You can find the description of all settings that are identical for all Request-S7 modules in chapter General module settings.

You can find information on connection settings from the Connection tab in chapter Connection settings .

The ibaBM-DP modules have the following specific options in the General tab:

PROFIBUS

Bus number

0 = connector X40 left, 1 = connector X41 right

Slave number

PROFIBUS slave address assigned to the module.

Connection

Auto enable/disable

If TRUE, the acquisition is started, even if no connection can be established to the S7-CPU. The module is deactivated. During the acquisition, ibaPDA tries to reconnect to the S7-CPU. If successful, the acquisition is restarted with this module enabled. If FALSE, the acquisition is not started, if a connection to the configured S7-CPU cannot be established.