Controller E Profibus gateway setup using the SST Profibus Configuration Tool


The SST Profibus Configuration Tool consist of a main view (network view) and two frames: the Profibus Devices frame and the On-line Browse frame. Both of these are floating frames; drag and drop them to move them anywhere inside the network view.

Step 1: Configure the SST Profibus master

  1. Establish communications between the Profibus master and the PC using an RS232 cable.
  2. Start the SST Profibus Configuration Tool
  3. Under the File menu, Select New to create a new configuration
  4. To set the baud rate for the Profibus network, Highlight and right click the Profibus DP title in the network view. A drop down menu appears, select Properties. The network dialog box opens. For our example, we will set the baud rate to 12Mbps.
  5. Find and Select your Profibus master device (SST-PFB-SLC) in the Profibus Device frame. This is located under the Masters folderSST FolderSST-PFB-SLC master
  6. Drag and Drop the SST-PFB-SLC master into the network view frame
  7. The SST-PFB-SLC window appears, specify the address of the master under the master station number in the General tab.
  8. In the Com port tab, select the com port that is available on the laptop.
  9. Click OK. The Profibus master is now added to the network view.
Step 2: Configure Controller E Profibus Gateway
  1. Find and Select the controller-e device under the Profibus Device frame. This is located under the Slave folderifm electronicsAS-I DP gateway.

If the IFM DP gateway is not listed, under the Library menu, select “AddGSD”. The Add Profibus Device window opens. Find the GSD file called AS-I DP gateway and Click Open. This file can be downloaded from the AS-I support web page located at asi_support.htm. You can now add the device to the network view window as described above.

  1. Drag and drop the AS-I DP gateway into the network view under the Profibus master.

A Configuration dialog box appears for the selected slave. (Figure 1)


Figure 1
  1. Set the address of the Profibus gateway under the General tab Stationaddress.
  2. In the Module tab, add modules as seen below (See Figure 2). This will setup the gateway for A and B addressing with 4 bytes for the command channel for channel 1. This must be in the correct order. Click OK once these parameters are set.

No. / Name / Description
0 / InOut8word / 1: All (A) Slaves ASI Master 1
1 / empty / 2: No (A) Slaves ASI Master 2
2 / InOut8word / 3: All (B) Slaves ASI Master 1
3 / empty1 / 4: No (B) Slaves ASI Master 2
4 / empty2 / 5: No ASI Analog MUX Input
5 / empty3 / 6: No ASI Analog MUX Output
6 / InOut8byte / 7: 4 byte ASI Command Channel
7 / empty4 / 8: No PLC IN
8 / empty5 / 9: No PLC OUT
9 / empty6 / 10: No Analog IN
10 / empty7 / 11: No Analog Out
Figure 2
  1. Repeat steps 10-13 for each Profibus gateway on the network
  2. Under the File menu, choose Save As to save the configuration
Step 3: Download Configuration to Profibus Master
  1. In the Network View, highlight and right click on the SST_PFB_SLC master

  2. A drop down menu appears. (See figure 3) Select Connect.

Figure 3

  1. Again, highlight and right click on the SST_PFB_SLC master and select Load Configuration.
  2. A new window appears: Minimum cycle time for the master is too low to monitor DP network. This is a default message. Click OK.
  3. The Configuration is now downloaded.