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F
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Fieldbus
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Overview
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Description
F
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fieldbus
™
is a digital communications system
that serially interconnects devices in the field. A Fieldbus
system is similar to a Distributed Control System (DCS)
with two exceptions:
• Although a F
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fieldbus
™
system can use the same
physical wiring as an existing 4–20 mA device, Fieldbus
devices are not connected point to point, but rather are
multidropped and wired in parallel on a single pair of wires
(referred to as a segment).
• F
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fieldbus
™
is a system that allows the user to
distribute control across a network. Fieldbus devices are
smart and actually maintain control over the system.
Unlike 4–20 mA analog installations in which the two wires
carry a single variable (the varying 4–20 mA current), a dig-
ital communications scheme such as F
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fieldbus
™
considers the two wires as a network. The network can carry
many process variables as well as other information. The
Enhanced Jupiter transmitter is a F
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fieldbus
™
registered device that communicates with the H1
F
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fieldbus
™
protocol operating at 31.25
kbits/sec. The H1 physical layer is an approved IEC 61158
standard.
An IEC61158 shielded twisted pair wire segment can be as
long as 6234 feet (1900 meters) without a repeater. Up to
4 repeaters per segment can be used to extend the distance.
The maximum number of devices allowed on a Fieldbus
segment is 32 although this depends on the current draw
of the devices on any given segment.
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46-649 Jupiter Magnetostrictive Transmitter - F
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fieldbus™
Control Room
Power Supply
Terminator
6234 feet (1900 meters) maximum
PC
Terminator
Power
Conditioner
Typical Fieldbus Installation
