This document summarizes Andy Smith's presentation on configuring Profibus and Profinet devices. The presentation covers the history of device configuration tools including EDDL, FDT, and FDI. It also demonstrates configuring Profibus devices over ProfiUSB and Ethernet gateways as well as Profinet devices via an FDT frame and web browser interface. A live demo is included to showcase configuration of Profibus PA devices and Profinet devices.

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Products Solutions Services
Profibus and Profinet device configuration
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Agenda
• The history of device configuration tools
• EDDL and FDT
• Field Device Integration (FDI) Cooperation
• Platform example – FDT
• Live demo
• Profibus devices
• Profinet devices
• Profinet using a web browser interface
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Device configuration – the easy part of the project…!!?
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Electronic Device Description Language or Field device Tool
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Plant
Sensors, Actuators, Remote I/Os, Drives,
Apparatus, Vessels, Piping, Pumps,
Process Control Technology Equipment
Process Control
System with
embedded PAM
Plant
Sensors, Actuators, Remote I/Os, Drives,
Apparatus, Vessels, Piping, Pumps,
Process Control Technology Equipment
Process Control
System
Plant asset
management
 EDDL based system
 Proprietary operating language
 Operating system independent
 EDD (driver) supplied by each
device manufacturer in line
with a proprietary standard
 FDT/DTM based system
 Open platform – vendor
independent
 Complies with published FDT
standard
 DTM (driver) written by each
device manufacturer in line with
the published standard
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Device configuration road map
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1993
1994
2002
• 1993 HART communication foundation formed, EDDL standardised
• 1994 FF and PNO adopted EDDL (independently and differently)
• 2002 FF, HCF, PNO enhance EDDL and add diagnostics – IEC 61804-2
• 2003 FDT group formed (informal cooperation)
• 2004 EDDL Cooperation team founded – HCF, FF, PNO + OPC Foundation
• 2005 FDT Group founded as an International Association
• 2007 FDI Standardisation project launched
• 2011 FDI cooperation formed with FDT, FF, HCF, PI, OPC Foundation
2003
2003/4
2005
2007
2011
2016+
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The start of Field Device Integration
• Announcement at Hannover Fair
2007
• March 6th 2007 - FDT Group and
EDDL Cooperation Team member
organisations agree to work on a
unified solution – Field Device
Integration - FDI
• FDT Group will join the ECT as a
voting member
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Why start this cooperation?
• Process automation end users ask for a single solution
• Current FDT and EDDL technologies have partial overlap causing a
competitive situation.
• Current situation is confusing because of conflicting messages
• Suppliers face expensive development
• Most suppliers are member of both ECT organisation and FDT Group. They
must invest in parallel to support both technologies.
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(2007)
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Common objectives
• Applicable to any field device communication technology
• Applicable for all network topologies.
• Backward compatibility with existing EDDL based device descriptions
and DTM’s.
• Open specification that will become an international standard.
• Platform and operating system independent.
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End user benefits
• Single and consistent solution irrespective of supplier to achieve
interoperability.
• Compatibility with installed base.
• Shared strategy and development by all suppliers ensures integration
of all devices.
• Clear technology direction shared by all suppliers ends uncertainties.
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FDI Device Package – one per device – the core of FDI
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• EDDL
• Device data
• Internal structure
• User Interface Plug-ins
• “look and feel”
• Attachments
• Product documents
• GSD files
• …
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EDDL based FDI hosts will support existing EDD’s
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• FDI Host
• New FDI device
packages are imported
• Existing EDD files can
be imported
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FDT2 based FDI hosts will support existing DTM’s
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• FDT2 Host
• New FDI device
packages are imported
using an FDI DTM
• Existing DTM’s files
continue to be used
• Existing EDD files can
be imported using an
interpreter DTM
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Field Device Tool (FDT) platforms
• What are they – how do they work?
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The FDT Group
• The FDT Group formed in 2005
• open
• independent
• non-profit
• association of 82 international companies
• Owner of the FDT Technology
• Responsible for maintenance, further
development, and promotion of FDT Technology
• Responsible for certification and compliance
testing of FDT products
• Dedicated to establishing and maintaining FDT
Technology as an international standard with
broad acceptance within the automation
industry
• Open to all companies that wish to participate
www.fdtgroup.org
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FDT Group members
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What is FDT/DTM?
• FDT / DTM
• FDT = Field Device Tool (frame application)
• Follows a published standard specification
• DTM = Device Type Manager (device driver)
• Compatible with an FDT frame application
• Open standardised technology
independent of device or system supplier
• Independent of device type
sensor, actuator, remote I/O, drives, etc.
• Full support of installed base
• Independent of communication protocol
Ethernet, HART, PROFIBUS, Foundation
Fieldbus, etc.
• Vertical integration by nested communication
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How does FDT/DTM technology work?
The network topology is built
up using a combination of
CommDTM’s and Device DTM’s
5
7
Ethernet
1
2
Profibus DP
6
6
DTM 4
DTM 6
CommDTM 5
DTM 3
DTM 7
Ethernet
CommDTM 2
Profibus PA
43
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Profibus connection options
Field
controller
DP
PA
PCMCIA
Card
ProfiUSBGateway PCI Card
Process
control
Device
configuration
Ethernet
Diagnostic
module
Device DTM
Comm DTM
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DTM example - valve positioner
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DTM example - motor controller
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DTM example - network diagnostics
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DTM example - pressure transmitter
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Live demo
• Profibus PA devices
• Using ProfiUSB onto Profibus DP
• Using an Ethernet to Profibus DP gateway
• Profinet devices
• Using an FDT frame over Ethernet
• Using a web server display
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