2026 North American PROFINET Plugfest – Minneapolis, MN

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  •  April 15, 2026 - April 16, 2026
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Venue:  

Address:
12001 Technology Dr, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 55344, United States

Hosted By:

Participant Roles:

In general, the PROFINET Plugfest is intended for engineers.

  • Device/Controller Manufacturers: Bring certified or beta products to test.
  • Infrastructure Manufacturers: Share your switches, cables, connectors, wires, or similar to help us build up our network.
  • Technology Solution Providers: Bring your software stack, chip, SDK, module, or similar to test on the network.

Agenda:

Apr 14
Evening    Setup

Apr 15
8:00am     Sign-in & breakfast
8:30am     Testing begins
12:00pm   Hosted lunch onsite
5:00pm     End of Day 1
6:30pm     Hosted dinner

Apr 16
8:00am     Breakfast
8:30am     Testing resumes
12:00pm   Hosted lunch onsite
2:00pm     Large network test
5:00pm     End of Plugfest

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Description:

The PROFINET Plugfest provides the opportunity for device and controller manufacturers to evaluate their products in an environment that comes close to the real automation world. Companies bring their own products for collaborative testing. Testing is carried out in small groups around individual controllers with the devices circulating among various controllers prior to creating one large network. Since every participant aims to learn the limits of their tested devices, a confidential atmosphere is a basic condition.

Testing:

Scope of features available:

  • PROFINET Real Time (RT)
  • Security Class 1/2/3
  • Advanced Physical Layer (APL)
  • Isochronous Real Time (IRT)
  • Embedded Test System (ETS)
  • Media Redundancy (MRP)
  • System Redundancy (S2)
  • GSD Checker
  • PROFIenergy
  • Netload
  • And more…

Lodging:

A list of nearby hotels with preferred rates will be provided to registrants.

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