Integration into an automation system
7.2 Device in a SIMATIC S7 configuration
7.2Device in a SIMATIC S7 configuration
7.2.1MPI/PROFIBUS-DP network
You can connect the device to a SIMATIC S7 automation system or a PROFIBUS DP network via the MPI/DP interface. You can connect up to 32 PC, PG, or AS devices to one network segment. The use of repeaters allows you to interconnect several MPI/PROFIBUS DP network segments. The complete MPI/PROFIBUS DP network consists of a maximum of 127 stations.
The device is physically connected to the MPI/PROFIBUS DP network via an electrically isolated RS485 interface on the PC motherboard. The potential is isolated within the safety low voltage circuit (SELV).
The transmission rate is limited to 187.5 Kbps with the
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