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PROFIBUS-Specification-Normative-Parts-8:1997
Copyright by PNO 1997 - all rights reserved
1 Field of Application and Purpose
The PROFIBUS Specification comprises a great variety of functions and allows for
a wide range of applications. This includes cell communication between powerful
controllers as well as interfaces to field devices.
Part 2 to Part 4 define media access and transmission control (Data Link Layer,
Layer 2 of the OSI Layer Model, see also DIN 7498) and Physical Layer (Layer 1).
This parts of the specification are independent of the application layer
functions.
Part 5 and Part 6 define the application layer (Layer 7) functions of this
fieldbus specification. This Specification is similar to Manufacturing Message
Specification MMS (DIN ISO 9506) and thus makes interfacing to MAP networks
(Manufacturing Automation Protocol) feasible.
Part 2 to Part 7 are required in applications that need the high functionality
of FMS services and interfacing to MMS.
Applications in the area of decentralized peripherals that do not need the pow-
erful services of FMS but require extremely short system reaction times should
use the solution presented in the following paper. The well known properties of
Part 2 to Part 4 of this specification are used in combination with a very
efficient User-Interface. Thus PROFIBUS-DP expands the sequence of PROFIBUS
Standards for this specific application area.
The following definitions describe the necessary functional and electrical prop-
erties to manage peripheral devices connected through a serial interface to
e. g. a controller in manufacturing applications. This specification describes
an abstract model but the real form of an implementation will be not fixed by
this specification. Part 2 to Part 4 are used as physical and data link layer
and extends its definitions to fulfil the special requirements in the area of
remote peripherals.
Decentralized Peripherals (DP) are mainly used to connect automation systems
(such as programmable controllers) via a fast serial link to input-/output-
devices, sensors, actuators and to smart devices.
The main purpose of PROFIBUS-DP is the fast cyclic exchange of data between a
powerful Master (automation system) and several simple Slaves (peripheral
devices). Thus, this system uses mainly the Master-Slave-type of communication
services.
The hybrid media access of PROFIBUS allows Master-Slave communication as well as
Master-Master communication, which is used for Data transfer between DP-Master
(class 1) and DP-Master (class 2)(programmer/diagnostic-panel).
In applications that do not need the maximum speed, a combination of PROFIBUS-DP
with PROFIBUS-FMS on the same network is possible.