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MESCO Engineering GmbH

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Experience of the PICC

MESCO as a service provider for hardware and software development realizes complete product development for Process Automation and Factory Automation.

• PROFIBUS PA (Process Automation)
• PROFIBUS DP (Decentralized Peripheries – Factory Automation)
• PROFINET (Component based PROFIBUS communication via Ethernet)
• PROFIdrive (High performance drives and Motion Control, Encoder applications)
• PROFIsafe (Safety technology and Functional Safety)   
• Implementing IO-Link into PROFIBUS and PROFINET

PROFIBUS PA

• Consulting, support, training
• 2 wire- or 4 wire communication interface with discrete Media Access Unit (MAU)
• MESCO delivers a discrete MAU solution for PROFIBUS PA because the SIM1 is obsolete
• PROFIBUS PA hardware development
• Profibus Stack implementations
• Firmware development for PROFIBUS PA. This includes complete measurement application, proprietary interfaces, drivers for display -, memory-, A/D converters or HMIs
• Development of Intrinsic Safe products complying with ATEX, FM, CSA standards
• Schematic, PCB layout, Prototyping
• Mesco defines and implements for customers complete profiles, inclusive custom specific parameters, based on a parameter list which is delivered by customer and the PROFIBUS standard profiles (e.g. PROFIBUS PA Profile 3.0).
• Using proven Design Packages
• Physical layer tests according IEC1158-2
• Pre-certification tests in the fieldbus laboratory and subsequent actions until certificate is granted
• EDDL Development for PROFIBUS PA for SIMATIC PDM or FDT Technology
• Development of parameterization software for Siemens PDM, FDT/DTM platform
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

 PROFIBUS DP

• Consulting, support, trainings
• PROFIBUS DP interface board development with DP-V0, DP-V1, DP-V2 functionality
• Development of S7-Functions (e.g. FBs and FCs) for DPV1-parameterchannel
• Mesco develops custom specific hardware, using well known PROFIBUS ASICS like SPC3, DPC31, VPC3+C, ASPC2 combined with several application microcontroller families, up to 12 MBaud.
• Schematic, PCB layout, Prototyping
• PROFIBUS DP Profile (e.g. Encoder, Drive) integration with customer specific command adaptation
• Using proven Design Packages and development of PCI PROFIBUS-boards.
• Physical layer tests
• Pre-certification tests in the fieldbus lab and subsequent actions until certificate is granted
• EDDL Development for PROFIBUS DP-V1 for SIMATIC PDM or FDT Technology
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

PROFINET

• Consulting, support, trainings
• Development of PROFINET I/O node
• Schematic, PCB layout, Prototyping
• PROFINET integration with customer specific adaptation
• Using proven Designs
• Physical layer tests PN
• Pre-certification tests in the fieldbus lab and subsequent actions until certificate is granted
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

PROFIdrive

• Consulting, support and training
• Development of hardware and software for PROFIdrive conform interfaces inclusive synchronization, redundancy and safe communication
• Integration of PROFIdrive Profiles
• Implementation of DP-V1 functionality with PROFIdrive Parameterchannel for acyclic communication and parameterization of the drives
• Implementation of DP-V2 functionality "Isochronous Mode" for synchronization of drives and controller
• Diagnostic, predictive maintenance
• Device stress tests in a special PROFIdrive plant
• Development of parameterization software (e.g. FDT/DTM components or customer specific C++ applications)

PROFIsafe

• Consulting, support
• Compilation of the Overall Safety Requirements
• Development of hardware and software for PROFIsafe interfaces complying with
• IEC 61508 (SIL1-4) standard
• Integration of PROFIsafe Software Library and safety applications
• Implementation of PROFIBUS DP-V1 functionality for acyclic communication and parameterization
• Diagnostic and predictive maintenance
• Test of the safety-related products in the fieldbus laboratory and stress tests with PROFIsafe controller
• Development of parametrization software for Safety setup and diagnostic (e.g. FDT/DTM components or customer specific C++ application)

IO-Link

• Consulting, support
• Development of hardware and software for IO-Link Devices and Master complying with new IEC (in Draft) standard
• Integration of IO-Link Software Library and applications
• Implementation of PROFIBUS DP-V1 functionality for acyclic communication and parameterization of IO-Link Masters
• Diagnostic and predictive maintenance
• Test of IO-Link Device and Master in the fieldbus laboratory and stress test
• Development of test equipment, manufacturing engineering

Demo Systems:
Simulation of a multi vendor plant for water treatment:
Some devices are PROFIBUS PA to demonstrate intrisic safe enviromental conditions. The connection DP/PA is realised with DP/PA coupler. The Master class1 is the Siemens S7. Valvers are controlled with the pepperl+fuchs valve controller. With the Siemens Tool PDM( Master class 2- engineering tool) parameters of all devices can be configurated and diagnostic resolved. The plant is used to show cyclic- and acylic data transfers. Tooling as busmonitators is used to show cyclic- acyxlic data transfers. Tooling busmonitors is used to show current protocoles.

Training, Workshops, Seminars:

• PROFIBUS Basics, 2-3 times during the year and as in house training
• PROFIBUS DP-V2- from the specification to the product, 2-3 times during the year and as in house training
• PROFIBUS customer specified semiar, 4-5 times during the year and in house training
• PROFINET/ Ethernet basics, 4-5 times during the year and in house training
• IO-Link Developer workshop, 2-3 times during the year and in house training