Visit the Caliper Life Sciences web site
Click on the advert above to visit the company web site

Product category: Laboratory and scientific books and publishing
News Release from: The Profibus Group | Subject: Installation Guideline
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial Team on 30 January 2003

Publication specifies how to install
Profinet

Request your FREE weekly copy of the Laboratorytalk email newsletter. News about Laboratory and scientific books and publishing and more every issue. Click here for details.

Installation guideline specifies the network topology, cabling types and methods, connection technology and network components for use in industrial areas requiring protection to IP67

The most important criteria for broad acceptance of ethernet in industrial automation applications include ease of handling during installation, communication and engineering Profinet, Profibus International's new standard for advanced automation, offers simple time- and cost-saving solutions for installation, drawn from the practical experience of numerous member companies of the Profibus

Building on the common standards IEC 11801 and EN 50173 that cover the office area, the new Profinet Installation Guideline specifies the network topology, cabling types and methods, connection technology and network components for use in industrial areas requiring protection to IP67.

It takes into consideration the special requirements of an industrial environment, such as system-specific network structures and cabling, field-wired cabling, high network availability, EMC load and mechanical ruggedness.

Ultimately, the specifications laid down in the Profinet Installation guideline will be integrated in a new international standard for ethernet-based industrial installations, currently under development.

Full members of Profibus International can download the document free-of-charge from the site (link above), while non-members may order it from Profibus UK at a price of £80.

The Profibus Group: contact details and other news
Email this article to a colleague
Register for the free Laboratorytalk email newsletter
Laboratorytalk Home Page

Search the Pro-Talk network of sites

Visit the Caliper Life Sciences web site