Optimizing Configuration Management with AMS Device
Manager and the 375 Field Communicator
The 375 Field Communicator has proven to be
a powerful tool for configuring and diagnosing field devices.
For HART® Devices, the 375 Field Communicator allows 25 configurations to be
stored in handheld’s flash memory for transferring to and from
field devices. With the Expansion Module option, the number of
configurations that can be saved in the 375 is virtually
unlimited. When used in conjunction with the AMS Device
Manager product, a user enjoys the following additional
benefits:
- A complete historical archive of all device
configurations can be kept in a consolidated AMS Device
Manager database.
- The AMS Device Manager Audit Trail feature keeps a continuous record of
each device configuration as it was saved and retrieved to
and from the 375 Field Communicator.
- The powerful COMPARE feature in AMS Device Manger
provides a means to compare a current device configuration
with a device configuration from the past for the same
device.
When used with AMS Device Manger, HART
device Configurations Can be Transferred to and from the 375
Field Communicator.
Using AMS Device Manger, device
configurations from the 375 Field Communicator can be
compared with historical device configurations in the AMS
Device Manager database.
For offline AMS Device Manager systems, the 375 Field Communicator
provides a convenient way to transfer HART device
configurations to and from the AMS Device Manager database. This means that
device configurations can be setup in the comfort of the
maintenance shop or office using a AMS Device Manager on a
PC and then transferred to the actual field devices using
the 375.
Similarly, if a maintenance technician needs to make a
quick change in the field using the 375 Field Communicator,
AMS Device Manager provides a way that this change can be
easily captured in a time-stamped database.
Further information on the AMS Device Manager, including
ordering information, just visit
http://www.emersonprocess.com/ams/.
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