Generic device description for complex HART field devices

With increasing technology, more complex highway addressable remote transducer (HART) field devices have been developed with flexible cores. This paper discusses the development of a basic generic device description (DD) with a flexible core for HART field devices which is suitable for both the Simatic PDM and HART Communicator. This paper also shows the test results of the DD with a level monitoring device. The tests are made with the device using the Simatic PDM and HART Communicator to ensure a correct and complete user interface.