ibaBM-DP – General tab

Basic settings

Time base

Acquisition timebase in ms used for this device. With 32Mbit Flex, cycles up to 0.5 ms are possible (depending on the number of signals). The smallest timebase in compatibility mode is 1 ms.

Connection

Mode

Choose between Flex mode (the 32Mbit Flex protocol is used on the fiber optic link) and compatibility mode (the fixed 32Mbit protocol is used). More signals can be measured in Flex mode and additional outputs can be sent.

This value must correspond to the settings of switches S1 and S2 on the device:

• • S1 = 1 and S2 = 0: Compatibility mode

  • S1 = 1 and S2 = 1…F: Flex mode

IP address

IP address of the device

• • The IP address cannot be changed in Flex mode. Please refer to the device manual for information on the structure of the automatically created IP address.

  • Here, the device name or IP address is entered in compatibility mode. When automatic detection is performed, the device name of the connected device is displayed.

Auto write configuration

The configuration is transmitted to the device every time ibaPDA is started. In Flex mode, this setting is TRUE and cannot be changed. In compatibility mode, this option can be set to FALSE if no constant online connection to ibaBM-DP is available and the configuration should not always be transferred.

Enable/disable automatically

If TRUE then the acquisition starts even if a device is missing. The missing device is temporarily disabled in the configuration. During the measurement, ibaPDAattempts to restore the connection to the missing device. If successful, the measurement is automatically restarted including the previously missing device.

If FALSE, the measurement does not start if ibaPDA cannot establish a connection to the device.

Redundancy mode

Redundancy mode is activated here. The device then treats both Profibus strings as one redundant Profibus string. More information on the operation of ibaBM-DP on the redundant Profibus is provided in the device manual.

Bus 0/1

Enable default values

With TRUE, the default values (see below) are sent by the device in the case of a slave not supplied with data (e.g., a break in the Profibus cable or Master in STOP).

With FALSE, the last received data are repeated in this case.

Default analog value

If the default values are enabled (see option above), all the analog signals of a disconnected slave are set to this default analog value.

Default digital value

If the default values are enabled (see option above), all the digital signals of a disconnected slave are set to this default digital value.

Note
	Should analog and digital access overlap and access the same addresses, the default analog value is overwritten by the default digital value at these points.

Active slaves (display only)

Numbers of the active slaves that are configured on the respective bus.

Commands for reading/writing the configuration

Read configuration from device / write configuration to device

With these commands it is possible to directly write a configuration for ibaBM-DP directly to the device or read it from the device.

Notes

In compatibility mode, an Ethernet connection is always required for reading/writing the configuration. It is not generally possible to read the configuration in compatibility mode via this link with the ibaBM-DP device module. If these commands are used, no validation of the configuration is carried out in the I/O Manager (as is the case when clicking on <OK> or <Apply>). This is why iba always recommends performing the configuration using the <OK> or <Apply> operating buttons.