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PROFIBUS
Transitions
DP/PA link and DP/PA coupler
The DP/PA link and DP/PA coupler
implement the transition between
PROFIBUS-DP and PROFIBUS-PA.
DP/PA link
The DP/PA link is used for large
volumes of project data and high time
requirements.
The DP/PA link is a slave on
PROFIBUS-DP and a master on
PROFIBUS-PA.
The programmable controller/automa-
tion system addresses the field devices
via the DP/PA link as a modular slave,
whose submodule are the PA units.
DP/PA coupler
The DP/PA coupler is used for small
volumes of project data and low time
requirements.
When the DP/PA coupler is used, the
data transfer rate on PROFIBUS-DP is
limited to 45.45 kbit/s. The volume of
project data is defined either by the
maximum number of addressable
slaves (field device) or by the maxi-
mum cycle time.
IE/PB link
The IE/PB link, as a self-contained
component, creates a seamless transi-
tion between Industrial Ethernet and
PROFIBUS. Thus, for example, control
and monitoring systems can simply
access field devices on PROFIBUS
from Industrial Ethernet.
This makes it possible to implement
vertical integration from command level
to field level.
The IE/PB link supports PROFInet
functionality.
DP/AS interface link
The DP/AS interface link allows network
transition between PROFIBUS-DP and
the AS interface.
It is the PROFIBUS-DP slave (accord-
ing to EN 50170) and the AS interface
master (according to EN 50 295) and
enables the AS-Interface to operate on
PROFIBUS-DP.
The DP/AS interface is available in two
versions:
The DP/AS 20E interface link
degree of protection IP 20
Can link up to 62 AS interface slaves
and implement integrated
analog value transmission
(according to the extended AS inter-
face specification V2.1).
The DP/AS interface link
degree of protection IP 65
Up to 31 AS interface slaves can be
connected to the DP/AS interface link.
DP/EIB link
The DP/EIB link enables connection of
the two open standard communication
systems for production and process
automation PROFIBUS-DP and for
building automation EIB.
In this way, EIB for building automation
is integrated into PROFIBUS-DP.
Figure 37: DP/PA link Figure 38: IE/PB link
Figure 39: DP/AS interface link Figure 40: DP/EIB link
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