WirelessHART devices can be easily added to a mesh network

using AMS Device Manager to assign the Network ID and

Join Key. Once configured, simply install the device in the

field and it is automatically detected and reconciled through

DeltaV Explorer. The device can be assigned to any one of

four controllers. Each device is also automatically defined

with PlantWeb alerts that proactively report device health to

maintenance personnel, with zero configuration.

This provides added flexibility and accommodates late

changes where control modules may be reassigned to a

different controller.

The Ethernet I/O Ports of the WIOC are the same as DeltaV

CHARM I/O Cards (CIOC) and can be connected with CIOCs

in the DeltaV network topology. The I/O Port for copper

10/100BASE-TX media support a second “cascade” port that

allows a series of WIOCs to be daisy-chained together to

simplify the network design and reduce cost.