PROFIBUS PA Field Device Protocol Software

Softing’s PROFIBUS PA field device protocol software is optimized with respect to size, performance, and portability to support customer-specific hardware platforms. It is especially targeted to 16 Bit low-power microcontrollers and includes the complete range of protocol features for implementing conformant PROFIBUS PA field devices.

Fast adaptation to customer-specific hardware platforms

• Complete solution, software-based
• Especially designed for use in typical process automation field devices
• Implementation optimized for usage in low-power microcontrollers typically found in hazardous areas
• Suitable for many field device environments with a wide range in terms of microcontrollers, memory expansion and operating systems
• Adaptable to device-specific requirements
• Designed for use in customer-specific target platforms

Full range of functionality

• Implementation according to the PROFIBUS specification
• Including Function Blocks of the PROFIBUS PA profile from the PROFIBUS specification
• Modular design for individual selection of the functionality supported in the respective field device

Support for general fieldbus ASICs

• Implementation support not only for the PROFIBUS ASICs SPC4-2, but also for other fieldbus ASICs such as the UFC100-L1 from Softing
• Possible parallel implementation of PROFIBUS PA and Foundation Fieldbus H1 field devices on identical hardware platform
• Reduced implementation effort for second field device protocol when using the PROFIBUS PA and Foundation Fieldbus H1 field device protocol software from Softing in parallel

Simlipfied integration via HW module

• Already running and precertified on our integration modules
• Including FW update over fieldbus
• Most simple integration without any FW development for existing devices using our commKit approach
• Device Stack license already included

Further information

• For further information please contact our TI Sales team
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