Operation With A Foundation Fieldbus Configuration Program - Endress+Hauser Fieldbus Levelflex M FMP43 Operating Instructions Manual

Levelflex M FMP43 with FOUNDATION Fieldbus
1) "Instrument Revision" (0C3) and "DD Revision" (0C4) can be obtained through the display and operating module VU331. For details refer to section 5.2:
"Operation with the display and operating module VU331"
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5.4 Operation with a FOUNDATION Fieldbus
configuration program
5.4.1 FOUNDATION Fieldbus configuration programs
The user can obtain special configuration and operating programs offered by different manufacturers
for use in configuration. These can be used for configuring both the FOUNDATION Fieldbus
functions and all the instrument-specific parameters. The predefined function blocks allow uniform
access to all the network and fieldbus instrument data.
5.4.2 Instrument Description files
File names
You will need the following files for commissioning and network configuration:
•Instrument Description files: *.sym, *.ffo
These files describe the structure of the blocks and their parameters. They offer guided setups with
the help of menus and methods.
•Capability file: *.cff
This file enables offline configuration and describes the instrument capability in terms of
communication stack and function blocks.
The file names consist of the following parts:
•Instrument Revision (0C3)
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•DD Revision (0C4) (use the most current version)
•CFF Revision (use the most current version)
Example:
•Instrument Revision (0C3) = 04
•DD Revision (0C4) = 01
•CFF Revision = 02
•-> files to be used: "0402.sym", "0402.ffo", "040102.cff"
Directory structure
The files are normally stored in the following directory structure:
•/452B48/1012/*.sym
*.ffo
*.cff
The directory names have the following meaning:
•452B48: manufacturer ID of Endress+Hauser
•1012: ID-Code of Levelflex M
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