Profibus System Integration PDF 4.03MB - Schneider Electric
Profibus System Integration PDF 4.03MB - Schneider Electric
Profibus System Integration PDF 4.03MB - Schneider Electric
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Connection of <strong>Profibus</strong> DP and PAMost <strong>Profibus</strong> control hosts cannot accept <strong>Profibus</strong> PA inputs directly. A linkingdevice or a segment coupler is needed to convert the <strong>Profibus</strong> PA protocol to the<strong>Profibus</strong> DP protocol. (The host can accept only <strong>Profibus</strong> DP.) Linking device andsegment couplers are described below:<strong>Profibus</strong> DPPLCI/OCouplers<strong>Profibus</strong> PALinking device: Most linking devices can only pass information contained in thestandard <strong>Profibus</strong> PA device profiles. As a result the host does not have access tovendor-specific device information.Segment coupler: A segment coupler converts the physical layer between <strong>Profibus</strong>PA and <strong>Profibus</strong> DP. It has no knowledge of the message content.These differences present the user with an architectural choice when considering theimplementation of <strong>Profibus</strong> PA:• Higher data throughput by using a linking device and fewer DP interfaces, or• Lower communications throughput and higher bus cost by using the segmentcoupler and more DP buses to connect PA to the host.21