Profiles - Omron PRT1-COM Operation Manual

Profiles

Section 1-6
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Profiles

Exchanging devices To enable the exchange of devices from different vendors, the user data has to
have the same format. The PROFIBUS-DP protocol does not define the format
of user data, it is only responsible for the transmission of this data.
The format of user data may be defined in so called profiles. Profiles can reduce
engineering costs since the meaning of application-related parameters is
specified precisely. Profiles have been defined for specific areas like drive
technology, encoders, and for sensors / actuators.
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