BS EN 61784-5-14:2013

What is BS EN 61784-5-14 - Installation profiles for CPF 14 about?

BS EN 61784-5-14 is part of the BS EN 61784 multi-series that is intended to facilitate the use of communication networks in industrial control systems.

BS EN 61784-5-14 specifies the installation profiles for CPF 14 (EPA¹).

The installation profiles are specified in the annex. This annex is read in conjunction with IEC 61918.

Who is BS EN 61784-5-14 - Installation profiles for CPF 14 for?

BS EN 61784-5-14 on installation profiles for CPF 14 is useful for the following individuals involved in fieldbus installation process:

• Planners of communication networks
• Installers of communication networks
• Verification personnel
• Validation personnel
• Maintenance personnel
• Administration personnel

Why should you use BS EN 61784-5-14 - Installation profiles for CPF 14?

IEC 61918 provides you with the common requirements for the installation of communication networks in industrial control systems.

BS EN 61784-5-14 provides the installation profiles of the communication profiles (CP) of a specific communication profile family (CPF) by stating which requirements of IEC 61918 fully apply and, where necessary, by supplementing, modifying, or replacing the other requirements

Overall, by using BS EN 61784-5-14 in conjunction with IEC 61918, users can immediately identify which requirements are common for the installation of all CPs and which are modified or replaced.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS EN 61784-5-14:2013 supersedes EN 61784-5-14:2012.

BS EN 61784-5-14:2013 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 61784-5-14:2012:

• Requirements for CP 14/3 have been added
• Recommendations for the applications about the linear/ring topology networks have been added
• Table A.2 and Table A.6 have been updated