3. Fieldbus Integration With Experion System
3.6. Notification Scheme
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The FIM constantly monitors the live list for each fieldbus link connected to it. When the
LAS for the link recognizes a new device at a default address, it adds it to its live list
according to the data link layer procedures. The FIM detects the change in the live list
and makes a connection to the new uncommissioned device. It gathers the following
information from the device to be passed to Control Builder.
Name Description Data Type Access
PdTag Physical Device Tag 32-byte string Read/Write
Address Device Address Unsigned8 Read/Write
DevID Globally unique Device Identifier 32-byte string Read Only
Vendor Vendor name string 32-byte string Read Only
ModelName Model Name string 32-byte string Read Only
Rev Application Revision 32-byte string Read Only
ManufID Manufacturer Identifier Unsigned32 Read Only
DevType Device Type code Unsigned16 Read Only
DevRev Device Revision Unsigned8 Read Only
DdRev DD Revision Unsigned8 Read Only
Control Builder uses the device information to create an item in its Monitoring tree to
represent the new uncommissioned device on the given link. Users can now view and
configure pertinent information for the uncommissioned device through appropriate Link
block and device block configuration forms in Control Builder.
TIP
The FIM must be configured and loaded through Control Builder before you
can view it and its links through the Monitoring tab of Control Builder.
3.6 Notification Scheme
Fieldbus versus Experion Alarm Priorities
The fieldbus alarms will be closely integrated with the existing Experion notification
system. The Experion Server will handle FIM alarms in the same way it handles Control
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