475 Datasheet

475 Field Communicator
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Product Data Sheet
July 2009

475 Field Communicator

Full-color graphical user interface

Powerful field diagnostics Long-lasting Lithium-Ion power module

Bluetooth® communication

Universal support for HART ® and FOUNDATION TM fieldbus devices

The 475 Field Communicator is designed to support all HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus devices from allvendors.

Introduction

The 475 Field Communicator builds on the industry-leading technology of the 375 Field Communicator while adding innovative new capabilities including color display, Bluetooth communication, and advanced field diagnostics.

What you get is the most powerful handheld available – universal, user upgradeable, intrinsically safe, rugged and reliable. Only the 475 FieldCommunicator can deliver all this in a single handheld communicator.

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July 2009 The weight of the 475 Field Communicator is evenly distributed for comfortable one-handed operation in the field. It runs on Windows CE, a robust, real-time operating system. The 475 Field Communicator has plenty of memory to allow for future expansion. It has 32 MB ofapplication memory and 1 GB of memory on its System Card.

User Upgradeable

Designed not only for use on the bench, the 475 Field Communicator also enables you to do those tasks that just have to be done in the field.

The 475 Field Communicator is designed to simplify your work in the field. The intuitive full color user interface allows you to leverage the same practices for both HART andFOUNDATION fieldbus devices. It includes a larger touch screen than PDAs or Pocket PCs, supports HART versions 5, 6, and 7 (including WirelessHART™) devices, and allows you to upgrade your 475 Field Communicator onsite using the Internet.

Product Description

and normal lighting. To make sure all conditions are covered, a multi-level backlight is included, allowing bright, crisp display evenin plant areas with dim light.

Easy Upgrade Keeps Your Communicator Current The 475 Field Communicator is user upgradeable via the Internet. Avoid the time delays of sending your communicator to a service center for upgrades. With the Easy Upgrade option, you can download new device drivers, functionality, or licenses directly to your 475 Field Communicator. Keeping your 475 Field Communicatorupdated is easy.

The touch screen display and large physical navigation buttons provide for efficient use both on the bench and in the field. The full color graphics capability is provided as standard with every 475 Field Communicator. It uses powerful EDDL technology to allow you to read data from field devices in a graphical manner. Charts, graphs, gauges, and product images are just a few ofthe ways in which important device data can be displayed using the 475 Field Communicator’s color LCD display.

See and Feel the Difference The touch screen display uses transflective technology, making it easy to read in both bright sunlight
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With Easy Upgrade, when new HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus DDs become available, you can simply download them from the Internet and upgrade your475 Field Communicator. Update at your site, within your control, when it’s convenient for you.

New HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus devices, as well as functional updates to existing devices, are introduced continually by device vendors. Keeping up-to-date with the required Device Descriptions (DDs) for all the devices in your plant can be a real challenge.

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The EasyUpgrade Utility allows you to transfer system software, DDs, and HART device configurations between the 475 Field Communicator and a PC. Connect using IrDA, Bluetooth, or an SD Card Reader.

Online Licensing The Online Licensing capability provided with Easy Upgrade allows you to enable new options for your 475 Field Communicator over the Internet. With Online Licensing, powerful options like...