<x-html><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2651.75"> <TITLE>RE: CP-60's, thanks & another usage question</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Stan,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Yes, V6.2 is a Day 0 upgrade from V6.1. Changes made to CSA made the Day 0 method necessary.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Stan Brown [<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:00 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: CP-60's, thanks & another usage question</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>On Wed May 31 13:00:45 2000 John Metsker wrote...</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>------_=_NextPart_001_01BFCB21.C2CD7FB0</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Content-Type: text/plain;</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> charset="iso-8859-1"</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Stan,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>The few number of CP60/200 Series FBM installations that you are probably</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>correct in surmising is probably based on the fact that V6.2 is required to</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>support the new hardware. V6.2 was yet another Day 0 upgrade that</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>effectively existed only to introduce these devices. </FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=2>Is 6.2 a day 0 from 6.1?</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=2>In any case, for the (hypothetical) job we are disucsiing, it would not</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>be a problem, since we would have an outage to install the new DCS</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>anyway.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>With V6.2.1, the adapter to support communication to support the original</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>IEEE1118 based FBM's will be added.</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=2>Thanks, I have a pointer to the PSS on that from another user.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>At General Mills, we have installed a CP60 and FBM200's (with the proper</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>QF's installed) at one of our sites and we have been happy with the improved</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>cost per I/O point, the new card I/O options, and the flexibility offered by</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>the Ethernet I/O run. (All points made in the previous e-mail.) We chose</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>to use the fiber physical layer to avoid any EMI issues completely. We will</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>only get our payback if we decide to later scale this system.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>I am concerned however, about appears to be a lingering issue with the new</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>AMD chip based CPs and the issues of maintaining fault tolerance. The</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>stability of the CP has always been a given with I/A. There may be a good</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>reason to wait if you on these devices if you have a critical process to</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>control.</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=2>Mind giving me a bit more detail here? Are you talking about just</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>CP-60's or also CP40B's? What sort of problems ahve you seen?</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=2>Thanks for the feedback.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] 843-745-3154</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Charleston SC.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Windows 98: n.</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit </FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>-</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>(c) 2000 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Foxboro Company. 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