The new standard by leading automation

manufacturers for the lower field level

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Field bus or sensor/actuator bus

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Communication

State of the art

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Communication

Field bus or sensor/actuator bus

Communication

Solution

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Description
Peer-to-peer connection
Standard sensor / actuator cable
Serial communication
Mixed operation possible

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Motivation/ Features
Use of intelligence given in the sensor /
actuator
Reducing the variety of interfaces by means of
standardisation
Convenient parameter setting and storage
Central diagnosis of the whole plant

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Flow of information last metre

Process data
Binary signals
Analogue signals

Service data
Parameter data
Diagnostic data

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Flow of information last metre

Process data
Binary signals
Switching information is transmitted
by means of continuous communication
or in the switching mode as before

Analogue signals
Analogue values are digitised and
transmitted by means of continuous
communication

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Flow of information last metre

Service data
Parameter data
Configuration data
Setting data
Device identification

Diagnostic data
Messages
Error analysis
Error location

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Communication as add on to the standard

Physics 2
L+

1
2

C/Q

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PIN

Signal

Remark

L+

24 Volt

L-

Ground

C/Q

Communication /
switching signal

PIN

Signal

Remark

L+

24 Volt

C/Q

Communication / energy

SIO

L-

Physics 1
L+

2
1
2

C/Q

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4

EN 60947-5-2

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Technical characteristics
Standard I/O connection techniques, unscreened,
20 m cable length
Cyclical, deterministic process data typ. 2 ms
with parallel service data transmission
Integrated, differentiated diagnostic messages
Communication by means of 24 V pulse modulation,
standard UART protocol

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Modes of communication

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Customer benefits
Reducing the projection and installation costs
by means of a standardised interface
Reducing the commissioning and set-up times
by means of transparent parameter storage
Reducing machine downtimes by
means of differentiated diagnosis
Sound investment due to the compatibility
with the installed base and fieldbus neutrality
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Time schedule
Specification available
Submission for IEC standardisation, accepted
by DKE K956
Presentation of the first prototypes
at the Hanover Fair 2006
Availability of the first series products as of 2007

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Founder members

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