ComBricks User Manual v6.4.0 | January 18| © PROCENTEC 10/219
1 Product description
1.1 Introduction
ComBricks™ - The first PROFIBUS and PROFINET-based
automation system that unites network components, permanent
monitoring with ProfiTrace and remote I/O.
ComBricks is a modular system that allows a mix of automation
components on a backplane. Repeater modules can be inserted
next to a PROFIBUS slave and at the same time, in a web browser
over Ethernet, the condition of the installation can be remotely
inspected with ProfiTrace OE.
1.2 Application areas
• Remote maintenance station with ProfiTrace OE
• Modular repeater backbone with hot swap
• Transparent data hub (repeaters, fiber optic, RS-485-IS, DP slave, PROFINET, etc.)
1.3 Product features
• Drives 32 modules (10 high-speed modules)
• Wide range of modules available
• Hot swap and extendible
• Powerful web server
• ProfiTrace OE for monitoring 4 networks
• Multi-language
• DIN-rail mounting
• IP 20