Fieldbus settings

The Connection status can show the following status messages:

Status

Description

Fieldbus_Online

The fieldbus module is online. The communication between the controller and the fieldbus master is active.

Fieldbus_Offline

The fieldbus module is offline. The communication between the controller and the fieldbus master is not active.

Fieldbus_NoModuleInstalled

No fieldbus module is detected in the controller.

Fieldbus_NotConfigured

A fieldbus module is detected in the controller but the module is not configured.

Fieldbus_Initializing

A fieldbus status during reset or as a result when global parameters have been changed. This is a temporary status until a steady status is displayed.

The fieldbus status can also show errors:

Error Code

Description

Action

Fieldbus_ModuleMismatch

Supported module. Parameter mismatch detected.

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Fieldbus_UnsupportedModuleInstalled

Unsupported fieldbus module.

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Fieldbus_ConfiguredModuleNot Installed

Configuration data created. No module detected.

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Fieldbus_Unexpectedconfigurationerror

Mismatch between controller and ToolsTalk 2.

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Changing some global parameters like frame size, fieldbus module address, will cause the fieldbus module to reset.

  1. Select a controller in the Plant structure workspace .

  2. Select Fieldbus and SoftPLC in the Menu bar then select the Overview sub-tab.

  3. In Fieldbus settings select Fieldbus type from the drop-down menu.

  4. Enter the size in bytes of the entire Frame size for both the receive and transmit direction. The value must be an even integer number.

  5. Enter the fieldbus type specific parameters.