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Device Downloads is an easy-to-use, one-stop source for fieldbus device files for use with the DeltaV system. In our interoperability test labs, we perform extensive stress testing of specific fieldbus devices from a wide range of field device manufacturers. As new devices become certified by the Fieldbus Foundation, we continue to test and to add the device files here for your immediate use.

These device files use EDDL technology. EDDL technology is used by manufacturers to describe the functionality and information accessible in their devices. A major benefit of intelligent field devices is information, and EDDL ensures that device configuration, calibration, and diagnostic information is presented as intended by the device manufacturer. EDDL has proven its effectiveness in FOUNDATION fieldbus devices installed worldwide.

Recent enhancements to the already proven DD file technology allow DeltaV system v9.3 users to interact with their intelligent devices in new ways. Improved data visualization and display capabilities like waveforms, valve signatures, and charts assist in configuration and management of complex instruments like radar level gauges, digital valve controllers, and multivariable meters. The enhancements also support the storage of historical data from field devices for troubleshooting and diagnostics. As the enhanced DD files become available, you will find them listed here in the Fieldbus Device Downloads database.

If you're looking for a device that hasn't yet been evaluated, contact the GSC in Manila for specific assistance or you can obtain the DD/CFF files from the manufacturer or Fieldbus Foundation website and then add it to the DeltaV system using the Device Add Utility. This is documented in Books Online. The GSC can be contacted at Phone: (US) 1-800-833-8314 or (International) 1-512-832-3774. The support website is http://www.emersonprocess.com/Systems/support/index.asp.

To get started, review the Terms of Use agreement.

Terms of Use Agreement

NOTE: FOUNDATION fieldbus devices contain many tunable parameters that govern how the device functions and communicates. Emerson Process Management draws on its extensive experience and knowledge of FOUNDATION fieldbus to determine the best settings for these parameters to enable the device to function optimally in real-life plant situations. The .fhx file that is supplied in the download package provides a modified Device Description that contains these optimal settings.

If you would like to use these modified Device Description files exclusively for the purpose of communicating information to a FOUNDATION fieldbus host, upon activation of the "I Agree" button below. Emerson Process Management will grant to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license solely for this express purpose. The license prohibits any and all other uses of the modified Device Description files. A prohibited use immediately terminates the license. No other rights or interests, including, but not limited to, rights under patents or copyrights, are granted by the license, either implicitly or explicitly.

NO WARRANTY: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE MODIFIED DEVICE DESCRIPTION FILES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. THE MODIFIED DEVICE DESCRIPTION FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MODIFIED DEVICE DESCRIPTION FILES IS WITH YOU. IN NO EVENT WILL EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY CAUSES WHATSOEVER (WHETHER SUCH CAUSES BE BASED IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OTHER TORT, PATENT INFRINGEMENT, OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH MODIFIED DEVICE DESCRIPTION FILES EVEN IF EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT  HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR OF ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

By activating the "I Agree" button above, you confirm your assent and agreement with the foregoing terms of the license.

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