Practical Industrial Data Networks
Design, Installation and Troubleshooting

The professional engineer's guide to planning, implementing and troubleshooting data communications solutions.

Steve Mackay (Author), Edwin Wright (Author), Deon Reynders (Author), John Park (Author)

9780750658072

Paperback, published 27 February 2004

448 pages
26.4 x 19.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.94 kg

"The title of this book describes the contents fot a T. Each chapter covers a specific standart, protocol or type of equipment or hardware. The chapters tend to cover the same topics in a similar order, making the book as a whole consistent and reinforcing. It also makes it easy for the reader to compare the same section of different chapters. For example, you could compare the information on the ProfiBus application layer, 13.2.3, to the information on the Fieldbus application layer, 14.4. Each chapter focuses on description and troubleshooting and includes many diagrams to clarify and reinforce the text...

Because of its practical nature and accessible style, Practical Industrial Data Networks could be used for almost anyone working with networked data on an industrial scale. It is the sort of book that any institute of higher learning, from a community college to a four year university, should have on hand to support its computer science, information technology, engineering and technology departments. Similarly, any business running an industrial data network will find this book a useful reference guide." --E-Streams Vol. 7, No. 11 - November 2004

There are many data communications titles covering design, installation, etc, but almost none that specifically focus on industrial networks, which are an essential part of the day-to-day work of industrial control systems engineers, and the main focus of an increasingly large group of network specialists.

The focus of this book makes it uniquely relevant to control engineers and network designers working in this area. The industrial application of networking is explored in terms of design, installation and troubleshooting, building the skills required to identify, prevent and fix common industrial data communications problems - both at the design stage and in the maintenance phase.

The focus of this book is 'outside the box'. The emphasis goes beyond typical communications issues and theory to provide the necessary toolkit of knowledge to solve industrial communications problems covering RS-232, RS-485, Modbus, Fieldbus, DeviceNet, Ethernet and TCP/IP. The idea of the book is that in reading it you should be able to walk onto your plant, or facility, and troubleshoot and fix communications problems as quickly as possible. This book is the only title that addresses the nuts-and-bolts issues involved in design, installation and troubleshooting that are the day-to-day concern of engineers and network specialists working in industry.

Introduction
Overall Methodology
RS-232
RS-485
Current Loop and RS-485 Converters
Fiber Optics
Modbus
Modbus Plus
Data Highway + /DH485
HART
ASI Bus
DeviceNet
Profibus PA/DP/FMS
Foundation Fieldbus
Industrial Ethernet
TCP/IP
Radio and Wireless Communications
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Basic Communications Terminology
Appendix C: Practical and Problem Solving Sessions
Appendix D: Miscellaneous Industrial Protocols Overview
Appendix E: Fieldbus Comparison Chart
Appendix F: Local Services, Regulations and Standards.

Subject Areas: Computer networking & communications [UT], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Engineering skills & trades [TGX], Technology, engineering, agriculture [T], Postal & telecommunications industries [KNTT], IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries [GLF]