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News Release from: The Profibus Group | Subject: Profibus profile for low-voltage switchgear
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 July 2002
Profibus profile for low-voltage
switchgear
Profibus International has released a new draft profile defining the use of Profibus DP with low-voltage switchgear.
Profibus International has released a new draft profile defining the use of Profibus DP with low-voltage switchgear This profile edition, dated July 2002, defines several selectable data structures for the cyclic data exchange on Profibus DP for circuit breakers and starters and includes the new standard I and M functions
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Future editions will cover switches, overload relays, contactors, auxiliary switching devices, control and protective switching devices.
The profile is in accordance with IEC60947.
Earlier Profibus profile versions for low-voltage switchgear devices had been based on Profibus-FMS and had been published as VDI/VDE 3689 and Profibus Profiles 3.032 (draft).
This version - Draft 0.85; July 2002 - is based on Profibus-DP (DP-V1).
The new document is available from Profibus UK at GBP 36 to nonmembers or GBP 18 to user members of Profibus UK.
Regular members and higher may download the document from the Profibus website using their standard login and password.
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