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3.  About Fieldbus
3.1  Outline
Fieldbus is a widely used bi-directional digital 
communication protocol for eld devices that 
enable the simultaneous output to many types of 
data to the process control system. 
The transmitter of Fieldbus communication type 
employs the specication standardized by The 
Fieldbus Foundation, and provides interoperability 
between Yokogawa devices and those produced by 
other manufacturers. Fieldbus comes with software 
consisting of three AI function blocks that enable the 
exible implementation of systems.
For information on other features, engineering, 
design, construction work, startup and maintenance 
of Fieldbus, refer to “Fieldbus Technical Information” 
(TI 38K03A01-01E).
3.2  Internal Structure of DPharp
The transmitter contains two virtual eld devices 
(VFD) that share the following functions.
3.2.1  System/network Management VFD
•  Sets node addresses and Physical Device tags 
(PD Tag) necessary for communication.
•  Controls the execution of function blocks.
•  Manages operation parameters and 
communication resources (Virtual 
Communication Relationship: VCR).
3.2.2  Function Block VFD
(1)  Resource block
•  Manages the status of transmitter hardware.
•  Automatically informs the host of any detected 
faults or other problems.
(2)  SENSOR Transducer block
•  Converts sensor output to pressure, static 
pressure, and capsule temperature signals, and 
transfers to the AI function blocks.
(3)  LCD Transducer block
•  Controls the display of the integral indicator.
(4)  AI1 function block
•  Condition raw data from the Transducer block.
•  Output differential pressure, static pressure and 
capsule temperature signals.
•  Carry out scaling, damping and square root 
extraction.
(5)  PID function block
•  Performs the PID control computation based on 
the deviation of the measured value from the 
setpoint.
3.3  Logical Structure of Each 
Block
PID function 
block
F0301.ai
DPharp
Fieldbus
System/network management VFD
Function block VFD
Link Master
PD Tag
Resource block
Block tag
Parameters
Communication 
parameters
VCR
Node address
Function block 
execution schedule
LCD 
Transducer block
Block tag
Parameters
LCD
AR function 
block
IS function 
block
IT function 
block
SC function 
block
AI function 
block
AI function 
block
Sensor 
input
Output
SENSOR 
Transducer block
Block tag
Parameters
AI function 
block
Block tag
OUT
Parameters
OUT_D
Sensor
Figure 3.1  Logical Structure of Each Block
Setting of various parameters, node addresses, 
and PD Tags shown in Figure 3.1 is required before 
starting operation.
3.4  Wiring System Conguration
The number of devices that can be connected to 
a single bus and the cable length vary depending 
on system design. When constructing systems, 
both the basic and overall design must be carefully 
considered to achieve optimal performance.










