Six Profinet Highlights
Profinet provides one network for all applications: factory automation, process automation, and motion control. Although, there are many benefits to using Profinet, let’s focus on six of them: Diagnostics During commissioning, maintenance, or when an error occurs, it is necessary to obtain an overview of the plant or machine status in minimum time. The integrated…
PROFINET Proxies and Gateways
Migrating from a Fieldbus or other industrial Ethernet to PROFINET is a common challenge. Every automation system is specialized in some way, and specialized components may not “speak” PROFINET. To move data from the specialized systems up to the PROFINET network, you have to add an interpreter to the network: A Proxy or a Gateway….
Ethernet Switches Features
Some Ethernet switches provide specific features to assist you with your application. Learn more about the eight Ethernet switch features on our list. There are many more switch features available on the market, but these are very popular within the industry. Store and Forward Switches: Store and forward switches read and buffer the complete data packet…
PROFINET Field Devices – Design and Implementation
Development of a PROFINET device or addition of a PROFINET interface to an existing device – these are the tasks for which this guideline is intended. In addition, it contains advice and recommendations – all in the sense of a best practice approach. This guideline addresses mechanics, hardware, software, project management, product management as well as Marketing and highlights.
Marketing Flyer: PROFIBUS and PROFINET for Process Automation
In Process Automation, quick installation and easy operation and exchange of field devices are important user requirements. Therefore, a common set of device parameters for commissioning, operation, maintenance, and diagnostics has been defined for process control devices. In 2017 PI has developed the new Profile PA Devices 4.0 that can be used with PROFIBUS as well as PROFINET.
Where’s My GSD File?
GSD files have been needed for a long time, first for PROFIBUS, and now for PROFINET. Our usual comparison is to printer drivers. A GSD file tells the software system what features, I/O, alarms, and diagnostic capabilities a device has. It resides in the engineering tool, not in the device itself. A printer driver is…
We’re Number One
PI does not get to say that PROFINET is the best Industrial Ethernet; the market gets to say that. Which is why I was amused to see a technology that’s in fifth place in the market tout why they’re better than all the other Industrial Ethernets. The market has assigned them their place and it’s…
Digital Twins
Along with Cyber-Physical Systems, Big Data, Cloud, Analytics, and other Industrie 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things buzzwords is the concept of Digital Twin. Maybe Digital Twin is from Industrie 4.0 and not IIoT? Here is a definition of Digital Twin from Wikipedia: “Digital twins refer to computerized companions of physical assets that can be…
Roll PROFINET Tape
OK, no one rolls tape anymore; everything is digital. But video is still highly valued. Are you someone who prefers watching to reading? Then this post is for you. Here are some short videos to watch about PROFINET and PROFIBUS: Let’s start with the shortest video; it clarifies the relationship among PROFINET, Industrial Internet of…
Hannover Messe Report: Ease of Use
If there was one big blinking neon light not to be missed from Hannover Messe this year it was: OPC UA. Like Karsten mentioned in PROFINEWS, it was everywhere -that and TSN. But what is the subtext to be gleaned behind these technologies? -EASE OF USE- This is the holy-grail for all manufacturers, and is…