New Release R3.10

To respond to market needs and give our customers a wider range of choices, several improvements are being introduced in R3.10.
For the oil and gas upstream market, the CPU module for the FCN-RTU low-power autonomous controller has been upgraded to improve reliability and functionality: it now has more memory and an ECC memory function.
For the power market, new control modules have been released for vendors and integrators of small- to mid-sized turbines and compressors that allow FCN to operate as a turbomachinery controller. A Frequency Input Module has also been released for the wind power market.

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■Improved reliability

・Error check and correct (ECC) memory provides best-in-class reliability.

■Improved functionality

・Embedded battery diagnosis function prevents
　tuning and logging data loss.
・Main memory increased in size to accommodate larger Java data
　logging program.

For vendors and integrators of small- to mid-sized turbines and compressors, Yokogawa has developed new FCN control modules. These include a Servo Module that controls the rotational speed of small- to mid-sized turbomachinery and a High Speed Protection Module that protects machines by detecting anomalies such as excessive rotation speeds.

・NFGP813: High Speed Protection Module (isolated)
・NFGS813: Servo Module (isolated)

A new Frequency Input Module has been released that can accurately measure the rotational speed of wind turbine blades. Accuracy is assured even at very low speeds.

・NFAF135: Frequency Input Module
　　　　　　　　　(8-channel, frequency: 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz, isolated channels)

FCN/FCJ R3.10 is compatible with Windows 7. From this release, the following Windows editions are supported:

・Windows 7 Professional (32 bit)
・Windows XP Professional SP3

To facilitate the transition to a new engineering environment, a new FF Segment Configuration Data Conversion Tool converts previous FOUNDATION fieldbus data (before R2) to the latest R3 data format.

Go to the FOUNDATION fieldbus Configurator introduction page

The DNP3 communications protocol has been enhanced to bring it into compliance with the latest DNP specifications and cover a wider range of SCADA applications.

The following InfoWell functions have been improved for the FCN-RTU CPU module (NFCP050 Style2):

■Web Application Portfolio (NT8012J)

・Now has the same displays as the FCN/FCJ

■E-mail Application Portfolio (NT8013J)

・Now available

■Logging Portfolio (NT8016J)

・Expanded logging capacity for high speed blocks, from zero to five
・Logging file collection now compatible with Windows Server 2008
　Standard SP2 (32 bit) and operates as a service
　(not only appears on task bar).

Go to the InfoWell introduction page