Field Bus

Fieldbus

The generic term for industrial serial

communication systems

Why use Fieldbus

Central control
Reduce wiring
Simple cable routing

Cost reduction
Central diagnostics
and monitoring

Where to use Fieldbus

Systems with widely

spaced I/O
Plant with many
machines

Applications include:

Automotive assembly
Paper making
Printing
Airport goods handling
Chemical processing
Food and drink packaging
Energy production
Security systems
Water treatment
Traffic control

System layout

Machine with widely spaced I/O

Plant with many machines

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Input and output devices

Switches and sensors

wire to remote input
modules

Output devices wire

to remote output
modules

Bus specific devices

wire direct to the bus

Fieldbus VE2

Modular system
Expand to 128 I/O total
from a single node
interface
Modules close coupled,
distributed up to 500m
or mixed
Protection to IP 65
Easy protocol change
State of art diagnostics

Fieldbus VE2
Fieldbus interface
module
Interchangeable
protocol
PROFIBUS DP,
InterBus-S, Device-Net
CanOpen soon

Fieldbus VE2
I/O modules:
inputs for reed
switches and sensors
outputs for external
valves and relays
8 inputs or outputs or 4
of each per module

Valve island V20 / V22

Full range of 5/2 and 5/3

valves
Integrated rigid base and
wireway
Proven sealing
technology
Double solenoids single
width single end
Low power 1.5 W 24V dc

Close coupled modules

Central PLC control
For remote positions
with concentrated
action

Each interface station

assembled with I/O and
valves required

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Distributed modules

Central PLC control

Remote interface, I/O
and valve islands

Communication
distance up to 500m

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AS-Interface
(Actuator Sensor Interface)

AS-I (Actuator Sensor Interface)

Open system
Low cost installation
Stand alone system
Sub-system from gateway
High immunity to noise
and interference
Simple node attachment
Protection to IP65

Tree Topology
Total cable length 100m
32 Nodes per system
I/O 124 maximum

Input output Modules

4 Way modules
2 inputs, 2 outputs or
4 inputs or
4 outputs

8 Way modules
4 inputs and 4 outputs
Bus cable (yellow)
parallel pair no screen
plus power for inputs
Power cable (black) for
outputs

Input output Modules

Quick connection
Pins pierce the
insulation
displacement cable
(IDC) as the node is
clipped on
Protection to IP65

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AS-I Valve islands

Configurations

2 Valves / 2 Inputs
4 Valves
4 Valves / 4 Inputs
8 Valves

AS-I System

Controller generating
communication signals
on yellow cable
Power supply modules
Outputs module 4
Inputs module 4
Module 2 inputs / 2
outputs
AS-I Valve Island

Gateways

Complex systems may

link Fieldbus types
A gateway converts one
protocol to another
A gateway / controller for
fast local system with
communication to a
higher Fieldbus

PLC

PROFIBUS DP

AS-I

AS-I

AS-I Controllers

Gateway controllers can

function in three ways

A stand alone AS-I

controller
Active gateway
controlling the local AS-I
system
A passive gateway
acting only as a
translator

PROFIBUS DP

DeviceNet

Integrated PLC
Stand alone or bus master

Integrated PLC

Combined PLC, I/O

interface and valve island
Choice of valve islands
Nugget 30, 40, 120 and
MIDI*STAR
Stand alone system
controller, or
Fieldbus master to
control up to 62 slaves
Easy programming using
descriptive text
statements

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