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
