PROFINET Certification for APL device
Posted: 22 Dec 2023, 11:25
Is intrinsic safety /APL physical layer certification required prior to PROFINET certification??
Yes, it is. A successful Ethernet-APL physical layer test certificate (executed by a PITL or by an authorized test lab of the other APL SDOs (FCG, ODVA, OPC-Foundation)) is a pre-requisite for the PROFINET Certification test (exclusively executed by a PITL).PNO-Stakeholder wrote: ↑22 Dec 2023, 11:25 Is intrinsic safety /APL physical layer certification required prior to PROFINET certification??
The order in which the tests are carried out is predetermined.Robbie_B wrote: ↑03 Jan 2024, 22:38 I understand that APL physical layer testing is either done by PITL, ODVA, FCG, etc, and is a requirement for getting a PROFINET certification for an APL device.
Is it also required that the device have a certificate for Intrinsic Safety (2-WISE / IEC 60079-11) before PNO will issue the PROFINET certificate? Or is it possible to get a PROFINET certificate before the device completes it's intrinsic safety evaluation/certificate?