The webinar is aimed at device developers who want to securely design their instrumentation solutions, bridging the gap between today’s installed base with HART 4-20mA and modern digital architectures with Ethernet APL. Participation in the webinar is free of charge. The development steps for a safety-certified field device will be presented – from the sensor front end, data processing and diagnostics to possible line interfaces. It will be shown how a conventional analog 4-20mA interface can provide safe signals and additionally be equipped with HART to provide the required diagnostic channel.
Ethernet-APL as the new standard for process automation
The new standard for process automation will be presented as an alternative interface: Ethernet-APL, an Ethernet-based 2-wire communication interface that can both supply field devices and be used in hazardous areas. Ethernet-APL offers the great versatility of standard Ethernet protocols such as TCP/IP, HART-IP, PROFINET, OPC UA and others. When using HART-IP and other HART protocols, applications can utilize SafeHART technology, which ensures safe and reliable diagnostics.
Experts from the safety-certified field device industry
Attendees can expect insights from industry leaders such as Paul Sereiko/Director of Marketing FieldComm Group, Wally Pratt/Chief Technologist FieldComm Group and Gerhard Weiss/R&D Manager MESCO Engineering. The experts will talk about strategies for improving safety, efficiency and cost effectiveness, as well as a knowledge base for integrating traditional and modern communication protocols.
MESCO Design Packages for rapid device development
The main topics are digital signal processing, AI, real-time data and predictive maintenance. It will also cover how digitalization improves process safety and optimization, the development of safety-certified devices: sensors, diagnostics, interfaces, the development and benefits of Ethernet-APL and SafeHART, and certification standards such as IEC-Ex. In addition, the session will explain how MESCO Engineering’s Design Packages accelerate device development.
A typical development cycle follows the V-model and includes requirements, architecture, hardware and software design, testing, validation and certification for functional safety and IEC-Ex. As this process is complex and resource-intensive, it is explained how the intended design can be easily prepared with the MESCO Design Packages system by combining upcoming modules with minimal changes, such as sensor adaptations. This systematic development and the use of modern standards, such as SafeHART, help to make process automation safer, more efficient and more future-oriented.
Register free of charge for the 45-minute webinar “Safe by Design: Development of safety-certified field devices from HART 4-20mA to Ethernet-APL” on June 26 at 9:00 a.m. CT (16 p.m. MEST) at this link:
https://www.fieldcommgroup.org/safebydesign-webinar
