Specifications

PROFIBUS_DP is the most important settings window; fill in settings as shown below, click Recalculate
and confirm by clicking OK. Confirm the values in all open windows and click the icon Download to
Module. Tslot_Init is a value which fundamentally influences operation of the entire device. 16 383 t_bit
is the maximum value which helps test radio transmission. We recommend setting as described in
chapter "Advanced Settings – Calculation of minimum slot time".
7.3. RipEX settings
7.3.1. Operating mode
See chapter Advanced configuration
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of the manual.
If there is no more than a single repeater on your network, we recommend using Bridge mode. Profibus
DP is always a master–slave type network in which there is no danger of radio channel collisions.
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