DeltaV Distributed Control System Product Data Sheet
August 2024
DeltaV™ MQ Controller
Increases productivity
Easy to use
Has the flexibility to meet your needs
The DeltaV ™ MQ Controller and the DeltaV I/O subsystem
make rapid installation easy.
Introduction Self-addressing. The DeltaV controller is unique in
its ability to automatically identify itself to the DeltaV
The MQ Controller provides communication and control control network. When the controller is powered up, it is
between the field devices and the other nodes on automatically assigned a unique address — no dip switches,
the control network. Control strategies and system no configuring — just plug and play!
configurations created on earlier DeltaV™ systems can
Self-locating. A controller’s physical location is easy to find.
be used with this powerful controller. The MQ Controller
LEDs on the face of the controller can be made to flash,
provides all the features and functions of the MD Plus
providing a strong visual clue.
Controller, with the same amount of memory.
Automatic I/O detection. The controller can identify all
The control languages executed in the controllers are
I/O interface channels located on the subsystem. As soon
described in the Configuration Software Suite product
as an I/O interface is plugged in, the controller knows the
data sheet.
general characteristics of the field devices managed by
that I/O interface. This reduces the no value engineering
Benefits associated with configuration — easy!
Connect to Electronic Marshalling. Starting in DeltaV
Increases productivity v14.3, CHARMs and wireless devices connected through
The MQ Controller is as quick as the MD Plus Controller and CHARM I/O Cards (CIOC) can be assigned to the MQ
provides the same configurable memory as the MD Plus Controller. This makes it easier than ever to add I/O to an
Controller. The Ethernet ports are full duplex, 100MB/ existing controller by simply adding a CIOC to the DeltaV
second maximum throughput. The results are lower CPU Area Control Network.
utilization and higher capacity for control strategies.
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Easy to use Mounting. This plug-and-play system structure provides
modular system growth with a single controller and can be
Total control. The controller manages all control
mounted in a Class 1, Div 2 or ATEX Zone 2 environment.
activities for the I/O interface channels. It also manages all
Refer to the System Power Supplies and I/O Subsystem
communication functions for the communications network.
Carriers product data sheets for additional information.
Time stamping, alarming, and trend objects are also
managed within the controller. The controller executes all
control strategy with execution speeds up to every 100 ms.
Data protection. All online changes made to control
parameters are automatically stored for later upload into
the engineering database. This way, the system always
retains a complete record of all the data that has been
changed online.
Cold restart. This feature provides automatic restart
of the controller in case of a power failure. The restart
is completely autonomous because the entire control
strategy is stored in NVM RAM of the controller for this
purpose. Simply set the restart state of the controller to
current conditions.
Has the flexibility to meet your needs
Advanced operations. The MQ Controller is equipped
to handle the DeltaV Batch option, as well as advanced
control functions.
You can also use advanced control function such as Neural
and Model Predictive Control on the MQ Controller.
Data pass-through. The controller is equipped with the The MQ Controller.
ability to pass smart HART® information from field devices
to any workstation node in the control network. This means Designed to support legacy migration
you can take advantage of applications, such as Asset
Management Solutions AMS Device Manager, that enable Advanced operations. The MQ Controller provides the
you to remotely manage the HART information contained in DeltaV platform to migrate PROVOX and RS3 controllers,
your HART or FOUNDATION Fieldbus equipped devices. and also supports the PROVOX and RS3 Migration
I/O interfaces.
Prepares you for the future. As your system grows, you
can expand your software license to increase the number of The existing PROVOX I/O remains in place using the
device signal tags (DSTs) allocated to the DeltaV controller. migration I/O interface to PROVOX with support of up to
Begin with 50 and expand to 750 DSTs. Control strategy 750 real I/O signals. Serial datasets are migrated to DeltaV
complexity and control module scan rates determine overall serial cards and all virtual I/O are no longer required due to
controller performance and application size. A redundant the direct module references possible in the DeltaV system.
controller may be added to back up an MQ Controller RS3 system migrations to the DeltaV system are fully
online. The standby controller comes online automatically, supported with MQ Controllers and the migration I/O
with a bumpless transition. For more information, refer to interface for RS3.
the I/O Redundancy product data sheet.
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DeltaV MQ Controller hardware dimensions.
Specifications
Power, Mounting, and Memory
Power Requirement Supplied by System Power Supply through 2-wide
Power/Controller Carrier
Fuse Protection 3.0 A, non-replaceable fuses
Power Dissipation 5.0 W typical, 7.0 W maximum
Mounting On right slot of Power/Controller Carrier
User Memory 48 MB
Primary Control Network 8-pin RJ-45 connector
Redundant Control Network 8-pin RJ-45 connector
LED Indicators (ON Status)
Green – Power Indicates DC power is applied
Red – Error Indicates an error condition
Green – Active Indicates that the controller is operating as the
primary controller
Green – Standby Indicates that the controller is operating as a backup
controller (reserved for future use)
Yellow Flashing – Pri. CN Indicates valid primary control network communication
Yellow Flashing – Sec. CN Indicates valid secondary control network communication
All except Power flashing Visual identification of controller initiated from user
interface software by ping command
All except Power flashing, alternating even and odd Firmware upgrade in progress
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Environmental
Operating Temperature* -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F)
Storage Temperature -40° to 85°C (-40° to 185°F)
Relative Humidity 5 to 95%, non-condensing
Airborne Contaminants ISA-S71.04-1985 Airborne Contaminants Class G3
Conformal coating
Shock (normal operating conditions) 10 g ½-sine wave for 11 ms
Vibration (operative limit) 1 mm peak-to-peak from 5 Hz to 16 Hz,
0.5 g from 16 Hz to 150 Hz
*Operating any electronics at the higher end of its temperature range for long periods of time will shorten its expected lifetime, see Effects of Heat and Airflow
Inside an Enclosure White Paper for more information.
Certifications Hazardous Area/Location
The following certifications are available on the MQ The MQ Controller can be installed and used based on
Controller (see actual certificates for exact certifications): the following Standards (see actual certificates for exact
product markings):
CE
FM (USA)
EMC- EN 61326-1
Installation:
FM
Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D, T4
FM 3600
cFM (Canada)
FM 3611
Installation:
CSA Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D, T4
CSA C22.2 No. 213 ATEX
CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1 II 3G Ex ec IIC T4 Gc
ATEX IEC Ex
EN 60079-0 Installation:
II 3G Ex ec IIC T4 Gc
EN 60079-7
IEC Ex
Regarding the Installation instructions please refer to the following Documents:
IEC60079-0 Class 1 Division 2 Installation Instructions DeltaV M-series 12P1293
IEC60079-7 Zone 2 Installation Instructions DeltaV M-series 12P2046
Marine Certifications: IACS E10
ABS Certificate of Design Assessment
DNV Type Approval Certificate
Wurldtech
Achilles Communications Certification Level 2
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Ordering Information
Description Model Number
MQ Controller VE3008
Spare Part Ordering Information
Description Model Number
Controller Module Hold-down Screw; box of 20 KJ4010X1-BP3
Prerequisites
For each controller you will need to select the mounting Assigning CHARMs to the MQ Controller requires DeltaV
carrier. Please refer to M-series I/O Subsystem Carriers v14.3 and later software, but is not supported on M-series
product data sheets for details. Controller Interfaces to PROVOX and RS3.
Each controller requires a dedicated system power Electronic Marshalling requires use of DeltaV Smart
supply. Please refer to the M-series System Power Supply Switches between controllers and CIOCs, please refer
product data sheet for details. to Network Considerations for M-series with Electronic
Marshalling White Paper.
The MQ Controller requires DeltaV v10.3.1 or later. A
hotfix is required for v11.3.2 and older firmware.
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