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Option 3: Profibus communication test
If option 3 - Test Profi device communications - is selected from the main menu of the iPU-8
Diagnostics software, the Profibus DP communication test screen will appear. Here, it is
possible to specify per port whether a Profibus device is connected and, if so, which slave it is.
Communication mode indicates whether communication has been established
(connected/disconnected). The identification number of the relevant device is displayed, along
with the hardware and software version numbers.
--- Profibus DP communication test ---
Comm. status Ident no. Hw/Sw version
------------ --------- ---------------
1) Profi slave 1 Connected 0xfffd IE-ORBRD2 V1.03
2) Profi slave 1 Connected 0xfffd KP-ORION V1.00
3) Profi slave 1 Connected 0xfffd IE-ORBRD2 V1.03
4) No profi-dev. Disconnected
5) No profi-dev. Disconnected
6) No profi-dev. Disconnected
7) No profi-dev. Disconnected
8) No profi-dev. Disconnected
1..8) : toggle device type S) : toggle start/stop Q) : Quit
Screen 2: Profibus communication test
If option 4 - Test Profi device functionality - is selected from the main menu of the iPU-8
Diagnostics software, correct performance of the connected devices can be tested. Firstly, the
port to which the test device is connected must be entered. This will bring up a list of the
various types of devices that may be connected.
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