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PROFIBUS Slave Slot Configuration: Auto-Server Mode (Default)
While in Auto-Server mode the data groups themselves cannot be edited. Auto-Server Mode looks at
the other protocol and then configures the Data Groups to match. The Data Size and Data Formats will
be defined after the other protocol is configured.
The data will be configured according to the following rules:
1)
Any 8 Bit Signed/Unsigned data will be mapped as
8 Bit Int or 8 Bit Uint
,
matching signs whenever
possible.
2)
Any 16 Bit Signed/Unsigned data will be mapped as
16 Bit Int or 16 Bit Uint
,
matching signs
whenever possible.
3)
Any 32 Bit Signed/Unsigned data will be mapped as
32 Bit Int or 32 Bit Uint
,
matching signs
whenever possible.
4)
Any 64 Bit Signed/Unsigned data will be mapped as
64 Bit Int or 64 Bit Uint
,
matching signs
whenever possible.
5)
Any 32 Bit Float will be mapped as
32 Bit Float
.
6)
Any 64 Bit Float will be mapped as
64 Bit Float
.
7)
Any Strings will be mapped as
Short String
.
8)
Any coils or 1/8/16/32 Bit Binary Packs will be mapped as
Binary 8 Bit Pack/Binary 16 Bit
Pack/Binary 32 Bit Pack
,
matching bit sizes whenever possible.
9)
The input or output direction depends on whether it is configured as an input/read or output/write
on the other protocol.
10)
If the other protocol exceeds the number of data size supported, then nothing will be mapped. You
will see all the data size values remain disabled and the main page will display the following error:
a)
To fix this error, simply decrease the amount of data you configured on the other protocol so
that the max data size is not exceeded.
To edit slot data sizes or formats you will need to go into Manual Mode.
NOTE: When using a String Data Type, the 1
st
byte of each slot is reserved
for the Length field. The remaining bytes will be used for the actual data.
