The Foundation Fieldbus Instrumentation Handbook is an indispensable guide encompassing collective expertise in process control instrumentation. This comprehensive resource covers Foundation Fieldbus technology, providing insights into implementation, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance. It serves as a go-to reference for professionals navigating the complexities of industrial automation.
FOUNDATION Fieldbus is a standard for digital field instrumentation enabling field instruments to not only communicate with each other digitally, but also to execute all continuous control algorithms (such as PID, ratio control, cascade control, feedforward control, etc.) traditionally implemented in dedicated control devices. In essence, FOUNDATION Fieldbus extends the general concept of a distributed control system (DCS) all the way to the field devices themselves. In this way, FOUNDATION Fieldbus sets itself apart as more than just another digital communication “bus” for industry – it truly represents a new way to implement measurement and control systems.