Information Bank - October 2003

New book shows the right way to Profibus DP

Profibus International has published a substantially revised version of Manfred Popp's book about Profibus. Now called "The New Rapid Way to Profibus DP", the book - which runs to over 250 pages - includes in-depth coverage of many of the newer features of Profibus DP, including DP-V1 and DP-V2.

Intended as a reference work for field device manufacturers, system designers and plant operators, the book explains many new topics, such as acyclic data communication; extensions of IEC 61158 with regard to IsoChronous Mode, Data Exchange Broadcast, Time Synchronisation and Redundancy; the Profidrive and Profisafe profiles; and new features of the GSD specification. Of particular interest to system developers and commissioners will be the final section of the book, which contains detailed descriptions and diagrams of all the Profibus DP telegram types.

Profibus International

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