Honeywell Versatilis Configurator

Honeywell Versatilis Configurator overcomes the shortcomings of custom-built handheld communicators and improves the user experience and efficiencies of field technicians and engineers.

Technicians and engineers have long faced numerous compromises with handheld communicators, including limited hardware capabilities, small screens that are difficult to use with gloves, various functional and performance shortcomings, as well as costly and complex update processes. These challenges have persisted and expanded over time.s.

Our latest technology used in Honeywell Versatilis Configurator overcomes the shortcomings of custom-built handheld communicators and improves the user experience and efficiencies of field technicians and engineers.

What Is It?
Honeywell Versatilis is a next generation handheld platform for configuring, calibrating, monitoring, and diagnosing universal HART, Modbus*, and Honeywell DE devices and for provisioning and troubleshooting of ISA100 Wireless and WirelessHART devices. It also provides a secure and open platform for other applications.

• Intrinsically safe and certified for hazardous location use
• State-of-the-art intrinsically safe tablet, contemporary smart App for configuration and diagnostics
• Safe and easy operations as devices can be securely communicated with from a distance
• Single solution for HART, Modbus*, DE and Wireless devices
• Universal solution – works seamlessly with any vendor device
• Advance IAMS features such as Offline Configuration & History
• Preloaded DD files/packages and easy, free upgrades on the fly as a user function
• Commercial off-the-shelf batteries for the communication interface
• Convenient and bundled accessories
• Open platform for other secure productivity and mobility applications from any vendor.

How Does It Work?
Versatilis platform can be used to provision ISA100 & WirelessHART devices through different means

• Requires “AndroidProvDev” app supplied with WDM R321 onwards
• Support for Windows10 coming in future
• Support for BLE provisioning for SmartLine Wireless coming in future

Versatilis Advanced Comm Interface
The modem has a similar form factor of an Apple TV box. It includes a straightforward toggle button to switch between protocols based on the model selected, with an illuminated LED indicating the active selection.

The modem can be powered with three AA rechargeable off-the-shelf batteries. When completely charged this device offers 40 hours of operating time. Honeywell supply two sets of batteries with a separate charger. There is an intuitive RGB pattern LED for low battery, power and Bluetooth communications.

User Interface and Mobility Device
There are Windows and Android tablet choices available, and these certified products have highly responsive capacitive multi-touch screens. With extendable storage in hundreds of GBs and up to 2 Terabytes, your devices will never run out of space again. All options come with front and back cameras, contemporary Bluetooth and WiFi communications, various ports and sensors, which make them a potent utility platform for various applications at your site.

What Problems do they solve?

• 30% less time to complete tasks with a larger display
• 80% faster navigation through menus
• Basic configuration in under 30 seconds
• Configures devices from a safe distance
• A single tool for multiple protocols
• Up to 60% lower cost of additional units (interfaces compared with a full handheld)