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| Featured Articles |
A Bridge to Fieldbus Upgrades
Control, November 2011
Ethernet is replacing many traditional industrial communication networks as automation suppliers move to Ethernet for better performance and openness. The move to IP v6 allows enough IP addresses to provide "Ethernet to the Field Device" for many years.
Digital Diagnostics
Automation World, November 2011
By Dave Gehman
Half of the respondents to a recent Automation World survey indicate that they do not use the smarts - the advanced diagnostics - available in their Hart and Foundation Fieldbus devices. The reasons: cost, complexity and training.
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Are Users Happy with ESD Solutions?
Control, October 2011
By John Rezabek
What's the status of Foundation fieldbus specification for Safety Instrumented Functions (FF-SIF)? The status is: Good luck finding any product, either in reality or even on suppliers' "roadmaps."
Wireless Sensor Network Standards: On the Road to Convergence
Automation World, October 2011
By Renee Robbins Bassett
Two similar wireless standards - WirelessHart and ISA 100.11a - are competing for dominance as the enabler of smart instrumentation and all its promised benefits. Some users, however, are seeking convergence rather than competition.
EtherCAT's Secret of Success
Automation.com, September 2011
By Martin Rostan, EtherCAT Technology Group
There is no giant marketing machine behind it, nor is EtherCAT the successor to a market leading fieldbus system - and yet EtherCAT enjoys an outstanding adoption rate worldwide, and the ETG has become the world's largest fieldbus organization.
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| Product Announcements |
 Fluke introduces 750 Series Documenting Process Calibrators
Devices calibrate temperature, pressure, voltage, current, resistance, and frequency and have three operating modes - measure, source, or simultaneous measure/source.
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Rev. 4.7 adds a trending feature which allows users to trend the parameters of HART devices.
Dwyer introduces DevCom2000 HART Software
Software eliminates the need to purchase and maintain a separate handheld HART communicator.
Other Product Announcements
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| Resources |
Fieldbus Foundation Updates H1 Interoperability Test Kit
H1 Interoperability Test Kit (ITK) 6.0.1 tests the functionality of an H1 (31.25 kbit/s) fieldbus device and its conformity with the FOUNDATION function block and transducer block specifications.
PROFIdrive System Description
This document describes the PROFIdrive application profile which defines the device behavior and the process for accessing drive data of electric drives on PROFIBUS and PROFINET and also optimally integrates the additional PROFIsafe and PROFIenergy profiles.
Essentials of Modern Measurements and Final Elements in the Process Industry: A Guide to Design, Configuration, Installation, and Maintenance - $119.00
This comprehensive resource aims to increase awareness of the opportunities afforded by modern measurement instruments and final elements, and to show how to get maximum benefit from the revolution in smart technologies. It builds an understanding of the fundamental aspects of measurements, measurement instruments, and final elements for applications in the process industry.
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| Application Stories |
Automation upgrade at Sebokeng wastewater plant
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, October 2011
The plant installed a new DCS, PLCs, Profibus network, Wonderware SCADA system, and Endress+Hauser flow meters, analyzers and level transmitters.
Refining Vegetable Oils
Manual control systems at a Southeast Asia fats and oil producer are being re-vamped with automation systems based on PROFIBUS and PROFINET, leading to ROIs measured in months.
Application of HOLLiAS MACS System in GuiZhou Qianbei Power
By Hollysys
Hollysys installed a HOLLiAS-MACS DCS with Profibus DP to control Units 3 and 4 of the GuiZhou Qianbei 300MW Power Plant.
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| White Papers |
Waste Water Treatment Control
Automation.com, October 2011
By Hollysys
Paper describes how a typical municipal waste water treatment operates--including mechanical treatment, biological and chemical treatment, sludge treatment and the instrumentation involved - and how a PLC-based control system, Profinet and Ethernet handle it all.
Real-Time EtherNet/IP - PROFINET Technology
By Advantech
There have been many attempts to adapt Ethernet technology to better serve the plant floor. This paper addresses the deterministic nature of EtherNet/IP and PROFINET, two Ethernet-based protocols that have significant followings in both discrete and process automation.
Distributed Modular I/O Technology Guide
By Balluff
The focus of this whitepaper is to inform controls engineers working for machine builders about the advantages of distributed modular I/O on an industrial network and how to select the best out-of-the-cabinet controls solution for manufacturing equipment.
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| Company & Organizational News |
HART Communication Foundation Opens Office in Japan
The Tokyo office provides users and Foundation member companies with application assistance, information and technical support on the HART Communication Protocol.
Common WirelessHART Gateway specified
Fieldbus Foundation, the HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and PI have joined forces to create a common architecture for a WirelessHART gateway device
Fieldbus Foundation Issues Transducer Block Specification
Specification defines transducer block for interfacing HART devices to FOUNDATION fieldbus.
FDI group will organize fieldbus
FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International and OPC Foundation founded FDI to establish an organization to manage device integration.
Moore HIX HART Signal Isolator Receives CSA Approval
The HIX HART signal isolator has received General Location and Class I, Division 2 (Non-Incendive) approvals from CSA International in the United States and Canada.
Browse more company and organizational news on the Fieldbus Networks portal. |
| Featured Training |
PROFINET Certified Network Engineering Class
December 5, 2011 - December 9, 2011
Location: Johnson City, TN, USA
In this hands-on training you will dive into the installation, operation and maintenance of PROFINET products and networks. This course is an intensive, four-day training program.
Deployment of ISA100.11a - The First Standard of the ISA100 Universal Family of Wireless...
December 7, 2011
2:00 PM - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Time Zone
This course provides participant an understanding of deployment approaches for ISA100.11a, expected performance, and site issues.
PROFIBUS One-day Training Class
December 13, 2011
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
This class takes the student through a complete PROFIBUS DP project applying PROFIBUS to discrete automation. This is followed by a project applying PROFIBUS to process instruments. Technical details of the technology are provided along with practical demonstrations. A short introduction to PROFINET, the all-encompassing Industrial Ethernet is included.
Upgraded Foundation Fieldbus Training in The Netherlands
Improved process and maintenance industry training facilities at Brielle will enhance training offered by STC-Group under the Foundation Certified Training Program (FCTP).
Browse more training and seminar opportunities on the Fieldbus Networks portal.
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| Featured Events |
SCADA Asia 2012
January 11, 2012 - January 13, 2012
Location: Intercontinental Grand Stanford, Hong Kong
Conference agenda includes case studies focusing on cybersecurity, IEC 61850, DNP3 Protocol and data management; 2 exclusive site visits to CLP Power and the Water Supplies Department; and 2 workshops on IEC 61850, coping with cybersecurity threats.
IFPAC-2012
January 22, 2012 - January 25, 2012
Location: Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
IFPAC is the essential meeting place for the latest developments in Process Analytical Technology...PAT and Quality by Design...QbD. IFPAC provides a dynamic platform for insightful discussions between industry, research institutions, government, and manufacturers/suppliers. The forum will focus on emerging techniques, applications, instrumentation, software, standards, and a look into the future.
ARC World Industry Forum - Transforming Industry through New Processes and Technologies
February 6, 2012 - February 9, 2012
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
The event includes sessions on the major issues facing our industry, with multiple tracks that enable executives to explore these topics from different perspectives. Dynamic roundtable discussions will provide an intimate opportunity for attendees to ask questions and share experiences with the speakers and their peers.
Global ManuCHEM Strategies 2012
February 13, 2012
Location: Berlin , Germany
CONECT is bringing an international audience of global manufacturing directors from the chemical industry to Berlin, to network, share knowledge and be made aware of the key developments within the industry. Bringing together over 80 of the world's leading chemical operators and suppliers.
Automation 2012
September 7, 2012 - September 10, 2012
Location: Mumbai, India
This four day event is dedicated to the introduction of the new automation techniques that can be used for supreme efficiency and productivity at various levels for different industries. Includes factory automation, robotics, drives and controls, logistics, hydraulics and pneumatics, Building automation, pumps and valves and software solutions.
Browse more industry events on the Fieldbus Networks portal.
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