HART is the de-facto digital communications standard for the process industries using conventional 4-20mA analog loops. For a more detailed explanation use the links to technical resources below:

What is HART?
What is the HART protocol?
Benefits of HART
HART revisions
Fault indication
HART cable lengths (and H-sim)
HART Server
HART-Enabled Devices

Dispelling the Myths
         Dispelling the Myths - Device Descriptions (DDs)
         Dispelling the Myths - Plant Control Systems
         Dispelling the Myths - HART is an interim technology

Network Coupling Transformer for HART
        Curing HART Start-Up Transient
        Transmit Wave-Shaping and Receive Processing for HART
        AD421-to-HT2012 Connection Diagram
        Using CCITT V.23 Equipment for HART
        HART Clocking
        Trouble at Start or End of Message
        Interpretation of HART Transmitter Impedance

HART and the Conventional Process Loop
        Signaling
        HART Process Transmitter Block Diagram
        Building Networks
        Protocol
        Addressing
        Conclusion

Why So Slow?
What's In A Bell-202 Standard?
Process Receiver
Other Books About HART?
Alternatives to HART
Table of Current HART Publications

A Caveat: HART and Current Consumption
Modem Sources
HART Library Software For PC
HART and PCs
Timing is Everything
The Beginning, End, Gaps, and Dribbles
Start-Up Synchronization In HART
Slave Receive Algorithm
Data Compression
Device Description Language
Slave Development Steps
Addressing Problems, Slave Commissioning, and Device Database
Bell-202: Bad News in Europe
Grounding and Interference
HART and Intrinsic Safety
HART and CE Mark
Electrical Measurement of a HART Network
Isolating A Non-Isolated Modem
Troubleshooting: What To Do When "It Just Won't Talk"
HART Repeater
HART Gateways and Alternative Networks
        PC as Gateway
        DeviceNet to HART
        HART Over RS485/RS232
        Combined Baseband and Conventional HART
        Telecom HART
        Fiber Optic HART
        Single Modem/Multiple Point-to-Point
        Wireless HART

Equation Describes CPFSK
Generating HART Signal With MATLAB
OSI Model
HART Network Circuit Models
HART Signal Power Spectral Density
Cable Effects
HART Message Errors
HART Experimental Error Rates
How Fast?

HART Technical Overview Booklet

 

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