Hardware manual PCD1.M2220-C15 │ Document 27-640 – Version ENG03 │ 2020-03-25
Saia-Burgess Controls AG
Communication interfaces
5
5-1
Using the SBC S-Bus
5
Communication interfaces
The term “communication interface” shall be called “port” for the sake of simplicity
in the rest of this manual.
5.1
Using the SBC S-Bus
The SBC S-Bus stands for the proprietary communication protocol of the Saia
PCD
®
.
Read more about this in the manual “26-739_DE_Handbuch_SBC-SBus.pdf”.
The SBC S-Bus is essentially designed for communication with engineering and de-
bugging tools and to connect the management levels/process control systems.
It is not suitable or approved for connecting the field devices of other manufacturers.
An open, manufacturer-independent field bus is the purpose here.