Communication
11.1
Communication according to PROFIdrive
PROFIdrive is the PROFIBUS and PROFINET profile for drive technology with a wide range
of applications in production and process automation systems.
PROFIdrive is independent of the bus system used (PROFIBUS, PROFINET).
Note
PROFIdrive for drive technology is standardized and described in the following document:
• PROFIdrive – Profile Drive Technology,
PROFIBUS User Organization e. V.
Haid-und-Neu-Straße 7, D-76131 Karlsruhe,
Internet: (http://www.profibus.com)
• IEC 61800-7
PROFIdrive device classes
Table 11- 1
PROFIdrive device classes
PROFIdrive
Peripheral device (P device)
Motion controller (higher-
level controller or host of the
automation system)
Supervisor (engineering
station)
Note
Consistent naming conventions
For reasons of consistency, the terms "device", "controller", and "supervisor" are used below.
The terms "slave" and "master" are only applied in the PROFIBUS chapter and are used
there still.
Drive functions
Function Manual, 11/2017, 6SL3097-4AB00-0BP5
PROFIBUS DP
DP slave
Class 1 DP master
Class 2 DP master
PROFINET IO
IO Device
IO Controller
IO Supervisor
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Example:
Drive unit, Control Unit
CU320-2
Higher-level control,
SIMATIC S7 and SIMOTION
Programming devices, hu-
man machine interfaces
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