Practical Fieldbus, DeviceNet & Ethernet for Industry

The Fieldbus and DeviceNet standards are also becoming a standard at the field and instrumentation level and replacing the traditional approaches in the plant today.

Ethernet is fast becoming the obvious choice for industrial control networking worldwide.

While the basic structure of Ethernet has not changed much, the faster technologies such as Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet have increased the complexity and choices you have available in planning and designing these systems. There has also been a convergence between Fieldbus and DeviceNet standards in that they are also increasingly becoming based on industrial Ethernet for the higher speed data transfer applications.

There is a fair degree of confusion about where Fieldbus, DeviceNet and Ethernet, are applied and the manual explains a clear comparison between the different standards and where they are applied.

You will learn :

* Compare the Ethernet and Fieldbus/Devicenet standards
* Troubleshoot and fix simple DeviceNet, Profibus and Foundation Fieldbus problems
* Design and install simple Ethernet networks
* Know when to use repeaters, bridges, switches, and routers
* Apply switched Ethernet systems effectively
* Install the cabling and hardware for a typical industrial Ethernet Network
* Decide on the best cabling and connectors for your harsh or office environment
* Apply the structured cabling system concepts to your next project
* Perform simple troubleshooting tasks on a Network