A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-113 Profibus X30 DP Slave Driver APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.
FS-8700-113_Profibus_X30_DP_Slave Driver Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. PROFIBUS X30 DP SLAVE DESCRIPTION ................................................................... 3 DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY......................................................................................... 4 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver .................................................. 4 2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment .....................................
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual 1. Page 3 of 14 Profibus X30 DP Slave Description The FieldServer Profibus DP Slave driver can be used to emulate a single Slave station on a Profibus network. DP Masters can open a connection of up to 244 Bytes of Input and 244 Bytes of Output data, but not exceeding a combined total of 416 Bytes to the FieldServer. The FieldServer can be added to the Profibus network with the use of the supplied GSD file for the ANYBUS card.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual 2. Page 4 of 14 Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver FieldServer Technologies PART # FS-8700-113 X30-Profibus_DP_Slave 2.2. Description Driver Manual. Profibus X30 DP Slave Card Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment Required 3rd Party Software 2.2.1. Profibus Network Configuration Tool Required 3rd Party Configuration 2.2.2. Connection to a properly terminated Profibus network. 2.3.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual 3. Page 5 of 14 Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the Profibus network as shown in the connection drawing below.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual 4. Page 6 of 14 Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Server For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” filesprovided with the FieldServer).
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 7 of 14 Server Side Connection Descriptors1 4.2. Section Title Connections Column Title Adapter Function Adapter Name Legal Values Prof_DP_MS Example // Server Side Connections Connections Adapter Prof_DP_MS 4.3.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual 4.4. Page 8 of 14 Server Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Function of Server Map Descriptor Function 4.4.2.
Data_Array_Name, Input_Data, Output_Data, Function, RDBC, WRBC, Node_Name, Prof_5, Prof_5, Profibus_Data_Type, WORD, WORD, Page 9 of 14 Length, 100, 100, Scan_Interval 1s 1s Note that each address refers to an individual local input and output buffer. Each buffer can contain up to 244 bytes, although the combined total is limited to 416 bytes. Address, 0, 0, FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 10 of 14 Appendix A. Advanced Topics Appendix A.1.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 11 of 14 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.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 12 of 14 Appendix B. Troubleshooting Appendix B.1.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual • Page 13 of 14 The Data Type/Offset/Length combination may be incorrectly set up o In the FieldServer configuration, the Offset Parameter refers to the buffer offset in bytes (starting at 0), regardless of data type. o The Length parameter always refers to length in items, which means Float data will be the number of float values, Word data will be the number of words, etc. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 14 of 14 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.
