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PROFIBUS DPV1 Master User Manual
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Scenario 2: The PROFIBUS data fits into two backplane blocks (different PROFIBUS data
count per block)
For this example, we will subtract one word for each I/O backplane block, using
the following backplane configuration:
For this scenario, each backplane block reserves a maximum of 99 words for
PROFIBUS I/O data. The configured PROFIBUS I/O size (100 words) will not fit
into one block, so two backplane input blocks and two backplane output blocks
will be required to transfer the entire PROFIBUS I/O data.
Note: For this scenario, block 0 is no longer required because there are two backplane blocks with
different data.
Backplane Block Overview
Total word count in
backplane block
PROFIBUS Data
Word Count in
backplane block
Initial PROFIBUS Data
Word Offset in
backplane block
Last PROFIBUS Data
Word Offset in
backplane block
Note: This configuration would be inefficient and is therefore not recommended. The previous
example is a more efficient configuration that will accomplish the same thing. This example is here
solely to illustrate how changing the I/O sizes without changing the amount of PROFIBUS data to
be transferred will affect the number of I/O data blocks the module will need to transfer.