Communication System Manual 3VF, 3WN, 3WS Circuit-Breakers
Version 1.0 (05/98) Copyright Siemens AG 1998. All rights reserved.
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Contents
1 INTRODUCTION 4
1.1 Contents of this manual 4
1.2 Explanation of terms and advantages of "communication" 4
1.3 Explanation of terms "PROFIBUS" and "PROFIBUS-DP" 5
1.4 The open world of PROFIBUS-DP communication 6
2 3VF CIRCUIT-BREAKERS 7
2.1 Design and mode of operation 7
2.1.1 Communication via PROFIBUS-DP 7
2.1.2 Data exchange 8
2.1.3 Hardware and software connections of 3VF 10
2.1.4 Connecting 3VF to the communication system 12
2.1.5 Selection and ordering data 17
2.1.6 Parameter file 19
2.2 Technical data 25
2.3 Supplementary literature on 3VF communication 25
3 3WN6 CIRCUIT-BREAKERS 26
3.1 Mode of operation and design 26
3.1.1 General mode of operation of 3WN6 circuit-breaker communication via PROFIBUS-DP 26
3.1.2 Hardware and software requirements 26
3.2 Bus connection functionality 28
3.3 Procedure for connection to communication system 31
3.4 Displaying the data in the 3WN6 circuit-breaker 37
3.4.1 Addressing the 3WN6 functions on PROFIBUS-DP: 37
3.4.2 List of acyclic 3WN6 messages on PROFIBUS-DP 39
3.4.3 List of cyclical 3WN6 data traffic on PROFIBUS-DP 52
3.4.4 Examples of (acyclic) message requests: 54
3.4.5 Time response of data traffic 55
3.5 Description of software block required for utilizing communication functions
with SIMATIC S5 and S7 59
3.5.1 CPU and DP master types 59
3.5.2 Displaying data in PROFIBUS-DP 59
3.5.2.1 Parameterization 59
3.5.2.2 Configuration 59
3.5.2.3 Diagnostics 60
3.5.2.4 Data 60
3.5.3 STEP 5 program 63
3.5.3.1 Brief outline of software block tasks 63
3.5.3.2 Preparing to use the software block 63
3.5.3.3 General information and adaptations 63