FIELDBUS MESSAGE QUEUING METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided to allow at least portions of two fieldb us messages to be stored in a fieldbus device (30). The fieldbus device (30) includes a media access unit (32), a fieldbus communication controller (34), and a controller (36). The media access unit (32) is coupleable to a fieldbu s loop (12) to receive fieldbus signals and provide a digital bitstream relate d to the fieldbus signals. The fieldbus communication controller (36) assemble s data segments relating to at least portions of two fieldbus messages from th e bitstream and stores the segments in a receive FIFO memory (46). The controller (36) is adapted to read the segments from the receive FIFO (46) memory and act upon fieldbus messages.