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{{Short description|Safety communications protocol}}
'''Profisafe''' (usually styled as ''PROFIsafe'', as a portmanteau for <u>Profi</u>net or <u>Profi</u>bus <u>safe</u>ty) 
is a standard for a communication protocol for the transmission of safety-relevant data in automation applications with [[Functional safety|functional safety]]. This standard was developed jointly by several automation device manufacturers in order to be able to meet the requirements of the legislator and the IFA for safe systems. The required safe function of the protocol has been tested and confirmed by TÜV Süd. The PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. in Karlsruhe supervises the standardization for the partner companies and organizes the promotion of this common interface. 

== System structure ==
Profisafe<ref name="book2"/><ref name=PI4142 /> defines how safety-related devices ([[Engineering:Kill switch|emergency stop buttons]], [[Engineering:Light curtain|light curtain]]s, overfill prevention devices, ...) communicate safely with safety controllers via Profinet, [[Profibus]] or a [[Engineering:Backplane|backplane]] in such a way that they can be used in safety-related automation tasks up to SIL3 (Safety Integrity Level). Due to the specification of Profisafe, products of different manufacturers<ref>Examples of applications with products from different manufacturers can also be found here: {{cite web |title=Case Studies |url=https://www.profibus.com/technology/case-studies?tx_solr%5Bfilter%5D%5B0%5D=technology:PROFIsafe |publisher=Profibus and Profinet International |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref> can be combined to a safe system.

== Market relevance ==
The first version of Profisafe was released as early as 1998.<ref name="10years"/> A second version in 2005 also enabled use via the Ethernet-based Profinet. According to the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V., by 2023 a total of almost 21,7 million devices with Profisafe will be placed on the market by the various manufacturers, and a further 2.8 million devices will be added each year.<ref name="market"/> In the database of the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V., 106 different products from 31 different manufacturers are entered in October 2022.<ref name="products"/>

== Operating principle ==
With Profisafe, secure communication is implemented via a profile, i.e., via a special format of the user data and an additional protocol.<ref name="system"/>

Safety-relevant data are transported with Profisafe<ref name="training"/><ref name="book1"/> as F-messages between an F-Host (safety controller) and its F-Device (safety device) as payload in a telegram of an industrial network. In the case of a modular F-Device with several F-modules, the payload consists of several F-messages. In this case Profisafe has no further requirements for the transmission channel, this is considered as a black channel. Therefore different transport protocols like Profibus or Profinet can be used. Different transmission channels such as copper cable, [[Physics:Fiber-optic communication|fiber optic]] cable (FOC), [[Engineering:Backplane|backplane]] bus or [[Engineering:Wireless|wireless]] systems<ref name="conf1"/> such as [[Wireless LAN|WLAN]] can be used. Neither the transmission rates nor the respective error detection of the transport protocol play a role for safety. 

The following figure shows the format of the payload of a "Safety Protocol Data Unit (SPDU)":<ref name="IEC61784-3"/> 
{| class="wikitable"
|----
! transmitted data
! status/control byte
! CRC signature
|----
| 1 bis 12/13 (max 123) bytes
| 1 byte
| 4 bytes
|}

The '''[[Cyclic redundancy check|cyclic redundancy check]]''' (CRC signature) is calculated over all local security parameters, the transmitted data and the locally stored monitoring number of the SPDU. This ensures that all information from the sender and the receiver is consistent without having to always transmit all parameters. 

The '''monitoring number''' enables the recipient to check whether he has received all the messages in the correct sequence. With the acknowledgement, the monitoring number is returned to the sender for checking within a defined maximum delay time (timeout). Since some bus components, such as switches, have a buffer memory, a 32-bit monitoring number was selected for Profisafe. 

The 1:1 communication relationship between F-Host and F-Device simplifies the detection of misdirected F-messages. For this purpose, the sender and receiver require a unique identifier ('''code name''') throughout the network, which is used to verify the authenticity of F-messages. In Profisafe, the code name is also called "F-Address". 

The following table shows which errors can be detected by which measure: 
{| class="wikitable"
|----
! Error
! Monitoring number
! Timeout
! Code name
! CRC
|----
| Duplication of a message
| Yes
|
|
|
|----
| Deletion of a message
| Yes
| Yes
|
|
|----
| Inserting a message
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
|----
| Changing the order of messages
| Yes
|
|
|
|----
| Change to the data
|
|
|
| Yes
|----
| Delay of a message
|
| Yes
|
|
|----
| A message masquerades as a secure message
|
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|----
| Transmission buffer is removed (e.g. in a switch)
| Yes
|
|
|
|}

== Specification ==

The international standard [[IEC 61508]] ''Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems''. [[IEC 62061]] ''Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems'' and [[ISO 13849]] ''Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems'' are also the basis for Profisafe. 

The international standard IEC 61784-3 <ref name="IEC61784-3"/> defines different protocols for safe systems with comparable properties. Profisafe is part 3 of this collection of standards and is thus defined as IEC 61784-3-3:2021 CPF 3.

==See also==
* [[Functional safety]]
* [[Fieldbus#IEC 61784-3: Safety|IEC 61784-3]] Industrialcommunication networks – Profiles – Functional safety fieldbuses
* [[IEC 61508]] Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
* [[IEC 62061]] Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
* [[ISO 13849]] Safety of machinery - Safety-related parts of control systems

== References ==
<references>
<ref name=PI4142 >{{cite web |title=Marketing Flyer: PROFIsafe - Safe • Integrated • Open |url=https://www.profibus.com/download/marketing-flyer-profisafe-safe-integrated-open |date=2019 |id=Order no. 4.142 |publisher=Profibus and Profinet International |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref>

<ref name="10years">{{cite web |title=10 Years of PROFIsafe |url=https://www.profibus.com/newsroom/press-news/10-years-of-profisafe |publisher=Profibus and Profinet International |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref>

<ref name="products">{{cite web |url= https://www.profibus.com/products/product-finder?tx_solr%5Bfilter%5D%5B0%5D=technology%3APROFIsafe |title=Product Finder with selection PROFIsafe |publisher=PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. |date=2022 |access-date=2022-10-17}}</ref>

<ref name="market">{{cite web |url= https://www.profibus.com/newsroom/press-news/record-profinet-and-io-link-numbers |title=Record PROFINET and IO-Link numbers |publisher=PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. |date=2023-04-14 |access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref>

<ref name="system">{{cite web |url=https://www.profibus.com/download/profisafe-technology-and-application-system-description |title=PROFIsafe System Description. |work=Documentation |publisher=Profinet International |date=2016 |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>

<ref name="training">{{cite web |url=https://profinetuniversity.com/category/functional-safety/ |title=Functional Safety |work=Learning Modules |publisher=Profinet University |access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>

<ref name="IEC61784-3">{{cite web |url=https://webstore.iec.ch/searchform&q=61784-3 |title=Industrialcommunication networks – Profiles – Functional safety fieldbuses  |id=IEC 61784-3-3 |date=2021 |publisher=International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |access-date=2023-07-24 }}</ref>

<ref name="book1">{{cite book |last1=Wilamowski |first1=Bogdan |last2=Irwin |first2=David |title=The Industrial Electronics Handbook - Profisafe |date=2011 |publisher=CRC Press, Taylor & Francis |doi=10.1201/9781315218434-56 |isbn=9781439802892 |s2cid=240133930 |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781315218434-56/profisafe-bogdan-wilamowski-david-irwin}}</ref>

<ref name="book2">{{cite book |last1=Stripf |first1=Wolfgang |last2=Barthel |first2=Herbert |title=Industrial Communication Technology Handbook - PROFIsafe: Functional Safety with PROFIBUS and PROFINET |date=2015 |publisher=CRC Press, Taylor & Francis |doi=10.1201/b17365-29 |isbn=9781315215488 |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b17365-29/profisafe-functional-safety-profibus-profinet-wolfgang-stripf-herbert-barthel}}</ref>

<ref name="conf1">{{cite conference | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224196805 | title = Enabling safety-critical wireless communication using WirelessHART and PROFIsafe | last1 = Akerberg | first1 = Johan | last2 = Reichenbach | first2 = F. | last3 = Björkman | first3 = Mats | date = 2010 | publisher = IEEE | location = | conference = Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) | id = 10.1109/ETFA.2010.5641253 }}</ref>

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