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

摘要

Interface and method for communication between an industrial automation application and an industrial fieldbus, comprising a first interface to the industrial automation application, further comprising a second interface to a fieldbus controller, wherein the fieldbus controller is operable to communicate with a peripheral device, the interface, characterized by a functional element between the first interface and the second interface, the functional element comprising an implementation of a peripheral device specific, industrial automation function.