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Pocket guide gives Foundation Fieldbus facts

An American Technical Publishers product story

Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Mar 4, 2003

A new, conveniently-sized pocket guide from the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) is now available in Europe from American Technical Publishers

Foundation Fieldbus: A Pocket Guide is a handy reference to Foundation Fieldbus.

It represents a summary of background information, tips, tricks, and items to note when installing, maintaining, or troubleshooting a Foundation Fieldbus system.

The guide, written by control system engineers with extensive Foundation Fieldbus installation experience, is packed full of useful information that design engineers, control system engineers, and instrumentation technicians need to know about Foundation Fieldbus when meeting with a vendor or client, and while managing an installation at a job site.

Foundation Fieldbus: A Pocket Guide provides quick reference information on the Foundation Fieldbus H1 protocol.

It also covers essential information on power distribution and network power supply regulations.

It includes rules for cabling lengths, documentation requirements, a commissioning checklist, topology diagrams, system sizing formulas, and tips for integrating with other systems.

In addition, the guide explains the Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept (FISCO) along with configuration and troubleshooting tips.

Foundation Fieldbus: A Pocket Guide is available through American Technical Publishers for only 26.00 GBP.