Profinet; Introduction - Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 Manual

PROFINET

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Introduction

What is PROFINET?
PROFINET is the open, non-proprietary Industrial Ethernet standard for automation. It
enables comprehensive communication from the business management level down to the
field level.
● PROFINET fulfills the high demands of industry, for example;
● Industrial-based installation engineering
● Real-time capability
● Isochronous motion control applications
● Non-proprietary engineering
A wide range of products from active and passive network components, controllers,
distributed field devices to components for industrial wireless LAN and industrial security are
available for PROFINET.
Documentation from PROFIBUS International on the Internet
Numerous texts on the subject of PROFINET are available from the URL
"http://www.profinet.com" from PROFIBUS International (formerly PROFIBUS
Nutzer-Organisation, PNO)
For further information, refer to Internet address "http://www.siemens.com\profinet\".
S7-400 Automation System, CPU Specifications
Manual, 10/2006, 6ES7498-8AA04-8BA0
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