Foundation Fieldbus FAQ
1 - What is the difference between HART and Fieldbus?
2 - Is Fieldbus easy? It sounds complicated.
3- What are the benefits of Fieldbus?
4 - How does Fieldbus lower the cost?
5 - What is all this diagnostics stuff anyhow (regrets to Peace Porridge)?
6 - What is a transducer block?
8 - What is automatic alarm notification?
9 - How does distributed trending work?
10 - What is a device description?
11 - Wont Fieldbus stifle innovation?
12 - What are the distinguishing features of a "true" Fieldbus, delivering the original promise?
13 - What is the benefit of being completely digital?
14 - How is Fieldbus more distributed than a "Distributed Control System"?
15 - Must a protocol be specifically designed for process control?
16 - Will Fieldbus replace DCS as we know it?
17 - What happens to data base configuration in a Fieldbus system?
18 - Isnt Fieldbus too slow, 31.25 kbit/s compared to several Mbit/s for DCS?
21 - What is scheduling?
22 - Do MMI offer the features of DCS?
23 - Do PCs have any advantage over DCS other than price?
24 - Does Fieldbus interoperability "end" in the PC?
25 - What is the MMI update time?
26 - Obsolescence
