ProSoft Technology PTQ-PDPMV1 - Manual (Page 37)

PTQ-PDPMV1 ♦ Quantum Platform Configuring the Module
PROFIBUS DP Master Network Interface Module for Quantum User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 37 of 306
August 12, 2014
Scanning for Slaves Manually
In this part of the procedure, you will add and configure the PROFIBUS slaves. In
the following steps, you will add and configure a ProLinx PROFIBUS slave
module. The configuration information (.GSD file) for this module is provided on
the PTQ-PDPMV1 Solutions CD-ROM.
1 In ProSoft Configuration Builder for PROFIBUS, click the plus sign [+] to
expand the PROFIBUS DP tree.
2 Navigate to the folder containing the type of slave device to add, and then
click the plus sign [+] to expand the folder.
3 Drag the SLAVE icon into the Bus Configuration window. The slave device
appears in the Bus Configuration window as a network location to the Master.
4 In the tree view, click the plus sign [+] to expand the slave device you added.
This action opens a list of device configuration values. The following
illustration shows the device configuration values for a ProLinx PROFIBUS
slave. The values for other devices may be different, so you should review
the specifications for the product you are installing in order to determine the
correct values to use.