Vendor-independent open fieldbus standard for use in manufacturing and building automation as well as process control. Utilizes a non-powered two-wire (RS485) network. PROFIBUS is standardized under the European Fieldbus Standard EN 50 170. Includes 3 versions - FMS, DP and PA. Visit www.profibus.com for more information.
A fieldbus originally developed by Siemens. It is used primarily in Europe. You can integrate Opto 22 SNAP hardware and software with Profibus systems by using a SNAP Profibus module ( SNAP-SCM-PROFI).
PROFIBUS (Process Field Bus) is the most popular type of fieldbus with more than 14 million nodes (2006) in use worldwide.