PROFIsafe

General

Driver	Protocol	Protocol standard / version	Official protocol certification	Included in Base License Package?	Additional Licensing Requirements	License Key (Code Meter)	Operating System
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	PROFIsafe	PROFIsafe V2.4	✔	❌	IO based	PROFIsafe	Windows | Linux

Network

Driver	Encrypted communication to periphery device	Client Or Server / TCP or UDP	Default Port	Firewall Direction
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	❌	PROFINET	N/A	N/A

Configuration Details

Driver	Recommended/technical limit of connections per driver	Multiple driver instances	Redundant network	Redundant devices	Special hardware requirements
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	1	❌	✔	✔	PROFINET network card of type CP1616 required

Communication

Driver	Polling	Poll on use	Single query	Unsolicited communication	Driver redundancy: Only active driver polls	Buffering
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	✔	✔	✔	❌	✔	❌

Engineering

Driver	Direct browsing of configuration/address data from connected devices	Import functionality of configuration/address data from external tools
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	❌	❌

Special Telegrams

Driver	Native alarm transfer from connected devices / PLCs	Connection establishment without active address
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	❌	✔

Timestamps and Synchronization

Driver	Timestamp transfer from periphery device	Time synchronization (WinCC OA to PLC)
PROFIsafe Driver (PROFIsafe)	❌	❌