Pepperl-Fuchs Elcon's HART panels are designed to complement the I/O termination panels and provide access to all HART information. They provide a very clean, elegant and robust solution for on-line HART communications. HART information is extracted without interfering with the 4-20mA signal used by DCS or PLC systems. 

Our panels can incorporate redundancy, filtering and diagnostic circuitry, as well as connect directly via cable to the DCS I/O termination panels. 

Applications

External Interface panels are suited for applications where the user; 

  • Wants to retain the standard DCS field termination panel. 
  • Needs to retrofit an existing installation and needs to add online HART communication capabilities. 

Installation

Only signals that carry HART information need to be routed through HART panels. 

The illustrations below highlight the two most popular methods of accessing HART signals externally to the DCS FTP using the popular HPSM/32/TB-02/HF32 (with filters) and HPSM/32/MM-01 "MiniMux" panels. 

Connecting to marshalling terminals. Using either the existing terminals (with wiring in parallel) or for cleaner wiring "1 in 2 Out" terminals. Specific signal pairs containing HART signals can be connected to Elcon external panels via screw terminals or DCS cable (depending on system). 

An installation of Elcon External Termination boards in Parallel

An installation of Elcon External Termination boards in Parallel 

Series connection. The HART panel mounts between any DCS field termination panel assembly and the incoming field wiring. It gives access to the HART signal for 32 field instruments and can also act as in interface terminal strip for marshalling. 

An installation of Elcon External Termination boards in Series.

An installation of Elcon External Termination boards in Series. 

Only signals that carry HART information need to be routed through HART panels. 

The HPSM/32/TB-02 is the foundation of this product line. It is simply a passive module that gives the Mux 2700 access to the HART data. 

The different variations are functionally similar with the following optional features: 

  • HPSM/32/TB-02/FUSE: Adds 50mA fuse in series with the terminal blocks on all 32 channels. 
  • HPSM/32/TB-02/HF16: Adds HART filters in series with channels 1-16. 
  • HPSM/32/TB-02/HF-16/FUSE: Adds HART filters in series with channels 1-16 and 50mA fuse in series with channels 17-32. 
  • HPSM/32/TB-02/HF32: Adds HART filters to all 32 channels. 

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