William K. Borsum wrote: > > At 11:16 AM 6/3/99 -0600, you wrote: > >Modulate the DC maybe....FSK like ? > > > >Suppose I have a situation where I want to send power and control > >signals to a device. Suppose too that I want to do this all with > >2 wires (power and return). Is it at all feasible to send the data > >on top of the power line, and have it separated at the destination? > > There are a number of companies doing this on top of 4-20 mA control and > signal loops. There is even a standard to cover the protocol--uses > standard FSK signals on a high frequency carrier. Simple capacitive > coupling at either end, and the frequency is high enough to not interfere > with the "DC" level process signals. > > Check out the magazine "control engineering"--I think they have a web page > too. The name "HART" comes to mind for the protocol, but I wouldn't swear > to it. > > **************************************************************************** > ******** > All legitimate attachments to this email will be clearly identified in the > text. > William K. Borsum, P.E. > OEM Dataloggers and Instrumentation Systems > & How can i get more information of this magazine?