Promoted by PROFIBUS international, PROFINET is an Ethernet-based networking solution for industrial automation. PROFINET protocol capitalizes on the advantages that “Industrial Ethernet” brings to the automation environment while providing automation services comparable to PROFIBUS to enable better networking plant-wide.
With the new Brad® PROFINET IO Software Development Kit, manufacturers can develop and market PROFINET more quickly. The kit enables customers to design PROFINET IO-Controller (master) devices such as PLC couplers, PC-based interface cards, Panel PC and Robot controllers.
The Brad® PROFINET IO Development Kit supports any hardware platform and is compatible with operating systems (real-time or not) implementing multithread user applications. The deliverable development kit package includes: ANSI C source code, user reference guide and samples of implementation in various operating systems.
Features
- Support of LLDP and MRP
- Certified according PROFINET IO specifications v2.2
- Multi platform stack (Intel, ARM, PowerPC, Texas DSP, Fido)
- Support of Intel and Motorola data format
- Examples of OS porting: Windows, VxWorks, Linux, eCOS, ThreadX
- Cyclic data exchange with a PROFINET IO-controller
- Sending and receiving of diagnostic and process alarms, and plug and pull alarms
- IP address and device name assignment via DCP / Local