
Operating manual for PROFIBUS fieldbus | 2015-07 | V1.7 EN
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2. Device and system description
This chapter contains information on the scope of delivery for the drive
controller and the function description.
2.1 PROFIBUS
With the help of the PROFIBUS, devices from various providers can
communicate without special adaptation.
PROFIBUS differentiates between master and slave devices independently,
so that multi-master operation is also possible.
Fig.: 4 Wiring and bus connection
A repeater must be used when more than 32 devices (e.g. FKO)
are operated on one PROFIBUS string.