Technical Paper Abstract
Following the acquisition of FDT technology by FieldComm Group (FCG), the industrial automation community has the opportunity to enhance our technologies to allow a single device integration standard to be used through discrete, hybrid and process automation disciplines. Double work on business logic and user interface for a device across different technologies and for use in different applications can be eliminated.
In this paper we outline the use cases that FCG – together with ODVA, PNO and OPC Foundation – wish to address. We will look at some of the initial technical assumptions that allow this work to dovetail into device description improvements already underway within ODVA. We will discuss the framework that will allow ODVA members to contribute to and benefit from this work.
Paper from the 2025 ODVA Industry Conference & 23rd Annual Meeting
Paul Brooks, Rockwell Automation
Wolfgang Hoeferlin, Endress+Hauser
Sean Vincent, FieldComm Group
Joakim Wiberg, ODVA