Foxboro DCS Field Control Processor FCP280 Supported Devices

Supported Devices

The FCP280 supports the following devices on the 2 Mbps fieldbus:

- All compact and standard 200 series FBMs, which support many types of intelligent field devices.

including those on Foundation Fieldbus, PROFIBUS, HART, and DeviceNet networks.

- Foxboro DCS Field Device System Integrator (FDSI) Modules

- Intrinsically Safe I/O Subsystem (ISCM) - see Intrinsically Safe I/O Subsystem (PSS 31H-2Y6)

- DCS Migration Fieldbus Module for Siemens APACS+ Systems

- DCS Migration Fieldbus Module for Westinghouse WDPF® Systems

- DCS Fieldbus Migration Module for Fisher PROVOX® 20 Series Migration HART

- DCS Fieldbus Migration Module for Honeywell® TDC 2000 Systems 

(with standard backplane for HART use).

The FCP280 supports the following devices on a 268 Kbps fieldbus:

- 100 Series FBM

- SPECTRUM™ Migration Integrator

- SPEC 200™ Control Integrator

- SPEC 200 MICRO™ Control Integrator

- SPEC 200 CCM Control Integrator

Foxboro Gas Chromatographs are not supported.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

The FCP280 has a liquid crystal display (LCD) on the panel that displays

a variety of status and identification information, including

Status and identification information:

- The first line typically displays the letter number and role (Master/Shadow/Single) of the FCP280.

- The second line shows the FCP280's part number, hardware revision information, date of manufacture,

operating system version, and its status on the control network.