August 27, 2024 – A new technological breakthrough in the field of industrial automation, FOXBORO Corporation announced the FCP270 field control processor. This high-performance control processor is specially designed for industrial automation control systems, which can realize real-time data acquisition, processing and control functions, and is widely used in automation systems in petroleum, chemical, power, pharmaceutical and other industries.

The FCP270 is a distributed, optional, fault-tolerant, field-installed controller that performs process control and alarm functions according to user-defined control policies. Together with the connected fieldbus module (FBM), it performs regulation, logic, timing, and sequence control, and performs data acquisition and alarm detection and notification. The FCP270 supports up to 32 Series 200 FBMS, up to 128 Series 200 FBMS and up to 64 Series 100 FBMS simultaneously through the Fieldbus Expansion Module 100 (FEM100).

The FCP270’s technical specifications are equally impressive. It is powered by a Microprocessor based AMD Elan 520 100MHz processor with 16 MB SDRAM and 32 MB flash memory. The processor supports HDLC transfer speeds of 2 Mbps 200 series FBMs (268 Kbps 100 series FBMs) and allows up to 4,000 control modules to be configured. In addition, the FCP270 has high-speed Ethernet connectivity, connecting to MESH control networks via standard 100 Mbps fiber Ethernet.

The introduction of the FCP270 not only enhances FOXBORO’s product line in industrial automation, but also provides customers with a powerful, flexible and reliable control solution. With its high-performance processing power, versatility, communication interface, fault-tolerant operation, and rugged design, this field control processor meets the stringent requirements of real-time, reliability, and scalability in industrial automation systems.

With the launch of the FCP270, manufacturers and automation system solution providers around the world can look forward to a more efficient and intelligent future of industrial control. The FOXBORO FCP270 field control processor will become an important force to promote the development of industrial automation technology.