INTERFACE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION APPLICATION AND AN INDUSTRIAL FIELDBUS

摘要

Interface (101) and method for communication between an industrial automation application (110) and an industrial fieldbus (120), comprising a first interface (102) to the industrial automation application (110), further comprising a second interface (103) to a fieldbus controller (121), wherein the fieldbus controller (121) is operable to communicate with a peripheral device (130), the interface (101), characterized by a functional element (104) between the first interface (102) and the second interface (103), the functional element (104) comprising an implementation of a peripheral device specific, industrial automation function.