Emerson Exchange Flow Measurement Goodness

While at Emerson Exchange, I learned a little bit about Rosemount's Annubar flow measurement offerings.

Here is a series of short video clips given by Emily Vinella, product marketing for Rosemount discussing some of the features of Rosemount's Annubar line of flow measurements

Rosemount 3051-SFA Annubar
Rosemount 3051-SFC/A Compact Annubar
Rosemount 585 Severe Service Annubar
Rosemount 585 Main Steam Line Annubar

Multipoint Fieldbus and Wireless Temperature Solutions with the 848T

Did you know Rosemount produces a great device for multipoint temperature monitoring?

It's the 848T and it supports upto 8 inputs via Foundation Fieldbus or 4 inputs over WirelessHART.  This device is great for monitoring many temperatures, like for Sterilize In Place (SIP)!

Not only can the 848T monitor temperature, but it can optionally monitor 4-20 mA signals as well.  So if you have existing 4-20 signals that are out there that you would like to connect to via WirelessHart, and the THUM wouldn't work since the signals are not HART, then the 848T is the tool for you.

Here is a short Emerson Exchange video on the 848T.
848T Multipoint Temperature and Analog Monitoring via Fieldbus and WirelessHART

Micromotion Launches an Online Community for Users

Micromotion, the leading maker of Coriolis based flow and density instruments http://www.micromotion.com has just announced that they are launching an Online Community where users of their products can get their questions answered and share their knowledge.

The online community can be found at http://www.micromotion.com/community .  So if you are a user, please head on over and join up.

This is a continuation of my video posts from Emerson Exchange

The video can be viewed at:
Micromotion Launches Online Community






Wondering how big a Micromotion flow tube can get? check out this pic.

A tour of Emerson Mobile Plantweb Solutions Center

At Emerson Exchange, Al Lee from Emerson was kind enough to give me a short tour of the Mobile PlantWeb Solutions center that is at the trade show exhibits at the Exchange.

If you are at Exchange, stop by and talk to Al.

The mobile PlantWeb solutions center shows off all of the integrated PlantWeb technology including

• DeltaV
• DeltaV SIS
• Foundation Fieldbus
• SmartWireless WirelessHart
• DeviceNet
• Profibus 
• ASi Bus
  

Here is another short Emerson Exchange video: Emerson Mobile PlantWeb Solutions Center

A quick look at DeltaV SIS Safety Instrumented System Hardware

Another in this series of short videos shot at Emerson Exchange 2009

This video gives you a quick overview of DeltaV's separate but Integrated Safety system, DeltaV SIS.

So if you were ever wondering what those yellow DeltaV cards are, watch the video

DeltaV SIS Hardware Review

I/O On Demand: An Up Close look at Electronic Marshalling

Shot these short YouTube videos at Emerson Exchange

DeltaV Electronic Marshalling Video 1.
DeltaV Electronic Mashalling Video 2

The video shows some of the features of the new DeltaV I/O On Demand Electronic Marshalling

Electronic Marshalling is one of the great new features of DeltaV that was introduced to the public today at Emerson Exchange.

As I have posted earlier, Electronic Marshalling has some great benefits, including

• Single Channel Granularity (you can add a single channel of any I/O type)
• Individual Channel isolation (a failure only impacts a single channel)
• Late Binding (you can add I/O when ever you want of any time and send it to any DeltaV controller)

You can find datasheets for Electronic Marshalling at http://www.easydeltav.com

Emerson : Conquering Complexity Live Web Event

Breaking News for my first Emerson Exchange Post

Emerson is live broadcasting a introduction to the new DeltaV S series for Version 11

Located at: http://www.emersonprocess.com/exchangelivenews

Here are some Key Messages Emerson is reviewing

• Design that is focused and driven by User Experience
• Updated Hardware with 100% Compatibility with Current M Series hardware.  They can co-exist on the same network
• I/O On-Demand ... I/O When You Need it, Where You Need it ... Easy and Flexible
• Redundant Wireless I/O, Redundant Bus I/O and Redundant Electronic Marshalling
  

Here are some shots

Did You Know: OPC Access to Phases and Phase Parameters

OPC can be used to access a DeltaV phase parameters when the phase name is not known.  The problem is that phases cannot be browsed via OPC clients.  Phase parameters need to be identified in DeltaV Explorer and Control Studio and then typed into the OPC client.  When coding against phase parameters, account for the fact that you will get a bad status on these parameters until the phase is loaded into memory and again when the phase is removed from memory.

The number of loaded phases can be determined using the NUMPHASES unit parameter.
   [UNIT]/NUMPHASES.CV

Phase parameters can be accessed in two ways:
   [UNIT]/[PHASE]/[PARAMETER].[FIELD]
   [UNIT]/P??/[PARAMETER].[FIELD]  where ?? is 1 thru 30


Thanks to John Seffernick of New England Controls for this Tip