smartLink: Industry 4.0 connectivity for new and existing PROFIBUS DP networks
Configuration, parameterisation and plant asset management using standard industry tools
Independent of configuration tools
Centralised and time-saving parameterisation of PROFIBUS and HART field devices directly from the control room using HART IP and HART over PROFIBUS
Access to Plant Asset Management applications for field devices configuration based on FDT / DTM and EDDL standards (acyclic master) e.g. PACTware or FieldCare
Key points:
Access to HART devices via PROFIBUS DP
Standardised interface through HART IP
Deployable during running plant operations
(Almost) no rewiring required
Key component for transition to state-of-the-art technology
Re-use of existing PROFIBUS segments without requiring modification
Access to cyclic and acyclic data via HART-IP and OPC UA
Access to PROFIBUS devices
Asset managment and Parameterization via established interfaces
smartLink DP supports FDT/DTM and PDM
Direct connectivity to PROFIBUS segments
Single access point to PROFIBUS DP segment from Industrial Ethernet networks