Softing announces Fieldbus Kit 2 communication module

NEWBURYPORT, MA May 7, 2008 - Softing announced the world's smallest communication module. The Fieldbus Kit 2 (FBK-2) is an off-the-shelf, proven solution for the rapid development of FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 and PROFIBUS PA field devices for Intrinsically Safe (IS) and non-Intrinsically Safe environments. The FBK-2 is designed to seamlessly integrate with an existing analog/HART slave device to create a complete fieldbus product. The FBK-2 is small enough (40x40 mm) to fit into most existing device housings.The FBK-2 provides a serial Modbus/RTU interface and a HART interface to bridge existing devices into the H1 or PA world. Since the hardware is ready-to-use, no additional costs for fieldbus physical-layer testing are incurred. The board is designed according to the specifications of the Fieldbus Foundation and the PROFIBUS Trade Organization and is ready to pass all necessary conformance testing.The FBK-2 will be qualified for the following certifications