Industrial Communications
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
A digital field network used mainly in process automation.
IN ONE SENTENCE
Multiple intelligent instruments share communication and can participate in distributed control functions.
In normal English
FOUNDATION Fieldbus was designed for process plants and can replace individual analogue loops with a digital bus carrying multiple variables and diagnostics.
Why would I use it?
Use it in process installations specifically designed around Foundation Fieldbus.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
A shared digital process-instrument cable replacing many individual analogue conversations.
Related terms
HART, PROFIBUS PA, process automation
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