Endress+Hauser is now offering the Field Xpert tablet PC together with Softing's mobiLink interface as a bundle for parameterizing and commissioning field devices. According to the manufacturer, this combination offers users a secure system solution for configuring and parameterizing field devices for the most important process automation protocols - HART, Profibus PA and Foundation Fieldbus.
The bundle includes a Field Xpert SMT70 or SMT77 tablet with pre-installed CommDTMs, a 'mobiLink' interface, which establishes the connection to the tablet via Bluetooth, and an optional license for using 'mobiLink' to configure Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus PA field devices. 'mobiLink' is available from Endress+Hauser under the name FieldPort SFP50.
The tablet PC for device configuration can be used in Zone 2 or Zone 1 as well as in non-hazardous areas and enables access to all field devices.