Integration of WirelessHART and ISA100.11a field devices into condition monitoring system for starting IIoT implementation

Abstract

This paper presents a technique to integrate wireless field devices using WirelessHART and ISA100.11a technologies into a condition monitoring system based on Wonderware InTouch software. The proposed integration brings the data from a field site with digital multi-device networking for automatic data collection to support the condition monitoring of instruments or smart connected equipment in preparation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) implementation. Data including process variables and diagnostics from WirelessHART and ISA100.11a devices are buffered and mapped into Modbus/TCP registers for real-time monitoring at the operator workstation. Experimental results confirm that the proposed integration functions correctly.