5136-PFB-VME Software Guide Version 2.04

Introduction

This chapter describes the following: 

 • the purpose of the manual 

 • the style conventions used in the manual 

 • an overview of the card 

 • reference material 

 • warranty and technical support information

Purpose

This document is a software user’s guide for the SST 5136-PFB-VME interface card. This card makes it possible for an application running on a VMEbus host computer to communicate with ProfiBus networks using Profibus DP and FDL.  

Conventions

Style

The following conventions are used throughout the manual: 

 • Listed items, where order is of no significance, are preceded by bullets. 

 • Listed items, to be performed in the order in which they appear, are preceded by a number. 

 • References to commands, or dialog boxes are italicized. 

 • User entry text is in Courier 9 pt font. 

 • Buttons that the user may press are in SMALL CAPS.

Special Notation

The following special notations are used throughout the manual:

Warning messages alert the reader to situations where personal injury may result. Warnings are accompanied by the symbol shown, and precede the topic to which they refer.

Caution messages alert the reader to situations where equipment damage may result. Cautions are accompanied by the symbol shown, and precede the topic to which they refer

A note provides additional information, emphasizes a point, or gives a tip for easier operation. Notes are accompanied by the symbol shown, and follow the text to which they refer.

Card Overview

The 5136-PFB-VME card can: 

 • act as a DP slave 

 • act as a DP master 

 • send and receive FDL (layer 2) messages

The card supports simultaneous operation in all these modes. The card supports the standard ProfiBus baud rates of 9.6K, 19.2K, 93.75K, 187.5K, 500K, 750K, 1.5M, 3M, 6M and 12M baud. The card has an onboard Intel i960 processor with 512 Kbytes of local RAM, that handles the communication protocol and data formatting into the shared RAM. A VMEbus interface, with capabilities as outlined in the Specifications section of  this manual. Five registers in VME short address space for control of the card. 4 1.3 Card Overview The 5136-PFB-VME card can: 

 • act as a DP slave • act as a DP master 

 • send and receive FDL (layer 2) messages The 5136-PFB-VME consists of: The card has an additional 256 Kbytes of RAM which is shared with the host as either a single block of 256 Kbytes (linear addressing mode) or as one of sixteen, 16Kbyte pages (paged mode). In paged mode, the host determines which page of this shared RAM is mapped into the host memory by writing to a register on the card. This block of memory contains all the tables and buffers that are used to pass information between the interface card and the application software running in the host computer. 

This approach ensures a fast and simple connection between the host computer and the card software. In addition, the card has 512 Kbytes of sectored flash memory, for storage of programs and configuration data. ProfiBus configuration information may also be stored in flash

Reference Documents

For information on ProfiBus, refer to one of the following: 

 • ProfiBus standard DIN 19 245 parts 1, 2 and 3. Part 1 describes the low level protocol and electrical characteristics, part 2 describes FMS, part 3 describes DP 

 • European standard EN 50170 

 • ET 200 Distributed I/O System Manual, 6ES5 998-3ES22

Technical Support

Before you call for help..

Please ensure that you have the following information readily available before calling for technical support.

• Card type and serial number 

 • Computer make and model and hardware configuration (other cards installed) 

 • Operating system type and version 

 • Details of the problem; application module type and version, target network, circumstances that caused the problem

The following sections describe briefly the steps required to bring the 5136-PFB-VME online as a DP master or a DP slave, using the sample programs provided with the card. These steps assume that the card is being installed using the default port and memory addresses. They also assume familiarity with the SST ProfiBus Configuration Tool or Siemens COM PROFIBUS configuration software

Quick Start 2.1.

1 DP Master Prior to performing this procedure, refer to the Hardware User’s Guide for more detailed information on installing the card. 1. Install the card. (Refer to the Hardware User’s Guide0. Check the switch setting on the card and install the card in the computer. 

 2. Install the Software, choosing one of the three options described here. Refer to the Hardware User’s Guide, for more detailed information.- Run the batch file install.bat on the distribution disk to install the DOS distribution software. This batch file install the software in the directory sspfbdos.- Run the setup.exe program from the appropriate Windows disk to install the SST ProfiBus Configuration Tool.- Run the batch file cometupdcomet to install the files for configuring the 5136-PFB-VME under COM PROFIBUS.