FOUNDATION Fieldbus

 
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'''Foundation Fieldbus''' is an all-digital, Serial communications, two-way communications system that serves as the base-level telecommunications network in a plant or factory automation environment. It is an open architecture, developed and administered by the Fieldbus Foundation.  
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'''FOUNDATION Fieldbus''' is an all-digital, Serial communications, two-way communications system that serves as the base-level telecommunications network in a plant or factory automation environment. It is an open architecture, developed and administered by the Fieldbus Foundation.  
It's targeted for applications using basic and advanced regulatory control, and for much of the discrete control associated with those functions. Foundation fieldbus technology is mostly used in process industries, but nowadays it is being implemented in powerplants also.  
It's targeted for applications using basic and advanced regulatory control, and for much of the discrete control associated with those functions. Foundation fieldbus technology is mostly used in process industries, but nowadays it is being implemented in powerplants also.  
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*And fieldbus devices, (e.g. transmitters, transducers, etc.)
*And fieldbus devices, (e.g. transmitters, transducers, etc.)
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== See also ==
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== See also ==
*[[Fieldbus]]  
*[[Fieldbus]]  
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Typical Fieldbus Segment:  
Typical Fieldbus Segment:  
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== External links ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.relcominc.com/fieldbus/fbtechinfo.htm Fieldbus Wiring Guide and other technical papers]  
*[http://www.relcominc.com/fieldbus/fbtechinfo.htm Fieldbus Wiring Guide and other technical papers]  
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*[http://ffsearch.org Foundation Fieldbus Parameter Search]
*[http://ffsearch.org Foundation Fieldbus Parameter Search]
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[[Category:Industrial_computing]] [[Category:Production_and_manufacturing]]
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[[Category:Communication]] [[Category:Networking]] [[Category:Protocol]]

Latest revision as of 01:58, 30 December 2010