FieldConnex Components Certified By Fieldbus Foundation™

The Fieldbus Foundation has recently introduced registration of fieldbus couplers. Registration signifies that a component is suitable for any fieldbus installation, and guarantees robust and reliable fieldbus physical layer performance. As a worldwide leading vendor of fieldbus infrastructure, Pepperl+Fuchs is among the first companies offering certified components, which gives our customers the assurance of unlimited and proven compliance with the Fieldbus standard.

The first fieldbus certified products to appear in the market are our modular and R2 Segment Protectors. All models R2-SP-N* and RM-SP-* are certified.

All fieldbus certified components are part of our popular FieldConnex line. The design concept behind these interface products has gained broad acceptance in the process industry. They are characterized by unique features that simplify the structure of a Fieldbus communications infrastructure, speed up installation, and reduce time from design to commissioning.

Especially interesting among the newly certified FieldConnex fieldbus products are the new R2 Segment Protector and the Power Hub MBHD-FB1. The components an ideal match and fully comply with the IEC 60079 standard, and it's newly defined requirements for intrinsic safety Ex ic for Zone 2.