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  • WirelessHART versus ISA100.11

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    For some time now, there has been a lot of discussion about WirelessHART (IEC 62591) and ISA100.11a standards.  This battle appears to be shaping up as the old Beta versus VHS and Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD.  Both are good technologies and both are a marked...
  • Use Wireless to Capture Events at Your Plant

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Before automation and instrumentation process plants were managed by operators with clip boards.  A lot of people would walk on rounds and record various process variables and make adjustments manually.  The first phase of automation inlcuded pneumatic...
  • Improving Performance of Custom Engineered Systems

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Custom Engineered Systems, better known as skids, have gained in popularity over the years.  It used to be companies would develop their own process designs and systems, but with the changes in workforce, they no longer have the resources available. ...
  • Add a Monitoring Point to Increase Network Reliability

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    With the new WirelessHART protocol you are now able to capture stranded HART data for any smart device.  However, this strategy is only as good as the wireless network.  If a transmitter is not able to communicate with the network, it’s no better than...
  • Accounting for Density in DP Level Measurement

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    With 75% of process level being measured with differential pressure (DP) there are a lot of measurements that are not temperature compensated.  Although the fluid made not change any temperature effects can alter the accuracy of the measurement significantly...
  • Reduce Project Timeline with Faster Field Commissioning

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Perhaps one of the most powerful aspects of WirelessHART (IEC 62591) is the ability to reduce the project timeline with faster field commissioning.    Traditional instrumentation and controls requires pulling a 2-wire loop, landing it in a marshaling...