SMC Sierra Monitor FieldServer FS-8700-122 PROFIBUS DP Master Release note

Driver Revision: 1.01
Document Revision: 1.A
FieldServer
FS-8700-122 PROFIBUS DP Master
Driver Manual
(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after May 2019.

PROFIBUS DP Master Driver Manual
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PROFIBUS DP Master Driver Manual
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROFIBUS DP Master Description.....................................................................................................4
Driver Scope of Supply .......................................................................................................................4
2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor .............................................................................................................4
2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment............................................................................4
2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Software....................................................................................................4
2.2.2 Required 3rd Party Configuration.............................................................................................4
Hardware Connections........................................................................................................................5
3.1 Hardware Connection Tips / Hints..................................................................................................5
Configuring the FieldServer as a PROFIBUS DP Master Client......................................................6
4.1 FieldServer .....................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Data Arrays/Descriptors .................................................................................................................6
4.3 Client Side Connection Descriptors................................................................................................7
4.4 Client Side Node Descriptors .........................................................................................................7
4.5 Client Side Map Descriptors...........................................................................................................8
4.5.1 FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters ...................................................................8
4.5.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................8
4.5.3 Timing Parameters..................................................................................................................8
4.6 Map Descriptor Examples ..............................................................................................................9
4.7 Configuring the Embedded PROFIBUS Database.......................................................................10
Appendix A. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................14
Appendix A.1. Connection Tips & Hints ..................................................................................................14
Appendix A.1.1. Error Message Displays when Downloading the PROFIBUS Database ..................14
Appendix A.1.2. Configuration Error Reported....................................................................................14
Appendix A.1.3. Mismatched Slaves Error Reported ..........................................................................14

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PROFIBUS DP MASTER DESCRIPTION
The FieldServer PROFIBUS DP Master driver can be used to transfer I/O data with up to 125 PROFIBUS
DP Slave devices. The FieldServer is programmed with an embedded database using the required 3rd
party configuration tool. The embedded database contains information on the number of slaves and I/O
modules to be transferred with each slave. The tool requires the input of GSD/E files for each slave to be
connected.
Max Nodes Supported
FieldServer Mode
Nodes
Comments
Client
DPV1 MASTER
(CLASS 1) ONLY
125
This is the maximum number of PROFIBUS DP Slaves that can
be connected to the FieldServer. A maximum total of 1536 bytes
can be transferred with all DP Slaves.
DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY
2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor
Part #
Description
52201
PROFIBUS Connector
FS-8915-31
Adapter Card, PROFIBUS Master FS-B3
2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment
2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Software
Description
Comments
HMS Anybus NetTool for
PROFIBUS
Used to configure the PROFIBUS network configuration and load it
directly into the PROFIBUS card.
Vendor gsd's
*.gsd files for all vendor devices to be on the network are required by
HMS NetTool for completion of network configuration.
2.2.2 Required 3rd Party Configuration
Connection to a correctly terminated PROFIBUS network.

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HARDWARE CONNECTIONS
The FieldServer is connected to the PROFIBUS network and NetTool as shown in the connection
drawing below.
PROFIBUS DB9 connector NetTool RS-232 connector
PROFIBUS Status LEDs
HMS Anybus NetTool RS-232 Serial Cable
PROFIBUS DB9 Connector Pinouts *
Pin
Name
Description
Housing
Shield
Connected to PE
1
Not connected
-
2
Not connected
-
3
B-Line
Positive RxD/TxD according to RS-485 specification
4
RTS1
Request to Send
5
GND BUS2
Isolated GND from RS-485 side
6
+5V BUS2
Isolated +5V from RS-485 side
7
Not connected
-
8
A-Line
Negative RxD/TxD according to RS-485 specification
9
Not connected
-
* Only A-line, B-line and Shield are used for most applications.
PROFIBUS NetTool connector Pinouts
PC Side DB9 Female
FieldServer Side DB9 Female
2
3
3
2
5
5
3.1 Hardware Connection Tips / Hints
Use the recommended network cable and terminators as specified by the PROFIBUS network
organization and/or the manufacturer of the network equipment.
1
Used in some equipment to determine the direction of transmission.
2
Used for bus termination. Some devices, such as optical transceivers (RS-485 to fiber optics), require an external power supply
from these pins.

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CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A PROFIBUS DP MASTER CLIENT
For detailed information on FieldServer configuration, refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration
files included with the FieldServer (see “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with up to 125 PROFIBUS DP Slaves.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to
enable the FieldServer for PROFIBUS DP Master communications, the driver independent FieldServer
buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be
declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and the data required from the Servers needs to be mapped
in the “Client Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.
NOTE: In the tables below, * indicates an optional parameter and the bold legal value the default.
4.1 FieldServer
Section Title
FieldServer
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
System_Station_Address
PROFIBUS address of the DP Master.
0-125
4.2 Data Arrays/Descriptors
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Data_Array_Name
Provide name for Data Array.
Up to 15 alphanumeric
characters
Data_Array_Format
Provide data format. Each Data Array can only take on
one format.
Float, Bit, Byte, Uint16,
Uint32, Sint16, Sint32
Data_Array_Length
Number of Data Objects. Must be larger than the data
storage area required by the Map Descriptors for the
data being placed in this array.
1-10000
Example
// Data Arrays
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name
,Data_Array_Format
,Data_Array_Length
Byte_Output
, Byte
, 10
Byte_Input
, Byte
, 10
Word_Output
, Uint16
, 10
Word_Input
, Uint16
, 10
Float_Output
, Float
, 10
Float_Input
, Float
, 10

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4.3 Client Side Connection Descriptors
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Adapter
Adapter Name
Prof_DP
Example
// Client Side Connections
Adapters
Adapter
Prof_DP
4.4 Client Side Node Descriptors
Section Title
Nodes
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Node_Name
Provide name for Node.
Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
Node_ID
Station address of physical remote PROFIBUS
Slave.
0-125
Protocol
Specify Protocol used.
Prof_Master
Example
// Client Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name
, Node_ID
, Protocol
PDP_SLV003
, 3
, Prof_Master
PDP_SLV125
, 125
, Prof_Master

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4.5 Client Side Map Descriptors
4.5.1 FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Map_Descriptor_Name
Name of this Map Descriptor.
Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
Data_Array_Name
Name of Data Array where data is
to be stored in the FieldServer.
One of the Data Array names from
“Data Array” section above
Data_Array_Offset
Starting location in Data Array.
0 to (Data_Array_Length-1) as specified
in “Data_Array” section
Function
Function of Client Map Descriptor.
Rdbc, Wrbc
4.5.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Node_Name
Name of Node from which to fetch
data.
One of the node names specified in
Section 4.4
PROFIBUS_Data_Type
Arrangement of buffer data.
Byte, Word, Bool, Float
Address
Starting address of buffer in bytes.
0 - 243
Length
Length of Map Descriptor3
1 - 244 ( BYTE )
1 - 122 ( WORD )
1 - 1952 ( BOOL )
1 - 61 ( FLOAT )
4.5.3 Timing Parameters
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Scan_Interval
Rate at which data is transferred from FieldServer data arrays to
PROFIBUS Master buffers.
≥0.001s
3
A maximum combined total length of 1536 bytes are permitted for all Map Descriptors accessing Slave devices.

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4.6 Map Descriptor Examples
This example shows the transfer of I/O data with Remote PROFIBUS DP Slaves using Station Addresses
of 1 and 125.
Map Descriptor
Map_Descriptor_Name
, Data_Array_Name
, Data_Array_Offset
, Function
, Node_Name
Word_In_003
, Word_Input
, 0
, Rdbc
, PDP_SLV003
Word_Out_003
, Word_Output
, 0
, Wrbc
, PDP_SLV003
Byte_In_125
, Byte_Input
, 0
, Rdbc
, PDP_SLV125
Byte_Out_125
, Byte_Output
, 0.
, Wrbc
, PDP_SLV125
, PROFIBUS_Data_Type
, Address
, Length
, Scan_Interval
, Word
, 0
, 50
, 1s
, Word
, 0
, 50
, 1s
, Byte
, 0
, 120
, 1s
, Byte
, 0
, 120
, 1s
If the device only has an input buffer:
Map Descriptor
Map_Descriptor_Name
, Data_Array_Name
, Data_Array_Offset
, Function
, Node_Name
Word_In
, Word_Input
, 0
, Rdbc
, PDP_SLV003
Byte_In
, Byte_Input
, 0
, Rdbc
, PDP_SLV003
, PROFIBUS_Data_Type
, Address
, Length
, Scan_Interval
, Word
, 0
, 50
, 1s
, Byte
, 0
, 120
, 1s
If the device only has an output buffer:
Map Descriptor
Map_Descriptor_Name
, Data_Array_Name
, Data_Array_Offset
, Function
, Node_Name
Word_Out
, Word_Out
, 0
, Wrbc
, PDP_SLV003
Byte_Out
, Byte_Out
, 0
, Wrbc
, PDP_SLV003
, PROFIBUS_Data_Type
, Address
, Length
, Scan_Interval
, Word
, 0
, 50
, 1s
, Byte
, 0
, 120
, 1s
If the device has both an input and an output buffer:
Map Descriptor
Map_Descriptor_Name
, Data_Array_Name
, Data_Array_Offset
, Function
, Node_Name
Word_In
, Word_Input
, 0
, Rdbc
, PDP_SLV003
Word_Out
, Word_Output
, 0
, Wrbc
, PDP_SLV003
Byte_In
, Byte_Input
, 0
, Rdbc
, PDP_SLV003
Byte_Out
, Byte_Output
, 0
, Wrbc
, PDP_SLV003
, PROFIBUS_Data_Type
, Address
, Length
, Scan_Interval
, Word
, 0
, 50
, 1s
, Word
, 0
, 50
, 1s
, Byte
, 0
, 120
, 1s
, Byte
, 0
, 120
, 1s
The table below shows the map descriptor function that to use in the config.csv with a specific module.
Module
Map Descriptor Function
In
Rdbc
Out
Wrbc
In/Out
Wrbc/Rdbc4
A PROFIBUS Slave device will have one of three types of I/O Modules, Input, Output or Input/Output. The
I/O Module type can only be found by analyzing the GDS file of the device in a PROFIBUS Software
system.
4
Two Map Descriptors need to be configured, one for the input module and one for the output.

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4.7 Configuring the Embedded PROFIBUS Database
The PROFIBUS Master has to be configured with an embedded database that contains information about
the PROFIBUS Network data rate and remote Slave devices to access. The HMS Anybus NetTool for
PROFIBUS software must be installed and used for this purpose. Connect a serial RS-232 cable from the
PC with the tool installed to the serial connector on the FS-B35 as shown in Section 3:
Expand the PROFIBUS Master Tree, select the ABM-DPV device and drag it onto the Bus Configuration
Screen. This is the FieldServer PROFIBUS DP Master device.
Select Project-> New
Expand the PROFIBUS Master Tree,
select the ABM-DPV device and drag it
onto the Bus Configuration Screen. This
is the FS-B35 FieldServer PROFIBUS
DP Master device.
Expand the PROFIBUS DP tree and drag
the Slave Device you want to connect to
onto the Bus Configuration window. The
ANYBUS-S PDP Slave device is shown
here for illustration purposes.
If your device is not listed, import the
device’s GSD file by right clicking on
PROFIBUS DP and selecting “Install
new GS* file”.

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Right-click on the PROFIBUS Slave and assign its PROFIBUS address.
Continue adding all other Slaves and setting their PROFIBUS addresses.
Right click on the ABM-DPV Master device and select Object Properties. Set the Master Station Address
to the same as the System_Station_Address used in the FieldServer’s config.csv file. Also set the desired
PROFIBUS Network baud rate.

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Select the first slave device, right-click on the Slot 1 line and choose Module selection. Now add I/O
modules up to the total number of bytes or words that will be transferred with this Slave as set up in the
config.csv file.
For Example, for the Map Descriptor for Slave1 using 50 Words In and Out, you would choose the
following modules:
Continue selecting other Slaves and adding modules for them as well.
NOTE: Changing of Input and Output Addresses are not allowed. All addresses must be
contiguous for the PROFIBUS to work correctly.
Select Online-> Driver selection and on the serial Tab, choose the serial port on the PC connected to the
FS-B35 by clicking on Configure-> Configure path.
Ensure that the FS-B35 FieldServer is running and that a matching configuration file with Node and Map
Descriptors for each slave configured has been downloaded to the FS-B35.
Make sure you can connect using FS-GUI to the FS-B35 and there are no configuration errors.

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Choose Online-> Download configuration to install the embedded database in the FS-B35.
NOTE: The FS-B35 must be running with a valid configuration file before it will allow download of
a new database.

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Appendix A. Troubleshooting
Appendix A.1. Connection Tips & Hints
Appendix A.1.1. Error Message Displays when Downloading the PROFIBUS Database
•Ensure that the correct serial port has been selected in the configure path setting.
•Ensure that the FS-B35 is powered up with a valid configuration file declaring all the Slaves with
which to communicate.
•Confirm that the Run LED is flashing.
The following message on the error screen of the FS-GUI is shown when the FS-B35 detects a request
for new database download:
Detected New PROFIBUS Database!
Restarting FieldServer in 10 seconds...
Appendix A.1.2. Configuration Error Reported
•Ensure that the correct Map Descriptor function has been used. Refer to Sections 4.5.2 and
Section 4.7.
•Ensure that the number of configured bytes on the card has not been exceeded. A maximum of
1536 bytes can be accessed.
Appendix A.1.3. Mismatched Slaves Error Reported
This error message is caused when the number of Slaves (represented by node entries) in the
configuration file does not match the number of Slaves configured and downloaded with the HMS
AnyBus NetTool for PROFIBUS.
Correct this error by removing unused slave devices from either the configuration file or the HMS
Network configuration and downloading again, or simply ensure that the number of Slaves match
between the 2 configurations.