PR 5211 Instrument Manual  Installing the Instrument 
Sartorius    EN-23 
3.2.7  ProfiBus Interface (for PR 5211/00 and PR 5211/11 only) 
Communication protocols and syntax comply with the ProfiBus-DP standard to IEC 61158 with transfer 
rates up to 12 Mbit/s.  
 
Transfer rate 
9.6 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s,  
baud rate auto-detection 
Protocol 
PROFIBUS-DP-V0 slave  
to EN 50 170 (DIN 19245) 
Max. 126 nodes possible.  
Watchdog timer 
Configuration 
GSD file (‚gwt_5211.gsd’ stored on the CD in 
directory ‘Fieldbus’) 
Cable 
Special ProfiBus color: violet 
shielded twisted pair cable 
Cable impedance 
150 ¥ 
Electrical isolation 
Cable length 
Max. distances 200 m @ 1.5 Mbit/s 
 
The ProfiBus connection is done via the 9-pin D-Sub connector (female) on the front. 
Transmitter is the only or the last slave on 
the bus 
Transmitter is not the only/ 
not the last slave on the bus 
PIN  Signal 
 
 
 
 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
 
RxD/TxD-P 
CNTR-P 
DGND 
VP 
RxD/TxD-N