ABB Freelance 800F The compact control system The time to change technology

The time to change technology

The freedom of choice is not restricted to the

fieldbus type. You are also free to choose the

point in time for the technology changeover –

from traditional 20mA instrumentation to digital

fieldbus technology. If you operate conventional

I/O modules in parallel with fieldbus devices,

you can begin by gaining experience with minor

extensions on a fieldbus basis and then gradu

ally proceed to replace legacy devices with

modern fieldbus technology.

At the operator level, too, the user is free to choose

Two different solutions are suitable here, de

pending on requirements and on the

situation in the company:

DigiVis meets all standard requirements relating

to process operation and observation at an

attractive price. Amongst other things, DigiVis

offers the following visualization options: dual

monitor operation, free graphic displays that

besides standard graphic elements support Bit

maps and 3D macro library, clearly structured

faceplates for operator interventions (including 

group displays), trend displays including historian,

an automatically generated system display for

hardware diagnosis, alarm pages for specific

plant areas, sequence control displays, shift

logs, event logs and data archiving. DigiVis con

figuration is fully integrated in Control Builder F.

An optional batch package based on 800xA

Batch Management can also be integrated.

Advanced Information Management functions

are available when using PGIM 800F.

800xA Operations – the connection to 800xA

Operations provides the user with advanced

operator functionality such as four-monitor

operation and a client-server architecture with

up to 40 workstations. In particular, 800xA

Operations also makes it possible to group

several Freelance islands under one operator

interface. Additional functions such as Batch

Management and 800xA Information Manage

ment can also be integrated.

Other supported operator interfaces:

Power Generation Portal, SCADAvantageTM, Conductor NT.