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Introduction Manual
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1 Introduction
1.1 General
The PROFIBUS Tester 4 is a powerful tool that allows full testing of the bus
physics and bus communication on PROFIBUS DP segments.
Using the integrated master simulator, you can also test the bus physics if the
PLC is currently not in operation, or individually check “suspicious” bus
stations.
The tool is powered either through an external AC adapter, by direct
connection to 24 VDC or through an optional portable power supply unit.
1.2 Test Functions
The PROFIBUS Tester 4 automatically detects the baud rate or open circuit
voltage as soon as you connect it to a PROFIBUS DP segment.
You can then choose between two modes of operation for bus testing
depending on if you run it in stand-alone mode, or connect the PROFIBUS
Tester 4 to a PC or notebook. If required the master simulator can be enabled
in both modes if no other master is active.
1.2.1 Stand-alone mode of operation
In the stand-alone mode three test functions with simultaneous analysis of bus
physics and bus communication are available:
1. The Live Status shows the bus status and the details of the analysis
in real-time on the display.
2. To evaluate the bus health up to ten Quick Tests can be executed,
stored internally and imported by the PC software then.
3. To locate the causes of sporadic bus faults the long-term Trend logs
data for up to 41 days and stores them internally for later import by the
PC software.