White Papers

The Fieldbus Foundation provides a variety of technical white papers explaining the design, installation and operation of Foundation-based plant automation systems. These documents where prepared by leading experts on Foundation technology, and include a wealth of valuable information for process industry end users.

Available white papers include:

• NEW Guide to Implementing Foundation H1 Field Devices
• NEW Virtualmarshalling (How to do Marshalling with FOUNDATION Fieldbus)
• NEW FDI Meets Plant's Device Integration Needs
• Reducing Lifecycle Costs with the Power of Fieldbus
  
• Taking Diagnostics to the Next Level
  
• Field Device Integration - Making Device Management Easy
  
• Portable Tools Can Make Fieldbus Easier
• ARC Market Study: Fieldbus Solutions in the Process Industries: Worldwide Outlook
• White Paper: ARC White Paper Discusses FOUNDATION Fieldbus as a Path to Operational Excellence
• FOUNDATION for Remote Operations Management
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus Myths Busted
• The Business Value of Control in the Field
• Fieldbus Diagnostics: Latest Advancements Optimize Plant Asset Management
• Foundation for Safety Instrumented Functions Forge the Future of Process Safety
• Foundation Technology: Tested. Proven. Available Today.
• NASA Integration of Fieldbus Devices into an Existing DCS  
• HSE: An Open High-Speed Solution for Plantwide Automation
• FURIOS: Fieldbus and Remote I/O System Comparison
• Foundation Technology: End User Perspective on Automation Infrastructure for Operational Excellence

Technical Guides

Foundation Technical Guides were developed to provide an in-depth analysis of key fieldbus technical issues: wiring & installation, Function Block implementation, system engineering, and more. The technical guides are a valuable resource assisting control industry professionals in their usage of Foundation technology.

Downloadable technical guides include:

• Wiring & Installation Application Guide (31.25 kbit/s Voltage Mode)
• 31.25 kbit/s Intrinsically Safe Systems
• Function Block Capabilities in Hybrid/Batch Applications
• System Engineering Guidelines (AG-181)
  

These files can be downloaded and viewed with an Adobe Reader, which can be found at the Adobe web site.

Design Tools

Design tools allow engineering firms, system integrators, plant control engineers and technicians to design and preview specific FOUNDATION™ fieldbus plant implementations before commissioning a job on site. In particular, our DesignMATE segment verification tool allows plant automation professionals to audit segment layouts in a user-friendly environment.

The tool helps assure end users their fieldbus infrastructure will work with desired parameters such as cable length, number and type of installed devices, and selected power supplies. DesignMATE allows users to perform rapid calculations, eliminate human error, improve efficiency, and minimize the amount of paperwork required during the segment design phase.

DesignMATE for FOUNDATION Fieldbus:

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