The Consumer Guide to Fieldbus Network Equipment for Process Control - 3rd Edition

Table of Contents

2.1 HART

2.2 PROFIBUS-PA

2.3 FOUNDATION^TM  Fieldbus

2.3.1 Wiring

2.3.2 Field Instruments

2.3.3 Field Control

2.3.4 Function Block Initialization

3.1 HART

3.2 PROFIBUS-PA

3.3 FOUNDATION^TM Fieldbus H1

3.4 FOUNDATION^TM Fieldbus HSE

3.5 Field Device HSE

3.6 Wireless HSE

4.1 HART

4.1.1 Device Descriptions

4.1.2 Device Description Language

4.2 PROFIBUS-PA

4.2.1 GSD

4.2.2 EDD/EDDL

4.2.3 Profiles

4.2.4 FDT/DTM

4.3 FOUNDATION^TM Fieldbus

4.3.1 Function Block Modes

4.3.2 Standard Function Blocks

4.3.3 Standard Extended Function Blocks

4.3.4 Resource Block

4.3.5 Transducer Block

4.3.6 Device Descriptions

4.3.7 Device Description Language

5.1 Field Transmitters

5.2 Control Valve Positioners

5.3 Variable Speed Drives

5.4 Linking Devices

5.5 Controller Interface Cards 

6.1 Field Transmitters

6.2 Control Valve Positioners

6.3 Variable Speed Drives

6.4 Interface Cards

6.5 Linking Devices

8.1 HART

8.2 PROFIBUS

8.3 FOUNDATION^TM Fieldbus

11.1 Better Performance

11.2 Superior Function Blocks

11.3 Competitors' Instruments Not Interchangeable

11.4 Control System Follows FOUNDATION^TM Fieldbus Function Block Standard

11.5 More Function Blocks

11.6 Easy to Use

11.7 Wiring Cost Savings

11.8 Control System Cost Reduction

11.9 Engineering Cost Reduction

11.10 Infrastructure Cost Reduction

11.11 Cost Reduction Using FDT/DTM 

12.1 Field Instruments

12.2 Electrical Wiring

12.3 Field Junction Boxes

12.4 Control System

12.5 Design Considerations

12.6 Ambient Conditions 

13.1 Wire Terminations

13.2 Short Circuit Protectors

13.3 Intrinsic Safety Barriers

13.4 Power Supplies

13.5 Preformed and Terminated Cables

13.6 Bus Protocol Conversion Devices

13.7 HART Multiplexer

13.8 Industrial Ethernet Switches

15.1 Control System Suppliers 

15.2 Suppliers of Accessories 

15.3 Other Suppliers