User Guide

FS-8700-20 Profibus DP Driver Manual Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1. Profibus DP Description...................................................................................................3
2. Driver Scope of Supply.....................................................................................................4
2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver....................................................4
2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3
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Party Equipment...........................................................4
2.2.1. Hardware...................................................................................................................4
2.2.2. Software ....................................................................................................................4
3. Hardware Connections.....................................................................................................5
3.1. Hardware Troubleshooting............................................................................................5
3.2. SST Profibus card LEDs ...............................................................................................5
3.3. Profibus Master Configuration.......................................................................................6
3.4. Using the SST Configuration Tool for Profibus Master Configuration...........................6
3.5. Using COM PROFIBUS for Profibus Master Configuration...........................................6
4. Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Master...................................................7
4.1. General..........................................................................................................................7
4.2. Data Arrays/ Descriptors ...............................................................................................7
4.3. Client Side Connection Descriptions.............................................................................8
4.4. Client Side Node Descriptors ........................................................................................8
4.5. Client Side Map Descriptors..........................................................................................9
4.6. Creating the Network Configuration File for the Master ..............................................10
5. Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Slave Only..........................................13
5.1. General........................................................................................................................13
5.2. Data Arrays/ Descriptors .............................................................................................13
5.3. Server Side Connection Descriptions..........................................................................14
5.4. Server Side Node Descriptors.....................................................................................14
5.5. Server Side Map Descriptors ......................................................................................15
Appendix A. Special Driver Parameters............................................................................16
Appendix A.1. DP_Buffer....................................................................................................16
Appendix A.2. Data_Type, Address & Length ....................................................................16
Appendix B. Driver Notes ...................................................................................................17
Appendix B.1. Understanding buffer types and Map Descriptor functions..........................17
Appendix C. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................19
Appendix C.1. FieldServer as a Profibus slave...................................................................19
Appendix C.2. FieldServer as a Profibus Master ................................................................20
Appendix C.3. Error and Informational Messages on Ruinet E and F screens...................21