Field Device Manager

Field Device Manager (FDM) provides plant instrument engineers, technicians and maintenance personnel with an optimized environment that simplifies tasks and enables remote management of smart instruments.  With complete command and control of HART, Profibus and Fieldbus smart instruments throughout the plant, FDM saves time and helps improve overall asset effectiveness. FDM simplifies maintenance tasks by providing an intuitive user interface, optimized for use by instrumentation engineers and technicians. The user interface and its supported functions are the same regardless of whether the device is connected to the Experion HART and Fieldbus I/O, HART hardware multiplexers, HART modems, or Profibus networks.   FDM automatically highlights instruments that have faults or need diagnosis in a separate menu. Faults are identified and classified automatically, without the need for special setup. FDM provides the ability to perform common tasks on instruments remotely, greatly reducing the number of field trips that would be otherwise required.  FDM also simplifies and reduces effort normally involved in plant debugging process by providing clear and accurate status of the devices within the control room/maintenance shop. The Offline Configuration feature allows you to complete the device configuration offline without the device being physically present and lets you later download the configuration at the push of a button. No point engineering or database building is required. Simply configure the communication parameters and FDM automatically: Detects smart devices and adds them to the database Uses information accessed from the actual, connected HART, Fieldbus or Profibus device to establish the database record and automatically assign the proper device template Saves time by eliminating the need to build templates and assign them to devices Records data history, allowing maintenance personnel to compare configuration of one device with another device, or historical configuration of the same device or another device. Field Device Manager is well integrated into Experion, allowing the operator to view and configure FDM data via an embedded Flex Station client.