The Fieldbus Foundation has an active LinkedIn group where users of this digital bus communications technology share expertise. I saw a recent question [hyperlink added]: i came across a document which mentioned that in reality IEC 61158 specified cable is actually...
Foundation Fieldbus
Temperature Transmitter Measurement Validation Diagnostic
I often learn of developments within our organization from the global trade press. So is the case today when I read a tweet from Ireland's @ReadoutSignpost (Eoin Ó Riain's) tweet: Industry-first measurement validation diagnostic on Rosemount temp transmitter #PAuto...
Experiences and Life Cycle Opportunities with Foundation Fieldbus
The Fieldbus Foundation continues to share best practices around the use of the technology around the globe. Emerson's Jonas Berge alerted me to an Australian Seminar held late last year where he was the keynote speaker. There are links to all the presentations given:...
Integrating Gas Chromatographs with Control and Device Management
Gas Chromatographs (GCs) are used in many process-manufacturing processes. Some GC applications include fuel & flare gas analysis, cracking furnace BTU firing rates, gas ratios, and a whole lot more. Wikipedia defines the gas chromatography process: …used in...
Configuring Foundation Fieldbus Devices via USB PC Connection
A person in the DeltaV LinkedIn group, in a thread, AMS Device Manager and Foundation Fieldbus converters, asks: I am looking for cost-effective solution for our customer. He needs calibrate FF devices in laboratory ( read data from device ) and he already has AMS DM...
EDDL Standard Enables Human Center Designed Applications
ControlGlobal.com has an article, Get Connected with WirelessHART, which highlights the rapid adoption of this international standard. The article's author notes: According to the wireless study published in Control's August 2011 issue, 43% of respondents said they...
Managing Intelligent Device Revisions
My RSS subscription to the Fieldbus Foundation blog alerted me to a device revision management whitepaper over at the EDDL.org (Electronic Device Description Language) site. The whitepaper, Device Revision and Lifecycle Management Guide: How to keep systems up to date...
Increased Span and Reduced Complexity in Process Automation
Pipeline magazine has an interesting article, The evolution of automation, which describes some of the ways automation technologies are changing plant environments. The article provides perspectives from several automation suppliers, including Emerson's Phillip Bond....
Control in the Field for Availability and Performance
In my automation-related blogs RSS feed, I discovered a Foundation Fieldbus blog post, Good Article on Benefits of Control in the Field. The Fieldbus Foundation (FF)'s Larry O'Brien points to an article, Control-in-the-field provides control & reliability written...
Enhanced Foundation Fieldbus Interoperability
I saw the news from the Fieldbus Foundation of automation systems or "hosts" being registered incorporating the Host Profile "61b". It is described: In the Foundation fieldbus automation infrastructure, hosts can include configuration tools, recording devices, alarm...
Foundation Fieldbus across Plant Lifecycle
I caught wind of a Foundation fieldbus free seminar series beginning in Carson, California on May 24. Additionally, there is a session the following day for automation suppliers. The end user and engineering contractor session is described as being: …designed for...
Radar Tank Gauging in Process Safety Applications
Online communities continue to grow and prosper in our world of process automation because they provide a peer-to-peer environment for problem solving. The DeltaV LinkedIn group is one that has had a steady growth in membership. In this group, a question was recently...
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