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Fieldbus Guide

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We’ve been covering Fieldbus at Control for years now, and a complete archive of our material is available here. See our fieldbus resources.

Here’s a selection of some of the best online fieldbus information on the site:

• Crossing the Chasm
  

  Digital Fieldbus Networks Bridge the Gap from Field Devices to the Control Room

Articles

• The One Network
  Our intrepid ‘On the Bus’ columnist joins the search for the single network standard for digitally integrated transmitters.
• Fieldbus in biopharma applications, Part 1
  This article highlights issues associated with the installation of a multiple-fieldbus control system at a pharma processing facility and talks about its implications for handling an entire manufacturing suite.
• Fieldbus in biopharma applications, Part 2
  This article highlights issues associated with the installation of a multiple-fieldbus control system at a pharma processing facility and talks about its implications for handling an entire manufacturing suite.
• Not jazzed about fieldbus? Try it
  Columnist John Rezabek notes that most systems now have excellent engineering tools and allow easy integration of fieldbus devices, so there are ever-fewer excuses not to try some truly distributed control.
• Intrinsically safe Foundation fieldbus H1 networks
  This article provides you with the information needed to understand what is required to implement an intrinsically safe (IS) Foundation fieldbus H1 network in a classified hazardous area of your plant.
• Fieldbus in hazardous areas
  Digital fieldbus networks have created new options for installing devices in hazardous areas by simplifying implementation of IS systems and avoiding explosion-proof enclosure conduit systems.
• Is FDT good for fieldbus and device networks?
  CONTROL’s Ian Verhappen, Chair of the Fieldbus Foundation User Group, looks at the latest battleground in the Fieldbus Wars. Is this Fieldbus Wars II or can FDT/DTM and EDDL work together?
• Digital fieldbus networks
  It's not so easy to deploy digital fieldbus networks in existing process plants. Working to upgrade from discrete and analog connections to digital fieldbus networks presents a host of options and challenges.
• Practical fieldbus tools aid predictive maintenance
  Fieldbus instruments and wiring aren’t always less expensive than traditional components, however, the true value of fieldbus technologies lies in improving maintenance staff productivity and in adopting predictive maintenance practices to increase uptime.

Whitepapers

• Introduction to Fieldbus
  This concise white paper explains in terms any engineer, technician or operator can understand how fieldbus works. This includes the advantages of using fieldbus networks; the elements of fieldbus; how fieldbus instruments connect to a segment; creating fault-tolerant redundant fieldbus networks; and much more.
• Advanced fieldbus diagnostics, without fieldbus
  This paper considers the features and benefits of an alternative performance supervision software approach to fieldbus diagnostics.
• Fieldbus diagnostics, without fieldbus
  Digital fieldbuses are often justified on the basis of the benefits of advanced diagnostics. This paper investigates alternative technologies to capture diagnostics, without replacement of any field devices. The alternative method is field-proven and costs a fraction of the cost of fieldbus.
• How to manage your fieldbus project
  This paper discusses the relationship and workflow, both internal and external, that an organization needs to follow to successfully manage and complete a fieldbus automation project.
• New technologies move fieldbus into next generation
  The fieldbus industry has responded to the disparate or non-existent interfaces to control systems and configuration tools with the introduction of two new complementary technologies – FDT and Enhanced EDDL.

Online Resources

• Fielbud Foundation
• Rob's Fieldbus Pages
• Fieldbus International AS