Standard 200 Series Subsystem Overview：Standard 200 Series I/O modules provide electrical and data interfaces to a wide variety of industrial devices and systems. Their rugged design permits installation in harsh environments and allows the plant engineer to reduce field wiring and installation costs. The modules' high accuracy enables tight control for better process quality.
The standard 200 Series subsystem innovative equipment packaging, together with the integrated use of Fast Ethernet networks with fiber optic cable for communication between equipment domains, permits local or remote distribution of your process I/O points.
The standard 200 Series subsystem consists of a full line of high performance Fieldbus Modules (FBMs), along with the following integrally designed elements:
Field Control Processor 280 (FCP280) and Field Control Processor 270 (FCP270) – Similar in size to the FBMs, this compact control processor provides a control interface between the FBMs and the Foxboro Evo Control network (hereinafter referred to as the control network) and allows you to locate the control processor in strategic plant areas.
Z-Module Control Processor 270 (ZCP270) – In the Z-module form factor for use with 100 Series FBM racks, this compact control processor provides control operations for the FBMs and allows you to locate the control processor in strategic plant areas.
Fieldbus Communications Modules (FCMs) – Similar in size to the FBMs, these compact modules provide a communication interface between the FBMs and the ZCP270 via the control network.
FBI200 Fieldbus Isolator/Filter - Similar in size to the FBMs, these compact, optional modules, among other functions, extend the 268 kbps Module Fieldbus between FCP280s/FCP270s and 100 Series FBMs up to 1830 m (6000 ft) over twinaxial cable.
Standard Baseplates – These provide a communications backplane and a solid base for mounting the CPs, FBMs, and FCMs, allowing for a variety of remote equipment mounting configurations
Intrinsically Safe Baseplates (ISTA-BPs) – Compatible with standard 200 Series baseplates, the ISTA-BPs were co-developed with Pepperl and Fuchs and provide an Intrinsically Safe solution for 200 Series FBM applications.
Enclosures – Several basic types provide various levels of environmental protection and equipment grouping for the 200 Series equipment.