PDPMV1 ♦ ProLinx Gateway Contents
PROFIBUS DPV1 Master Protocol Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 5 of 150
February 8, 2017
Contents
Your Feedback Please ........................................................................................................................ 2
How to Contact Us .............................................................................................................................. 2
ProSoft Technology
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Product Documentation .................................................................................... 2
Important Installation Instructions ....................................................................................................... 3
ProLinx
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Products Warnings ............................................................................................................... 3
ProLinx Gateways with Ethernet Ports ............................................................................................... 3
To upgrade a previously purchased Series C model ..................................................................... 3
1 Functional Overview 9
1.1 About the PROFIBUS Protocol ............................................................................... 10
1.2 Compatibility Note ................................................................................................... 11
1.3 PROFIBUS DP Architecture .................................................................................... 12
1.3.1 How Cable Length Affects Communication Rate .................................................... 12
1.3.2 Bus Access .............................................................................................................. 12
1.3.3 Token Passing ......................................................................................................... 13
1.3.4 Master/Slave Polling ................................................................................................ 13
1.4 Communication Types ............................................................................................. 14
1.5 Master/Slave Communication Phases .................................................................... 15
1.6 Gateway Internal Database ..................................................................................... 16
2 Configuration 17
2.1 Configuring the Gateway ......................................................................................... 18
2.1.1 Installing ProSoft Configuration Builder Software ................................................... 18
2.1.2 Setting Up the Project ............................................................................................. 22
2.1.3 Setting Gateway Parameters .................................................................................. 24
2.2 PROFIBUS Master DPV1........................................................................................ 26
2.2.1 Input Start Register ................................................................................................. 26
2.2.2 Input Data Size ........................................................................................................ 26
2.2.3 Output Start Register ............................................................................................... 26
2.2.4 Output Data Size ..................................................................................................... 26
2.2.5 Input Byte Swap ...................................................................................................... 27
2.2.6 Output Byte Swap ................................................................................................... 27
2.2.7 Mailbox Register ...................................................................................................... 28
2.2.8 Slave Diagnostics Register ..................................................................................... 29
2.2.9 Alarm Register ......................................................................................................... 29
2.2.10 Status Data Register ............................................................................................... 29
2.2.11 Minimum Command Delay ...................................................................................... 29
2.2.12 Response Timeout .................................................................................................. 29
2.2.13 Watchdog Register .................................................................................................. 29
2.2.14 Watchdog Timeout .................................................................................................. 30
2.2.15 Watchdog Reset Value ............................................................................................ 30
2.3 PROFIBUS Master Commands .............................................................................. 31
2.4 Example Mailbox Commands ................................................................................. 33
2.4.1 Set Operating Mode ................................................................................................ 33
2.4.2 Get Live List ............................................................................................................ 38
2.4.3 Start/Stop Slaves ..................................................................................................... 43
2.4.4 Other Mailbox Commands....................................................................................... 49
2.5 Configuring the PROFIBUS DP Network ................................................................ 52