Multi-vendor workshops to be hosted at Profibus Conference

After the State of the Industrial Nation address by Brian Holliday and the keynote speech from Karsten Schneider, PI Chairman, the event is organised in two streams, with the workshops running parallel to the conference presentations. The exhibition takes place throughout the duration of the event, giving attendees ample opportunity to meet vendors, find out more about the latest product developments and discuss projects.

Workshop participants will find out how to use popular tools and techniques for health checking and troubleshooting. A variety of products will be connected and configured into demonstration Profibus and Profinet systems.

So far the following workshops have been confirmed:

• Profibus device configuration and Plugfest. An opportunity for attendees to bring Profibus devices and incorporate them into a working system - Andy Verwer, VTC
• Profibus Health Monitoring. Dennis van Booma, Procentec, and Dale Fittes, Hitex
• Profinet Configuration and Plugfest. An opportunity for attendees to bring Profinet devices and incorporate them into a working system - Manjit Ojla and Andy Williams, Siemens
• Profinet Frame Analysis. Practical hands-on use of WireShark to gain a better understanding of Profinet communications - Peter Thomas, Control Specialists Ltd
• PA Device set-up and commissioning using FDT/DTM and EDDL based tools - Andy Smith, E+H, and Mark McCormick, Siemens Process Control
• Profinet permanent/static monitoring - Peter Jungling, Softing, and Peter Brown, Siemens

More information on can be found on the Profibus Group Conference website. And follow this link to register for the 20th Anniversary Profibus Group Conference.