FCP280 | Foxboro Invensys Field Control Processor

Overview

FCP280 Foxboro Invensys Field Control Processor is a distributed, optionally fault-tolerant controller designed for high-performance field-mounted operations. It supports regulatory, logic, timing, and sequential control while ensuring robust alarm detection and data acquisition.

Processor Specifications

• Type: ARM® System on a Chip (SOC)
• Memory: 128 MB SDRAM, 128 MB flash
• Error Detection: ECC for single-bit error correction and multiple-bit detection

Process I/O

• Communication Type: HDLC
• Transmission Rates:
  • 2 Mbps (200 Series FBMs)
  • 268 Kbps (100 Series FBMs)
• Capacity:
  • Up to 128 FBMs (mix of 100 and 200 Series)
  • Maximum 64 100 Series FBMs per PIO bus/baseplate port

Performance

• Memory for Blocks:
  • 15.75 MB (Classic OLUG)
  • 19.75 MB (Enhanced OLUG)
• Max Configurable Blocks: 8,000 (7,993 configurable)
• Block Executions: Up to 16,000 per second
• Minimum BPC: 50 ms

Networking and Connections

• IPC Connections:
  • 231 total (200 source, 30 sink)
• OM Scanner Capacity:
  • 18,000 points (BPC ≥ 200 ms)
  • 7,500 points (BPC ≤ 100 ms)
• OM Sink Points: 11,250

Power Requirements

• Input Voltage: 24 V DC (redundant)
• Power Consumption:
  • 11 W (single module)
  • 20 W (fault-tolerant pair)

Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
• Humidity: 5–95% (noncondensing)
• Altitude:
  • Operating: -300 to 3,000 m (-1,000 to 10,000 ft)
  • Storage: -300 to 12,000 m (-1,000 to 40,000 ft)
• Contamination: Class G3 (Harsh) per ISA S71.04
• Vibration: 0.5 g (5–500 Hz)

Fault-Tolerant Features

• Time to Marry Modules: Less than 0.5 seconds
• Diagnostics: Continuous runtime self-checks and synchronization for fault-tolerant pairs

Mounting and Cooling

• Recommended vertical DIN rail installation with baseplate RH924YF for efficient cooling.