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Catching the process fieldbus : an introduction to PROFIBUS for process automation / James Powell, Henry Vandelinde.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Powell, James.
Contributor:
Vandelinde, Henry.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Profibus (Computer bus).
Process control.
Intelligent control systems.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (176 p.)
Place of Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, c2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Industrial communications are a multidimensional, occasionally confusing, mixture of fieldbuses, software packages, and media. The intent of this book is to make it all accessible.
Contents:
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: a BUS
BUS route
Introducing fieldbus
Benefits of using a fieldbus, a PROFIBUS
PROFIBUS: genesis
PROFIBUS decentralized peripherals (DP)
PROFIBUS process automation (PA)
HART on PROFIBUS
PROFIsafe
PROFIdrive
PROFINET
Next BUS stops
2. How the BUS runs
Simple concepts
PROFIBUS bus scan (the bus route!)
Diagnostics
PROFIBUS profiles
Next BUS stop: physical layers and network components
3. Physical layers and network components
Physical layers
Intrinsically safe/hazardous environments
Choosing a physical layer
Network components
Redundancy
Choosing network components
Next BUS stop: intelligent design
4. Intelligent design: PROFIBUS DP/PA basics
PROFIBUS DP basic design
PROFIBUS PA basic design rules
PROFIBUS PA design example
Design tools
Calculating data update rates
PROFIBUS PA design suggestions
Next BUS stop: installation
5. Installation
Connection hardware
Network layout drawings
Cable separation
Installation method
Installation best practice
Next BUS stop: commissioning
6. Commissioning
Network configuration
Field device configuration/parameterization
Setting up a field device
Using configuration software - best practice
Upload and download speed
Verify the field devices and network are working correctly
Next BUS stop: using the network
7. Plant asset management, maintenance, and operations
Plant asset management
Human assets
Virtual assets
Physical assets
New field instrument diagnostics
Impact and benefits to the end user
Impact on commissioning
Impact on maintenance
Impact on operations
Next BUS stop: troubleshooting
8. Network health verification and troubleshooting
Network problems
Tools
Troubleshooting procedure
Destination BUS stop
Appendix A. Acronyms
Appendix B. Definitions
Appendix C. Additional resources
Index.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on September 25, 2012).
ISBN:
1-283-89605-2
1-60650-398-7
OCLC:
818814827

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