Presentation,

description,
connectable devices

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Profibus DP bus

Presentation
The Profibus DP bus is a high-speed fieldbus which conforms to industrial
communication requirements.
PLC with PL7 and DP software

X-Way
Premium

Repeaters
(3 maxi)

With PL7 and DP software

Third part

Third part

Momentum

ATV

The Profibus DP is a linear bus with a centralised access procedure of the Master/
Slave type. Only Master stations, also known as active stations, have access rights to
the bus. The Slave or passive stations can only respond to prompts. Dialogue
between Masters is also possible from some stations by means of a token bus
protocol. The physical connection is a single shielded twisted pair, but fibre optic
interfaces are available to create tree, star, or ring structures. Compared to the ISO
model, only layers 1, 2 are implemented, since access from the user interface is made
directly to the link layer via simple mapping of variables.
Configuration
The Profibus DP bus should be configured by special software, reference
TLX L FBC M, which should be ordered separately.
The DP software can be used to generate an ASCII configuration file which should
be imported into the PLC application via PL7 Junior/Pro development software.

Description
Premium PLCs (TSX/PCX 57) are connected to the Profibus DP bus by a
TSX PBY 100 module. This module can be installed in any slot in the Premium PLC
rack.
It comprises:
1 Host module for the PCMCIA card.
2 Profibus DP PCMCIA card with its integral connecting cable, 0.6 m long.
3 T-junction box enabling the tap link of the main bus 490 NAE 911 00.
1

Connectable devices
The TSX PBY 100 module acts as the master on the Profibus DP bus. The other
Schneider Electric slave devices which may be connected are:
b ATV variable speed drives.
b Momentum I/O blocks.
b Etc.
b Any compatible third-party device with standard Profibus DP profiles.

Characteristics:
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References:
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Characteristics,
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Profibus DP bus

Caracteristics of the bus supported by the module

Type of bus
Structure

Transmission

Physical configuration

Services

Type

Profibus DP
Industrial bus

Physical interface

RS 485

Method of access

Master/slave

Mode

NRZ

Medium

Shielded twisted pair, fibre optic, infra-red

Data rate/ segment length

9.6 K bits/s/1200 m (4800 m with 3 repeaters) to 12 M bits/s/100 m (400 m with 3 repeaters)

Number of slaves

126

Number of inputs/outputs

3872 inputs/3872 outputs (242 %IW words, 242 %QW words)

Subset of Class 1 Master

function

Read/write DP slave I/O data

Transfer slave diagnostic data
Set slave parameters (on power-up)
Check slave configurations (on power-up)

Subset of Class 2 Master

function

Manage monitoring requests: Global_CONTROL et Get_Master_Diag

Master/Master dialogue is not supported

References
Description
Profibus DP bus
module assembly
for Premium
TSX/PCX PLCs

Communication
profile
Master/slave
12 M bits/s

Profibus DP module
configuration
software

Services

Class 1 and Class 2 TSX PBY 100

Master functions, see
characteristics
Profibus FMS
message handling
not supported
Generates an ASCII TLX L FBC 10M
configuration file for
the module to be
imported into the PL7
application

Weight
kg
0.870

Elements for connection to Profibus DP bus

Description
Momentum communication module

Use

Description
Profibus DP connecting cables

Reference

Profibus DP bus on 170 DTN 110 00

Momentum I/O subbases

Weight
kg

490 NAD 911 03

Intermediate
connection

490 NAD 911 04

Intermediate
connection and
terminal port

490 NAD 911 05

Length

Reference

100 m

TSX PBS CA 100

400 m

TSX PBS CA 400

Connectors for communication module Line terminator

Reference

Weight
kg

TSX PBY 100

490 NAD 911 03

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