SIMATIC system properties
Communication
SIMATIC system properties: Communication
Maximum data transparency across all levels – based on proven standards
Full integration in communication
SIMATIC provides the basis for unrestricted consistency in communications, and thus for maximum transparency across all levels – at the field and control level, the operations level, and at the ERP level. Here SIMATIC relies on PROFIBUS, the world’s No. 1 field bus, and PROFINET, the open industrial Ethernet standard –international manufacturer-independent standards that can be flexibly combined.
As a result, all relevant information is available plant-wide at all times. That greatly simplifies commissioning, diagnostics and maintenance – and these tasks can also be performed using wireless technology or the Internet. In addition, the components can be accessed from anywhere to intervene in the process as needed.
Your benefits at a glance
- Maximum transparency - thanks to unlimited, system-wide availability of information
- Simplified, more efficient configuration and diagnostics - because all components work together seamlessly
- Increased investment security and minimized time and effort for interfaces - through the use of open communications standards
- Greater flexibility - using versatile, scalable application options