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Newsdesk - November 2001
Independent fieldbus
training
Well known
for his lectures within the DTI 'FACES' Fieldbus Awareness Campaign,
Frank McKenna of Catena Associates is continuing this lecture and
fieldbus training programme, to provide an independent overview
of the various fieldbus systems available. Courses and demonstrations
are normally targeted at the specific requirements of the client,
and frequently involve connecting instruments from the plant under
discussion, to show how it can be interrogated. One of the major
demonstration tools used for this is the DeltaV process automation
system from Emerson Process Management, which can accept inputs
from a wide range of plant instrumentation formats and fieldbus
systems. These include Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus DP, AS-i, DeviceNet,
HART and also conventional 0-20mA or
4-20mA connections.
Most important is to show that interoperability is achievable, and
that equipment from different manufacturers can operate on the same
bus, or within the same control system. Frank McKenna can be contacted
via email at francis_mckenna@onetel.net.uk.
- Emerson
Process Management
e160@industrialnetworking.co.uk
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