Industrial

Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Devices Software

Portable Foundation Fieldbus H1 Protocol Software for Field Devices

Softing’s Foundation Fieldbus (FF) H1 field device stack is optimized with respect to size, performance, and portability to support customer-specific hardware platforms. It is especially targeted to low-power microcontrollers and includes the complete range of protocol features for implementing conformant FF H1 field devices.

Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Devices Software

Overview

Portability to Customer-Specific Hardware Platforms

  • Especially focused on needs of typical process automation field devices
  • Implementation optimized for usage of low-power microcontrollers in hazardous areas
  • Easy usage in wide range of microcontroller, memory and operating system environments
  • Quick adaptation to device-specific requirements for execution on customer-specific target platforms

Support of Full Range of Protocol Features

  • Full spectrum of FieldComm Group specification
  • Including a wide range of standard Function Blocks
  • Optional support of Link Master functionality
  • Individual selection of functionality supported by field device

Proven Quality

  • One of the first implemented FF H1 field device stacks
  • Used in more than 60% of all registered FF systems
  • Successful through Softing’s uncompromising commitment to quality and extensive experience with embedding communication software into industrial components

Simlipfied integration via HW module

  • Already running and precertified on our integration modules
  • Including FW update over fieldbus
  • Most simple integration without any FW development for existing devices using our commKit approach
  • Device Stack license already included

Further information

Technical Data

Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Devices Software
Minimum Hardware Requirements CPU Class 32 Bit, e.g. ARM Cortex-M, Renesas RX, ...
  CPU Clock 4 MHz
  (Flash-) ROM > 384 KB
  RAM > 128 KB
  Non-Volatile Memory 4 KB (basic device) / 8 KB (Link Master), e.g. as EEPROM / FRAM
Fieldbus Interface Number of Channels 1
  Transfer Rate 31.25 Kbit/s
  Fieldbus Controller Softing UFC100, (Siemens SPC4-2) (TI DAC8740)
Licensing Per-unit license Per-unit license fee for use of the Foundation Fieldbus H1 field device stack in individual field devices. Protected by Security EEPROM. One-year maintenance contract recommended
Options Available Function Blocks Analog Input (AI), Analog Output (AO), Discrete Input (DI), Discrete Output (DO), PID,
Multiple Analog Input (MAI), Multiple Analog Output (MAO), Multiple Discrete Input (MDI), Multiple Discrete Output (MDO), Integrator (IT), Arithmetic (AR), Input Selector (IS),
Signal Characterizer (SC), Output Splitter (OS)
  Link Active Scheduler (LAS)  
  Block Instantiation  

Order Information

Scope of Delivery  
Hardware Security EEPROM
Documentation Application Programming Interface (API) manual
Order Numbers  
LRA-KK-021513 Foundation Fieldbus H1 Device Stack License
Additional Products and Services  
FFPA-MAINTAIN-FD Maintenance Contract for Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Device Stack
IFA-KK-020503 Unified Fieldbus Controller UFC-100-L2
SPA-KK-020801 FieldComm Group Physical Layer Test Certification Service for Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Devices
SPA-KK-020803 FieldComm Group Conformance Test Pre-Certification Service for Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Devices
SPA-KK-020804 FieldComm Group Interoperability Test Pre-Certification Service for Foundation Fieldbus H1 Field Devices
EVA-MK-022210 commModule MBP Evaluation Kit
EIA-KS-022200 commModule MBP potted, 90 pieces in tray
EIA-KS-022220 commModule MBP non-potted, 90 pieces in tray
SIA-KL-020100 Integration Support (per hour)