fdtCONTAINER component is designed to integrate FDT into existing applications or to develop a new FDT frame application.
The Frame Application is a software application that enables a graphical interface or ‘view’ used to configure, maintain and diagnose intelligent measurement devices from different leading suppliers. A Frame functions as a “window” or “view” that displays device parameters and information by way of an installed DTM provided by the device supplier. This combination provides a simple, clear, and easy-to-understand device management environment that can change your view of the device by indicating diagnostic warnings of potential problems which may help you reduce maintenance and operation costs.
The FDT Device Type Manager (FDT/DTM) is a core component of the overall FDT solution. It contains the application software that defines all the parameters and capabilities included in an automation device. The DTM is the “device driver” delivering performance-driven information to an FDT-enabled system about the health of instruments on the plant or factory floor.