Jim Pinto - The Fieldbus Poems

Pinto Fieldbus Poetry

The Fieldbus collection

To liven up the staid and often humorless industrial automation business atmosphere, I've tried my hand at poetic satire. Some of my stuff has been published in industry journals, with good feedback. The continuous confusion in the fieldbus arena is a prime candidate for my metaphorical musings.

Much of the rather comical confusion surrounding Fieldbus is best described in poetry. The cutting edge is the underlying truth.

Current Fieldbus Poetry

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IEC Fieldbus Vote
The 8-Part Fieldbus Voting Fiasco
In early January 2000, the IEC "unofficially" voted in favor of an 8-part Fieldbus standard. The ISA webpages reported the news in businesslike prose. I felt that this somewhat comical paradox could only be described with poetry.

Fieldbus - The Pinto Poetry Collection

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WIN/SP-50
Microsoft Takes Over Fieldbus
A poem, written at the ISA/98 Expo, about Microsoft taking over Fieldbus SP-50 to make it the de-facto standard. First published in CONTROL, November '98

Fieldbus Quadrille
The Fieldbus Quadrille
A poem in the Alice in Wonderland metaphor, which describes the current paradoxical situation relating to Fieldbus in the industrial automation business.

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Net du Jour
Fieldbus duJour
Another poem, about a little guy going to ISA to look for Fieldbus networks and finding a plethora of choices and "open" vendor-associations.

Fieldbus Raven
The Fieldbus Raven
A poem, borrowing Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven theme, about actually finding a completed SP-50 Fieldbus at ISA.

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Open SaysaMe
Open Saysa Me - Closed Saysa You
A whimsical view of the confusing claims regarding "Open" or "Closed" fieldbuses by various factions within the industrial automation markets.

Famous Fieldbus Fiasco
The Famous Fieldbus Fiasco - the very first (1992) of the Fieldbus poems, written to describe the frustration of the industry with the continuing committee delays of SP-50 Fieldbus, and the introduction (at ISA in Houston, Texas) of a new ISP pseudo-standard which was subsequently, and predictably, abandoned.

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Current Fieldbus Poetry
IEC Fieldbus Vote	The 8-Part Fieldbus Voting Fiasco In early January 2000, the IEC "unofficially" voted in favor of an 8-part Fieldbus standard. The ISA webpages reported the news in businesslike prose. I felt that this somewhat comical paradox could only be described with poetry.

Fieldbus - The Pinto Poetry Collection
WIN/SP-50	Microsoft Takes Over Fieldbus A poem, written at the ISA/98 Expo, about Microsoft taking over Fieldbus SP-50 to make it the de-facto standard. First published in CONTROL, November '98

Fieldbus Quadrille	The Fieldbus Quadrille A poem in the Alice in Wonderland metaphor, which describes the current paradoxical situation relating to Fieldbus in the industrial automation business.

Net du Jour	Fieldbus duJour Another poem, about a little guy going to ISA to look for Fieldbus networks and finding a plethora of choices and "open" vendor-associations.

Fieldbus Raven	The Fieldbus Raven A poem, borrowing Edgar Allen Poe's *The Raven* theme, about actually finding a completed SP-50 Fieldbus at ISA.

Open SaysaMe	Open Saysa Me - Closed Saysa You A whimsical view of the confusing claims regarding "Open" or "Closed" fieldbuses by various factions within the industrial automation markets.

Famous Fieldbus Fiasco	The Famous Fieldbus Fiasco - the very first (1992) of the Fieldbus poems, written to describe the frustration of the industry with the continuing committee delays of SP-50 Fieldbus, and the introduction (at ISA in Houston, Texas) of a new ISP pseudo-standard which was subsequently, and predictably, abandoned.