Profibus PA
E488020
Profibus PA is an industrial fieldbus standard designed for process automation, enabling digital communication and power over a two-wire bus for smart field devices in hazardous and non-hazardous environments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PROFIBUS | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital communication protocol
ⓘ
industrial fieldbus standard ⓘ process automation network ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
chemical industry
ⓘ
oil and gas industry ⓘ pharmaceutical industry ⓘ power generation plants ⓘ water and wastewater treatment ⓘ |
| basedOn | PROFIBUS DP protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
PROFIBUS DP via segment couplers
ⓘ
PROFIBUS DP/PA links NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesWith |
FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HART over 4–20 mA ⓘ |
| dataRate | 31.25 kbit/s ⓘ |
| developedBy |
PNO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
advanced diagnostics in process plants
ⓘ
centralized configuration of field devices ⓘ remote parameterization of instruments ⓘ |
| fullName | Process Field Bus Process Automation ⓘ |
| governedBy | PROFIBUS and PROFINET International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | twisted pair cable ⓘ |
| partOf |
IEC 61158 fieldbus standards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PROFIBUS family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physicalLayerStandard | IEC 61158-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | power supply to field devices via bus ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | intrinsic safety concepts such as FISCO ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IEC 61158
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IEC 61784 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
acyclic data exchange
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cyclic data exchange ⓘ diagnostic information from field devices ⓘ digital communication over two-wire bus ⓘ hazardous area installations ⓘ intrinsically safe operation ⓘ non-hazardous area installations ⓘ simultaneous power and data on same pair ⓘ |
| supportsDeviceTypes |
flow meters
ⓘ
level transmitters ⓘ pressure transmitters ⓘ temperature transmitters ⓘ valve positioners ⓘ |
| topology |
bus topology
ⓘ
tree topology with spurs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
connection of smart field devices
ⓘ
measurement and control in process industries ⓘ process automation ⓘ |
| uses |
MBP-IS physical layer for intrinsic safety
ⓘ
Manchester Bus Powered physical layer ⓘ |
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PROFIBUS