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News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation | Subject: Wireless co-operation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 October 2007
Wireless co-operation team for
FF/HART/Profibus
The leading automation organizations, Fieldbus Foundation, HART and Profibus, will collaborate on implementation of wireless technology
The Fieldbus Foundation has joined the HART Communication Foundation and Profibus Nutzerorganisation eV (PNO) in launching a cooperative initiative for wireless technology in the manufacturing and process industries The new project is an extension of their successful collaboration on Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) and another step to deliver consistent functionality to automation end users
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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As part of the wireless initiative, the three industry organizations will develop a specification for a common interface to a wireless gateway.
They have agreed to base their work on the WirelessHART technology of the HART Communication Foundation and the emerging ISA SP100.11a standard.
The project will include development of use cases, requirements and specifications for wireless communication with intelligent field devices in process measurement and control applications in the automation industries.
As was done with their EDDL cooperation, the Fieldbus Foundation, HART and Profibus groups have also agreed to develop a common set of compliance guidelines for incorporation into their respective product registration processes.
The introduction of wireless technology into the manufacturing and process industries will require suppliers, end users, and international standards bodies to address technical issues related to wireless applications.
The Fieldbus Foundation, HART and Profibus organizations are working together in the interest of establishing a common, open standard while insuring complete compatibility with the existing wired versions of the technology from each participant.
The intent of the collaboration is to facilitate the acceptance of wireless technology in industrial automation.
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