MODBUS, OPC force decision From: InTech | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright Instrument Society of America Oct 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Fifteen years ago, we had to putter around with MODBUS and serial interfaces to keep them going. Maybe OPC will get to a higher level of reliability more quickly.

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Currently, we are working on a re-instrumentation project in Malaysia. We are planning to implement Foundation fieldbus into the new process control system.

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