Web integration of fieldbus networks: a diagnostic tool

This paper deals with diagnostic instruments for the Fieldbus network. In fact, diagnostic tools are actually based on costly PC architectures with proprietary software (network analyzer). The proposed device could be useful to exchange data between the Fieldbus and Internet network, achieving a low-cost and smart method to perform diagnostics, even remotely. It has an embedded Web-server and its software interface is built with simple HTML pages. Finally. a working prototype has been realized and some tests have been carried out to evaluate functionalities and real performances.