Configuring a PROFIBUS-DP Network with SST Profibus Configuration

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, SST may, and probably will, change the steps taken here slightly with each version of SST Profibus Configuration. The following steps have been tested with SST Profibus Configuration versions 1.9.9:

Start SST Profibus Configuration.
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.
- The tree-type control on the left is the GSD library. It contains all devices known about. In this tree, expand Masters and SST and double-click on the SST master you will be using (e.g. SST-PFB-SLC).
- In the Station box, enter the station address of your master. Click OK.
- On the Browse menu, click Network Properties.
- In the Baud Rate field, select your desired baud rate. The RMC is capable of speeds up to 12000kBaud (12MBps); check the rates supported by your master and other slave devices. Click OK.
Add the GSD file to your configuration programs GSD database.
- On the Library menu, click Add GSD.
- Browse to the GSD file. It is located in the folder where RMCTools is installed.
- - RMC7P: DELT07E1.GSD
  - RMC150E PROFIBUS: DELT0AC6.GSD
- Select the file, and click Open.
Add and configure an RMC Motion Controller slave device to the network.
- In the GSD library tree, expand Slaves and Delta Computer Systems, Inc. and double-click on RMC75P Motion Controller or RMC150E Motion Controller.
- On the General tab, select the station address of your master in the Station field of the dialog that is displayed.
- In the Modules tab, click Add. In the dialog that is displayed, select the appropriate module from the Available Modules list and click OK. For help on determining the appropriate configuration module, refer to the Determining the Appropriate GSD Configuration Module section of the PROFIBUS Configuration topic.
- In the Address (or SLC Address) tab, review the default addressing and change it if necessary.
- On the Ext. Prms tab, notice the Word Order parameter. Because PROFIBUS-DP does not specify the word order for 32-bit values, we allow the order to be swapped through this setting. 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.
- Click OK.

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