SIPOS 5 Flash basics
Fieldbus
In the mid 1980s great changes took place in automation technology. Before that time, parallel wiring was standard practice, however it became increasingly clear that parallel wiring was not meeting the need for communication with complex field devices which had their own local intelligence and diagnostic information.
Since then more and more applications, which would previously have used conventional control technology, have been replaced by advanced fieldbus technology. Fieldbus systems allow large amounts of information to be transmitted without the need for additional wiring. The control system can retrieve the necessary information at the required time.
Fieldbus systems are vital technology in today‘s automation environment and a number of standards have been established. Currently SIPOS 5 Flash supports the open fieldbus protocols PROFIBUS DP and MODBUS RTU with additional fieldbus systems in development.