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, Siemens may, and probably will, change the steps taken here slightly with each version of COM PROFIBUS.
The following steps have been tested with COM PROFIBUS versions 3.0 and 3.3:
Start COM PROFIBUS.
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.
In the Master & Host Selection dialog, enter the Address of the master device (in most cases, 1 is a good choice), the Master Station Type, and the appropriate Host Station Type if available. Click OK.
On the Configure menu, click Bus Parameters.
In the Bus Parameters dialog, set the Bus Profile to PROFIBUS DP and the Baud Rate to the desired rate. The RMC75P is capable of speeds up to 12000kBaud (12MBaud); check the rates supported by your master and other slaves. Click OK.
If it is not already in the database, add the GSD file to your configuration programs GSD database.
Copy the GSD file to the GSD folder under the COM PROFIBUS folder. The GSD file can be found in the folder where RMCTools is installed.
For the RMC75P, this file is DELT07E1.GSD
For the RMC150E PROFIBUS, this file is DELT0AC6.GSD
Copy the BMP file to the BITMAPS folder under the COM PROFIBUS folder. The GSD file can be found in the folder where RMCTools is installed.
For the RMC75P, this file is DELTR70N.GSD
For the RMC150E PROFIBUS, this file is DELTR15N.GSD
On the File menu, click Scan GSD Files.
Add and configure an RMC Motion Controller slave device to the network.
On the Configure menu, click New Slave.
In the PROFIBUS Address dialog, select the desired station address, and click OK.
In the Family list, click Other.
In the Station Type list, click RMC75P Motion Controller orRMC150E Motion Controller.
Click OK. In most cases you will be prompted at this time to select a Preset Configuration. Refer to the Determining the Appropriate GSD Configuration Module section in the PROFIBUS Configuration topic for guidance on selecting the correct option.
If you are not prompted to select a Preset Configuration, then continue with the following steps:
Right-click on the RMC slave device icon, and click Configure from the shortcut menu.
In the Configure: Delta RMC Family dialog, click Order No.
In the Select by Order Number dialog, click the order number determined in the previous steps. Click Accept. Click Close.
Click OK.
You may wish to assign register addresses within the master at this time.
This is optional for many masters, because it can be done in the master configuration software. In fact, at times it is not possible to edit the register addresses.
Right-click on the RMC slave device icon, and select Configure from the shortcut menu.
Move the cursor to the top row's I Addr cell, and either enter the offset that you wish to access the data at, or click the Auto Addr. button. Do the same for the O Addr cell.
Click OK.
Select the data word order.
Because PROFIBUS-DP does not specify the word order for 32-bit values, we allow the order to be swapped. You will probably not know which is correct until later in the process. If you receive data over the PROFIBUS network, but the values are not what you expect or do not make sense, return to this step and try swapping the word order:
Right-click the RMC slave device icon and click Parameterize.
Select the cell in the Value column for the Word Order parameter.
Click Select.
Choose LSW First or MSW First, and click OK.
Add any other RMC devices you want on the same network. To do this, repeat steps 5, 6 and 7.
Save your configuration.
Send the configuration to the master device. This step varies greatly depending on the type of master you use.
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