Communication networks are used in the process industry to exchange information between sensors, actuators and controllers. Controller Area Network (CAN) bus generally being used for communications between vital controllers and a slower network such as the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) being used…

What is OSI ? Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model was approved as an international standard for communications architecture by International standard organization (ISO). The word “open” refers to the capacity to link any two structures that conform to the model of reference…

What are Fieldbus coupling devices? Fieldbus coupling equipment (often informally referred to as bricks) are used inorder to simplify the job of linking Fieldbus equipment to such a network segment. So that the end user does not have to construct and commission…

Gateways, Bridges & Routers are the interconnecting devices in a network topology. The internetworking device must simultaneously satisfy the physical requirements and access requirements simultaneously while translating data frames from one form to another. There are three, commonly used devices which perform…

The performance of cable screen depends on their construction. There are different types of cable screens available depending on the applications, specialized screen constructions, such as optimized or multiple braids You can also run an unscreened cable in a shielded conduit, in…

What is an Antenna? An antenna is a circuit element that provides a transition from a guided wave on a transmission line to a free space wave, and vice versa. It is made of a thin electrical conductor to efficiently radiate electromagnetic…