Since the announcement of the Field Device Integration effort at the Interkama/Hannover trade fair in 2007, many companies have contributed to the development of the Field Device Integration (FDI) standard, IEC 62769. This standard is scheduled to be released in 2015. One of the objectives of the ISA104 committee, Device Integration, is to adopt and …
Tag Archive: tools
Jan
14
Evaluating Control System Performance
The operation of industrial process control systems often involves the control of multiple unit operations with hundreds of measurements and control loops, as illustrated below. Although these systems are designed to automatically archive operational data in an historian, it is time consuming to examine historical data to determine if there has been a change in …
Nov
21
Does Anyone Share?
At Emerson Exchange, 2011, I had the pleasure of working with Jay Colclazier, Senior Automation Engineer, CHS Refinery, and Joanne Salazar, Global Marketing Communications Manager, Emerson Process Management, to host a workshop that addresses Online Tools for DeltaV Systems Users. This workshop provides an overview of online tools that Emerson provides to help users collaborate …