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News Release from: Moore Industries International | Subject: Hart concentrator system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 June 2005
Concentrator collects up to 16 Hart
signals
Moore Industries' HCS Hart concentrator system converts a Hart digital signal to a serial (RS485) Modbus RTU communication protocol.
Moore Industries' HCS Hart concentrator system converts a Hart digital signal to a serial (RS485) Modbus RTU communication protocol This permits up to 16 smart Hart-capable transmitters and valves to interface directly with Modbus-based monitoring and control systems
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The HCS interfaces all Hart parameters to Modbus.
This includes the ability to monitor primary and nonprimary (second, third and fourth) process variables from smart multivariable mass flow, pressure, pH and temperature transmitters; Coriolis, magnetic, ultrasonic and vortex flow meters; radar and hydrostatic level transmitters; and valve positioners and damper operators.
The Hart concentrator system also allows monitoring by a Modbus system of Hart instrument diagnostics using the Field Device Status Byte data that is available in Hart's digital information.
This includes: smart device configuration changed; primary and nonprimary variable out of limits; primary variable analogue output fixed; cold start; field device malfunction; and more Hart status data available.
The HCS is programmed in minutes using Moore Industries' free Windows PC configuration software.
It is housed in an industrial metal and RFI protected housing that snaps onto standard DIN-style rails.
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