FieldComm Group Support Portal

How to use the Support Portal 4

• Create an account
• How to categorize your Ticket
• External Links
• Where can I order tools and specifications?

The Path to Product Registration 6

• Begin your path to Product Registration
• Step 1: Join!
• Step 2: Request ID Codes
• Step 3: Develop
• Step 4: Test

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News 81

• Webinar: Leveraging the WirelessHART® Infrastructure to Reach Your Sustainability Goals
• Reminder: PA-DIM 1.01.00 Specifications Ballot  – Member Comments Requested
• Upcoming Workshops in 2023
• Announcing Inaugural Kick off of Bluetooth Project Group
• PA-DIM 1.01.00 Specifications Ballot - Member Comments Requested

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FieldComm Group Membership 3

• How do I join FieldComm Group?
• Membership Dues
• Where can I find a list of member benefits?

Shipments 3

• Shipping Requirements
• Shipping Products to ifak-ts
• Shipments to BiLFINGER Maintenance

Administrative Functions 2

• I need access to the specifications
• How do I update my membership information?

Workspace for Working Groups 8

• General Workspace Help
• WorkSpace Update 2019
• Working Group Mobile App
• Updated Document User Interface
• How do I participate in a Working Group?

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Product Registration Fees, Processes and Policies 12

• START HERE: Product Registration Overview
• Testing and Registration Fees
• Updating Products in the Product Registry
• Registration Publication
• Private Labeling Policy

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Interpretation Resolutions 3

• About Interpretation Resolutions
• IR1 - Label Length
• IR3 - Feature Table for Unit Conversion

Field Device Integration (FDI) 4

• FDI Device Package Registration
• FDI Device Package Registration Timeline and Requirement Update
• FDI Host Registration
• Unable to sign FDI Package - Certificate not listed - missing private key

Device Descriptions (EDD) 5

• HART EDD/FDI Registration
• FF EDD/CFF Testing and Re-Registration
• List of Approved FOUNDATION Fieldbus DD Tokenizer Versions - September 17, 2019
• HART 5 EDD Registration
• Managing Common Source for FDI Package EDDs

H1 Field Devices 11

• What are the requirements to register an H1 device?
• How do I prepare for interoperability testing?
• What is the naming conventions for DD and CFF files?
• Where can I get the DD and CFF for the ITK Test Function Block?
• Is there any description about the structure of the INI file or example?

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HART Field Devices 10

• How do I submit a HART device for Product Registration?
• Can UAL048B be aborted in HART device registration?
• My device requires 3-phase power, can it be tested?
• What is a LIT-18 Field Device Specification and what is included?
• Do you recognize the test results from the Exalon Delft test tool?

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WirelessHART Devices 2

• What are the requirements to register a WirelessHART product?
• Conducting System Level Tests (SLT)

H1 Cables 1

• What are the requirements to register FF H1 Cable?

H1 Couplers 1

• What are the requirements to register FF H1 Device Coupler?

H1 Power Supply and Conditioners 1

• What are the requirements to register FF H1 Power Supply?

Host Systems 3

• Request FDI Host Testing and Registration
• Request FOUNDATION Fieldbus Host Testing and Registration
• Request HART DD Host Registration

FDI Usability Evaluation 1

• FDI Usability Evaluation Service

Miscellaneous 1

• Connecting to remote.fieldcommgroup.org

Common Support Topics 4

• File a Bug Report
• Product Security and Vulnerability Handling
• Where do I find software updates?
• How do I update the License holder of a tool?

Ethernet-APL Technical Specifications 2

• How can I obtain the Ethernet-APL Technical Specifications?
• Ethernet-APL Specifications Change Log

FDI Technical Specifications 2

• How to obtain the FDI Technical Specifications & Unified EDDL Specifications
• FDI Package Signature Processing

PA-DIM™ Technical Specifications 1

• How to obtain the PA-DIM™ Technical Specifications

FOUNDATION Fieldbus Technical Specifications 2

• How to obtain the FOUNDATION Fieldbus Technical Specifications
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus Technical Specifications Data Sheet Download

HART-IP Test Specifications 2

• Change Log for the HART-IP Test Specifications
• How to obtain the HART-IP Test Specifications

HART Protocol Specifications 3

• How to obtain the HART Protocol Specifications
• Change Log for the HART Protocol Specifications
• How to use the Unit Code Expansion Tables

HART Protocol Test Specifications 2

• How to request access to HART Protocol Test Specifications
• HART Test Specification Change Log

FDI Common Host Components 3

• FDI Common Host Components Data Sheet Download
• FDI Common Host Components Change Log for Release 1.5.1
• FDI Common Host Components Change Log Archive

FDI Device Package IDE (FDI-IDE) 29

• FDI Device Package IDE Documentation
• FDI Device Package IDE Data Sheet Download
• FDI-IDE Change Log for Release 1.5.1.1
• FDI Device Package IDE Change Log Archive
• About the FDI Package Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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FDI EDD Engine X 3

• FDI EDD Engine X Data Sheet Download
• FDI EDD Engine X Change Log for Release 1.1.1
• FDI EDD Engine X Change Log Archive

FDI Package Signing Tool 4

• FDI Package Signing Tool - A Free Utility for Members
• FDI Package Signing Tool Change Log for Release 1.5.1
• FDI Package Signing Tool Change Log Archive
• Help with Signing Certificates and the FDI Package Signing Tool

FDIsync 8

• Transitioning from the DD Library to FDIsync
• FDIsync for Developers
• FDIsync Library Change Log
• FDIsync Library Data Sheet Download
• FDIsync for Developers (API) Change Log

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FOUNDATION Fieldbus DD Integrated Development Environment (DD-IDE) 2

• Transitioning from the FF DD-IDE to the FDI Package IDE
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus DD-IDE Change Log

FOUNDATION Fieldbus DD Services Kit 3

• FOUNDATION Fieldbus DD Services Kit Change Log
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus DD Services Kit Data Sheet Download
• About the DD Services Kit

FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Conformance Test Kit 4

• H1 Conformance Test Kit Change Log
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Conformance Test Kit Data Sheet Download
• [FAQ] H1 Conformance Test Kit
• Random "Inconclusive" Verdicts with SM Test Cases in Foundation Fieldbus H1 CTK 4.0.0

FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Interoperability Test Kit 12

• H1 Interoperability Test Kit Documentation
• H1 ITK Change Log for Release 6.5.0
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 ITK Data Sheet Download
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 ITK Change Log Archive
• Field Diagnostics

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FOUNDATION Fieldbus ITK Automation Tool Kit 3

• ITK Automation Tool Kit Data Sheet Download
• Parallel Port Automation Tool Kit
• USB Automation Tool Kit

HART EDD Host Test Kit 1

• HART EDD Host Test Kit Change Log

HART-IP Client 2

• Portable HART-IP Client Datasheet Download
• HART-IP Server Selected Ports

HART-IP Developer Kit 3

• HART-IP Development Kit Documentation
• HART-IP Development Kit Change Log
• HART-IP Developer Kit Data Sheet Download

HART Physical Layer Test Kit 3

• HART Physical Layer Test Kit Data Sheet Download
• Run COMTEST
• Build a bootable USB stick for COMTEST

HART Server 5

• HART Server Change Log
• HART Server Data Sheet Download
• HART Server Basic Edition
• What is HART Server?
• How to Configure HART Server for a new MUX

HART Server Partner Program 3

• HART Server Partner Program Change Log
• HART Server Partner Program
• HART Server Partner Program Data Sheet Download

HART Smart Device Configurator (SDC-625) 5

• HART Smart Device Configurator Change Log
• HART Smart Device Configurator Data Sheet Download
• Smart Device Configurator (SDC) Partner Program
• HART Smart Device Configurator SDC625 on Windows 10
• License Acknowledgement

HART Test System 10

• HART Test System Documentation
• HART Test System Change Log for Version 3.8
• HART Test System Change Log Archive
• HART Test System Data Sheet Download
• Getting Started with the HART Test System

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Host Test Kit (FF, FDI, HART) 5

• Host Test Kit Documentation
• Host Test Kit Change Log
• Host Test Kit Data Sheet
• HART XMTR-MV Troubleshooting
• Host Test Kit and Test Troubleshooting

WirelessHART Test System 13

• WirelessHART Test System Documentation
• WirelessHART Test System Change Log
• WirelessHART Test System Data Sheet Download
• I already own a HART Test System and want to buy the WirelessHART Test System (KIT-193)
• How do I setup the WirelessHART Test System (KIT-193) to run TML Tests?

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WirelessHART WiAnalys 4

• WirelessHART Wi-Analys Documentation
• WirelessHART WiAnalys Change Log
• WirelessHART WiAnalys Data Sheet Download
• Troubleshooting Wi-Analys

XMTR MV (Multi-Variable) 2

• How to configure XMTR-MV on a standalone PC
• What is XMTR-MV?

Product Service Program 1

• Product Service Program

Developer Tool How-To Videos 3

• FDI-IDE - Installation Guide
• FDI-IDE - How to Tokenize Sample HART EDDs
• Developer Demo: Portable HART-IP v2.0 Client

Identification Codes 8

• Manufacturer ID Codes
• Current list of FOUNDATION Fieldbus Manufacturer IDs
• Current List of HART Manufacturer ID Codes
• HART Protocol Device Type Codes
• Unit Codes 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255

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FDI Development 10

• Considering FDI Packages
• FDI, FDT, and EDDL: how they all work together
• 5 Step Transition from a HART EDD to an FDI Package
• Default Values in FDI Device Packages
• How to Sign an FDI Device Package

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Device Description Development 27

• Get Started with EDD and FDI Development
• Why am I unable to use the display_message method builtin anymore?
• IEC 61804-3
• Device Description File Extensions
• Mandatory Root Menus

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Host Development 2

• Is there a SDK for HART-IP available?
• What is needed to build a HART host system?

Field Device Development 32

• How do I add the HART Protocol to a Product?
• Can we keep the same physical layer (electronics such as HART modem chips) which was used for HART 5 implementation?
• I want to develop a HART 5 device
• HART 5 – 7 Comparisons
• How to upgrade the HART Protocol version of your device

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Physical Layer Development 2

• Host Physical Layer Test
• Physical Layer Technical & Test Specifications

Onsite Workshops 2

• Overview of Onsite Workshops
• Terms and Conditions for Consulting and Onsite Training

Device Integration - Writing EDD and FDI Package Workshop 2

• Device Integration - Writing EDD and FDI Package
• Online Device Integration Workshop for Developers

HART Fundamentals Workshop 1

• Overview of HART Fundamentals Workshop

FOUNDATION Fieldbus Training Options 2

• Advanced Principles of FOUNDATION Fieldbus
• Introduction to FOUNDATION Fieldbus

Device Descriptions and FDI Packages 3

• Where do I access the FOUNDATION Fieldbus Registered DD Library?
• Why is the "FDI Package" downloaded as a Zip file?
• Where do I download EDD files?

FOUNDATION Fieldbus End User Questions 0

HART End User Questions 7

• I need a quote on a part or instrument.
• What is HART Version 7?
• Are all of the DCS systems capable of communicating and getting all information available from HART 7 devices?
• Problems using a DTM
• How do you check the loop current zero (4mA) and span (20mA) of a HART field instrument?

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HART Server 1

• HART Server FAQ for End Users

Advisories and Bulletins 2

• Product Security
• 2020-10-06: Vulnerability in hipserver (CVE-2020-162090)