Revision 4 Foundation Fieldbus RMA803 Remote Indicator User's Guide Page 5
1.4 Features of a Remote Indicator
The Remote Indicator is a configurable intelligent field device which functions as an output and
status indicator for any FF device. The core functionalities of the field device include:
• Displaying Process Variable (PV)
• Function Block Application Process (FBAP)
• Device diagnostics
The RMA803 features standard fieldbus function blocks with manufacturer-specific additions for
enhanced operation. The Remote Indicator can function as a Link Active Scheduler (LAS) in a
Fieldbus network.
It supports the following features:
• Link-master capability
• Supports the following standard function blocks apart from the Resource and Transducer
blocks.
− Input Selector block
− AI block
− Integrator block
− Signal Characterizer block
− PID with auto tune block
− Arithmetic block
− Multiple Analog Output Block
• Function block instantiation is supported by the following blocks
− Input Selector block
− PID block
− Arithmetic block
− Signal Characterizer block
• Supports the following Transducer blocks
− LCD Transducer block
− Diagnostic Transducer block
• Supports class 3 type firmware download through commercial hosts.
DD and EDDL Features
The RMA803 supports DD and EDD file formats, and the data is displayed using the EDDL features
in the form of menus, graphs, charts, and pictures.
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