R400 Experion PKS Series A Fieldbus Interface Module User's Guide 27
July 2010 Honeywell
2. What is Fieldbus?
2.1 Fieldbus Organization
About the Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation made up of over 160 leading
suppliers and customers of process control and manufacturing automation products.
Since its inception in 1994, it is totally dedicated to developing one standard, "open,"
interoperable field communication model known as F
OUNDATION Fieldbus. Honeywell
is a founding and supporting member of the foundation.
Want more information?
If y
ou have Internet access, please visit the Fieldbus Foundation web site at
http://www.fieldbus.org/
for more information. Alternatively, their mail address is:
9005 Mountain Ridge Drive
Bowie Building - Suite 190
Austin, Texas 78759-5316 USA
2.2 Fieldbus Technology
Reference
REFERENCE - INTERNAL
Please refer to Appendix A, if you are interested in more information about
this topic.
2.3 Fieldbus Terms
Description
The following table lists some fieldbus terms and abbreviations for general reference.
Term Abbreviation Description
Capability File
The Capability file contains some or all of the given
fieldbus device's information that can be read from a
device online. It consists of both resource information
(what the device can potentially do) and value
information (how the device should actually be set up).
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