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INTERBUS
7 INTERBUS
7.1 Overview
INTERBUS is standardized in the EN 50 254 as a fieldbus. Its architecture is
that of a data ring with a central bus master and bus slaves.
The INTERBUS differentiates among several sub-variants, two fieldbus vari-
ants of which should be mentioned for the decentralized periphery:
• Remote bus
• Installation remote bus
7.1.1 Features of the Remote Bus
• 1 master, max. 512 slaves
• Ring structure with active slave coupling
• max. bus segment length 400 m
• max. extension
• Transmission rate 500 kBaud
• With each new start, the master produces an updated list of the slaves con-
12.8 km (certified copper cable) RS 485 with a 9 pole D-Sub plug con-
nector
100 km (optical fibre cables)
nected
Fieldbus Dependent I/O Module
INTERBUS