Intergraph INtools Supports Fieldbus as Technology Enabler; Instrument Engineering Information Management Crucial for Fieldbus Implementation and Resulting Improved Plant O&M.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. 2002 Booth 1325 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 "The continued pressure on process manufacturers to increase plant ROA ROA See: Return on assets ROA See: Right of accumulation ROA See return on assets (ROA). (return on assets Return on assets (ROA) Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage. ROA can be decomposed into return on sales (net income/sales) multiplied by asset utilization (sales/assets). ) is fueling the sustained growth of FOUNDATION Fieldbus FOUNDATION fieldbus is an all-digital, serial, two-way communications system that serves as the base-level network in a plant or factory automation environment. Developed and administered by the Fieldbus Foundation. . Benefits of fieldbus technology range from cost savings in wiring and shorter commissioning time to improved operations and maintenance. To fully exploit this new technology, instrument engineers must ensure systems comply with Foundation design rules and properly validate and document the configuration," commented Meir Stein, INtools product manager, Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore, today at the ISA 2002 Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Conference and Exhibition. The Process, Power & Offshore division of Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INGR) markets the INtools(R) instrumentation engineering solution, the only proven, commercially-available software that supports the growing demand for fieldbus control systems around the globe. Stein and other company experts are demonstrating INtools and related intelligent instrumentation and electrical software in Booth 1325 this week at the ISA exhibition. Stein is an instrumentation engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Fieldbus Forges Ahead, Brings Changes Fieldbus Foundation The Fieldbus Foundation is an organization dedicated to a single international, interoperable fieldbus standard. It was established in September 1994 by a merger of WorldFIP North America and the Interoperable Systems Project (ISP). President Richard Timoney said, "Today, there are more than 200,000 FOUNDATION Fieldbus-registered devices installed, 134 registered device types available and nearly 4,000 systems installed. Because of the continuing growth of this technology, there is a crucial need for instrumentation engineering software that enables users to better plan, engineer, implement and operate fieldbus systems." The Fieldbus Foundation (www.fieldbus.org) is the leading organization dedicated to a single international, interoperable fieldbus standard. FOUNDATION Fieldbus - the all-digital, serial, open and interoperable two-way communications Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
"Fieldbus technology has reached critical mass as its market demand in all process applications continues to mount," observed Russ Novak, senior analyst, ARC Advisory Group. "Fieldbus technology is the enabler of a new level of asset management effectiveness In management, the ultimate measure of management's performance is the metric of management effectiveness which includes:
ARC Advisory Group (www.arcweb.com) provides strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and technology assessment services to process and discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. companies, utilities and global logistics providers as well as to software and solution suppliers worldwide. Harnessing Fieldbus: the INtools Solution Such needs as those cited by the Fieldbus Foundation and ARC Advisory Group emphasize the importance of instrument engineering information management in ongoing plant activities as well as design. "Intergraph INtools is one way instrumentation engineers can harness the potential of fieldbus to improve plant ROA through reduced O&M costs," Stein noted. Building on its history beginning in 2000 as the first commercial instrumentation package to support fieldbus topologies, the latest 5.3 version of INtools includes additional fieldbus features added at the request of major plant owners and engineering firms. The features help engineers work more effectively within the fieldbus design constraints. Enabling Efficient Planning, Engineering INtools provides fieldbus-specific functions to configure spurs and devices using standard data from pick lists pre-configured with vendor termination devices and fieldbus reference data including power consumption, signal and other characteristics. Unlike traditional instrumentation, where signal cabling is wired to a marshalling rack to be routed to a control card, the fieldbus design requires more advance planning to link logical (P&ID) and physical plant design (3D). Spur length, devices per spur and other constraints require careful planning by engineers to avoid costly changes and delays in the installation phase. INtools helps engineers more effectively design, plan and avoid these expensive changes by applying fieldbus engineering rules and maintaining engineering information in a single, consistent data store. INtools provides automatic, data-driven creation of segment wiring diagrams to verify and document the design as well as special fieldbus data sheets developed in close cooperation with the Fieldbus Foundation. INtools supports traditional screw terminals as well as plug and socket, daisy chain Connected in series, one after the other. Transmitted signals go to the first device, then to the second and so on.  A SCSI Daisy Chain Both internal and external SCSI devices are daisy chained together. , chicken foot or any other wiring topology. Automatic Validation Speeds Design, Commissioning The INtools Segment Validations engine ensures the design follows the rules that apply to a specific project and segment. INtools tracks the design and checks for consistency against maximum allowables for values including power supply current, voltage drops at instrument terminals, number of terminators and instruments connected, cable lengths and capacitance capacitance, in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. . The validation report flags areas which deviate from fieldbus design rules, allowing engineers to correct problems early, plan better and pre-optimize fieldbus installations. About INtools INtools (www.intergraph.com/ppo/intools) instrument engineering software provides 10 standard, integrated modules for instrument indexes, calibration and maintenance, specifications, process data, calculation, wiring, loop drawings, hook-ups and commissioning, plus two separately purchasable add-ons: Dimensional Data dimensional data see dimensional data. for Piping and Telecommunication. Automatically-generated, CAD-free loop diagrams enable personnel to review, modify or create schematics for use in routine operations or design tasks. INtools features a straightforward interface that reduces the need for training, increases productivity and provides design and consistency checks that reduce errors. The first and only commercial instrumentation engineering software that supports fieldbus, plant telecom and in-line instrument integrated 3D modeling, INtools uses Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 2000, or Sybase SQL Anywhere  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . databases. About Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore With more than 23 years' industry experience, Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore enables customers to create, capture and manage plant information as a strategic asset by providing integrated life cycle solutions for the engineering, design, construction and operation of process and power plants as well as offshore oil and gas facilities. Flagship brands include the SmartPlant(R) and PDS (1) (Processor Direct Slot) A single expansion slot on certain, early Macintosh models that was used to connect high-speed peripherals as well as additional CPUs. Providing a channel directly to the CPU, the PDS coexisted with NuBus slots on some models. (TM) (Plant Design System) suites and the SmartPlant Foundation lifecycle engineering information management solutions. Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore (www.intergraph.com/process) is the acknowledged global leader in the plant creation market (Source: Daratech Inc.). A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process, Power & Offshore is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala. USA, employs more than 800 people and does business in more than 60 countries. Intergraph Corporation common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol: INGR. Intergraph, the Intergraph logo, INtools and SmartPlant are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. (C) 2002 Intergraph Corporation. Software prices, availability, functions, features and specifications subject to change without notice. Any prices quoted are in United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. dollars and subject to applicable taxes and international currency exchange rates. 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