Ukuze kulethwe ukuxhumana okubalulekile ngesikhathi phakathi kwamasistimu e-automation kanye nama-peripherals asabalalisiwe. Le ntambo ngokuvamile ibizwa nge-Siemens Profibus.
Iphrothokholi yokuxhumana ye-PROFIBUS Decentralized Peripherals (DP) isetshenziswa ekuqhubekiseni nasekukhiqizeni ulayini ozenzakalelayo.