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PROFINET – easy to set up,
DTM plugin
Omron products support PROFINET-IO for cyclic master-slave
communication with 'soft' real-time characteristics, as
required in general-purpose industrial automation. The most
universal PROFINET variant, PROFINET-IO is similar to fieldbus
communication and offers added flexibility while remaining
easy to use.
One tool for all networks
Ease of use is the key to PROFINET's success. And if you
currently use Omron's highly popular CX-One software, you
already own the configuration tools. The network-independent
FDT technology Omron already uses for its PROFIBUS
configuration tool also supports PROFINET.
With PROFIBUS-DP interface units for all main product series
Omron has already integrated PROFIBUS in its 'Smart
Platform' solutions. Moreover, Omron's FDT-based
configuration software, which is open to third-party devices,
with open software tools
offers full access to any parameter in any device,
at any time.
FDT is Open Technology
An FDT program (Field Device Tool) is a network-independent
framework that accepts product-specific plugins from any
vendor provided it is FDT compliant. Called DTMs (Device Type
Managers), these plugins provide a user interface for setting
up and maintaining a device, and handle the communication
over the network. This technology eliminates the need to learn
how to use a new tool when changing bus systems and allows
access to the device-specific features of each vendor's device
via its own dedicated interface.
Any device that is not provided with a DTM can be configured
using conventional text-based GSDML (XML) files.
GSDML text file
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