Emerson's Jonas Berge, whom you may recall from earlier EDDL-related posts, has written a great summary of the EDDL demonstration at the recent ISA Expo 2009. I'll highlight a few of his key points and embed a slideshow of some pictures from the event. For those...
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Updated ISA Email Lists and EDDL
Emerson's indefatigable Jonas Berge shared with the ISA EDDL list today that ISA has upgraded its email list server software. You may recall Jonas from his leadership on the electronic device description language (EDDL) web site and in many posts here on this blog....
Handheld 475 Field Communicator Unveiling
You have to love the march of technology as it applies to handheld devices, such as smart phones. Calling, texting, tweeting, emailing, web browsing all continue to get easier. In our world of process automation, technology also advances, although not quite at the...
EDDL and Profibus Common Ground
I saw ARC Advisory Group's Larry O'Brien's post this week, Emerson Profibus Membership is One More Step toward Common Ground. In it, he writes: In fact, Emerson has supported Profibus for some time. The PNO membership officially seals the deal and gives Emerson a hand...
Interoperability through Fieldbus Foundation Host Testing
Three automation suppliers' host systems have just passed the Fieldbus Foundation's Host Profile Registration Process, including Emerson's DeltaV system and AMS Device Manager software. The DeltaV and AMS Device Manager software achieved Class 61 - Integrated Host...
Seeing EDDL Interoperability in Action
I received an email recently from Emerson's Jonas Berge. As a member of the ISA104 Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) committee, Jonas works to educate process manufacturers on how this standard fosters interoperability between intelligent field devices,...
Comparing EDDL and HTML in an Automation Minutes Podcast
Earlier this week, I listened to Gary Mintchell's personal podcast, Automation Minutes Episode 59. Gary interviews Emerson's Jonas Berge, a member of the ISA104, Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) standards committee. EDDL is also recognized globally by...
Thoughts on the ARC Advisory Group FDT Report
A colleague forwarded a recent ARC Advisory Group report, FDT Reaches Out to Process End Users. It described a recent briefing by representatives of the FDT Group to the ARC team. A few parts of the report that really raised some eyebrows among members involved in the...
Communicating Diagnostics via EDDL
It's often difficult to understand the value a new international standard brings to your process manufacturing operations. Emerson's Jonas Berge has been hard at work in his capacity on the standards committee ISA104, Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) to...
A Single Dashboard into Digital Field Devices with EDDL
Emerson's Dale Perry and Jonas Berge teamed up for a look at EDDL (Electronic Device Description Language) technology from a pressure measurement device perspective in a recent Industrial Automation Asia article, Pressure Transmitters: EDDL Equals Easy. Their...
Comparing EDDL and FDT/DTM Communications Enablers
I had the opportunity to visit with Emerson's Tom Wallace who was here in Austin recently. I like to joke with Tom that a post I had done with him comparing and contrasting HART and Foundation fieldbus caused such a stir, that it produced one of this blog's highest...
EDDL Supports Automatic OPC Server Configuration
Emerson's Jonas Berge is an active member in the ISA SP104 committee, responsible for advancing the Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) standard (also known as IEC 61804-3.) You may recall Jonas from earlier EDDL posts. This standard creates interoperability...
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