I/O Gate blocks

Block

Description

SCP Software Limitations or Notes

FCIN

The Foreign Device Contact Input block writes a Boolean value received from its applicable field device to its output during every execution.

FCOUT

The Foreign Device Contact Output block sends the contact value received from the Foxboro Evo control strategy to its applicable field device, only when it receives a changed value.

FIIN

The Foreign Device Integer Input block writes a 16- or 32-bit integer value received from its applicable field device to its output during every execution.

FIOUT

The Foreign Device Integer Output block sends the 16- or 32-bit integer value received from the Foxboro Evo control strategy to its applicable field device in real-time, only when it receives a changed value.

FMCIN

The Foreign Device Multi-Contact Input block writes the contact value received from its applicable field device to its output.

FMCOUT

The Foreign Device Multi-Contact Output block sends the contact values received from the Foxboro Evo control strategy to its applicable field device (in a packed output), only when it receives one or more changed values.

FRIN

The Foreign Device Real Input block writes an analog value received from its applicable field device to its output during every execution.

FROUT

The Foreign Device Real Output block sends the real value received from the Foxboro Evo control strategy to its applicable field device, only when it receives a changed value.

FSIN

The Foreign Device String Input block writes the string value received from the applicable field device to its output and increments the alternate change parameter when it receives a changed value.

FSOUT

The Foreign Device String Output block sends the string value received from the Foxboro Evo control strategy to its applicable field device, when it receives a change.

FTRIG

The Trigger block provides the control strategy with the capability to send a trigger event, which can be processed by an ECB.