Industrial Communications
PROFINET
Industrial Ethernet communication widely used with Siemens and many other automation systems.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It moves real-time control and diagnostic data over Ethernet-based networks.
In normal English
PROFINET supports everything from normal industrial device communication to deterministic motion and safety profiles, depending on the system design.
Why would I use it?
Use it when your PLC and machine network are built around PROFINET-compatible equipment.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
Ethernet engineered to behave like a factory control network.
Related terms
PROFIBUS, Ethernet, PLC, IO-Link Master
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