Yokogawa launches wireless adaptor
19 Mar 2014
Yokogawa develops multi-protocol device designed to convert wired instruments and sensors.
Control and instrumentation firm Yokogawa has developed a multi-protocol wireless adaptor to allow wiredfield instruments to function as ISA100 wireless devices.
Field wireless systems enable field devices and the host-level monitoring, control, and other systems in a plant to communicate wirelessly with each other.
Yokogawa is seeking to promote the plant-wide use of field wireless systems
The company also plans to release HART and Modbus models in May and July.
In accordance with its Wireless Anywhere concept, the company said it was “seeking to promote the plant-wide use of field wireless systems by developing ISA100 Wireless devices.”
When the multi-protocol wireless adaptor is mounted on a wired field instrument or analytical sensor, the instrument or sensor is also able to function as an ISA100 Wireless device.
“It may be used with any type of wired field instrument or analytical sensor commonly used in plants, including those used to monitor temperature, pressure, liquid level, or vibration, or to detect gas,” the company said.
The company said its key target markets included oil & gas, LNG, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, power, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, foods, and iron and steel industries.
“By giving customers a greater range of field instruments and analytical sensors to choose from, Yokogawa expects that this multi-protocol wireless adaptor will greatly facilitate the introduction of field wireless systems.”
The first two models are intended for wired HART and RS485 Modbus communications, both of which are widely used in plants.
Yokogawa said it also planned to release models that are compliant with other wired field communications standards such as Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus.
