Wireless Adapter and Fieldgate

WirelessHART solutions for monitoring and maintenance

• Legacy HART devices quickly upgraded to WirelessHART technology by retrofitting the Wireless Adapter

• Remote and difficult-to-access HART devices connected without expensive cables to the plant control room

• Tanks and silos integrated at minimal cost into e.g. SupplyCare Inventory Control software

• Endress+Hauser and 3rd party devices maintainable with open FieldCare Plant Asset Mangement software

• Network configuration also done within FieldCare Plant Asset Management software
Flexible solution ...
WirelessHART at Endress+Hauser
Endress+Hauser WirelessHART solutions
allow users to make a quantum leap
in plant availability and transparency.
It is a well-known fact that for much
of the installed base, HARTability lies
dormant: important process and diagnosis
information is not communicated.
Endress+Hauser offers a solution applicable
to every HART device which instantly
awakens this ability
• Our wireless adapter adds wireless
capabilities to any HART device,
unlocking the information it holds
• WirelessHART Fieldgate acquires and
feeds the information to the plant
network
• FieldCare software acts both as network
manager, configuring Fieldgates and
devices by means of DTMs and as
plant asset management tool, utilizing
diagnosis information to improve the
performance of the plant

Applications
• Tank monitoring/Inventory control
The gateway collects measured values
at regular intervals and transmits the
information with device and battery
status to a higher level system
• Access to installed base The wireless adapter
instantly upgrades a HART
Additional diagnosis information is
device to WirelessHART.
extracted from existing analog-wired When required, it also
HART devices by permanent connection provides the power
of a wireless adapter
• Condition monitoring
Wireless devices are added at critical
points in the plant not normally
connected to the control room due to
accessibilty or wiring costs. Improved
data flow and diagnostics increases
reliability and safety
• Process optimization
Temporary connection of the wireless
adapter allows plant sections to be
monitored and optimised at little cost
and effort.
Open standard ...

WirelessHART
SupplyCare FieldCare
WirelessHART is a HART Communication Inventory Plant Asset
Foundation standard for use in process Control Management
automation. It adds wireless capabilities
to the HART protocol while maintaining
compatibility with existing HART devices,
commands, and tools. A WirelessHART
network comprises:

• Wireless field devices

• Gateways that enable communication
between devices and host applications WirelessHART
Fieldgate
• A Network & Security Manager
responsible for configuring, managing
and monitoring the network

Reliable and secure

The WirelessHART mesh network protocol

has built in safeguards that ensure reliable
and secure communication:

• Redundant, self-organizing, and self-

healing mesh routing: reliable operation
even when obstacles or interference
interrupt a communication path
• Channel hopping as per IEEE 802.15.4:
no interference from other sources using
the 2.4GHz band
• Time synchronized communication:
reliable, power-efficient and scalable
communication
• DSSS technology and adjustable
transmission power: reliable operation
even in the midst of other networks
• Robust security measures (encryption, WirelessHART
field devices
verification, robust operation, key
management, authentification): network
and data are protected at all times.

Your WirelessHART benefits In a mesh network, all devices communicate

with each other, allowing alternative
• Simple to implement and use: tools, communication paths should the shortest
training and work practices already in path be broken.
place
• Large installed base of Endress+Hauser
HART devices: quickly upgraded using
the Wireless adapter
• Open infrastructure based on
standardized technology: 3rd party
HART devices easily integrated


WirelessHART at a glance

WirelessHART Fieldgate WirelessHART Adapter

• Dimensions:
230 mm x 115 mm x 85 mm
• Mounting:
top hat rail, wall or post mounting
• Power:
24 VDC
• Signal output:
HART OPC Server/Ethernet, Modbus
• Operating frequency:
2.4 GHz
• No of network participants:
Max. 250, depending upon traffic
• Ingress protection:
IP67
• Explosion protection:
Ex certificate: ATEX, CSA, or FM
• Dimensions:
90 mm x 90 mm x 75 mm
• Mounting:
screw thread M20x1.5, NPT1/2, NPT3/4
• Battery life:
5–7 years for hourly update rate
dependent upon instrument type WirelessHART Fieldgate
• Operating frequency:
2.4 GHz
• Range under reference conditions:
Outdoor 250 m, indoor 50 m
• Ingress protection:
IP66
• Explosion protection:
Ex certificate: ATEX, CSA, or FM

WirelessHART Adapter

Supplementary Documentation
• FieldCare
Competence Brochure - CP001S/04/en

• SupplyCare
Innovation Brochure - IN007V/00/en

12.06/I.I.
Instruments International

Endress+Hauser
Instruments International AG
Kaegenstrasse 2
4153 Reinach
Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 715 81 00
Fax +41 61 715 25 00
http://www.endress.com
info@ii.endress.com

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