Presentation materials from a practical workshop on PROFIBUS device configuration and PLUGFEST. An opportunity for suppliers to bring along their PROFIBUS device and incorporate it into a working system

1. PROFIBUS
Device
Configuration
Andy Verwer,
PROFIBUS Group Technical Officer
Verwer Training & Consultancy Ltd.
PROFIBUS International Training Centre
The PROFIBUS Group
20th Anniversary Celebration Conference

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Configuration
 Network configuration is the procedure of setting up
the Class-1 master to communicate with its allocated
slave devices.
 Configuration is carried out with software tools that
are specific to the master that is being used.
 Siemens controllers – Step-7 Hardware Manager
 Mitsubishi controllers – GX Configurator, etc
 All PROFIBUS device suppliers provide standard
“General Station Description” or GSD files.
 GSD files can be read by the configuration tool to
provide detailed information on the devices being used
on the network.

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Configuration tools
GSD files
GSD GSD GSD GSD
Master
Class 1
PROFIBUS
Slaves
Configuration
GSD
GSD GSD

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GSD files
 GSD files simplify the integration of devices from
different vendors.
 Every PROFIBUS device is given a unique identification
number which identifies the type of device and
provides a simple check that the configuration is
correct.
 The ID number is just a 4-digit hexadecimal code.
E.g. ID = 806A – Siemens ET200S slave
 The GSD file is specific to a particular ID number. So
if we know the device ID number we can easily identify
the GSD file.

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Our Two networks
1. A WAGO Industrial PC with a Class-1 master
controlling several DP slaves in VTC Racks 1 & 2. This
network also incorporates a Procentec COMbricks
device with a transparent PA coupler module
controlling several PA slaves.
2. A second network consists of several DP slaves in VTC
Racks 3 & 4, A COMbricks unit with PA coupler
controlling several PA slaves. This network is
controlled by ProfiCaptain (Part of the ProfiTrace
package
The COMbricks units are connected via Ethernet to a
wireless hub with open access from any of the PCs on
the desks.

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Wireless
Ethernet
Network Layout
WAGO
IPC
DP Slaves
PA Slaves
PA Slaves
To other
devices
Procentec
ProfiHub
ProfiCaptain
DP Slaves
To other
devices
To other
devices
Softing
Inspektor

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The PLUGFEST
 The Exercise in this session is to add some new devices
onto these networks, get them configured and working.
 Devices that have been brought along:
 Procentec PROFIBUS slave with digital IO. Just
released device which is part of the COMbricks range.
 Rotork valve & actuator (details unknown at this time)
 WAGO slave (details unknown at this time)
 E+H PA device (details unknown at this time)
 I will demonstrate the method that can be used on
network 1 with the Procentec PROFIBUS slave.
 You can then have a go yourself - with some help from
our experts!