Over the past decade Profibus has become the world market leader in Fieldbus technology, providing communications horizontally at the field level, as well as vertically through several hierarchical ...

The PROFIBUS-DP (Distributed Peripherals) fieldbus standard has been around for over two decades and, yet, physical layer requirements can still be unclear, often leading to confusion in transceiver ...

PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) is the most influential interest group in the field of industrial communication. We network expertise, companies and people – regionally and internationally.

It is definitely an interesting time to be attending an industrial communication protocol meeting. While at the PI International (Profibus/Profinet) General Assembly Meeting this week, I heard from a ...

Industrial processes depend on reliable network cabling. This is typically run through cable chains and can take a lot of abuse which may eventually lead to breakages. Regular testing to make sure ...

Softing Industrial Automation announces an expansion of its plantperfect monitor software solution. The new version 2.00 will ...

A completely reworked web based training from PROFIBUS International is now available free of charge. A completely reworked Web Based Training (WBT) from PROFIBUS International is now available free ...

Linear Technology introduces the LTC2876 and LTC2877, exceptionally rugged, high voltage tolerant RS485 transceivers targeted for PROFIBUS-DP (decentralized periphery) master and slave devices. As ...

This pocket guide provides an overview of PROFIBUS operations, installation and configuration, wiring schemes, troubleshooting, and tips and tricks.

Field-device diagnostics can improve instrument reliability, but diagnostics alone won’t deliver reliability gains ...