National Instruments has announced new interfaces for Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus and DeviceNet that enable LabVIEW, programmable automation controllers (PACs) and embedded systems to be connected to existing industrial networks. The new interfaces provide the facility to add high-speed measurements and analysis, advanced control, Web connectivity and data logging to existing systems.
The new NI CompactRIO Profibus C Series modules connect CompactRIO and NI Single-Board RIO to Profibus DP networks as masters or slaves. In addition, NI has released a new one-port Foundation Fieldbus H1 interface for USB and a pair of DeviceNet master boards for PXI and PCI.