ABB Freelance 800F The compact control system comprehensive customer service

You get technology that lasts and comprehensive customer service

High availability

The technology has proven its worth in industrial

use over several years and meets the toughest

requirements regarding availability. The hardware

can be structured redundantly at all levels –

including redundant fieldbus device gateways,

network redundancy, controller redundancy

and, last but not least, redundancy in relation

to the control level and bus systems.

Scalability

From small units with 8 signals to major systems

with more than 10.000 signals: Freelance 800F

grows with your plant and can be extended to

meet requirements at any time.

Versatile communication

You can use the following as required: OPC,

Ethernet, TCP/IP, PROFIBUS, FOUNDATION

Fieldbus, MODBUS, HART, voice output for

instructions in the event of an alarm, video

integration or Internet connection.

Regulatory compliance

With a view to meeting the requirements of

regulatory authorities such as the American FDA

(Food and Drug Administration) or the EFSA

(European Food Safety Authority), Freelance 800F

provides a series of features that facilitate the

validation procedure. Examples include:

•  Encrypted log and trend data

•  Audit trail functions

•  Access rights and user administration

(security lock)

Lifecycle Management

With the Automation Sentinel Program you can

keep control software up-to-date and maintain

a flexible path forward to new system software

technology. Automation Sentinel helps manage

automation software assets with timely delivery

of the latest system software releases, thus

providing you better productivity, lower support

cost and simpler software management. Evo

lution from traditional control systems to

Freelance 800F enables ease-of-use and

lower maintenance cost.