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INTERBUS

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ1417830 ↗
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INTERBUS is a serial bus system which transmits data between control systems (e.g., PCs, PLCs, VMEbus computers, robot controllers etc.) and spatially distributed I/O modules that are connected to sensors and actuators (e.g., temperature sensors, position switches).

The INTERBUS system was developed by Phoenix Contact and has been available since 1987. It is one of the leading Fieldbus systems in the automation industry and is fully standardized according to European Standard EN 50254 and IEC 61158.

At the moment, more than 600 manufacturers are involved in the implementation of INTERBUS technology in control systems and field devices.

Since 2011 the INTERBUS technology is hosted by the industry association Profibus and Profinet International.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1987, 2011—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with INTERBUS, Open-knowledge and entry providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “INTERBUS” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.