Technical data

Active components
4.6 Active components for connecting a PROFIBUS segment to an Industrial Ethernet network
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Function
● PROFINET
PROFINET IO PROXY; interfacing of PROFIBUS DP slaves to PROFINET IO controller with
real-time communication (RT) according to PROFINET standard additional functionality for
vertical integration:
● S7 routing
– permits cross-network PG communication, in other words, all S7 stations on Industrial
Ethernet or PROFIBUS can be programmed remotely using the programming device.
– permits access to visualization data of S7 stations on PROFIBUS from HMI stations
on Industrial Ethernet.
● Data record routing (PROFIBUS DP)
Using this function, the IE/PB Link PN IO can be used as a router for data records that
are intended for field devices (DP slaves). SIMATIC PDM (Process Device Manager) is a
tool that creates data records of this type for parameter assignment and diagnostics of
field devices.
It is possible, for example, to use SIMATIC PDM (on the PC) on Industrial Ethernet to set
parameters and run diagnostics for PROFIBUS PA field device over the IE/PB Link PN IO
and DP/PA coupler.
The additional functions for vertical integration can also be used in an existing
PROFIBUS application without PROFINET for connection to a higher-level Industrial
Ethernet.
In this case, the IE/PB Link PN IO is used as an additional DP master class 2 on a
PROFIBUS segment to link to Industrial Ethernet and provides the above functions.
Ordering data
Ordering data Order no.
IE/PB Link PN IO
Link between Industrial Ethernet and PROFIBUS
with PROFINET IO functionality, TCP/IP, S7
routing and data record routing
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