Communication

Fail-safe Communication over standard field buses

These days, communication capability plays a key role everywhere in modern industry. Both PROFIBUS (certified according to IEC 61158/EN 50170), as international standard for the cell and field sector, and AS-Interface (certified according to EN 50295), as international standard for communication with sensors and actuators, offer huge advantages in the modern world of industry.

PROFINET – the Industrial Ethernet Standard of PROFIBUS International Organization – is distinguished by continuous communication in and between the levels of automation technology, equal network management as well as standardized accessing mechanisms.

Siemens offers a complete product range that can be connected to these bus systems. It goes without saying that the open architecture of PROFINET, PROFIBUS and AS-Interface also permits connection of standardized components of third-party manufacturers.