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Scottsdale, AZ 85260
PROFIsafe Fieldbus Technology Now Extended To Profinet
Scottsdale, AZ (October 25, 2005) Ã- The PROFIBUS Trade Organization (PTO) has announced the complete functional extension of the PROFIsafe safety fieldbus technology to PROFINET, the open Industrial Ethernet standard for automation. PROFIBUS is the very first fieldbus technology to merge standard automation and safety automation into one platform, running on the same bus, using the same...
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Development Kit lets users produce PROFINET IO devices.
Based on NetARM processors, PROFINET IO Development Kit has one license for development and production of one product line. Each kit has printed license conditions and CD-ROM that contains all necessary firmware and required documentation, including firmware stack in source code for PROFINET IO; user description of PROFINET IO stack; and documentation and program examples for IO device and for...
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On-Line Public Forum helps answer PROFInet questions.
PROFInet Public Forum is implemented on PROFIBUS International web site to provide answers to specific PROFInet questions and allow for PROFInet discussions. It provides feedback and consultation from PROFInet Technical Team, system operators and manufacturers, machinery manufacturers, and device manufacturers. Topics range from protocols and software to engineering tools. Interested parties can...
Read More »Software facilitates real-time motion control.
Soft Real Time (SRT) PROFInet extension achieves cycle times of 5-10 msec and is compatible with TCP/IP Ethernet protocol. PROFInet integrates existing fieldbus systems without change. Use of established Ethernet-based IT technologies allows connection of automation/plant level with corporate management level, including direct exchangeability of order and production data.
Read More »PROFINET has Wall of Fame in North America.
PROFI Interface Center has completed a PROFINET ‘wall of fame’ in its Test Lab that features PROFINET devices they have tested and certified.Ã- Devices incorporated onto wallÃ- include remote I/O, drives, vision systems, and HMIs as well as wireless, embedded diagnostics, infrastructure, and security devices. According to Torsten Paulsen, Manager of PIC, the broad variety of device...
Read More »Fiftieth PI Competence Center established in Ann Arbor, MI.
PI (PROFIBUSÃ- and PROFINET International) appointed its 50th PI Competence Center (PICC) for PROFIBUS and PROFINET. Latest organization to successfully pass accreditation process is KW Software, subsidiary of Phoenix Contact,Ã- in Ann Arbor, MI. It will offer workshops, training classes, and technical support for PROFINET in American market and has particular skillsÃ- regarding...
Read More »PTO appoints new member to Board of Directors.
The PTO has appointed Victor Wolowec as the latest addition to the PTO Board of Directors. Replacing former PTO Board member Todd Hubbell, Wolowec is VP, Solutions Business at Endress+Hauser and joins board members Filomena Wardzel, Robb Black, Thad Frost, and Michael Bryant. Wolowec and his team will deliver the tools, information, and management required to support a variety of process...
Read More »PROFIsafe Fieldbus Technology Now Extended To Profinet
Scottsdale, AZ (October 25, 2005) Ã- The PROFIBUS Trade Organization (PTO) has announced the complete functional extension of the PROFIsafe safety fieldbus technology to PROFINET, the open Industrial Ethernet standard for automation. PROFIBUS is the very first fieldbus technology to merge standard automation and safety automation into one platform, running on the same bus, using the same...
Read More »
Development Kit lets users produce PROFINET IO devices.
Based on NetARM processors, PROFINET IO Development Kit has one license for development and production of one product line. Each kit has printed license conditions and CD-ROM that contains all necessary firmware and required documentation, including firmware stack in source code for PROFINET IO; user description of PROFINET IO stack; and documentation and program examples for IO device and for...
Read More »
On-Line Public Forum helps answer PROFInet questions.
PROFInet Public Forum is implemented on PROFIBUS International web site to provide answers to specific PROFInet questions and allow for PROFInet discussions. It provides feedback and consultation from PROFInet Technical Team, system operators and manufacturers, machinery manufacturers, and device manufacturers. Topics range from protocols and software to engineering tools. Interested parties can...
Read More »Software facilitates real-time motion control.
Soft Real Time (SRT) PROFInet extension achieves cycle times of 5-10 msec and is compatible with TCP/IP Ethernet protocol. PROFInet integrates existing fieldbus systems without change. Use of established Ethernet-based IT technologies allows connection of automation/plant level with corporate management level, including direct exchangeability of order and production data.
Read More »