In the General tab, make the basic settings, advanced settings and connection settings for the "ibaBM-DP" device module.

Basic settings

Locked

A locked module can only be modified by authorized users.

Enabled

The data acquisition for this module is either enabled or disabled.

Name

Name of the module

Timebase

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

Use module name as prefix

If TRUE is selected, the module name is placed in front of the signal name as prefix.
Connection

Mode

Choose between Flex mode (the 32Mbit Flex protocol is used on the FO connection) and compatibility mode (the fixed 32Mbit protocol is used). In Flex mode, you can measure more signals and send output data.

This value has to equal the settings of the switches S1 and S2 on the device:

  • S1 = 1 and S2 = 0: Compatibility mode 32Mbit

  • S1 = 1 and S2 = 1 … F: Flex mode

IP Address

IP address of the device.

  • In Flex mode, the IP address cannot be changed. For notes on the structure of the automatically generated IP address, please see chapter Accessing the web interface.

  • In compatibility mode 32Mbit, you can enter here the device name or the IP address. In course of the automatic detection, the device name of the connected device is displayed.

Auto write configuration

At every start of ibaPDA, the configuration is transferred to the device. In Flex mode, this setting is always TRUE and cannot be changed. In compatibility mode 32Mbit, this option can be set to FALSE, if there is no continuous online connection to ibaBM-DP and the configuration does not always have to be transferred.

Auto enable/disable

If the value is TRUE, the data acquisition is started even though the device is missing. The missing device is temporarily disabled in the configuration. During the measurement process, ibaPDA tries to re-establish the connection to the missing device. If this is successful, the measurement is restarted automatically including the device that has been missing.

If the value is FALSE, the measurement will not be started, in case ibaPDA cannot establish a connection to the device.

Redundancy mode

Here, the redundancy mode is enabled. Then, the device treats both PROFIBUS lines as a redundant PROFIBUS line. For detailed information on operating the ibaBM-DP on the redundant PROFIBUS, please see chapter Redundancy mode.
Bus 0/1

Enable default values

If TRUE, for a slave which is not supplied with data (e. g. broken PROFIBUS cable or Master in STOP), the default values (see below) are sent by the device.

If FALSE, in this case the last received data is repeated.

Default analog value

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

Default digital value

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

Active slaves (only display)

Numbers of the active slaves configured on the bus.
Command for reading the configuration

Read configuration from device: This command can be used to read a configuration saved in the ibaBM-DP directly from the device.