ii P485 MODBUS TO PROFIBUS CONVERTER – USER GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Profibus installation procedure ...........................................................................2–7
Profibus configuration tool...................................................................................................... ...............2–7
Profibus network termination.............................................. ................................................................. 2–7
Links...................................... .............................................................................................. ..............................2–7
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................2–8
dESCRIPTION.............................................. ................................................................................. ..................2–8
DATA EXCHANGE Overview...................................................................................................................3–1
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................3–1
Internal memory buffer structure.............................................................................................. .........3–1
Memory Map............................................................................................................3–2
Memory locations............................................................................................ ...........................................3–2
Protocol configuration...........................................................................................3–3
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................3–3
Communication mode...................................................................................................... ........................3–3
Protocol building blocks................................................................................................... ........................3–3
SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
Introduction........................................................................................... ..................4–1
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................4–1
System requirements....................................................................................................................... .........4–1
Installation procedure............................... ............................................................4–1
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................4–1
Installing from EnerVista CD........................................................... .......................................................4–1
Installing from the GE Multilin website.............................................................................................. 4–1
Using the EnerVista P485/D485 Setup software...............................................4–2
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................4–2
Configuration wizard................................................................................................... ..............................4–2
Select fieldbus type.................................................................................................. ..................................4–3
Sub-network properties....................................................................... ....................................................4–4
Device types........................................................................................... .......................................................4–5
Connecting devices............................................................................................................ ........................4–7
Selecting parameters for each node...................................................................... ...........................4–8
Configuration report................................................................................................ ..................................4–8
Configuration main window........................... ......................................................4–9
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................4–9
Navigation window................................................................... .............................................................. 4–10
Parameter window............................................................................................................. .....................4–10
Information window.................................................. ............................................................................. 4–10
Configuration line indicator................ ................................................................................................ 4–10
Options window............................................................................................. ........................................... 4–11
Fieldbus configuration........................................................................................ 4–11
Description........................................................................ .......................................................................... 4–11
P485/D485 configuration...................................... ............................................. 4–12
Parameter window............................................................................................................. .....................4–12
Modbus network configuration......................................................................... 4–13
Overview............................................. .................................................................................... ..................... 4–13
Serial interface settings........................... ............................................................................................. 4–13
COMMUNICATION MODEL
Introduction........................................................................................... ..................5–1
Description........................................................................ .............................................................................5–1
Scan list.............................................................................................................................. ..............................5–2