Eaton MTL Fieldbus Software Tools

Fieldbus Segment Calculator

The Crouse-Hinds series MTL Fieldbus Segment Calculator is intended to

assist network and planning engineers when designing and implementing

FOUNDATION fieldbus ™ H1 networks.

It models the behaviour of user-selectable power supplies and device couplers

and provides a rapid “Go/No-Go” indication of the electrical characteristics of

the fieldbus network.

All the relevant parameters of the fieldbus segment are easily configurable,

including field device currents, cable lengths, cable cross-section and number

of fieldbus spurs. Power supply, device coupler and host control system types

are easily chosen from pull-down menus, or can be user-defined.

The new 3.03 version merges the earlier, separate tools for Fieldbus Barriers

and Megablock Device Couplers, and covers the following device types:

• 9180 Series FF general purpose power supplies

• 910x-22 Series redundant FISCO power supplies

• 9122-IS Series simplex FISCO power Supplies

• F100 Series simplex general purpose power supplies

• F800 Series redundant power supplies

• Custom (user selectable) power supplies

• F300 Series Megablock device couplers (general purpose applications)

• F300 Series Megablock device couplers (Ex ic spur applications)

• F200-IS Series intrinsically safe Megablock device couplers

• F200-XE Series Zone 1 Megablock device couplers

• FCS-MBx-SG ‘classic’ Megablock device couplers

• 937x-FB Series Fieldbus Barriers

The calculator uses a spreadsheet-based platform and does not require any

executable programme files to be installed on the user’s machine – avoiding

the need for special permissions or administrator rights.

Parameters can be easily copied and pasted into other software applications

or printed as a permanent record of the segment characteristics..

Note: Macros must be enabled for the tool to operate.