Overview

The FOXBORO FCP280 Field Control Processor is a high-performance control unit designed for industrial automation applications. It offers powerful processing capabilities, extensive I/O capacity, and robust communication options to handle complex automation tasks efficiently.

Technical Specifications

Processor

• Type: ARM® System on a Chip (SOC) with stored programs
• Memory:
  • 128 MB SDRAM
  • 128 MB flash memory
• Error Detection: ECC providing single-bit error detection and correction as well as multiple-bit error detection

Process I/O Communications

• Module Fieldbus Type: HDLC
• Transmission Rate:
  • 2 Mbps for 200 Series FBMs
  • 268 Kbps for 100 Series FBMs
• Process I/O Capacity:
  • 200 Series FBMs: Up to 32 per Expanded fieldbus, up to 128 FBMs over all four Expanded fieldbuses
  • 100 Series FBMs: 64 maximum

Block Processing

• Memory Allocation for Blocks: 15.75 MB
• Maximum Number of Blocks Configured: 8000
• Block Executions Per Second: 16,000 blocks/second, maximum
• Minimum Block Processing Cycle: 50 ms
• Sequence Block Size: 32 KB maximum for each block

Power Requirements

• Input Voltage: 24 V dc typical (Redundant Voltage)
• Consumption: 8.5 W, maximum (Per Non-Fault-Tolerant Module)

Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: 0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F)
• Storage Temperature: -40 to +70°C (-40 to +158°F)
• Operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (Noncondensing)
• Altitude: -300 to +3,000 m (-1,000 to +10,000 ft)
• Contamination: Class G3 (Harsh)
• Vibration: 0.5 g (5 to 500 Hz)

Physical Dimensions

• Height: 105 mm (4.13 in)
• Width: 51.8 mm (2.04 in)
• Depth: 147 mm (5.80 in)

Mass

• Weight: 0.8 kg (1.78 lb) for a single, non-fault-tolerant module