Events

• Certified PROFIBUS Training week at Burkert Flow Controls, Stroud, UK
  Week beginning 27^th September 2010. See http://www.burkert.co.uk/
• Certified PROFIBUS Training week at Endress+Hauser, Manchester, UK
  Week beginning 18^th October 2010. See http://www.uk.endress.com/
• Certified PROFIBUS Training weeks in Australia
  Week beginning 1^st November 2010 in Perth WA,
  Week beginning 15^th November 2010 in Melbourne Victoria,
  Week beginning 22^nd November 2010 in Brisbane Queensland.
  See http://www.profibusaustralia.com.au/

Links

• PROFIBUS International
  Lots of good stuff here: free technical downloads, product searches, regional associations etc.
• The PROFIBUS/PROFINET User conference site
  The annual conference held in the Midlands. Download past presentations and other information.
• The AS-i Expert Alliance
  Home web site for the Actuator-Sensor Interface UK User Group.
• PLC Open
  The International organisation for Open PLC software using IEC61131-3 and related standards.
• Bytronic Ltd
  Top quality educational equipment for teaching control engineering and automation.
• PROFI Interface Center (PIC), Johnson City, USA
  The USA PROFIBUS and PROFINET support centre.
• Professional Automation Support Services Ltd
  Providing manufacturer specific PLC programming training.

References
The following books are available covering modern automation and control system technology:

• Ronald W Mitchell: “PROFIBUS – A pocket guide”, ISA, 2004. Available from Siemens Ltd
• Manfred Popp: “The new rapid way to PROFIUS DP”, PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. Available from PROFIBUS International
• Manfred Popp & Karl Weber: “The rapid way to PROFINET”, PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. Available from PROFIBUS International
• James Powell & Henry Vandelinde: “Catching the Process Fieldbus”, published by Siemens Miltronics Process Instrunents, Canada, available form PROFIBUS International
• Christian Diedrich & Thomas Bangemann: PROFIBUS PA – Instrumentation Technology for the Process Industry, Oldenbourg Industrieverlag Munchen, 2007
• R W Lewis: “Programming industrial control systems using IEC 1131-3″, 1995, IEE.
• Karl-Heinz John & Michael Tiegelkamp: “IEC61131-3: Programming Industrial Automation Systems”, 2001, Springer