Rockwell Automation 20-COMM-P Profibus Adapter User Manual

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Configuring the Profibus Scanner

1. Click on the (+) sign of the Masters folder in the Library window to

open the SST sub-folder. Available DP masters are displayed in this
sub-folder.

2. Click on the (+) sign of the Slaves folder in the Library window and

the Allen-Bradley sub-folder to display the available DP slaves or
the 20-COMM-P slave. Refer to

Figure 4.6

.

3. Double-click the SST-PFB-SLC MASTER in the Masters folder in

the Library window to add the scanner to the network.

4. A user-defined Name and Description can be given to the scanner.

In our example, the scanner will be Station 0 on the network, as
shown in

Figure 4.7

.

Figure 4.7 SST-SST-PFB-SLC Master (General) Dialogue Box.

5. Click on the Parameters tab to view the Scan Cycle Times.

In our example, use the default settings as shown in

Figure 4.8

.

Figure 4.8 Scan Cycle Times Dialogue Box

Connection and Baud Rate settings configure how the software tool will
communicate with the CONFIG RS232 port on the scanner.

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