Fieldbus Problem? It S Plug-And-Play With Abb

Fieldbus problem? It's plug-and-play with ABB Fieldbus problem? It's plug-and-play with ABB ABB's FieldController, the latest addition to the company's Freelance 2000 family of scaleable open control systems, caters for most commonly used fieldbus protocols. You simply 'mix and match' plug-in protocol modules to suit your application, so you don't have to tie yourself down to any particular protocol when purchasing new controllers. The Freelance open architecture allows integration of third-party systems and office networks via standards such as Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) or OLE for Process Control (OPC). In line with the Freelance control philosophy, FieldController is a hybrid system, which integrates the key elements of distributed control system and programmable logic controller functionality.