Wireless technology adoption in many industrial sectors, including process automation, has been growing during the past decade. Industry consortiums, standards organizations, vendors, and end users have been pursuing the technology with varying degrees of interest. We explored wireless solutions for suitability with the potential to bridge gaps in process automation, especially in asset management, remote monitoring, and non-critical alarm applications. The ISA-100.11a consensus standard and the Wireless HART specification seem to be gaining ground in process instrumentation applications.
展开▼
