Field Device Controller 280

The field device controller (FDC) 280 is

an optionally redundant, field-mountable device controller from Schneider Electric.

 Overview

The field device controller (FDC) 280 provides control and Ethernet/serial interfaces between single or dual-ported
PLCs, drives and other distributed control devices and EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS. The FDC 280 optimizes the
integration of control devices such as PLCs, and increases flexibility — while minimizing system engineering, footprint
and cost.

 Features
 Liquid crystal display (LCD) — shows letterbug and real-time roles and statuses
 Support for multiple networked connections — Ethernet, RS232, RS485, RS422
 50% reduction in footprint and wiring compared with CP plus FDSI solution
 Online image upgrade (OLUG) of FCP280 without shutting down the process
 Downloadable and upgradable protocol drivers, online
 Benefits
 Reduces engineering effort and installation footprint
 Achieves lower cost of ownership with future-proof design
 Provides greater flexibility in control system design/implementation
 Applications
 Hydrocarbon processing
 Chemical and specialty chemicals
 Upstream oil and gas
 Power generation
 Metals and mining
 Water and wastewater
 Pharmaceutical and life sciences

Field Control Processor 280

EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS
 Powerful, secure EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS field control processors (FCPs) boost operations
and reliability.

 Overview

Field Control Processor 280 dependably performs regulatory, logic, timing and sequential control, as well as data
acquisition, alarm detection and notification. Their patented, fault-tolerant design offers the highest availability plus
nonstop operation.

The FCP280 coexists with — and migrates from — the earliest generations of Foxboro automation platform hardware.
The FCP280 provides twice the capacity and three times the performance of previous controllers — improving
performance and cost-effectiveness in even the most demanding applications.

 Features
 Ensured cybersecurity — ISA EDSA certified
 Online image upgrade (OLUG)- Accepts four PIO channels (four separate HDLC fieldbuses)
 Plant-wide data integration
 Rated for Class G3 harsh environments
 CE-certified for field mounting in enclosures
 Benefits
 Secure design for protected operation
 Lower cost of ownership with future-proof design
 High performance, high accuracy, fast updates, ultra-high reliability for continuous operation
 Applications
 Refining and petrochemicals
 Upstream and midstream oil and gas
 Chemicals and specialty chemicals
 Power generation
 Metals, mining and minerals
 Water and wastewater
 Food and beverage
 Life sciences and pharmaceuticals

Simulated Control Processor

EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS

Virtual simulation of Foxboro control processors CP270 and CP280

 Overview

Schneider Electric’s simulated control processor (SCP) is a virtual simulation of Foxboro control processors CP270
and CP280, combined with DYNSIM® dynamic modeling capability. SCP is built on the block algorithms and
communication infrastructure of EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS and I/A Series® process automation.

All operational and engineering applications, processes and equipment that run with Foxboro control systems run the
same way with SCP software.

 Features
 Functionality identical to a Foxboro CP
 One-to-one SCP-to-real-CP Relationship
 Support for virtualization and cloud environments
 Small hardware footprint
 Support for all standard Foxboro configuration tools
 Can be mixed with standard CPs during process automation system (PAS) factory acceptance test (FAT)
 Easy bulk configuration of tie-back models
 Support for direct links to other control software, including EcoStruxure Triconex Safety Systems, Rockwell, Emerson,
Siemens, GE and Yokogawa; as well as support for many other PLC, SIS, PAS and third-party simulation software
offerings
 Benefits
 Design superior real-time control software
 Experience an ideal retrofit/upgrade design environment
 Analyze and troubleshoot system response and performance, saving time and resources
 Dramatically reduce the time required for commissioning and startup of EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS, I/A Series or
Control Core Services system
 Provide high-quality operator training
 Applications
 Hydrocarbon processing
 Chemical and specialty chemicals
 Upstream oil and gas
 Power generation
 Metals and mining
 Water and wastewater

Standard I/O
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS

Standard Foxboro 200 Series fieldbus modules (FBMs) provide electrical and data interfaces to a
wide variety of industrial devices, such as field instruments, valves, flow meters, positioners and
systems.
 Overview

Rugged, reliable input/output (I/O) fits your distributed control system (DCS) operational needs. Durable design
permits installation in harsh environments and allows plant engineers to cut wiring and installation costs.

 Features
 Fit-for-purpose I/O solutions — remote, local, universal, intrinsically safe I/O modules
 Ultra-high module reliability and quality with reduced component counts
 Hot-swappable modules
 Plantwide data integration
 Distributed local and/or remote
 I/O power distribution security
 Harsh-condition contamination protection (Class G3 — ISAS71.04)
 Benefits
 Decreased field wiring expenses
 Better process quality
 Tight control
 Fast updates
 High performance
 Excellent accuracy
 Environmental ruggedness
 Applications
 Refining and petrochemicals
 Upstream and midstream oil and gas
 Chemicals and specialty chemicals
 Power generation
 Life sciences and pharmaceuticals
 Metals, mining and minerals
 Water and wastewater
 Food and beverage
 Pharmaceutical

Universal I/O
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS
 The Foxboro Universal Fieldbus Module (FBM) 247 for the EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS will
change the way you and your project team approach system design, implementation and
maintenance.

 Overview

Award-winning Foxboro Intelligent Marshalling reduces total cost of ownership. The universal and software-
configurable nature of the solution offers flexible options for your IIoT requirements.

Intelligent Marshalling universal I/O delivers the flexibility to change the way you approach system implementation and
design. There is no need to determine specific I/O type or loading — install now and configure when you are ready.
This eliminates cost and schedule delays should a change to design be required down the road.

Along with other elements, Foxboro Intelligent Marshalling aims to significantly reduce your total cost of ownership.
You see savings at every step, from project implementation to total system costs.

 Features
 Redundant configurations for optimum asset availability
 No extra hardware required — 100% software configurable
 Universal FBM 247 handles a wide variety of signal types — analog, digital, HART® inputs and outputs
 Individual channels are configurable via software on a per-point basis
 Eliminates a significant portion of marshalling work
 Benefits
 Achieve major reductions in overall project costs
 Lessen risks to schedule integrity
 Reduce component footprints
 Cut equipment costs
 Cut field labor costs
 Cut field maintenance costs
 Decrease documentation
 Reduce required spare parts and inventory
 Gain flexible options for future expansions and upgrades
 Applications
 Upstream oil and gas
 Chemicals and specialty chemicals
 Power generation
 Hydrocarbon processing
 Life sciences and pharmaceuticals
 Metals, mining and minerals
 Water and wastewater
 Pharmaceutical

Compact I/O
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS

High performance. Small footprint. The compact product line is the latest addition to Foxboro’s I/O
subsystem known for its industry-leading reliability and proven performance.

 Overview

Proven, highly reliable Foxboro Compact 200 Series fieldbus modules (FBMs) feature an innovative design for
significant footprint, weight and volume savings in your system installation. A narrow form factor enables more
 inputs/outputs (I/O) per baseplate, and more I/O per cabinet for increased I/O density overall. Foxboro Compact FBMs
offer cost-efficient solution where space is at a premium.

 Features
 Future-proof support of multiple generations of controllers
 Optional redundancy and redundant power
 Power security and alarming
 Use of programmed I/O (PIO) bus
 Distributed local and/or remote I/O
 Support for Transient Data Recorder/Transient
 Data Analysis, Sequence of Event and PL
 Benefits
 Lower total cost of ownership
 Reduce equipment volume, weight and cost
 Decrease maintenance
 Provide protection from harsh environments
 Applications
 Upstream oil and gas
 Chemicals and specialty chemicals
 Power generation
 Hydrocarbon processing
 Life sciences and pharmaceuticals
 Metals, mining and minerals
 Water and wastewater
 Pharmaceutical

Intrinsically safe I/O

EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS

Schneider Electric’s intrinsically safe I/O subsystem provides integration between Pepperl and
Fuchs modular, intrinsically safe remote input/output (I/O) systems and EcoStruxure™ Foxboro
DCS.
 Overview

With built-in barriers and field connections, these integrated modules are the lowest-cost, smallest-footprint and
easiest-to-maintain solution for mounting I/O modules in hazardous locations. Tight integration provides a transparent
interface from which you can set up, configure and maintain intrinsic safety using standard Foxboro tools.

 Features
 Intrinsically safe — certified to support Zone 2, Div. 2 or Zone 22 (LB-style) environments, or Zone 1 or Zone 21 (FB-
style) environments
 Hot-swappable without a hot work permit
 Built-in redundancy for communication modules, power supplies and bus interfaces
 Full systems diagnostics and HART® communication to further enhance performance and availability
 Benefits
 Easier and safer maintenance
 Increased engineering efficiency
 Lower system cost
 Higher availability
 Flexible connection with any vendor’s HART field devices
 Applications
 Refining and petrochemicals
 Upstream and midstream oil and gas
 Chemicals and specialty chemicals
 Power generation
 Life sciences and pharmaceuticals
 Metals, mining and minerals
 Water and wastewater
 Food and beverage
 Pharmaceutical

Enclosures
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS

G-Series and K-Series enclosures are factory-designed and constructed to provide the reliability
and quality you expect from Foxboro products.

 Overview

Schneider Electric’s broad array of control system enclosures helps protect your automation system and components
against intrusion or environmental effects, while meeting your plant’s physical and safety requirements.

 Features
 Top or bottom cable entry
 Front-only or front-and-rear access
 Support for both system and termination equipment
 Doors supporting universal mounting for left or right-hand swing
 Door intrusion monitoring switch to provide alerts when enclosure doors are opened or closed
 Universal front and back enclosure lights to comply with performance criteria of EN 61326 annex A
 Independent monitoring of high and low-temperature alarms, and of heating and cooling control for third-party
equipment
 Benefits
 Substantially lower overall project costs
 Lessen risk to schedule integrity
 Enjoy flexibility options for future expansions and upgrades
 Cut equipment, field labor and maintenance costs
 Reduce documentation
 Reduce spare parts and inventory
 Applications
 Upstream oil and gas
 Chemicals and specialty chemicals
 Power generation
 Hydrocarbon processing
 Life sciences and pharmaceuticals
 Metals, mining and minerals
 Water and wastewater
 Pharmaceutical