The P2P mode (peer-to-peer) enables a bidirectional system interconnection via PROFIBUS with iba devices with an ibaNet 32Mbit interface (e. g. via ibaLink-VME to VME-based control systems).

For this purpose, data from the ibaNet interface are mapped on up to 8 PROFIBUS slaves that can be arbitrarily distributed over the two DP lines: The data received by ibaBM-DP via fiber optic cable are output via the input area of the PROFIBUS slaves. Data which ibaBM-DP receives over the output area of the PROFIBUS slave, are output via fiber optic cables. The slaves have to be defined via the GSD file in the configuration of the PROFIBUS master.

The P2P mode is applied in couplings of controllers with a ibaNet 32Mbit interface (e. g. SIMATIC TDC with ibaLink-VME) to new controllers via PROFIBUS, e. g. in modernization projects.

Configuration of the slaves and the data mapping is done exclusively in the web dialog of ibaBM-DP (see chapter P2P mode).

Note
	In P2P mode, the ibaBM-DP device is operated without ibaPDA. It is only used to couple the 32Mbit ibaNet interface and the PROFIBUS slaves. You cannot record data in parallel via ibaPDA.