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An Infobox fieldbus protocol may be used to summarise information about a fieldbus protocol.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. None of the parameters are forced, but at least the name should be provided. For an example, see Foundation Fieldbus H1.

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Protocol Information
Type of Network	{{{type_of_network}}}
Physical Media	{{{physical_media}}}
Network Topology	{{{network_topology}}}
Maximum Devices	{{{maximum_devices}}}
Maximum Distance	{{{maximum_distance}}}
Maximum Speed	{{{maximum_speed}}}
Device Addressing	{{{device_addressing}}}
Governing Body	{{{governing_body}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox fieldbus protocol
|name              =
|type_of_network   =
|physical_media    =
|network_topology  =
|maximum_devices   =
|maximum_distance  =
|maximum_speed     =
|device_addressing =
|governing_body    =
|website           =
}}

Parameters

name	Name of the fieldbus protocol
type_of_network	Type of fieldbus network like Process Control, Device Bus, etc.
physical_media	Physical hardware over which communication happens
network_topology	Type of network topologies supported like Star, Bus, Ring, etc.
maximum_devices	Maximum number of devices supported on the bus at the same time
maximum_distance	Maximum allowable distance for the communication bus
maximum_speed	Maximum speed at which communication can occur
device_addressing	Type of device addressing used: Automatic, DIP Switch, etc.
governing_body	Name of organization or person who developed or is controlling the protocol
website	The official website for the protocol or Governing Body