Description
2.2 Setting up PROFINET
PROFINET with STEP 7 V15
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● Communication with mobile subscribers (mobile controllers and devices, for example),
conveyor lines, production belts, translation stages , and rotating machines
● Wireless coupling of communication segments for fast commissioning or cost-effective
networking where routing of wires is extremely expensive (e.g. public streets, railroad
lines)
● Stacker trucks, automated guided vehicle systems and suspended monorail systems
The following graphic illustrates the many possible applications and configurations for
SIMATIC device family wireless networks.
Figure 2-9 Application example for the use of Industrial Wireless LAN
In Industrial Wireless LAN, gross data transmission rates of 11 Mbps or 54 Mbps without full
duplex are permitted.