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Practical industrial data communications : best practice techniques /

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The objective of this book is to outline the best practice in designing, installing, commissioning and troubleshooting industrial data communications systems. In any given plant, factory or installation there are a myriad of different industrial communications standards used and the key to successfu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reynders, Deon
Other Authors: Mackay, S., Wright, E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Newnes, 2005.
Series:Practical professional.
Subjects:
Data transmission systems.
Industrial management > Computer network resources.
Computernetwerken.
LAN.
Draadloze communicatie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction - general topics such as the OSI model, systems engineering concepts, physical (layer 1) connections, protocols, and noise and ingress protection, Media, specifically conductive media viz. copper (coax, UTP, STP) and fiber, hysical layer standards - EIA-232, EIA-485, 4-20 mA and IEC 61158, Well-known industrial protocols such as TCP/IP, Modbus, DNP3 and IEC 60870, Popular industrial networks (both old and new) such as Industrial Ethernet, AS-i, DeviceNet, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus Plus, Data Highway Plus and HART, Wireless technologies, including VSAT, IEEE 802.11 and wireless point-to-point, Selection methodology - the appropriate steps to be taken in choosing the components for an industrial data communications system, Recommended practice in installing, commissioning and troubleshooting industrial data communications systems.