ISA-100 Scope

The ISA100 Committee addresses wireless manufacturing and control systems in the areas of the:

• Environment in which the wireless technology is deployed
• Technology life cycle for wireless equipment and systems
• Application of Wireless technology
• The wireless environment includes; the definition of wireless, radio frequencies (starting point), vibration, temperature, humidity, EMC, interoperability, coexistence with existing systems, and physical equipment location.

Global short-, medium-, and long-term technology needs will be incorporated on a non-exclusive technology basis with no bias towards or against a particular wireless technology. The standards themselves may influence the allocation and use of resources and spectrum.

Application of the technology will include:

• Field sensors used for monitoring, control, alarm, and shutdown that can be vertically integrated from field to business systems.
• Wireless technology whose uses include real time field-to-business systems (e.g. wireless equipment interfacing work order systems, control LAN, business LAN, voice)
• Across all industries – fluid processing, material processing, and discrete parts manufacturing environments

Please see below the ISA100 timeline

• ISA-100 General Information
• ISA-100 Purpose