Assets

With the addition of a SmartLinx module, Siemens instruments can be connected to a variety of industrial communications networks.

They’re fast and easy to install, and can be added at any time. The module simply plugs into the socket on any SmartLinx enabled product. They require no secondary private buses or gateways and no separate wiring. There are no extra boxes to connect to your network so there’s a minimum load on engineering and maintenance staff.

SmartLinx provides all data from the instrument, including measurement and status, and allows changes to operation parameters to be done over the bus or telemetry link. The user can select which data in the application layer to transfer over the bus. This selection saves bandwidth and memory and optimizes data throughput and speeds up the network, enabling you to connect more instruments to your network.

Selecting a communications module: PROFIBUS DPV0 versus PROFIBUS DPV1

The PROFIBUS DPV1 card was added to MultiRanger 200 HMI and HydroRanger 200 HMI to provide acyclic communication and SIMATIC PDM support over PROFIBUS. For backward compatibility, the PROFIBUS DPV0 card can also be used with MultiRanger 200 HMI and HydroRanger 200 HMI.

MultiRanger 100/200 and HydroRanger 200 are compatible only with the PROFIBUS DPV0 module.