| DEBUNKING THE MYTH:
on vacation ... but will return in September! |
| RAISING
THE BAR ... YET AGAIN! |
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| PROCESS
WEBINARS |
| GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEETING IN AUGUST |
| FREITAG
ELECTED IN TOKYO |
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| PROFINET
SETS EVEN MORE STANDARDS |
| PROFIBLOG
ON THE MOVE |
| PROFIBUS
AND PROFINET: THREE CASE STUDIES |
| WORLD
NEWS: JAPAN; SOUTH EAST ASIA; FRANCE; IRELAND; UK; CHINA |
| NEW
PRODUCTS : I/O
SYSTEM; I/O
MODULE + CPU; PROFIBUS
USING ControlLogix; DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR;
PROFIBUS PA KIT |
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THE BAR ... YET AGAIN!: PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET
International) can bask in yet another success! Current market
figures confirm that in April 2008, the number of installed
PROFIBUS nodes in manufacturing and process plants broke the
25 million barrier.
PTO Executive Director Mike Bryant said: "The installed
base grew by 5 million nodes in 2007, a 25% year-over-year
growth rate! Almost certainly we now have more devices in
the field than all other rival fieldbus systems combined and
PROFIBUS now dominates all sectors of industrial automation.
"The total value of the PROFIBUS market is estimated
at 50 billion US dollars, with every indication that this
will continue to grow. We fully expect PROFIBUS to exceed
30 million nodes by the beginning of 2009.
"This market success attests to the hard work of all
PI staff and member companies," Bryant added. "We
remain committed to promoting the growth of the world's most
successful fieldbus system, while paving the way for a smooth
transition to PROFINET. The availability of both PROFIBUS
and PROFINET on the market means that for today's end users
- the sky's the limit!"
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ONE DAY TRAINING EVENTS: The
PTO and PROFI Interface Center training classes continue to
roll out across North America. If you'd like to attend one
here is a summary of upcoming events :
Topics cover PROFIBUS, PROFIBUS in the Process Industry and
PROFINET. If you are interested in attending, bookmark a link
above - or
this page - and check back frequently for updates. Attendees
receive a certificate for 5.5 Professional Development Hours
(PDH) and PTO raffles a week-long Certified Network Engineer
Class (a $2695 value) at each PROFINET event! There's more
on the web here.
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FOR PROFINET DEVELOPERS: Keen
to develop PROFINET products? Then why not attend one of our
PROFINET Developer Workshops? Each free
half-day workshop is timed to take place immediately after
our free PROFINET Training events, attendance at which is
mandatory for the workshop. More information about PROFINET
is presented, with added focus on PROFINET development tools.
Nine PROFINET tool providers introduce their products. These
are: Altera Corporation, Grid Connect, Inc., Hilscher North
America, Inc., HMS Industrial Networks, Inc., IXXAT, Siemens
Energy & Automation, Real Time Automation, Softing North
America and Molex. Expert help is also on hand for immediate
deeper consultations. Each tool has a unique approach and
the workshop will help you find the one that best suits your
needs.
ADDED BONUS:
Free access to a Certified
PROFINET Engineers Course is available to all manufacturers
of control devices attending the Scottsdale Development Workshop
on August 5th. Register
today!
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PROCESS
WEBINARS: If we're not coming to a city near you with
one of our training classes (see above) then our brand new webinar
series may be perfect for you. 'PROFIBUS in the Process Industries'
is the theme of our first four events. More
information here. Previous Industrial Ethernet and PROFINET
webinars are archived
here.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING IN AUGUST: The 14th annual PTO
General Assembly Meeting is coming up August 5 through 7. This
member event provides news from the technical working groups,
and marketing news too. As usual there will be user stories
and organizational reports. New this year is a 'Collaboration
Corner' that will provide an update on PTO's collaboration with
other organizations in common standardization efforts. Tom Burke
of the OPC Foundation will speak on the EDDL Cooperation Team
(ECT) and Ron Helson of the HART Communication Foundation will
provide updates on the Wireless Cooperation Team (WCT). We'll
also hear from the AS-interface USA organization on how that
technology complements PROFIBUS and PROFINET. Security will
be addressed in both wired and wireless applications by experts
in those fields. Although the registration deadline has passed,
members interested in attending should call the PTO office right
away (480 483 2456) to see if room can be found. Additional
information can be found on
the website here. Watch this page too for additional announcements
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FREITAG ELECTED IN TOKYO: A
two-day meeting of Chairman from 11 Regional PI Associations
from around the world took place in Tokyo in May at the prestigious
le Meridien Pacific hotel next to Shinigawa Station. As well
as technology updates and regional reports, intensive discussions
about strategy were held, resulting in some interesting new
directions for PI to consider. Acting PI Chairman Mike Bryant
(right, left) from the PTO in North America introduced Joerg
Freitag (right, right) from PNO in Germany, who was voted
in as the new Chairman of PI.
Interview with Joerg Freitag here.
MORE WORLD NEWS HERE
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PTO Executive Director Bryant (left) congratulates
Freitag on his election as Chairman of PI.
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PROFINET SETS EVEN MORE STANDARDS:
IEEE 1588, which standardizes Precision Time Protocol for
Ethernet-based communication, now includes the relevant parts
of the PROFINET IO specification, which were passed on March
27, 2008. The PROFINET IO ‘Media Redundancy Protocol’
(MRP) is now included in IEC 62439, which was passed on April
11, 2008.
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ON THE MOVE: Carl Henning, PTO's Deputy Director continues
with his revelations in PROFIblog.
Since going to Hannover Fair in April Carl appears to have been
on the road continuously - a boon it seems for blogging because
writing inspiration often strikes when sitting in an airport
or on a plane. Topics touched on recently include OPC (Is it
Dead?), network diagnostics, wireless, and of course PROFINET
and the many educational classes Carl is involved with. Catch
up with PROFIblog
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Three case studies caught our eye this time:
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An Australian paints company wanted to build a new plant at
Erskine Park in Sydney. The engineering team took the bold
step of reviewing process instrumentation suppliers during
their conceptual stage, and decided to future-proof their
new plant by implementing PROFIBUS. Full
story here.
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A luxury yacht is being fitted with the most modern energy-saving
and efficient systems for controlling just about everything
on board - from reefing the sails thru oil tank levels to
navigation lights, fire alarms and heating/cooling systems.
PROFINET brings the right networking solution, with
crucial weight and space savings. Full
story here.
3. A Brazilian floating oil dock is being fitted with PROFIBUS
for a telecommand system for valves. Three docks are used
for loading the tanker ships taking oil and gas to the foreign
and domestic markets. There are approximately 60 valves, divided
among three PROFIBUS networks. Full
story here.
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 JAPAN:
Tokyo was the venue for a major meeting of Regional
PI Associations in May during which Joerg
Freitag was elected as the new Chairman. Our picture shows
the Japanese Chairman Mr. Motoyoshi and his wife, with PI
representatives. FRANCE: FRANCE
PROFIBUS held its annual road show in three cities this year:
Rennes, Paris and Lyon. PROFIBUS and PROFINET networks for
industrial applications were extensively covered and solutions
for machines, the factory and multi-site production were demonstrated.
IRELAND: PROFIBUS Ireland exhibited
at the annual ISA Ireland exhibition in April. A range of
products from PROCENTEC and Comsoft was shown, together with
two prototype products under development by PROFIBUS Ireland
- a PC-based Master Class 2, which provides diagnostics information
as OPC tags, and a system that provides raw telegrams to a
remote client. UK: Practical
examples and demonstrations of PROFIBUS and PROFINET system
health monitoring and diagnostics were presented at the annual
PROFIBUS and PROFINET User Conference in June. The two-day
conference, was accompanied by a set of workshops providing
a hands-on practical approach. CHINA:
In March PROFIBUS/PROFINET experts from around the world attended
the ‘Chinese PROFIBUS and PROFINET Experts Days 2008’
organized by the China Association for Mechatronics Technology
& Application (CAMETA) to promote PROFIBUS &  PROFINET
technology. Separate events took place in Beijing, Shanghai
and Xi’an. Almost 500 delegates attended. SOUTH
EAST ASIA: Thanks to sponsors Excel Marco Singapore,
Gecma / MTL, Siemens Malaysia, TDS Technology Singapore, TURCK
Singapore, PROFIBUS SEA attended the Offshore Asia 2008 and
the PIA Exhibition in Vietnam and showed the latest technology
for process automation with PROFIBUS .
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 I/O
SYSTEM: WAGO Corporation's 750-370 PROFINET I/O Fieldbus
Coupler connects the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM as a slave device on
a PROFINET I/O network. It features an integrated two-port
Ethernet switch that allows users to daisychain up to 15 buscouplers.
The ports also permit users to keep an existing network topology
or easily create a new line or branch topology without additional
networks components. The 750-370 is DIN-rail mountable and
utilizes CAGE CLAMP Spring Pressure Connection Technology
for fast, easy and reliable connections. The PROFINET Buscoupler
can support all 750 and 753 Series I/O modules, accommodate
up to 64 modules on one node and integrate with the 300+ digital,
analog and specialty modules found in the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.
WAGO or info.us@wago.com.
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MODULE + CPU: Siemens has added CPU functionality to
the Simatic ET200S product family. The IM151-8 PN/DP CPU handles
control tasks and communications functions via PROFINET. The
IM151-8 PN/DP has the performance power of a Simatic S7-300
CPU 314, and users can implement distributed structures via
PROFINET. The PROFINET communication interface has three ports
for linear bus topologies. Programming functions are on board
and can be expanded with a PROFIBUS DP master. The new module
supports RT (Real Time) and IRT (Isochronous Real Time) and
can control up to 128 IO devices. The module is also available
in a fail-safe version. Distributed configurations with both
standard and fail-safe modules can be deployed. SIEMENS.
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PROFIBUS USING ControlLogix:
Training Company Automation
Training has announced a 'PROFIBUS using ControlLogix' Course
module. The module covers all aspects of using PROFIBUS with
ControlLogix and the Woodhead SST PROFIBUS card. An overview
is first provided on the terminology and advantages of PROFIBUS.
The hardware side is then reviewed including cabling, connectors
and termination. Details about the SST PROFIBUS scanner card
and the SST Configuration Tool then give the student the knowledge
to configure and use the SST card. Finally, helpful diagnostic
troubleshooting tips are given for fixing errors on the network.
Lessons are provided for the SST PROFIBUS Scanner,
the SST Configuration Tool and Diagnostics based thereon.
www.automationtraining.us
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 DIAGNOSTIC
MONITOR: Softing has announced a new PROFIBUS PA Diagnostic
Monitor. The tool makes Softing the only vendor that has a
complete set of fieldbus diagnostic tools, says Softing! The
BC-230-PB is designed to analyze the operation of a live PROFIBUS
PA segment without interfering with its operation. It is powered
by the fieldbus so no battery or external power source is
required. It provides: automatic segment test with an OK/BAD
indication, without operator intervention; short circuit detection
between signal wires and/or cable shield; reports via USB
to a PC for display as Excel chart and more. SOFTING
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PA KIT: The Fieldbus Kit 2 (FBK-2)
is an off-the-shelf solution for rapidly developing PROFIBUS
PA field devices. It's designed to seamlessly integrate with
an existing analog/HART slave device to create a complete
fieldbus product. The FBK-2 is small enough (40x40 mm) to
fit into most existing device housings AND provides
a serial Modbus/RTU interface and a HART interface to bridge
existing devices into the PA world. Since the hardware is
ready-to-use, no additional costs for fieldbus physical-layer
testing are incurred. FBK-2 is qualified for ATEX and Zone
1 use (Outputs may enter Ex-Zone 0 areas.) SOFTING
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