Sunit Kumar Sen, Ph.D, member of IEEE and IETE, holds advanced degrees from St. Xaviers College and University of Calcutta, both in Kolkata, India. He is currently professor in the Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta and teaches courses on digital communication, industrial instrumentation, microprocessors, electrical networks, Fieldbus, etc. He was head of the Department of Applied Physics and University Science Instrumentation Centre from 2008-2010. Previously he was assistant manager, instrumentation (oprn.) for Bokaro Steel Plant, Jharkhand, India under Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). He has already written two books—one on instrumentation, and another on microprocessors.

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• Chapter 1 Data Communication..............................................................1Chapter 2 Networking...........................................................................25Chapter 3 Network Models...................................................................35Chapter 4 Networks in Process Automation.........................................53Chapter 5 Fieldbuses.............................................................................63Chapter 6 Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART)................ 75Chapter 7 Foundation Fieldbus.............................................................89Chapter 8 PROFIBUS......................................................................... 119Chapter 9 Modbus and Modbus Plus.................................................. 145Chapter 10 CAN Bus............................................................................ 157Chapter 11 DeviceNet........................................................................... 163Chapter 12 AS-i.................................................................................... 169Chapter 13 Seriplex............................................................................... 175Chapter 14 Interbus-S........................................................................... 179Chapter 15 ControlNet.......................................................................... 189Chapter 16 Common Industrial Protocol.............................................. 201Chapter 17 Ethernet and Ethernet/IP.................................................... 213Chapter 18 EtherCAT...........................................................................225Chapter 19 Sercos III............................................................................237Chapter 20 Ethernet Powerlink............................................................. 251Chapter 21 Profinet IRT........................................................................257Chapter 22 Intrinsically Safe Fieldbus Systems....................................265Chapter 23 Wiring, Installation, and Commissioning..........................277Chapter 24 Wireless Sensor Networks..................................................303Chapter 25 WirelessHART (WHART)................................................ 317Chapter 26 ISA100.11a..........................................................................343

Sunit Kumar Sen, Ph.D, member of IEEE and IETE, holds advanced degrees from St. Xaviers College and University of Calcutta, both in Kolkata, India. He is currently professor in the Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta and teaches courses on digital communication, industrial instrumentation, microprocessors, electrical networks, Fieldbus, etc. He was head of the Department of Applied Physics and University Science Instrumentation Centre from 2008-2010. Previously he was assistant manager, instrumentation (oprn.) for Bokaro Steel Plant, Jharkhand, India under Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). He has already written two books—one on instrumentation, and another on microprocessors.

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• Chapter 1 Data Communication..............................................................1Chapter 2 Networking...........................................................................25Chapter 3 Network Models...................................................................35Chapter 4 Networks in Process Automation.........................................53Chapter 5 Fieldbuses.............................................................................63Chapter 6 Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART)................ 75Chapter 7 Foundation Fieldbus.............................................................89Chapter 8 PROFIBUS......................................................................... 119Chapter 9 Modbus and Modbus Plus.................................................. 145Chapter 10 CAN Bus............................................................................ 157Chapter 11 DeviceNet........................................................................... 163Chapter 12 AS-i.................................................................................... 169Chapter 13 Seriplex............................................................................... 175Chapter 14 Interbus-S........................................................................... 179Chapter 15 ControlNet.......................................................................... 189Chapter 16 Common Industrial Protocol.............................................. 201Chapter 17 Ethernet and Ethernet/IP.................................................... 213Chapter 18 EtherCAT...........................................................................225Chapter 19 Sercos III............................................................................237Chapter 20 Ethernet Powerlink............................................................. 251Chapter 21 Profinet IRT........................................................................257Chapter 22 Intrinsically Safe Fieldbus Systems....................................265Chapter 23 Wiring, Installation, and Commissioning..........................277Chapter 24 Wireless Sensor Networks..................................................303Chapter 25 WirelessHART (WHART)................................................ 317Chapter 26 ISA100.11a..........................................................................343

Sunit Kumar Sen, Ph.D, member of IEEE and IETE, holds advanced degrees from St. Xaviers College and University of Calcutta, both in Kolkata, India. He is currently professor in the Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta and teaches courses on digital communication, industrial instrumentation, microprocessors, electrical networks, Fieldbus, etc. He was head of the Department of Applied Physics and University Science Instrumentation Centre from 2008-2010. Previously he was assistant manager, instrumentation (oprn.) for Bokaro Steel Plant, Jharkhand, India under Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). He has already written two books—one on instrumentation, and another on microprocessors.

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• Chapter 1 Data Communication..............................................................1Chapter 2 Networking...........................................................................25Chapter 3 Network Models...................................................................35Chapter 4 Networks in Process Automation.........................................53Chapter 5 Fieldbuses.............................................................................63Chapter 6 Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART)................ 75Chapter 7 Foundation Fieldbus.............................................................89Chapter 8 PROFIBUS......................................................................... 119Chapter 9 Modbus and Modbus Plus.................................................. 145Chapter 10 CAN Bus............................................................................ 157Chapter 11 DeviceNet........................................................................... 163Chapter 12 AS-i.................................................................................... 169Chapter 13 Seriplex............................................................................... 175Chapter 14 Interbus-S........................................................................... 179Chapter 15 ControlNet.......................................................................... 189Chapter 16 Common Industrial Protocol.............................................. 201Chapter 17 Ethernet and Ethernet/IP.................................................... 213Chapter 18 EtherCAT...........................................................................225Chapter 19 Sercos III............................................................................237Chapter 20 Ethernet Powerlink............................................................. 251Chapter 21 Profinet IRT........................................................................257Chapter 22 Intrinsically Safe Fieldbus Systems....................................265Chapter 23 Wiring, Installation, and Commissioning..........................277Chapter 24 Wireless Sensor Networks..................................................303Chapter 25 WirelessHART (WHART)................................................ 317Chapter 26 ISA100.11a..........................................................................343