While consumer applications focus on externally oriented protocols, for industrial automation I/O networks, one of the leading protocols of choice is the purpose-built PROFINET Ethernet communications protocol. You know about PROFINET and may even use it, but have you wondered why it’s the protocol of your future? In this IEN (Industrial Equipment News) article, Emerson’s Darrell Halterman talks about why PROFINET has emerged as the protocol most likely to succeed in this age of diverse hybrid systems and edge computing. Understanding these points will help you to employ PROFINET optimally in your enterprise.
Darrell explains how, “PROFINET was created to deliver interoperability, high performance communications, high availability architectures, and advanced diagnostics to help with troubleshooting. These features minimize downtime in operation, and help designers create robust plant-level input/output (I/O) networks which run reliably and are maintainable for the long haul.”
He then goes on to break down how PROFINET excels in best in class connectivity, is ideal for always-on networks, enables diagnostics for debugging I/O systems, and meets the needs of PLCs, PACs and edge controllers that play such a critical role in the future of industrial computing. To read more about PROFINET check out the full article.
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