The Crouse-Hinds series MTL Fieldbus Segment Calculator is intended to assist network and planning engineers when designing and implementing FOUNDATION fieldbus ™ H1 networks.
It models the behaviour of user-selectable power supplies and device couplers and provides a rapid “Go/No-Go” indication of the electrical characteristics of the fieldbus network.
All the relevant parameters of the fieldbus segment are easily configurable, including field device currents, cable lengths, cable cross-section and number of fieldbus spurs. Power supply, device coupler and host control system types are easily chosen from pull-down menus, or can be user-defined.
The new 3.03 version merges the earlier, separate tools for Fieldbus Barriers and Megablock Device Couplers, and covers the following device types:
The calculator uses a spreadsheet-based platform and does not require any executable programme files to be installed on the user’s machine – avoiding the need for special permissions or administrator rights.
Parameters can be easily copied and pasted into other software applications or printed as a permanent record of the segment characteristics..
Note: Macros must be enabled for the tool to operate.