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News Release from: American Technical Publishers | Subject: Industrial Data Communications
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 June 2002
Wise up to data communications
The third edition of Industrial Data Communications is a survival guide for technical professionals who have little or no background in data communications.
The third edition of Industrial Data Communications is a survival guide for technical professionals who have little or no background in data communications Many of these professionals are forced to learn data communications because the processes aren't as transparent as they should be
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The author, Lawrence M Thompson, dedicates the book "to many practitioners who, through no fault of their own, have arrived at the position of needing knowledge of industrial data communications just to survive." Industrial Data Communications provides readers with the knowledge they need to understand, troubleshoot, and maintain both legacy and leading-edge data communication systems.
This latest edition reflects the dynamic, continuously changing nature of data communications.
It describes how data is organized and moved for different functional tasks.
It also includes a complete description of relevant terminology, standards, and protocols.
The text emphasizes practical functional aspects of common systems rather than design criteria.
This third edition contains considerably more material than the first or second edition, expanding upon certain industrial communications such as the different Fieldbuses and coverage of the higher speed Ethernet technologies that have become increasingly adapted to industrial use.
Industrial Data Communications is aimed at the instrumentation and control audience and at the manufacturing market.
Readers will enjoy its conversational style and its coverage of trends in the growth and application of data communications in the industrial environment as well as emerging technologies.
Industrial Data Communications is part of ISA's Resources for Management and Control Services series.
Industrial Data Communications is available from American Technical Publishers (atp@ameritech.co.uk
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