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Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2002
Award for Fieldbus author
Jonas Berge has been awarded the "Raymond D Molloy Award" by the ISA for the best selling book in 2001 entitled "Fieldbuses for process control: engineering, operation, and maintenance".
The author Jonas Berge has been awarded the "Raymond D Molloy Award" presented by the ISA (The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society) for the best selling book in 2001 entitled "Fieldbuses for process control: engineering, operation, and maintenance" Adoption of Foundation) Fieldbus and Profibus PA as well as their industrial Ethernet counterparts is increasing at a rapid pace and is the focus of this book
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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User interest is growing even faster.
The high demand for the book is a reflection of this trend.
General-purpose Ethernet and older industrial data communication books fall short in addressing these new technologies, architecture, and practices in sufficient depth.
Users looking for a clear and concise source of information have chosen the book "Fieldbuses for process control", turning it into a best seller.
The book fills a hitherto void of information on Industrial Ethernet and modern Fieldbus protocols not thoroughly covered by earlier books.
This is the first book on the true fieldbus technologies, and sales indicate it's already set to be a classic to be found on every instrument and system engineer's bookshelf.
This well illustrated book is popular among end-users, engineering companies, system integrators, and even academic institutions.
More than just wiring rules, the 11 chapters are packed with experience and tips, addressing many issues relevant to the different readers.
Knotty issues such as availability and safety, and migration and integration are given special attention.
From fundamentals and project justification, through impact on the various project stages, to long-term operation and maintenance the book covers "how-to" for the new aspects of this new paradigm.
The book has also found use as textbook for fieldbus courses and self-study.
Chapter 1 "introduction" is available for free in electronic form on the ISA website and allows readers to get a feel for the topic.
A Chinese language translation is due out by the end of the year.
(This was Engineeringtalk's Top Story on 19 August 2002).
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