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Table of Contents
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Product- Addition/Change
Version
2.01.00 New languages:
- French* & Italian*
2.02.00 New languages:
- Spanish* & Japanese*
Assistant for establishment of communication (Scanning Wizard)
Assistant for installation procedure (FieldCare Installation Manager)
Getting Started (Online Help)
New: Support Softing PROFIusb
New: FXA520 CommDTM, P+F Multiplexer DTM, SFC173 CommDTM
2.02.01 Update of FieldCare Frame Application
- Condition Monitoring Webreporter improvements
- Printout preview and device printout improvements
- Minor usability improvements
Update of HART Communication DTM
Update of P+F Multiplexer DTM
Update of SFC173 DTM
2.02.02 Update of P+F Multiplexer DTM
2.03.xx Update of the FieldCare Frame Application
- Log on
- Plant View Import/Export
- Inventory content could be copied to Clipboard (MS Excel)
- Document Management for Network and Plant View separated
- Performance improvements
Update of “HART Communication”
Update of “KFD2-HMM-16 P+F Multiplexer” DTM
Update of “SFC173 CommDTM” DTM
Update of PROFIBUS driver
New language:
- Chinese (traditional) *
Operating System phase out
- Windows NT
- Migration Manager for Data migration of Windows NT 4.0 SP6
New Operating System Support
- Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate (x32)
New Communication DTMs
- Flow Communication FXA193/291 (Protocol Endress+Hauser Flow
Devices)
- PCP (Readwin) TXU10/FXA291 (Protocol Endress+Hauser “Phanten”
Devices)
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2 Installation
Notes on installation are to be found in the Getting Started booklet (also supplied with the
DVD-ROM).
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3 Package description
Component Description of supported products
FieldCare Installation assistant for FieldCare, DeviceCare, DTMs and iDTMs.
InstallationManager
FieldCare FDT 1.2 conform frame application
DeviceCare FDT 2.0 frame application
HART HART via RS-232 or USB modem
Communication (Endress+Hauser FXA191, FXA195)
PROFIdtm DPV1 PROFIBUS FXA720 Fieldgate and Softing PROFIBUS (PCI, PCMCIA,
USB-devices)
Trebing+Himstedt SIEMENS DP/PA Link (IM157 + IM153-2)
DTM library ET200M (IM153)
ET200iSP (IM152
SIEMENS PROFIBUS Karten (CP5512+CP5611)
xEPI2 PROFIBUS Gateway
(for detailed information please refer to http://www.t-h.de)
P+F Multiplexer Support for Pepperl+Fuchs Multiplexer
- KFD0-HMS-16
- KFD2-HMM-16
- Mux 2700 Slave, Mux 2700F, Mux 2700G
(not included in this bundle but still supported after updating from
previous FieldCare versions)
FXA520 FXA520 CommDTM for HART communication via
Analog/GSM/Ethernet connection
Generic HART Universal device configuration for HART devices (to Standard Rev5)
DeviceDTM
PROFIBUS Profile Universal device configuration for PROFIBUS devices
DTMs (to Standard Profile 3.0) for level, temperature, pressure, flow,
actuator, discrete input, discrete output
SFG500 CommDTM PROFIBUS communication via Fieldgate SFG500
Flow Communication CommDTM (ISS) to communicate via FXA193/291 to
FXA193/291 Endress+Hauser Flow devices
IPC (Level, Pressure) CommDTM (IPC) to communicate via FXA193/291 to
FXA193/291 Endress+Hauser level and pressure devices
PCP (Readwin) CommDTM (PCP) to communicate via FXA291 to Endress+Hauser
TXU10/FXA291 “Phanten” devices
CDI CommDTM CommDTM (CDI) to communicate via FXA291 to Endress+Hauser
field devices.
FieldCare Utilities Installation assistant for FieldCare Utilities
InstallationManager
FieldCare CM Integration assistant to install “DTD” configuration files for
Integration Manager Condition Monitoring
Condition Monitoring FieldCare functionality to monitor status of connected devices
Endress+Hauser LCM Endress+Hauser offers Life Cycle Management functionality with
FieldCare version PAM (Plant Asset Management) – license
required
Envelope Curve Module to visualize offline stored curve files of field devices.
Viewer
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The version information related to the above listed software components are to be found on
the FieldCare installation medium in the versions.txt file.
4.2 Installation/Un-Installation
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Using the FieldCare Installation Manager for installation several blanks might appear
– this is due to the fact that some components where shifted to the Installation
Manager.
4.3 Patches
As part of FieldCare package you might also find patches to the latest version of
FieldCare.
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These patches are located in the folder \Common. In order to install these patches
please execute AppPatcher.exe.
4.5 W@M
The FieldCare W@M function is disabled per default, it can be enabled using the
FieldCare Administration tool. W@M features can only be used together with a local
installation of W@M Enterprise or together with valid user-ID and password of a
W@M account.
To get a W@M account please contact your local Endress+Hauser sales representative.
4.6 Printing/Documentation
Printing to a PDF file is not possible if there is no printer installed.
In order to document the Plant View, the HOST PC must be selected: the corresponding
menu appears grayed if any other device is selected.
Landscape printing is not supported.
While printing an empty project an error message might appear.
If an attempt is started to print an application report of an empty project, there might
be shown an error message.
Error message while printing a report without having a printer installed.
In case there is no printer installed on the computer any print operation will fail and
might result in an error message, especially while printing a report.
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4.8 HART
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4.9 PROFIBUS
4.10.1 NI-Modem
The installation of the NI drivers may be interrupted if Windows Installer >=4.5 is
installed on the computer. In this case, please take care to install the NI drivers before
FieldCare is installed.
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5 Microsoft .NET
5.1 Windows 7, SP1
• Go to “Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features” and click on turn
Windows features on or off.
• Enable Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1.
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5.2 Windows 8
• Go to “Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features” and click on turn
Windows features on or off.
• Enable .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
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