VEGA VEGAPULS 51K…54K Profibus PA - Manual (Page 35)

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4.5 Bus configuration
The type of radar sensor you use depends
on your process requirements and mounting
conditions, as well as on the requirements of
your control, regulative, or process manage-
ment system.
VEGAPULS 51P … 54P Profibus radar sen-
sors are sensors for use in Profibus PA envi-
ronment. Profile 3 has been implemented in
the sensors. A measuring system consists of
one or several sensors, one or several seg-
ment couplers and one DP master computer,
such as e.g. an S7 PLC with Profibus inter-
face or a process management system with
Profibus DP-Master-Slot. The processing unit
(e.g. the PLC) evaluates the level-propor-
tional, digital measuring signals in a number
of evaluation routines and puts them to use
process specifically.
On the following four pages you will see
schematic illustrations of the bus configura-
tion.
The automation system as Master-Class 1
takes over bus control completely. It reads
out all signals cyclically and, if necessary,
gives instructions to the participants (e.g.
sensors). Beside this, additional master sys-
tems (e.g. visualisation systems or adjust-
ment tools) can be connected to the DP bus.
These systems operate as so-called Master-
Class 2 participants. Like the Master-Class 1
system, they can read out signals, give in-
structions and operate in the acyclical mode.
A DP bus does not allow power supply via
signal cable, whereas the PA bus does. Both,
DP and PA, require at a minimum a screened
two-wire cable. The DP bus can additionally
have up to 8 cores (screened), of which
some can be supply cables.
Types and Profibus configuration
Each participant on the bus must have a
unique address. The addressing covers
both bus levels. A Profibus DP network can
have max. 126 participants on the PA level. In
practice, each Master-Class 1 computer gets
address 1 and the Master-Class 2 computer
address 10 … 20. As a rule, the slaves or
participants get the addresses 21 … 126. On
the Profibus PA network segment, max. 32
sensors can be connected on one PA seg-
ment coupler.
Ex environment
In Ex environment, intrinsically safe (EEx ia)
PA sensors are used with Ex segment cou-
plers. Generally, the number of PA sensors
on a segment coupler (Ex or non-Ex) de-
pends on the current requirement of the
sensors and on the current supplied by the
segment coupler. Segment couplers for
EEx ia environment provide 90 … 110 mA.
The number of sensors results from the sum
of:
- the basic current intake of all sensors
- plus 9 mA communication signal
- plus the leakage currents of all sensors
- plus a recommended current reserve
(approx. 10 mA)
The min. basic current has been set at 10 mA
according to the Profibus specification.
VEGA Profibus radar sensors constantly
consume a basic current of 10 mA and oper-
ate without leakage current requirements, so
that in Ex environment, up to max. ten VEGA
sensors can be operated on one segment
coupler.