### Settings of External Device

Use the ladder software (STEP 7 BASIC) to configure the External Device communication settings. Please refer

to the External Device manual for details.

1. Start the ladder software.

2. Create a project, and define the link interface.

3. Select the defined link interface.

4. In the [Properties] tab, define the [PROFIBUS address] as follows:

   Setup Items | Setup Description
   --- | ---
   Address | 2

5. Click the [Network view] tab, and select the network connection for the defined link interface.

6. In the [Properties] tab, define the [Network settings] as follows:

   Setup Items | Setup Description
   --- | ---
   Highest PROFIBUS address | 31
   Transmission speed | 187.5 kbps
   Profile | DP

7. In [Bus parameters] of the [Properties] tab, change the settings according to the communication speed as shown below.

   Setup Items | 187.5 kbps | 19200 bps | 9600 bps
   --- | --- | --- | ---
   Tslot_Init | 415 | 100 | Unchanged
   Max Tsdr | 400 | 60
   Min Tsdr | 20 | 22
   Tset | 12 | 1
   Tqui | 0 | 0
   Gap factor | 5 | 10
   Retry limit | 2 | 1
   Ttr | 5888 | 34304

8. Save the project, and download to the External Device.

NOTE

- When using IPC, clock synchronization is not supported. The setting of [Clock Synchronization] in BLUE is ignored.