ISA Releases New Edition of Wireless Networks Resource
May 12, 2005
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The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) published a new resource, Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation, 2nd Edition, by industry expert Dick Caro.
As commercial and residential networks rapidly go wireless, industrial networks may soon follow. This newly revised digital book has been expanded to include the increasingly popular wireless application, radio frequency identification (RFID), while also providing a clear, unbiased view of the emerging wireless communications market, said ISA.
Caro writes about wireless communications from a factory and process automation viewpoint to help readers make clear decisions on the timing and strategy for implementing wireless networks for automation projects.
According to Caro, going wireless is more than just plugging in some wireless components to replace the wires. While residential wireless networks are easily justified using today's inexpensive wireless components, the case for industrial use is not quite as clear due to privacy, security problems and the potential for signal loss in plant environments. Additionally, industrial use must have secure communications that never fail. However, the cost of industrial wiring is so high that wireless can usually be justified.
Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation, 2nd Edition, is offered in digital format. More information about may be found online at www.isa.org/wirelessnetworks.
Source: Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA).