Fieldbus Technology: Industrial Network Standards for Real-Time Distributed Control

Product Details

Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Springer; Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003 edition (December 7, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3642072844
ISBN-13: 978-3642072840

Fieldbus Technology (FT) is an enabling platform that is becoming the preferred choice for the next generation real-time automation and control solutions. This book incorporates a selection of research and development papers. Topics covered include: history and background, contemporary standards, underlying architecture, comparison between different Fieldbus systems, applications, latest innovations, new trends as well as issues such as compatibility, interoperability, and interchangeability.