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Siemens presentations about PROFINET at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 conference
The SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 conference offers senior-level staff working in development and product line management in the supply and user industries, as well as scientists working in applied research, an excellent platform to discuss new technologies and innovative applications and obtain answers to specific questions. Siemens is making a total of three presentations at the conference that are specifically related to PROFINET.
Conference block 1
Tuesday, 11/25/08, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Session 1a) Industrial Ethernet
11:00–11:30 a.m.: PROFINET technologies for increased efficiency in commissioning and operation
Xaver Schmidt, Siemens AG, Nuremberg
By using a network topology based on mechanisms such as DCP and LLDP, PROFINET offers automatic start-up of an I/O configuration or easy replacement of a device in the event of a fault. However, network topology can also be the starting point for comprehensive diagnostics, enabling rapid start-up and fault location using Ethernet standards such as SNMP and Web as well as its own definitions for network and device diagnosis, such as PDEV and Maintenance. This is demonstrated in the presentation with practical examples.
Conference block 3
Wednesday, 11/26/08, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Session 3a) Wireless in industrial plants
10:00–10:30 a.m.: Emergency-stop wireless: Is it possible?
Ewald Kuk, Siemens AG, Nuremberg
In the future, the demand for mobile operating and monitoring systems and wireless and reliable data communication from customers in industry will increase dramatically, and will include the wireless sensor. This presentation provides an overview of the state of wireless technologies as well as looking toward future developments and shows its implementation using existing PROFINET PROFIsafe wireless systems from the perspective of customer requirements, solutions, and benefits.
Session 3b) IT safety in the network
12:00–12:30 p.m.: Network diagnosis and simulation in PROFINET networks
Bernhard Kraft, Siemens AG, Karlsruhe
With new tools it is possible to offer PROFINET network operators efficient monitoring and simulation. Reaction-free real-time analysis of the data traffic with transmission rates of up to 1 gigabit per second and a resolution of 10 nanoseconds makes it possible to control the PROFINET network autonomously and effortlessly across all known speeds. Simulation components simulate the devices in real time – for example, during configuration and engineering work on the controller. In this case, one simulation component can simulate up to 256 devices. Combined operation of real and simulated devices is also easily achieved. As a result, it is possible to simulate in real time a complete PROFINET system on the controller.