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September 18, 2009
7 Critical Things to Know About Ethernet on the Plant Floor
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7. The critical thing about the cost of an Industrial Ethernet network is not the cost of the components, but the cost of engineering, installation and maintenance.
PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet components take advantage of IT technologies such as OPC and SNMP to monitor and display the status of the network. Furthermore, diagnostic capabilities within PROFINET provide the ability to incorporate the status of the network directly into the automation system, which could include the PLC, SCADA and HMI systems. This simplifies configuration and troubleshooting by allowing everything to be done from one central location.
For more information on PROFINET, visit www.us.profinet.com.
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