CLPA and PI announce interoperability specification
CLPA和PI宣布互操作性規范

The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) and PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have delivered on their announcement to allow easy interoperability between CC-Link IE and PROFINET - as the new joint specification is released.

隨著新的聯合規范的發布，CC-Link協會（CLPA）和PROFIBUS＆PROFINET國際組織（PI）隨之公告了這一規范，使輕松實現CC-Link IE和PROFINET之間的互操作性成為可能。

The new specification builds on an initial announcement at the 2015 SPS/IPC/Drives fair, where both network organizations promised to maximize the transparency between the two protocols.

新規范基于2015年SPS / IPC / Drives展會上的初步公告，當時這兩大網絡組織承諾最大限度地提高兩個協議之間的透明度。

Over the past year a working group, which includes members from leading networking experts Hilscher and Molex, has been drafting a specification to provide interoperability between the two protocols. The development was guided in part by the white paper distributed at 2015’s fair, which in turn outlined the feedback of end users whose requests drove the cooperation.

在過去一年中，成員來自赫優訊和Molex等領先網絡專家的一個工作組一直在起草這份規范，以提供兩個協議之間的互操作性。開發工作部分由2015年展會上頒布的白皮書指導，白皮書概述了請求促成合作的最終用戶的反饋。

Promoting transparency and ease of integration is one of the primary concerns for achieving concepts such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Many end users will source production machinery from across the world, which may result in machines in the same plant that communicate via differing protocols. This can lead to increased engineering work to achieve integration, as users are combining heterogeneous architectures that may not necessarily communicate as standard. End users of both networks flagged these challenges to both the CLPA and PI, who reacted quickly via the new cooperation to find solutions.

提高透明度和易于集成是實現諸如工業物聯網（IIoT）等概念的主要關注點之一。許多終端用戶是從全球各地采購生產機器，這可能造成同一工廠中的機器通過不同的協議進行通信。這導致的后果是實現整合的工程量增加，因為用戶組合的可能是未必成為標準通信的異構架構。兩大網絡的最終用戶向CLPA和PI轉達了這些挑戰，而CLPA和PI通過全新合作快速做出應對，并找到解決方案。
 
CC-Link IE is an acknowledged technology leader in the Asian Market, while PROFINET is most prevalent in Europe, therefore the new specification will greatly simplify integration and increase freedom of choice for end users who source production machinery globally. After less than a year of work, the specification will be made available to members of both organizations, which will allow them to develop hardware products to support the new specification.

CC-Link IE是亞洲市場公認的技術領先者，而PROFINET在歐洲最為流行，因此新規范將大大簡化集成，并為全球采購生產設備的終端用戶提供更多選擇自由。經過不到一年的努力，該規范將提供給兩個組織的成員，這將允許他們開發硬件產品來支持新的規范。

The specification centers on the functionality of a ‘coupler’ device – which allows transparent communication between CC-Link IE and PROFINET. As a result, both networks can seamlessly share information. This can effectively achieve communication between differing parts of a line on separate networks, hugely increasing transparency and integration.

該規范集中于“耦合器”設備的功能——允許CC-Link IE和PROFINET之間的透明通信。因此，兩個網絡可以無縫地共享信息。這可以有效地實現在不同網絡的不同部分之間的通信，大大提高了透明度和集成。

Both the CLPA and PI expect to see the first supported products coming to market sometime in 2017, with some partners already showing enthusiasm for the new collaboration. This will effectively mean that the original concerns of end users which sparked the collaboration will have been addressed in under two years, displaying both organizations’ commitment to addressing users’ needs.

CLPA和PI均希望在2017年某個時候看到第一批支持產品上市，而一些合作伙伴表現出對新合作的極大熱情。這意味著促成兩大機構合作的終端用戶的關注點將在兩年內得到解決，同時也表明了兩大組織致力于滿足用戶需求的承諾。