English–Chinese reference · Smart Manufacturing

Fieldbus现场总线

Fieldbus is a family of industrial network protocols that connect programmable controllers, sensors, actuators, drives, and remote I/O stations in a manufacturing cell or process area. Documentation for control-system architecture, device manuals, commissioning guides, and network configuration procedures uses this term in ways that require precise handling of protocol names, baud rates, and diagnostic messages during installation and on-site commissioning.

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EnglishFieldbus
简体中文现场总线
DomainSmart Manufacturing

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Where this term appears

Fieldbus appears in PLC and DCS configuration manuals, device parameter tables, commissioning checklists, and alarm message lists. Translators working on these documents must distinguish protocol-specific terms such as node address, master/slave role, and bus termination from generic networking vocabulary. These strings often appear as short UI labels or error codes, where expansion can break layout.

Translation checks

A frequent mistake is treating fieldbus as a single protocol when the source text refers to PROFIBUS, DeviceNet, EtherCAT, or another specific network. Translators may also render bus-related compounds literally, producing unclear terms like 'field bus' as if it were a physical vehicle. Such errors disrupt commissioning documents and can confuse control engineers during installation.

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