Profibus; Configuration - Softing Modbus mbGate PA User Manual

8.6

PROFIBUS

8.6.1

Configuration

This section describes how to configure the gateway segments PA and DP for PROFIBUS communication.
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Actions
Import GSD
Remove all GSDs
Clear Configuration
Load Configuration
Save Configuration
Create Report
Export Unity Pro FBs
Apply Configuration
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administrator or configurator
Note
As all three gateways have the same PROFIBUS master interface, the configuration
instructions for mbGate PA also apply to mbGate PB and mbGate DP.
Meaning
Import GSD device description file to device catalog.
Deletes all previously imported GSDs.
Deletes all configured devices.
Loads a previously saved configuration.
Saves the configuration to a file.
Creates a configuration report.
Creates an export file to be used with Unity Pro.
Saves the configuration to the device.
Note
You can adapt the baud rate and retry limits to network characteristics. The default baud rate
is set to 1.5 Mbaut and the retry limit to 1.
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to configure the gateway.
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