response History
 Partial stroke testing of valves in ESD applications
can indicate if the valve will be able to operate on
demand.
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FIELD DEVICE MANAGER - INSTRUMENT

WORKSHOP EDITION
The full Control Room edition of Field Device
Manager for the I/A Series system has all the features
previously described. This edition is used on the
system, with I/A Series Control Processors and
FBM228 H1 interface cards.
In addition IACC and Field Device Manager are
offered in a bundled instrument workshop edition.
This edition is used in a non system setting to
calibrate, pre-commission, or test instrumentation
prior to installation and connection to the FBM228
interface card and I/A Series system. This edition
interacts with the resource and transducer blocks of
Figure 16. Valve Process & Partial Stroke Status
the field device, for the following functions:
The vendors typically provide off line tests, that can  Running methods in the DD files through Field
drill down even deeper into valve problems and Device Manager
performance. For example:
 Exercising off-line diagnostic tests, or running
 Step response tests can indicate how well the commissioning or calibration functions contained
valve follows setpoint, and validate how well the in an FDT compliant DTM made by the device
positioner is tuned. vendor
 Signature tests can validate valve performance.
 Diagnosing the device using the universal
The ability to archive and restore past valve
screens of the Field Device Manager
signatures can help benchmark valve
performance changes.  Setting or changing the tag of the device

 Running the Field Device Manager

commissioning wizard to pre-commission a
device prior to connection to the I/A Series
system.

Figure 17. Multipoint Step Response Test

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IACC Clients Off-line device configuration only

Windows XP Windows XP
Desktop Desktop

Second Ethernet Network

I/A Series Workstation

- CP Host I/A Series
Workstation
I/A Series THE MESH
Control Network
FBM228

Windows XP-based
Workstation
(IACC Server +
Client)
Controller

Note: For I/A Series V8.x, all IACC

communications can occur over
The MESH control network.
Windows XP-based
Workstation
Control Downloads (IACC Client)

Database Communications

On-line Device Communication

Figure 18. Typical System Architecture of IACC and Field Device Manager

NOTES:  Field Device Manager can be installed on any

computer having an IACC client.
 Figure 18 illustrates the full Control Room edition
of Field Device Manager.  Field Device Manager has on-line interaction
capability with the field device if it is installed on is
 The computer acting as IACC server typically has
an I/A Series workstation on The MESH control
both the IACC server and IACC client installed.
network, regardless of whether the IACC server is
 Use of multiple databases on the IACC server is on The MESH control network, or off platform.
recommended. Organizing each database for
 Field Device Manager will have only off-line
one control processor and its associated field
configuration capability with respect to field
devices is a recommended practice.
devices if it is installed on an IACC client off The
 The IACC Server may be installed off platform if MESH control network.
desired.
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HA RDWARE AND SOFTWA RE REQUIREMENTS

The Full Control Room Edition for the I/A Series Instrument Workshop Edition
system: Computer Requirements:
Computer Requirements:
 Laptop, Desktop, or server class computer
 On platform:
 Minimum of 2 GB free space, 512 MB RAM,
• Should be installed on a P91 or P92 CD-ROM drive
I/A Series workstation, committed as an
 750 Mhz or greater Intel® Celeron®, Pentium®,
AW70 or WP70, also having an IACC Client
or equivalent processor
software installation.
 Windows XP® or Windows Server® 2003
 Off platform:
operating system
• Desktop, or server class computer
 National Instruments H1 interface card for one H1
• Minimum of 2 GB free space, 512 MB RAM, segment compatible with the computer
CD-ROM drive
 H1 junction devices, power supplies, and fieldbus
• 750 Mhz or greater Intel® Celeron®, terminations as necessary to connect the field
Pentium®, or equivalent processor device.
• Windows XP® or Windows Server® 2003 Software Requirements:
operating system  Field Device Manager Workshop edition V1.0 or
System Hardware Requirements: later media kit including licenses for one install of
IACC and Field Device Manager
 The MESH control network-connected station
committed as AW70 or WP70 at V8.1 or later.  IACC V2.2 or later media kit

 ZCP270 or FCP270 at Version 8.0 or greater, with

FBM228
Software Minimum Requirements:
 S10 Workstation Software License for both IACC
and Field Device Manager
 Computers having the IACC Server license
should be sized for the I/O points of all Control
Processors for which IACC keeps the database.
 Computers having only the IACC Client license
should have the S10…99 license with no I/O
points
 Media kits; I/A Series Workstation 8.1 or later,
IACC 2.2 or later, Field Device Manager for IACC
Full System Control Room 1.0 or later
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