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- Automation Network Selection Made Easy, by Dick Caro
Industry expert Dick Caro's new book will help you make sense of all the different industrial automation networks on the market today. He walks you through the various industrial networks -- sensor, fieldbus, control, safety buses, and so on -- and then gives you a perspective on the typical applications for industrial automation network technology. Whether you're a novice industrial network user or someone who simply needs to brush up on the technology, Automation Network Selection will help you better understand and select the right network for a given application.
- PROFIBUS: A Pocket Guide by Ron Mitchell
Need to get up to speed on one of the leading fieldbuses on the market today? This pocket guide provides a basic overview of PROFIBUS operations, installation and configuration, wiring schemes, troubleshooting, and tips and tricks. A simple and convenient reference to enable engineers and technicians to quickly retrieve the essentials for successful understanding and deployment of PROFIBUS. It's also useful for engineering management seeking a summary understanding of Profibus. Illustrative figures and technical tips are provided for quick reference.
- Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation
This new release by Dick Caro provides a clear, unbiased view of the emerging wireless communications market. By exploring wireless communications from the factory and process automation viewpoint it helps you make clear decisions on the timing and strategy for implementing wireless networks for automation projects.
- Industrial Network Security
This book, by David Teumim, focuses on the emerging field of industrial network security, which came to the forefront after the September 11th terrorist attacks in the US. Whether you need information about process control systems for chemical plants and refineries; SCADA networks for utilities like electric, natural gas, water and wastewater; or factory automation systems for discrete manufacturing, youll find it in this book and all these areas need protection from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyberterrorists.
- First Exam Scheduled for ISA CAP Program
ISA has developed a certification program for automation professionals. Certified Automation Professionals (CAPs) are responsible for the direction, design, and deployment of systems and equipment for manufacturing and control systems.
- ISA Web Seminars for Networks Community
ISA's Web-based seminars are live, 90-minute events you can provide to an unlimited number of participants for just $195 per site for ISA Members ($225 per site for Nonmembers), and are offered in every community. Check out these great networks seminars and use this cost-efficient training today!
- Industrial Ethernet: A Pocket Guide, by Perry S. Marshall
This easy-to-use reference provides essential information for industrial automation professionals looking to get up to speed on the latest industrial Ethernet technology. Readers will quickly gain a solid grasp of Ethernet basics, the constraints of the industrial environment, and the specialized requirements of machine control. This book will help industrial professionals plan industrial Ethernet installations with realistic expectations, make knowledgeable purchasing decisions, and identify common faults and causes of failure. Practical reference charts and technical tips make this pocket guide an ideal quick reference source at project meetings and installation sites.
- Wireless Security Technical Conference Presentations
Deregulation, mergers, competition, and increased customer demand for services, force organizations to demand more from information systems. Wireless LANs have evolved over the past 5 years, in part to meet the needs and interest of the corporate marketplace, and partly in response to awareness of the need for wireless security.
- ISA Automation and Control Technical Paper Collection
Access the latest network technology and applications from the world's leading practitioners through ISA's extensive technical paper collection. Drawn from ISA's world-renowned technical conferences and symposia, more than 1,900 papers are easily searched and retrieved to give you answers to your technical and business questions. Subscribe today and download and print PDFs of all the technical papers published by ISA for an entire year for your personal use.
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