Profi Standardization Activities

    Aug. 26, 2008
    A number of standardization activities are progressing with Profi technology. Here’s a breakdown of the completed, ongoing and new activities in standardization:

    Completed activities:

    • Profibus in IEC 61158 Ed. 4 and IEC 61784-1
    • Profinet (IO and CBA) in IEC 61158 Ed. 4 and IEC 61784-1/-2
    • Profidrive in IEC 61800-7 (generic drive interface)
    • Profisafe in IEC 61784-3-3 (functional safety)
    • Profinet Security in IEC 62443 (available as PAS document)
    • ISA 61804-series FBs for process control and EDDL (adopted from IEC)
      o ISA/TR 61804-4 EDDL guideline
      o ISA 61804-3 EDDL with enhancements of the ECT (EDDL Cooperation Team) Phase 1


    Ongoing activities:

    • Profinet Security in ISA SP99 and IEC 61784-4
    • Profinet and Profibus installation guide in IEC 61918 and IEC 61784-5-3
    • Profile ”Low Voltage Switch Gear” in IEC 61915
    • PTCP for Profinet I/O in IEEE 1588 V2 and IEEE 802.1as
    • MRP for Profinet I/O in IEC 62439 (high availability)


    New activities:

    • Wireless Sensor Actuator Network in ISA SP100
    • I/O-Link in IEC

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