Fieldbus control system - Definition

A fieldbus control system is a form of decentralised control which links PLC's via a Controller Area Network (CAN) to control the manufacturing processes at the workshop-floor level. Such systems include Profibus, Netbus, LonWorks, Industrial Ethernet and many other.

External link

Manufacturing Systems Integration Research Institute at Loughborough, UK (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mm/research/manufacturing-systems/)

Example Usage of Fieldbus
	PepperlFuchsUSA: R2 segment protectors provide short-circuit protection, isolate a single short from affecting entire Fieldbus network:http://bit.ly/6WFAF9
	glft: Gulf Times: Doha hosts Foundation Fieldbus meet http://f1a.me/g1hhL
	ModbusNews: Level sensor comes with Foundation Fieldbus communications - Asia Pacific Engineer Magazine: Asia Pacific Engineer Magaz http://url4.eu/x7xk

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Fieldbus control system - Definition

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Example Usage of Fieldbus