FCP270 P0917YZ
Product Name
FCP270 P0917YZFoxboro (Emerson) High-Performance Field Control Processor
Model Interpretation:
- “FCP270”: Denotes Foxboro’s Field Control Processor 270 series—a mid-to-high tier controller optimized for distributed control system (DCS) integration and real-time process management.
- “P0917YZ”: Unique part number (P/N) specifying hardware configuration: single-processor design, redundant power support, and compatibility with Foxboro’s I/A Series DCS ecosystem.
- The designation aligns with Foxboro’s naming convention for control modules, where “FCP” signifies field-level processing capabilities and numeric suffixes indicate performance tiers .
2. Product Description
The FCP270 P0917YZ is an industrial-grade field control processor engineered by Foxboro (Emerson) for real-time process control, data acquisition, and system integration in distributed control systems (DCS) across oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, and water/wastewater industries . As the processing core of Foxboro’s I/A Series DCS, its core functions include:
- Executing complex control logic (e.g., PID regulation, sequential control) via a high-performance processor (up to 20 MIPS), supporting simultaneous management of analog/digital I/O signals and third-party devic