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 successful implementation is the degree to which the entire system integrates and works together.

With so many different standards on the market today, the debate is not about what is the best - be it Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Devicenet or Industrial Ethernet but rather about selecting the most appropriate technologies and standards for a given application and then ensuring that best practice is followed in designing, installing and commissioning the data communications links to ensure they run fault-free. The industrial data communications systems in your plant underpin your entire operation. It is critical that you apply best practice in designing, installing and fixing any problems that may occur. This book distills all the tips and tricks with the benefit of many years of experience and gives the best proven practices to follow.

The main steps in using today's communications technologies involve selecting the correct technology and standards for your plant based on your requirements; doing the design of the overall system; installing the cabling and then commissioning the system. Fiber Optic cabling is generally accepted as the best approach for physical communications but there are obviously areas where you will be forced to use copper wiring and, indeed, wireless communications. This book outlines the critical rules followed in installing the data communications physical transport media and then ensuring that the installation will be trouble-free for years to come.

The important point to make is that with today's wide range of protocols available, you only need to know how to select, install and maintain them in the most cost-effective manner for your plant or factory - knowledge of the minute details of the protocols is not necessary.

An engineer's guide to communications systems using fiber optic cabling, copper cabling and wireless technology
Covers: selection of technology and standards - system design - installation of equipment and cabling - commissioning and maintenance
Crammed with practical techniques and know how - written by engineers for engineers

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Information

Publisher

Butterworth-Heinemann

Year

2004

ISBN

9780080480138

Topic

Computer Science

Subtopic

Computer Networking

Index

Computer Science

Front cover
Title page
Copyright page
Table of contents
front matter
Preface
First chapter
1. General topics
2. Copper cable
3. Fiber optics
4a. RS-232 overview
4b. RS-232 troubleshooting
5a. RS-485 overview
5b. RS-485 troubleshooting
6a. Current loop and RS-485 converters overview
6b. Current loop and RS-485 converters troubleshooting
7a. TCP/IP overview
7b. TCP/IP troubleshooting
8a. Modbus overview
8b. Modbus troubleshooting
9. Fundamentals of DNP3
10. Fundamentals of IEC 60870-5
11a. Industrial Ethernet overview
11b. Industrial Ethernet troubleshooting
12a. AS-interface (AS-i) overview
12b. AS-i troubleshooting
13a. DeviceNet overview
13b. DeviceNet troubleshooting
14a. Profibus PA/DP/FMS overview
14b. Profibus troubleshooting
15a. Foundation Fieldbus overview
15b. Foundation Fieldbus troubleshooting
16a. Modbus Plus protocol overview
16b. Modbus Plus troubleshooting
17a. Data Highway Plus/DH485 overview
17b. Data Highway Plus/DH485 troubleshooting
18a. HART overview
18b. HART troubleshooting
19. Wireless technologies
20. System design methodology
21. Installation, commissioning, troubleshooting
Index
IDC Technologies