Summary of Contents for FieldServer Profibus FS-8700-113
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Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave) APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after October 2011 A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Version: 1.01 Document Revision:...
PROFIBUS X30 DP SLAVE DESCRIPTION The FieldServer Profibus DP Slave driver can be used to emulate a single Slave station on a Profibus network. DP Masters can open a connection of up to 244 Bytes of Input and 244 Bytes of Output data, but not exceeding a combined total of 416 Bytes to the FieldServer.
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual HARDWARE CONNECTIONS The FieldServer is connected to the Profibus network and NetTool as shown in the connection drawing below. Profibus DB9 connector HMS Anybus NetTool RS-232 Serial Cable Profibus DB9 Connector Pinouts Name...
, System_Station_Address Profibus DP The Profibus Station Address can also be set via the two rotary switches on the side of the FieldServer in which case the System_Station_Address setting must be omitted from the configuration file. The settings specified in the configuration file will override the settings on these switches.
The combined total length of all Map Descriptors may not exceed 416 bytes. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 8 of 14...
Appendix A.2. Setting the FieldServer’s Profibus Station Address The Station Address can be set in the FieldServer’s CSV file using the System_Station_Address, (refer to Section 5.1), or it can be set with the two rotary switches as indicated on the connection diagram. The left switch selects the left decimal digit and the right switch the right decimal digit of the Station Address.
.The Profibus card may be faulty. If this is the case, then there will be an error message in the FieldServer RUI error screen indicating that the card could not be reached. Check for this message. If it is there, try opening up the FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com...
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FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 13 of 14 FieldServer and re-seating the card. If this does not help, contact FieldServer Technical support for jumper settings on the card, and further possible troubleshooting or return authorization. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com...
The following HMS APP note provides useful information. http://www.anybus.com/support/support.asp?PID=70&ProductType=Anybus-S Please note that this link and document is provided for information only and is not maintained by FieldServer. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...