Easily Adapt with Automation Agility
Quickly make changes to your measurement and control when needed without third party interference by standardizing on a single, scalable automation platform.
Fulfill the dynamic needs of expansive multi-wellpads with a scalable automation platform that allows for superior architectural flexibility. Emerson’s FBxNet™ with Remote I/O™ allows you to design your wellpad with centralized or distributed measurement and control, or a hybrid of the two. This agile networking approach provides the agility to put control exactly where you need it on your wellpad while delivering secure peer-to-peer connectivity. Simply connect remotely located FB3000 RTUs along with FB1000 and FB2000 Series Flow Computers into an integrated publisher/subscriber (pub/sub) network using remote I/O to enable secure, robust data sharing. As your operation expands, simply add units to your existing network to seamlessly integrate an entire fleet of FB Series devices. Future-proof your operation by standardizing on a scalable, integrated measurement and control platform that offers ultra-flexible control with the massive processing power to handle demanding network requirements.
The FBxNet™ with FBxRemote I/O™ architecture allows up to 21 FB3000 RTUs along with FB1000 and FB2000 Series Flow Computers to communicate with one another across multiple wellpads. This single, scalable measurement and control architecture has the capacity and processing power to span across 750 meter runs or more.
Each FB3000 RTU is highly scalable, enabling greater architectural as well as measurement and control requirements to be met over time. With the ability to centralize more I/O and control in a single chassis, the footprint also remains minimal. Reduce unnecessary costs and save time with the ability to easily scale from small to large in a single automation platform.
Get the flexibility to develop complex wellpad architectures over time with FBxNet. Whether you need to distribute control and measurement across multiple devices or centralize control and measurement with remote I/O, our FBxNet pub-sub network facilitates I/O distribution with the subscriber FB3000 RTU able to handle 5,000 parameters per Ethernet port. The publishers in the network can be a mix of FB3000 RTUs and FB Series Flow Computers. By enabling secure yet easy-to-configure data sharing between multiple dispersed devices, your operation can achieve robust control with less complexity.
Streamline training and drive consistent practices across your operation with our single set of intuitive FBx Programmable Tools that enable users to efficiently setup and manage a fleet of FB3000 RTUs as well as FB Series Flow Computers. With the best blend of native configurability and programmability on the market today, our FB3000 RTU can be up and running in a matter of minutes. Once the RTU is in operation, online editing of the control load along with hot-swappable I/O and our new personality modules, that separate termination from the I/O and CPU modules, ensure maximum uptime while simplifying maintenance.
It is now easier than ever to setup and configure your new Emerson flow computers. FBxConnect's Initial Setup Wizard walks you through the steps needed to make sure your flow computers are configured to your automation needs, including API 21.1 compliance.