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Foxboro and Open, Software-Defined Automation

There's a lot of buzz around open, software-defined automation (SDA), but what does it mean for distributed control systems, like Foxboro DCS? The truth: The only future path forward for distributed control systems is open SDA.

What is open, software-defined automation?

Open SDA is changing industrial automation by simplifying operations, accelerating transformation, and aligning automation with business strategy.

Key pillars are:

Hardware independence
Distributed intelligence
Application centricity
Digital continuity

Foxboro SDA is the first software-defined distributed control system

For the past 8 years, we've been investing, innovating, testing and validating our flagship Foxboro DCS and our next generation, future Foxboro distributed control system: Foxboro Software-Defined Automation.

By being a software-defined DCS, Foxboro SDA is more than distributed control system, it’s the path forward for continuous process industries. And, since it’s a Foxboro system, Foxboro SDA customers can expect a well-defined, validated solution, not just a collection of parts. Foxboro SDA is:

Open, software defined

Cybersecure by design

Highly flexible

→ Foxboro SDA is here. And it’s the future for hybrid and continuous process industries.

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→ At Schneider Electric, we know open, software-defined automation is an industry-game changer.

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