THE SECOND edition of Foundation Fieldbus: A Pocket Guide by Ian Verhappen and Augusto Pereira has been published by ISA in a larger, easier to read format. In this new edition, the authors continue to provide a handy summary of Foundation Fieldbus technology, including background on how it works, as well as tips, tricks and useful tools. The book also contains handy forms to help with project design, commissioning, and a new section on operations and maintenance.
Also new to the second edition are a discussion of Fieldbus Safety, High Speed Ethernet, FISCO, FNICO and the enhancements being made to Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL). The appendices include useful reference information on segment design tools, as well as a comprehensive listing of the acronyms used to describe Foundation Fieldbus.
