Global technology and software leader Emerson expanded its DeltaV Automation Platform with the DeltaV Version 15 Feature Pack 2 update for its distributed control system (DCS). The new release aims to empower users to easily transition to a DeltaV DCS from more third-party control systems, the company says, as well as expands support for data-rich Ethernet device networks and reduces the complexity of state-based control implementations. “DeltaV Version 15 Feature Pack 2 provides users new functionality, capabilities and enhancements to further expand seamless data and I/O integration as well as applications to more easily modernize their operations, improve connectivity and collaboration, and lock operation excellence,” said Claudio Fayad, vice president of technology for Emerson’s process systems and solutions business, in a statement. A common barrier to control system modernization is the high cost and labor requirements of transitioning I/O. DeltaV IO Connect lets users replace legacy control systems with modern DeltaV software and controllers while leaving legacy I/O infrastructure in place and also supports third-party control systems, the company notes. The DeltaV control system also have increased the types of data in addition to the diagnostic capabilities of the wide variety of supported Ethernet-based communication protocols, it says. Such enhancements advance the solid foundation of DeltaV automation to exchange increasing volume and variety of data from the next generation of field device networks, it adds. 

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