Operate and Diagnose Field Devices from a Central Location

The FDT/DTM-supported interface — xEPI Ethernet-Profibus coupler — enables vertical integration from the office to field devices on different communication levels, such as HART via Profibus PA. In this way, the user can monitor his or her Profibus networks and assign parameters to the field instrumentation from a central location. Therefore, xEPI is another contribution to asset management, and can be used both as an active Profibus master (Class 2) and a simpler listener on the bus, which doesn’t actively take part in the bus traffic. — Hans Turck GmbH & Co KG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany