E+H FieldCare first certified FDT frame

Essential to all open standards is the testing and certification of conformity. FieldCare, Endress+Hauser’s Plant Asset Management tool, is the first FDT frame to pass the FDT Group’s conformance test.

The objective of FDT certification is to ensure interoperability of DTMs and frames by testing the conformance of these components against the FDT specification. The systematic tests performed during the certification procedure drastically reduce interoperability issues, thus avoiding potential integration costs and project delays for the user.

While DTM certification is well established, with a host of certified libraries available from many manufacturers, FieldCare provides the first certified frame, so that these DTMs can be used in a certified environment.

The certified FieldCare FDT frame can now configure HART, PROFIBUS and FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices using native DTMs. Additionally, Endress+Hauser’s iDTM technology enables communication and configuration for all HART and FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices for which DTMS do not yet exist.

FieldCare is available as a modular configuration tool upgradeable up to a Plant Asset Management solution. In 2009, FieldCare was delivered with more than 100,000 Endress+Hauser devices.