The Westermo Field bus devices are industrial PROFIBUS DP modules. There are different types of slave modules and one Master module. PROFIBUS adapters that is able to transfer PROFIBUS DP I/O data via serial communication. I.e leased lines, dial up industrial modems, Ethernet adapters, GSM modems or radio modems without any use of special drivers or special SUPPLIER OF PLC bords. The FD-20, PROFIBUS DP Master module act the same way as the adapters on the serial side and act as a stand alone master on the PROFIBUS side. A combination with our Ethernet adapter gives the opportunity to connect PROFIBUS to Ethernet PROFIBUS DP professional converter to make a transparent connection for a different serial interfaces to a PROFIBUS DP network.
