ProSoft Technology 5204-DFNT-PDPMV1 - Manual (Page 10)

Functional Overview PDPMV1 ♦ ProLinx Gateway
Protocol Manual PROFIBUS DPV1 Master
Page 10 of 157 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
March 23, 2011
1.1 About the PROFIBUS Protocol
PROFIBUS (Process Field Bus) is a widely used, open-standards protocol
created by a consortium of European factory automation suppliers in 1989.
PROFIBUS is a Master/slave protocol. The Master establishes a connection to
the remote slave. When the connection is established, the Master sends the
PROFIBUS commands to the slave.
The ProLinx PDPMV1 gateway unit acts as an input/output module between
devices on a PROFIBUS DP network and any other communication protocol. The
gateway uses an internal database to send data and mailbox requests and
responses to all PROFIBUS slaves on the PROFIBUS DP network.
PROFIBUS supports a variety of network types. The network type supported by
the PLX-PDPMV1 gateway is PROFIBUS DP version 1.0, which is designed for
remote I/O systems, motor control centers, and variable speed drives.