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The Fieldbus Foundation is a global not-for-profit corporation consisting of leading process end users and automation companies. Within the Fieldbus Foundation, end users, manufacturers, universities and research organizations work together to develop an automation infrastructure that provides process integrity, business intelligence and open scalable integration in a managed environment.

Products

Designed for coupler manufacturers to perform a standard set of tests against their implementation, the Fieldbus Foundation’s latest updates to its open, non-proprietary Foundation...
Sept. 10, 2012
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Free tool simplifies planning, validation and documentation of Foundation H1 segments.
Aug. 24, 2012

Blogs

A United Industrial Network
The availability of the Field Device Integration developer tools signals a new era of device interoperability in process automation.
March 24, 2015
As industrial networks proliferate and the benefits of all-encompassing communications systems become clear, end users are expressing the need for digital fieldbus connectivity...
Nov. 11, 2013
Interoperability is not nirvana. Each technology development adds a little to the advancement of the state of the art. But none solve all problems. And don’t forget the people...
Sept. 19, 2013
Replacing Fieldbus with Ethernet?
A reader questions a statement about Ethernet replacing fieldbus and opens up an interesting discussion about the application and status of both communication technologies.
Aug. 28, 2013

News

Fieldbus Foundation and HART Communication Foundation Merge into FieldComm Group
Merger discussions between the two groups have been finalized, promising to bring two separate industrial automation communication technologies into a single, unified body.
Sept. 5, 2014
New technical specification for the Foundation fieldbus network protocol improve remote operations management capabilities.
June 17, 2014
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The Fieldbus Foundation Usability Initiative, announced this week at Hannover Messe 2014, is focused on making it easier to get the process back up and running after those 3 a...
April 9, 2014
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Foundation for Remote Operations Management (ROM) is integrating Modbus specifications into the single, standard data management environment.
Oct. 4, 2013
Industrial networking organizations discuss merging
Memorandum of understanding signed to explore creating a unified industrial networking organization that would focus on intelligent device communications in the world of process...
Sept. 25, 2013
The Fieldbus Foundation will join The FDT Group, HART Communication Foundation, OPC Foundation and PI (Profibus and Profinet International) in co-sponsoring and promoting the ...
Feb. 23, 2013
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Petrobras, Brazil's oil giant, will host first demonstration showcasing remote operations management solution.
Jan. 28, 2013
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The Fieldbus Foundation today announced approval of a backhaul architecture model, developed in collaboration with International Society of Automation standards committee ISA100...
Jan. 2, 2013
Backhaul architecture model provides common framework that will allow multiple industrial communication protocols to run on a process automation system network.
Dec. 28, 2012
HART and WirelessHART device information can now be integrated with Foundation Fieldbus Remote Operations Management.
Nov. 28, 2012

Articles

Ethernet installations are growing fast, but about a quarter of Automation World survey respondents say they have no plans to move away from serial devices anytime soon.
Nov. 22, 2016
Most plants still operate in a reactive environment, facing obstacles around behavioral norms, analog devices and analytical bar
Most plants still operate in a reactive environment, facing obstacles around behavioral norms, analog devices and analytical barriers. But early adopters are finding big savings...
May 17, 2015
Kuka Robots Communicate with FDT
KUKA Robotics explains its use of FDT to address complex robot bus scenarios across multiple gateways.
June 6, 2013
Now sanctioned by global industry standards, safety networks are increasingly desirable in the U.S. Here’s how both process industry users and manufacturing machine users benefit...
Feb. 2, 2012
There are lots of analog devices still in the field and not many new plants are being built right now, so upgrades are taking center stage. But do you simply enhance the current...
Jan. 26, 2012

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New devices improve fieldbus physical layer performance and reliability.
Sept. 19, 2012
The Foundation fieldbus device coupler test specification includes criteria from the international IEC 61158 standard and additional functional tests such as input impedance, ...
Aug. 9, 2012
Achema Trade Fair in Frankfurt, Germany
I'm just catching up on my reporting from Achema—the huge chemical industry trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Attendance picked up considerably overall. Tuesday and Wednesday ...
June 26, 2012
The Fieldbus Foundation (www.fieldbus.org) announced its support for a new International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) report that provides guidance to end users for selecting...
May 1, 2012
Fieldbus Foundation Advance
There are two questions that many have had regarding the direction of the Foundation Fieldbus specification. The first is how will the network organization use its High Speed ...
Dec. 5, 2011