FDT Group

The most important USER benefits of the technology are:

• Platform independence:
  • Freedom to choose best-in-breed instruments and maintenance tools without constraints of communication or platform compatibility
  • No need to replace existing installed devices. FDT Technology incorporates existing device models.
• Fieldbus independence:
  • A single FDT frame application supports HART, PROFIBUS, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, DeviceNet, Interbus, AS-Interface, PROFINET IO and others coming soon
• FDT programming Technology adds expanded capabilities to DDs / EDDs:
  • Improved visualisation
  • Improved device know-how
  • Advanced device features
• Ensured Technology migration:
  • Via the FDT standard

The most important VENDOR benefits of the technology are:

• Preservation of engineering investment in existing devices:
  • Existing device descriptions (DD or EDD) can be reused to build DTMs
• Reduction of time to market:
  • Minimised effort for integration of field devices into software systems
  • Minimised development/maintenance effort
• Saving of resources:
  • Instrument suppliers are able to create tools that run on any system!