One of the international wireless standards for industrial use, ISA10 0.11a, was first established in 2009. Since then, wireless has been introduced into many industrial areas, and the recognition of industrial wireless technology has continued to grow as application examples increase. Nowadays, the use of wireless is spreading further, and various types of sensors are beginning to be required. Even for existing systems using wired communications, wireless technology is considered as a communication means to collect information from already installed field devices, for example, diagnostic information concerning the devices.
In order to meet these requirements, various types of wireless field devices will need to be provided, and the means to unwire already installed wired field devices required. As a solution to satisfy both requirements, Yokogawa has developed the FN310 field wireless multi-protocol module, an adapter which can unwire existing wired field devices. The FN310 is capable of wireless communications using existing protocols such as Modbus and HART. Therefore, users do not need to waste their existing assets even if the field communication is changed to wireless. To achieve this feature, the FN310 applies the ISA100.11a standard, which enables wireless communications using various field digital communication protocols. The FN310 is used in combination with the FN110 under the concept of “Wireless Anywhere”. The FN110 is explained in “Field Wireless Communication Module toPromote Field Wireless” in this issue. This paper describes the F N310.
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