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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-23

Fieldbus

Digital network for distributed industrial field devices.

A digital industrial network connecting controllers to distributed sensors, actuators, drives, and instruments. Fieldbuses reduce point-to-point wiring and add diagnostics; examples include PROFIBUS, CANopen, DeviceNet, and Foundation Fieldbus.

See also: PROFIBUS · CANopen · EtherCAT

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