Interoperability project III
The FDT Group continues its activities to bring the system providers and the device manufacturers together in order to provide end users with integrated solutions right out of the box. Since November 2007, 22 FDT Group member companies have participated in a project at the facility of Dietz Automation GmbH in Neukirchen, Germany. The project is intended to test the interoperability of the FDT/DTM Technology in a very diverse setting.
Certification of the first FOUNDATION Fieldbus DTM
The FF CommDTM completes the tool set needed for certification of FOUNDATION fieldbus device DTMs
FDT Road Show Success in North America
FDT Technology gains momentum in North America with recent road show stops in Wilmington and Calgary
FDT Technology Roadshow Moving to Scandinavia
Denmark and Sweden next stop for the FDT Roadshow
FDT Group Continues Strong Membership Growth
The FDT Group announces the addition of seven new members
WIB Test Confirms Value of FDT/DTM Technology for Asset Management
The test confirms the extended benefits that FDT technology brings to configuration and maintenance of intelligent field devices
ISA-SP103 “Field Device Tool Interface Specification” kicked-off in Scottsdale, Arizona
On June, 25, 2007 the forming meeting of ISA-SP103 “Field Device Tool Interface Specification” took place during ISA’s Summer Leaders Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. The committee ISA-SP103 was accepted by the Standards&Practices Board in January 2006 with the scope to develop a standard to fully integrate fieldbuses, devices and sub-systems as seamless parts of the automation life-cycle. While the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is working towards an international standard in its SC65E WG4 committee, the ISA-SP103 will contribute and assist the responsible U.S. TAG (US Technical Advisory Group) hosted by ISA as well (ISA-SPTAG65E, System Engineering & Management). It is planned to form the core for the TAG and to assist the TAG to select experts from the U.S.
FDT Specification Enhanced to Incorporate Factory Automation Protocols
FDT Group releases specifications for Profinet I/O and Modbus communication applications, enhancing our position as the solution of choice for vendor independent integration of devices and systems.
The FDT Group Announces the Founding of the FDT Marketing Committee Middle East
The Marketing Committee will promote the FDT Technology in the Middle East market
FDT Group Releases dtmINSPECTOR 2.0
FDT Group and M&M Software announce the release of DTM test tool dtmINSPECTOR 2.0. This version of dtmINSPECTOR contains certification tests for Foundation Fieldbus, Interbus, DeviceNet extension to CIP in addition to the already existing Profibus and HART protocols. Several new test cases are also added for all protocols.