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News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation | Subject: Wireless standard development
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 February 2008
Continued co-operation on wireless
development
Fieldbus Foundation, HART and Profibus, the leading automation organisations, are collaborating on the development of a common wireless interface specification
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2008 General Assembly in Antwerp, Belgium, has announced ongoing progress in its cooperative initiative with the HART Communication Foundation and Profibus Nutzerorganisation eV (PNO) to develop wireless technology used in the manufacturing and process industries The wireless project is an extension of the organisations' 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 organisations are developing a specification for a common interface to a wireless gateway.
This work is based on the WirelessHART technology of the HART Communication Foundation and the emerging ISA SP100.11a standard.
The project includes 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 PNO groups are also developing 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 requires suppliers, end users, and international standards bodies to address technical issues related to wireless applications.
The Fieldbus Foundation, HART and PNO are working together in the interests of establishing a common, open standard while ensuring 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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