The CP 5613 A2 is a communications processor for connecting PCs to PROFIBUS. The essential characteristics are as follows: ● The CP 5613 A2 is equipped with a PROFIBUS interface allowing up to 12 Mbps. It is intended for operation in PGs and PCs with a PCI bus interface according to the PCI standard V2.2. ● With the CP 5613 A2, up to 32 devices (PC, PG, SIMATIC S7 or ET 200) can be linked to form a network segment. By linking several segments with repeaters, a maximum of 124 nodes can be connected. ● Optimized for fast DP master operation (DP Base) with up to 124 DP slaves with full data consistency ● As an alternative, can also be used as a DP slave ● Relieves the PC due to event mechanisms (automatic detection of data changes) ● Fast logic support regardless of the user program (automatic linking of input and output data can be set by the user program). ● Plug and play support during installation of the hardware ● Support of all data transmission speeds from 9.6 kbps to 12 Mbps ● Floating RS-485 connector ● Support of PCI 3.3 V/5 V, 33 MHz/66 MHz, 32 bit/64 bit and PCI-X 66 MHz, 32 bit/64 bit