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Furthermore you can use the AS-i Address Assistant. This tool automatically
changes the address of an AS-i slave to the desired address after connecting the
slave to the AS-i line. The desired AS-i configuration can be created offline before
and then be stored to a file. When building up the plant you only have to connect
the AS-i slaves to the AS-i line one after the other.
Further descriptions to all features of the software can be obtained from the inte-
grated help.
PROFIBUS DP Master SimulatorThe PROFIBUS DP Master Simulator is an
easy to use software for data exchange with PROFIBUS slaves of almost all ma-
nufacturers via PROFIBUS DP. The PROFIBUS DP master simulator can ex-
change data with many PROFIBUS slaves even without GSD file or type-file. The
PROFIBUS slaves can be put into operation with the default I/O window. Input
data can be read and output data can be written. Furthermore, the PROFIBUS DP
Master Simulator also processes GSD-files. User parameters can be edited and
the configuration can be modified and stored. The PROFIBUS station address can
be changed with the PROFIBUS DP master simulator as well, this is useful for
PROFIBUS I/O modules in protection class IP67 without addressing switches.
The PROFIBUS DP Master Simulator offers the possibility to scan a PROFIBUS
network for connected slaves and to display them graphically. In this case, the
case the PROFIBUS UART has to be connected directly to a PROFIBUS slave.
The I/O data and the PROFIBUS user diagnosis can be displayed binary, hexade-
cimal and now also as ASCII code. The PROFIBUS output data can be transmitted
consistently to the PROFIBUS slave. In type mode it is possible to set an output
as long as the mouse button is pressed.
The new version of the PROFIBUS DP Master Simulator (supports PROFIBUS DP
V1. PROFIBUS slaves can be operated in the acyclic mode DP V1. This is espe-
cially helpful for commissioning complex field devices like drives, modular I/O sy-
stems etc.
The PROFIBUS Master Simulator consists of the software and the PROFIBUS
UART which is the ideal interface converter between the RS 232 interface of a PC
and the PROFIBUS slave. The UART does not need any additional external
powersupply. Therefore it is also suitable for mobile use with a laptop or a note-
book. The PROFIBUS UART is simply inserted between the PROFIBUS slave and
the RS 232 connector cable.
Besides the software "PROFIBUS DP master simulator", DLL drivers for
Windows98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT as well as examples
written in C come with the PROFIBUS UART. This offers the possibility to use the
PROFIBUS UART in combination with an own software. However the PROFI-
BUS UART is a monitoring and commissioning tool for PROFIBUS slaves, it is not
designed to control automation processes.
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