Configuring the embedded profibus database – FieldServer A Sierra Monitor Company X30 User Manual
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FS-8700-122 Profibus DP Master Manual
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The table below shows the map descriptor function that should be used in the config.csv with a specific module.
Module Map Descriptor Function
In
Rdbc
Out
Wrbc
In/Out
Wrbc/Rdbc
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A Profibus Slave device will have one of three types of I/O Modules, Input, Output or Input/Output. The I/O
Module type can only be found by analyzing the GDS file of the device in a Profibus Software system.
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Configuring the Embedded Profibus Database
The Profibus Master has to be configured with an embedded database that contains information about the
Profibus Network data rate and remote Slave devices to access. The HMS Anybus NetTool for Profibus software
must be installed and used for this purpose. Connect a serial RS-232 cable from the PC with the tool installed to
the serial connector on the X30 as shown in Section 3:
Expand the Profibus Master Tree, select the ABM-DPV device and drag it onto the Bus Configuration Screen. This is
the FieldServer Profibus DP Master device.
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2 Map Descriptors need to be configured, one for the input module and one for the output
Select Project-> New
Expand the Profibus Master Tree, select the
ABM-DPV device and drag it onto the Bus
Configuration Screen. This is the X30
FieldServer Profibus DP Master device.