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Page 1 ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual...
Page 2 ProfiCore is a registered trademark of PROCENTEC. Other products or company names are or may be registered trademarks and are the property of their respective companies.
Page 3: Important Information
2292 JD WATERINGEN The Netherlands T: +31-(0)174-671800 F: +31-(0)174-671801 E: info@procentec.com Document Updates You can obtain constantly updated information on PROCENTEC products on the Internet at www.procentec.com You can also contact PROCENTEC Customer Support: • by phone at +31-(0)174-671800 •...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
5.3.3. Message recording ......................... 44 5.3.4. Data inspection ..........................45 5.4. Network Condition Indicator ......................46 5.5. ScopeWare............................47 5.6. Bar graph ............................48 5.6.1. Bar graph Modes ..........................50 ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 4/149...
Page 5 12.2. Class 2 DP-V0 functions ........................91 12.2.1. Network scan ..........................91 12.2.2. Set Slave Address ..........................92 12.2.3. Read Input & Read Output ......................93 12.2.4. Get Configuration ........................... 94 ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 5/149...
Page 6 Products and spare parts ....................130 Contents of the Troubleshooting Toolkit ................. 132 Glossary ..........................133 Revision History ......................... 139 Sales offices and Distributors .................... 140 About PROCENTEC ......................146 Notes ..........................147 ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 6/149...
Page 7: Product Description
PC locked licenses. That the prices of the tools are relatively high and the displayed information is too complex was another contributing factor. Therefore PROCENTEC decided to initiate the development of a tool that was ideally suited to our needs and those of the end-user.
Page 8: Product Features
Setting up and diagnose PROFIBUS devices (CommDTM) • Address setting of PROFIBUS devices (ProfiCaptain) • Interface for bus statistics and device I/O to external apps (OPC server) • Education ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 8/149...
Page 9: Detectable Faults On Profibus Dp
ProfiCaptain + ScopeWare ScopeWare crossed wires Cable too long ProfiTrace Cable ProfiTrace Cable ScopeWare Measurement Measurement EMC/noise problems ScopeWare ScopeWare ScopeWare 1 Meter rule ProfiCaptain + ScopeWare ScopeWare ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 9/149...
Page 10: Detectable Faults On Profibus Pa
Bad status byte ProfiTrace No termination ScopeWare Too many termination ScopeWare Short-circuit, break, crossed wires ScopeWare EMC/noise problems ScopeWare DC Voltage too low/high ScopeWare Coupler (power) failure ScopeWare ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 10/149...
Page 11: System Requirements
Attention Users of Windows 98, 98 Second Edition and Millennium (Me) PROCENTEC is not able to offer software downloads or replacement USB sticks for Windows 98, 98 Second Edition (SE) or Windows Millennium (Me) for ProfiTrace 2. Microsoft has stopped supporting these operating systems, and this change involves all suppliers.
Page 12: Profitrace Structure
Messages View filter Topology scan Data inspection Messages (with view filter) OPC server ProfiTrace user interface Message file PC / Laptop / Windows Fig. 1 - ProfiTrace processes ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 12/149...
Page 13: Proficore Ultra
Power Technology RS 485 - DP FPGA Interface PROFIBUS Connector Connector High Speed Expansion Expansion Connector RAM/Cache Oscilloscope Technology Fig. 2 - Internal structure of the ProfiCore Ultra ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 13/149...
Page 14: Support-Power Connectors
ProfiCore Ultra has an expansion connector (RJ 45) which can be used for all kinds of additional functionality. ProfiTrace 2 uses the expansion connector to trigger an additional external oscilloscope. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 14/149...
Page 15: Software Installation Instructions (Windows 7, 8, 10)
Boot the PC in the normal mode of Windows (NOT in the safe mode).  Under multi-user versions/installations of Windows make sure you have administrator rights.  Do NOT connect the ProfiCore Ultra to the USB port (yet). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 15/149...
Page 16: Setup Program
The install shield will first install the ProfiCore Ultra driver. In a window the results of the installation can be followed. Blue letters are OK, red letters indicate a problem. The driver can also be installed manually by starting “DriverInstall.exe”. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 16/149...
Page 17: Profitrace Installation
After the ProfiCore Ultra driver has been installed the setup procedure continues with the installation of ProfiTrace. Click “Next” to proceed. You have to accept the terms of the license agreement. Click “Next” to proceed. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 17/149...
Page 18 Select your destination folder. Click “Next” to proceed. Select startup folder. Click “Next”. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 18/149...
Page 19 Click “Next”. Click “Finish” to close the install shield. After the installation process, ProfiTrace is ready for use, however we recommend rebooting the PC. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 19/149...
Page 20: Connecting Proficore Ultra To The Usb Port
After connecting the ProfiCore Ultra to the USB port, the last installation process will start. Click “Next” to proceed. Select the location of the drivers. Normally the first option is sufficient. Click “Next” to proceed. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 20/149...
Page 21 Click “Finish” to close the install shield. When the ProfiCore Ultra is connected to another USB port, the driver installation process will start again (only once for every port or ProfiCore Ultra). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 21/149...
Page 22: Directories
USB drivers for the ProfiCore Ultra. \Search_settings Message search settings. C:\ProgramData\procentec\proficoreultra License files (ProfiTrace v2.7 and up) Fig. 3 illustrates the ProfiTrace directory structure. Fig. 3 - ProfiTrace directory structure ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 22/149...
Page 23: Selecting The Language Of The User Interface
Click on the preferred language that is included in the current installed version followed by “OK”. After the selection, ProfiTrace will exit and you have to restart it. After the restart the user interface has switched to the preferred language. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 23/149...
Page 24: Installing Gsd Files In Profitrace
Unless you remove, add or edit a GSD file. Click “Settings” followed by “Scan GSD Library” to proceed. Click “(Re)Scan GSDs” to proceed. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 24/149...
Page 25: Installing Gsd Files In Proficaptain
Click “Settings” followed by “Generate Catalog” to scan the GSD files. To remove a GSD file from the catalog you need to manually delete the file from the GSD directory and generate the catalog again (Settings->Generate Catalog). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 25/149...
Page 26: Setting Color Preferences
Click on “ScopeWare” to set the oscilloscope colors. For presentations it is recommended to set the AB Differential color to Yellow. If you want to adjust the Live List colors, click on “Live List colors”. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 26/149...
Page 27: Upgrades
3.12. Upgrades It is the policy of PROCENTEC to release periodic upgrades. These upgrades do NOT overwrite the previous version. If you do not want to use the previous version anymore, you can follow this procedure:  Uninstall the previous version by means of the Control panel in Windows.
Page 28: License System
This means that when a future ProfiTrace version is installed the license does not need to be reinstalled/copied to the \app directory. It also prevents problems with required administrative rights when using Windows. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 28/149...
Page 29: Obtaining The License Files
On Windows XP it is usually located at: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\procentec\proficoreultra" On Windows 7, 8 or 10 it is usually located at: "C:\ProgramData\procentec\proficoreultra" Note: the common directory is usually a hidden directory, so please adjust your file explorer to also show hidden files/directories to be able to locate it manually.
Page 30 Fig. 6 - License files on multiple PCs Fig. 7 - Obtaining the license files ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 30/149...
Page 31: Requesting A Trial License
The request will be processed as soon as possible, but can take up to three days. When we have generated the trial license, you will receive an email from us. 4.6. Activating a Trial License To activate the trial license please follow the steps on the next page. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 31/149...
Page 32 In that case contact your network administrator. It is also possible that the trial period has ended. After the trial period, simply change back the file name of the original license and continue working with it. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 32/149...
Page 33: Quick Start
Fig. 9 - Attaching the Tap Connector to the ProfiCore  Please check if the termination resistor on the Tap Connector is OFF. In regular situations the termination on the Tap Connector is NOT required. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 33/149...
Page 34: Attaching The Proficore To The Dp Installation
(see Fig. 10). Fig. 10 - Attaching the ProfiCore to a DP installation  Tighten the screws to avoid the Tap Connector from accidently detaching of the piggy back plug. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 34/149...
Page 35: Attaching The Pa Probe To The Proficore
The ground lead (S) has to be used as well and it is essential that the adapter of a laptop is grounded (this is not valid for battery powered laptops). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 35/149...
Page 36: Attaching The Pa Probe To The Pa Installation
 The PA Probe is NOT Ex certified and only suitable for safe zones. It can logically operate in an Ex environment, but safe behaviour is NOT guaranteed. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 36/149...
Page 37: Starting Profitrace 2
Checks if the required license has been installed. Scans the baudrate of the network. After the baudrate has been detected, the Live List and the detected baudrate as in Fig. 14 should be visible. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 37/149...
Page 38 Masters are red Others are slave devices Fig. 14 - Live List after initialization DP-V0/DP-V1 Master Topology scan ProfiTrace Analyzer Bar graph Oscilloscope Fig. 15 - Navigating in ProfiTrace ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 38/149...
Page 39: Busmonitor/Analyzer
ProfiTrace itself is an analyzer to display a Live List, record messages, view statistics, inspect data, etc. (see Fig. 16). Statistics Recorded Messages Data inspection Recorded Live List Messages With filtering Fig. 16 - ProfiTrace functions ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 39/149...
Page 40: Live List
In these situations, click on the slave and check the Info Panel for more diagnostic information. It is highly recommended to import the GSD file, because you get more information about the type and description of the diagnostics. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 40/149...
Page 41: Statistics
In general this statistic should be the same for all DP slaves, since the DP master generally handles all slaves it has been setup for in every token cycle. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 41/149...
Page 42 DP slave never send more diagnostics than it has been configured for in the GSD used in the PROFIBUS master configuration. Exceeding the diagnostics size specified in the GSD can cause PLC's to crash or cause unreliable behavior. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 42/149...
Page 43 Select a statistic in the drop-down box and click ‘Reset this statistic’. This resets ONLY this statistic for ALL stations to 0. • Reset all This button resets ALL statistics for ALL stations to 0. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 43/149...
Page 44: Message Recording
Search Option to inspect functions raw messages Info panel with more information Time stamps Useful comments Fig. 19 - ProfiTrace message recording ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 44/149...
Page 45: Data Inspection
Save and load the Save and load the to view from the Live List Data inspection Data inspection Selected devices Offset in the Data types Captured data message ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 45/149...
Page 46: Network Condition Indicator
Summary of vital statistics Colours indicate the state of the network Warning list ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 46/149...
Page 47: Scopeware
(see Fig. 22). Freezing the Time Scale screen Measurement Displays cursors Mode Voltage Scale Double-click on the devices for triggering Fig. 21 - ScopeWare ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 47/149...
Page 48: Bar Graph
The average amplitude should be around 5 V. When there are bus problems the Bar graph will display different Voltage levels and the color of the bars will change. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 48/149...
Page 49 By default the red line is at 2.5 V, this limit can be changed in Settings - Preferences – Bargraph settings. Very high message amplitude Fig. 24 - Bar graph when it senses missing termination or a wire break ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 49/149...
Page 50: Bar Graph Modes
AB Differential voltage • AB Diff stable voltage 'AB Differential voltage' is the average amplitude of the signal and 'AB Diff stable voltage' is the minimum measured amplitude. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 50/149...
Page 51: Topology Scan
ProfiTrace has the capability to generate the topology of the PROFIBUS network without shutting down the installation. The Topology scan creates a clear network drawing that contains the location of the devices and length of the cable that links them (see Fig. 28). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 51/149...
Page 52: Restrictions For Using The Topology Scan
You must know which devices are physically connected to the current segment and which are NOT. 5.8. Cable length measurement Open the Cable Length Measurement feature in the upper menu ‘Action’ (available in ProfiTrace 2.9.6 and higher): ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC...
Page 53 Disconnect all the masters on the bus. STEP 2: Disconnect the first device on the bus and connect it to the ProfiCore Ultra. If it is an M12 connector, use the PROCENTEC M12 Tap connector (order code 101-00052B). Enable the termination on the connector. STEP 3: Go to the end of the cable and disable the termination there.
Page 54: Network Manager
ProfiCaptain is a master that sends information on the bus. The user should be aware of the consequences in multi-master networks when the baudrate and/or busparameters are not set correctly. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 54/149...
Page 55 (see Fig. 30). Watch and manipulate I/O’s DP-V0 Class 2 DP-V1 Class 2 functions services Fig. 31 - ProfiCaptain special functions ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 55/149...
Page 56: Report Generation
The syncs have a negative effect on the report conclusion, even though the situation is normal. That is why you can ignore these syncs from the report. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 56/149...
Page 57 Fig. 33 - First page of the report with conclusion and administration Fig. 34 - Oscilloscope measurements in the reports ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 57/149...
Page 58: Message And File Recording
By default 1 000 000 messages can be recorded with the message recording utility. If more are required, use the file recording utility. Access this feature by choosing ‘Action – Start file recording’ in the main menu. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 58/149...
Page 59: Message Columns
Microseconds • current message is send. If the current message is a response, it Milliseconds • is called the slave Tsdr (slave response time). Seconds ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 59/149...
Page 60 Selectable keyword from the GSD file. This is only possible if a diagnostic message from this specific device has been scanned by ProfiTrace. By default the keyword 'Model_Name' is used. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 60/149...
Page 61: Attention Column
Indicates a bookmark on this frame nr (only shown if it is not an error message, repeat or sync). Overrun error The information transferred from the ProfiCore Ultra to the PC was not fast enough in order to be processed completely. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 61/149...
Page 62: Frame Column
Most of the time used for a Global Control Broadcast. REQ_IDENT Request identification. REQ_LSAP Request LSAP. SRD_MCAST Send and Receive Data Multicast (also used by DP-V2 devices to respond with a Data Exchange Broadcast). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 62/149...
Page 63: Service Column (For Responses)
Reply data with low priority available. Negative acknowledgement for sent data, resources of the remote FDL controller not available or not sufficient. Reply data with high priority available. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 63/149...
Page 64: Msg Type Values
The class 2 acyclical connection request has not been accepted. DPV1_RM_Req Returns information on the SAP to be used for the Class 2 acyclical connection. DPV1_Abort_Req Requests the closure of a Class 2 acyclical connection. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 64/149...
Page 65: File Recording
If you want to log PROFIBUS messages over a longer period, for example to store process data, you can use the File Recording option. File Recording generates files with PROFIBUS messages. The size and quantity of these files can be adjusted. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 65/149...
Page 66 Another option is to delete the oldest file, where the recorder acts as a continuous logger. To stop the file recording, simply choose ‘Action – Stop file recording’. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 66/149...
Page 67: Network Condition Indicator
Slave amplitude low (just above limit 2.5 V) Repeats Syncs Idle voltage below limit (< 0,3 V) Risk margin below limit (< 40) Slave amplitude below limit (< 2,5 V) Illegals Slave lost ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 67/149...
Page 68: Risk Margin
On the right of the traffic light is a list of important statistics. These are the same as the statistics explained in paragraph 5.3.2. It is possible to reset each individual statistic. For an explanation how to do this, refer to paragraph 5.3.2.1. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 68/149...
Page 69: Wizard
A bonus of using the Wizard feature is that all Reports will have been generated in the same way and with the same measurement lengths. This ensures uniformity of the Reports. The steps performed by this wizard are (see next page): ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 69/149...
Page 70: Wizard: 'Trouble Finder
If you have a question about a PROFIBUS network or segment and you want to have it analysed by our PROFIBUS Support professionals, we encourage you to send the ZIP file to support@procentec.com for analysis.
Page 71: Wizard: 'Scan Inactive Network
Scan the network 3 times (it sends GetDiagnostics to every address) STEP 6: Master stays online, for further measurements and analysis No files are generated by this Wizard. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 71/149...
Page 72: Oscilloscope Measurements (Rs-485 - Dp)
Bar graph. 1 V idle level because of powered termination Acceptable signal amplitude No noise during idle state Acceptable reflections Fig. 38 - Acceptable RS-485 – DP Signals ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 72/149...
Page 73: Termination Missing Or Wire Break
Make sure you know the last 2 devices on the segment and inspect both their signals. By means of the reflections you can easily track the cable towards the problem. The last 2 devices will also indicate the worst case reflections. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 73/149...
Page 74: Short Circuit Between A And B
Make sure you know the last 2 devices on the segment and inspect both their signals. By means of the reflections you can easily track the cable towards the problem. The last 2 devices will also indicate the worst case reflections. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 74/149...
Page 75: Short Circuit Between B And Shield
Her you can clearly see an abnormality (see Fig. 41). Fig. 41 - Short circuit (B-Shield) Diff Width indicates the distance from this device to the problem Fig. 42 - Short circuit (B-Shield) A&B ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 75/149...
Page 76: Too Many Terminators
The additional termination also causes the idle line to have a lower voltage. Fig. 42 shows an example of “too many termination”. Width indicates the distance from this device to the problem Fig. 43 - Too many termination ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 76/149...
Page 77: Not Powered Termination
0,5 V when you have 1 termination that is not powered. It will be 0 V when both are not powered. Fig. 43 shows an example of a termination that is not powered. Width indicates the distance from this device to the problem Fig. 44 - Not powered termination ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 77/149...
Page 78: Emc/Emi
Fig. 44 and Fig. 45 show an example of typical EMC/EMI disturbances. Detected glitch in the signalling Fig. 45 - EMC/EMI disturbances Detected glitch in the signalling Fig. 46 - EMC/EMI disturbances ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 78/149...
Page 79: Oscilloscope Measurements (Mbp - Pa)
The bias should be less than 50 mV (difference between top and bottom signal). Noise level (< 150 mV) AC signals (750 mV .. 1000 mV) DC Voltage (12 V .. 32 V) Fig. 47 - AC and DC measurement ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 79/149...
Page 80: Network Manager
Fig. 48 - Generate station list in the Network Manager If you click on a station in the list, you can edit the details in the ‘Properties’ tab. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 80/149...
Page 81: View Bar Graph
To see the current or saved bar graph, simply click on the tab ‘Bar Graph’ next to the ‘Properties’ tab. For further instructions about the use of the Bar Graph, refer to paragraph 5.6. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 81/149...
Page 82: View Individual Scope Signals
(e.g. termination switched on/off). It also deletes all names and other station properties. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 82/149...
Page 83: Creating A New Measuring Point
Make a new Measuring point by right-clicking on ‘Segment 1’ and choose ‘Add Measuring Point’. Assign a name, for example “End of segment at slave x”. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 83/149...
Page 84: Creating A New Segment
First select the new ‘Current segment’ in the drop-down list, and then select the new ‘Current measuring point’. Do not forget the ‘Stop Processing’ checkbox as described in paragraph 11.6. The result may look like the segment tree below: ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 84/149...
Page 85: Rearranging Segments
Delete the remaining stations at the other end, in this case only station 28. Right-click the station and select ‘Delete station’ or hit the ‘Delete’ key on your keyboard. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 85/149...
Page 86 Station 3 has been deleted. When this is done, you are ready to generate a Report. Refer to paragraph 5.11. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 86/149...
Page 87: Proficaptain
DP master the DP master Master is Offline Click on “Setup Master” followed by “Set/Autodetect Busparameters”. The dialog should indicate that the master is Offline (no master activities). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 87/149...
Page 88: Manual Busparameter Setting
Set all the required items to the correct values and click “OK” to confirm.  The master is still NOT active on the bus. This has to be done in the next dialog. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 88/149...
Page 89: Automatic Busparameter Detection
Click “OK” to confirm.  The master is still NOT active on the bus. This has to be done in the next dialog. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 89/149...
Page 90: Activate The Dp Master
No Outputs (GSD keyword: Fail_Safe = 1) • Sends Global_Control_Command with “Clear” bit ON OPERATE • Parameterization and configuration of slaves • Data Exchange with outputs • Sends Global_Control_Command with “Clear” bit OFF ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 90/149...
Page 91: Class 2 Dp-V0 Functions
• Address • Ident Number • Model Name (from the GSD file) • Vendor Name (from the GSD file) • Implementation Type (from the GSD file) ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 91/149...
Page 92: Set Slave Address
126. It depends on the slave device if it has to be powered down/up to adapt the new address.  A ‘Lock’ feature (Address change) is available to block further address changes at the slave device (use with caution). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 92/149...
Page 93: Read Input & Read Output
Read I/O tab Select an address Update the I/O Input data Output data Select an address and click on “Read Input & Outputs” to update the I/O data. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 93/149...
Page 94: Get Configuration
Select an address diagnostics Raw diagnostic data read directly from the slave device Interpreted diagnostics Select an address and click on “Get Diagnostics” to update the diagnostic data. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 94/149...
Page 95: Configuring Slave Devices
When the user is not sure if he has selected the correct GSD file, he can compare the Ident Number from the slave info field with the info that was extracted during the network scan with the class 2 functions (see 12.2.1) ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 95/149...
Page 96 When back in the previous screen; Tick active to enable ProfiCaptain to have Data Exchange with this slave device. If slave is already occupied by another master, ProfiCaptain can take over the device by clicking on “Steal Slave”. Click “OK” to confirm. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 96/149...
Page 97: Status Of The Device
Live List from ProfiTrace (red and purple) – See 5.3.1. Black indicates the device cannot be found on the bus, the master is not active or the device has been disabled. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 97/149...
Page 98: Info On Stealing Slaves
2. Click here Add the required input and output addresses. From this point they can be directly manipulated and inspected. Especially the automatic patterns are a very powerful feature. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 98/149...
Page 99: Data Types
As Unsigned32, but reversed in high-byte/low-byte order in memory Int16_intel As Int16, but reversed in high-byte/low-byte order in memory Int32_intel As Int32, but reversed in high-byte/low-byte order in memory ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 99/149...
Page 100: Visualization Types
Will move a single bit from a low to high. If it has reached the highest bit it will restart on bit 0. Copy from input Copies a specified input address directly to an output. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 100/149...
Page 101: Opc Server
….. or the ProfiTrace folder in directly from the file folders….. the Start menu (easier!) Fig. 49 - Location of the OPC drivers It takes a relatively long time to install the drivers! ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 101/149...
Page 102: Selecting Opc Tags
To solve this you can filter tags in the client you are using. You can save your data in a .PTO file which is used later during the setup of the OPC server. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 102/149...
Page 103: Activating The Opc Server
The OPC server settings can be found in the Settings menu (see Fig. 51). In the next dialog the server can be added (see Fig. 52).  Maximum 16 servers can be created each with its own tag groups. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 103/149...
Page 104 Select Setup OPC Server Fig. 52 - OPC server in the Settings menu Add a new OPC server Fig. 53 - Adding the OPC server ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 104/149...
Page 105 Tags Fig. 54 - OPC server properties From this point any application that has the availability of an OPC client can access the ProfiTrace OPC tags. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 105/149...
Page 106: Commdtm
14.1. Installing the drivers and DTM server Download the latest CommDTM files from the software section on www.procentec.com. The file is called ‘CommDTM-Base-Installer.zip’. Install the files in this ZIP. To check if the CommDTM files have installed correctly, verify if you have the following directories in your /Program Files folder: •...
Page 107: Setting Up The Pcd Server
Start your FDT manager and create or load a project. Vendor-independent platform PACTware is used in the example below. Refer to the manual of your FDT manager for details. In the upper menu, choose ‘Device – Add device’ and click on ‘PROCENTEC DP-V1 Master’, as shown in Fig. 56. Select PROCENTEC and...
Page 108 Verify that the ProfiCore Ultra was correctly initialized by looking at the yellow LED on the ProfiCore Ultra; it should be on. Make sure to set the correct bus parameters by right-clicking the PROCENTEC DP-V1 master and choose ‘Parameters’. Enter the correct parameters or select ‘Start’ to auto-detect these. Then click ‘OK’. Next, choose the icon ‘Connect’...
Page 109: Training
Check the Live List by switching the PLC ON/OFF (if device names are missing, locate and install the required GSD files).  Close ProfiTrace when this assignment is ready. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 109/149...
Page 110 Switch the PLC (master) OFF/ON. Wait until the complete installation has restarted. • Does the Live List correspond with your drawing? ______________ • Adjust the detected differences in your drawing. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 110/149...
Page 111: Profitrace Live List
 Go to the field “Retries (total for this station)”, switch OFF a slave and analyze the values.  Fix all faults. Check if the “Syncs” have stopped. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 111/149...
Page 112 Click on an address of this statistic that has a value and check the info panel.  Fix all faults. Check if the “Syncs” have stopped and that the Live List does not indicate diagnostics. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 112/149...
Page 113: Recording Messages
Click on “Start Message Recording” (should be an empty screen).  Switch a slave OFF (screen should be filling with 20+ messages).  Investigate what you see.  Fix all faults. Check if the “Syncs” have stopped. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 113/149...
Page 114: Data Inspection
ASSIGNMENT 3: TERMINATION MISSING  Remove a termination.  Try to find the distance to the problem by triggering on the last 2 devices on the segment.  Fix all faults. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 114/149...
Page 115: Bar Graph
Create a short circuit between A and B and investigate the AB differential and AB Diff Stable Voltage. 15.8. Report generation ASSIGNMENT 1: INSTALLATION WITH FAULTS  Generate a report of an installation with faults and investigate the results (include your company logo). ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 115/149...
Page 116: Proficaptain
Activate ProfiCaptain in the operate mode.  Put all devices in Data Exchange (with steal slave). Verify this with ProfiTrace.  Try to read/write I/O with Watch/Modify I/O. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 116/149...
Page 117: Tips And Tricks
Addresses clearly marked on the devices  All GSD files are available in ProfiTrace  Access to the PLC/DCS configuration Fig. 57 - Segment without piggy back connectors ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 117/149...
Page 118: Checklist To Create A Reliable Installation
Check the waveforms in ScopeWare and the Bar graph (Should have a higher amplitude than regular situations) When the Live List, Message recoding and ScopeWare show acceptable results, ProfiTrace and the ProfiCore Ultra hardware function correctly. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 118/149...
Page 119: Profitrace And Proficaptain Secrets
In ProfiCaptain the device does not need to be connected to the virtual bus cable. Every device which is placed in the configuration area will be part of the application. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 119/149...
Page 120: Technical Data Proficore Ultra
Pin 5: Trigger Pin 8: Power GND Power connector Opening: 6.0 mm Center pin: 1.95 mm Plug according to: NES/J 21, NES/J 21 W, NES/J 210 XNES/J 210 ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 120/149...
Page 121 384 MHz (Differential measurement) Bandwidth 100 MHz Voltage Differential: -9 .. +9 V Single ended: -4.5 .. +8.5 V (with the PA Probe ultra these values are different) ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 121/149...
Page 122: Technical Data Pa Probe Ultra
PA specifications Voltage DC: 0 .. 33 V AC: 1.2 Vtt Input resistance > 600 kOhm Input capacitance < 1 nF ProfiTrace version Works with ProfiTrace V2.2.1 and higher ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 122/149...
Page 123: Technical Data Tap Connector
10 cm 20 cm  Please check if the termination resistor on the Tap Connector is OFF. In regular situations the termination on the Tap Connector is NOT required. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 123/149...
Page 124: Hotkeys
Toggle between normal view and filtered view. Jump to next message with the same source and destination address Jump to previous message with the same source and destination address ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 124/149...
Page 125: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I run ProfiTrace 2 on a Windows 7, 8 or 10 system? Yes, version 2.4 and later provides drivers to run ProfiTrace on Windows 7, 8 or 10 systems. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 125/149...
Page 126 Which USB version is supported? ProfiTrace 2 supports high speed USB 2.0. I have a CP5611 card. Can I run ProfiTrace on it? NO, ProfiTrace works only with the ProfiCore hardware. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 126/149...
Page 127 License files are installed in a common application directory (this used to be the \app directory). - On Windows 7, 8 or 10 it is usually located at: "C:\ProgramData\procentec\proficoreultra" - On Windows XP it is usually located at: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\procentec\proficoreultra"...
Page 128 The PA-Probe can only listen on a PA network. So you cannot use it to change the address of your device. If your network is using transparent couplers or links, you can connect your ProfiCore to the DP-side of your network and use ProfiCaptain to change the address. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 128/149...
Page 129 What is the difference between 'AB Diff voltage' and 'AB Diff stable voltage'? 'AB Diff voltage' is the average amplitude of the signal and 'AB Diff stable voltage' is the minimum measured amplitude. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 129/149...
Page 130: Products And Spare Parts
License for existing customers (already included in the Toolkit Ultra Plus and PRO) OPC server license 101-00231B License for existing customers (already included in the Toolkit Ultra PRO) CommDTM license 101-00241A ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 130/149...
Page 131 Component Order code Remarks Calibration service 101-00012B • Manual pack 18010 5 Paper manuals • Latest software on USB card ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 131/149...
Page 132: Contents Of The Troubleshooting Toolkit
( A to mini, for extra power supply if needed )  Credit card USB stick ( download your license on www.procentec.com/licenses )  Tap Connector  Manual  ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 132/149...
Page 133: Glossary
(master and slaves) perform the following basic functionalities: • Cyclic exchange of I/O data between controlling and slave devices • Device, Identifier (module) and Channel related Diagnosis • Parameterization of DP-slaves • Configuration of DP-slaves ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 133/149...
Page 134 DU) mod 256. This is simply the bytes added together and divided by FF Hex (255). This is an integrated function that is normally performed by the PROFIBUS ASIC. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 134/149...
Page 135 (SD2 frame). It is counted from the DA byte to the end of the Data Unit. The range is 4 to 249. LE is repeated in the LEr field for redundant data protection. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 135/149...
Page 136 Protocol defined by Siemens which uses the layer 1 and 2 of PROFIBUS (FDL). See PROFIBUS PA. Printed Circuit Board. PROFIBUS International. The International PROFIBUS Organization based in Karlsruhe. PROFIBUS Nutzer Organization. The German PROFIBUS Organization based in Karlsruhe. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 136/149...
Page 137 Send Data with Acknowledge. Used with PROFIBUS FMS to send data to a device and receive a short acknowledgement as response. NOT used by PROFIBUS DP and PA. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 137/149...
Page 138 GSD directory and a Diagnostic telegram (Ident Number) of the device was detected on the bus. ProfiCaptain displays the Vendor_Name in the Slave Setup dialog window. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 138/149...
Page 139: Revision History
Updated paragraphs Fout! Verwijzingsbron niet gevonden. and Fout! Verwijzingsbron niet gevonden.: Cable Measurement • New paragraph 5.8: Cable length measurement Version 5.0.3 • Added Windows 10 to list of supported platforms ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 139/149...
Page 140: Sales Offices And Distributors
Tucapel 92 oficina 52 F: +56-(0)41-2522592 Concepción E: rodrigopinto@rpingenieria.cl Chile www.rpingenieria.cl CHINA PROCENTEC Beijing T: +86(10)84766911 or 84787311 Room E-1115 WangJingYuan YouLeHui F: +86(10)84766722 ChaoYang E: info@procentec.net Beijing www.procentec.net China ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 140/149...
Page 141 JL.Let, Jend S. Parman Jakarta Barat Indonesia IRELAND PROFIBUS Ireland T: +353-61-202107 or +35361240240 Automation Research Centre F: +353-61-202582 University of Limerick E: info@profibus.ie National Technology Park, Plassey www.profibus.ie Limerick Ireland ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 141/149...
Page 142 2292 JD Wateringen E: info@procentec.com Netherlands www.procentec.com NEW ZEALAND Mantis Systems T: +643 455 6072 34 Glasgow St. F: +31 (0)174 671 801 Dunedis E: tbaldock@mantis-sys.co.nz New Zealand www.mantis-sys.co.nz ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 142/149...
Page 143 236 Serangoon Avenue 3 07-98 E: sales@allegro.com.sg Singapore 550236 www.allegro.com.sg SLOVAKIA ControlSystem s.r.o. T: +421 486115900 Stúrova 4 F: +421 486111891 977 01 BREZNO E: jan.snopko@controlsystem.sk Slovakia W: www.controlsystem.sk ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 143/149...
Page 144 Hampshire PO13 8LG www.hiport.co.uk United Kingdom iTech T: +44 (0)1292 311 613 Unit 1 F: +44 (0)1292 311 578 Dukes Road E: sales@itech-troon.co.uk Troon www.itech-troon.co.uk Ayrshire KA10 6QR United Kingdom ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 144/149...
Page 145 For the up to date list of the Sales Offices and Distributors see . If your www.procentec.com/company/distributors/ country or region is not listed, please contact us. We are still searching for distributors who can cover complete areas or countries. ProfiTrace 2.9 User Manual V5.0.4 | April 18 | © PROCENTEC 145/149...
Page 146: About Procentec
28. About PROCENTEC PROCENTEC is a specialist in PROFIBUS and PROFINET technology and develops products to optimize the production processes of end users. Our innovative solutions ensure that our customers successfully operate in the world of industrial automation and enjoy maximum results from their process.
Page 149 PROCENTEC BV Klopperman 16 2292 JD Wateringen The Netherlands T: +31 (0)174 671 800 F: +31 (0)174 671 801 E: support@procentec.com W: www.procentec.com...

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