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News Release from: Hart Communication Foundation
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 July 2005
EDDL gains in popularity
The Hart Communication Foundation reports significant progress among its member companies in implementing enhancements to the Electronic Device Description Language.
The Hart Communication Foundation (HCF) reports significant progress among its member companies in implementing enhancements to the Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) During the recent HCF General Assembly Meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, Emerson Process Management, Siemens and Honeywell individually announced plans to fully support the EDDL enhancements in their host systems
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Hart Communication Foundation (HCF) has released its new Device Description Integrated Development Environment (DD-IDE).
The EDDL enhancements provide new capabilities to benefit users in taking full advantage of the intelligence in millions of smart Hart-enabled measurement and valve actuator devices.
The HCF is proactively enhancing and investing in EDDL technology to provide the industry with new tools and system solutions for accessing the intelligent capabilities of Hart devices.
The EDDL enhancements are being developed by the HCF in co-operation with the Fieldbus Foundation, Profibus Nutzerorganisation and OPC Foundation.
The EDDL enhancements are an extension of IEC61804-2.
The new EDDL enhancements enable users to interact with their intelligent devices in new ways.
Graphs, charts, and calculations assist in the configuration of devices including complex instruments such as digital valve controllers, radar level gauges and multivariable meters.
The enhancements also support storage of historical data from field devices for troubleshooting and diagnostics.
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