FieldServer FS-8700-113 User Manual

Driver Version:

1.00

A Sierra Monitor Company

Driver Manual

(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

FS-8700-113 Profibus X30 DP Slave

Driver

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001

Document Revision: 11

FS-8700-113_Profibus_X30_DP_Slave Driver Manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

PROFIBUS X30 DP SLAVE DESCRIPTION................................................................... 3

2.

DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY......................................................................................... 4

2.1.

Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver.................................................. 4

2.2.

Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment ........................................................ 4

2.2.1. Required 3rd Party Software .................................................................................... 4

2.2.2. Required 3rd Party Configuration ............................................................................. 4

2.3.

Additional files Required for the Driver ....................................................................... 4

3.

HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................ 5

3.1.

Hardware Connection Tips / Hints.............................................................................. 5

4.

CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A PROFIBUS DP SERVER ........................... 6

4.1.

Profibus Settings ........................................................................................................ 6

4.2.

Server Side Connection Descriptors........................................................................... 7

4.3.

Server Side Node Descriptors .................................................................................... 7

4.4.

Server Side Map Descriptors...................................................................................... 8

4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters .................................................... 8

4.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters............................................................. 8

4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example......................................................................................... 9

APPENDIX A. ADVANCED TOPICS .................................................................................... 10

Appendix A.1. X30 Profibus LED indicators....................................................................... 10

Appendix A.2. Setting the FieldServer’s Profibus Station Address ..................................... 11

Appendix A.3. Understanding Driver Communication Statistics.......................................... 11

APPENDIX B. TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................... 12

Appendix B.1. FieldServer as a Profibus Slave .................................................................. 12

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1. Profibus X30 DP Slave Description

The FieldServer Profibus DP Slave driver can be used to emulate a single Slave station on a
Profibus network. DP Masters can open a connection of up to 244 Bytes of Input and 244 Bytes
of Output data, but not exceeding a combined total of 416 Bytes to the FieldServer. The
FieldServer can be added to the Profibus network with the use of the supplied GSD file for the
ANYBUS card. Connection to the Profibus network is via a DB9 port on the ANYBUS card.

Max Nodes Supported

FieldServer Mode Nodes Comments

Server 1

The FieldServer can only emulate one Profibus DP Slave
station

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2. Driver Scope of Supply

2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver

FieldServer Technologies
PART #

FS-8700-113 Driver Manual.
X30-Profibus_DP_Slave Profibus X30 DP Slave Card

Description

2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment

rd

2.2.1. Required 3

Profibus Network Configuration Tool

Party Software

2.2.2. Required 3rd Party Configuration

Connection to a properly terminated Profibus network.

2.3. Additional files Required for the Driver

Filename

Config.csv

"Anybus
gsd file"

"Always Loaded By
FieldServer
Technologies"

X

External
Application

X

Comments

Template loaded if no custom
configuration ordered, otherwise
Custom configuration loaded.
The Anybus template gsd file is
supplied with the FieldServer and
needs to be built up for the particular
application by the Master
configuration software

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(RS485 to fibre optics) might require external power supply from these pins. RTS is used in some

3. Hardware Connections

The FieldServer is connected to the Profibus network as shown in the connection drawing
below.

Network termination switches

Profibus DB9 connector

Profibus Address switches

Profibus connector pinouts

NamePin Description

Housing
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

* +5V BUS and GND BUS are used for bus termination. Some devices, like optical transceivers

equipment to determine the direction of transmission. In normal applications only A-Line, B-Line
and Shield are used.

Shield
Not connected
Not connected
B-Line
RTS
GND BUS
+5 V BUS
Not connected
A-Line
Not connected

Connected to PE

-

­Positive RxD/TxD according to RS 485 specification
Request To Send*
Isolated GND from RS 485 side*
Isolated +5 V from RS 485 side*

­Negative RxD/TxD according to RS 485 specification

-

Profibus Status LEDs

3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints

Use the recommended network cable and terminators as specified by the Profibus network
organization and/or the manufacturer of your network equipment.

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4. Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Server

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer
Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory
defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” filesprovided
with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer
to communicate with a Profibus DP Master.

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required.
In order to enable the FieldServer for Profibus communications, the driver independent
FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual
Node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to
the Clients needs to be mapped in the “Server Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to
do this can be found below.

Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the
default.

4.1. Profibus Settings

Section Title

Bridge

Column Title Function Legal Values

System_Station_Address* Profibus Station Address of the FieldServer 1-125

:

Note

The Profibus Station Address can also be set via the two rotary switches on the side of the
FieldServer in which case the System_Station_Address setting must be omitted from the
configuration file. The settings specified in the configuration file will override the settings on
these switches.

Example

// Bridge

Bridge
Title, System_Station_Address
Profibus DP, 5

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4.2. Server Side Connection Descriptors1

Section Title

Connections

Column Title Function Legal Values

Adapter Adapter Name Prof_DP_MS

Example

// Server Side Connections

Connections
Adapter
Prof_DP_MS

4.3. Server Side Node Descriptors

Section Title

Nodes

Column Title Function Legal Values

Node_Name Provide name for Node Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
Protocol Specify protocol used Anybus_Prof_DP_S

Example

// Server Side Nodes

Nodes
Node_Name, Protocol
Prof_5, Anybus_Prof_DP_S

Only one Server Node may be defined for each connection.
If you are interested to know when support for multiple virtual Server Nodes on a single
connection will be provided please contact the Sales Department."

1

The X30 Profibus card auto-senses the Baud rate

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4.4. Server Side Map Descriptors

4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title Function Legal Values

Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor

Name of Data Array where

Data_Array_Name

Data_Array_Offset

Function

data is to be stored in the
FieldServer
Starting location in Data
Array

Function of Server Map
Descriptor

Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
One of the Data Array names
from “Data Array” section
above
0 to maximum specified in
“Data Array” section above
RDBC -Reads data from the
local input buffer
WRBC -Writes data to the
local output buffer

4.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title Function Legal Values

One of the Node names

Node_Name Name of Node

Profibus_Data_Type Data Type of local buffer BYTE, WORD, FLOAT, BOOL

Address Byte offset into local buffer

Number of

Length

Important Note:

Profibus_Data_Type items in
local buffer

specified in “Server Node
Descriptor” above

RDBC: 0 – 243
WRBC: 0 – 243
BYTE: 1 – 244
WORD: 1 – 122
FLOAT: 1 – 61
BOOL: 1 – 1952

The combined total length of all Map Descriptors may not exceed 416 bytes.

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Note that each address

refers to an individual

local input and output

buffer. Each buffer can

contain up to 244 bytes,

although the combined

total is limited to 416

bytes.

Write function Map

Descriptor puts

data from the

Output_Data Data

Profibus network.

Array onto the

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Read function Map

Descriptor gets data

from the Profibus

network and stores it

in the Input_Data

Data Array.

4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example.

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// Server side Map Descriptor

Map Descriptor

Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Offset, Function, Node_Name, Profibus_Data_Type, Address, Length, Scan_Interval

Get_Data, Input_Data, 0, RDBC, Prof_5, WORD, 0, 100, 1s

Put_Data, Output_Data, 0. WRBC, Prof_5, WORD, 0, 100, 1s

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Appendix A. Advanced Topics

Appendix A.1. X30 Profibus LED indicators

LED 1 – Not used

LED 2 – Slave Online Status

Color Frequency Description

Green - Slave is online on the Profibus network
Off - Slave is not online on the Profibus network

LED 3 – Slave Offline Status

Color Frequency Description

Red - Slave is offline on the Profibus network
Off - Slave is not offline on the Profibus network

LED 4 – Fieldbus Diagnostics

Color Frequency Description

Error in configuration: IN and/or OUT length set during

Red 1 Hz

initialization of the Slave is not equal to the length set during
configuration of the network.
Error in User Parameter data: The length/contents of the

Red 2 Hz

User Parameter data set during initialization of the Slave is
not equal to the length/contents set during configuration of

the network.
Red 4 Hz Error in initialization of the Profibus communication ASIC.
Off - No diagnostics present.

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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 4.1), 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.

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Appendix B. Troubleshooting

Appendix B.1. FieldServer as a Profibus Slave

If no communication is being experienced between a Profibus Master and a FieldServer
Profibus Slave, check for the following most common issues:

• The Node_ID must match the System_Station_Address in the configuration

o Having these two parameters match in the configuration tells the FieldServer that

the buffer referenced in the Node_ID refers to the buffers in the Profibus card
attached to the FieldServer.

• The gsd file must match the FieldServer hardware being used

o FieldServer offers several hardware platforms that support Profibus. Each

hardware platform requires its own gsd file. Ensure that the gsd file being used
is the correct file for the hardware platform in use.

o The gsd file can be opened with a text editor. The Vendor and model name can

be checked in this file. For the FieldServer X30 Profibus Slave, the Vendor is
“HMS Industrial Networks AB”, and the Model Name is “ANYBUS-S PDP”. The
current revision is 1.5, which uses Hardware revision 1.6 and software release

1.2.

• The byte count for the gsd profile must match the byte count configured in the

FieldServer

o The gse being used is either going to allow the Client (via the network

configuration tool) to select the bytes to be used, or the byte make-up will be
fixed and specified in the gse. Either way, the largest byte offset used by the
Client must match the largest byte offset configured in the FieldServer.

o When selecting byte count with a network configuration tool, the total amount of

bytes/words/bits setup per Input/Output buffer in the FieldServer configuration
Map Descriptors must match those selected in the network configuration tool
otherwise a connection length mismatch will occur and the connection will not be
established. The FieldServer shows the connection size it expects on the F
(driver message) screen in the RUI utility in order that this value may be checked
against the network configuration tool.

• The direction of the communications (Input/Output Buffer) may be incorrectly configured.

o Buffer names can be confusing, especially when looking at the Slave. The

buffers are named according to their direction of communication in the Master.
Hence, an Input buffer in the Slave will write data to the Master, and data will be
received from the Master in the output buffer.

o Remember that as a Slave, the FieldServer will have to write data into the input

buffer (function=wrbc), and read data from the output buffer (function=rdbc).

• The Profibus card may be faulty.

o If this is the case, then there will be an error message in the FieldServer RUI

error screen indicating that the card could not be reached. Check for this
message. If it is there, try opening up the FieldServer and re-seating the card. If
this does not help, contact FieldServer Technical support for jumper settings on
the card, and further possible troubleshooting or return authorization.

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• The Data Type/Offset/Length combination may be incorrectly set up

o In the FieldServer configuration, the Offset Parameter refers to the buffer offset in

bytes (starting at 0), regardless of data type.

o The Length parameter always refers to length in items, which means Float data

will be the number of float values, Word data will be the number of words, etc.

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