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Fieldbus systems, Fibre-optic systems
News Release from: The Profibus Group
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 June 2003
The New Rapid Way to Profibus DP
Profibus International has published a substantially revised version of the Manfred Popp classic book about Profibus, now called "The New Rapid Way to Profibus DP"
Profibus International has published a substantially revised version of the Manfred Popp classic 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
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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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.
Recommended reading for anyone contemplating design of Profibus-compatible products, the book contains a comprehensive overview of many of the standard Profibus ASICs for master and slave applications, with in-depth guidance on how to implement them into devices.
The New Rapid Way to Profibus DP is priced at just GBP32 (members of Profibus UK pay just GBP24) plus GBP2 postage and packing from The Profibus Group.
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