Improving operator productivity is sure to be a strategic imperative in process plants this year. Emerson Process Management
has introduced a panel-mounted LCD Touchpad interface for its FloBoss
Flow Manager family of natural gas and liquid flow computers that speed
up information retrieval, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting.
The LCD Touchpad is transreflective for high visibility even in
bright sunlight and is backlit for night viewing. It is currently
available for the new FloBoss 107 Flow Manager.
The LCD Touchpad is weather resistant and mounts directly to the
front of the FloBoss 107’s environmental enclosure. It gives users the
flexibility to view and enter configuration and operating parameters
and perform diagnostics without the need for an external local operator
interface, such as a laptop. Users can browse through lists or screens
and enter numeric values by simply touching the screen. Access is
controlled by personal identification numbers and security levels that
are assigned in ROCLINK 800.
Operators can detect and troubleshoot integrity and alarm conditions
when using the LCD Touchpad. This is the first product of its kind to
provide device-guided diagnostics to assist operators in
troubleshooting and problem solving. The first notice of a problem is a
red alarm LED located on the unit’s bezel that illuminates whenever an
alarm or integrity condition occurs. Simultaneously, a flashing
asterisk (*) on the main screen identifies the next screen to access.
The flashing asterisk continues on each successive screen until the
exact integrity or alarm problem is identified.
