Chapter 13 - Tips and tricks for cable testing
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Tips and tricks for cable testing
Perform cable test without mains adapter
When using the cable test function we recommend removing the mains
adapter and operating on the PROFIBUS-Tester 5 by means of the built-in
battery in stand-alone operation mode.
13.1
Assessment criteria
The cable test function examines the cabling in PROFIBUS DP segments and
summarizes the test result in a single statement ("Ok" or "Error"). Amongst technical
criteria with respect to the cabling the overall assessment incorporates additional criteria
with respect to the workflow and to plant planning. Under certain conditions a user may not
be able to successfully finish cable testing in a dedicated segment (e.g. at a very early
installation phase of a facility, when there is no possibility to power the bus terminators). In
such a case it is recommended, to add a comment to the corresponding test report which
clarifies the circumstances that lead to the negative cable test result. Not all errors will
inevitably lead to downtimes or represent under the specific circumstances a severe error.
At last, the commissioner or maintenance personnel decides, if a PROFIBUS-network is
functioning properly or not. The corresponding person gets necessary information and
recommendations by means of using appropriate PROFIBUS diagnostic tools. The table
below contains assessment criteria which must be fulfilled in order to successfully
complete the cable testing function. The table describes also, under which conditions the
cable test will result in an error or failure.
Failed
, if at least one of the following
criteria is fulfilled
Passed
, if all of the following criteria
are fulfilled
Substatial troubleshooting effort was
carried out unsuccessfully and there are
still errors on the cabling
All cabling errors have been successfully
eliminated
The corresponding PROFIBUS DP
segment is still affected by reflections on
the cable
The corresponding PROFIBUS DP cable
segment is free of reflections
The user did not run through the tree steps
of cable testing
The user has run through each of the three
steps of cable testing successfully
Detection of the cable segment length fails
The cable segment length has been
successfully detected
Bus termination is not as expected
The terminators at both ends of the cable
segment are switched on and properly
powered
The detected cable segment length
exceeds the limit value specified by PI
(PROFIBUS PROFINET International)
The baudrate (entered by user) and the
detected cable segment length fit together
according to PI recommendation
(PROFIBUS PROFINET International)
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