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 following steps came from SyCon System Configurator 2.710:

 

  1. Start SyCon System Configurator.

  2. If you are modifying an existing PROFIBUS-DP network, open your current configuration file.

  3. If you are creating a new PROFIBUS-DP network, you must create a new network and add a master device to the network.

  4. Add the GSD file to your configuration programs GSD database.

    NOTE:
    Depending on the version, this may not add the bitmap file. If you wish to use the bitmap file; copy the DELTR70N.BMP or DELTR15N.BMP file to the Fieldbus\Profibus\BMP folder under the SyCon folder (by default, the total path will be C:\Program Files\Hilscher GmbH\SyCon\Fieldbus\Profibus\BMP).

     

  5. Add an RMC Motion Controller slave device to the network.

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

  1. Add any other RMC devices you want on the same network. To do this, repeat steps 5 and 6.

  2. Save your configuration.

  3. Send the configuration to the master device. This step varies depending on the master you selected.

 

See Also

PROFIBUS-DP Overview


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