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5.10 Slave–to–slave communications (from SW 4.1)
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The subscribers evaluate the broadcast telegrams, sent from the pu-
blishers, and use the data which has been received as setpoints.
The setpoints are used, in addition to the setpoints received from the
master, corresponding to the configured telegram structure (P0915).
The links configured in the subscriber (connection to publisher) contain
the following information:
From which publishers may input data be received?
Which input data is there?
A which location should the input data be used as setpoints?
Several taps are possible within a link. Several input data or input data
areas, which are not associated with one another, can be used as set-
point via a tap.
Links are possible to the device itself. This means, e.g. that for a two–
axis module, data can be transferred from drive A to B. This internal
link corresponds, as far as the timing is concerned, to a link via
PROFIBUS.
The following limitations should be observed for the ”slave–to–slave”
communications function:
Drive ES Basic V5.1 SP1
Optional PROFIBUS–DP2 module
SW 4.1
Optional PROFIBUS–DP3 module
SW 4.1
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SW 4.1
Number of process data
max. of 16 per drive
Number of links to publishers
max. 3 and 1 internal
Number of taps per link
max. 8
For example, the following applications can be implemented using the
”slave–to–slave communications” function:
Axis couplings (this is practical for clock cycle synchronous
operation) (refer to Chapter 6.3)
– Angular synchronism where the position reference value or posi-
tion actual value is entered
– Torque setpoint coupling (master/slave operation)
Master drive
<––>
Slave drive
Closed–loop speed controlled
Open–loop torque controlled
Entering digital input signals from another slave (refer to Chapter
5.10.4)
Subscribers
Links and taps
Prerequisites and
limitations
Applications
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