F advance – Yokogawa FieldMate User Manual
Page 120

<F Advance>
F-1
IM 01R01A01-01E
9th Edition : May 31, 2013-00
F Advance
This part describes the functions only supported by Advance.
The following lists important terms before describing the features of Advance.
• Device DTM
This is a DTM for devices. This is usually assigned on the terminal of a DTM network topology
(e.g.: device DTM for a differential transmitter)
• COMM DTM
This is a DTM for communication devices (e.g.: DTM for a PROFIBUS communication card)
• Gateway DTM
This is a DTM for communication devices that perform protocol conversion (e.g.: DTM for a
PROFIBUS-HART converter)
• Actual Device
This indicates device that connects physically.
• Database Device
This indicates logical device in database.
• Registering to Database
This means registering device to database.
• Registered Database
This means that actual device is registered to database as Database device.
• Device Maintenance Info
This means information on Database device. In addition to information on the actual device, this
includes maintenance memos, related documents, operation logs, or device parameters.
• FDT Project
This is composed of network topology definitions by a comm/gateway/device DTM, and of data
set for each DTM.
• DTM Data
This is either data in active DTM (memory image) or that data saved to external file. DTM data
consists of two types of data, device parameters and DTM specific parameters.