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Profisafe

Profisafe

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What is Profisafe?

PROFIsafe is a safety protocol based on the PROFIBUS and PROFINET standards. It's designed for safety-related applications in industrial automation, such as emergency stops, safety gates, and light curtains. PROFIsafe adds safety mechanisms to standard communication protocols to ensure the reliable transmission of safety-critical data. This allows safety and standard control signals to be transmitted on the same network, reducing wiring and complexity.

What other technologies are related to Profisafe?

Profisafe Competitor Technologies

FSoE (Functional Safety over EtherCAT) is a protocol for implementing functional safety over EtherCAT networks, providing an alternative to PROFIsafe.
mentioned alongside Profisafe in 70% (62) of relevant job posts
CIP Safety is a safety protocol used with EtherNet/IP, providing an alternative to PROFIsafe for safety applications.
mentioned alongside Profisafe in 57% (66) of relevant job posts
AS-Interface (Actuator Sensor Interface) is a communication protocol often used in safety applications, providing a simpler alternative for certain scenarios where PROFIsafe is overkill. ASI-safe is a functional safety version.
mentioned alongside Profisafe in 3% (73) of relevant job posts

Profisafe Complementary Technologies

Profinet is an industrial Ethernet standard that PROFIsafe runs on top of. PROFIsafe provides the safety layer for Profinet networks.
mentioned alongside Profisafe in 3% (533) of relevant job posts
TIA Portal is a Siemens engineering framework often used to configure and program PROFIsafe applications within Siemens PLCs.
mentioned alongside Profisafe in 13% (93) of relevant job posts
Step7 is a Siemens programming software often used with PROFIsafe, particularly in older Siemens PLC systems. It is used to program the safety logic.
mentioned alongside Profisafe in 5% (110) of relevant job posts

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