Configuring a PROFIBUS-DP Network with SyCon

Before reading this topic, you should read and understand PROFIBUS Configuration. This topic only gives a specific example of doing one step of the configuration process. In addition, Hilscher may, and probably will, change the steps taken here slightly with each version of SyCon System Configurator.

The steps that follow came from SyCon System Configurator 2.082:

Start SyCon System Configurator.
If you are modifying an existing PROFIBUS-DP network, open your current configuration file.
If you are creating a new PROFIBUS-DP network, you must create a new network and add a master device to the network.

On the File menu, click New. If you have multiple networks installed you will need to then select the network type: select PROFIBUS. If you are not given the option of selecting PROFIBUS, you may not have installed the PROFIBUS driver for SyCon.
On the Insert menu, click Master. Move the cursor to the top device slot in the window area (the cursor will change to an arrow with an ’r;M’ next to it), and click to place the master device.
In the Insert Master dialog box, select the desired master and click the Add>> button. Enter the station address, and click OK.
On the Settings menu, click Bus Parameter.
In the Bus Parameter dialog box, set the Baud Rate to the desired rate. The RMC is capable of speeds up to 12000kBits/s (12MBaud); check the rates supported by your master and other slaves. Click OK.

Add the DELT1630.GSD file to your configuration program’s GSD database.

You must first have an open PROFIBUS project file.
On the File menu, click Copy GSD.
In the Open dialog box, navigate to the directory where the DELT1630.GSD file is located (by default it is installed in the main RMCWin directory), select that file and click Open.
NOTE: This will not add the bitmap file. If you wish to use the bitmap file; copy the DELTRMCN.BMP file to the Fieldbus\Profibus\BMP directory under the SyCon directory (by default, the total path will be C:\Program Files\Hilscher GmbH\SyCon\Fieldbus\Profibus\BMP).

Add a Delta RMC Family slave device to the network.

On the Insert menu, click Slave. Move the cursor to the next available device slot in the window area (the cursor will change to an arrow with an S next to it), and click to place the device.
In the Insert Slave dialog box, click Delta RMC Family, and then click the Add>> button. Enter the station address, and click OK.

Configure the RMC Slave Device. This involves selecting the correct configuration module for your RMC module and application. Refer to the sub-topic Determining the Appropriate GSD Configuration Module in the PROFIBUS Configuration topic for details on selecting the correct configuration module.

Right-click on the RMC slave device icon, and click Slave Configuration from the shortcut menu.
In the Slave Configuration dialog box, from the list of order numbers, select the configuration module you selected in the previous steps.
Click Append Module.
You may change the I Addr. and O Addr. fields for the added module to set the offsets of the data.
Click OK.

Add any other RMC devices you want on the same network. To do this, repeat steps 5 and 6.
Save your configuration.
Send the configuration to the master device. This step varies depending on the master you selected.