User Guide

FS-8700-122 X30 Profibus DP Master Manual Page 3 of 16
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1. X30 Profibus DP Master Description
The FieldServer Profibus X30 DP Master driver can be used to transfer I/O data with up to 125
Profibus DP Slave devices. The FieldServer is programmed with an embedded database using
the required 3
rd
party configuration tool. The embedded database contains information on the
number of slaves and I/O modules to be transferred with each slave. The tool requires the input
of GSD/E files for each slave to be connected.
Max Nodes Supported
FieldServer Mode Nodes Comments
CLIENT
DPV1 MASTER
(CLASS 1) ONLY
125
The FieldServer can connect up to so many Profibus DP
Slave devices.
A maximum total of 1536 bytes can be transferred with all DP Slaves