4. Software Implementation of the Gateway

4.2.5. Selecting and Adding the Gateway to the Profibus-DP Network

Run the “Slave…” option from the “Insert” menu (or click on the button). Move the mouse pointer (which now looks like a ) to the position where you want to add the LUFP7 gateway, then left-click.

In the window that appears, select the “LUFP7” slave, then click the “Add >>” button. If need be, edit its address and name. Gateway address configuration is detailed in chapter 2.7.1 Encoding the Gateway Address, page 22.

Once back to the SyCon main window, the selected slave appears in the selected insertion position:

4.2.6. Editing and Configuring the Gateway

Double-click on the line that corresponds to the LUFP7 gateway. The "Slave Configuration" window appears. Conduct the following operations:

In the list of available modules, select the module called “IN/OUT: 32 Byte (16 word)”. Click the “Append Module” button to add it to the list of modules configured for the gateway. This module occupies one “Slot” and consists of a 16-word I/O module (both in IW and OW). It is intended to allow the exchange of the various data presented in chapters 10.2.1 Input Data Memory Area, page 95, and 10.2.2 Output Data Memory Area, page 96.

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