Flintec FT-11D - Manual (Page 29)

FT-11(D) Technical Manual, Rev. 1.35 November 2010 Page 29 of 52
8.4. Profibus Option (for FT-11 only)
FT-11 indicators which are equipped with the Profibus option can be connected to a PLC bus as described
below.
Profibus DP V0 & V1 Automatic (96 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s)
Update rate Weight data will be updated each 40 ms
Response time on entries 5 ms to 25 ms
8.4.1. Electrical Connections
The pin configuration of the female 9-pol D-Sub Profibus connector (DB9F) is described in the table below:
Pin no. Signal Description
1
2
3 B-Line Positive RxD / TxD, RS485 level
4 RTS Request to send
5 GND Isolated GND
6 +5 V DC Isolated +5V output for bus termination
7
8 A-Line Negative RxD / TxD, RS485 level
9
1 Operation mode LED
2 Status LED
3 Profibus Connector
Housing Shield Bus cable shield, connected to Ground
Operation mode LED
State Indication Action / Comment
Off Not on-line /No power Check power and cable
Green On-line, data exchange
Flashing Green On-line, clear
Flashing Red (1 flash) Setup error Not supported
Flashing Red (2 flash) PROFIBUS configuration error Check GSD file
Status LED
State Meaning
Off
No power or Profibus module is initialising
Green Initialized
Flashing Green Initialized and diagnostic event is present
Red There is an exception error
8.4.2. Setup
[0--] Interface Block
[03-] Profibus
This sub-block includes the parameters of the Profibus port.
[032 X ] Data Format
0 : Signed 32 bit integer 1 : Signed 32 bit floating point
[033 XX] Address
The address of the instrument will be entered via numerical keypad. Value range is 1 to 126. After editing
the address it is required to restart the instrument.
The GDS file is available on a CD which is supplied together with the instrument.
After the setup of these parameters and the hardware connection as described above, the data interface can be
used as described in Appendix 5.
Important hint:
During the setup the Profibus output (weight value and status bits) will not be updated.
8.4.3. Data Structure
See Appendix 5.