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This is the go-to guidebook for people who need to fully understand factory floor Ethernet and for those who need to have a basic understanding of Ethernet and TCP/IP terminology, Ethernet hardware, Ethernet software, Ethernet security, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

This reference book offers overviews of SCADA’s component technologies, as well as details necessary to understand the big picture. After completing these 15 self-study units, readers should be conversant with SCADA nomenclature and architecture, understand the basic technology of the system’s building blocks, and much more.

Whether you're a novice industrial network user or someone who wants to brush up on the technology, this manual will help you better understand and select the "right" network for a given application. 

In this book, the authors address the wireless communication concepts and terminology that are needed to apply wireless control in the process industry. The control system interfaces and wireless field devices described in this book are based on wireless standards for industrial settings and can be used in monitoring and control applications.

This fourth edition includes an update of events that have occurred since the previous edition and an extensive analysis of new wireless technology intended for process control, such as ISA100 Wireless (ISA100.11a), WirelessHART, WIA-PA, and Wi-Fi, including IEEE 802.11n and 802.11ac.

This edition will help you gain a solid understanding of legacy and advanced communications systems in automation and control environments, as well as the advances in communication technology. You will learn about cybersecurity methods and standards—including ANSI/ISA/IEC 62443—and how to implement communications systems in a safe and secure manner.

This book provides guidance on selecting components for, laying out, installing, testing, certifying, and troubleshooting a network system. It includes detailed discussions on designing industrial physical layers, network architectures, and components, as well as using installation techniques to mitigate and abate noise. 

Process control systems in chemical plants and refineries, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for utilities, and factory automation systems for discrete manufacturing form the backbone of our nation’s critical infrastructure that depends on their continued operation. This easy-to-read book introduces managers, engineers, technicians, and operators to methods for keeping industrial networks secure amid rising threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and cyber terrorists. 

The use of cyber warfare as a prelude or substitute for conventional attacks has gone from conjecture to reality. This text develops a novel approach to securing industrial automation and control systems by generating protection principles through merging and adapting the best industrial and governmental standards and practices.

This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the theory, engineering, and implementation of FOUNDATION Fieldbus in process control systems. It provides knowledge of the different topologies and installation options available in FOUNDATION Fieldbus standards and their applications to enable engineers to design control systems to solve industry problems.