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.