MAGNETROL ANNOUNCES NEW FOUNDATION FIELDBUS DIGITAL OUTPUT COMMUNICATIONS FOR ECLIPSE MODEL 706 TRANSMITTER
Magnetrol® announces the release of the Eclipse® Model 706 transmitter with Foundation fieldbus™ digital output communications. This is the first guided wave radar (GWR) transmitter to pass the Fieldbus Foundation testing using the latest Foundation fieldbus interoperability test kit ITK 6.1.1. This device offers all of the advantages of the standard 4-20 mA (HART) ECLIPSE Model 706, such as:
• Improved Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)
• Improved diagnostics (meets NAMUR NE 107)
• Full complement of Overfill-capable probes
This new ECLIPSE Model 706 transmitter will contain the following Function Blocks:
• (1) Resource Block (RB)
• (3) Transducer Blocks (TB)
• (8) Analog Input Blocks (AI)
• (2) PID Blocks
• (1) Arithmetic Block (AR)
• (1) Input Selector (IS)
• (1) Signal Characterizer Block (SC)
• (1) Integrator Block (IT)
With this release, a new Model 706 Foundation fieldbus™ DTM is also available on the Magnetrol website. This DTM will offer all of the new features of the existing Model 706 Hart® DTM. For more information about the ECLIPSE Model 706 transmitter, visit www.magnetrol.com or contact info@magnetrol.be.
About Magnetrol
Magnetrol International, Incorporated is a global leader in level and flow measurement instrumentation. The company manufactures innovative level and flow instrumentation for a wide range of process market applications. MAGNETROL pioneered liquid level instrumentation for industrial applications in 1932 and continues to provide advanced measurement and control solutions across a wide product and technology portfolio. Our strategic global network includes manufacturing facilities on four continents, linked by a distribution, sales and support system with 125 locations worldwide. For information, visit www.magnetrol.com
