8
PROFIBUS-DP Network configuration
Section 1-2
default value and some are optional. The device data base file is divided into
three parts:
General Section
•
General specifications
This section contains the vendor name, the device name, hardware- and soft-
ware release versions, device type and identification number, protocol specifi-
cation and supported baud rates.
DP-master Section
•
DP master-related specifications
This section contains all parameters which only apply to DP master devices
(e.g. maximum memory size for the master parameter set, maximum number
of entries in the list of active devices, or the maximum number of slaves the
master can handle).
DP-slave Section
•
DP slave-related specifications
This section contains all specification related to slaves (e.g. minimum time
between two slave poll cycles, specification of the inputs and outputs, and
consistency of the I/O data).