FieldServer Profibus FS-8700-113 - Manual (Page 10)

FS-8700-113 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 10 of 13
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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.
Note that the software setting with the System_Station_Address overrides the hardware setting with the rotary
switches.
Appendix A.3. Understanding Driver Communication Statistics
When connecting with Ruinet to the FieldServer, there are communication statistics displayed on the Connection,
Node and Map descriptor screens for the Profibus DP driver.
The Transmit (Tx) message count indicates the number of times the driver wrote output data into the Profibus
hardware card’s output buffers for transmission on the Profibus network. It does not indicate the actual number
of transmissions on the Profibus network.
The Receive (Rx) message count indicates the number of times the driver read input data from the Profibus
hardware card’s input buffers. It does not indicate the number of actual messages received on the Profibus
network.