IDP10S Boasts FoxCal Technology, Delivers Unsurpassed Performance and  Functionality, Improves Reliability, Reduces Required Inventory — A Single Transmitter Does It All

May 14, 2015 —Schneider Electric has introduced the Foxboro ^® Field Devices‘ pressure transmitter “S” series models IDP10S, IGP10S and IAP10S. These intelligent, two-wire pressure transmitters feature patented FoxCal technology. Foxboro by Schneider Electric is a global instrumentation leader offering precision process control and expertise.

Product Overview 

Designed for use for all industries requiring precise differential, gauge and absolute pressure measurement, the S series delivers a wide-range capability without losing reference accuracy. The S series reduces inventory requirements and eliminates inaccurate sensor selections for applications. Instead, a single transmitter does it all.
“Foxboro’s FoxCal multiple-calibration technology eliminates the need for a traditional single-span calibration at application-specific pressure ranges,” said Foxboro S Series Product Manager Patrick Cupo. “This enables 11 calibrated ranges to be stored in the onboard memory. Calibrations preset in the factory cover the full pressure range of the transmitter.”
Cupo noted that a real-time seamless transition from one calibrated range to another maintains accuracy as a percent of reading from 3 to 100 percent of the upper range limit (URL).

Key Capabilities

The Foxboro S series models IDP10S, IGP10S and IAP10S transmit a 4 to 20 mA signal with a superimposed HART® smart instrumentation digital signal for remote configuration and monitoring.
All the Foxboro S series two-wire pressure transmitters feature two “time-in-service” clocks. Foxboro’s S series boosts accuracy while enabling customers to track time-in-service flawlessly. The time-in-service feature enables advanced diagnostics monitoring. For example, the time-in-service meter tracks the total number of days the transmitter has been powered up in the field over its lifetime. It also tracks the number of days the transmitter has been powered up since the last time the meter was reset, which enables users to better track reliability.
“It’s similar to how an odometer enables a car owner to track the cumulative number of miles driven, just as a trip odometer tracks point-to-point mileage,” Cupo explained.
In addition, the user days value can be reset to zero using a HART communicator, a PC-based configurator, or the optional local indicator. (Note:  The lifetime service parameter cannot be reset.) Thus, Foxboro’s predictive maintenance capability cuts costs. Foxboro also provides a wide range of applications that traditionally require two separate transmitters.
“The S series intelligent transmitters with FoxCal auto-calibration not only are the more accurate solution to pressure fluctuations,” Cupo explained, “but each S series two-wire transmitter shrinks a company’s stockpile of less-intelligent transmitters by two-thirds.”
Foxboro’s S series comes with an LCD indicator with on-board push-buttons for configuration.
Cupo added that condensate build-up in the transmitter can be easily drained regardless of installation orientation. The conduit ports allow for easy draining.
“The S series also features a best-in-industry, five-year standard warranty,” Cupo said. “Most competitors offer only a one-year warranty on their transmitters.”
For more information about the new Foxboro S series model IDP10S two-wire pressure transmitters, please visit  IPDS page and download the IDP10S datasheet.