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WirelessHART™

Real-Time Mesh Network for Industrial Automation

  • Covers the first published standard for the process industry, WirelessHART, a wireless network protocol for the process industry

  • Provides case studies throughout the book

  • Will be of interest to a large international market, including any company with process controls operations

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. WirelessHART in a Nutshell

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Overview

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 3-14
    3. Physical Layer

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 15-17
    4. Data Link Layer

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 19-27
    5. Network Layer and Transport Layer

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 29-38
    6. Application Layer

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 39-44
    7. WirelessHART Network

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 45-61
  3. WirelessHART in Depth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 64-64
    2. An Example

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 65-72
    3. Discourses on the Stack

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 73-106
    4. Discourses on the Mesh Network

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 107-131
    5. Discourses in General

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 133-156
  4. WirelessHART in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 158-158
    2. Test and Diagnostic Tools

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 159-173
    3. A Fast Approach to Equip a HART Device with WirelessHART Capability

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 175-176
    4. Development Recommendations

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 177-186
    5. Deployment Recommendations

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 187-192
  5. WirelessHART in the Bigger Picture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 194-194
    2. Why WirelessHART

      • Deji Chen, Mark Nixon, Aloysius Mok
      Pages 195-199

About this book

The process control industry has seen generations of technology advancement, from pneumatic communication to electrical communication to electronic c- munication, from centralized control to distributed control. At the center of today’s distributed control systems are operator workstations. These operator wo- stations provide the connection between those overseeing and running plant operations to the process itself. With each new generation of products the operator workstation has become increasingly more intelligent. Newer applications provide advanced alarming, control, and diagnostics. Behind all of these applications are smarter devices. These smart devices provide greater process insight, reduce en- neering costs, and contribute to improving the overall operational performance of the plant. Smart devices include advanced diagnostics that can report the health of the device and in many cases, the health of the process that the device is connected to. It is not uncommon for smart devices to include diagnostics that can detect plugged lines, burner flame instability, agitator loss, wet gas, orifice wear, leaks, and cavitations. These devices tell the user how well they are operating and when they need maintenance. Improvements in sensor technology and diagnostics have lead to a large variety of smart devices. So how do users connect the capabilities of these smart devices to their existing control system infrastructures? The answer is wireless. Wireless technology has matured to the point that it now can be safely applied in industrial control, monitor, and asset management applications.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Emerson Process Management, Austin, USA

    Deji Chen, Mark Nixon

  • Dept. Computer Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, USA

    Aloysius Mok

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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