The FOUNDATION fieldbus can be flexibly used in process automation appli-cations.
The specification supports bus-powered field devices as well as al-lows application in hazardous areas.
The Fieldbus FOUNDATIONs slogan ... dedicated to a single international fieldbus expresses the organizations claim to establishing an international, interoperable fieldbus standard.
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http://www.samson.de/pdf_en/l454en.pdf
2/19/2002