PROFINET applications

• Protection of investment due to simple connection of PROFIBUS DP slaves to PROFINET IO controller
• Also enables use in plants with PROFIsafe applications
• Independence from individual vendors through support of the PROFINET standard for distributed field devices
• Easy engineering and extensive diagnostics options due to optimum TIA integration

Applications with vertical integration

• Worldwide access to data of the PROFIBUS stations via Industrial Ethernet and Internet for vertical integration
• Access to process data from all enterprise levels
• Loading of STEP 7 programs from a central location