PROFINET® is an advanced industrial Ethernet protocol designed for real-time automation and networking. Developed by
PROFIBUS and PROFINET International (PI) as the successor to PROFIBUS, it supports real-time communication,
integrates
fieldbus systems and leverages IT standards like transmission control protocol (TCP)/internet protocol (IP).
Standardized under IEC 61158 and IEC 61784, PROFINET enables reliable factory automation, robotics, motor drives,
programmable logic controller (PLC) and remote I/Os. NXP offers certifiable PROFINET protocol software for
industrial processors with features, such as media redundancy, diagnostics and evaluation binaries.
The software is delivered in two forms: binary images suitable for basic functional evaluation of the implementation
on
NXP hardware; compiled object libraries and associated source code, PROFINET Stack
Library suitable for building
into
your own application on NXP hardware.
To assist development of your own applications, the Industrial Communications Creator (ICC) Tool provides a
user-friendly mechanism for configuration and object dictionary management.