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Fieldbus Networks Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for Fieldbus Networks where control and automation professionals find the latest information on software, test instruments, tools and standards to identify, select and apply to fieldbus networks. Engineers also find resources they need to choose, apply, commission, and troubleshoot the wide range of open architecture standard fieldbus networks available today. Networks covered include Modbus, Modbus TCP, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, DeviceNet, EtherNet IP, CC-Link, Profibus, Profinet, EtherCAT, Powerlink, SERCOS and other industrial networks.
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Articles
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Highlights from PI NA General Assembly Meeting 2011
- 01/09/12 Automation.com, January 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The 17th Annual PI North America General Assembly Meeting was held October 4-6, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ and included vendors and users who provided updates on PROFIBUS and PROFINET technologies. Topics included PROFINET survey, GE IP, Chrysler-Fiat, Wireless and PROFIenergy. |
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Using HART with asset management systems
- 01/29/12 Control Engineering, January 2012 By John Yingst, Honeywell Process Solutions Is HART information sufficient for a comprehensive asset management program? Is native HART-enabled I/O a necessity, or are there practical ways to use it in a legacy I/O environment? Should users expect to make substantial hardware changes? |
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Process automation protocols: A three-horse race where everyone can benefit
- 01/15/12 Plant Engineering, January 2012 By James Powell, Siemens AG Currently the “Big Three” open digital protocols in process automation-- HART, Profibus, and Foundation Fieldbus--are competing against one another. Would it not be beneficial to have just one standard? |
White Papers
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Ethernet I/O – Technical Considerations
- 01/25/12 Automation.com, January 2012 By SoftPLC The number of vendors offering Ethernet I/O products is continually growing. However, not all products are designed for all applications. This paper discusses some of the important considerations when selecting Ethernet I/O products. |
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Assessing PROFIenergy's potential
- 01/09/12 By PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e. V. (PNO) PROFIenergy is a Profile of the real-time Industrial Ethernet protocol PROFINET, developed in response to calls from the AIDA group of automotive manufacturing companies for an open, standardized method of controlling energy consumption in automation systems. This white paper will quantify the energy saving possibilities of PROFIenergy and assess its deployment opportunities. |
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Real Time Control Over the Web
- 11/17/11 Automation.com, November 2011 By Steve Jahnke, Galixsys Networks Devices make use of the Web to send and receive data, usually from a cloud service or backend server. Most of the inherent latency and processing problems of the web can be removed if XML document passing is not used as the means to transmit generic commands. |
Application Stories
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HART Communication proves valuable on a major project
- 01/29/12 Control Engineering, January 2012 The 2011 HART Plant of the Year is Shell’s Scotford Upgrader, recognized after programming and commissioning 1,500 devices from Rosemount, E+H, Fisher, Krohne, K-Tek, Magnetrol, Metso, and Ohmart Vega. |
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SIPOS fieldbus solution supports RWE scheme
- 01/11/12 Process & Control Engineering, January 2012 SIPOS managed the DCS and Profibus DP fieldbus commissioning of over 2,000 actuators at the Neurath power plant in Germany. |
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Metso controls renewable diesel plant
- 12/19/11 Metso supplied two DNA automation systems with HART for the Neste Oil renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
Resources & Literature
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Pepperl+Fuchs publishes Application Guide for FieldConnex Fieldbus
- 02/02/12 This guide walks PROFIBUS and Foundation fieldbus users through a logical process to identify the proper application of all FieldConnex bus solutions. |
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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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Fieldbus Foundation Updates H1 Interoperability Test Kit
- 10/11/11 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. |
Training News
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Certified Network Engineer Classes for 2012
- 12/29/11 PI North America and PROFI Interface Center announce Certified Network Engineer classes. These fee-based classes result in certification of the student who passes the theoretical and practical exams. Three types of classes are offered: PROFIBUS DP, PROFIBUS PA, and PROFINET. |
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Training Schedule for PROFIBUS and PROFINET
- 12/29/11 Twenty one free training classes are scheduled for 2012. There are two different curricula: PROFIBUS and PROFINET. Specific dates and venues are selected at least 30 days prior to the class. |
Training & Seminars
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Featured Products
Product Announcements
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Chipkin releases CAS BACnet Object Monitor software
- 01/30/12
Windows-based software allows automation engineers to test and monitor connections to BACnet IP devices. |
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Invensys introduces Foxboro Model RTT80 Temperature Transmitter
- 01/24/12
Model RTT80 two-wire temperature transmitter has HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus and Profibus PA protocols, dual sensor inputs, diagnostics and alarms. |
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Invensys releases Foxboro Fieldbus Module 229
- 01/23/12
Fieldbus Module 229 DeviceNet Communication Interface Module enables customers to exchange data between an I/A Series DCS and DeviceNet I/O. |
Company & Organization News
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Mechatrolink Members Association Offers Free Upgraded Membership
- 01/31/12 Mechatrolink is the most widely used motion control network in Asia, and is gaining ground in the U.S. An annual Regular Membership in MMA normally costs $1,500, but until March 31, 2012, it’s free. |
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How China is Stealing Our Secrets
- 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism. |
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Fieldbus Market to grow in India and China
- 12/19/11 ARC says with an average compounded annual growth rate over 24 percent, Asia will be the fieldbus growth engine. The U.S. is way behind. |
Project News
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Emerson to automate lead and zinc plant in China
- 12/01/11 Emerson will provide a DeltaV automation system, AMS Suite asset management software, and smart field devices using Foundation fieldbus and WirelessHART. |
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Honeywell to automate offshore gas platforms in Vietnam
- 07/19/11 Honeywell will supply its Experion PKS control system, Foundation Fieldbus, and Safety Manager for a new central processing platform currently under construction in Vung Tau, Vietnam. |
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RMT Robotics to automate Warehouse for Brewer Distributor
- 03/22/11 The system is designed to pick 300 SKUs at a rate of more than 250,000 cases per day. |
Event News
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Fieldbus Foundation To Hold 2012 General Assembly In São Paulo, Brazil
- 01/25/12 The 2012 General Assembly, March 6-8, will include an agenda consisting of fieldbus project case studies and tabletop exhibitions from leading automation vendors across the globe. |
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Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
- 12/06/11 Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2012 focuses on sustainability
- 11/21/11 By adopting "greentelligence" as its keynote theme, HANNOVER MESSE 2012 has put the spotlight squarely on green technologies as a central growth driver for industry. |
Events
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