Brochure Foxboro IASeriesOverview 03-12

7/30/2019 Brochure Foxboro IASeriesOverview 03-12

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Superior Integrationthe I/A SeriesSystem is the Proven Foundationor Enterprise Control

How does the I/A Series systemgo beyond other DCSs?With the I/A Series system you have thechoice to extend your system to be muchmore than a DCS. Your I/A Series controlplatorm is embedded with a commonobject-based technology that simpliies theability to uniy and synchronize systems,processes, and people across your entireenterprisenot just in the control room.

Components that were traditionallymanaged as separate systemsromyour process control system data to yourquality, MES, ERP, SCADA systems, etccannow be managed within one collaborativeenvironment. The proven ArchestrAtechnology inside o the I/A Series system makesit an integral part o a comprehensive InFusionEnterprise Control System.

Create a Holistic PictureAt Your Own Pace.What does this mean to you? Now you are empoweredto measure, optimize, and control your entire enterprise.Synchronization at this level means you can see, manage and reactin one collaborative environment. Better decision-making or betterresultswork eiciency, and optimization o all your production andpeople assets or overall proitability.

Eectively integrate & synchronize your existing systems

Preserve your existing investments & extend them with new capabilities

Empower your workorce & stop guess-work

Take control o your entire production and business

Move beyond silos o eciency to higher eectiveness by optimizingoverall protability

As an I/A Series system user, you have the lexibility to extend into Enterprise Controlcapabilities that embrace your existing systems and allow you to add incremental capabilitiesalong the wayat your own pace. With this new reedom o choice, along with the reliability o I/ASeries, comes great peace o mind.


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Powerful I/A Series Controllers & Intelligent I/OThe I/A Series Control & Intelligent I/O platorm combines the seamless integration o multiplecontrol domains with a powerul set o tools to optimize your plants productivity & perormance.Oering the best track record or providing high availability to the process industry , I/A Serieshardware and sotware is engineered or non-stop operation. Fault-tolerance resides at all levelso the system, rom process controllers to redundant ield networks & I/O modules.

Performance-Boosting Controllers:

High Capacityhigh perormance controllersor improved cost eectiveness in continuous,batch and discrete applications

Rugged industrial packaging, resistant toenvironmental contamination

Patented Fault tolerant operation andhot swappable modules with unbeatablereliability rate o 99.9999958%

Sel-hosting capability eliminates reliance onPC/workstation hosting

Plant-wide time synchronization supportsexacting root cause analysis

Nothing ComparesUncompromisingsystem perormance, lexibility& reliability.

High Capacity, Security & Reliability with Self-Healing Mesh NetworkThe I/A Series Mesh Network leverages advanced commercial communications technologies in robustindustrial conigurations, providing high-availability and sel-healing network perormance. It connectsthousands o stations at gigabit data speeds between network switches and provides the bandwidthnecessary or uture expansions.

System scalability & flexibility

Easily expand as your operation demands,including wireless solutions

Huge installation cost savings with a trulydistributed, network based system

Faster throughput, with communicationsspeeds o 1 Gb per second

Zero point of failures

Fast response to aults and redundancyat every level

Enhanced layer o security against internal &external threats & vulnerabilities

Cyber secure

NERC standard compliant

Wurltech security certied

Blazing fast, open communications

Patented smart point-to-point data routingallowing multiple communications protocols torun simultaneously

Standard ber optic switch technologyoptimized or sub second ault detection andcorrection


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Flexible, Intelligent I/O

Designed or highly distributed applications, I/A Series Intelligent I/O can be located where best suitedto the applicationin the control room or remotely distributed close to process units. Operating inconjunction with controllers, intelligent I/O modules provide or highly coordinated process managementand control o continuous, batch, and discrete control schemes.

Compact design or easy installation and smallootprintup to 70% installation cost savings

Reliability rate o 99.99999941%

Din rail mountable I/O allows or fexible,remote I/O solutions

Flexible integration o other data into controlstrategies using Field Device System Integratormodules

Intrinsically Sae I/O solutions designed orhazardous environments

Plantwide integration including traditional I/O and intelligent FF,DeviceNet, HART, PROFIBUS DP and PA, FoxC

Intelligent Marshalling with Universal I/O module oers signicant lower Total Cost o Ownership

Introducing Intelligent Marshallinga new approach to project implementationand system design.With the Intelligent Marshalling concept, Invensys eliminates the indirect costs associated with marshalling,signiicantly slashing your total cost o system ownership by up to 35%. At the heart o Intelligent Marshallingis the Foxboro I/A Series Universal Fieldbus Modulea single I/O Module that contains 8 individual channels,each providing a wide range o analog, digital, pulse, requency and HART capabilities or the ield devicesthroughout your plant. Now each ield wire can be directly landed on the I/O mounting structure andconnected to the Universal Fieldbus Module.

Any BusAnywhere Fieldbus CapabilitiesThe I/A Series system oers a truly open automation system that

interoperates with multiple device types, rom multiple vendors,with multiple protocols, most commonly ound in process plants.Invensys is a leading contributor and supporter o Field DeviceTool (FDT) technology and proud to be a ounding member othe FDT Joint Interest Group, and the irst to oer both FDTand EDDL technology in a single tool. Foxboro Field DeviceManager oers integrated engineering & maintenanceenvironment reduced engineering time andincreased productivity with ast and easydevice coniguration, commissioning andpredictive asset management.

Reduce Equipment Costs - ewer cabinets,

marshalling racks, remote instrument enclosures Reduce Field Labor Cost - reduce marshallingwork, the terminations

Reduce Documentation - Fewer & simplerdrawings

Reduce Spare Parts - No need to stock as manytypes o spares

Reduce Field Maintenance Costs - No need

to send eld technician to open cabinet orchanges

Per channel Sotware Congurable - Eachchannel is sotware congurable, eliminating theneed or additional hardware to characterize theI/O type


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The I/A Series system redefines plant intelligence, surpassing the traditional DCS application environment

to empower engineers, operators, maintenance and mobile workers to be at their best.

Intuitive & Supportive TechnologyEmpowerment to do your job better,aster and easier.

Foxboro Control Softwareprovides intuitive andintegrated engineering toolssupport an open environment

that reduces effort, preservesexisting intellectual propertyand minimizes errors.

Foxboro Control Sotware takes control and optimization to a whole new level with intuitive graphicalinteraces, innovative inormation displays, decision support, and time-saving engineering tools & alarmmanagement.

Truly legendary ease-o-use enabling all users toquickly and easily be more productive

Unequaled device and application connectivityproviding a unied view across virtually anydevice or system application

High perormance graphics with production,workfow and business applications brings theright decision support inormation, to the rightpeopleat the right time

Integrated and Intuitive Engineering EnvironmentFoxboro Control Sotware Coniguration Tools oer a highly graphical design & engineering environmentthat acilitates the creation o reusable application libraries. The environment supports ield. I/O,controller and application workstation objects in a consistent application model and methodology.

Reusability o designs and optimizedengineering workfow

Template-based design eases deployment andchange propagation

Built-in diagnostics and troubleshooting tools

Rich unctional libraries and ability to standardizecontrol & operational unctions

Comprehensive back documentation, where-used and conguration management tools and

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Extensible library o over 500 pre-designedintelligent and customizable graphics andobject symbols

Advanced alarm management and analysisincluding automatic alarm shower detectionand suppression, allowing your teams toocus on what is most important

Plantwide Sequence o Events (SOE) or highresolution acquisition, storage, display, &reporting o binary events & disturbances inthe plant. Quickly and easily determine whathappened rst in a plant trip sequence, andtake the right corrective action.

High Performance HMI EnvironmentThe Foxboro Control Sotware InTouch application includes easy-to-use, object orientedprogrammable graphics. This open and extensible HMI enables lexibility in custom applicationdesign with connectivity to the broadest set o control and automation devices in the industry.It eatures rapid response and selection o displays, a wide range o pre-built, pluggable

aceplate displays and an integrated alarm subsystem with conigurable annunciator panels.This visualization capability contains real-time inormation as well as historical and transactionalinormation. The amiliar, easy-to-use, expressive graphical environment supports multiplelanguages and standardization, making it ideally suited or multi-site, multinational operations.

Powerful System ManagementPowerul diagnostics, predictive maintenance and system management tools help drive maintenanceproductivity over the entire lie-cycle o your plant.

Intuitive system management tools use a multi-pane environment to report the health and status othe system. By providing both current and historical inormation or trending and proiling processequipment, this application oers rapid identiication and isolation o equipment problems. It alsooers a central control panel or monitoring all individual system components that may impact thesystems integrity, ranging rom printer ports to network switches to ield instrumentation. This ensuresrobust system management in a consistent context.

Asset Performance ManagementFocused, real-time equipment perormance, reliability, maintenance and decision support inormationor all asset types.

Advanced Control & OptimizationSimSci-Esscor integrated simulation, optimization, training, and advanced model predictive controlsotware and services work seamlessly with I/A series systems.

FSIM Plus is a Virtual Simulation o the I/A Series Control Processor sotware. FSIM dramaticallyreduces the time to commission and helps control engineers to validate designs with superior qualitywithout the need or I/A Series controller hardware.

SimSci-Esscor APC provides model predictive advanced process control (APC) in order to improveprocess protability by enhancing quality, increasing throughput, and reducing energy usage.

ROMeo is an advanced, multi-unit modelingenvironment delivering on-line optimizationapplications to help users obtain peak nancialperormance rom their operating units and entireplants.


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Oering the longest lie-cycle and provensystem sustainabilitythe I/A Seriessystem evolves with your needs.

The Continuously Current AdvantageAn innovative way to sustain and evolve your systemSince the release o the I/A Series system in 1987, Invensys has have kept the promise oproviding world-class technology evolution and support, while providing you with a path ocontinued system perormance and enhancement. As automation and inormation systemtechnologies evolve, the Continuously Current philosophy o I/A Series continues to provideyour production enterprise with new capabilities that keep you competitiveall in a seamlessand cost eective way. This ensures that your investments are protected and leveraged. In short,as your needs evolve so does the I/A Series system.

The Invensys Advantage Upgrade Program helps you to maximize your initial investment by

bridging new technology to your existing system, avoiding costly, risky and time-consumingretroits. We help you preserve intellectual property by utilizing existing inrastructure andcontrol strategies, eectively minimizing downtime, while enhancing perormance with newupgrades.

So why not partner with a global leader, with a proven track record in managed lie-cyclesupport and with the best record o Continuously Current technology development?

This combination o unmatched automation liecycle

management and easy, aordable upgrades is notavailable rom any other supplier in the industry.Unlike other suppliers, the I/A Series system isdesigned to evolve in a ashion that existingproducts communicate and co-exist across dierenttechnological generations.

You get a orward-thinking roadmap or planning youruture automation investments. With an I/A Seriessystem, you will clearly know the support phasesor each o your system components, and Invensysnotiies you o all transitions. The I/A Series technologycompatibility model preserves your intellectual

property, while removing barriers to perormingselective upgrades. You also get guidelines that helpyou in budgeting and planning upgrades years inadvance. Access all o this inormation and more,24/7, on our global support website.

The Continuously Current philosophy of I/A series ensures your investment is protected and youcan always upgrade to Invensys newest innovations.


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Trusted Partner or the lie o your plant.Innovative technology and productsInvensys provides innovative know how,

people and services.A holistic approach to designing, implementing, sustaining and improvingoperational performance through a comprehensive portfolio of services.

Providing a true competitive edgeindustry know-how right in your backyard

Creating partnerships that allow you to get the most out o your investments and leverage your resourcescan provide your business a great competitive advantage.

A strategy that encompasses the correct balance between people, processes and technology willenhance productivity, maximize asset perormance and extend your investments. Invensys is your partneracross the entire lie-cycle o your business, rom consulting, project implementation to learning andsupport services. We have a team o experts that includes Invensys and endorsed partners that bringunparalleled experience in bringing innovative solutions to you.

Your single source for MAC project integration, implementation, and installation

Invensys has been a leader at executing Main Automation Contractor jobs worldwide through itsinnovative Intelligent Engineering approach. Also, through our Collaborative Services Delivery

ramework, we have experience in coordinating multi-national Engineering, Procurement, andConstruction (EPC) companies located on dierent continents to ensure that tight schedules, budgetsand expectations are met.

Our sta o certiied project managers and value consultants are ready to collaborate with clients inthe very early phases, as well as across the entire project cycle or MAC projects.

Consulting Project Execution LearningOperationalImprovement

Maintenanceand Support

Support &Sustainability

Project Management Product TrainingAsset PerormanceManagement

Business ValueSolutions

Technical Support Project Engineering Value-addedAutomationPerormance

Business ProcessAnalysis

Hardware MaintenanceSystemImplementations

OperatorEectiveness

Enterprise IntegrationEnterprise ControlStrategy

Sotware MaintenanceConiguration/Installations

Saety & Compliance System Design

Remote Monitoring Enterprise Integration Cyber SecurityPerormanceAssessments

Onsite Services Process Optimization Industry Solutions


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Intelligent Engineering and InnovativeProject Delivery

Intelligent Engineering is enabled by innovativeInvensys technology and peoplethe appliedexperience, skills and know-how o our deliveryengineers, and acilitated through a strong projectdelivery methodology. As an I/A Series user, youcan count on:

Reduced Project Cycle-time

Reduced Project Risk

Improved Quality

Greater Consistency

Peace of MindCustomer FIRST Program

The Invensys Customer FIRST Support andServices Program helps you protect and extendthe value o Invensys products and solutions.The program oers you the lexibility to choosestandardized service oerings in our tiers: Elite,Premium, Standard and Primary. Customer FIRSTalso provides access to a wide range o additionaloptional services that provide an integratedapproach to address our key areas:

Protect Critical Investments

Maximize Asset Perormance Reduce Total Cost o Ownership

Improve Operational Perormance

Collaborative Services Delivery

Invensys Collaborative Services Delivery is an approach that assures that our clients have the bestteam o resources across its ecosystem o partners delivering their projects. Since no single vendorcan provide the portolio o solutions required to address every end-to-end process, its ramework isdesigned to overcome this challenge in order to deliver optimal results.

A Global Network of Human Innovation to Serve You

2,500 global employees delivering excellence in Consulting, Project, Learning & Support Services

Local support inrastructure around the world

Certied & Endorsed Partner Ecosystem resources to compliment and extend Invensys sta

Innovative & fexible Customer FIRST program designed or your support needs

Industry-leading, automation lie-cycle management & upgrade services

Impeccable customer satisactionconsistentlyranking above 97%

Industry experts in cyber security, energymanagement & automation lie-cycleplanning

Proven track recordover a100 year years o service toour global installed base o35,000 customers


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Award-winning modernization solutionsor your operationslowering your riskand your costs.

Modernize to an I/A Series system at a fraction of full replacement costsand with lower risk and downtime.

When the time is right or you, Invensys has an easy, cost-eective path rom yourexisting legacy systems, to the latest I/A Series system.

The best-in-class Plug-in Migration approach minimizes the high cost, high risk andextended downtime o typical replacement solutions.

I/A Series I/O modules are available as orm-it replacements or your legacy system.Keep the existing termination assemblies, cabinets, power supplies and I/O racks.Add new controllers and workstations, and you have a 100% new, modern and ully

warranteed I/A Series system.

Plug-in Solutions for: Honeywell TDC2000 & TDC3000

Emerson Provox Series 10 and Series 20

Bailey Net90 & In90

Westinghouse WDPF

Moore APACS

Mod300

Once you have modernized to a new I/A Series system, you have more than just a typical DCS,youre getting the complete foundation for an InFusion Enterprise Control System that hasthe capabilities to take on virtually any challenge, thereby accelerating your future businesssuccess. You have the flexibility to extend application and integration capabilities across your

entire production enterprise. With the I/A Series system, you have the flexibility to adapt andgrow at your own pace.

Break the boundaries of traditional DCS system limitations and accelerate your personal and companyjourney towards Control Excellence by partnering with Invensys today.

Minimum cost & downtimeno rewiring!

Fast, easy installationoperational on day one

Project expertiseexpert database conversion

A low-risk, reversible approach

Future lie-cycle supportnever acecomplete obsolescence again


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Secure Your Futurewith the I/A Series.visit: iom.invensys.com/migration


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