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A fieldbus standard developed in a government assisted joint research project in
1987. In 1991, DIN 19245 was adopted, whereby the Profibus became one of the
first standardised fieldbus systems. This is an open fieldbus standard covering a
wide area within process and building automation.

See also: Fieldbus, Profibus-DP, Profibus-FMS, Profibus-PA