Use this procedure to make associations between Foundation Fieldbus and HART device types, instrument manufacturers, and Smart Instrumentation types.
After you have retrieved data from your DCS vendor interface, you can determine the
manufacturer and device type of each Foundation Fieldbus device that you need to associate
with a Smart Instrumentation instrument type. To do so, display the To Do List window and double-click a fieldbus device. On the Details tab, the value of the MFR COMPANY IDENTIFICATION property corresponds to the manufacturer's identification number. This number appears
in parentheses beside the name of the manufacturer in the Tree View pane of the Associate Foundation Fieldbus Device Types with Instrument Type dialog. The value of the FieldBus Device ID task property corresponds to the number in the Device Type column on the Details pane of the Associate Foundation Fieldbus Device Types with Instrument Type dialog. The adjacent Device Type Description column assists you in selecting the appropriate instrument type to associate.
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Select Tools > Interfaces > Associate Foundation Fieldbus Device Types.
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In the Tree View pane, select
to expand the Certified Fieldbus Instruments list and display the available manufacturers.
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Do one of the following:
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Select a manufacturer to view details of all the device types available for that manufacturer.
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For a particular manufacturer, select
and select a device type to view its details.
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In the Details pane, select the device type and select Associate.
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In the Instrument Types dialog, do one of the following:
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Select an existing fieldbus instrument type for which the I/O type value is Fieldbus, for association with the current device type. You can check the I/O type by viewing the profile of the instrument type.
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Create a new fieldbus instrument type or edit an existing one. For details, see Define Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus Instrument Type Profiles.
When you create fieldbus tags that are compatible with the DCS vendor, the only acceptable
values for instrument type are those that you associated with device types for that
vendor during the downloading process.
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Select OK to associate the selected instrument type with the current device type and close the Instrument Types dialog.
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When you create a fieldbus tag based on the displayed instrument type, the only acceptable values for the manufacturer are those displayed in this dialog. If you select other manufacturers, this will prevent validation in the DCS vendor's database.
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You can associate only one function block for each device type with an instrument type.
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When done, select OK.
For general guidelines regarding fieldbus devices, see Foundation Fieldbus Design.