Unity Application Generator

How Can I…
Manage devices over Profibus
Issue

●I have got many devices (field instruments /IOs and some

special third party devices) to be connected over Profibus.
●I want to make each devices available in my architecture
so that I can use IO in my control modules.

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How to do..
Basic explanation

●UAG offers a possibility to include devices connected to

PLC over Profibus and made it available in architecture so
that IOs can be used in control modules.
●Complete profibus configuration (from ProSoft /SyCon)
can be imported directly into UAG.
● Goal:
● To import a profibus configuration file from ProSoft.
● Assign addresses to each device.
● Use IO variables from each device in control modules
● Generate application in Unity with IO scanning for Profibus devices
and sections.

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How to do..
In UAG

●In UAG, a PLC capable

of handling profibus
module should be
configured.
●Under the PLC, an
appropriate module
capable of handling
Profibus should be
inserted.

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How to do..
In UAG

●By left -clicking on the

module, a small menu
with ProSoft options
will appear.
●“Create Profibus
configuration” should
be selected.

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●ProSoft can be opened

by clicking “Open
Profibus “option

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●In ProSoft,
the master
should be
configured
and
address
/module
position
should be
adapted.

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How to do..
In UAG

●Addresses of can be found in

the “Properties” of CPU in UAG

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How to do..
In UAG

●Addresses
window in UAG
looks like this:
●Field-bus
addresses
should be noted
as these are
addresses for
Profibus

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●Please use “Configure” option of

the Master under ProSoft:

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●The
addresses
and module
position in
ProSoft
should be the
same as it is
given in UAG
(see slide 9).

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●The Profibus nodes can

be configured by
opening “Configure” on
“Profibus DP” in ProSoft

●This screen will appear:

User has to click on
“Configure Profibus”

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●Profibus node editor

will appear.

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How to do..
In UAG/ProSoft

●User can find all the

available profibus
nodes – these are
SE devices which
can be connected to
a Profibus.

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How to do..
In UAG/ProSoft

●By “Drag-
n-Drop”
user can
build a
complete
bus with
addresses
of each
node.

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How to do..
In UAG/ ProSoft

●VERY IMPORTANT
NOTE: User can
include third party
devices (like field
instruments /drives
etc) by importing
“GSD files” provided
by the supplier.

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●User has to save and

close the node editor.
This screen will
appear.
●By clicking on “Show
Unity Map” user can
see the addressing in
Unity mapping

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How to do..
In UAG /ProSoft

●Unity
address
mapping
●User has
to close
ProSoft..

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How to do..
In UAG

●System will get

back to UAG.
●User can import
“Profibus
configuration.
●UAG will import
and a report of
import will be
generated.

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How to do..
In UAG

●All the Profibus

nodes configured
inside ProSoft will
be appear in UAG.

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How to do..
In UAG

●By using
normal “drag-
n-drop”
function in
UAG,
variables can
be connected
to required
node in
ProSoft.

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How to do..
In UAG

●Unity
application can
be generated
by using
“Generate PLC”
function in
UAG.

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How to do..
In Unity..

●UAG will generate all

required sections in Unity
for communications.
●Variables will be
generated with proper
Profibus address.

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How to do..
Recommendations /Notes

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Conclusion

●In UAG, user can configure Profibus using

ProSoft /SyCon tool for Quantum and
Premuim PLCs.
●Third party devices like field instrumentation
can be included by importing related *GSD
files into ProSoft afterwards in UAG.
●In addition to Profibus devices, Advantys
Island can also be included using Advantys
software

Thanks for your attention!

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