
In this section you'll find several sets of downloadable files, ranging from simple forms to join PI to executables to help you engineer and commission PROFIBUS and PROFINET devices. Much of it is free, although to get some files you'll need to join PI to gain access. The 'key' icon tells you which file needs a password.
A significant technical challenge associated with introduction of PROFINET is related to the separation or connection of the IT world and the automation world. Security and operation aspects, among other factors, play a large role here when planning the overall network.
The target group of this white paper is the IT personnel of production companies who has the responsibility to care for the automation networks. It describes the specific conditions of automation networks and how PROFINET is designed to fulfill these conditions.
