Setup Guide - Profibus communication

AC141x with Step 7 V5.5

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 Setup Guide - Profibus communication - AC141x with Step 7 V5.5

Contents:

1. Connect the Profibus Unit

2. Create a Project and set the PG/PC Interface
3. Configure the Hardware
4. Configure the Profibus Gateway
5. Transfer the Project
6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

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1. Connect the Profibus Unit

Siemens PLC with ifm AS-i / PB Gateway

Laptop / PC Profibus Interface AC141x

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2. Create a Project and set the PG/PC Interface

 Create project
 Start Simatic Manager with
icon from desktop

 Use an appropriate name for

the project

 Confirm with OK

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2. Create a Project and set the PG/PC Interface

 Set the PG/PC interface

 Set the PG/PC-Interface using
„Options -> Set PG/PC Interface“.

 Choose the PC from the list of

Ethernet interfaces.

 Confirm with OK

 Confirm with OK

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3. Configure the Hardware

 Add the Simatic Station

 Add the PLC to the project : „Insert -> Station -> Simatic 300 Station or
Simatic 400 Station“

 Open the Hardware configuration

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3. Configure the Hardware

 Add Rail
 Add the Rack Rail by using „drag and drop“ on the respective icon from the
catalogue.

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3. Configure the Hardware

 Add CPU
 Add the CPU by using „drag and drop“ to the respective slot from the catalogue.

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3. Configure the Hardware

 Set the Ethernet interface

 Enter the IP address for the
Ethernet interface of the PLC

 Click „New…“ to add the ethernet

connection

 Enter an appropriate name for the

Ethernet connection

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3. Configure the Hardware

 Set Ethernet interface

 The Ethernet interface „Ethernet1“
is now added. Close the
configuration session with OK.
 This interface will be used to upload
and download the PLC
configuration and program

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Install GSD File

 The „Generic Station
Description “ File (GSD
File) is required in order to
integrate the Profibus
gateway into the hardware
configuration. When using
the Profibus gateway with
the Step 7 system for the
first time, the GSD File is to
be installed via „Options ->
Install GSD File….“

 Choose the GSD File with

„Browse…“

 Start the installation

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Add the Profibus path – right click on the MPI/DP interface to create the
Profibus connection

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Add the Profibus path – right click on the MPI/DP interface to create the
Profibus connection

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Add the Profibus gateway

 Choose the Profibus gateway from the catalogue using the following steps: „Profibus
DP -> Additional Field Devices -> Gateway -> ifm electronic gmbh -> AS-Interface ->
AC1411/12-PB V2.0 and add it to Profibus network.

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Description of the Slots

 Slots 1 - 4: digital IO signals M1/M2 (address 0-63)
 Slots 5 - 6: analogue inputs M1/M2 (address 256 – 263)
 Slots 7 - 8: analogue outputs M1/M2 (address 256 – 263)

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Description of Slots
 Slots 1 - 4: digital IO signals

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4. Configure the Profibus Gateway

 Description of Slots
 Slots 5 - 6: analogue inputs/outputs,
 Data mapping and corresponding parameter setting:
 analogue channels per input / output slave" = 1
 analogue channels per input / output slave" = 2
 „analogue channels per input / output slave" = 4 is not suitable for this
representations since it can be defined by the user.
. Complete table for data mapping is given in the Device Manual

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5. Transfer the Project

 Save the configuration using Ctrl + S or „Station -> Save and Compile“

 Load the configuration to PLC using Ctrl + L or „PLC -> Download“

 If the configuration is correct, the bus error LEDs (BF 1 and BF 2) are out and the
system error LED (SF) of the CPU is green.

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6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

 Create a Variable Table (VAT) in Step7

 Insert -> Range of Variables…

 IW for Input Words or PIW for Periphery Input Words

 IB für Input Bytes or PIB for Periphery Input Bytes
 Ix.y for Input-Bits, for example . I64.1 for bit 1 in input byte 64
 -> Read inputs via monitor variable (glasses)

 QW for Output Word or PQW for Periphery Output Word

 QB for Output Byte or PQB for Periphery Output Byte
 Qx.y for Output Bit, for example Q64.1 for bit 1 in output byte 64
 -> Outputs can be set via Variable Control

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6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

 Add variable table by right clicking left window, Insert New Object –> Variable table

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6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

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6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

 Open VAT table by clicking on VAT1
 To add variables, Go to Insert  Range of Variable

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6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

 To Monitor values, Variable  Monitor

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6. Monitor the Inputs and Outputs

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