Communications software PROFIBUS DP Slave for Intel FPGA

portable protocolFPGAhigh-performance

PROFIBUS PA Field Device Protocol Software Softing’s PROFIBUS PA field device protocol software is optimized with respect to size, performance, and portability to support customer-specific hardware platforms. It is especially targeted to 16 Bit low-power microcontrollers and includes the complete range of protocol features for implementing conformant PROFIBUS PA field devices. Quick Adaptation to Customer-Specific Hardware Platforms • Complete, software-based solution • Especially addressing deployment in typical process automation field devices • Implementation optimized to run on 16 and 32 Bit low-power microcontrollers as typically used in explosive environments • Facilitated usage in a wide range of microcontroller, memory, and operating system environments, as often found in field devices • Adaptable to device-specific requirements • Enabling usage on customer-specific target platforms Full Set of Functionality • Implementation according to the PROFIBUS specification • Containing Function Blocks defined by the PROFIBUS PA profile in the PROFIBUS specification • Modular design allowing individual selection of functionality supported by individual field device Support of General Fieldbus ASICs • Implementation supporting not only PROFIBUS ASIC SPC4-2, but also other fieldbus ASICs like Aniotek’s UFC100-L1 • Approach easing parallel implementation of PROFIBUS PA and Foundation fieldbus H1 field device using identical hardware platform • Joint development of Softing’s PROFIBUS PA and Foundation fieldbus H1 field device protocol software reducing necessary effort for implementing second field device protocol