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Details - PROFINET Over APL
Details - PROFINET Over APL
Technical Details
The Value Added to PROFINET by Ethernet-APL
Knowing the key advantages of PROFINET and it’s well known broad industrial
acceptance for reliable, high- performance communication in any automation domain
combined with the new physical communication layer creates new value for the
process automation like:
Two-wire cable
Long cable runs
Power and communication on the same cable
Support of all explosion protection techniques incl. intrinsic safety
Simple installation technology
Reuse of existing fieldbus cable type ‘A’, which reduces cost and provides
easy migration strategies from PROFIBUS PA to PROFINET over APL
Resilience to electro-magnetic interference
Support of surge protection
2-WISE stands for 2-Wire Intrinsically Safe Ethernet. This IEC technical
specification, IEC TS 60079-47 (2-WISE) defines intrinsic safety protection for
all hazardous Zones and Divisions. For users, this includes simple steps for
verification of intrinsic safety without complex calculations.
Ethernet-APL defines port profiles for multiple power levels with and without
hazardous area protection.