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| PART A. INTRODUCTION - Evolution of Plant-wide Process Control; Nuts and Bolts of Computing Devices; PART B. CONTROLLERS - Controller Hardware; Controller Software; Controller Redundancy; Connection to the Controller; PART C. HUMAN INTERFACES - Human in Control; Video for User Interfaces; Adjusting Technology to Fit; Video Monitor Hardware; Exploring Displays; Trending Data Through Video; Communication of Information; Video Screen Animation; Screen Navigation; Human Information Processing; PART D PLANT UPSETS - Working with Alarms; Alarm Choices; Alarm Choices; Alarm Structures and Hierarchies; Overall System Display Structures; PART E. NETWORKS - More Nuts and Bolts; Physical Structures; Logical Structures; Open Communications Standards; Digital Field Communications; Architectural Issues; PART F. CONNECTING THE ENTERPRISE - Succeeding in the Business; Plant Information; PART G. THE PROCESS - Continuous Processing;
Discontinuous Processing; Toward Standardizing Configuration; PART H. SYSTEM SECURITY - Risk of Failure; Measuring Deficiency; Nature of Failures; Finding Fault; Operational Security; Systems for Process Safety; PART I TYPICAL VENDOR ARCHITECTURES - Older Examples; Justification; PART J. CONTROL SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION - Preparation and Definition; Specification; Selection Process; The System has been Bought; PART K. WHY DISTRIBUTE MY CONTROL - Selling Change; PART L. FUTURE TRENDS - Distributed Ain't Dead; Market Domains; Glossary; Index. |
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| Understanding Distributed Processor Systems for Control |
| by Samuel M. Herb, P.E. , 727pp., softbound, 1999, ISBN: 1556176457 |
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This book addresses the challenges of the process control effort, recognizing that factory automation systems are no longer isolated entities, that the systems and their function as are indeed merging. Discrete, continuous and batch can be performed together or by the same system used in diverse applications. |
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| The book is intended for those readers involved in factory automation systems as well as process, including readers who are already experienced and knowledgeable about distributed processor system, but may not necessarily be exposed to the technologies and how their concepts have grown to encompass additional new and exciting nuances of current high technology. |
| $90.00 |
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