fb3000 Data Sheet
fb3000 Data Sheet
The extended backplanes do not need another CPU or The firmware supports the following property
power supply if the power requirements are under 5 calculations:
Amps. For more information, refer to the Emerson AGA 8 1994 (Detailed, Gross 1 and Gross 2)
FB3000 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Instruction Manual AGA 8 2017 Part 1 and Part 2 (GERG 2008)
(part D301851X012) for specific power limitations and Note: AGA 8 Part 2 / GERG provides support for
hazardous area approvals. the following pure gases: Nitrogen, Carbon
Dioxide, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon
Memory Monoxide, Water Vapor, Hydrogen Sulfide,
The FB3000 supports three types of memory: Helium, and Argon
Speed of Sound calculated via AGA 10 and AGA 8
Flash: Firmware image, history, alarms, events,
2017 Part 2
and file system
NX-19 1962, MOD, VDI/VDE 2040, Miller
SRAM (Static Random Access Memory): Data Logs
and configuration ISO 12213 2009 (parts 2 and 3)
DDR3 SDRAM (DDR3 Synchronous Dynamic SGERG 1991 (Std., Alt 1, Alt 2 and Alt 3)
Random Access Memory): Firmware and execution GPA 2172 2009 (including saturated vapor
memory calculation)
ISO 6976 1995 (Superior and Inferior, incorporating
The 32-bit microprocessor and the Real-Time
Technical Corrigendum 2 [1997] and 3 [1999])
Operating System (RTOS) provide both hardware and
AGA 5 2009
software memory protection.
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The firmware includes the following flow rates and Additionally, each station can be configured for gas
totals for API 12.2 and API 20.1 (low water): metering or liquid metering. Gas meters are
associated with gas stations; liquid meters are
Indicated Volume / Mass
associated with liquid stations. Contract hours and
Gross Volume engineering units can be set differently for each
Gross Standard Volume station.
Net Standard Volume
Water Volume Control
Mass
The FB3000 supports up to a total of 100 instances of
Flow time
control through PIDs, action blocks, effects, and math
Pulses
blocks. The FB3000 allows flexibility in the amount of
The firmware includes the following flow rates and control so you can choose exactly how many instances
totals for API 20.1 (high water): of which type you need. The total of all the control
instances cannot exceed 100.
Indicated volume / mass
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PID Control – The FB3000 supports Proportional, Ethernet – Comm 5 and 6
Integral, and Derivative (PID) control loops. Each PID USB – Comm 7
instance supports a primary and an override loop. The USB port functions as a local operator interface
Each loop has its own user-defined input, output, and
(LOI) port to provide a direct link between the FB3000
override capability.
and a personal computer.
Typically, a PID control maintains a process variable at
set point. If you configure a PID override control, the The FB3000 accommodates the following serial
primary loop is normally in control of the control communication types:
device, but the override loop can take over control of EIA-232 (RS-232) for point-to-point asynchronous
the process if required. A typical example would be serial communications.
primary flow control with a pressure override. EIA-422/EIA-485 (RS-422/RS-485) for half duplex
Action Blocks – The FB3000 supports action blocks synchronous serial communications, EIA-422 for
which can be used in conjunction with effect blocks to point-to-point, EIA-485 for multiple-point, 2- and 4-
monitor a configured condition and to perform an wire.
action (effect) when the logic is “true.” An action block
consists of a user-defined Boolean logic statement Communications Protocols
with two variables. These variables can either be live
The FB3000 supports the DNP3 and Modbus host and
parameter values or constants.
slave (ASCII or RTU) communication protocols on all
Multiple action blocks can be chained together to serial and Ethernet ports. The USB port supports only
create more complex logic. Each action block includes DNP3.
multiple bypasses, which can temporarily halt the
The Ethernet ports support these communication
action to be taken for maintenance and safety.
protocols:
Effects – The FB3000 supports effects which can cause
Modbus encapsulated in TCP/IP protocol (slave
an action to occur when the result of one or more
and host).
action blocks is active (“true”). Multiple action blocks
Modbus TCP/IP protocol (slave and host).
can cause the same effect, such as shutting a valve or
DNP3 protocol
enabling an alert beacon.
In addition to DNP3 and Modbus, the FB3000 supports
You configure an effect by defining an output
HART-IP. This allows HART Pass through for predictive
parameter and the values to write to that parameter
intelligence and integrated protection technologies
when the effect is either active or inactive. You can
like AMS Device Manager.
also configure an active effect to be self-clearing or to
require a manual reset.
Power Input Blocks
Math Blocks – The FB3000 supports math blocks to
perform mathematical equations using user-defined The FB3000 Power Input blocks provide the RTU with
variables as inputs. Each math block consists of up to external input power to the voltage levels required by
four user-defined variables, three mathematical its electronics. The power blocks accept input from
calculations, and the results of each calculation. 10.5 to 30 Vdc from an AC/DC converter or other 10.5
to 30 Vdc supply.
The result of the math block equation can be assigned
to a user data point, to drive an output point, to The IN+ and IN– terminals bring outside power to the
calculated value or to any other data base parameter. power blocks. The LP+ and LP– terminals bring
Mathematical calculations also support standard math independent loop power supply to the modules.
functions (POW, EXP, LOG, SQRT, etc.), constants, and
The FB3000 supports two power supply blocks for
operators.
automatic fail-over. If one power block fails, the
The firmware checks each calculation string for the second power block will provide power to allow the
correct syntax and uses double precision floating point FB3000 to continue working without interruption.
math throughout the calculation.
Additionally, the FB3000 power blocks include a lithium
Communications coin cell battery for SRAM backup.
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using any combination of turbine, ultrasonic, (1993). Liquid meter averages are flow-weighted
and/or Coriolis meter types. averages per API Chapter 12.
FBxDesigner
The default history in the FB3000 can store the
The FBxDesigner software is an integrated
following standard periodic logs for 640 variables.
development environment that enables you to
build IEC 61131-3 compliant programs which you Hourly logs 6 months or 4380 records
subsequently download to the FB3000. You use Daily logs 24 months or 730 records
this software, enabled with an optional software- Weekly logs 60 months or 260 records
based license key, to develop programs Monthly logs 60 months or 60 records
independently of the FBxConnect configuration
Note: Each log can include up to 610 different
software. For more information, refer to the
parameters. This is only the initial default history.
FBxDesigner product data sheet (part
With the flexible history design, the number of
D301861X012) or the FBxConnect online help.
variables and the time duration for different
periodic logs can be adjusted to meet the
Alarms and Events application requirement.
The FB3000 supports extensive alarming capability to The FB3000 also supports two user periodic logs, the
enhance operational efficiency and improve audit trail. duration or period of each is user selectable between 1
Alarms are pre-allocated to meter runs for standard second and 200 hours. The first user periodic logs
values such as pressure, temperature, differential include 10 parameters over 4,000 periods and the
pressure or frequency as well as meter run and station second contains 20 parameters over 500 periods.
flow rates. In addition to these standard alarms, the
FB3000 provides several user alarms that you can The FB3000 RTU supports transactional history along
assign to other database parameters. Storage is with standard periodic history. The flexible sizing
provided for the most recent 8000 alarms in the Alarm allows up to 100 transactional history groups and 3100
log. points, including numeric and string data types.
Transactional logging is performed by the built-in
The Event log stores the significant events during liquid station batching feature, by the
operation and can be configured to either store all START/STOP/NEXT triggers, or by external logic such
events in a single log of 8000 events or store the as an application.
metrology/legal events in a separate log from the
operational events. With the latter option the event log The FB3000 with FBxConnect provides pre-formatted
capacity is 4000 metrology events and 4000 operation EFM reports containing configuration, alarm, events,
events. and hourly and daily history for the specified meter(s)
for the specified time period. The format of the reports
History can be .csv, .pdf or secure pdf.
The history database holds up to 1,380 points in 39 In addition to the above reports, the FB3000 can
history groups. You can configure the first two history produce FLOWCAL-compliant .cfx files through the
groups to archive at different time intervals (between FBxConnect tool as well as calibration reports which
1 second and 200 hours). The other 37 history groups contain U.S. Bureau of Land Management specific
can have their own contract hours and are used to parameters.
archive hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly data.
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Memory Flash 256 MB for firmware image and report files; with 104 MB
reserved for file system and 128 MB available for database and
history
Backup life 4-weeks minimum while maintaining RTC and SRAM data and
no power is applied to unit, SRAM battery back-up in the power
blocks provide an additional 4900 hours each.
Watchdog Timer Hardware monitor expires after 3 seconds and resets the
processor
Note: Refer to the Termination Status Indicates status of personality modules, low battery voltage
Emerson FB3000 RTU
USB Indicates receive or transmit in progress
Instruction Manual
(D301851X012) for the COM1, COM2, COM3, Indicates communications on these ports in progress
sequence and meaning COM4
of LEDS.
ISO+T Indicates RS-485 communications enabled on either COM3 or
COM4
Communications
Ports on CPU module USB EIA-232D (RS-232D) Standard. 1843.2 Kbps USB 2.0 interface
data rate; supports Micro A or Micro B
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EIA-232 and EIA- DNP3 and Modbus host and slave (ASCII or RTU)
422/485
Ethernet DNP3 and Modbus host and slave (ASCII or RTU) encapsulated
in TCP/IP or via TCP/IP
Note: The Ethernet port supports up to 20 connections per
port, each of which is selectable between Modbus slave and
DNP3. It also contains a dedicated connection as a Modbus
host.
4-channel HART 4 total channels (software selectable as inputs or outputs). For more information, refer to
the FB3000 4-Channel HART Module product data sheet (part D301911X012).
8-channel Output 8 channels (user-selectable) of analog, or discrete outputs. For more information refer to
Module FB3000 8-Channel Output Module product data sheet (part D301920X012).
Power
FB3000 Input Power 110 mA
Backup life Each of the two batteries has a 4900-hour minimum life while
maintaining RTC and SRAM data and no power is applied to
unit
Note: To determine the unit’s final input power requirements, add the input power requirements of the base unit,
any optional expansion I/O backplanes, and all appropriate communication or I/O modules together. Input
power requirements for individual modules are listed on each module’s product data sheet.
Physical
Physical 4-Slot and 8-Slot Chassis
8-Slot Dimensions 243.84 mm H by 222.50 mm W by 83.26 mm D (9.600 in. H by 8.760 in. W by 3.278 in. D).
Allow an additional depth of 19 mm (0.75 in.) for cables.
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8-Slot Weight 1.65 kg (3.65 lb) for housing, backplane, and CPU.
Note: To determine the unit’s final weight, add the weight of the 8-slot housing,
backplane, and CPU to the number of installed I/O and communications
modules. Weights for individual modules are listed on each module’s product
data sheet.
4-Slot Dimensions 243.84 mm H by 148.71 mm W by 83.26 mm D (9.600 in. H by 5.855 in. W by 3.278 in. D).
Allow an additional depth of 19 mm (0.75 in.) for cables.
4-Slot Weight 0.6 kg (1.4 lb) for housing, backplane, and CPU.
Note: To determine the unit’s final weight, add the weight of the 4-slot housing,
backplane, and CPU to the number of installed I/O and communications
modules. Weights for individual modules are listed on each module’s product
data sheet.
Environmental
Operating Temp –40 to 75 °C (–40 to 167 °F)
Radiated Emissions Meets EN 55011 Class A; ICES-003:1997 Digital Apparatus; and FCC Part 15, Class A
Thermal Shock IEC68-2-14; Air to air from –20 to 85 °C (–4 to 185 °F)
Radiated/Conducted Meets requirements of IEC 61326 Electrical Equipment for use in Industrial Locations
Immunity
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Approvals
Product Markings for CSA C/US Certified by CSA Certificate Number 70179164
Hazardous Locations Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, and D, T4
Class I, Zone 2, AEx ec IIC T4 Gc
Base Chassis and
Ex ec IIC T4 Gc
Extension Chassis
II 3 G.
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