What is PROFIBUS
PROFIBUS is the most successful open fieldbus used for automation technology which can be used for a wide range of applications. Standardization to IEC 61158 / EN 50170 provides future protection for your investment.
PROFIBUS defines the technical and functional features of a serial fieldbus system with which distributed programmable field controllers of the low-end (sensor/actuator level) to mid performance range (cell level) can be networked.
The demands of users for an open, vendor-independent communication system resulted in the specification and standardization of the PROFIBUS protocol.
Multi-vendor installations
Through the conformity and interoperability test performed by the test laboratories authorized by the PROFIBUS user organization (PNO) and the certification of the devices by the PNO, the user can rest assured that quality and functionality are also ensured for multi-vendor installations.
PROFIBUS variants
PROFIBUS FMS (Fieldbus Message Specification) – The universal solution for communication tasks on the field and cell level of the industrial communication hierarchy.
PROFIBUS PA (Process Automation) - The variant for applications in process automation. PROFIBUS PA uses the intrinsically safe transmission technology specified in IEC 61158-2.
PROFIBUS DP (Distributed Peripherals) - This variant, which is optimized for speed, is tailored especially for the communication of automation systems with distributed I/O stations and drives. The outstanding features of PROFIBUS DP are
- Very short response times
- High interference immunity
PROFIBUS replaces cost-intensive parallel signal transmission with 24 V and the measured value transmission with 0/4 mA to 20 mA technology.
PROFIBUS and SINAMICS
SINAMICS uses the PROFIBUS protocol PROFIBUS DP.