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PROFINET

PROFINET is an industrial Ethernet communication protocol that integrates connected field devices into modern automation systems, enabling the exchange of process, device and diagnostic data.

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It supports efficient data exchange between devices and control systems, helping users access more than just the primary measured value. With PROFINET, multivariable devices can provide process values such as mass flow, density, temperature and totalizer settings, as well as device and diagnostic information, over a single cable.

Additionally, PROFINET supports remote access via integrated web servers, while start-up records and on-device device descriptions help simplify commissioning and maintenance. 

Key technical characteristics

Protocol category

Ethernet-based communication

Main variants

Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX)

Ethernet-APL (10BASE-T2L, 2-WISE)

Single Pair Ethernet - SPE (10BASE-T2L, PoDL)

Typical application

Factory and process automation

Communication principle

IP based communication

Network topology

Star, tree, ring, trunk/spur

Network components

Industrial Ethernet Switches, Ethernet-APL Switches, SPE Switches

Supported bit rates

100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet)

10 Mbps (Ethernet-APL, SPE)

Intrinsic safety option

Fast Ethernet: No

Ethernet-APL: Yes

Single Pair Ethernet: No

Control system integration

General Station Description (GSD)

Asset management integration

EDD, FDT, FDI

Standard development organization (SDO)

Endress+Hauser PROFINET devices are certified by the PROFIBUS and PROFINET User Organization (PI) and tested in independent laboratories accredited by PI.

Explore Endress+Hauser instruments and devices with PROFINET communication to find the right solution for your automation and digitalization requirements.

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