One common question that is frequeently asked by plant maintenance personnel is 'What if my plant facility has a significant installed base of HART communicating FIELDVUE instruments but not all of these devices are connected to a HART network infrastructure to support valve diagnostics?'. The solution to this is quite simple. Tthe Smart Wireless THUM adapter offers an easy way now to unleash otherwise “stranded” valve diagnostics information. In addition to the THUM adapter. All you need is a Smart Wireless Gateway and AMS Device Manager with the AMS ValveLink SNAP-ON application. With this, you will have the ability to uncover control valve health and performance issues before they affect the process. Some cautious individuals may worry about having to upgrade their existing DVC6000 before installing the THUM adaptor. No, the THUM adapter is designed to work with all HART compatible DVC6000, DVC6200, and DVC2000 Series digital valve controllers.
You should try it out to harness the power of the 'stranded' diagnostic data.