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- Page 1 Diagnostic- and Service Tools » PROFIBUS DP PROFview XL ® PROFIBUS-Tester USER MANUAL Indu-Sol GmbH • Blumenstraße 3 • D-04626 Schmölln Telefon: +49 34491-5818-0 • Telefax: +49 34491-5818-99 • eMail: info@indu-sol.com • www.indu-sol.com Your partner and specialist for Fieldbus, Industrial Ethernet and PROFINET...
- Page 3 User Manual Indu-Sol GmbH Telefon: +49 34491 5818-0 Blumenstraße 3 Telefax: +49 34491 5818-99 04626 Schmölln E-Mail: info@indu-sol.com Deutschland Web: www.indu-sol.com...
- Page 4 All rights according to the copyright law expressly reserved to Indu-Sol GmbH. Note: To use the PROFview XL and to understand this Manual, general knowledge of the PROFIBUS field bus sys- tem and of the RS485 transmission technology is required.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
3.4.1 Master simulator..........................9 3.4.2 Station scan............................10 3.4.3 Detection of duplicated addressing....................10 3.4.4 Topology scan..........................10 3.5 Working with measuring points......................11 4 The PROFview XL Application Software....................12 4.1 System requirements..........................12 4.2 Installing the software..........................12 4.3 General notes on operation........................13 4.3.1 Help..............................13 4.3.2 Data saving............................13 4.4 Program structure..........................13... - Page 6 Table of Contents User Manual PROFview XL 4.4.3.2 Illegal frames..........................16 4.4.3.3 Bus cycle time........................16 4.4.3.4 Master simulator........................17 4.4.4 Status bar............................17 4.5 "Configure segment" view........................17 4.5.1 Segment............................17 4.5.1.1 Baud rate scan........................18 4.5.1.2 Station scan (and detection of duplicated addressing)............18 4.5.1.3 Topology scan........................18 4.5.2 Recording the online monitoring....................19...
- Page 7 User Manual PROFview XL Table of Contents 7.2.3 Warranty and limitation of liability....................34 8 Ordering Information...........................35 9 Problem Recovery............................36 9.1 Problems with the PROFview XL device setup..................36 9.2 Problems when measuring........................36 10 Notes................................38 PROFview XL...
- Page 8 List of Tables User Manual PROFview XL List of Tables Table 1: Description of the measuring cycles ....................7 Table 2: Device types with their styling in the station list ................. 20 Table 3: Technical specifications ........................31 Table 4: Technical specifications (cont'd) ....................... 32 Table 5: Ordering information ..........................
- Page 9 User Manual PROFview XL List of Figures List of Figures Fig. 1: Connections of the PBT ......................... 3 Fig. 2: Measuring principle for disturbance-free voltage range and signal level ..........6 Fig. 3: Structure of the PBT application software .................... 13 Fig.
- Page 10 Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations Used in This Manual User Manual PROFview XL Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations Used in this Manual Data transfer rate (1 baud = 1 bit/s) Baud rate is the voltage between the RS485 signal lines A (pin 8) and B (pin 3)
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Page 11: Introduction
User Manual PROFview XL 1 Introduction 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing PROFview XL (PBT)! You have ac- quired a tool which will support you in the start-up, monitoring and servicing/maintenance of your PROFIBUS plant. Thanks to its wide range of applications, its high data transfer... - Page 12 1 Introduction User Manual PROFview XL The PROFview XL will help you efficiently in checking your PROFIBUS system and in finding faults and their causes. To this end, it provides the following scope of functions: passive bus coupling during operation ...
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Page 13: Start-Up
User Manual PROFview XL 2 Start-up 2 Start-up 2.1 Receiving inspection and testing Carefully unpack the device immediately after receipt and check the consignment. If transport damage is sus- pected, inform the delivery agent within 72 hours and keep the packaging for inspection. The device must only be transported in its original or equivalent packaging. -
Page 14: Mains Connection
100 V to 240 V 50/60 Hz; the output is a d.c. voltage of 24 V. The cable of the desktop power adapter is inserted into the PROFview XL using the external voltage connector to DIN 45323. Once the mains power cable is inserted into the desk power adapter and the mains power plug into the mains socket- outlet, the PBT is ready for operation. -
Page 15: Description Of Functions And Measuring Principle
User Manual PROFview XL 3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle 3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle 3.1 The most important measuring functions The PBT can measure and display the signal conditions of every PROFIBUS station. Any problems with this station or with the bus cabling can be inferred from the results of the signal quality. -
Page 16: Disturbance-Free Voltage Range
3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle User Manual PROFview XL Glitch error: Bits for which the voltage has been fallen below the reference voltage for at least 1/8th of the bit time and has then recovered Edge errors: Bits for which the edge rise or fall time is more than 3/8th of the bit time... -
Page 17: Edge Steepness
To evaluate signal transitions and to measure reflections, the PBT records a characteristic section of the sig- nal waveform of a relevant frame and displays it on the oscilloscope of the PROFview XL application soft- ware. Based on the signal waveform, various cable problems, such as dead-end branches (transient signal dips), significantly different cable types (long reflections/level dips), short circuits, etc. -
Page 18: Triggering To A Station Address
3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle User Manual PROFview XL Especially with low baud rates, PROFIBUS plants with many or unconfigured stations, or large amounts of data to be transferred, a measuring cycle can last longer. If it is not possible to determine all data during the measuring time, the measurement will end with a timeout. -
Page 19: Illegal Frames
User Manual PROFview XL 3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle For this measurement to function correctly, it is merely necessary to set the baud rate of the PROFIBUS seg- ment via the PBT application software and to connect the PBT to the plant. Subsequently, the device will de- termine the address of a master automatically and starts measuring the bus cycle time. -
Page 20: Station Scan
3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle User Manual PROFview XL The master simulator can be operated at all baud rates and can determine all PROFIBUS stations of the plant - and poll their ID numbers. These can be used to provide the assignment to the device master file (DMF) of the manufacturer and to display the most important information. -
Page 21: Working With Measuring Points
User Manual PROFview XL 3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle To ensure that the topology determination of the PBT functions correctly, all cables in the PROFIBUS plant must be connected correctly. Bus terminators must be powered and connected on both bus ends. It is imper- ative to connect the PBT directly to a powered terminator at one of the two bus ends. -
Page 22: The Profview Xl Application Software
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software 4.1 System requirements To ensure the correct installation of the PBT application software, your PC or notebook should meet the fol- lowing minimum requirements and possess one of the operating systems listed below: ... -
Page 23: General Notes On Operation
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software 4.3 General notes on operation 4.3.1 Help When designing the PBT application software, special attention was devoted to a clear structure and a self- explanatory graphical user interface. All elements of the user interface display detailed explanations when the mouse pointer is moved over a control element ("tool tip"). -
Page 24: Menu Bar
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL 4.4.1 Menu bar The menu bar contains the main menus "File", "Measure", "View", "Tools" and "?". Use the "File" menu to open, save, export and print PBT documents. The "Measure" menu provides the functions required to control measuring processes ("Start"... -
Page 25: Message Bar
Green: Ends the measuring process after completion of a single measurement (shortcut: F7) Red: Ends the measuring process immediately (shortcut: F8) Opens a dialog box where you can select the PROFview XL to be used (if more than one PROFview XL is connected to your PC) Opens the electronic manual. -
Page 26: Illegal Frames
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL 4.4.3.2 Illegal frames The counter for illegal frames represents an online bus monitoring function. The PBT monitors each frame transmitted on the connected PROFIBUS and checks it for protocol errors (for a detailed description of the il- legal frames, see Section 3.3.3 "Illegal frames"). -
Page 27: Master Simulator
The right-hand area comprises the trigger status icon, information regarding the PROFview XL connected, and keyboard information. The trigger icon is lit whenever a trigger pulse is initiated at the hardware trigger output. If a PROFview XL is connected and is in use, its serial number is displayed. 4.5 "Configure segment" view The "Configure segment"... -
Page 28: Baud Rate Scan
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL Fig. 7: Elements of the "Configure segment" view 4.5.1.1 Baud rate scan The PBT can determine the baud rate for a segment automatically provided that the PROFIBUS plant func- tions correctly (data traffic existing, bus status LED = green). Click on "Baud rate scan"; a dialog box is opened, displaying the baud rate detected. -
Page 29: Recording The Online Monitoring
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software connection point. To ensure that this function works correctly, observe the supplementary conditions de- scribed in the Section 3.4.4 "Topology scan". After all stations connected to the bus have been included in the station list using the master simulator and the "Station scan"... -
Page 30: List Of Measuring Points
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL The checkbox to the left of each station designation displays whether or not the appropriate station is includ- ed in the measurements ( = "to be measured") or ( = "not to be measured"). For switching, either click with the mouse on the relevant icon, use the context-sensitive menu (right mouse button) or the keyboard (spacebar). -
Page 31: Topology Display
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software 4.5.6 Topology display The total line length, the determined line lengths between the stations and their topological order, as well as the positions of the measuring points, are displayed here (circular icons with the number of the measuring point index). -
Page 32: Evaluation
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL Starts a single measurement (shortcut: F5) Each station marked in the station list as "to be measured" ( ) is measured once. The measure- ment ends automatically once the signal has been measured completely. -
Page 33: Setting And Measuring
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software This measurement simplifies the station-related displaying and evaluation of the data sent along the PROFIBUS through the use of an oscilloscope, since triggering is only performed exactly to one station ad- dress. -
Page 34: Fig. 9: "Measure Stations" View
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL Fig. 9: "Measure Stations" view After switching to the "Measure Stations" view ("View" menu or toolbar), you can control the measurement using the following icons or menu functions ("Measure" menu): Starts a single measurement (shortcut: F5) The station to be measured is measured once. -
Page 35: Evaluation
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software 4.7.3 Evaluation During and after the measurement, this view displays the current, maximum and minimum measured values of the disturbance-free voltage range with the appropriate time stamps. The slowest front and rear edges are displayed in multiples of 1/16 of the bit width. -
Page 36: Fig. 10: "Quality Levels Logger" View
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL Fig. 10: "Quality Levels Logger" view After switching to the "Quality Levels Logger" view ("View" menu or toolbar), you can control the measure- ment using the following icons or menu functions ("Measure" menu): Starts a continuous measurement (shortcut: F6) Starts a continuous logger measurement for all stations highlighted as "to be measured". -
Page 37: Evaluation
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software If it is not possible to determine all measured values for a station (see Section 3.2 "Measuring the physical bus characteristics") during the set timeout time (see Section 4.12 "Settings"), "Timeout" is displayed. In this case, check the status of the station in question or increase the timeout time. -
Page 38: Exporting Measurement Data
4 The PROFview XL Application Software User Manual PROFview XL The areas "Address field (customer data)", "Con- tact data of the tester" and "Signatures" are in- tended specifically for the service and mainte- nance companies. The customer address can be entered under "Change customer data". -
Page 39: Graphics
User Manual PROFview XL 4 The PROFview XL Application Software 4.11.2 Graphics Use the "File" → "Export" → "Graphics" menu to export various graphical representations of measurement data as bitmap graphics (.bmp). This is only possible if measurement data for the currently selected measur- ing point and/or the relevant station exist. -
Page 40: Dmf Information
Fig. 13: "PROFIBUS Tester Scan" menu shown in Fig. 13 is opened. Use this menu to call the PROFview XL application software and the Manual directly. Note: If you do not need the program, you can remove the link from the Autostart folder. -
Page 41: Technical Specifications
User Manual PROFview XL 5 Technical Specifications 5 Technical Specifications General parameters and overview of functions Field of application PROFIBUS DP and FMS to IEC 61158 (formerly EN 50170 or DIN 19245) Bit sampling • 8-fold (quality level and errors) •... -
Page 42: Table 4: Technical Specifications (Cont'd)
5 Technical Specifications User Manual PROFview XL Electrical parameters Supply voltage 11 ... 36 V DC Current input 0.6 ... 0.15 A Measuring of the differential voltage between typ. 0.4 V ... 5 V A and B Potential difference between the connections <... -
Page 43: Scope Of Supply
User Manual PROFview XL 6 Scope of Supply 6 Scope of Supply The scope of supply of the PROFview XL comprises the following parts: PROFIBUS Tester PBT PROFIBUS accessories: SUB-D adapter cable M12 adapter cable ... -
Page 44: Maintenance And Customer Service
Warranty and limitation of liability We will assume a warranty of 12 months for the PROFview XL, which will commence from the date of deliv- ery. Any repairs required during this time which fall under the manufacturer's obligation to give a warranty will be performed free of charge. -
Page 45: Ordering Information
8 Ordering Information Product Description Article number Complete packages PROFview XL Euro PROFview XL complete package with mains power cable for Europe PROFview XL USA PROFview XL complete package with mains power cable for USA PBT/USA Table 5: Ordering information PROFview XL... -
Page 46: Problem Recovery
User Manual PROFview XL 9 Problem Recovery The following Chapter will help you if you have problems with your PROFview XL. This Chapter lists typical error sources and problem situations, indicates possible causes and offers possible solutions. If you encounter a problem with your PBT and/or the application software, which is not listed here or cannot be solved by the solution specified here, please contact the manufacturer (see Section 7.2.2 "Support"). - Page 47 User Manual PROFview XL 9 Problem Recovery Problem Questions, causes & problem recovery Station scan • Stations missing Possible causes: • Duplicated addresses may have assigned • The master simulator is being used, and the baud rate has just been changed: - The stations have not yet been synchronized to the new baud rate.
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Page 48: Notes
9 Problem Recovery User Manual PROFview XL Notes PROFview XL... - Page 49 User Manual PROFview XL 9 Problem Recovery PROFview XL...
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