Yokogawa Announces Certification of FOUNDATION Fieldbus Device DTM

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its DPharp EJA V2.5 Device Type Manager (DTM) has been certified for FOUNDATION fieldbus by the FDT Group. Yokogawa also claim it is a world first.

This certified FOUNDATION fieldbus device DTM is fully interoperable with all certified frame applications, including Yokogawa's latest FieldMate R1.03 and PRM R3.02 asset management systems. Yokogawa's release of the certified FOUNDATION fieldbus device DTM signifies that customers can now deploy HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus devices without the fear of interoperability pitfalls and seamlessly utilize a wealth of field information.

The FDT Group recently completed the tool set needed for the FOUNDATION fieldbus certification of device DTMs, and Yokogawa used the dtmINSPECTOR 2.1 to verify that the device DTM for its EJA pressure/differential pressure transmitters met the FDT Group's specifications for the FOUNDATION fieldbus protocol. Leveraging its certified Interoperability Test Lab in Singapore, Yokogawa accelerated this certification process.