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Communication   
9.4 Communication via PROFINET IO 
  Function Manual 
670  Function Manual, 06/2012, 6SL3097-4AB10-0BP4 
Designations and descriptions for motion control 
Table 9- 43  Time settings and meanings 
Name  Limit value  Description 
T
DC_BASE
  -  Time basis for cycle time T
DC
calculation: 
T
DC_BASE 
=T_DC_BASE × 31.25 µs = 4 × 31.25 µs = 125 µs 
T
DC
  T_DC_MIN ≤ T_DC ≤ 
T_DC_MAX 
Cycle time 
T
DC 
= T_DC × T
DC_BASE 
,T_DC: Integer factor 
T
DC_MIN 
= T_DC_MIN × T
DC_BASE 
= 4 × 125 µs = 500 µs 
T
DC_MAX 
= T_DC_MAX × T
DC_BASE 
= 32 × 125 µs = 4 ms 
T
CACF
  CACF = 1-14  IO controller application cycle time 
This is the time frame in which the IO controller application generates new 
setpoints (e.g. in the position controller cycle). 
Calculation example: 
T
CACF
 = CACF × T_DC = 2 × 500 µs = 1 ms 
T
CA_Valid
 T
CA_Valid
 < T
DC
  Time, measured from the beginning of the cycle, at which the actual 
values of all IO devices for the controller application process (position 
control) are available. 
T
CA_Start 
T
CA_Start
 > T
CA_Valid
  Time, measured from the beginning of the cycle, at which the controller 
application process (position control) starts. 
T
IO_BASE
    Time base for T
IO_Input
, T
IO_Output
T
IO_BASE 
 = T_IO_BASE × 1 ns = 125000 × 1 ns = 125 µs 
T_IO_InputMIN ≤ 
T_IO_Input < T_DC 
Time of actual value acquisition 
This is the time at which actual values are acquired before a new cycle 
starts. 
T
IO_Input
 = T_IO_Input × T
IO_BASE 
T_IO_Input: integer factor 
T
IO_Input
T
IO_InputMIN 
  Minimum value for T
IO_Input 
Calculation: T
IO_InputMIN 
= T_IO_InputMIN × T
IO_BASE 
= 375 µs 
T_IO_Output_valid + 
T_IO_OutputMIN ≤ 
T_IO_Output < T_DC 
Time of setpoint transfer 
This is the time, calculated from the beginning of the cycle, at which the 
transferred setpoints (speed setpoint) are accepted by the closed-loop 
control system. 
T
IO_Output
 = T_IO_Output × T
IO_BASE 
T_IO_Output: integer factor 
T
IO_OutputMIN
  Minimum value for T
IO_Output 
Calculation: T
IO_OutputMIN 
= T_IO_OutputMIN × T
IO_BASE 
= 250 µs 
T
IO_Output
T_IO_Output_valid  The time after which the new control output data (setpoints) are available 
for the drive object. 
Dx    Data_Exchange 
This service is used to implement user data exchange between the IO 
controller and IO device 1 - n. 
R or Rx    Computation time, current or position controller 










