User Manual PROFview XL Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1
2 Start-up............................................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Receiving inspection and testing..............................................................................................................3
2.2 Acclimatizing the device ..........................................................................................................................3
2.3 Connecting the device..............................................................................................................................3
2.3.1 Design..............................................................................................................................................3
2.3.2 Mains connection.............................................................................................................................4
2.3.3 PROFIBUS connection....................................................................................................................4
2.3.4 Connecting the PROFIBUS Tester to a storage oscilloscope.........................................................4
2.3.5 Connecting the device to the PC......................................................................................................4
2.4 Prevention of accidents............................................................................................................................4
3 Description of Functions and Measuring Principle....................................................................................5
3.1 The most important measuring functions.................................................................................................5
3.2 Measuring the physical bus characteristics..............................................................................................5
3.2.1 General quality level (incl. glitch, edge and level errors)..................................................................5
3.2.2 Disturbance-free voltage range........................................................................................................6
3.2.3 Edge steepness...............................................................................................................................7
3.2.4 Signal waveform (oscilloscope display)...........................................................................................7
3.2.5 Measuring cycles and measuring time.............................................................................................7
3.2.6 Triggering to a station address.........................................................................................................8
3.3 Online monitoring functions......................................................................................................................8
3.3.1 Bus status........................................................................................................................................8
3.3.2 Bus cycle time .................................................................................................................................8
3.3.3 Illegal frames....................................................................................................................................9
3.4 Help functions...........................................................................................................................................9
3.4.1 Master simulator...............................................................................................................................9
3.4.2 Station scan....................................................................................................................................10
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3 Detection of duplicated addressing................................................................................................10
3.4.4 Topology scan................................................................................................................................10
3.5 Working with measuring points..............................................................................................................11
4 The PROFview XL Application Software....................................................................................................12
4.1 System requirements.............................................................................................................................12
4.2 Installing the software.............................................................................................................................12
4.3 General notes on operation....................................................................................................................13
4.3.1 Help................................................................................................................................................13
4.3.2 Data saving....................................................................................................................................13
4.4 Program structure..................................................................................................................................13
4.4.1 Menu bar........................................................................................................................................14
4.4.2 Toolbar...........................................................................................................................................14
4.4.3 Message bar..................................................................................................................................15
4.4.3.1 Bus status..............................................................................................................................15
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