FOUNDATION FIELDBUS 1NTEROPERABILITY TESTING

This report is to discuss about the research and testing of Basic Interoperability
Testing for Foundation Fieldbus system. The Foundation Fieldbus is the new protocol
that used in the PETRONAS process plant. Since that, PETRONAS personnel get lack of
training in handling this new system. Devices that used in Foundation Fieldbus system
can not work or interoperate with the devices from different manufacturers. This project
is to perform the interoperability testing and the result will be used as the reference for
Foundation Ficldbus system for PETRONAS personnel that handling this new system.
Besides, the purpose of this project is to find out interoperability devices with the
manufacturers system. The methodology towards achieving the objectives includes the
theoretical and technical research, and testing the system and devices. Research and
understanding of the project is very important. Some procedure needs to follow to get the
desired result and accuracy and consistency of the result need to take to the consideration.
The specific system need to conduct for the basic interoperability testing is Honeywell
system. The tasks that should be done under this Basic Interoperability Test are device
commissioning, device decommissioning, online device replacement, physical layer
diagnostics, calibration function checks, and online parameter downloads. From this test,
all the devices that had been tested were successfully done. The research for the
Foundation Ficldbus should continuously perform to improve the system from time to
time and the analysis of result and reports will use for a future research.