R400   Experion PKS Series A Fieldbus Interface Module User's Guide  ix 
July 2010  Honeywell   
Contents 
1.  INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................23 
1.1  Where to look for information......................................................................23 
Contents guide.....................................................................................................................23 
1.2  Conventions...................................................................................................24 
Terms and type representations...........................................................................................24 
2.  WHAT IS FIELDBUS?..................................................................27 
2.1  Fieldbus Organization ..................................................................................27 
About the Fieldbus Foundation ............................................................................................27 
Want more information?.......................................................................................................27 
2.2  Fieldbus Technology ....................................................................................27 
Reference.............................................................................................................................27 
2.3  Fieldbus Terms..............................................................................................27 
Description ...........................................................................................................................27 
3.  FIELDBUS INTEGRATION WITH EXPERION SYSTEM.............33 
3.1  Overview ........................................................................................................33 
Background..........................................................................................................................33 
CIOM-A FIM versus Series C FIM........................................................................................33 
Non-Redundant Fieldbus integrated architecture for CIOM-A FIM.......................................34 
Redundant Fieldbus integrated architecture for CIOM-A FIM ..............................................35 
Fieldbus Interface Module (FIM) - the key to integration......................................................37 
Redundancy Module - the key to redundant operation.........................................................37 
Control Builder serves as common configuration tool ..........................................................37 
Parameter Definition Editor serves as key interoperability tool ............................................39 
Parameter Definition Editor supports Fieldbus Methods ......................................................40 
Station provides centralized operator interface ....................................................................41 
3.2  Control Integration........................................................................................42 
FIM handles data integration................................................................................................42 
About link object...................................................................................................................42 
Network Management description........................................................................................42 
System Management description.........................................................................................43 
About device objects............................................................................................................43 
About VFD objects ...............................................................................................................43 
Type creation makes integration possible............................................................................44