Honeywell has been a member of the Fieldbus Foundation since the organization was established in 1994, and applies FOUNDATION Fieldbus interoperability standards to its instrumentation and control systems.

Honeywell’s commitment to these standards is based on a simple principle: Improvements in process performance can only be achieved when all components work together – and when information can be accessed and shared throughout a business. In addition, FOUNDATION Fieldbus reduces overall installation costs for our customers because less wiring and labor is required.

Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS) is the latest Honeywell solution aligned with FOUNDATION Fieldbus standards. Experion PKS offers a high-performance, advanced fieldbus solution that delivers unmatched call-up performance and system capacity. Its smart configuration tools and logical screen graphics reduce installation costs, decrease commissioning time, and lower maintenance costs. Conoco Cevolution, Gaz de France, Pride-Chem, Shell Research and Technology, and Sasol Deutschland GmbH Werk Moers are among the many satisfied customers saving time and money with the Experion fieldbus solution.

Experion meets Fieldbus Foundation specifications, having successfully completed the Host Interoperability Support Testing (HIST).  For more information, see the Fieldbus Host Interoperability Support  page where you can download firmware to devices using the Experion PKS Code Download feature.

Whether your project requires commissioning fewer than 20 devices or thousands of devices, Honeywell Services offers unsurpassed experience and expertise in defining the Experion fieldbus solution that best suits your needs, at the lowest cost. Components and attributes of the solution include:

• Fieldbus Interface Module (FIM), a robust, chassis-based module that installs easily in the Experion PKS Hybrid Controller rack or in a remote I/O chassis rack
• Control Builder, an easy-to-use engineering tool that integrates fieldbus directly with the Experion PKS Hybrid Controller into a transparent database
• Fieldbus Device Description Import, which allows devices to be used directly without anything additional needed. Check out the latest list of Honeywell-tested devices
• Fieldbus Redundancy, which increases uptime and eliminates single points of failure
• Open Data Access, which offers the fastest possible call-up of device information
• Firmware Download, which allows simultaneous download of multiple field devices
• Chart Visualization, which presents device blocks directly to operators, without the need for custom forms
• Link Active Scheduler, so you always know what’s going on
• Alert Manager PKS, which provides knowledge about the status, events, and operating conditions of smart fieldbus devices
• Fieldbus Wiring Calculator, a free software tool that  analyzes proposed wiring layout of fieldbus segments.