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Organizations seeking to expand their use of industry standards, bring innovative control and instrumentation products to market and participate in the future of industrial automation can gain significant advantages from membership in FDT Group. Specific benefits include:
- Networking with industry peers to build associations that are mutually beneficial
- Availability of training and education on the latest FDT technology developments
- Access to testing and certification of FDT-enabled products
- Influence on the future direction of the FDT specifications
- Exchange of ideas to improve the performance of automation devices and systems
| Item | Sponsor Class A-D | Corporate Class A-D | Affiliate LVL 1-3 | Affiliate LVL 4 | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership Fee (annual) | Various (see membership) | Various (see membership) | Various (see membership) | Various (see membership) | Various (see membership) | |
| Use of FDT Member and Technology Logos | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | |
| Marketing Opportunities for FDT-enabled Solutions | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Product/Logo Branding - Use of FDT IP Owned Trademarks | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Join Technology/Marketing Working Groups | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Voting Rights at Annual General Assembly | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Specifications | List Price | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount |
| FDT 3.x Specification Vendor ID License to Develop FDT UE Products (Note 1) | 15K€ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| FDT Legacy Version Specifications | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Developer Tools | List Price | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount |
| DTM Common Components (Maintenance Agreement Required) | 9.5K€ | 50% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| DTM Common Components Maintenance Agreement | 1.5K€ | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| FDT Desktop Common Components (Maintenance Agreement Required) | Market | Market | Market | Market | Market | Market |
| FDT Desktop Common Components Maintenance Agreement | Market | Market | Market | Market | Market | Market |
| FDT Server Common Components (Maintenance Agreement Required) | 15K€ | 50% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| FDT Server Common Components Maintenance Agreement | 3K€ | 50% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Test Tool | List Price | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount |
| dtmINSPECTOR (Maintenance Agreement Required) | 3K€ | 50% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| dtmINSPECTOR Maintenance Agreement | 750 € | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Certification | List Price | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount | Discount |
| Certification of DTM to Legacy FDT Standards (not including test lab) | Various (see certification) | 0% (up to 10K€ annually) | 0% (up to 10K€ annually) | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Certification of DTM to current standard (not including test lab) | 1K€ | 100% | 100% | 100% (first DTM only annually) | 0% | 0% |