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Profibus DP and Profinet IO industrial fieldbus standards
have been used successfully for communication between
devices of different manufacturers in automated production
lines.
With a new update to its Profibus DP interface, Zumbach is
raising the usability of its devices to a new level. In addition,
Profinet IO Industrial Ethernet is now available for the entire
Zumbach family of devices.
In industrial production, numerous automation, engineering
and visualisation systems are connected to a bus.
The Profibus interface enables centralised control of all
devices involved in the production process as well as many
standard diagnostic functions – and all this via a secure and
fast connection (up to 12 Mbps).
The cyclic collection and preparation and reliable evaluation
of the measuring data via the interface has a significant
effect on the quality of the monitoring.
Zumbach’s communication via Profibus DP not only
significantly improves the workflow between individual
production units, but also requires little hardware (one
engineering tool for all devices), reducing investment and
service costs.
Thanks to the bus topology, sensors can be coupled and
uncoupled during operation.
Practically every Zumbach device is available for use in
Profibus DP structures – directly or via a Profibus interface.
Through the use of an intelligent protocol, the complete
functionality of each sensor is fully supported from the
initialisation step all the way to the actual data exchange.
Specifically, the Profibus firmware has been adapted and
the GSD file has been significantly improved. Now it
provides for an easier, faster and more cost-effective
installation:
• Easy drag-and-drop installation: install device-specific
language version of the GSD file (DE, FR, EN), then drag
the Zumbach device to the user interface of the customer.
• Actual value acquisition: operational readiness with two
inputs thanks to device-specific parameters, very easy to
add measured quantities/modules
Profinet IO – the successor to Profibus DP – is designed
for data exchange between Ethernet-based field devices.
The open industrial Ethernet standard meets the increasing
demands of automation reliably and sustainably with
optimum flexibility, efficiency and performance.
Zumbach has developed a new GSDML file for Profinet
which makes the implementation of Profibus and Profinet
easy and practically identical.
Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland
Website:
Intelligent communication interfaces
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❍ A selection of gauges with Profibus/Profinet interface
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