This digital edition includes the increasingly popular wireless application Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and also provides a clear, unbiased view of the emerging wireless communications market. The author explores wireless communications from the factory and process automation viewpoint to help you make clear decisions on the timing and strategy for implementing wireless networks for automation projects. According to the author, going wireless is more than just plugging in some wireless components to replace the wires. Residential networks are easily justified using todayβs inexpensive wireless components to avoid costly or unsightly wire installations. Industrial use is not quite so clear due to privacy and security problems and the potential for signal loss in plant environments. Industrial use must have secure communications that never fails. However, the cost of industrial wiring is so high, that wireless can usually be justified. This Third Edition includes a general update of events that have occurred since the previous edition. Of significance, is an overview of new technologies, such as ISA100.11a, WirelessHART, and WiFi, including IEEE 802.11n.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
Unit 1. Wireless Network Technology
Unit 2. Wireless Network Standards
Unit 3. Industrial Automation Requirements
Unit 4. Application of Wireless Networks to Industrial Automation
Unit 5. On the Bleeding Edge
Unit 6. Significant News for Wireless Networking
• Unit 7. Recommendations for Wireless Networking
Unit 8. Radio Frequency Tagging
• About the Author