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Utilization of the NI's H1 Fieldbus Device Round Card for profibus application?

Recently I have executed a project in which I have implemented 'USER LAYER' of Foundation Fieldbus protocol on our customer's field control device. Our customer has used your H1 Fieldbus Device Round Card and the hardware and software mentioned below in his field device:

Hardware:
1. H1 Fieldbus Device Round Card Development version (hardware only)
2. OEM version (hardware only)
3. Fieldbus Device Development Kit
4. Fieldbus Device Starter Kit
5. Accessories Round Card Programming Cable
6. Fieldbus Benchtop Power Supply

Software:
1. Foundation-conformant H1 Communication Stack software
2. NI-FBUS Function Block Shell software
3. HART and serial interface s
oftwareDevelopment utilities


Now my question is:
1. I would like to implement Profibus Protocol on the similar field device, is it possible to retain your same hardware mentioned above? or do you have alternate hardware series for Field Device to support the Profibus Protocol?

2. I would like to know same thing is applicable to Software also?

I request you to give clarification to my above query immediately as we need to decide.

thanks in advance,

C.Kumar
Kshema Technologies Ltd.,
No.33/1, Lalbagh Road,
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The Round Card is intended for the H1 Foundation Fieldbus protocol only. Our Profibus interface cards are not compatible w/ the H1 protocol. They support DP, FMS,FDL,MPI,S7,and PPI only. The same limitations apply to the software.
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