PROFIBUS data transfer
6.4 Communication with a PROFIBUS DP class 2 master
3WL/3VL circuit breakers with communication capability - PROFIBUS
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6.4
Communication with a PROFIBUS DP class 2 master
PCs with PROFIBUS DP cards are usually class 2 masters, e.g. when using
Switch ES Power.
Communication with a class 2 master always takes place via DPV2.
6.5
Integration with the GSD file
Downloading the GSD file
The current version of the GSD file for the SENTRON circuit breakers can be downloaded
from the Service and Support Homepage:
1.
Navigate to Service and support (
2.
Enter "sentron gsd" in the area "Search for product information" and select "GO"
In the search result, the file "3WL_3VL.zip" contains all the necessary files.
Configuring tool
The device parameters are configured with a configuring tool possessed by every
PROFIBUS DP master:
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With a SIMATC S7 as the master, this is the HW Config of the SIMATIC STEP7 package.
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If it is not a SIMATIC S7, configuration can be carried out, for example, with the
corresponding tool of the vendor, dependent on the master.
Installing the GSD
If the GSD file that contains the generic station description of the circuit breaker has not yet
been installed, this must be integrated in advance into the configuring tool.
You integrate the GSD file into the SIMATIC development environment with the hardware
configuration editor "HW Config" as follows:
1.
Open the "Hardware" object in the SIMATIC Manager
2.
From the "Options" menu, choose "Install New GSD ...".
3.
Select the source and the file "Siem80C0.gs*". The place holder "*" represents the
relevant language index, g = German, e = English.
Following this, the SENTRON WL/VL is available for further configuring in the HW catalog
under "PROFIBUS DP\Other field devices\Switchgear".
Note
The GSD file supports both DPV0 and DPV1.