Foxboro FBM18 Input Interface Module

Key features of the FBM232 are:

• 10Mbpsor100MbpsEthernetnetwork transmission rate to/from field device

• Communicates with up to 64 field devices

• I/Osoftware driver is downloadable from a library of available protocols

• Upto2000DCIblock connections

• Integrates field device data into a Foxboro DCS control database using Ethernet

connectivity

• Field mounted

• ClassG3(harsh) environments.

This fieldbus module (FBM) is a generic Ethernet hardware module in which different

software drivers can be loaded. These drivers configure the FBM to recognize a

particular protocol used by the device. Several of the software drivers are standard

product offerings. Other custom drivers can be developed to meet specific needs.

These drivers are dynamically downloaded to the FBM232 with software code

specifically designed to interface with the third party device’s protocol. The

configuration procedures and the software requirements for each driver are unique to

the device(s) being integrated into the system.

Figure 1. FBM232 in Typical Network Configuration