Fieldbus network

Author: Lei Lin
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Fieldbus technology is an extension of computer digital communication technology into the field of industrial automation. Fieldbus control systems are both an open computer local area network system for industrial equipment automatic control and a fully distributed control network system. This book organically combines the two major technology hotspots in the control field—fieldbus and network technology—into fieldbus control network technology. It focuses on introducing relevant technical content, key points, and application designs of computer networks and communication, enterprise networks and network construction, fieldbus, control networks, and their integration. The book is technologically up-to-date, rich in application examples, well-illustrated, and strong in systematicity and practicality. It is organized into three levels: enterprise networks, fieldbus control networks, and fieldbus, comprising a total of 7 chapters. Chapter 1 introduces technologies related to enterprise networks; Chapter 2 introduces knowledge related to computer networks and control networks; Chapter 3 introduces fieldbus, fieldbus control networks, and their related technologies, providing readers with an overall overview of fieldbus control networks; Chapters 4 to 7 respectively introduce four fieldbus technologies with significant market share and promising application prospects—Controller Area Network (CAN), Process Fieldbus (Profibus), Foundation Fieldbus (FF), and LonWorks—along with their application examples. This book can be used as a textbook or teaching reference for undergraduate and graduate students in relevant disciplines at universities and colleges, as well as for reference by engineering technical personnel.