Control processor FCP270 P0917YZ

June 04, 2024

CARD MODULE
FCP270 CONTROL PROCESSOR FOR DCS MODULE
P/N P0917YZ ; FOXBORO

The Field Control Processor 270 is a distributed, optionally fault-tolerant, field-mounted controller that
performs process control and alarming functions according to a user-defined control strategy

The Field Control Processor 270 (FCP270) is a distributed, optionally fault-tolerant, field-mounted
controller module. The FCP270 performs regulatory, logic, timing, and sequential control together with
connected Fieldbus Modules. It also performs data acquisition and alarm detection and notification.
The FCP270 connects to The MESH control network via standard fiber optic 100 Mbps Ethernet.
The fault-tolerant version of the FCP270 consists of two processor modules. These modules install in
adjacent FCP270 slots in a supported FCP270 baseplate for high speed communication between
the modules.

FCP270 Control Processor P0917YZ
Power Supply P0922YU
Fieldbus Communications Module P0914YZ

P0926HF
P0916AE
P0931RQ
FBM219
FBMSVH
FBM205 P0914XG
ZCP270
FBI10E P0972AJ
FBI10E
FBM201
CP40
FBM218
P0926JM
CP40B
FBM202 P0914ST
P0904AK
RLY4 2500M/RLY4/XXXXX/XXXXXX
CP30 CP30B
P0926HJ
P0916AG
FBM202
FBM203 P0914SV
FBM241c P0914WM
FBM214
P0926HZ
FBM218 P0922VW
FBM231
P0931RM
PF3S-BP13
FBM206
P0903CW
FCM100ET P0926GS
P0922AE
FCP270 P0917YZ
FBM203
FBM204 P0914SY
FCM100Et
FBM214b P0927AH
P0926CP ZCP270
P0903CV
FBM242
P0926HT
FBM201 P0914SQ

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