Archive for June 2021

This article lists the top five mistakes made in PROFIBUS networks and gives you troubleshooting information and tips on how to prevent them. Wrong cable Do not utilize telephone or other consumer-market off-the-shelf cables in a PROFIBUS network. Such cables are not built to survive in industrial facilities where PROFIBUS is used. PROFIBUS installations should…

There are two flavors of PROFIBUS: PROFIBUS Decentralized Peripherals (DP) and Process Automation (PA) PROFIBUS PA is used in process automation. The physical layer of PROFIBUS PA is Manchester Encoded Bus Powered (MBP), and the physical layer for PROFIBUS DP is RS-485. Even though a different physical layer is employed, PROFIBUS PA is the same…