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FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 11 of 14
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Appendix A.2. Setting the FieldServer’s Profibus Station Address
The Station Address can be set in the FieldServer’s CSV file using the
System_Station_Address, (refer to Section 4.1), or it can be set with the two rotary switches
as indicated on the connection diagram. The left switch selects the left decimal digit and the
right switch the right decimal digit of the Station Address.
Note that the software setting with the System_Station_Address overrides the hardware
setting with the rotary switches.
Appendix A.3. Understanding Driver Communication Statistics
When connecting with Ruinet to the FieldServer, there are communication statistics
displayed on the Connection, Node and Map descriptor screens for the Profibus DP driver.
The Transmit (Tx) message count indicates the number of times the driver wrote output
data into the Profibus hardware card’s output buffers for transmission on the Profibus
network. It does not indicate the actual number of transmissions on the Profibus network.
The Receive (Rx) message count indicates the number of times the driver read input data
from the Profibus hardware card’s input buffers. It does not indicate the number of actual
messages received on the Profibus network.