Uniform Safety Standard

With openSAFE-TY, the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group has now laid the foundation for the first completely open safety-related data communication protocol for all areas of automation. With communication cycles in the microsecond range, the TÜV Rhineland certified protocol guarantees the fastest response times and highest level of safety and is suitable for use in systems rated up to SIL 4. Because openSAFETY is bus independent, it can be used with all fieldbus systems or Industrial Ethernet systems: over Modbus TCP, over SERCOS III, over EtherNet/IP and over POWERLINK.