FB Zone 1 Pepperl+Fuchs

FB Remote I/O stations are mounted in hazardous areas Zone 1 or Zone 21. They form a modular signal conditioning system to interface signals from the field with a control system in the safe area. FB Remote I/O connects your conventional sensors and actuators to your DCS using a single standardized fieldbus connection (PROFIBUS, Modbus, Ethernet and others).

The plug-in input and output modules can be hot swapped in a running system without the need for a hot work permit.

There is a wide spectrum of single and multi-channel I/O modules available offering intrinsically safe and increased safety field connections. This ensures that engineering becomes easy and adaptable to the needs of your plant concept.

• Mounting / maintenance without hot work permit
• I/O modules for Ex i (intrinsic safety) and Ex e field connections
• I/O modules can be mounted on the backplane in any order
• 1 - 8 channel I/O modules
• Standard Busses (PROFIBUS, Modbus, Ethernet …)
• Configuration can be accomplished via the bus
• HART communication available
• Optional redundancy for bus, gateways, and power supplies
• Supports the FDT concept
• Bus independant SIL 2 shut down outputs available
• FATs and GAMP4 FATs optional