Digital indicating controllers with active color pv display (9 pages)
Summary of Contents for YOKOGAWA FA-M3
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Technical Range-free Controller FA-M3 Information System Upgrade Guide TI 34M06Z42-01E www.yokogawa.com/itc/ TI 34M06Z42-01E 2018.06 2nd Edition (YK) Yokogawa Electric Corporation...
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1. Introduction 1. Introduction The FA-M3 has been used in many systems since its debut in December 1992. Early systems now require replacement of parts with service life for preventive maintenance or system upgrade. The operational economy of a system declines as it ages due to more frequent aged deterioration related failures, obsolete functions and higher system maintenance cost.
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■ Photocoupler ● Generally, the light-emitting element of a photocoupler has an expected life, and in some FA-M3 modules, wearout failures appear after about 5 to 6 years depending on temperature and other environment conditions. Figure2.2 Electrolyte leakage Figure 2.3 Corrosion of contacts...
3. System Upgrade Procedure 3.1 Upgrading FA-M3 ■ Evolution of FA-M3 ● The evolution of FA-M3 since its debut in 1992 has always considered upward compatibility so an existing FA-M3 system can be easily migrated to the latest FA-M3V. ■ Upgrade procedure ●...
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● Various migration guides are available for download from the PLC (FA-M3)/RTOS Controller (e-RT3) web page on the following FA- M3 partner portal (member registration and login is required). https://partner.yokogawa.com/global/itc /index.htm Table 3.9 Technical Information (TI)
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4. Upgrading related equipment Upgrading SCADA ■ VDS/ASTMAC version upgrade For VDS, which is used as an FA-M3 operation monitoring package, update it to the latest release (R7.20 for F3SPV9) to tap on new features and the latest personal computer operating system.
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