Configurator

The FDSI configurator sets up the FBM232 XML based port and device configuration

files. The port configurator allows for easy setup of the communication parameters for

each port (such as, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), IP addresses). The

device configurator is not needed for all devices, but when needed it configures

device specific and point specific considerations (such as, scan rate, address of the

data to be transferred, and the amount of data to be transferred in one transaction).

Operations

The FBM232 can access up to 64 devices to read or write data. From the Foxboro

DCS control station to which the FBM232 is connected, up to 2000 Distributed Control

Interface (DCI) data connections can be made to read or write data. Supported data

types are determined by the particular driver loaded on the FBM232. which converts

the data to the DCI data types listed below:

• An analog input or output value (integer or IEEE single-precision floating point)

• A single digital input or output value

• Multiple (packed) digital input or output values (packed in groups of up to 32

digital points per connection).