Recent Books:   The Industrial Information Technology Handbook CRC Press, 2004 ISBN: 0849319854 Hardcover: 1832 pages Edited by Richard Zurawski book's details: pdf 1.84MB see below for selected chapters on IEC 61499 and IEEE P1451    Publisher Note The Industrial Information Technology Handbook focuses on existing and emerging industrial applications of IT, and on evolving trends that are driven by the needs of companies and by industry-led consortia and organizations. Emphasizing fast growing areas that have major impacts on industrial automation and enterprise integration, the Handbook covers topics such as industrial communication technology, sensors, and embedded systems.The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 presents material covering new and quickly evolving aspects of IT. Part 2 introduces cutting-edge areas of industrial IT. The Handbook presents material in the form of tutorials, surveys, and technology overviews, combining fundamentals and advanced issues, with articles grouped into sections for a cohesive and comprehensive presentation. The text contains 112 contributed reports by industry experts from government, companies at the forefront of development, and some of the most renowned academic and research institutions worldwide. Several of the reports on recent developments, actual deployments, and trends cover subject matter presented to the public for the first time.   Selected Chapters: Chapter A. Achieving Reconfigurability of Automation Systems by Using the New International Standard IEC 61499: A Developer’s View Hans-Michael Hanisch and Valeriy Vyatkin, Martin Luther University of Halle–Wittenberg, Germany Chapter B. A Smart Transducer Interface Standard for Sensors and Actuators Kang Lee, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA Read review from IES Newsletter, Sept. 2005 issue