If you have more questions, please go ahead – what are ELCO, system FTA, and system ETP?
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This post was last edited by flyingcolors on 2010-12-17 at 12:58. What are ELCO, system FTA, and system ETP? Could you please explain it in detail? Thank you, I haven’t quite understood it yet. What does bottom plate installation mean? Mounting of relay and safety barrier base plates? What is the difference between a lightning protector and a safety barrier? Can they be used together? Who can explain the specific functions of lightning protectors and safety barriers? I remember that safety barriers are used to limit energy; what about lightning protectors? Is it to prevent current distortion? Thank you. Recently I learned the following: a lightning protector is equivalent to a surge protector, and a signal distributor is a repeater, which is essentially a signal transmitter. HART signal distributor = the distribution backplane for HART signals plus accessories. Both FTA and ETP are card interface components for each system; some systems refer to them as plugs. As for the installation of the relay base plate, no one answered; my understanding is that multiple relays can be installed on one plate, which makes it look better and easier to maintain. What signal types are commonly used for acoustic, optical, electrical, and mechanical actuator instruments? AI, AO, DI, DO? Could someone kind enough please classify them? Also, is 0.5A/24VDC usually a DI signal?
ELCO is a professional automation company abroad; this is likely one of their products, namely cables. FTA is an intermediate device that connects various I/O cards of Honeywell TPS DCS to field devices or other systems; in Chinese, it is called a field terminal assembly. ETP is an intermediate device that connects various I/O cards of TRICONEX’s TRICON system to field devices or other systems, and it is referred to as a field terminal module ； Well, ELCO products are commonly used for the cables that connect DCS or PLC cards to FTA or ETP.
Lightning arresters and isolation barriers can be installed together; our devices come equipped with them
How to install? Is there a sequence requirement?
Thank you very much. Could you tell me the full English spelling of FTA? There is also the full English spelling of ETP. Thank you. I feel like you have such extensive knowledge
FTA = field terminal adapter? What about ETP? =What? Thank you.