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My company is a mfg. of a plug-n-play multi-axis motion system.
Presently we are looking into implementing Profibus. I am having trouble finding out what this involves. I know many mfg.'s support Profibus, but does it require a license or is it non-proprietary? Whatever the case, where do I go to get it (the license or the breakdown).
I know (at least I think I know) that Siemens was responsible for inventing Profibus; however,
when I do a web search, Siemens doesn't even come up. Can anyone help?
p.s. BONUS QUESTION: Does anyone know of an existing communications board which supports
most/all of the CAN bus protocols (i.e. Profi, Devicenet, Modbus, MB+, etc.)?
Thanks in advance!
-Brandon
Presently we are looking into implementing Profibus. I am having trouble finding out what this involves. I know many mfg.'s support Profibus, but does it require a license or is it non-proprietary? Whatever the case, where do I go to get it (the license or the breakdown).
I know (at least I think I know) that Siemens was responsible for inventing Profibus; however,
when I do a web search, Siemens doesn't even come up. Can anyone help?
p.s. BONUS QUESTION: Does anyone know of an existing communications board which supports
most/all of the CAN bus protocols (i.e. Profi, Devicenet, Modbus, MB+, etc.)?
Thanks in advance!
-Brandon