Field |
Valid Values |
Required for Import |
|---|---|---|
description |
As many as 255 characters using any keyboard characters |
No |
node_name |
Any valid node name. |
Yes |
card_slot |
1 through 8 |
Yes |
profibus_dev_tag |
As many as 16 characters. This string must contain one alphabetical character and can include the following: $, -, _ |
Yes |
profibus_dev_manufacturer |
Manufacturer of this Profibus device |
Yes |
profibus_dev_model |
Model of this Profibus device |
Yes |
profibus_dev_revision |
Revision level of this Profibus device |
Yes |
profibus_dev_addr |
The address of the Profibus device |
Yes |
profibus_slot_module_num |
The Profibus module number |
Yes |
profibus_slot_definition |
The definition of the module installed in this slot |
Yes |
profibus_sig_name |
Any name that is valid for Profibus signals |
Yes |
profibus_sig_tag |
The device signal tag associated with this signal |
No |
profibus_sig_use_diag_chan |
Number of the channel to use for diagnostics |
No |
profibus_sig_diag_channel |
Valid channel number |
No |
profibus_sig_stand_net_byte_order |
T = Big Endian F = Little Endian |
No |
profibus_sig_dir |
input or output |
Yes |
profibus_sig_byte_offset |
The byte location of the start of signal information |
No |
profibus_sig_data_type |
The type of data this Profibus signal represents |
Yes |
profibus_sig_use_scaling |
T or F |
No |
profibus_sig_low_scale_value |
The signal value for 0% of scale |
No |
profibus_sig_high_scale_value |
The signal value for 100% of scale |
No |
profibus_sig_start_bit |
The first bit to read data from |
No |
profibus_sig_num_bits |
The number of bits in the data word |
No |
Note that for an import or export of a Profibus signal to succeed, the Profibus device and slots must already exist.