Technical information

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Modicon M580 automation
platform
Probus DP V1 and Probus PA buses
Probus Remote Master module
Presentation (continued),
references
Probus Remote Master (PRM) module (continued)
Connectable devices
The following Schneider Electric devices can be connected to this bus:
b TeSys U and TeSys T starter-controllers
b Momentum and Modicon STB distributed I/O
b Altivar 312/61/71 variable speed drives for asynchronous motors
b Lexium 05 and 32 servo drives for brushless motors
b Altistart ATS 48 soft start-soft stop units
b LMC Packdrive 3
b Osicoder
b Any third-party device compatible with Probus DP and PA standard proles
Limitations
Once saved, the Unity project incorporates all the Probus parameters as well as
those of the slaves connected to the bus. Modicon Quantum, Premium, M580, and
M340 PLCs are capable of embedding all this data so that an empty Unity terminal
without any applications is able, after a simple transfer from the PLC, to locate the
whole application, including the slave parameters. This function is called ETS
(Empty Terminal Service).
In certain cases, it may be that the memory size required to save the device
parameters exceeds the PLC memory capacity (signaled by a “memory full”
message during the build). This is particularly likely on devices which have DTM (the
most common instrumentation on PA). Typically, each device of this type takes up
around 20 KB of the PLC memory.
It is therefore essential to create a memory map according to the type of conguration
used and possibly adapt it accordingly, either by increasing the amount of memory
dedicated to the application (by reducing the zone allocated to data), or by
increasing the overall memory via cartridges available in the catalog.
If the ETS function is not required, Unity Pro can also be congured in such a way as
to reduce the size of the embedded data by disabling comments and animation tables,
or by disabling the upload function so that the application does not include data
relating to DTMs. In this case, the upload from an empty terminal function is no
longer available.
References
The Probus Remote Master module is supplied with a CD-ROM, which includes:
b The PRM master DTM for operating the PRM on Quantum, Premium, or M340
starting from Unity V5.0
b The PRM Gateway DTM for operating the PRM on M580 starting from Unity V8.0
b The generic Probus DTM for managing devices not provided with DTM but just
with gsd les
b The PRM communication DTM providing total communication transparency from
any FDT tool (out of Unity) up to the Probus devices
b A library of DFBs for PRM management or support of explicit DP V1
communication with Probus slaves
b PRM technical documentation
Probus Remote Master modules
Description Type Reference Weight
kg/lb
Probus Remote Master
modules
Standard TCSEGPA23F14F 0.620/
1.367
Ruggedized (1) TCSEGPA23F14FK 0.620/
1.367
Probus DP bus connection components
Description Type Reference Weight
kg/lb
Distributed I/O
on Probus DP bus
Modicon STB
network interface module
STBNDP2212 0.140/
0.309
Momentum communication
module
170DNT11000 0.070/
0.154
Connectors for remote I/O
communication module
Line terminators 490NAD91103 –
In-line connector 490NAD91104 –
In-line connector 490NAD91105 –
Description Length Reference Weight
kg/lb
Probus DP
connection cables
100 m/328.08 ft TSXPBSCA100 –
400 m/1,312.33 ft TSXPBSCA400 –
(1) Conformal coating and extended operating temperatures between - 25 and + 70 °C/
- 13 and 158°F (see ruggedized module characteristics, page 5/2)
490NAD91103
TCSEGPA23F14F
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