
In the case of an address conflict, one of the FF devices affected by the address conflict will
automatically be assigned a temporary address during runtime. The procedure is repeated
automatically until the existing address conflicts are resolved.
The device addresses 248 to 251 have been reserved for automatic address conflict resolution
at the FF segment.
Note
The device address that was assigned to an FF device by automatic address conflict resolution
will not be saved in the FF device.
Note the following when you use automatic address conflict resolution:
● You may not connect or switch on for the first time more than 4 new FF devices with the
same address at the FF segment.
● You have to change the device addresses of FF devices that have been assigned to one
of the temporary addresses.
3.3
Block model of device parameters
The parameters (functions and data of an FF device) are assigned to block types in the device
descriptions of the FF devices:
Block type
Note
Resource block
One resource block per FF device.
Function block
Multiple function blocks are possible for an FF device
Transducer block
Multiple transducer blocks are possible for an FF device.
Note
Parameter assignment with SIMATIC PDM
The SIMATIC PDM application is used in PCS 7 for parameter assignment of the FF devices.
Block types
Resource block
The resource block contains device-specific information of the manufacturer.
Examples of this are:
● Manufacturer
● Device type
● Device number
● Serial number
● Hardware version
● Firmware version
Basics of the FOUNDATION Fieldbus
3.3 Block model of device parameters
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
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