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News Release from: ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society | Subject: Dick Caro "resource"
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 February 2008
Wireless Networks for Industrial
Automation, #3
ISA recently announced the third edition of its popular book, Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation, by Dick Caro
Available in digital format, this book includes the increasingly popular wireless application Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) topic and also provides a clear, unbiased view of the emerging wireless communications market Caro's goal is to help keep readers up-to-date with the wireless market so they can make better decisions on the timing and strategy for implementing wireless networks for automation projects
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 8 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Caro, going wireless is more than just plugging in some wireless components to replace the wires.
Residential networks are easily justified using today's inexpensive wireless components to avoid costly or unsightly wire installations.
Industrial use is not quite so clear due to privacy and security problems and the potential for signal loss in plant environments.
Industrial use must have secure communications that never fails.
However, the cost of industrial wiring is so high, that wireless can usually be justified.
In this third edition, the author includes a general update of events that have occurred since the previous edition.
Of significance is an overview of new technology, such as ISA100.11a, WirelessHART, and WiFi, including IEEE 802.11n.
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