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Welcome to this special edition of HotWire on Automation. The numbers are in and tallied; you selected these as the Top Stories of the past six months.

!Topologies for Wireless Instrumentation
Like the “fieldbus wars,” wireless discussions can create more heat than light, but the potential for wireless capabilities is undeniable. To set the stage for wireless instrumentation, do you know how to get the signal from instrument to control system? Here’s a nuts-and-bolts guide to orchestrate your options for permanently mounted instrumentation.

  
  !Process control instrumentation: Isolator and signal converter basics
In today’s marketplace, we are sometimes fortunate enough to have transmitters with isolated outputs and receiving devices with isolated inputs. However, we often need to insert an isolator in the signal loop between the transmitter and the receiving device. In Part one of this exclusive two-part series Greg Feliks of Moore Industries explains proper basic application of isolators, their characteristics and how the isolator gets its power.


  
 
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!Cisco, Rockwell Automation release initial collaborative resources
Collaborative effort simplifies integration of plant floor and corporate networks to improve the flow and security of production information.

  
  !Emerson acquires DMI
Emerson has acquired DMI, Inc. The acquisition includes all DMI technologies, applications, services and employees.		  
  !Process control instrumentation: Advanced applications for isolators and signal converters
Isolators can be used for many applications in process control beyond just eliminating ground loops and conditioning signals. In Part 2 of this exclusive two-part series, Greg Feliks of Moore Industries presents a selection of advanced applications for isolators and signal converters.		  
  !Honeywell acquires Enraf
Another trans-Atlantic process industry merger is in the works with Honeywell’s agreement to purchase Enraf Holdings B.V. for $260 million. Enraf is based in Delft, Netherlands, and has six groups all centering on instrumentation and control products for oil and gas producers and transporters.		  
     
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The isolated analog card for the PCI bus has 32 channels and 12-bit resolution. With isolated circuits, the high-speed analog card protects sensitive measurement circuitry from interference currents or voltages.
  
  :Stepper Drives with graphical interface
Stepper drives deliver 24-80 Vdc with an output current of up to 10 A peak. The drives are designed to protect against overvoltage, undervoltage, overtemp and external output shorts.		  
  :Video interface controller for LCD monitor applications
The high-integration interface controller is designed to address a broad range of TFT LCD monitor applications, providing a wide range of inputs, features and LCD panel support to address market needs. The controller’s flexible port architecture provides physical inputs for DVI, VGA, S-Video and composite video, along with a wide range of video modes.

  
 
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Are you buying the correct motor for the application? Do you intend to use it with a drive? Using an adjustable speed drive can help you save significant dollars on your energy bill. However, knowing how to apply motors to this application – so you get the perfect match – can save you even more in the long run. Join our Panel of Experts on this timely discussion. Watch this webcast now!
Available now - on demand Using Wireless as a Maintenance Advantage
Join Plant Engineering editors and industry experts for our Webcast covering wireless technologies. Learn about newly introduced technology that enables you to troubleshoot equipment in your plant. Discover how mobile asset management can provide real productivity gains throughout your maintenance enterprise. Webcast topics include using wireless to troubleshoot equipment, matching the mobile wireless device with the maintenance task and wireless EAM. - Watch this webcast now!
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This Webcast brings together a ‘dream team’ of arc flash experts, including Joe Weigel from Square D, Gary H. Fox from General Electric Company and Lanny Floyd from DuPont, to discuss the issues and take questions from Plant Engineering readers in a town-hall meeting on the subject of arc flash. Aired August 2nd, 2007. - Watch this webcast now!
   
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