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Communications protocol

Profibus is a standard for fieldbus communication in automation technology and was first promoted in 1989 by BMBF and then used by Siemens. It should not be confused with the Profinet standard for Industrial Ethernet. Profibus is openly published as type 3 of IEC 61158/61784-1. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: ProfibusA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Profibus DPInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Fieldbus and Networking in Process AutomationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Real-time fieldbus communications using Profibus networksCited 159 times
  5. Go sideways: FieldbusA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: ProfinetA closely related topic

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