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Experience of the PICC
MESCO as a service provider for hardware and software development realizes complete product development for Process Automation and Factory Automation.

As a PI Competence Center, MESCO provides a comprehensive range of services around PROFIBUS and PROFINET, including Consulting, Hardware and Software engineering, tooling and seminars for:

• PROFIBUS PA: Process Automation
• PROFIBUS DP: Decentralized Peripheries – Factory Automation
• PROFINET: Component based PROFIBUS communication via Ethernet
• PROFIdrive: High performance drives and Motion Control, Encoder applications
• PROFIsafe: Safety technology and Functional Safety

The following equipment is part of the setup; status: March 2006:

• 2 x Siemens S7 CPU 315-2 DP
• Siemens S7 CPU 315F-2 DP
• Siemens S7 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP
• Simatic Step 7
• Hilscher SyCon
• Siemens SIMATIC DP/PA Coupler
• Siemens SIMATIC DP/PA Developmentkit
• Siemens Developmentkit DK-ERTEC 400 PN/IO
• Siemens PROFIsafe-Starterkit
• ComDec DP-V2 Testkit
• ComDec DP-Testmaster
• ComDec IsoM-Testsoftware and Testcases DP-V2
• itm Testsystem MoTest V3.0
• itm Diagnosis Monitor
• Ethereal network protocol analyzer
• Trebing + Himstedt Busmonitor
• Siemens PDM
• E+H Fieldcare
• Siemens Simotion
• More than 30 slaves for PROFIBUS DP, PA, PROFIdrive, PROFIsafe and PROFINET

PROFIBUS PA

• Consulting, support, training
• 2 wire- or 4 wire communication interface with discrete Media Access Unit/MAU
• MESCO delivers a discrete MAU solution for PROFIBUS PA
• PROFIBUS PA hardware development
• Profibus Stack implementations
• Firmware development for PROFIBUS PA. This includes complete measurement application, proprietary interfaces, drivers for display -, memory-, A/D converters or HMIs
• Development of Intrinsic Safe products complying with ATEX, FM, CSA standards
• Schematic, PCB layout, Prototyping
• Mesco defines and implements for customers complete profiles, inclusive custom specific parameters, based on a parameter list which is delivered by customer and the PROFIBUS standard profiles, e.g. PROFIBUS PA Profile 3.0.
• Using proven Design Packages
• Physical layer tests according IEC1158-2
• Pre-certification tests in the fieldbus laboratory and subsequent actions until certificate is granted
• EDDL Development for PROFIBUS PA for SIMATIC PDM or FDT Technology
• Development of parameterization software for Siemens PDM, FDT/DTM platform
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

PROFIBUS DP

• Consulting, support, trainings
• PROFIBUS DP interface board development with DP-V0, DP-V1, DP-V2 functionality
• Development of S7-Functions, e.g. FBs and FCs, for DPV1-parameterchannel
• Mesco develops custom specific hardware, using well known PROFIBUS ASICS like SPC3, DPC31, VPC3+C, ASPC2 combined with several application microcontroller families, up to 12 MBaud.
• Schematic, PCB layout, Prototyping
• PROFIBUS DP Profile, e.g. Encoder, Drive, integration with customer specific command adaptation
• Using proven Design Packages and development of PCI PROFIBUS-boards.
• Physical layer tests
• Pre-certification tests in the fieldbus lab and subsequent actions until certificate is granted
• EDDL Development for PROFIBUS DP-V1 for SIMATIC PDM or FDT Technology
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

PROFINET

• Consulting, support, training
• Development of PROFINET I/O node
• Schematic, PCB layout, Prototyping
• PROFINET integration with customer specific adaptation
• Using proven Designs
• Physical layer tests PN
• Pre-certification tests in the fieldbus lab and subsequent actions until certificate is granted
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

PROFIdrive

• Consulting, support and training
• Development of hardware and software for PROFIdrive conform interfaces inclusive synchronization, redundancy and safe communication
• Integration of PROFIdrive Profiles
• Implementation of DP-V1 functionality with PROFIdrive Parameterchannel for acyclic communication and parameterization of the drives
• Implementation of DP-V2 functionality Isochronous Mode for synchronization of drives and controller
• Diagnostic, predictive maintenance
• Device stress tests in a special PROFIdrive plant
• Development of parameterization software, e.g. FDT/DTM components or customer specific C++ applications

PROFIsafe

• Consulting, support
• Compilation of the Overall Safety Requirements
• Development of hardware and software for PROFIsafe interfaces complying with IEC 61508 /SIL1-4 standard
• Integration of PROFIsafe Software Library and safety applications
• Implementation of PROFIBUS DP-V1 functionality for acyclic communication and parameterization
• Diagnostic and predictive maintenance
• Test of the safety-related products in the fieldbus laboratory and stress tests with PROFIsafe controller
• Development of parametrization software for Safety setup and diagnostic, e.g. FDT/DTM components or customer specific C++ application

Available Experts at the PICC

Markus Knoessel, PROFIBUS, PROFINET: PICC multi vendor plant & conformance testing, PROFIsafe
Reinhard Huber, PROFIBUS, PROFINET: Hardware Development PROFIBUS, PROFINET
Ulrich Jurkiewicz, PROFIBUS, PROFINET: Software Development PROFIBUS, Functional Saftey, PROFIsafe
Peter Bernhardt, PROFIBUS, PROFINET: Seminars, Training