Industrial Instrumentation Communication and Networking

Difference Between Modbus and Profibus

Learn the difference between Modbus and Profibus. Modbus is simple to use while Profibus protocol offers higher speed communication.

In this article, you will learn about the optical fiber cable requirement and purpose. Also, the difference between SC and ST connectors.

A fiber optic patch cord is a cable that is terminated at both ends by connectors to connect to the respective communication optical port.

Splicing refers to the method of connecting two fiber optic cables and termination is used to connect two cables.

CANOpen is a very widely used protocol in industrial automation. In this post, we will learn the various types of CAN Open network topologies.

Profinet stands for ‘Process Field Net’. It is an industrial Ethernet standard that was developed by the Profibus & Profinet International.

Profibus (Process Field Bus) is a standard for fieldbus communication in automation technology. It uses Master-Slave architecture.

Fieldbus protocols form the backbone of industrial communication systems between various devices in automated processes.

Router manages traffic between networks and allows multiple devices to use the same Internet connection by forwarding data packets.

A controller area network is ideally suited to the many high-level industrial protocols. Learn the basics of CAN bus protocol.