SOFTSIBAS PN Stack

A PROFINET stack replaces the interface card

With the SOFTSIBAS PN Stack we replace your PC104 card and minimize your integration and maintenance costs.

Make an enquiry How the stack integrates
  • SIBAS PN
  • PROFINET
  • IEC 62443-4-2
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 27001

The situation

Why the interface card becomes a cost factor

Until now, your subsystem needed a PC104 interface card in order to communicate with the control system (SIBAS PN) of the rail vehicle.

With our software-based solution SOFTSIBAS PN Stack, you can do without integrating this additional hardware. Besides saving material costs for spare parts, you benefit from a high level of adaptability to new technical requirements.

With our “Security by Design” approach (IEC 62443 4-2) we ensure that our software is built for maximum security and meets the requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Isometric illustration of a PC104 interface card, crossed out – the card is no longer needed.

Software replaces hardware

Your benefits

Savings on hardware costs

No further costs for spare parts

Reduced external dependencies (component obsolescence)

High flexibility through update capability

Integration

Integration into your subsystem: a library for controllers with a real-time operating system

Structure of the integration: the stack runs as a shared object library with an unprivileged process (web server and SIBAS PN services) and a privileged process (PN driver, managers, host API). The host application of the subsystem supplier connects through the host API with its C/C++ interface. Below sits the real-time operating system with the ETH driver.

  • SOFTSIBAS PN Stack as a dynamically linked library.

  • Straightforward integration by reusing the Siemens Mobility API (host API).

  • Secure by design approach (IEC 62443 4-2).

  • Support for single-port and dual-port Ethernet systems.

Tailor-made integration and validation solutions

The Codewerk factor

Would you like to use SOFTSIBAS PN on your subsystem or are you planning for the next generation of your subsystem? In the system check we clarify with you

  • which network switch is used.

  • how powerful your hardware is.

  • which operating system is in use.

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Audience

Who the stack is for

For system and vehicle manufacturers who connect a subsystem to the control system of a rail vehicle – whether replacing an existing PC104 card or planning the next subsystem generation.

A dependable partner

  • ISO 9001 certified
  • ISO 27001 certified
  • Active in the PROFINET community
  • Member of the PROFINET user organisation
  • Partner in the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem

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SOFTSIBAS TRDP Stack

With our software-based solution SOFTSIBAS TRDP Stack, you don’t need additional hardware.

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Contact

Ready to do without the interface card?

Outline the project briefly – subsystem, controller, operating system. We will come back with the next steps.

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  • ISO 9001 certified
  • ISO 27001 certified
  • Active in the PROFINET community