FC310x - PCI Cards for PROFIBUS

Uploading the Configuration

The PROFIBUS can be scanned by ADS Read for new devices during operation:

ADS-Read parameters
Meaning
Net-ID
Net-ID of the master (see the device's ADS tab)
Port
200
IndexGroup
0xzzyyF830 (yy = station address, zz = 0: for Beckhoff devices, tables 0,1 and 9 are read, zz = 0x80: Beckhoff devices provide the same information as third-party devices)
IndexOffset 
0
Length
1538
Data
Configuration data of the slave

If the IndexGroup indicates that, for Beckhoff devices, tables 0, 1 and 9 are to be read, then the following data is supplied, provided the device is a Beckhoff device:

Offset
Description
0 -1
0
2 -513
Table 0. Amongst the information contained here is the precise coupler type and the firmware version
514 - 1025
Table 9 (includes the coupler number and the terminal numbers)
1026 - 1537
Table 1 (only relevant for bus controllers. The assignment of the terminals is part of the information contained here)

If the device is from another manufacturer, or if the IndexGroup indicates that Beckhoff devices are to behave in exactly the same way as devices from other manufacturers, then the following information is returned in the ADS read response:

Offset
Description
0 -1
1
2 - 7
DP diagnostic data bytes 0-5 (see Slave Diagnostics)
8 - 251
DP configuration data (CfgData)