Catching the Process Fieldbus
In March 2009, James Powell, Principal Engineer and owner of JCOM Automation Inc., along with Dr. Henry Vandelinde, of Siemens, released an introductory-level book on PROFIBUS called ‘Catching the Process Fieldbus’. This book has been translated into German, Spanish and Chinese.
In 2015, they released the 2nd edition of this book to include PROFINET.
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HART Communications Protocol: A Practical Guide
In 2020, James published ‘HART – A practical guide’. This book is a practical guide on how to design, install and use HART for process automation.
This book is written for people who work with HART, and it will truly assist in making projects successful. The purpose of this guide is to look at the protocol from a practical point of view and show how to use it properly.
It is available, in English, in either a Kindle or paperback version.