White Papers

PROFIBUS y PROFINET son dos diferentes protocolos de comunicación para uso en automatización industrial ampliamente implementados y desarrollados por la misma organización, PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International). PROFIBUS es un bus de campo en serie clásico basado en RS-485 y PROFINET es un estándar de Ethernet industrial. Comparten similitudes debido a su origen común, pero…

Even though wireless access points are becoming more popular, most of today’s network connections are wired and require cabling. PROFINET cable manufacturers offer a range of cable types and classes for different applications, including those with special properties. These cables come in two flavors: copper and fiber optics. This paper will give an overview of…

This white paper reports which functions and capabilities of PROFINET are currently meeting the demands of process automation and which can be implemented and then used in products in the future, based on specifications that are complete or in progress.

What are the five critical things an IT professional needs to know about bringing Ethernet to the plant floor? First, it is important that IT professionals and automation engineers work together to create a robust, secure Ethernet infrastructure for the factory. Read this White Paper for insight into issues IT professionals should consider as they…

PROFINET offers a variety of possible topologies: tree, line, ring, star, etc. Nearly all PROFINET devices have two ports on them, and behind these two ports, there is an integrated switch which allows the creation of a line topology. Star topologies may be more efficient solutions in some cases and for that, you have dedicated…

Fieldbus systems have a proven track record that goes back to the early 1990’s, and PROFIBUS has been at the forefront. With over 50 million nodes installed, thousands of applications, and over a decade’s worth of experience, users are installing PROFIBUS as the network of choice in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing, bio-gas, offshore oil…

In today’s information-age, it should be easier than ever to make decisions based on the technical merit of an automation backbone, instead of following a particular vendor’s Industrial Ethernet protocol of choice.

With tens of millions of installed nodes, PROFINET is the most widely used Industrial Ethernet standard worldwide. But even though thousands of users are familiar with PROFINET, not all users understand how it works. This white paper describes PROFINET’s 3 communication channels: TCP/IP and UDP/IP, Real-Time, and Isochronous Real-Time.

We live in a multi-protocol world – and this will likely not change anytime soon. Different protocols work better in different applications. An introduction is provided to each technology on the basic underpinnings. This is followed by application examples and finally a side-by-side comparison.

PROFINET and PROFIdrive form the basis for high-performance and future-proof drive technologies. Together they offer a comprehensive range of applications, scalable performance with short cycle times, and user-friendly, cost-effective implementation. In combination with PROFIdrive, PROFINET becomes is the ideal solution for all drive tasks.

“University of Cologne AIT; PROFIenergy Study” details the study performed at an automotive plant of energy consumption. It presents real quantitative data and the significant potential savings of using PROFIenergy.

“Open to New Ways, PROFINET in Process Automation” presents four criteria PROFINET had to meet to satisfy process industry requirements.