PDPM ♦ ProLinx Gateway
Contents
PROFIBUS DP Master
Protocol Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 5 of 70
June 24, 2013
Contents
Your Feedback Please ........................................................................................................................ 2
Important Installation Instructions ....................................................................................................... 2
ProLinx
®
Products Warnings ............................................................................................................... 2
ProLinx Gateways with Ethernet Ports ............................................................................................... 3
1.1.1
To upgrade a previously purchased Series C model ................................................ 3
1.1.2
To order a ProLinx Plus gateway with the -WEB option ........................................... 3
Markings .............................................................................................................................................. 3
2
Functional Overview
7
2.1
About the PROFIBUS Protocol ................................................................................. 7
2.2
PROFIBUS DP Architecture ...................................................................................... 7
2.2.1
Bus Access ................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.2
Token Passing ........................................................................................................... 8
2.2.3
Master/Slave Polling .................................................................................................. 8
2.3
Communication Types ............................................................................................... 8
2.4
Master/Slave Communication Phases ...................................................................... 9
2.5
Module Internal Database ......................................................................................... 9
2.5.1
PROFIBUS Master Port Specifications ................................................................... 10
2.5.2
PROFIBUS Master Port Access to Database ......................................................... 10
2.6
Master/Slave Communication Phases .................................................................... 11
2.7
Port Physical and Protocol Specifications ............................................................... 11
2.7.1
Serial Port Specifications ........................................................................................ 12
3
Configuration
13
3.1
Using the ProLinx SyCon PROFIBUS Configurator ................................................ 13
3.1.1
Install ProLinx Sycon Configurator .......................................................................... 13
3.1.2
Installation ............................................................................................................... 13
3.1.3
Configuring a PROFIBUS Using PROLINX SyCon ................................................ 16
3.1.4
Inserting a Master .................................................................................................... 17
3.1.5
Master Configuration ............................................................................................... 18
3.1.6
Inserting a Slave Device.......................................................................................... 18
3.1.7
Settings.................................................................................................................... 23
3.1.8
Project Information .................................................................................................. 28
3.1.9
Path ......................................................................................................................... 29
3.1.10
Language ................................................................................................................ 29
3.1.11
View the Configuration ............................................................................................ 30
3.1.12
Printing the Configuration File ................................................................................. 32
3.1.13
Saving the Configuration ......................................................................................... 32
3.1.14
Downloading the Configuration ............................................................................... 32
3.1.15
Online Functions ..................................................................................................... 33
4
PDPM Protocol Configuration
43
4.1
[PROFIBUS Master] ................................................................................................ 43
4.1.1
Swap Input Bytes .................................................................................................... 44
4.1.2
Swap Output Bytes .................................................................................................. 44
4.1.3
Comm Failure Mode ................................................................................................ 44
