(Austin, Texas - October 2005) – The HART® Communication Foundation (HCF) announces that Invensys Process Systems will use the HART Smart Device Configurator (SDC-625) technology to enable their process automation system for enhanced Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL). The SDC-625 is the HCF standard reference host for development of enhanced DDs and DDL-enabled host applications.Invensys joins other major systems suppliers already committed to using the EDDL and SDC-625 as their core technology enabler providing standardized access to device configuration and device data critical for asset management, control and safety system applications. The SDC-625 technology enables Invensys automation systems to use registered DDs from the HCF DD Library eliminating the need for additional files or proprietary modifications. “Invensys’ adoption of the SDC technology will align their systems with the HCF Device Description Language standards and will allow their system to utilize the 1000-plus manufacturers’ DDs registered with the HCF DD Library”, says Ed Ladd, HCF Director of Technology Programs. “Implementation of EDDL by Invensys takes us one step closer to our goal — one DD to work everywhere.” “EDDL files are an important component that allows our solutions to work together to provide the needed system features used for engineering, configuration and commissioning through the all important operational phase of the plant life cycle,” says Scott Bump, Invensys Director of Fieldbus Technology Development.Device Description Language has been a key element of the HART technology since 1990, is the HART standard and the only technology endorsed by the HCF for configuration of HART devices. The HART Field Communications Protocol is the global standard for smart process instrumentation. Seventy percent of all smart process measurement and control instruments installed worldwide each year use HART Communication and the global installed base of HART-enabled devices is the largest of all communication protocols at more than 14 million. Key features of this unique open standard communication technology are: 4-20mA compatibility, ease of use, low risk, and cost-efficient implementation for both users and suppliers.The HART Communication Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization providing worldwide support for application of HART technology. Established in 1993, the Foundation is the technology owner and standards setting body for the HART Communication Protocol. Major instrumentation manufacturers and users around the world support the Foundation. Membership is open to anyone interested in the use of HART technology. For more information, go to www.hartcomm.org.
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