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by Lauren Gibbons Paul, Contributing Editor   Some manufacturers may soon be able to rely on a wireless standard that addresses issues such as interoperability among different wireless platforms. The ISA standards body has created the ISA100 standard (formerly SP-100) for manufacturers in process industries such as chemicals and oil & gas.
ISA100 is a standard for wireless communication of field devices that brings together a range of technologies under one secure roof, according to Hesh Kagan, managing consultant at Invensys Process Systems and past president of the Wireless Industrial Network Alliance.
"As existing wired fieldbus protocols move toward wireless implementations, it becomes imperative that a quality and security standard be developed," Kagan says. ISA100 addresses industrial wireless communications, including how interoperability, coexistence, and robustness are managed. ISA100-compliant products will ship next year, he adds. The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute will issue product certifications. [Click to continue] |