Fluid Components International ST100 Series HART - Manual (Page 10)

ST100 Series HART
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Device Description Files
EDDL Files
TThe ST100 EDDL files are support files that provide an extended description of each object in the Virtual Field Device (VFD), and provide information
needed for a control system or host to understand the meaning of the data in the VFD including the human interface. The EDDL file can be thought as
a “driver” for the device.
FCI provides two types of files; first the standard EDDL files located in the folder A67F0101, and the Emerson 375 and 475 files located in the folder
DDP.
A67F0101Folder:
0101.fm8
A67F0101.ddl
DDP Folder:
00A67F0101.hdd
00A67F0101.hhd
0101.fm8
A67F0101.ddl
Loading the DD Files to the 475 Field Communicator
In order to load the DDPs into the Field Communicator the “Easy Upgrade Utility from EMERSON must be used. Below is the procedure for how to
load DD files into the 475-Field communicator.
Open Field Communicator Easy Upgrade Utility program and click Utilities on the left hand menu; select Import DDs from local source. The following
window should pop up:
Select the FCI files and press “OK”.