# Why there is profinet cable on SpotGun?

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/why-there-is-profinet-cable-on-spotgun/5518>\
**Category:** Robot Controller\
**Tags:** profinet, spot, spotwelding\
**Created:** [May 25, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/why-there-is-profinet-cable-on-spotgun/5518 "2013-05-25T09:44:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ErcanMenekse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@ErcanMenekse](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/ErcanMenekse)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/why-there-is-profinet-cable-on-spotgun/5518/1 "2013-05-25T09:44:58Z")

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Hi everybody

We will work a spot welding robot (IRB 6640). I saw a profine adaptor on controller then this adaptor connect to manıpulatar. and profinet cable is going to axis 6. I didnt see profinet cable here before. Do you have any idea why is it there?