Softing PROFIBUS Tester 1.70

Softing PROFIBUS Tester is a PC-based diagnostic and analysis solution for PROFIBUS networks. Used with Softing’s PROFIBUS Tester hardware (such as PROFIBUS Tester 5), it supports commissioning, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of PROFIBUS DP and, with the appropriate probe, PROFIBUS PA installations.

Key capabilities:

• Electrical signal quality testing per device and segment, with oscilloscope-style views and clear pass/warn/fail indicators
• Bus and protocol analysis, including telegram capture, error statistics, and device/live lists
• Topology discovery to visualize network structure and identify weak points
• Master simulation to test devices without a PLC
• Long-term monitoring and data logging for intermittent fault detection
• Automated test documentation with configurable reports (e.g., PDF/CSV) for audits and handover

By combining physical-layer measurements with protocol analysis and guided diagnostics, the software helps accelerate commissioning, pinpoint faults quickly, and document network health over time. Requires a Windows PC and compatible Softing tester hardware; PROFIBUS PA measurements require an appropriate PA coupling/probe.

Softing PROFIBUS Tester is developed by Softing AG. The most popular version of this product among our users is 1.7. The names of program executable files are PBT3.exe, PBTTray.exe.