Schneider Electric Switch LUFP7 User Guide

LUFP7  
Telemecanique  
User’s manual  
Gateway  
Profibus-DP / Modbus RTU  
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any guarantees in relation to the information contained in it, and may not be held liable for any  
errors, nor for any damage which might result from its use or its application.  
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Table of Contents  
6.6. Deleting a Modbus Slave......................................................49  
6.11.2.5. Configuring the Content of the Response Frame...78  
6.11.3.1. Modbus Commands Based on Standard Commands  
2. Hardware Implementation of the LUFP7  
2.7.2. No Internal Line Termination..........................................22  
3. Signalling ............................................................ 23  
4.2.3. Selecting and Adding the Profibus-DP Master Station ..27  
Network ..........................................................................29  
4.2.7. Saving and Exporting the Profibus-DP Network  
6.12.3. “Sub-Network” Element ................................................83  
7.1. Environment..........................................................................86  
8.1. Identification Number............................................................90  
10.2.2. Output Data Memory Area............................................96  
under PL7 PRO ..............................................................31  
4.2.10. Description of Services Assigned to Gateway  
11.3. Controlling and Supervising the 8 TeSys U Motor Starters  
............................................................................................100  
TSX BP 100 Coupler ......................................................35  
4.2.13. Using and Monitoring the TSX PBY 100 Coupler  
5.2.1. Gateway Status Word ....................................................41  
........................................................................ 104  
13.1. “Read Holding Registers” Command (16#03) ..................109  
13.3. “Preset Multiple Registers” Command (16#10) ................110  
13.4. Modbus Protocol Exception Responses...........................110  
6.1.1. Pin Outs .........................................................................45  
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1. Introduction  
1.1. Introduction to the User Guide  
Chapter 1 Introduction (page 6) describes the gateway, the user guide that comes with it and the terms used in it.  
Chapter 2 Hardware Implementation of the LUFP7 Gateway (page 13) gives an introduction to the gateway  
and describes all the items used when setting it up, both inside (thumb wheels) and outside (cables and  
connectors) the gateway.  
Chapter 3 Signalling (page 23) describes the six LEDs on the front of the gateway.  
Chapter 4 Software Implementation of the Gateway (page 24) describes the successive steps for setting the  
gateway up with its default configuration, with a PLC using Profibus-DP. LUFP7 gateways are shipped pre-  
configured to allow you to interface a Profibus-DP master with 8 predefined Modbus slaves (TeSys U motor  
starters).  
Chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics (page 37) describes two registers in the gateway’s memory  
reserved for initializing and carrying out diagnostics on the gateway. They are only exchanged between the  
Profibus-DP master and the gateway.  
Chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway (page 44) describes how to use the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software  
application, which allows you to modify or create a new configuration for the gateway and shows the various features of  
this software (add or remove a Modbus slave, add or change a Modbus command, etc.).  
This chapter also shows the changes to be made to software implementation operations in SyCon and  
PL7 PRO.  
Appendix A: Technical Characteristics (chapter 7, page 86) describes the technical aspects of both the  
gateway and the Profibus-DP and Modbus RTU networks it is interfaced with.  
Appendix B: LUFP7 Gateway GSD File (chapter 8, page 90) details and describes the content of the GSD file  
shipped with the gateway. The file can be used for the setup tools to recognize the LUFP7 gateway as a  
Profibus-DP subscriber with communication features of its own.  
Appendix C: Default Configuration (chapter 10, page 94) describes the main features of the default  
configuration of the LUFP7 gateway. However, it does not go into AbcConf in detail.  
Appendix D: Sample Use under PL7 PRO (chapter 11, page 97) gives an advanced example using the  
LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration. This example exploits the command and monitoring registers for  
8 TeSys U motor starters and uses the aperiodic read and write services used to access the value of any motor  
starter parameter.  
Appendix E: Profibus-DP Data and Diagnostics (chapter 12, page 104) repeats the information described in  
the Implementation manual of the TSX PBY 100 coupler for Premium PLCs. It also provides the values of  
these data and the results of these diagnostics for the LUFP7 gateway.  
Appendix F: Modbus Commands (chapter 13, page 108) describes the content of the Modbus command  
frames supported by the LUFP7 gateway.  
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1. Introduction  
1.2. Introduction to the LUFP7 Gateway  
The LUFP7 gateway allows a master located on a Profibus-DP network to enter into a dialogue with the slaves  
on a Modbus RTU network. This is a generic protocol converter operating in a way which is transparent to the  
user.  
This gateway allows you to interface many products marketed by Schneider Electric with a Profibus-DP network.  
These include TeSys U motor starters, Altivar drivers and Altistart soft start- soft stop units.  
1.3. Terminology  
Throughout this document, the term “user” refers to any person or persons who may need to handle or use the  
gateway.  
The term “RTU”, which refers to the Modbus RTU communication protocol, will be omitted most of the time. As a  
result, the simple term “Modbus” will be used to refer to the Modbus RTU communication protocol.  
As is still the case with all communication systems, the terms “input” and “output” are somewhat ambiguous. To  
avoid any confusion, we use a single convention throughout this document. So the notions of “input” and “output”  
are always as seen from the PLC, or the Profibus-DP master.  
Hence, an “output” is a command signal sent to a Modbus slave, whereas an “input” is a monitoring signal  
generated by this same Modbus slave.  
The diagram below shows the flows of “inputs” and “outputs” exchanged between a Profibus-DP master and  
Modbus RTU slaves via the LUFP7 gateway:  
Profibus-DP Master  
INPUTS  
OUTPUTS  
LUFP7  
Gateway  
490 NAE 911 00  
Altistart 48  
Modbus RTU Slaves  
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1.4. Notational Conventions  
16#••••............... Value expressed in hexadecimal, which is equivalent to the H••••, ••••h and 0x•••• notations,  
sometimes used in other documents. N.B. The AbcConf softwre uses the 0x•••• notation.  
e.g. 16#0100 = 0x0100 = 256.  
02#•••• ••••......... Value expressed in binary. The number of ‘•’ digits depends on the size of the item of data  
represented. Each nibble (group of 4 bits) is separated from the other nibbles by a space.  
Examples: byte 2#0010 0111 = 39, word 2#0110 1001 1101 0001 = 16#69D1 = 27089.  
AbcConf............ Abbreviation taht refers to the tool used to configure and implement the LUFP7 gateway: “ABC-  
LUFP Configurator”.  
ASIC ................. Integrated circuits specific to a given user and application, covering two major families: pre-  
characterised processes and pre-distributed networks.  
ATS................... Abbreviation of “Altistart” (soft start- soft stop unit).  
ATV................... Abbreviation of “Altivar” (drive).  
CRC.................. Cyclical Redundancy Check.  
LED................... Light-Emitting Diode.  
DP..................... Decentralised Periphery (remote I/O). Profibus version or protocol meant for quick communication  
with remote I/O. This is the only Profibus protocol supported by the LUFP7 gateway.  
DPM1................ Class 1 DP master: the central automatic control of a Profibus-DP network. It resets and controls I/O  
transfers and slave diagnostics on the network. One can have several DPM1 stations on a given  
Profibus-DP network, each one steering its own slaves.  
DPM2................ Class 2 DP master: The programming, configuration, and diagnostic device of a Profibus-DP network.  
Fieldbus............ A term referring to the upstream Profibus-DP network in AbcConf.  
FMS.................. Profibus-FMS messaging system that defines the objects and application services applicable to these  
objects. By extension, the Profibus version or protocol dedicated to complex and advanced  
communication tasks at the cell level. This protocol is not supported by the LUFP7 gateway.  
GSD.................. Electronic equipment database, also called GSD file. This term designates the format of the files  
(“.gsd” extension) that are used by a Profibus master configuration and adjustment tool to configure  
their exchanges according to that same protocol.  
Handshake ....... An old term referring to the two registers used for initialising and carrying out diagnostics of the  
LUFP7 gateway. This term has been replaced by the expression “Control/Status Byte”.  
LRC .................. Longitudinal Redundancy Check.  
Node................. A term referring to the connection point of a Modbus slave under AbcConf.  
PA..................... Profibus version or protocol dedicated to process automation. This protocol is not supported by the  
LUFP7 gateway.  
PDP .................. Profibus-DP (see “DP” above).  
LSB:.................. Least significant byte in a 16-bit word.  
MSB:................. Most significant byte in a 16-bit word.  
PI ...................... Profibus International. This term designates the international organization for users of the Profibus  
protocol. It is responsible for federating Profibus skills centres, scattered throughout the 20 largest  
industrial countries. The list of user groups of the Profibus protocol is available on the Profibus web  
site, at http://www.profibus.com/. To get general-purpose support on Profibus, please email to PI, at:  
PNO.................. This term designates the national and local associations of Profibus protocol users.  
PPO.................. Parameter Process data Object. This term designates the type and size of the data exchanged  
between a Profibus master and slave. In the case of the LUFP7 gateway, PPOs are not used to  
configure its exchanges on the Profibus network.  
Profibus ............ PROcess Field BUS.  
Sub-Network..... A term referring to the downstream Modbus network under AbcConf.  
TSDI ................. Initiating station request time.  
TSDR................ Answering station response time.  
XML .................. EXtensive Markup Language. The language used by AbcConf to import/export the configuration of a  
Modbus slave.  
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1. Introduction  
1.5. Additional Documentation  
In the case of Modbus slaves, the features, services and adjustment of the Modbus communications are not  
dealt with in this document.  
1.6. Introduction to the Communication “System” Architecture  
Profibus-DP  
Master  
Total of 16  
motor starters  
(TeSys U model)  
Upstream network (Profibus-DP)  
Downstream  
network no.1  
(Modbus)  
Downstream  
network no.2  
ATS48  
VW33-A48  
ATS46  
VW3-G46301  
(Modbus)  
Downstream network no.3 (Modbus)  
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Each LUFP7 Profibus-DP / Modbus RTU gateway allows one of the PLCs on the Profibus-DP network to  
command, control and configure up to 8 Modbus slaves. Other Profibus-DP masters on that same network can  
only control them. If there are more than 8 Modbus slaves, you will need to use an appropriate number of LUFP7  
gateways. In the same way, if the exchanges with the Modbus slaves require more than 25 Modbus commands  
(that is to say more than 50 queries and responses), you will have to distribute the Modbus slaves over several  
gateways.  
The LUFP7 gateway behaves both as a Profibus-DP slave on the upstream network and as a Modbus RTU  
master on the downstream network.  
See chapter 7.2 Communication Characteristics, page 86 if you would like to read about the technical  
communication characteristics of the LUFP7 gateway.  
The gateway can carry out its data exchanges (inputs and outputs of all types) with the Modbus slaves cyclically,  
aperiodically or in an event-driven way. All of these Modbus exchanges make up the gateway’s “Modbus  
scanner” and we use the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software application to configure this scanner’s exchanges.  
Every data element exchanged in that manner is made available for the Profibus-DP master, who may access it  
on a periodic basis. The only aperiodic interchange possible with the LUFP7 gateway is the explicit Profibus-DP  
diagnostic interchange.  
The diagram on the left page illustrates the distribution of several slaves throughout three Modbus RTU  
downstream networks, each one being interfaced with the Profibus-DP master PLC using a LUFP7 gateway.  
1.7. Principle Used to Configure and Operate the LUFP7 Gateway  
The gateway is part of a family of products (referred to as LUFPz) designed to meet generic needs for  
connection between two networks using different communication protocols.  
The software elements common to all these gateways (a configuration tool known as “ABC-LUFP Configurator”  
and the on-board Modbus software) cohabit with the specific features of the network upstream of each of them  
(Profibus-DP in the case of the LUFP7 gateway) generically. This is one of the reasons why the interfacing  
between the upstream network and the Modbus network is carried out entirely via the gateway’s physical memory.  
Ö The exchanges between the gateway (which operates as a Modbus master) and the Modbus slaves are  
wholly configured using the “ABC-LUFP Configurator”. This configuration tool goes into great detail (setting  
timers for exchanges, communication modes, frame content, etc.), which makes it all the more delicate to  
use. So a whole chapter in this guide (chapitre 6 Configuring the Gateway, page 44) has been devoted to this  
tool.  
By configuring the queries and responses for Modbus commands via this tool the user can create links  
between a part of the content of the corresponding Modbus frames and the content of the gateway’s physical  
memory (input memory for the content of the Modbus responses and output memory for the content of the  
queries).  
Ö The exchanges between the Profibus-DP master PLC and the LUFP7 gateway should be configured in such  
a way that the Profibus-DP master can read the input data and write the output data from the gateway, but  
only the data used for the Modbus exchanges (see previous point).  
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Ö Each LUFP7 gateway is shipped pre-configured so as to make it easier to operate and the factory settings  
can be used as a basis for a configuration which will best meet the user’s expectations. The typical  
operations applicable to this default configuration are described in chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway,  
page 44.  
The Profibus-DP network is totally separate from the Modbus network. The frames on a network are not directly  
“translated” by the gateway to generate frames on the other network. Instead, the exchanges between the content  
of the gateway’s memory and the Modbus slaves make up a system which is independent of the one which is  
entrusted with managing the exchanges between this same memory and the Profibus-DP master.  
So the user must ensure that the size of the Profibus-DP data corresponds to the size of the memory used for  
the Modbus exchanges, because the gateway configures its Profibus-DP exchanges on the basis of the memory  
used by the Modbus frames.  
The two synopses which follow illustrate the independent management of each of the two networks:  
— Managing Gateway Modbus slaves exchanges —  
Configuration of  
Modbus exchanges  
by the user  
ABC Configurator  
LUFP7 gateway  
0x0000  
Slave A  
:
Command A1  
Input  
memory  
Query A1RQ  
Frame  
• • •  
Data (Out)  
Data (In)  
• • •  
• • •  
:
Response A1AQ  
0x00F3  
Trame →  
:
• • •  
0x0200  
:
Output  
memory  
:
Slave B  
Command B1  
Query B1RQ  
Trame →  
• • •  
Data (Out)  
Data (In)  
• • •  
• • •  
Response B1AQ  
0x02F3  
Frame →  
• • •  
Managing  
exchanges with the  
Modbus slaves  
Transfer of the configuration  
Modbus Network  
Slave A  
Slave B  
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— Managing Gateway Profibus-DP master exchanges —  
LUFP7 gateway  
Configuration of the Profibus-DP exchanges for the  
master PLC by the user (excluding programming)  
0x0000  
Input  
Modbus  
data  
Hilscher  
:
:
Configuration of Profibus-DP exchanges :  
:
:
Free  
memory  
locations  
Type and address of the LUFP7 gateway  
Size of the input Profibus-DP data  
Size of the output Profibus-DP data  
0x00F3  
:
:
0x0200  
Output  
Modbus  
data  
:
:
Export of the  
configuration  
:
:
Free  
memory  
locations  
PL7 PRO  
Direct transposition of the content of the gateway's  
memory to programming objects :  
0x02F3  
Input Modbus data %IW objects  
Management of the  
exchanges with the  
Profibus-DP master  
Output Modbus data %QW objects  
Transfer of the  
configuration  
Profibus-DP  
network  
Profibus-DP  
Master PLC  
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2. Hardware Implementation of the LUFP7 Gateway  
2.1. On Receipt  
After opening the packaging, check that the following element is there:  
One LUFP7 Profibus-DP / Modbus RTU gateway.  
2.2. Introduction to the LUFP7 Gateway  
The cables and other accessories for connecting to Profibus-DP and Modbus networks need to be ordered  
separately.  
f
g
Legend:  
c Detachable power connector for the  
gateway (  
24V ±10%).  
h
d Female RJ45 connector to a PC  
running  
AbcConf  
configuration  
software.  
e Female RJ45 connector for the  
downstream Modbus RTU network.  
f Six diagnostic LEDs.  
g Removable cover for the coding  
wheels used to configure the gateway,  
c
d
e
Configuring  
Profibus-DP  
Communication Features, page 22.  
The label describing the LEDs is stuck  
onto this cover.  
h Female Profibus-DP connector.  
Configuration Modbus RTU  
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2.3. Mounting the Gateway on a DIN Rail  
Mounting the gateway  
Removing the gateway  
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1
2
2
Start by fitting the rear base of the gateway to the  
upper part of the rail, pushing downwards (1) to  
compress the gateway’s spring. Then push the  
gateway against the DIN rail (2) until the base of the  
gateway box fits onto the rail.  
Start by pushing the gateway downwards (1) to  
compress the gateway’s spring. Then pull the  
bottom of the gateway box forwards (2) until the box  
comes away from the rail.  
N.B. The spring is also used to earth the gateway (Protective Earth).  
2.4. Powering the Gateway  
Profibus-DP / Modbus RTU gateway – View from underneath  
+
Power supply  
24V isolated (±10%)  
95 mA max.  
N.B. The negative 24V power supply terminal  
should be connected to the installation’s earth.  
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2.5. Connecting the Gateway to the Modbus Network  
Three typical examples of Modbus connection for the gateway and its slaves are shown below. There are many  
other possible Modbus connections, but they are not covered in this document.  
2.5.1. Examples of Modbus Connection Topologies  
“Star” topology: This topology uses LU9GC03 Modbus hubs, which have 8 female RJ45 connectors.  
These hubs should be placed close to the Modbus slaves to which they are connected using  
VW3 A8 306 R•• cables. On the other hand, the nature of the cable connecting the LUFP7 gateway to one  
of these hubs will depend on the network architecture, so long as there is a male RJ45 connector at each  
end. If necessary, one or two line terminations may be directly connected to the hubs.  
The connections are shown below:  
LUFP7 gateway  
Modbus  
VW3 A8 306 R••  
Modbus hubs  
LU9GC03  
Line  
termination  
Line  
termination  
Towards 8 Modbus slaves  
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“Bus” topology with VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop boxes: This topology uses VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop boxes to  
connect each of the Modbus slaves to the main section of the Modbus network. Each box should be placed in  
the immediate vicinity of the Modbus slave it is associated with. The cable for the main section of the Modbus  
network must have male RJ45 connectors (like the VW3 A8 306 R•• cable used for the “star” topology). The  
lead between the drop box and the slave or the Modbus gateway is an integral part of this box. The  
connections are shown below:  
LUFP7 Gateway  
Modbus  
VW3 A8 306 TF3  
Line  
termination  
Towards 2 Modbus slaves  
Towards 3 Modbus slaves  
Line  
termination  
Towards 3 Modbus slaves  
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“Bus” topology with tap boxes: This topology is similar to the previous one, except that it uses  
TSXSCA62 subscriber connectors and/or TSXCA50 subscriber connectors. We recommend using a  
VW3 A68 306 connection cable and the TSXCSA•00 Modbus cables. Connect the RJ45 connector on the  
VW3 A68 306 cable to the Modbus connector on the LUFP7 gateway.  
The connections are shown below:  
VW3 A68 306  
TSXSCA62  
Modbus  
LUFP7 Gateway  
TSXCSA•00  
2.5.2. Pin Outs  
In addition to the pin out for the connector on the gateway, the one on the VW3 A68 306 cable is also shown  
below, as it is the only Modbus cable which does not exclusively use RJ45 connections.  
— LUFP7 connector —  
———— VW3 A68 306 cable for TSXSCA62 box ————  
Female RJ45  
Male RJ45  
Male 15-point SUB-D  
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
D(B)  
D(A)  
4
5
6
7
8
D(B)  
D(A)  
14 D(B)  
7
D(A)  
0 V  
0 V  
15 0V  
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2.5.3. Wiring Recommendations for the Modbus Network  
• Use a shielded cable with 2 pairs of twisted conductors,  
• connect the reference potentials to one another,  
• maximum length of line: 1,000 metres  
• maximum length of drop line / tap-off: 20 metres  
• do not connect more than 9 stations to a bus (slaves and one LUFP7 gateway),  
• cable routing: keep the bus away from power cables (at least 30 cm), make crossings at right angles if  
necessary, and connect the cable shielding to the earth on each unit,  
• adapt the line at both ends using a line terminator (see diagram and VW3 A8 306 RC termination below).  
D(B)  
D(A)  
4
5
120  
1 nF  
— Line termination recommended at both ends of the line —  
— VW3 A8 306 RC line termination —  
To make it easier to connect the units using the topologies described in chapter 2.5.1 Examples of Modbus  
Connection Topologies, page 15, various accessories are available in the Schneider Electric catalogue:  
1) Hubs, drops, taps, and line terminations:  
LU9GC03 hub ..................... This passive box has 8 female RJ45 connectors. Each of these connectors can  
(“star” topology)  
be connected to a Modbus slave, to a Modbus master, to another Modbus hub,  
or to a line termination.  
VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop box...................... This passive box includes a short lead with a male RJ45 connector  
(“bus” topology with VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop boxes) allowing it to be connected directly to a Modbus slave, without  
having to use a different cable. It is fitted with 2 female RJ45  
connectors for the connection of two Modbus cables of the  
VW3 A8 306 R•• type.  
2-way TSXSCA62 subscriber connector. This passive box has a printed circuit fitted with screw terminals  
(“bus” topology with tap boxes)  
and allows the connection of 2 subscribers to the bus (2 female  
15 point SUB-D connectors). It includes the line termination when  
the connector is located at the end. It is fitted with 2 screw terminals  
for the connection of two double twisted pair Modbus cables.  
TSXCA50 tap box.................................... This passive box allows a Modbus unit to be connected to a screw  
(“bus” topology with tap boxes)  
terminal. It includes the line termination when the connector is  
located at the end. It is fitted with 2 screw terminals for the  
connection of two double twisted pair Modbus cables.  
VW3 A8 306 RC double termination ....... Each of these two red passive boxes is a male RJ45 connector  
(all topologies)  
3 cm long containing an RC line termination (see diagram and  
illustration above). Only the abbreviation “RC” is shown on these  
boxes.  
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2) Cables:  
ƒ VW3 A8 306 R•• Modbus cable................................... Shielded cable with a male RJ45 connector at each  
(“star” topology / “bus” topology with tap boxes)  
end.  
ƒ VW3 A68 306 Modbus cable....................................... Shielded cable with a male RJ45 connector and a  
(“bus” topology with tap boxes) male 15 point SUB-D connector. It is used to connect  
Modbus subscriber (slave or master) to  
TSXSCA62 or TSXCA50 box.  
a
a
ƒ Shielded double twisted pair Modbus cable................ Bare cable (without connectors) used to make up the  
(“bus” topology with branch boxes)  
main section of the Modbus network. There are three  
items available: TSXCSA100 (100 m), TSXCSA200  
(200 m), and TSXCSA500 (500 m).  
2.6. Connecting the LUFP7 gateway to the Profibus-DP Network  
Connect the SUB-D 9-point male plug on  
the Profibus-DP connector to the  
Profibus-DP plug on the LUFP7 gateway.  
SUB-D  
9 points  
female  
g
c
h
connector  
k
Connections are illustrated here:  
SUB-D 9-point male  
490 NAD 911 04 (or 03)  
Type A  
Profibus-DP cables  
Ref. : TSX PB SCA100  
Modbus  
2.6.1. Pin Outs  
–—— LUFP7 plug ——–  
9-point SUB-D female  
— 490 NAD 911 04/03 connector—  
9-point SUB-D male  
1
—— Type A cables ——  
(TSX PB SCA100)  
Incoming A cable  
1
2
2
3
4
5
B-line / RxD/TxD +  
Request To Send (1)  
GND Réseau (2)  
+5V Réseau (2)  
D(B)  
RTS  
GND  
+5V  
3
4
5
6
Outgoing A cable  
6
7
8
9
7
8
9
D(A)  
A-line / RxD/TxD –  
Grounding / Shielding  
(1) This signal is not mandatory and may be ignored for the LUFP7 gateway.  
(2) The “GND” and “+5V” pins are meant to supply the line termination if it is present in the connector being used.  
Shielding / Grounding  
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2.6.2. Wiring Recommendations for the Profibus-DP Network  
• Use a shielded cable with a twisted pair of copper conductors, preferably a type A Profibus-DP cable.  
• Connect the reference potentials to one another,  
• You may choose the transmission rate, within limits ranging from 9.6 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s. The choice is made  
at network startup and applies to all network subscribers.  
• The maximum length of the line (segment) is inversely proportional to the transmission rate.  
Transmission rate (bit/s)  
Distance/segment (m)  
With 3 repeaters  
9,6 k  
1 200  
4 800  
19,2 k  
1 200  
4 800  
93,75 k  
1 200  
187,5 k  
1 000  
500 k  
0 400  
2 000  
1,5 M  
200  
3, 6 or 12 M  
100  
4 800  
4 000  
800  
400  
Experience shows that these lengths may be doubled using lines with a section of 0.5 mm².  
• Do not connect more than 32 master or slave stations per segment without a repeater, 127 maximum  
(repeaters included) with the 3 repeaters; don't use more than 3 repeaters  
• Cable routing: keep the bus away from power cables (at least 30 cm), make crossings at right angles if  
necessary and connect the cable shielding to the earth on each unit,  
• The network ends on an active line termination, at each segment end (see diagram below); many suppliers  
have provided their cables with switchable line terminations. The LUFP7 gateway has no internal line  
termination and therefore applies a 5V voltage between pins 5 and 6 of its Profibus-DP plug in order to allow  
for the use of an external line termination when the gateway is at the end of the line.  
GND  
D(A)  
D(B)  
+5V  
Active line  
5
3
8
6
termination  
recommended  
at both ends  
390  
220 Ω  
390 Ω  
N.B. if you use a 490 NAD 911 03 connector on each of the two stations located at segment end, you won't  
have to use an external line termination, since a line termination is integrated to that type of connector.  
However, if you must disconnect a station to which such a connector is connected, move the connector to  
another station on the same network so that the line termination continues to be supplied. If you do not wish  
to make that type of arrangement, preferably use connectors featuring a switchable line termination.  
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To connect stations to the Profibus-DP network more easily, several accessories are offered in the Schneider  
Electric catalogue:  
– Single twisted pair type A Profibus-DP cable  
(100 m long): TSX PB SCA100. If you use a  
different cable, please check that its electric  
characteristics are as close as possible to those  
490 NAD 911 04 (or 03) connector  
of  
type A  
cables  
(see  
chapter  
7.2  
– Line connector: 490 NAD 911 04. The SUD-D  
9-point male plug on that connector should not  
be connected to a station located at the  
segment end, as the connector has no line  
termination. This passive box contains a printed  
circuit fitted with one or two terminal boxes with  
screws for connecting one incoming Profibus-  
DP cable and one outgoing Profibus-DP cable.  
A
A
B
B
Red  
Green  
– End of line connector: 490 NAD 911 03. The  
SUB-D 9-point male plug on that connector  
must be imperatively connected to a station  
located at segment end, since the connector  
has a line termination. This passive box  
contains a printed circuit fitted with one terminal  
box with screws for connecting one incoming  
Profibus-DP cable.  
e
d
c
Legend:  
c Incoming A cable.  
d Outgoing A cable (absent in the case of the  
490 NAD 911 03 connector).  
e Cable collar; the cable sheath must be uninsulated,  
at the most, in the middle of the collar.  
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2.7. Configuring the Profibus-DP Communication Features  
This configuration should be carried out when the gateway is powered off.  
This task is limited to configuring the gateway's Profibus address, as the communication speed on the Profibus  
network (9.6 kbits/s to 12 Mbits/s) is automatically detected by the gateway.  
The two coding wheels used for configuring the gateway’s address are hidden behind the gateway cover  
(see  
g
illustration in chapter 2.2 Introduction to the LUFP7 Gateway, page 13). To remove this cover, all you have to do  
is insert the end of a small flat screwdriver between the top of the hood and the gateway box, and then to pull it  
out delicately.  
The power supply of the gateway must be turned off before opening the cover.  
Once the cover has been removed, make sure that you touch neither the electrical circuits nor  
the electronic components.  
2.7.1. Encoding the Gateway Address  
The LUFP7 gateway is identified on the Profibus-DP bus by its address, ranging from 1 to 99.  
Units  
Tens  
The gateway's Profibus-DP address depends on the position of the two  
coding wheels represented on the left, in their factory-setting positions  
(default address = 2).  
This address is the sum of the decimal values given by the angular  
positions of the bottom coding wheel (tens) and the top coding wheel  
(units).  
Any change to the gateway's address shall be taken into account only once it is powered on again.  
Examples:  
Address = 19  
Address = 73  
Units  
Units  
Tens  
Tens  
2.7.2. No Internal Line Termination  
The LUFP7 gateway has no active line termination. You must therefore use a Profibus-DP connector with such a  
termination if you place the gateway at one of the ends of a bus segment.  
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The gateway’s 6 LEDs and the descriptive label on the removable cover which hides its two coding wheels  
(gateway address) allow you to diagnose the status of the gateway:  
telm  
d
LUFP7  
c
n o  
p q  
f
r s  
e
1 ONLINE  
2 OFFLINE  
h
3 NOT USED  
4 FIELDBUS DIAG  
5 MODBUS  
6 GATEWAY  
g
DEL  
LED Æ Gateway state  
LED  
LED Æ Gateway state  
Off: Profibus-DP bus:  
Gateway off-line  
Off: Profibus-DP bus: gateway on-line  
ONLINE  
OFFLINE  
Green: Profibus-DP bus:  
Gateway on-line  
(exchanges are possible)  
n
p
o
q
Red: Profibus-DP bus: Gateway off-line  
(exchanges are impossible)  
Off: Gateway initialization achieved  
Flashing red (1 or 2 Hz): Gateway  
configuration error. (1)  
NOT  
USED  
FIELDBUS  
DIAG  
Off: —  
Flashing red (4 Hz): Error when resetting the  
gateway on Profibus-DP. (1)  
Off: No power  
Off: No power  
Flashing (green): No  
Modbus communications  
Green: Modbus  
communications OK  
Red: Loss of communication  
with at least one Modbus  
slave (2)  
Flashing (red/green): Configuration absent / not valid  
Use AbcConf to load a valid configuration  
MODBUS  
GATEWAY  
r
s
Green: Gateway currently being initialized  
and configured  
Flashing (green): Gateway is in running  
order: Configuration OK  
(1) Specific errors indicated by the LED  
FIELDBUS DIAG:  
q
• Flashing red LED (1 Hz): input and/or output data length is invalid.  
Check the overall length of the gateway data, under AbcConf (“Monitor” option from the “Sub-Network”  
menu), then adjust exchanges with the gateway accordingly, using the Profibus-DP network configuration  
software (e.g.: SyCon).  
• Flashing red LED (2 Hz): User parameter data length and/or content is invalid.  
• Flashing red LED (4 Hz): Error when resetting the ASIC in charge of Profibus-DP communications.  
(2) The LED  
MODBUS becomes red whenever you use incorrect values in the outputs corresponding to the  
r
queries of the two aperiodic services designed to read/write the value of any parameter of a Modbus slave (see  
chapter 4.2.10 Description of Services Assigned to Gateway Inputs/Outputs, page 34). This LED will only revert to  
its former green state if you reuse these very same services, but with correct values. More generally, this LED  
becomes red, then reverts to a green state, on loss and recovery of the communications with any Modbus slave.  
N.B. If the LED  
DEVICE STATUS is flashing following a sequence beginning with one or  
s
more red flashes, we advise you to note down the order of this sequence and give this  
information to the Schneider Electric support service.  
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4.1. Introduction  
This chapter gives an introduction to a quick implementation of the LUFP7 gateway, using its default  
configuration. All LUFP7 gateways ship pre-configured.  
This pre-configuration means that the user does not have to configure the LUFP7 gateway using AbcConf. This  
configuration is described in order to allow the gateway to be used with a configuration tool for Profibus-DP master  
PLCs. As an example this implementation will use Sycon (version V2.5.0.0), the multi-network configuration  
software marketed by Hilscher (Réf.: TLX L FBC 10 M), PL7 PRO (version V3.0) and a Telemecanique PLC  
from the Premium range (e.g. TSX 57353 v5.1) to which the appropriate Profibus-DP communication board shall  
be added (TSX PBY 100 coupler).  
4.1.1. System Architecture  
The default configuration for an LUFP7 gateway allows it to control, monitor and configure 8 TeSys U motor  
starters:  
Profibus-DP  
master PLC  
Configuration  
PC  
TSX 57353 v5.1  
+ TSX PBY 100  
(PL7 PRO  
+ SyCon)  
Profibus-DP  
490 NAE 911 00  
(upstream network)  
Modbus  
addresses  
LUFP7  
Total of 8  
motor starters  
(TeSys U model)  
gateway  
c d e f g  
h i j  
Modbus (downstream network)  
Line  
termination  
Connection  
boxes  
implementation of the default configuration.  
If you are using fewer than 8 TeSys U motor starters, you will need to adapt the gateway  
configuration using the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software (see chapter 6 Configuring the  
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4.1.2. Configuring the Motor Starters  
Each motor starter should be configured as follows:  
Protocol:  
Modbus address  
Bitrate  
Modbus RTU slave  
Start bits  
Parity  
Parity bit  
Stop bits  
1
None  
0
1 to 8  
19,200 bits/s  
8
Data bits  
1
When using a TeSys U motor starter with a Modbus communication module (LULC031 module), the  
configuration parameters for the RS485 connection are automatically detected, only the Modbus address of the  
motor starter needs to be configured.  
4.1.3. Modbus Cycle Time  
The LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration sets a cycle time of 300 ms on Modbus commands for each of the  
8 TeSys U motor starters.  
4.1.4. Managing Degraded Modes  
The default management for degraded modes is described below. This description only applies to a Premium  
PLC fitted with a TSX PBY 100 coupler. Please refer to chapter 6.11.2.1 Managing degraded modes, page 71, if  
you want to change the degraded mode management of one or several Modbus commands.  
Event  
Disconnection  
of the upstream  
Profibus-DP network  
Disconnection of  
the downstream  
Modbus network  
Desired  
behaviour  
Premium PLC:  
CPU stop or failure  
Failure of the  
LUFP7 gateway  
“Outputs” option  
equal to “Reset” (1)  
Reset  
Yes  
Depending on the configuration of the  
TeSys U motor starters (2)  
Output  
Inputs  
“Outputs” option  
equal to “Hold” (1)  
Hold  
——  
Reset  
——  
Yes  
(1) The “Outputs” option is described in chapter 4.2.8 Importing the Configuration of the Profibus-DP Network under  
PL7 PRO, page 31. Under PL7 PRO, it can be accessed from the configuration screen for the TSX PBY 100 board.  
(2) The desired behaviour with regard to the outputs should be directly configured on each of the TeSys U motor starters.  
You may also refer to chapter 4.2 Degraded application mode of the Implementation manual – TSX PBY 100 –  
PROFIBUS-DP (ref.: TSX DM PBY 100E) for further details regarding the processing of degraded modes by the  
TSX PBY 100 board.  
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4.2. Gateway Configuration under PL7 PRO and SyCon  
The Profibus-DP master must be configured so that it has access to all of the data described in chapters 10.2.1 Input  
The following chapters describe the steps in PL7 PRO (version V3.0) and SyCon (version V2.5.0.0) which you will  
need to go through so that the gateway is correctly recognised by the Profibus-DP master PLC.  
The Profibus-DP network which is described in the following chapters only includes one  
master (TSX 57353 v5.1 + TSX PBY 100) and one slave (LUFP7 gateway). So you will need  
to adapt the addressing of the inputs and outputs shown below (%IW and %QW) according to  
any other slaves on the Profibus-DP network which you need to configure.  
4.2.1. Setting Up the Hardware Configuration under PL7 PRO  
Under PL7 PRO, create a new application or open an application for which you want to add a Profibus-DP  
network.  
Edit the hardware configuration of this application, add a PBY 100 board and then edit its configuration by  
double-clicking on its location in the rack.  
Click on the “hilscher” button (enclosed in a red box above) to start the SyCon configuration tool.  
N.B. This button is not displayed if you have not installed SyCon on your PC.  
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4.2.2. Creating a Profibus-DP Network under SyCon  
Select the “New” option from the “File” menu to create a new  
configuration, by selecting the “PROFIBUS” network.  
This option creates an empty network segment in the SyCon main  
window.  
In this guide, we shall immediately save this configuration and name  
it “LUFP7 - Tutorial Example.pb”.  
4.2.3. Selecting and Adding the Profibus-DP Master Station  
Select the “Master…” option from  
the “Insert” menu (or click on the  
button). Move the mouse  
pointer (which now looks like a  
)
to the position where you want to  
add the Profibus-DP master, and  
left-click.  
Select the “TSX PBY 100” master,  
then click “Add >>”. If need be, edit  
its address and name.  
Once back to the SyCon main window, the selected master appears in the selected insertion position:  
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Double-click on the line that corresponds to the  
Profibus-DP master to open the “Master  
Configuration” window.  
In the “DP Support” frame, verify that the "Auto  
addressing" box has been checked.  
Lastly, select the Profibus-DP master and run the “Bus  
Parameter…” option from the “Settings” menu to configure the  
Profibus-DP network baud rate.  
The “Optimize” option must remain equal to  
“standard”, except in case of knowledgeable  
users who want to edit critical Profibus-DP  
network settings (accessible via the “Edit…”  
button).  
4.2.4. Setting up the Gateway Description Files  
The GSD file that describes the gateway must be located on the PC hard drive so that SyCon can access it any  
time. Preferably place the file inside the directory that contains all the GSD files used by SyCon. The description  
and content of that GSD file are both in chapter 8 Appendix B: LUFP7 Gateway GSD File, page 90.  
This file can be found on the CD LU9CD1 : Tele071F.gsd”.  
Î To import that file under SyCon, run the “Copy GSD” option from the “File” menu and select the GSD file  
mentioned above from the CD. If the command completes successfully, the following message is displayed:  
“The import of the GSD file was successful.”  
Then, install the symbols representing the gateway under SyCon. The corresponding files are on the CD  
LU9CD1 : “LUFP7_S.DIB”, “ LUFP7_R.DIB”, and “ LUFP7_D.DIB”.  
Î Copy these files into “C:\Program Files\Hilscher\SyCon\Fieldbus\PROFIBUS\BMP”, if this is the  
path where you have installed SyCon on your PC. All these operations should be conducted using Windows  
Explorer, for example, as SyCon cannot proceed to their installation.  
The symbols that represent each of these three files are given below:  
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4.2.5. Selecting and Adding the Gateway to the Profibus-DP Network  
Run the “Slave…” option from the “Insert” menu (or click on the  
button). Move the mouse pointer (which now  
looks like a ) to the position where you want to add the LUFP7 gateway, then left-click.  
In the window that appears,  
select the “LUFP7” slave, then  
click the “Add >>” button. If  
need be, edit its address and  
name.  
Gateway  
address  
configuration is detailed in  
Once back to the SyCon main window, the selected slave appears in the selected insertion position:  
4.2.6. Editing and Configuring the Gateway  
Double-click on the line that corresponds to the LUFP7 gateway. The "Slave Configuration" window appears.  
Conduct the following operations:  
In the list of available modules, select the module called “IN/OUT: 32 Byte (16 word)”. Click the “Append  
Module” button to add it to the list of modules configured for the gateway. This module occupies one “Slot” and  
consists of a 16-word I/O module (both in IW and OW). It is intended to allow the exchange of the various data  
page 96.  
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In the “Assigned master” frame, check that the Profibus-DP master previously configured is selected. If not,  
select it. N.B. Only the "Assigned master" can control the DP slave to which it has been allocated during the  
configuration phase. Other DPM1 masters can only read its I/O values.  
In the "General" frame, verify that the two boxes "Activate device in actual configuration" and "Enable  
watchdog control" are both checked. If not, please check both.  
Validate the operations conducted by clicking on “OK”.  
The left-hand  
portion of this area  
specifies the  
gateway's  
maximum capacity,  
whilst the right-  
hand portion lists  
the currently  
configured  
"Modules".  
N.B. Don't use the “Symbolic Names” option to name the I/O exchanged with the gateway. This operation is  
useless because the symbols you shall define under SySon would not be exported and retrieved under  
PL7 PRO!  
If you create or edit a configuration using AbcConf (see chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway,  
page 44), you should be aware that the total size of the inputs and outputs, for all the  
configured modules, should be identical to the size of the data configured under AbcConf.  
They correspond to all the bytes exchanged with the Modbus slaves via the “Data” fields of the  
Modbus frames, to the two words reserved for downstream Modbus network management  
(see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 37), if it has not been disabled,  
and also to the two read parameter read/write counters . Any “free memory location” inserted  
between two data elements, regardless of its size, is included in the bytes exchanged.  
N.B. If the "Length of input data" or the "Length of output data" configured for the gateway  
(under SyCon) differs from the total size of the gateway input memory area or the total size of  
the gateway output memory area (under AbcConf), the gateway shall refuse going on line  
(LED n off and LED o red) and the configuration error shall be indicated (LED q flashing  
red, at 1 Hz). Please see chapter 3 Signalling, page 23.  
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4.2.7. Saving and Exporting the Profibus-DP Network Configuration  
Save the configuration by giving it a name (“Save” or “Save As…” option from the “File” menu). The configuration  
of the Profibus-DP network is then saved in a “.pb” file.  
In order to export this configuration for PL7 PRO, follow these steps:  
Select the line that corresponds to the Profibus-DP master (TSX PBY 100).  
Run the “Export ASCII” option from the “File” menu. The newly-created file bears the “.cnf” extension.  
N.B. the filename must comply with the “DOS 8.3” format, i.e. it must include a name limited to 8 characters  
and a 3-character extension (here, “cnf”).  
Once these operations are completed, quit SyCon.  
4.2.8. Importing the Configuration of the Profibus-DP Network under PL7 PRO  
the “Load CNF” button. Using the options in the window that appears, select the “cnf” file that was saved  
beforehand (see previous chapter).  
Once this import is completed, the full path to this file appears on the right of the "Load CNF" button and the  
"PROFIBUS-DP slave configuration" frame displays the two configured stations, i.e. “TSX PBY 100”, at the  
address 1, and “LUFP7”, at the address 2.  
In the case of the LUFP7 gateway, the default values allocated to the configuration options of the "General  
PROFIBUS-DP configuration" frame can be kept (see table below). Edit them accordingly if you configure other  
slaves on the same Profibus-DP network.  
Optional  
Task  
Default value  
Possible values  
MAST  
MAST or FAST  
Used to select the type of system task that will steer the Profibus-DP network.  
N.B. The PL7 PRO application is also subdivided into a “Mast Task” and a “Fast Task”.  
Outputs  
Reset Hold or Reset  
Determines whether the %QW outputs meant for the Profibus-DP slaves are held or reset to zero when the  
associated task (see above) is stopped, as this stop does not cause the TSX PBY 100 board to stop.  
N.B. if the gateway’s “Control/Status Byte” option is equal to “Enabled” (which is not the case for its default  
configuration), resetting the outputs also resets the “Profibus-DP master control word,” and therefore a  
communication disruption request on the Modbus downstream network (see chapter 5.2.1 Profibus-DP Master  
IW/QW number  
128 words  
32, 64, 128 or 242 words  
Determines the number of words used for the input of the TSX PBY 100 board, as well as for its outputs.  
The "Total" frame indicates the total number of inputs and outputs, all slaves included. The value allocated to  
the “IW/QW number” option should be greater than, or equal to, the greatest of these two numbers.  
The LUFP7 gateway only requires 16 words (whether for inputs or for outputs). Therefore, we could use a size  
of 32 words. However, it is preferable to keep the default value, should other slaves be configured.  
Diagnostic length  
32 bytes  
6 to 244 bytes  
Determines the maximum length of a diagnostic on the Profibus-DP network.  
N.B. This length should be sufficient to host the longest diagnostic for all the slaves on the network. If the  
length is insufficient, the slaves concerned shall not be active on the bus because their diagnostic shall be  
invalid. The "diagnostic length" is equal to 6 bytes in the case of the LUFP7 gateway.  
N.B. You may also request the configuration of the Profibus-DP master by clicking the "View" button in the  
"Master configuration" frame.  
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4.2.9. Configuring the Gateway I/O under PL7 PRO  
Using the information located in the selected “.cnf” file, PL7 PRO establishes a direct relation between the data  
for each Profibus-DP slave and its equivalent I/O.  
To view the LUFP7 gateway I/O, click on the line of the address 2 station in the "PROFIBUS-DP slave  
configuration" frame.  
If you use the vertical sliders in the "PROFIBUS-DP slave data" frame, you can see that the gateway's 16 input  
words have been allocated to inputs %IW4.0 to %IW4.0.15 and that its 16 outputs words have been allocated to  
outputs %QW4.0 to %QW4.0.15.  
N.B.: these allocations are valid only for the gateway's default configuration and for a gateway which is the only  
slave on the Profibus-DP network. If you configure other slaves on the same Profibus-DP network, it may be that  
gateway input and output allocation, as it is illustrated above, is amended according to the order in which the  
slaves and their modules have been declared under SyCon. Then, you can use the PL7 PRO window, presented  
above, to check the allocation of the input and output words of the gateway and other Profibus-DP slaves.  
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The correspondence between the content of the gateway's input memory (see chapter 10.2.1 Input Data  
Memory Area, page 95) and the PLC inputs “%IW4.0” to “%IW4.0.15” is given in the following table:  
Description  
Service  
PLC input  
Bit 15....................Bit 8 Bit 7......................Bit 0  
Managing the downstream Modbus network  
%IW4.0.00  
%IW4.0.10  
%IW4.0.20  
%IW4.0.30  
%IW4.0.40  
%IW4.0.50  
%IW4.0.60  
%IW4.0.70  
%IW4.0.80  
%IW4.0.90  
%IW4.0.10  
%IW4.0.11  
%IW4.0.12  
%IW4.0.13  
%IW4.0.14  
Gateway status word  
Value of the motor starter c status register  
Value of the motor starter d status register  
Value of the motor starter e status register  
Value of the motor starter f status register  
Value of the motor starter g status register  
Value of the motor starter h status register  
Value of the motor starter i status register  
Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
Free memory location  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a motor starter  
parameter (RESPONSE)  
Function No. (16#03)  
Bytes read (16#02)  
Value of the parameter read (16#xxxx)  
Slave No. (16#01-16#08) Function No. (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a motor starter  
parameter (RESPONSE)  
Address of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
Value of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the responses)  
Read parameter  
response counter  
Write parameter  
response counter  
%IW4.0.15  
The correspondence between the content of the gateway output storage (see chapter 10.2.2 Output Data Memory  
Area, page 96) and the outputs of the “%QW4.0” to “%QW4.0.15” automatic controls is as follows:  
Description  
Service  
PLC output  
Bit 15....................Bit 8 Bit 7......................Bit 0  
Managing the downstream Modbus network  
%QW4.0.00  
%QW4.0.10  
%QW4.0.20  
%QW4.0.30  
%QW4.0.40  
%QW4.0.50  
%QW4.0.60  
%QW4.0.70  
%QW4.0.80  
%QW4.0.90  
%QW4.0.10  
%QW4.0.11  
Profibus-DP master control word  
Value of the motor starter c command register  
Value of the motor starter d command register  
Value of the motor starter e command register  
Value of the motor starter f command register  
Value of the motor starter g command register  
Value of the motor starter h command register  
Value of the motor starter i command register  
Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
Slave No. (16#01-16#08)  
Function No. (16#03)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Address of the parameter to be read (16#xxxx)  
Number of parameters to be read (16#0001)  
Slave number  
(16#01-16#08)  
Function number  
(16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
%QW4.0.12  
%QW4.0.13  
%QW4.0.14  
Address of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
Value of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the queries)  
Read parameter  
query counter  
Write parameter  
query counter  
%QW4.0.15  
Whenever you create or change a configuration using AbcConf (see chapter 6 Configuring the  
Gateway, page 44), you should be aware that, if you configure an odd number of input (or output)  
bytes, PL7 PRO converts the last byte to the 16-bit format instead of leaving it in bits 8-15 of the  
last word. Its value is therefore placed into bits 0-7 of the last word.  
e.g. If you use 33 input words and the last input word is equal to 16#64 (8-bit format), the word  
%IW4.0.16 is therefore equal to 16#0064 (16-bit format) and not 16#64••.  
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4.2.10. Description of Services Assigned to Gateway Inputs/Outputs  
Managing the downstream Modbus network: Refer to chapter 5.3 Diagnostic Only, page 41, for a detailed  
advanced sample use. In the case of the gateway’s default configuration, under AbcConf, the “Control/Status  
Byte” field of the “ABC” element is equal to “Enabled but no startup lock.”  
Periodic communications (inputs): The value of each of the 8 words for this service corresponds to teh value  
of the status register of a TeSys U motor starter (register located at address 455).  
Periodic communications (outputs): The value of each of the 8 words for this service corresponds to the value  
to be sent to the command register of a TeSys U motor starter (register located at address 704).  
these "periodic communications" services.  
page 101, for a simple example of these "aperiodic communications".  
These aperiodic communications services offer functions similar to those of “parameter area PKW” which can be  
found on certain Schneider Electric products, such as some ATV drives.  
• Sample reading of a motor starter parameter:  
Reading of the 1st fault register (address = 452 = 16#01C4) on TeSys U motor starter no. 5.  
The initial values of %QW4.0.15 and %IW4.0.15 are equal to 16#0613.  
The result of the reading is 16#0002(magnetic fault).  
Output  
Value  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
Slave no. + Function no.  
Parameter address  
Input  
Value  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
(not used) + Slave no.  
Slave no. + Number of bytes  
Value read  
16#0503  
16#01C4  
16#0001  
16#0713  
16#0005  
16#0302  
16#0002  
16#0713  
%QW4.0.90  
%QW4.0.10  
%QW4.0.11  
%QW4.0.15  
%IW4.0.90  
%IW4.0.10  
%IW4.0.11  
%IW4.0.15  
Number of parameters  
“Trigger byte” for the query (PF)  
“Trigger byte” for the response (PF)  
• Sample writing of a motor starter parameter:  
Writing of the 2nd command register (address = 705 = 16#02C1) on TeSys U motor starter no. 7 at the value  
16#0006(clear statistics + reset thermal memory).  
The initial values of %QW4.0.15 and %IW4.0.15 are equal to 16#0713.  
The result of the writing is a command echo, that is to say that the values of the “address parameter” and  
“value to be written” fields are identical in both the query and the response.  
Output  
Value  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
Slave no. + Function no.  
Parameter address  
Input  
Value  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
Slave no. + Function no.  
Parameter address  
16#0706  
16#02C1  
16#0006  
16#0714  
16#0706  
16#02C1  
16#0006  
16#0714  
%QW4.0.12  
%QW4.0.13  
%QW4.0.14  
%QW4.0.15  
%IW4.0.12  
%IW4.0.13  
%IW4.0.14  
%IW4.0.15  
Value to be written  
Written value  
“Trigger byte” for the response (PF)  
“Trigger byte” for the query (PF)  
Avoid writing incorrect values in outputs which correspond to the aperiodic communication  
services described above, as they would lead to the transmission of an incoherent Modbus  
frame. It is therefore up to the Profibus-DP master PLC application to manage them.  
In addition, do not ever use these services in “Broadcast” mode (Modbus address = 0).  
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4.2.11. Validating and Saving the Configuration of the TSX BP 100 Coupler  
Î
Î
Î
Î
Validate the various operations conducted under PL7 PRO using the  
Close the configuration window of the TSX PBY 100 coupler.  
button.  
In the PLC's hardware configuration window, click on the  
Save the PL7 PRO application by giving it a name.  
button again.  
4.2.12. Allocating Symbols to the Gateway Inputs and Outputs  
Allocating symbols to the gateway I/O is possible only under PL7 PRO, as SyCon does not export such symbols  
to the ASCII export file. Once these symbols are defined, they are used in the configuration window of the  
TSX PBY 100 coupler previously described.  
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4.2.13. Using and Monitoring the TSX PBY 100 Coupler Configuration  
After validating all the changes previously made, you may check the configuration of the TSX PBY 100 coupler,  
the Profibus-DP network, and the LUFP7 gateway by downloading the PL7 PRO application to the PLC and  
conducting a monitoring operation using the TSX PBY 100 coupler debug screen.  
Î Transfer the application from the PC to the PLC by running the “Transfer program…” option from the “PLC”  
-
menu (or click on the  
Î Switch from the OFFLINE to the ONLINE mode by running the “Connect” option from the “PLC” menu (or  
click on the button).  
button) and selecting “PC > PLC”.  
Î Initialize and start the PLC application using the “Init…” and “Run…” options from the “PLC” menu.  
Î Open the “Hardware configuration”  
and the  
TSX PBY 100  
board  
configuration. Then, switch from  
“Configuration” to “Debug” and select  
the line that corresponds to the  
LUFP7 gateway.  
The content of the "PROFIBUS-DP  
diagnostic data” frame enables you  
to view the gateway's Profibus-DP  
diagnostics, while the “PROFIBUS-  
DP slave data” frame enables you  
to view and change the values of  
the gateway I/O. An example is  
given on the right.  
4.2.14. Developing a Profibus-DP Application  
The Profibus-DP master PLC taken as an example is a TSX 57353 v5.1, marketed by Telemecanique. A sample  
PLC application, developed under PL7 PRO, is presented in chapter 11 Appendix D: Sample Use under  
PL7 PRO, page 97. This example uses the PLC, the gateway and the 8 TeSys U motor starters shown in the  
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5. Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics  
Each of the three sub-chapters 5.2, 5.3 and 5.3.2 describes the principle used to initialize and carry out  
diagnostics on the gateway using each of the three options offered by the gateway. These options can be  
configured via AbcConf, by changing the assignment of the “Control/Status Byte” field for the “ABC” element  
(see chapter 6.12.2 “ABC” Element, page 82). The links between these sub-chapters and these options are as  
follows:  
“Control/Status Byte” field............................. Sub-chapter....................................Page  
Enabled ............................................................. 5.2 Full Management.........................37  
Enabled but no startup lock ............................. 5.3 Diagnostic Only ...........................41  
5.1.1. Disabled 5.3.2 Profibus-DP Master Control Word  
The output word located at addresses 16#0200 (MSB) and 16#0201 (LSB) in the gateway’s output memory  
constitutes the Profibus-DP master command word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
The Profibus-DP master must compare the value of the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit to the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit (bit 15 in the gateway’s status word). If these two values are different, this means  
that the gateway has transmitted a new diagnostic to the Profibus-DP master.  
To tell the gateway that it has read a diagnostic, the Profibus-DP master must copy the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit. This allows the gateway to issue a new diagnostic.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_CONFIRM = ABC_HS_SEND ) Æ The gateway’s status word contains a diagnostic  
which has already been acknowledged by the Profibus-DP master. So the gateway is free to use  
this status word to place another diagnostic there.  
Else Æ A new diagnostic is available in the gateway’s status word. The Profibus-DP master can  
read this diagnostic, but must also copy the value of ABC_HS_SEND to FB_HS_CONFIRM in  
0-14 Reserved.  
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The option chosen in the default configuration is “Enabled but no startup lock.”  
5.2. Full Management  
Until it receive an order to start up the Modbus exchanges from the Profibus-DP master, the  
LUFP7 gateway does not transmit any queries on the Modbus network. The Profibus-DP  
master can then deactivate these exchanges by inverting this startup order. Subsequently  
these two orders may be reiterated by the Profibus-DP master.  
The Modbus exchange startup order is located in a 16-bit register occupying the addresses 16#0200 and  
16#0201 in the gateway’s memory (outputs). A second 16-bit register, located at the addresses 16#0000 and  
16#0001 (inputs), allows the gateway to send diagnostics to the Profibus-DP master.  
So you must configure your Profibus-DP master so that it has access to the first two bytes of the  
gateway’s output data area, as well as to the first two bytes of the gateway’s input data area (see  
chapter 4.2 Gateway Configuration under PL7 PRO and SyCon, page 26).  
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5.2.1. Profibus-DP Master Control Word  
The output word located at addresses 16#0200 (MSB) and 16#0201 (LSB) in the gateway’s output memory  
constitutes the Profibus-DP master command word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
The Profibus-DP master must compare the value of the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit to the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit (bit 15 in the gateway’s status word). If these two values are different, this means  
that the gateway has transmitted a new diagnostic to the Profibus-DP master.  
To tell the gateway that it has read a diagnostic, the Profibus-DP master must copy the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit. This allows the gateway to issue a new diagnostic.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_CONFIRM = ABC_HS_SEND ) Æ The gateway’s status word contains a diagnostic  
which has already been acknowledged by the Profibus-DP master. So the gateway is free to use  
this status word to place another diagnostic there.  
Else Æ A new diagnostic is available in the gateway’s status word. The Profibus-DP master can  
read this diagnostic, but must also copy the value of ABC_HS_SEND to FB_HS_CONFIRM in  
order to allow the gateway to generate new diagnostics.  
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Bits  
Description  
14  
FB_HS_SEND: New command from the Profibus-DP master  
Before changing the value of FB_DU, the Profibus-DP master must compare the values of  
FB_HS_SEND and ABC_HS_CONFIRM (bit 14 of the gateway’s status word). If these two values are  
different, this means that the gateway has not yet acknowledged the previous Profibus-DP master  
command. Else, the Profibus-DP master can issue a new command, updating the FB_DU bit  
according to the nature of its command (shutdown or activation of Modbus exchanges), then toggling  
the value of the FB_HS_SEND bit to inform the gateway that it has sent it a new command.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_SEND ABC_HS_CONFIRM ) Æ The Profibus-DP master command word still  
contains a command which has not yet been acknowledged by the gateway. So the Profibus-DP  
master cannot use this word to place a new command in it.  
Else Æ The previous command of the Profibus-DP master has been acknowledged by the  
gateway, which allows it to transmit a new command. In this case, it changes the value of the  
FB_DU bit, then toggles the value of the FB_HS_SEND bit.  
13  
FB_DU: Modbus exchange startup  
The setting of this bit to one by the Profibus-DP master allows communications between the gateway  
and the Modbus slaves. Resetting it to zero is used to inhibit them.  
When the Profibus-DP master sets this bit to one, it is preferable for all of the output data it has  
placed in the gateway’s output memory to be up-to-date (“FB_DU” means “FieldBus – Data  
Updated”). If they are not, these data will be transmitted to the Modbus slaves “as it.”  
0-12 Reserved.  
The correct use of this command word by the Profibus-DP master, to transmit a new command to the gateway,  
goes through the following steps:  
Checking of (FB_HS_SEND = ABC_HS_CONFIRM).  
The command, that is to say the value of the FB_DU bit, is updated.  
The value of the FB_HS_SEND bit is inverted.  
N.B. It is possible to simplify this use as follows:  
The FB_DU and FB_HS_SEND bits are set to one to activate the Modbus communications.  
The FB_DU and FB_HS_SEND bits are reset to halt Modbus communications.  
On the other hand, do not write directly in 16-bit format in the Profibus-DP master command word, because  
this would disrupt the operation of the transfer of the gateway diagnostics (undesired change to  
FB_HS_CONFIRM). However, during some debug or test phase, you could, for instance, write 16#6000 in the  
Profibus-DP master command word (that is to say 16#6000 in the %QW4.0 output word) in order to activate the  
Modbus communications, and 16#0000 to stop them.  
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5.2.2. Gateway Status Word  
The input word located at addresses 16#0000 (MSB) and 16#0001 (LSB) in the gateway’s input memory  
constitutes the gateway’s status word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
ABC_HS_SEND: New gateway diagnostic  
(See description of bit 15 of the Profibus-DP master command word, FB_HS_CONFIRM.)  
ABC_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a Profibus-DP master command  
(See description of bit 14 of the Profibus-DP master command word, FB_HS_SEND.)  
ABC_DU: Modbus exchanges activated  
14  
13  
The gateway activates this bit to tell the Profibus-DP master that the Modbus data located in its input  
memory area have all been updated at least once since the last activation of FB_DU (“ABC_DU”  
means “ABC – Data Updated”). These Modbus input data include every data in responses from all  
Modbus slaves, for both periodic commands and aperiodic commands.  
This bit is deactivated by the gateway when the FB_DU bit is deactivated, that is to say when the  
Profibus-DP master demands a shutdown of Modbus exchanges.  
N.B. Once it is active, this bit is not deactivated if there are any communication errors with the  
Modbus slaves. To signal this type of error, the gateway uses bit 12 of its status word.  
12  
Periodicity of Modbus exchanges  
The gateway activates this bit provided that it is periodically communicating with all of the Modbus  
slaves. It deactivates it as soon as it loses communication with one of them.  
The “Reconnect time (10ms)”, “Retries” and “Timeout time (10ms)” elements of each of the Modbus  
queries (see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 72) are used to determine whether  
communication is lost, then restored.  
N.B. If a number of periodic exchanges are configured for the same Modbus slave, only one of them  
needs to remain active for the periodic communications with this slave to be declared active.  
8-11 EC: Error code associated with the Modbus network  
DP master.  
0-07 ED: Error data item associated with the Modbus network  
Data item associated with the EC error code.  
The correct use of this status word by the Profibus-DP master, to read a diagnostic generated by the gateway,  
goes through the following steps:  
Checking of (ABC_HS_SEND FB_HS_CONFIRM).  
Reading of the value of ABC_DU to determine whether all of the Modbus input data are up-to-date.  
Reading of the value of the bit 12 to determine whether the periodicity of the Modbus communications  
has been maintained.  
Reading of the values of EC and ED to check for any error detected by the gateway on the Modbus  
network (see table on the next page).  
Copying of the value of the ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit.  
This last step is essential because it allows the gateway to transmit a future diagnostic in order  
not to “loose” any further error reporting! Even if you do not wish to read the content of the  
gateway’s status word, it is preferable to automate this step in your Profibus-DP master  
software.  
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The values of the EC and ED fields are described in the table below:  
EC  
Description of the error  
ED  
Notes  
2#0000 Re-transmissions on the  
Modbus network  
Number of re-  
transmissions (1)  
Total number of re-transmissions carried out  
on the sub-network, for all slaves.  
2#0001 A Modbus slave is missing Address of the missing —  
2#0010 Several Modbus slaves  
are missing  
2#0011 Excessive data in a  
Modbus response  
Address of the Modbus This error occurs when the gateway receives too  
slave involved  
much data in the response sent by one of its  
Modbus slaves.  
2#0100 Unknown Modbus error  
Address of the Modbus —  
slave involved  
(1) The re-transmission counter used to signal this error is not reset when the gateway generates this error  
code. If there are recurrent communication problems on the Modbus network, the gateway will generate this  
same diagnostic repeatedly, so as to tell the Profibus-DP master the total number of re-transmissions  
carried out as often as possible. This counter is reset when its value exceeds its maximum value (counter  
modulo 256: 16#FF Æ 16#00).  
In the case of de-connection of one or several device on the Modbus sub-network, the LUFP7  
gateway will first report re-transmission errors several times and then the error “A Modbus  
slave is missing” or “Several Modbus slaves are missing”. Later on when the LUFP7 will  
proceed to reconnection attempt, only the re-transmission error will be reported. Due to this,  
the indication of the errors error “A Modbus slave is missing” or “Several Modbus slaves are  
missing” may be perceived as very brief.  
5.3. Diagnostic Only  
The gateway uses a 16-bit register, located at the addresses 16#0000 and 16#0001 in its memory (inputs), to  
send diagnostics to the Profibus-DP master. A second 16-bit register, located at the addresses 16#0200 and  
16#0201 (outputs), allows the Profibus-DP to acknowledge each of these diagnostics.  
So you must configure your Profibus-DP master so that it has access to the first two bytes of the  
gateway’s output data area, as well as to the first two bytes of the gateway’s input data area (see  
chapter 4.2 Gateway Configuration under PL7 PRO and SyCon, page 26).  
5.3.1. Gateway Status Word  
The input word located at addresses 16#0000 (MSB) and 16#0001 (LSB) in the gateway’s input memory  
constitutes the gateway’s status word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
ABC_HS_SEND: New gateway diagnostic  
(See description of bit 15 of the Profibus-DP master command word, FB_HS_CONFIRM.)  
Reserved.  
14  
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Bits  
Description  
13  
ABC_DU: Modbus exchanges activated  
The gateway activates this bit to tell the Profibus-DP master that the Modbus data located in its input  
memory area have all been updated at least once since the last activation of FB_DU (“ABC_DU”  
means “ABC – Data Updated”). These Modbus input data include every data in responses from all  
Modbus slaves, for both periodic commands and aperiodic commands.  
This bit is deactivated by the gateway when the FB_DU bit is deactivated, that is to say when the  
Profibus-DP master demands a shutdown of Modbus exchanges.  
N.B. Once it is active, this bit is not deactivated if there are any communication errors with the  
Modbus slaves. To signal this type of error, the gateway uses bit 12 of its status word.  
12  
Periodicity of Modbus exchanges  
The gateway activates this bit provided that it is periodically communicating with all of the Modbus  
slaves. It deactivates it as soon as it loses communication with one of them.  
The “Reconnect time (10ms)”, “Retries” and “Timeout time (10ms)” elements of each of the Modbus  
queries (see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 72) are used to determine whether  
communication is lost, then restored.  
N.B. If a number of periodic exchanges are configured for the same Modbus slave, only one of them  
needs to remain active for the periodic communications with this slave to be declared active.  
8-11 EC: Error code associated with the Modbus network  
Code of the error detected on the Modbus network by the gateway and transmitted to the Profibus-  
DP master.  
0-07 ED: Error data item associated with the Modbus network  
Data item associated with the EC error code.  
The correct use of this status word by the Profibus-DP master, to read a diagnostic generated by the gateway,  
goes through the following steps:  
Checking of (ABC_HS_SEND FB_HS_CONFIRM).  
Reading of the value of ABC_DU to determine whether all of the Modbus input data are up-to-date.  
Reading of the value of the “Periodicity of Modbus exchanges” bit to determine whether the periodicity of  
the Modbus communications has been maintained.  
Reading of the values of EC and ED to check for any error detected by the gateway on the Modbus  
network (see table page 41).  
Copying of the value of the ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit.  
This last step is essential because it allows the gateway to transmit a future diagnostic in order  
not to “loose” any further error reporting! Even if you do not wish to read the content of the  
gateway’s status word, it is preferable to automate this step in your Profibus-DP master  
software.  
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5.3.2. Profibus-DP Master Control Word  
The output word located at addresses 16#0200 (MSB) and 16#0201 (LSB) in the gateway’s output memory  
constitutes the Profibus-DP master command word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
ABC_HS_SEND bit (bit 15 in the gateway’s status word). If these two values are different, this means  
that the gateway has transmitted a new diagnostic to the Profibus-DP master.  
To tell the gateway that it has read a diagnostic, the Profibus-DP master must copy the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit. This allows the gateway to issue a new diagnostic.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_CONFIRM = ABC_HS_SEND ) Æ The gateway’s status word contains a diagnostic  
which has already been acknowledged by the Profibus-DP master. So the gateway is free to use  
this status word to place another diagnostic there.  
Else Æ A new diagnostic is available in the gateway’s status word. The Profibus-DP master can  
read this diagnostic, but must also copy the value of ABC_HS_SEND to FB_HS_CONFIRM in  
order to allow the gateway to generate new diagnostics.  
0-14 Reserved.  
5.4. Simplified Operation  
The two 16-bit registers located at addresses 16#0000-16#0001 (inputs) and 16#0200-16#0201 (outputs) are no  
longer used for “managing the downstream Modbus network”. These two registers are no longer reserved and  
so these addresses can be used to exchange data with the Modbus slaves (“Data Location” attribute of “Data”  
type frame fields).  
The Profibus-DP master’s command word and the gateway’s status word, which we will be talking about in the  
rest of this document, do not exist anymore. So the two warnings pages 55 and 60 should be ignored, and the  
input and output ranges in the gateway’s memory therefore go respectively from 16#0002-16#00F3 to 16#0000-  
16#00F3 and from 16#0202-16#02F3 to 16#0200-16#02F3.  
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6. Configuring the Gateway  
Each part of this chapter describes a separate step allowing the user to personalize the gateway configuration,  
according to his own particular needs. Each part gives an introduction to a basic operation isolating it from the  
rest of the configuration and describing the operations to be carried out using AbcConf (mainly) and SyCon  
(where necessary), and their implications for the gateway’s general behaviour.  
In each case, the first two steps are required, as they allow you to establish the dialogue between the gateway  
and the PC software allowing you to configure it, that is to say AbcConf.  
We strongly recommend that you read chapter 4 Software Implementation of the Gateway, page 24, because all  
of the operations carried out in AbcConf or SyCon are based on the principle that we are using the default  
configuration of the LUFP7 gateway.  
6.1. Connecting the Gateway to the Configuration PC  
This step is required when setting up the gateway configuration application, AbcConf.  
Connecting the gateway to one of the serial (COM) ports on a PC requires a straight PowerSuite cable and a  
RS232/RS485 converter. These two items are the same as those allowing dialogue with drives and soft start-  
soft stop units using the PowerSuite application and are both available from the catalogue (ref.: VW3 A8 106).  
Ensure that you use the “POWERSUITE” cable and the “RS232 / RS485 PC” converter. An “ATV28 before 09 /  
2001” cable and an “ATV 58” converter are also supplied with these items, but they should not be used with the  
LUFP7 gateway.  
LUFP7 gateway (Seen from underneath)  
PC  
Configuration  
RS485  
VW3 A8 106  
RJ45  
Male  
SubD 9  
RS232  
(COM)  
RJ45  
Female  
SubD 9  
Straight POWERSUITE cable  
RS232 / RS485  
convertor  
Once the gateway has been connected to a PC with the PowerSuite cable and the RS232/RS485 converter, you  
can change its configuration using “ABC-LUFP Configurator”, more generally referred to as “AbcConf”. This  
configurator also allows you to carry out a few diagnostics on the gateway.  
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6.1.1. Pin Outs  
— LUFP7 (Configuration) —  
Female RJ45  
Male RJ45  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
RS-485 D(B)  
RS-485 D(A)  
D(B)  
D(A)  
+10 V  
GND  
+10 V  
0 V  
Straight POWERSUITE cable  
——— RS485 / RS232 converter ———  
–—— PC (COM) ——–  
Male 9-point SUB-D  
Male RJ45  
Female RJ45  
Female 9-point SUB-D  
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tx  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
RS-232 Rx  
RS-232 Tx  
Rx  
D(B)  
D(A)  
D(B)  
D(A)  
GND  
GND  
+10 V  
0 V  
+10 V  
0 V  
N.B. The inversion of the Rx and Tx signals between the gateway and the PC is shown on the 9-point SUB-D  
connectors, because beyond this junction, the RS-232 signals are replaced by the D(A) and D(B) polarisations of  
the RS-485 signals.  
6.1.2. RS-232 Link Protocol  
There is no need to configure the PC’s COM port, as AbcConf uses a specific setup which replaces the one for  
the port being used. This replacement is temporary and is cancelled as AbcConf stops using this serial port, that  
is to say when AbcConf is closed.  
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6.2. Installing AbcConf  
The minimum system requirements for AbcConf are as follows:  
• Processor .......................................Pentium 133 MHz  
• Free hard disk space......................10 Mb  
• RAM................................................08 Mb  
• Operating system ...........................MS Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000  
• Browser ..........................................MS Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1  
The AbcConf installation program can be found on the CD LU9CD1. To install it, run “ABC-LUFP_Setup.exe”,  
then follow the on-screen instructions.  
You can read about how to use AbcConf in a user manual entitled AnyBus Communicator – User Manual  
which is also on the CD LU9CD1 “ABC_User_Manual.pdf”. We strongly recommend that you read this manual  
when using AbcConf, because this guide will only describe the various features it provides in relation to using the  
LUFP7 gateway.  
6.3. Importing the Gateway Configuration  
Before you can make any changes to the gateway configuration, you will first need to import its current  
configuration. If you already have this configuration on your hard disk, all you will need to do is open the file  
corresponding to this configuration.  
Check that the gateway has a valid configuration and that it is working properly, that is to say that LED  
GATEWAY is flashing green.  
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In AbcConf, choose “Upload configuration from ABC-LUFP”  
from the “File” menu or click on the  
button, in the AbcConf  
toolbar. A window called “Upload” will then open and a  
progress bar shows you the state of progress of the gateway  
configuration uploading process. This window disappears as  
soon as the whole configuration has been successfully  
uploaded.  
This step is particularly important if you wish to read details about the content of the gateway’s default  
configuration, after unpacking it. You can then use this configuration as a template for any changes you wish to  
make subsequently, thus avoiding having to create all of the items and reducing the potential risk of error.  
Save this configuration to your hard disk so that it is always available. This will allow you to  
reconfigure the gateway “cleanly” should the configuration become invalid, if you were to  
download an invalid configuration, for example.  
N.B. The LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration can be found on the CD supplied with the gateway, at the  
following location, if your CD drive is disk “D:” on the PC: “D:\Fieldbus\PROFIBUS\CFG-  
files\LUFP7.cfg”.  
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6.4. Transferring a Configuration to the Gateway  
When using AbcConf, you can transfer the configuration you are editing to the gateway at any time.  
Choose “Download configuration to ABC-LUFP” from the “File”  
menu or click on the  
button, in the AbcConf toolbar.  
AbcConf initializes a check test of the gateway type. During this  
test, the PC should not carry out any other operations, as  
this could lead to AbcConf apparently freezing up and slow  
down the PC’s general operation for several minutes! The  
test then continues and the PC returns to normal running speed.  
Once this test has finished, a window called “Download” opens  
and a progress bar shows the state of progress for the transfer of  
the configuration to the gateway. You must never interrupt this  
operation, otherwise you will have to start it again from the  
beginning.  
Check that the transfer has been correctly carried out: LED  
GATEWAY should be flashing green.  
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If this LED is flashing red/green, save the configuration you were editing, open the file containing the default  
configuration for LUFP7 gateways, then transfer it to the gateway. This will restore it to a known initial state. You  
can then continue with the configuration you were transferring, and make any corrections which may be  
necessary.  
If the gateway and its master DPM1 are both connected via a Profibus-DP network, LED  
to flash red at a frequency of 1 Hz if changes have to be made under SyCon. This occurs if you change the total size  
of the input data and/or the total size of the output data exchanged with the Modbus slaves.  
FIELDBUS DIAG will begin  
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6.5. Monitoring the Content of the Gateway’s Memory  
One of the main commands that you will need to use when setting up the gateway is the command allowing you  
to read the contents of the gateway’s memory and to display it in a window used for this purpose. This will be  
particularly useful when you are working on your PLC configurations and applications. However, it only shows  
data from the “Data” and “Preset Data” fields configured in the “Query” and “Response” elements of just one of  
the Modbus slaves, plus the content of the gateway’s two reserved registers, located at memory addresses  
16#0000-16#0001 (gateway status word) and 16#0200-16#0201 (Profibus-DP master command word).  
To monitor the content of the gateway’s memory, start by selecting the node corresponding to the Modbus slave  
whose data you wish to view, then choose “Monitor” from the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the  
previously selected node. A monitoring window then appears. The sample window shown at the top of the next  
page corresponds to a view of the contents of the memory exchanged, using the gateway’s default configuration,  
with the “TeSys U n°1” motor starter.  
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The upper part of this window allows you to choose a Modbus command, to edit its contents, then to send it to  
the Modbus network (“Command” menu). The response will then be displayed in this same part. Please see  
chapter 2.10 Node monitor in the AbcConf user manual, entitled AnyBus Communicator – User for further  
information about how to use this window. This manual can be found on the CD LU9CD1 :  
ABC_User_Manual.pdf”.  
The lower part of this window allows you to view the content of the gateway’s memory, but only the bytes used in  
frames for queries and responses frames for commands and transactions configured for the selected node. The  
values of the gateway’s two reserved words (addresses 16#0000-16#0001 and 16#0200-16#0201) are also  
shown, whichever node is selected.  
In the window shown above, the data displayed correspond to the values at the memory locations designated by  
the “Data” fields in the commands and transactions configured for the “TeSys U n°1” node, that is to say the  
following commands: “Read Holding Registers”, “Preset Multiple Registers”, “Transactions 1”, and “Transactions 2”.  
N.B. The data exchanged with the Modbus slave previously selected are displayed MSB-first, that is in the MSB  
/ LSB order (as read from left to right, with growing memory addresses), provided that the “Byte Swap” option  
from the “Data” or “Preset Data” element of the corresponding Modbus command was set to “No swapping” (see  
chapter 6.11.2.4 Configuring the Content of the Query Frame, page 76). This also holds true for the two reserved  
words dedicated to the management of the downstream Modbus network.  
However, but only as far as the “TeSys U n°1” node is concerned, the data beginning at addresses 16#0013,  
16#0018, 16#0212, and 16#0218 (see chapter 10.2 Content of the Gateway’s DPRAM Memory, page 95) follow  
the same byte order than the content of the frames they are related to (see Appendix F: Modbus Commands,  
page 108), from first to last byte (checksum excluded), and following growing adresses in the memory of the  
gateway. Finally, bytes 16#001E, 16#001F, 16#021E, and 16#021F correspond to the reception and emission  
counters for these frames (“Trigger bytes” from Transactions 1 and 2).  
A brief description of the toolbar buttons of this window is given below:  
Stop / Start communications with the selected node.  
Select / Send the Modbus command shown in the upper part of the window  
Stop / Resume refreshing the data displayed in the lower part of the window  
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6.6. Deleting a Modbus Slave  
This step allows you, for instance, to free up a location on the downstream Modbus network, known as the “Sub-  
Network” in AbcConf, in order to replace one Modbus slave with another.  
In fact the gateway’s default configuration already allows it to communicate with eight TeSys U motor starters,  
whereas the maximum number of Modbus slaves with which it can communicate is limited to eight.  
If the gateway is used to manage exchanges on a Modbus network with fewer than eight TeSys U motor  
starters, it is preferable to delete the redundant TeSys U motor starters from the gateway configuration. In fact,  
the deterioration in performances linked to the absence of one or more TeSys U motor starters is such that it is  
preferable to carry out this operation using AbcConf.  
If you wish to retain the read/write aperiodic services for the value of a motor starter  
parameter, never delete the first configured TeSys U motor starter, because the two  
transactions associated with these services are configured for this motor starter.  
In fact, these two transactions are sent to any Modbus slave, because the value of the “slave  
number” field in the Modbus queries associated to them is fully managed by the Profitus-DP  
master PLC software (bits 8 to 15 of outputs %QW4.0.9 and %QW4.0.12).  
Procedure for deleting a Modbus slave  
1) Select the node corresponding to the Modbus slave you wish to delete from the configuration. If this is the  
only node remaining in the configuration, you will not be able to delete it, as the downstream Modbus network  
must include at least one slave.  
2) Right click on the icon or the name of this Modbus slave. A menu pops up underneath the mouse cursor.  
or  
In the AbcConf main menu, pull down the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the previously  
3) On this menu, click on “Delete”. The confirmation window shown below then appears, asking you to either  
confirm that you want to delete the selected node (“TeSys U n°2” in the example shown here) or cancel the  
operation.  
4) If you confirm that you want to delete the node,  
the menu disappears, along with the previously  
selected node. Otherwise, the node will still be  
there once the window disappears.  
Keyboard shortcut: Del” key.  
Adjusting the gateway’s memory (optional step):  
The data previously exchanged between the gateway and the Modbus slave which has just been deleted will  
free up locations in the gateway’s memory. If you want to optimize the exchanges between the gateway’s  
memory and the master PLC Profibus-DP coupler inputs/outputs, you will need to change the configuration of all  
the other Modbus slaves in order to adjust the content of the gateway’s memory.  
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However, these operations are not necessary when deleting a single slave. Conversely, they become almost  
essential when most of the Modbus slaves are deleted, because these deletions divide up the gateway’s  
memory.  
Please see chapter 6.11 Adding and Setting Up a Modbus Command, page 68, which describes all of the  
changes you can make to the configuration of each of the Modbus commands.  
6.7. Adding a Modbus Slave  
This operation allows you to add a Modbus slave whose type is different from those of the other Modbus slaves in the  
configuration. On the other hand, if the slave type is the same as one of the previously configured slaves, it is  
preferable to copy this slave rather than to create a new one.  
An additional import/export feature also allows you to individually save the complete configuration of a Modbus  
slave, in order to have access to it in AbcConf, from any configuration and at any time.  
These two features are only available provided that there are less than 8 Modbus slaves declared, which is not  
the case in the default configuration, as it comprises 8 TeSys U motor starters.  
Adding a new type of Modbus slave:  
Use one of the two methods shown below:  
a) Select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Add Node” from the “Sub-Network” menu. A new node is added after all  
the other configured nodes. By default, its name is “New Node”.  
b) Select one of the nodes located under the “Sub-Network” element, then choose “Insert New Node” from the  
menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node. A new node is added just before the  
selected node. By default, its name is “New Node”.  
All of the steps in configuring the new node are described in chapter 6.10 Changing a Modbus  
Slave Configuration, page 67.  
Copying a previously configured Modbus slave:  
Select the node corresponding to the slave whose configuration you want to copy, then choose “Copy” from the  
menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl C”.  
Then use one of the two methods shown below:  
a) Select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Paste” from the “Sub-Network” menu. A new node is added after all the  
other configured nodes. Its name and its whole configuration are identical to that of the node you copied.  
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl V”.  
b) Select one of the “Sub-Network” nodes, then choose “Insert” from the menu whose name corresponds to the  
selected node. A new node is added just before the one which is selected. Its name and its whole  
configuration are identical to that of the node you copied.  
As the new node and the original node are identical in every way, you will need to change (1) the name of the  
node, (2) the address of the corresponding Modbus slave and (3) the location of the data exchanged between  
the gateway’s memory and this Modbus slave. All of these operations are described in chapter 6.10 Changing a  
Modbus Slave Configuration, page 67, and in chapter 6.11 Adding and Setting Up a Modbus Command,  
page 68.  
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Importing/exporting a Modbus slave configuration:  
AbcConf offers the possibility of independently saving and loading the configuration of a node on the  
downstream “Sub-Network”. For instance, this will allow you to build a library of Modbus slave templates, so that  
you can use them in any configuration.  
To save the configuration of a Modbus slave, select the node it corresponds to, then choose “Save Node” from  
the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node. A dialog box will then appear asking you  
to save the configuration (export in XML format).  
To insert a node using the XML file containing a Modbus slave configuration as a template, use one of the two  
methods shown below:  
a) Select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Load Node” from the “Sub-Network” menu. A dialog box asks you to  
choose a file containing a Modbus slave configuration (import in XML format). A new node is added after all  
the other configured nodes. Its name and its whole configuration are identical to those of the Modbus slave,  
as it was configured when it was saved.  
b) Select one of the “Sub-Network” nodes, then choose “Insert from File” from the menu whose name  
corresponds to the name of the selected node. A new node is added just before the selected node. Its name  
and its whole configuration are identical to those of the Modbus slave, as it was configured when it was  
saved.  
You will then change (1) the name of the node, (2) the address of the corresponding Modbus slave and (3) the  
location of the data exchanged between the gateway’s memory and this Modbus slave. All of these operations  
are described in chapter 6.10 Changing a Modbus Slave Configuration, page 67, and in chapter 6.11 Adding and  
Setting Up a Modbus Command, page 68.  
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6.8. Changing the Periodic Data Exchanged with a Modbus Slave  
This operation consists of replacing, adding or deleting periodic data exchanged with one of the Modbus slaves.  
With each of these operations, we shall take the default configuration of the LUFP7 gateway as an example, that  
is to say that any changes previously made will have been cancelled at the start of each operation. In addition,  
the operations to be carried out are shown as part of a targeted example.  
You must never forget to save the changes you have made, or to transfer the whole configuration to the  
gateway. This will allow you to check that the configuration is valid.  
6.8.1. Replacing a periodic input data element  
E.g. “TeSys U n°3” motor starter. We are trying to replace the monitoring of the “TeSys U Status Register”  
(address 455 = 16#01C7) with the monitoring of the “1st Fault Register” (address 452 = 16#01C4).  
The operation is a very simple one and consists purely of changing the value of the “Starting Address (Hi, Lo)”  
element of the “Query” from the “Read Holding Registers” command (Modbus command for reading the values  
of a number of registers).  
Select this element, then change its value as shown below. You can enter the address of the parameter in  
decimal format. AbcConf will automatically convert it to hexadecimal.  
This operation in no way changes the content of the gateway’s memory, because we do not need to change the  
values of the “Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element of the “Response” to the  
aforementioned command. So no additional operations will be necessary, either in AbcConf, or in SyCon.  
On the other hand, the Profibus-DP master PLC software will have to take account of the change in the nature of  
the corresponding input. In the chapter 10.2.1 Input Data Memory Area, page 95, the description of the word  
located at address 16#0006 becomes “value of the motor starter e 1st default register”. This word corresponds  
to the PLC input word %IW4.0.3 (see chapter 4.2.9 Configuring the Gateway I/O under PL7 PRO, page 32).  
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6.8.2. Replacing an Output Periodic Data Element  
E.g. “TeSys U n°6” motor starter. We are trying to replace the control of the “Command Register” (address 704 =  
16#02C0) with the control of the “2nd Command Register” (address 705 = 16#02C1).  
The operation consists of changing the value of the “Starting Address” in the “Query” and in the “Response” for  
the “Preset Multiple Registers” command (Modbus command for writing values of a number of registers).  
Select “Starting Address” from the “Query”, then change its value as shown below. You can enter the address of  
the parameter in decimal format. AbcConf will automatically convert it to hexadecimal. Do the same for the  
“Starting Address” element of the “Response” because the gateway checks the value of this field when it  
receives each Modbus response. If the value does not correspond to that of the query, the gateway will ignore  
the response.  
This operation in no way changes the content of the gateway’s memory, because we do not need to change the  
values of the “Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element of the “Query”. So no additional  
operations will be necessary, either in AbcConf, or in SyCon.  
On the other hand, the Profibus-DP master PLC software will have to take account of the change in the nature of  
the corresponding output. In chapter 10.2.2 Output Data Memory Area, page 96, the description of the word  
located at address 16#020C becomes “value of the motor starter h 2nd command register”. This word  
corresponds to PLC output word %QW4.0.6 (see chapter 4.2.9 Configuring the Gateway I/O under PL7 PRO,  
page 32).  
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6.8.3. Increasing the Amount of Periodic Input Data  
E.g. “TeSys U n°2” motor starter. We are trying to complete the monitoring of this motor starter starting from the  
currently monitored register, that is to say “TeSys U Status Register” (address 455 = 16#01C7), and going as far  
as the “Reserved: 2nd Warning Register” (address 462 = 16#01CE). The number of registers monitored is  
therefore increased from 1 to 8.  
In this case, there are quite a lot of operations to be carried out. They are described in order below:  
1) Changing the number of registers monitored: This step consists of changing the value of “Number of points  
(Hi, Lo)” element of the “Query” from the “Read Holding Registers” command (Modbus command for reading  
the values of a number of registers). Select this element, then change its value as shown below. AbcConf will  
automatically convert any value entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
2) Changing the number of data bytes in the Modbus response: The number of bytes read from the “TeSys U  
n°2” motor starter memory increases from 2 to 16, as the number of registers monitored has increased from 1  
to 8. Select the “Byte count” element from the “Response” and change its value as shown below. AbcConf  
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3) Changing the location of the Modbus data received in the gateway’s memory: As the number of bytes read  
(see previous step) has increased from 2 to 16, the Modbus data received must be placed at a different  
location in the gateway’s memory, and the size of the memory occupied must also be adjusted appropriately.  
If you are not certain how much of the gateway’s memory is currently occupied, select “Sub-Network” and  
choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The following window appears, allowing you to see how  
much of the gateway’s memory is occupied.  
To see which memory locations are occupied by data from the command you are interested in, all you have  
to do is uncheck the box corresponding to the “Read Holding Registers” command from the “TeSys U n°2”  
node, as shown above. We can see that the Modbus data received in response to this command occupy  
2 bytes located from address 16#0004.  
The memory locations 16#0000 and 16#0001 are reserved (see chapter 5 Gateway  
Initialization and Diagnostics, page 37). So you will not be able to place any Modbus data in  
these locations.  
The sizes displayed above the graphics areas of this window (“In Area 32 bytes” and “Out  
Area 32 bytes”) correspond to the total input and ouput sizes you must configure using the  
modules presented under SysCon (see point 6) on next page).  
If you wish to place the 16 bytes of Modbus data which will be received by the gateway for this command into  
memory, once the changes have been made, we will have to move all the other input data by 14 bytes, which  
may be tedious, or change the memory location of the block of data received. In the example described here,  
we will be using the second solution, although the first solution is actually preferable, in principle, as it avoids  
leaving any “holes” in the gateway’s memory, thus optimising the transfer of all of the data to the Profibus-DP  
master PLC. The TSX PBY 100 coupler may exchange up to 242 input words with Profibus-DP slaves. If  
communication with a larger number of slaves is required, if possible, try to limit the volume of exchanges  
with the LUFP7 gateway. In that case, leaving such "blanks" in the gateway memory is not advisable.  
So we will be placing the 16 bytes of data from address 16#0020 (32 in decimal), that is to say directly after  
the input data for the gateway’s default configuration.  
Close the “Sub-network Monitor” window, then once you are back in the main AbcConf window, select the  
“Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element from the “Response” one after another and  
change their values as shown at the top of the next page. AbcConf will automatically convert any value  
entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
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To check that these changes have been entered into the configuration, choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-  
Network” menu again:  
In point 6), you shall make sure that the total input and ouput sizes of the configured modules  
are the same as the exchange sizes displayed in the “Sub-network Monitor.” In the current  
example, “In Area 48 bytes” and “Out Area 32 bytes” imply that the modules combined under  
SysCon must have a total of 24 IW and 16 OW.  
4) Transferring this configuration to the gateway: Please see chapter 6.4 Transferring a Configuration to the  
Gateway, page 47. Check that the configuration is valid (LED  
gateway configuration is now different from the one taken into account by the Profibus-DP coupler with  
respect to the gateway (difference in the total length of input data), the LED FIELDBUS DIAG therefore  
becomes flashing red at a frequency of 1 Hz, providing that the gateway is connected to the Profibus-DP  
network and to its DPM1 master.  
GATEWAY flashing green). However, the  
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5) Saving this configuration to your PC’s hard disk.  
6) Changing the number of data received by the Profibus-DP coupler: Under SyCon, change the list of modules  
configured for the gateway (see chapter 4.2.6 Editing and Configuring the Gateway, page 29). Since we have  
added 16 bytes after the input data in the gateway memory, the coupler should be configured to receive a  
block of input data with 16 bytes more from the gateway.  
In this case, all you have to do is add an “INPUT: 16 Byte (8 word)” module after the module configured for  
the gateway, as the number of input bytes in the default configuration is even (word-aligned).  
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Under SyCon, all the configured modules start from an even address (word-aligned). When  
you change a configuration that includes a one-byte module, you must remove it (“Remove  
module” button or double-click on the module in the list of configured modules, see page 65)  
before adding “IN/OUT”, “INPUT” and “OUTPUT” modules to the list of configured modules.  
This type of module should therefore only be at the end of the list.  
N.B. removing the 2 input bytes located at addresses 16#0004 and 16#0005 in the gateway memory has no  
impact on the overall size of the input data transmitted to the Profibus-DP coupler. These bytes become  
"Free memory locations", like the byte at address 16#0012.  
In this example, the modules  
configured for the gateway are  
listed on the right.  
Then you should save and export the configuration of the Profibus-DP network, as described in chapter 4.2.7  
Saving and Exporting the Profibus-DP Network Configuration, page 31.  
7) Configuring the Profibus-DP master PLC inputs: under PL7 PRO, import the new configuration of the  
Profibus-DP network (see chapter 4.2.8 Importing the Configuration of the Profibus-DP Network under  
PL7 PRO and following chapters, from page 31). Words %IW4.0.16 to %IW4.0.23 are now displayed in the  
"PROFIBUS-DP slave data” frame of the TSX PBY 100 coupler configuration window, providing that the  
address 2 station is selected in the list of the “PROFIBUS-DP slave configuration” frame.  
We get the correspondence represented on the next page, derived from the one used for the gateway default  
configuration. The changes in relation to the default configuration are shown by a greyed-out background, like  
the “free memory locations”.  
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Description  
Service  
PLC input  
Bit 15 ...................Bit 8 Bit 7 .....................Bit 0  
Managing the downstream Modbus network  
%IW4.0.00  
%IW4.0.10  
%IW4.0.20  
%IW4.0.30  
%IW4.0.40  
%IW4.0.50  
%IW4.0.60  
%IW4.0.70  
%IW4.0.80  
%IW4.0.90  
Gateway status word  
Value of the motor starter c status register  
Free memory location  
Value of the motor starter e status register  
Value of the motor starter f status register  
Value of the motor starter g status register  
Value of the motor starter h status register  
Value of the motor starter i status register  
Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
Free memory location  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a motor starter  
parameter (RESPONSE)  
Function number  
(16#03)  
Number of bytes  
read (16#02)  
%IW4.0.10  
%IW4.0.11  
%IW4.0.12  
Value of the parameter read (16#xxxx)  
Slave number  
(16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number  
(16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
%IW4.0.13  
%IW4.0.14  
Address of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
Value of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
Writing the value of a motor starter  
parameter (RESPONSE)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the responses)  
Read parameter  
response counter  
Write parameter  
response counter  
%IW4.0.15  
%IW4.0.16  
%IW4.0.17  
%IW4.0.18  
%IW4.0.19  
%IW4.0.20  
%IW4.0.21  
%IW4.0.22  
%IW4.0.23  
Value of the “TeSys U Status Register”  
Value of the “Complementary Status Register”  
Value of the “K7 Status Register”  
Value of the “K7 Status Register 2 (free format)”  
Value of the “K7 Status Register 3 (free format)”  
Value of the “Warning Number” register  
Value of the “Warning Register”  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starter d  
Value of the “Reserved : 2nd Warning Register”  
8) Transferring the Profibus-DP coupler configuration: Once changes have been made to the Profibus-DP  
coupler configuration, it is necessary to validate the hardware configuration of the PLC rack, and to transfer  
the whole application to the Premium PLC on which the coupler is located. Please see chapter 4.2.13 Using  
and Monitoring the TSX PBY 100 Coupler Configuration, page 36.  
6.8.4. Increasing the Amount of Periodic Output Data  
E.g. “TeSys U n°4” motor starter. We are attempting to complete the control for this motor starter whilst retaining the  
currently controlled “Command Register” (address 704 = 16#02C0), and adding the following next register, that is to  
say “2nd Command Register” (address 705 = 16#02C1). The number of registers controlled is therefore increased  
from 1 to 2.  
There are quite a lot of operations to be carried out. They are described in order below:  
1) Changing the number of registers controlled: This step consists of changing the value of the “No. of  
Registers” in the “Query” and in the “Response” for the “Preset Multiple Registers” command (Modbus  
command for writing values of a number of registers). Start by selecting “Starting Address” from the “Query”,  
then change its value as shown at the top of the next page. AbcConf will automatically convert any value  
entered in decimal to hexadecimal. Do the same for the “Starting Address” element of the “Response”  
because the gateway checks the value of this field when it receives each Modbus response. If the value does  
not correspond to that of the query, the gateway will ignore the response.  
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2) Changing the number of data bytes in the Modbus query: The number of bytes written into the memory of the  
“TeSys U n°4” motor starter memory increases from 2 to 4, as the number of registers controlled has  
increased from 1 to 2. Select the “Byte count” element from the “Query” and change its value as shown  
below. AbcConf will automatically convert any value entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
3) Changing the location of the Modbus data transmitted into the gateway’s memory: As the number of bytes  
written (see previous step) has increased from 2 to 4, the Modbus data to be transmitted to the “TeSys U n°4”  
motor starter must be placed at a different location in the gateway’s memory, and the size of the memory  
occupied must also be adjusted appropriately.  
If you are not certain how much of the gateway’s memory is currently occupied, select “Sub-Network” and  
choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The window shown at the top of the next page appears,  
allowing you to see how much of the gateway’s memory is occupied.  
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To see which memory locations are occupied by data from the command you are interested in, all you have  
to do is uncheck the box corresponding to the “Preset Multiple Registers” command from the “TeSys U n°4”  
node, as shown above. We can see that the Modbus data transmitted with the query corresponding to this  
command occupy 2 bytes located from address 16#0208.  
Memory locations 16#0200 and 16#0201 are reserved (see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization  
and Diagnostics, page 37). So you will not be able to place any Modbus data in these  
locations.  
The sizes displayed above the graphics areas of this window (“In Area 32 bytes” and “Out  
Area 32 bytes”) correspond to the total input and ouput sizes you must configure using the  
modules presented under SysCon (see point 6) on next page).  
If you wish to place the 4 bytes of Modbus data which will be transmitted by the gateway for this command  
into memory, once the changes have been made, we will have to move all the other output data by 2 bytes,  
which may be tedious, or change the memory location of the block of data transmitted. In the example  
described here, we will be using the second solution, although the first solution is actually preferable, in  
principle, as it avoids leaving any “holes” in the gateway’s memory, thus optimising the transfer of all of the  
data from the Profibus-DP master PLC. The TSX PBY 100 coupler can exchange up to 242 output words with  
Profibus-DP slaves. If communication with a larger number of slaves is required, if possible, try to limit the  
volume of exchanges with the LUFP7 gateway. In that case, leaving such "blanks" in the gateway memory is  
not advisable.  
We will place the 4 bytes of data from address 16#0220 (544 in decimal). N.B. As far as possible, place the  
data at even addresses in order to align the Modbus data (in 16-bit format) on the %QW4.0.x outputs of the  
Profibus-DP TSX PBY 100 coupler.  
Close the “Sub-network Monitor” window, then once you are back in the main AbcConf window, select the  
“Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element from the “Query” one after another and change  
their values as shown at the top of the next page. AbcConf will automatically convert any value entered in  
decimal to hexadecimal.  
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To check that these changes have been entered into the configuration, choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-  
Network” menu again:  
In point 6), you shall make sure that the total input and ouput sizes of the configured modules  
are the same as the exchange sizes displayed in the “Sub-network Monitor.” In the current  
example, “In Area 32 bytes” and “Out Area 36 bytes” imply that the modules combined under  
SysCon must have a total of 16 IW and 18 OW.  
4) Transferring this configuration to the gateway: Please see chapter 6.4 Transferring a Configuration to the  
Gateway, page 47. Check that the configuration is valid (LED  
gateway configuration is now different from the one taken into account by the Profibus-DP coupler with  
respect to the gateway (difference in the total length of input data), the LED FIELDBUS DIAG therefore  
becomes flashing red at a frequency of 1 Hz, providing that the gateway is connected to the Profibus-DP  
network and to its DPM1 master.  
GATEWAY flashing green). However, the  
s
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5) Saving this configuration to your PC’s hard disk.  
6) Changing the number of data transmitted by the Profibus-DP coupler: Under SyCon, change the list of  
modules configured for the gateway (see chapter 4.2.6 Editing and Configuring the Gateway, page 29). Since  
we have added 4 bytes after the output data in the gateway memory, the coupler should be configured to  
issue an additional 4-byte output data block for the gateway.  
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In this case, all you have to do is add an “INPUT: 4 Byte (2 word)” module after the module configured for  
the gateway, as the number of input bytes in the default configuration is even (word-aligned).  
Under SyCon, all the configured modules start from an even address (word-aligned). When  
you change a configuration that includes a one-byte module, you must remove it (“Remove  
module” button or double-click on the module in the list of configured modules, see page 65)  
before adding “IN/OUT”, “INPUT” and “OUTPUT” modules to the list of configured modules.  
This type of module should therefore only be at the end of the list.  
N.B. Removing the 2 output bytes located at addresses 16#0208 and 16#0209 in the gateway memory has  
no impact on the overall size of the input data transmitted to the Profibus-DP coupler. These bytes become  
"Free memory locations", like the byte at address 16#0012.  
In this example, the modules  
configured for the gateway are  
listed on the right.  
Then you should save and export the configuration of the Profibus-DP network, as described in chapter 4.2.7  
Saving and Exporting the Profibus-DP Network Configuration, page 31.  
7) Configuring the Profibus-DP master PLC outputs: under PL7 PRO, import the new configuration of the  
Profibus-DP network (see chapter 4.2.8 Importing the Configuration of the Profibus-DP Network under  
PL7 PRO and following chapters, from page 31). Words %QW4.0.16 and %QW4.0.17 are now displayed in  
the "PROFIBUS-DP slave data” frame of the TSX PBY 100 coupler configuration window, providing that the  
We get the correspondence represented on the next page, derived from the one used for the gateway default  
configuration. The changes in relation to the default configuration are shown by a greyed-out background, like  
the “free memory locations”.  
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Description  
Service  
PLC output  
Bit 15....................Bit 8 Bit 7......................Bit 0  
Managing the downstream Modbus network  
%QW4.0.00  
%QW4.0.10  
%QW4.0.20  
%QW4.0.30  
%QW4.0.40  
%QW4.0.50  
%QW4.0.60  
%QW4.0.70  
%QW4.0.80  
Profibus-DP master control word  
Value of the motor starter c command register  
Value of the motor starter d command register  
Value of the motor starter e command register  
Free memory location  
Value of the motor starter g command register  
Value of the motor starter h command register  
Value of the motor starter i command register  
Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
Slave number  
(16#01-16#08)  
Function number  
(16#03)  
Aperiodic communications  
%QW4.0.90  
%QW4.0.10  
%QW4.0.11  
Address of the parameter to be read (16#xxxx)  
Number of parameters to be read (16#0001)  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Slave number  
(16#01-16#08)  
Function number  
(16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
%QW4.0.12  
%QW4.0.13  
%QW4.0.14  
Address of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
Value of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the queries)  
Read parameter  
query counter  
Write parameter  
query counter  
%QW4.0.15  
Value of the  
“Command Register”  
Value of the  
“2nd Command Register”  
%QW4.0.16  
%QW4.0.17  
Periodic communications  
Controlling motor starter TeSys U f  
8) Transferring the Profibus-DP coupler configuration: Once changes have been made to the Profibus-DP  
coupler configuration, it is necessary to validate the hardware configuration of the PLC rack, and to transfer  
the whole application to the Premium PLC on which the coupler is located. Please see chapter 4.2.13 Using  
and Monitoring the TSX PBY 100 Coupler Configuration, page 36.  
6.9. Deleting Aperiodic Parameter Data  
If your PLC application does not need the aperiodic service for reading/writing parameter data on Modbus  
slaves, you can delete the associated commands. If you also intend to add Modbus data, and therefore use new  
locations in the gateway’s memory, it is preferable to delete the aperiodic commands from the start, so that you  
can reuse the memory locations.  
However, if you don't need to use the aperiodic service for parameter data under PL7 PRO, you don’t need to  
change the gateway configuration nor the Profibus-DP coupler configuration for the gateway, as both should be  
equivalent (same numbers of inputs and outputs). Do not conduct any of the operations described here. The  
Modbus exchanges related to this setting shall not be carried out if the related data are not changed by the  
Profibus-DP master PLC. So deleting associated Modbus commands becomes optional.  
The operations you will need to carry out are described in order below:  
1) Displaying parameter data commands: Select the very first node of the downstream Modbus network,  
“TeSys U n°1”, and expand the tree structure showing its commands and transactions. The screen should  
look like the one at the top of the next page.  
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2) Deleting the read command for a parameter: Select the personalized “Transactions 1” command and delete it  
with the “Del” key (or “Delete” from the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node).  
A request for confirmation appears, asking you whether or not to proceed deleting the “Transactions 1”  
command. In this case confirm with the “Yes” button.  
3) Deleting the write command for a parameter: Back in the main AbcConf window, the “Transactions 1”  
command has been deleted. The second personalised command, “Transactions 2” is automatically renamed  
“Transactions 1”, but retains all of its setup. Now delete this one in the same way as you did with the previous  
command.  
4) Checking the new memory occupation: If you wish to check how much of the gateway’s memory is now  
occupied, select “Sub-Network” and choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The following window  
appears, allowing you to see how much of the gateway’s memory is occupied by Modbus data. The part  
framed in red represents the memory occupation before the deletion of the two setup commands. It has been  
inlaid in the illustration below so that you can see the effects of the deletion operations we have just carried  
out.  
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You will note that the “TeSys U n°1” section now only has the two Modbus commands common to the eight  
commands are now free.  
N.B. The free memory location at address 16#0012 in the gateway’s memory is no longer part of the  
gateway’s inputs, because there is no input data used beyond this address.  
In point 7), you shall make sure that the total input and ouput sizes of the configured modules  
are the same as the exchange sizes displayed in the “Sub-network Monitor.” In the current  
example, “In Area 18 bytes” and “Out Area 18 bytes” imply that the modules combined under  
SysCon must have a total of 9 IW and 9 OW.  
5) Transferring this configuration to the gateway: Please see chapter 6.4 Transferring a Configuration to the  
Gateway, page 47. Check that the configuration is valid (LED  
gateway configuration is now different from the one taken into account by the Profibus-DP coupler with  
respect to the gateway (difference in the total length of input and output data), the LED  
therefore becomes flashing red at a frequency of 1 Hz, providing that the gateway is connected to the Profibus-  
DP network and to its DPM1 master.  
GATEWAY flashing green). However, the  
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FIELDBUS DIAG  
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6) Saving this configuration to your PC’s hard disk.  
7) Changing the number of data received and the number of data transmitted by the Profibus-DP coupler: Under  
SyCon, change the list of modules configured for the gateway (see chapter 4.2.6 Editing and Configuring the  
Gateway, page 29). Since now you only have 18 input data bytes and 18 output data bytes in the gateway  
memory, the coupler should be configured to receive an 18-byte input data block from the gateway and to  
transfer an 18-byte output data block to the gateway.  
The module that corresponds to the gateway's default configuration should not be kept, as the numbers of  
inputs and outputs it represent exceeds the new numbers of gateway inputs and outputs. Remove “Module1”,  
i.e. the “IN/OUT: 32 Byte (16 word)” module, from the list of modules configured for the gateway. To achieve  
that, double-click on the entry that corresponds to the module or press the “Remove Module” button after  
selecting it. Then, a confirmation window appears, asking you whether you want to confirm the module  
removal. Click “Yes”. Back to the "Slave configuration" window, the list of modules configured for the gateway  
is now empty.  
Then, you should add the modules whose combination shall make it possible to have a total equal to the  
desired numbers of input and output bytes. Thus, for example, to have 18 input bytes and 18 output bytes,  
we shall use an “IN/OUT: 2 bytes (1 word)” module and one “IN/OUT: 16 Bytes ( 8 word)” module. This  
module combination is the quickest to configure, all the more so since the maximum number of modules that  
can be configured is limited to 24 for the LUFP7 gateway. Using 9 “INPUT modules: 2 Bytes (1 word)” and 9  
“OUTPUT modules: 2 Bytes ( 1 word)” modules for a total of 18 input bytes and 18 output bytes remains  
possible, but this solution is not appropriate when using modules!  
Scroll the list of available modules, select the “IN/OUT: 2 Bytes ( 1 word)” module and add it to the list of  
modules configured for the gateway. Do the same for the “IN/OUT: 16 Bytes ( 8 word)” module.  
In the example used here, the list  
of modules configured for the  
gateway should be identical to the  
one on the right. This list  
corresponds to the changes  
described  
above  
and  
the  
combination of modules it contains  
is optimum, as it uses a minimum  
number of modules.  
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Then you should save and export the configuration of the Profibus-DP network, as described in chapter 4.2.7  
Saving and Exporting the Profibus-DP Network Configuration, page 31.  
8) Configuring the inputs and outputs of the Profibus-DP master PLC: under PL7 PRO, import the new  
configuration of the Profibus-DP network (see chapter 4.2.8 Importing the Configuration of the Profibus-DP  
Network under PL7 PRO and following chapters, from page 31). Only words %IW4.0 to %IW4.0.8 and  
%QW4.0 to %QW4.0.8 are now displayed in the "PROFIBUS-DP slave data” frame of the TSX PBY 100  
coupler configuration window, providing that the address 2 station is selected in the list of the “PROFIBUS-  
DP slave configuration” frame.  
We get the two correspondences represented below, derived from the ones used for the gateway default  
configuration.  
Description  
Service  
PLC input  
%IW4.0.00  
Bit 15 ...................Bit 8 Bit 7 .....................Bit 0  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
Gateway status word  
%IW4.0.10  
%IW4.0.20  
%IW4.0.30  
%IW4.0.40  
%IW4.0.50  
%IW4.0.60  
%IW4.0.70  
%IW4.0.80  
Value of the motor starter c status register  
Value of the motor starter d status register  
Value of the motor starter e status register  
Value of the motor starter f status register  
Value of the motor starter g status register  
Value of the motor starter h status register  
Value of the motor starter i status register  
Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
Description  
Service  
PLC output  
%QW4.0.00  
Bit 15 ...................Bit 8 Bit 7 .....................Bit 0  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
Profibus-DP master control word  
%QW4.0.10  
%QW4.0.20  
%QW4.0.30  
%QW4.0.40  
%QW4.0.50  
%QW4.0.60  
%QW4.0.70  
%QW4.0.80  
Value of the motor starter c command register  
Value of the motor starter d command register  
Value of the motor starter e command register  
Value of the motor starter f command register  
Value of the motor starter g command register  
Value of the motor starter h command register  
Value of the motor starter i command register  
Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
9) Transferring the Profibus-DP coupler configuration: Once changes have been made to the Profibus-DP  
coupler configuration, it is necessary to validate the hardware configuration of the PLC rack, and to transfer  
the whole application to the Premium PLC on which the coupler is located. Please see chapter 4.2.13 Using  
and Monitoring the TSX PBY 100 Coupler Configuration, page 36.  
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6.10. Changing a Modbus Slave Configuration  
Configuring a Modbus slave itself remains very simple because it only involves the name and the Modbus  
address of the node to which it corresponds. On the contrary, configuring Modbus commands is much more  
complete and is the subject of a separate object of its own (see chapter 6.11 Adding and Setting Up a Modbus  
Command, page 68).  
You will need to change the configuration of a Modbus slave when you add a new Modbus unit (see chapter 6.7  
Adding a Modbus Slave, page 50), using any method.  
Changing the name of the node which corresponds to a Modbus slave is used to distinguish it from the other  
nodes when the configuration of its Modbus commands has been changed, for instance.  
6.10.1. Changing the name of a Modbus slave  
To carry out this operation, all you have to do is select the node which corresponds to the Modbus slave involved  
(“Devices:” section), click on the current name (value of the “(Name)” field, in the “Configuration:” section), then  
change it. After confirming the new name (“Enter” key or click outside the name’s data entry field), this will  
become effective in AbcConf, and the name of the node will be automatically updated in the “Devices:” section.  
An example is given below. The three red frames shown in this example show the consequences of the change  
made.  
6.10.2. Changing the Address of a Modbus slave  
To carry out this operation, all you have to do is select the node which corresponds to the Modbus slave involved  
(“Devices:” section), click on the value of the current address (value of the “Slave address” field, in the  
“Configuration:” section), then change it.  
Reminder: The address of a Modbus slave must be between 1 and 247.  
If you use Modbus slaves belonging to the Schneider Electric Speed Variation range, such as  
Altistarts or Altivars, do not configure ANY slaves at the addresses 65, 126 or 127 on the same  
Modbus network as these products, because these addresses are reserved when using these  
After confirming the new address (“Enter” key or click outside the data entry field of the address of the  
Modbus slave), this will become effective in AbcConf, and the values of the “Slave Address” elements of the  
queries and responses in the Modbus commands for the selected node will be automatically updated. An  
example is given on the next page, but the updating of a single “Slave Address” element is shown:  
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6.11. Adding and Setting Up a Modbus Command  
6.11.1. With the TeSys U Motor Starters  
With TeSys U motor starters, the main use of adding a Modbus command consists of allowing you to control or  
monitor additional registers, without having to change the elements in the default configuration. So, the operation  
of the periodic and aperiodic communication services remains the same as for the default configuration, unlike  
the operations described in the various parts of chapter 6.8 Changing the Periodic Data Exchanged with a  
Modbus Slave, page 52.  
Instead of adding a command and fully configuring it, it is a better idea to copy one of the two default commands  
for TeSys U motor starters, “Read Holding Registers” (reading/monitoring) or “Preset Multiple Registers”  
(writing/controlling), and to paste it into the list of Modbus commands for the appropriate node.  
To copy an already configured Modbus command, select it, then choose “Copy” from the menu whose name  
corresponds to the name of the selected command. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl C”. Then continue using one  
of the two methods shown below:  
a) Select the node corresponding to the Modbus slave for which you wish to add this command (e.g. “TeSys U  
n°4”), then choose “Paste” from the menu whose name corresponds to the selected node. A new command is  
added after all the other configured commands for this node. The whole of its configuration is identical to that  
for the previously copied command. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl V”.  
b) Select one of the commands for the node involved, then choose “Insert” from the menu whose name  
corresponds to the selected command. A new command is added just before the one which is selected. The  
whole of its configuration is identical to that for the previously copied command.  
As the new Modbus command and the original Modbus command are identical, you will need to make changes  
to the fields highlighted in blue in one of the two diagrams at the top of the next page, depending on whether  
this is the “Preset Multiple Registers” command or a “Read Holding Registers” command (see chapter 6.8  
right:  
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Name of the Modbus command  
Modbus query  
! Frame "  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
Number of bytes  
…Values of the words (MSB/LSB)…  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus response  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Name of the Modbus command  
Modbus query  
Slave no.  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus response  
Slave no.  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
Number of bytes read  
…Values of the words (MSB/LSB)…  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
N.B. in all cases, the “Query / Slave Address” and “Response / Slave Address” elements are automatically  
updated by AbcConf according to the node in which the command is located. Their values cannot be changed by  
the user. In the same way, the “Query / Function” and “Response / Function” fields depend on the nature of the  
Modbus command and cannot be changed by the user.  
The operations to be carried out are more or less the same as those consisting of changing the default  
commands. For the “Read Holding Registers” command, please see chapter 6.8.1 Replacing a periodic input  
data element, page 52, and chapter 6.8.3 Increasing the Amount of Periodic Input Data, page 54. For the “Preset  
Multiple Registers” command, please see chapter 6.8.2 Replacing an Output Periodic Data Element, page 53,  
and chapter 6.8.4 Increasing the Amount of Periodic Output Data, page 58.  
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6.11.2. With a Generic Modbus Slave  
Unlike the previous chapter, here we will be looking at adding and setting up a Modbus command which is  
different from those configured by default with the LUFP7 gateway. We will benefit from this occasion to  
exhaustively describe the fields allowing you to set up the management of communications for a command of  
this sort.  
Please see chapter 13 Appendix F: Modbus Commands, page 108, for a list of the Modbus functions supported  
by the LUFP7 gateway. If you need to use a command which is not supported by the gateway, you can configure  
one. A command of this sort is included in a specific element called “Transactions” or becomes a new Modbus  
command in its own right. Please see the next chapter, § 6.11.3 Adding a Special Modbus Command, page 80,  
for further details on this subject.  
E.g. To illustrate the various operations to be carried out and the explanations given, we will be taking the  
example of a Altistart starter, the ATS48, and a Modbus command recognised both by the gateway and the  
ATS48. This is the “Preset Single Register” command, whose function code is 6 and which allows you to write  
the value of a unique output word. This function will be used to periodically write the value of the ATS48’s CMD  
command register, located at address W400 (address 400 = 16#0190).  
Since the gateway’s default configuration already has 8 Modbus slaves, you will need to delete one of them,  
such as the “TeSys U n°2” node, for example, and to add a new node in its place (see chapter 6.6 Deleting a  
Modbus Slave, page 49, and chapter 6.7 Adding a Modbus Slave, page 50). Reminder: We strongly advise you  
not to delete the “TeSys U n°1” node, as it contains the commands corresponding to the read and write services  
for a parameter in a Modbus slave.  
We rename the “New Node”,  
which has just been created, in  
“ATS48”, and we assign it the  
Modbus address 10, as shown  
here:  
We then proceed to add the  
“Preset  
Single  
Register”  
command by choosing “Add  
Command” from the “ATS48”  
menu.  
In the window which appears (shown opposite), select the “0x06 Preset  
Single Register” command and choose “Select” from the “File” menu.  
now appears in the list of Modbus commands for the “ATS48” node.  
Expand the full tree structure for this command, shown at the top of the next page. The correspondence between  
the various elements which appear in this tree structure and the standard Modbus terminology is located to its  
right.  
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Name of the Modbus slave  
Name of the Modbus command  
Modbus query  
! Frame "  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
Word no. (MSB / LSB)  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus response  
Slave no.  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
Word no. (MSB / LSB)  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
These elements can be configured using AbcConf. There is a description of them in the following chapters. We  
will then return to the example of the ATS48 to illustrate how to use these elements.  
6.11.2.1. Managing degraded modes  
Due to the number of hardware elements and software tools used, the following table shows a summary of the  
various degraded modes in a Profibus-DP application. This description only applies to a Premium PLC fitted with  
a TSX PBY 100 coupler:  
Event  
Disconnection  
of the upstream  
Profibus-DP  
Disconnection of  
the downstream  
Modbus RTU  
Premium PLC:  
CPU stop/failure  
(1)  
Failure of the  
LUFP7 gateway  
(3)  
Desired  
behaviour  
network (2)  
network (2) (3)  
“Outputs” option  
equal to “Reset”  
“Offline options for  
fieldbus” = “Clear”  
Reset  
Depending on the configuration  
of the Modbus slaves  
“Outputs” option  
equal to “Hold”  
“Offline options for  
fieldbus” = “Freeze”  
Outputs  
Inputs  
Hold  
No refresh  
Reset  
“Offline options for  
fieldbus” = “No Scanning”  
——  
——  
——  
——  
“Offline options for sub-  
network” = “Clear”  
Always  
——  
“Offline options for sub-  
network” = “Freeze”  
Hold  
(1) The “Outputs” option is described in chapter 4.2.8 Importing the Configuration of the Profibus-DP Network  
under PL7 PRO, page 31. Under PL7 PRO, it can be accessed from the configuration screen for the  
TSX PBY 100 board.  
(2) The “Offline options for fieldbus” and “Offline options for sub-network” are described in the next chapter.  
(3) The behaviour desired with regard to the outputs should be directly configured on each of the Modbus  
slaves. In the case of drives marketed by Schneider Electric, for instance, resetting the outputs is  
configured by setting the NTO bit to 0 (communication control), and they are held by setting NTO to 1  
(suppression of communication control).  
You may also refer to chapter 4.2 Degraded application mode of the Implementation manual – TSX PBY 100 –  
PROFIBUS-DP (ref.: TSX DM PBY 100E) for further details regarding the processing of degraded modes by the  
TSX PBY 100 board.  
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6.11.2.2. Configuring the Query  
Select the “Query” element from the Modbus command. The  
various elements of the configuration of the query for this command  
are shown opposite. The values displayed correspond to the  
default values for any new command.  
These elements allow you to configure how the whole command is  
managed, including how degraded modes are managed (number of  
re-transmissions, for example).  
Each of these elements is described, in order, in the table below. When a unit is assigned to an element, it is  
shown in brackets after the name of the element.  
Configuration  
Description  
element  
Minimum time  
between  
broadcasts  
(10ms)  
This element is only relevant if you have added a “Broadcaster” node (see chapter 6.13  
Adding a Broadcaster Node, page 85). This parameter then allows you to specify a waiting  
time following the transmission of the selected broadcast command. The next Modbus  
message, whatever it is, will only be transmitted by the gateway once this time has elapsed.  
So it needs to be long enough to allow the slowest Modbus slave to process the command  
which has been broadcast. This parameter is not used by commands which do not belong  
to a broadcaster node.  
With the LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration, this feature has not been used, so as to  
control the Modbus slaves individually.  
Offline options  
for fieldbus  
This element affects the data sent to the Modbus slave, but only in the query to which this  
element belongs to, whenever the gateway is disconnected from the Profibus-DP network.  
This element takes one of the following three values:  
- Clear..............From now on all data sent to the Modbus slave using this query is set to  
16#0000 (resetting of the output data in the gateway’s memory).  
- Freeze ...........All data sent to the Modbus slave using this query retains its current values  
(the output data in the gateway’s memory is frozen).  
- NoScanning...The query is no more transmitted to the Modbus slave by the gateway  
Offline options  
for sub-network  
This element affects the data sent to the Profibus-DP master PLC whenever the query to  
which this element belongs to has not been answered with a response by the Modbus slave  
(no response). This element takes one of the following two values:  
- Clear..............From now on the data sent to the Profibus-DP master PLC is set to  
16#0000 (resetting of the input data in the gateway’s memory).  
- Freeze ...........From now on the data sent to the Profibus-DP master PLC retains its current  
values (the input data in the gateway’s memory is frozen).  
N.B. exception responses issued by the Modbus slaves do not trigger the use of these “Offline options!”  
Reconnect time  
(10ms)  
If there is no response from the Modbus slave to a query, or following the receipt of an  
incorrect response, the gateway uses the “Retries” and “Timeout time (10ms)” elements to  
carry out re-transmissions. If the Modbus slave has still not responded correctly following  
these re-transmissions, the gateway stop sending it the corresponding query for a period of  
time which can be adjusted using “Reconnect time (10ms)”.  
When this period is over, the gateway attempts to restore communication with the Modbus  
slave.  
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Configuration  
Description  
element  
Retries  
This element indicates the number of re-transmissions carried out by the gateway if there is  
no response from the Modbus slave to a query, or if the response is incorrect. This re-  
transmission process ceases as soon as the gateway gets a correct response within a given  
time. If none of the re-transmissions has allowed the gateway to obtain a correct response,  
the Modbus slave is deemed to be off-line, but only in relation to the command in question.  
The gateway then uses the “Offline options for sub-network” and “Reconnect time (10ms)”  
elements and the LED r MODBUS becomes red. This LED will only revert to a green state  
if the Modbus command is answered with a correct response, once the reconnection has  
started (see element “Reconnect time (10ms)”).  
If the number of re-transmissions is set to 0, the process described above will not be run.  
Timeout time  
(10ms)  
This element represents the time that the Modbus slave will wait for a response. If a  
response has not reached the gateway within the given time, configured using the “timeout  
time (10ms)” element, the gateway proceeds to a re-transmission. This process continues  
until it reaches the last re-transmission allowed (see “Retries”), then the gateway declares  
the Modbus slave off-line, but only for the command to which the “timeout time (10ms)”  
belongs to.  
Trigger byte  
address  
This element is only used by the gateway if “Update mode” is set to “Change of state on  
trigger”. In this case, it specifies the address, in the gateway’s output memory (16#0202 to  
16#02F3), of an 8-bit counter managed by the Profibus-DP master.  
When the value located at this address is changed by the Profibus-DP master but different  
from zero, the query configured with a “Change of state on trigger” related to this address is  
transmitted to the Modbus slave. So the Profibus-DP master must have access to this  
counter in the same way as for the periodic output registers sent to TeSys U motor starters.  
In comparison to the “On data change” mode, this mode allows you to send a command on  
a specific order from the Profibus-DP master if, for example, the latter is unable to update  
all data from of any given query at the same time.  
N.B. In the specific case of the gateway’s default configuration, the “Transactions 1” and  
“Transactions 2” personalized command mode for the “TeSys U n°1” node is set to “Change  
of state on trigger”. These aperiodic commands are respectively used to read and write the  
value of a parameter of one of the Modbus slaves.  
The “Trigger byte address” elements of the “Query” elements of these two commands are  
configured at addresses 16#021E and 16#021F. These are the “parameter read/write  
request counters”. Considered under Profibus-DP, SyCon, and PL7 PRO, these two data  
are configured the same way as the other outputs (see chapter 4.2.9 Configuring the  
Gateway I/O under PL7 PRO, page 32) and both correspond to the %QW4.0.15 output.  
To transmit one of these two commands, the Profibus-DP master PLC must first of all  
update all of the data to be transmitted on the Modbus network for this command  
(addresses 16#0212 to 16#0217 or addresses 16#0218 to 16#021D), then change the  
value of the associated counter (address 16#021E or 16#021F). The gateway will then  
transmit the query corresponding to the command.  
N.B. The “trigger byte” does not have to be an item of output data updated by the Profibus-  
DP master. In fact it is quite possible that it may be an input between 16#0002 and  
16#00F3. In this case, the Modbus slave which updates this byte will condition the  
exchanges of the command you’re currently configuring.  
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Configuration  
Description  
element  
Update mode  
This element is used to specify the transmission mode for the query on the Modbus  
network. It takes one of the following four values:  
- Cyclically................................. Default communication mode. The query is transmitted  
periodically on the Modbus network (see “Update time”).  
- On data change...................... The gateway transmits the query on the Modbus network  
when at least one item of data from this query is changed by the Profibus-DP master.  
So this is an aperiodic communication mode. For instance, this is not the case with  
the queries associated with “Transactions 1” and “Transactions 2” personalized  
commands for the “TeSys U n°1” node of the gateway’s default configuration. These  
queries are transmitted when at least one of the values of their output data  
(addresses 16#0212 to 16#0217 or addresses 16#0218 to 16#0220D) is changed by  
the Profibus-DP master. So all data from a single query must be updated by the  
Profibus-DP master at the same time. If you are not certain whether your software is  
able to update all the output data from a query at the same time, we recommend  
using “Change of State on trigger” mode for these two commands.  
- Single Shot ............................. This transmission mode only allows a single Modbus  
exchange for the whole of the time that the gateway is operating. This exchange  
takes place just after the initialization of the gateway.  
- Change of state on trigger...... With this aperiodic communication mode, the Modbus  
query is sent every time that the Profibus-DP master changes the value of an 8-bit  
counter designated by the “Trigger byte address” element. Please see the description  
of this element for further information about how to use this communication mode.  
Update time  
(10ms)  
This element is only used by the gateway if “Update mode” is set to “Cyclically”. In this  
case, it specifies the query’s transmission period on the Modbus network.  
E.g.: With the ATS48, we will be using the configuration shown  
opposite. The most notable points of this configuration are:  
On disconnection the data is reset on one of the two networks.  
3 re-transmissions with a 100 ms timeout.  
Periodic communications with a cycle time set to 300 ms.  
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6.11.2.3. Configuring the Response  
Next select the “Response” element from the Modbus command.  
The various elements of the configuration of the response for this  
command are shown opposite. The values displayed correspond to  
the default values for any new command.  
These elements allow you to configure a single aspect of managing the command, described below. Each of  
them is described, in order, in the table below.  
Configuration  
Description  
element  
Trigger byte  
This element is used by the gateway to activate the unitary incrementation of an 8-bit  
counter in order to notify the Profibus-DP master of the receipt of a new response to the  
associated Modbus command. It takes one of the following two values:  
- Disabled.................................. Default configuration. The gateway does not increment any  
counter on receipt of the Modbus response.  
- Enabled................................... Each time that the gateway receives a new response to the  
associated Modbus command, it increments the value of an 8-bit counter designated by  
the “Trigger byte address” element (see below). If used, this counter allows the Profibus-  
DP master, for example, to only consider the response’s corresponding data when this  
counter’s value is incremented.  
Trigger byte  
address  
This element is only used by the gateway if the element “Trigger byte” is set to “Enabled”. In  
this case, it specifies the address, in the gateway’s input memory (16#0002 to 16#00F3), of  
an 8-bit counter managed by the gateway.  
When the gateway receives a response to the associated Modbus command, it increments  
the value of this counter in a unitary manner (value = value+1). So the Profibus-DP master  
must have access to this counter in the same way as for the periodic input registers from  
the TeSys U motor starters.  
This mode allows the Profibus-DP master to be informed that a new response is available.  
This can be useful, for example, if it is possible that the data from two consecutive  
responses may be identical.  
N.B.: In the specific case of the gateway’s default configuration, the “Trigger byte” element for  
responses to the “Transactions 1” and “Transactions 2” personalized commands of the  
“TeSys U n°1” node is set to “Enabled”. Hence, the management of responses to read and  
write commands for parameters is event driven.  
The “Trigger byte address” elements of the “Response” elements of these two commands  
are configured at addresses 16#001E and 16#001F. These are the “parameter read/write  
response counters”. Considered under Profibus-DP, SyCon, and PL7 PRO, these two data  
are configured the same way as the other inputs (see chapter 4.2.9 Configuring the  
Gateway I/O under PL7 PRO, page 32) and both correspond to the %IW4.0.15 input.  
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Configuration  
Description  
element  
Trigger byte  
address  
(contd.)  
The Profibus-DP master PLC will be able to detect the receipt of a response from a Modbus  
slave by comparing the previous value and the current value of the associated counter  
(address 16#001E or 16#001F). If there is a unitary incrementation of this counter, the PLC  
may, for example, read all of the data from the response (addresses 16#0013 to 16#0017  
or addresses 16#0018 to 16#001D) and allow the transmission of a new query for reading  
or writing the value of a parameter (using a “Trigger byte” for the queries). Contrarily to the  
counter one can associate to the queries of any command, a response’s “Trigger byte” is a  
true modulo 256 counter, i.e. zero must be managed (… 254, 255, 0, 1, 2 …).  
E.g.: With the ATS48, we do not want the response to be event driven. So we will be retaining the default  
configuration.  
6.11.2.4. Configuring the Content of the Query Frame  
The window shown below is obtained using “Edit Frame” from the “Query” menu. Unlike the tree structure in the  
main AbcConf window, this display has the advantage of showing all of the frame’s fields at the same time as well  
as their values. The values displayed below correspond to the values assigned by default to the Modbus command  
query we have created. The correspondence with the content of the corresponding Modbus frame has been added  
underneath this window.  
Word number  
(MSB / LSB)  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Edit the values which are not greyed out, one after another. There is a description of them below.  
The nature of a frame’s fields depends on the Modbus command to which it corresponds. However, a certain  
number of these fields are common to all frames, whereas others are common to a number of them. The  
description of those shown above is given on the next page, as a part of the example described at the beginning  
of the chapter 6.11.2.  
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Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
frame  
Description  
Slave  
Address  
1 byte  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
This field cannot be changed by the user and its value is greyed out to inform  
him of the fact. AbcConf updates the value of this field automatically using the  
address of the Modbus slave corresponding to the current node.  
N.B.: This field is common to queries for all Modbus commands.  
E.g.: The value of this field is set to the address of the Modbus slave which  
corresponds to the “ATS48” node, that is to say to 16#0A.  
Function  
Register  
This field cannot be changed by the user and its value is greyed out to inform  
him of the fact. AbcConf updates the value of this field automatically using the  
function code for the corresponding Modbus command.  
N.B.: This field is common to queries for all Modbus commands.  
E.g.: The value of this field is set to the code for the “Preset Single Register”  
command (writing the value of an output word), that is to say 16#06.  
Address of an output word, or of a register, in the Modbus slave’s memory. So this  
field designates the memory object to which the command relates.  
N.B.: This field is common to queries for all Modbus commands whose  
purpose is to access one or more locations in the memory of a Modbus slave.  
When accessing several memory locations, the “Register” field designates the  
address of the first word affected by the command.  
E.g.: The value of this field should be changed by entering the address of the  
CMD command register, that is to say 400 (16#0190). This value will be  
automatically converted to hexadecimal if the user enters it in decimal.  
Preset Data  
2 bytes  
or more for a  
block of data  
Data Location: Address, in the gateway’s output data memory (16#0202 to  
16#02F3), of the item of data to be transmitted in the “Preset Data” field for the  
query’s frame.  
N.B.: The “Data location” field is used for each frame that allows you to  
exchange some data between the Modbus slaves and the Profibus-DP master.  
In this case it designates the starting address of the block of data to be  
transmitted.  
N.B.: As far as possible, ensure that the data is located at even addresses in  
order to align the Modbus data (in 16-bit format) on the QW4.0.x outputs of the  
Profibus-DP coupler.  
E.g.: The value to be assigned to the ATS48’s CMD register should be placed  
in the gateway’s output data memory area. We will be using the first free  
location starting at an even address, that is to say the one located at 16#0220,  
with the gateway’s default configuration.  
Data length: Length of the block of output data, in the gateway’s memory,  
whose values must be transmitted in the “Preset Data” field of the query’s  
frame. It is expressed in number of bytes.  
N.B.: The “Data length” field is always used together with the “Data location”  
field, described above.  
E.g.: Since the “Preset Single Register” command is used to write the value of a  
single register (16-bit), the value of the “Data length” field must be set to 2.  
See the documentation for each Modbus slave to find out the maximum  
amount of 8-bit data which can be placed in “Data” type fields in queries and  
responses for this slave. With the ATS48, for instance, it is limited to 30 16-bit  
words.  
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Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
frame  
Description  
Preset Data  
(contd…)  
Byte swap: Specifies whether the output data bytes to be transmitted to the  
Modbus slave must be swapped before being placed in the Modbus frame or  
not. The three possible values are as follows:  
- No swapping .......Default configuration. The data is sent in the same order as  
they appear in the gateway’s memory. This is the case which must be used  
by default, because for an item of 16-bit data, the most significant byte is  
placed first in the Modbus frame and is always written into the gateway’s  
memory by a Profibus-DP master with the most significant byte first.  
- Swap 2 bytes ......The bytes to be transmitted are swapped two by two.  
- Swap 4 bytes ......The bytes to be transmitted are swapped four by four. This is  
rarely used, as it only relates to 32-bit data. The principle is similar to that of the  
previous case, “Swap 2 bytes”.  
E.g.: We will be using the “No swapping” value, because the two bytes of the  
value to be written into the ATS48’s CMD register, as transmitted by the  
TSX PBY 100 coupler, are placed into the gateway’s memory in most  
significant / least significant order.  
Checksum  
2 bytes  
Error check type: Type of error check for the frame.  
- CRC ....................Default method. This is the method adopted for the Modbus  
RTU protocol.  
- LRC.....................This method relates to the Modbus ASCII protocol. So it  
should not be used in this case.  
- XOR ....................Simple “OR Exclusive” applied to the frame’s bytes.  
E.g.: The LUFP7 gateway is specifically designed for the Modbus protocol RTU  
mode. The default value, “CRC”, should not be changed.  
Error check start byte: Indicates the number of the byte, in the frame, from  
which the calculation of the “checksum” should begin. The first byte in each  
frame carries the number 0.  
E.g.: The calculation of a frame’s checksum should always begin with the first  
byte. The value of this field should therefore remain set to zero.  
6.11.2.5. Configuring the Content of the Response Frame  
The window shown below is obtained using “Edit Frame” from the “Response” menu. The values shown in it  
correspond to the values assigned by default to the Modbus command response we have created. The  
correspondence with the content of the corresponding Modbus frame has been added underneath this window.  
Word number  
(MSB / LSB)  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Edit the values which are not greyed out, one after another.  
There is a description of them below, but also see the previous chapter, as the nature of the content of response  
frames is very similar to that of the fields in Modbus query frames.  
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If the value of a field from the response of a Modbus slave is different from that configured via  
AbcConf, the response will be rejected by the gateway. It will then proceed to a re-transmission  
of the query, provided that at least one re-transmission has been configured for this command  
(see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 72). Of course, this remark does not relate  
to the data itself, that is to say the Modbus frame fields configured using the “Data location,”  
“Data length,” and “Byte swap” elements.  
Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
Description  
frame  
Function  
1 byte  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
Identical to that of the query’s “Slave Address” field.  
Identical to that of the query’s “Function” field.  
Register  
Identical to that of the query’s “Register” field, since the Modbus response of  
any “Preset Single Register” command is an echo to the corresponding query.  
Here you should also enter the address of the memory object to which the  
command relates.  
E.g.: Enter the value 400, converted to 16#0190 by AbcConf.  
Preset Data  
2 bytes  
or more for a  
block of data  
Data Location: Address, in the gateway’s input data memory (16#0002 to  
16#00F3), of the item of data received in the “Preset Data” field for the  
response’s frame.  
N.B. As far as possible, ensure that the data is located at even addresses in  
order to align the Modbus data (in 16-bit format) on the %IW4.0.x inputs of the  
Profibus-DP coupler.  
E.g.: The value sent back as an echo to the command must be placed in the  
gateway’s input data memory area. We shall use the first two free bytes following  
the input data of the default configuration, i.e. addresses 16#0020-16#0021.  
Data length: Length of the block of input data received in the “Preset Data”  
field of the response frame. It is expressed in number of bytes.  
E.g.: The value of the “Data length” field must be set to 2.  
Byte swap: Identical to that of the query’s “Byte swap” field.  
E.g.: We will also be using the “No swapping” value, for the same reasons as  
with the query.  
Checksum  
2 bytes  
Error check type: Identical to that of the query’s “Error check type” field.  
Error check start byte: Identical to that of the query’s “Error check start bype” field.  
However, these two fields cannot be changed by the user and their values are  
greyed out to reflect this. AbcConf updates the values of these fields  
automatically using those of the query’s “Error check type” and “Error check  
start byte” fields.  
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6.11.3. Adding a Special Modbus Command  
Apart from the standard Modbus commands covered in the previous chapter, it is possible to create two types of  
special Modbus commands: Modbus commands using the same template as standard commands and Modbus  
commands whose nature and frame content can be completely changed by the user.  
6.11.3.1. Modbus Commands Based on Standard Commands  
You create a command of this type from the “Select Command” window (see chapter 6.11.2 With a Generic  
Modbus Slave, page 70), by choosing “Add Command” from the “Command” menu. The window shown below  
appears. It shows the structure of the future command’s query and response frames, which will then be added to  
the list of available Modbus commands. This structure includes the standard elements, that is to say the “Slave  
Address”, “Function” and “Checksum” fields, described in previous chapters.  
Please see chapter 2.12 Command editor in the AbcConf user manual, entitled AnyBus Communicator – User  
Manual for further information about creating standard Modbus commands. This manual can be found on the  
CD LU9CD1 : “ABC_User_Manual.pdf”.  
6.11.3.2. Modbus Commands which Can Be Completely Changed by the User  
In AbcConf, these commands are known as “Transactions”. Unlike in the previous case, the whole structure of  
the query and response frames associated with these commands correspond to an association of input or output  
data in the gateway’s memory (“Data” fields), constants in Byte, Word or DWord format and a final “Checksum”  
field.  
All of the data contained in the query and response “Data” fields of a “Transactions” command are managed by  
the Profibus-DP master, including the “Slave address” and “Function” fields if these are placed in a “Data” field.  
For instance, this allows you to manage all of the Modbus frame fields from the Profibus-DP master if all of the  
query and response fields of a “Transactions” element (excluding “Checksum”) are “Data” type fields.  
N.B.: You must not place more than one “Data” field in any Modbus frame. This guarantees that all of the data  
involved will be processed by the gateway at the same time.  
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Constants in Byte, Word or DWord format allow you to relieve the Profibus-DP master by placing the values of  
these constants in Modbus query frames (constants in “Query” elements) or by comparing them to the values  
located in the Modbus responses (constants in “Response” elements). These comparisons are used to accept  
(identical values) or reject (different values) the Modbus responses in the same way as for standard Modbus  
commands. The Profibus-DP master does not have access to these constants. They are mainly used to replace  
fields such as “Slave address,” “Function,” “Starting Address,” etc.  
Please see the section on “Actions on request/response” in chapter 2.6.4 Transaction and in chapter 2.6.6 Frame  
objects in the AbcConf user manual, entitled AnyBus Communicator – User Manual for further information  
about how to handle “Transaction” type commands. This manual can be found on the CD LU9CD1 :  
ABC_User_Manual.pdf”.  
The LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration includes two “Transaction” commands. These are aperiodic  
commands used for reading and writing the value of a Modbus slave parameter (necessarily a TeSys U motor  
starter with the default configuration). They are configured solely for the “TeSys U n°1” node, as the address of  
the slave is controlled by the Profibus-DP master via the first byte of the “Data” field, which corresponds to the  
“Slave Address” field in standard Modbus commands. This allows the Profibus-DP master to send this command  
to all of the Modbus slaves, slave by slave, through the first byte of the “Data” field. The remaining fields of the  
frames used by these two commands are also placed in the same “Data” field. So the Profibus-DP master has  
access to all of the content of the frames in these two commands, excluding the checksum.  
6.12. Configuring the General Characteristics of the Gateway  
This operation relates to the gateway’s general characteristics (“Fieldbus”  
to “Sub-Network” elements), whereas the previous chapters described the  
configuration of the Modbus slaves (elements located under the “Sub-  
Network” element).  
The “Fieldbus” element describes the upstream network, that is to say the  
Profibus-DP network in the case of the LUFP7 gateway.  
The “ABC” and “Sub-Network” elements describe the downstream  
network, that is to say the Modbus RTU network in the case of the LUFP7  
gateway, and allow you to identify the software version in the gateway.  
The configuration of these three elements, plus the commands they give  
access to, are described in the next three chapters.  
6.12.1. “Fieldbus” Element  
Below this element there is a list of the mailboxes configured by default. These elements are not described here,  
as they are only designed for the internal management of the gateway. These mailboxes can neither be changed  
nor deleted. Both their number and their nature depend on the type of upstream network.  
When the “Fieldbus” element is selected, you can select the  
type of upstream network. With the LUFP7 gateway, you  
must select the “Profibus-DP” network.  
If your PC is connected to the gateway using the PowerSuite  
cable and you are using AbcConf in “on-line” mode when  
AbcConf starts up, the type of upstream network will be  
automatically detected.  
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The only command accessible from the “Fieldbus”  
menu is “About Fieldbus…”.  
In “on-line” mode (see chapter 6.12.2 “ABC” Element,  
page 82), the window shown opposite will be  
displayed. In “off-line” mode the word “Unknown” will  
replace “Profibus-DP” to show that the type of  
upstream network cannot be identified.  
6.12.2. “ABC” Element  
The two commands accessible from the “ABC” menu are “About ABC…” and  
“Disconnect” (or “Connect” if you are in “off-line” mode).  
- Running “About ABC…”  
allows AbcConf to upload and  
display information showing  
the software version on the  
PC and the software version  
in the gateway.  
An  
example  
is  
shown  
opposite.  
When you run “About ABC…” in “off-line” mode, the last three fields are replaced by “Unknown” to show that the  
gateway software version cannot be identified.  
N.B.: Only the software version in the gateway’s Modbus card is displayed. This software is common to several  
types of gateway marketed by Schneider Electric. The gateway's Profitus-DP board software version is not  
accessible.  
- The “Disconnect” command allows you to go from “on-line” to “off-line” mode. It is only available in “on-line”  
mode. It is replaced by “Connect” once you are in “off-line” mode.  
Apart from these two exclusive commands, the transition to “on-line” mode is requested by AbcConf when  
certain events do occur (AbcConf is launched, use of “Upload” and “Download” commands, etc.).  
AbcConf’s connection mode is displayed to the right of its status bar:  
“On-line” mode (the LED on the left is green)  
“Off-line” mode (the LED on the right is red)  
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Apart from the “Control/Status Byte” and “Module Reset” options, the configuration of the LUFP7 gateway’s  
“ABC” element should not be changed. Out of the four options shown below, the last two should therefore retain  
the values shown: “Serial” and “Master Mode”.  
These four options allow you to configure certain of the gateway’s system aspects:  
- Control/Status Byte: The three possibilities offered for this option are described in chapter 5 Gateway  
Initialization and Diagnostics, page 37.  
- Module Reset: By default, this option prevents the gateway from reinitializing itself when there is an internal  
operation problem. Changing this option is mainly intended for “laboratory” type use.  
- Physical Interface: The only possibility offered by this option shows that the physical interface of the  
downstream network of the gateway is a serial link.  
- Protocol: This option should not be changed, because it indicates the type of protocol used on the network  
downstream of the gateway. With the LUFP7 gateway, “Master Mode” must be selected. The other possibilities  
available are reserved for other products from the same family as this gateway.  
6.12.3. “Sub-Network” Element  
The five commands accessible from the “Sub-Network” menu are:  
- “Monitor”: Allows you to view the correspondence between the data  
from Modbus commands and the content of the gateway’s memory.  
Examples of how to use this command are shown in chapters 6.8.3  
(page 54), 6.8.4 (page 58) and 6.9 (page 63).  
- “Add Node”: Allows you to add a new node on the downstream Modbus  
network. Each node corresponds to a different Modbus slave. This  
command is not available if there are already 8 Modbus slaves, which is  
the case with the gateway’s default configuration.  
- “Add Broadcaster”: Allows you to add a broadcaster node (see chapter 6.13 Adding a Broadcaster Node, page 85).  
- “Load Node”: Allows you to add a pre-configured node on the downstream Modbus network. The configuration  
for this node is contained in an XML file (see the section on “Importing/Exporting a Modbus slave configuration”  
in chapter 6.7 Adding a Modbus Slave, page 50). This command is not available if there are already 8 Modbus  
slaves, which is the case with the gateway’s default configuration.  
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- “Sub-Network Status…”: In “on-line” mode (see  
chapter 6.12.2 “ABC” Element, page 82), this command  
displays a window summarizing the values of the gateway’s  
error counters. These counters are also used by the  
gateway to update the value of its status word (see  
chapter 5.2.2 Gateway Status Word, page 40). The  
“Update” button allows you to refresh the values of these  
counters.  
When you run this command in “off-line” mode, all of the  
values displayed are replaced by the word “Unknown” to  
show that they cannot be read on the gateway. The  
“Update” button then becomes inaccessible.  
When the “Sub-Network” element is selected, you have access to all of the options allowing you to configure the  
gateway’s communication protocol format on the Modbus network. The various settings you can make are  
described below. All of the Modbus slaves present must support this configuration and be configured  
appropriately.  
- Bitrate (bits/s): The gateway  
supports a limited number of  
communication speeds.  
Choose the speed that suits  
your Modbus network.  
- Message delimiter (10ms):  
Period of silence added to  
the normal period of silence  
between the end of one  
message and the start of the  
next message. The normal  
period  
corresponds to the time  
taken to transmit  
3.5 characters.  
of  
silence  
- Parity: Choose the parity  
according to the format  
chosen for communications  
on your Modbus network.  
- Physical standard: RS485  
(required).  
- Start bits: 1 bit (required).  
- Stop bits: 1 or 2 bits.  
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6.13. Adding a Broadcaster Node  
A broadcaster node does not correspond to any Modbus slave in particular, as it applies to all Modbus slaves.  
All the commands which will be configured for this node will be transmitted with the “Slave Address” field set to  
16#00. This means that all of the slaves will run the command, but that none of them will respond to it.  
To add a broadcaster node, select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Add  
Broadcaster” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The broadcaster node created in  
this way does not count in the limit on the number of configurable nodes. A  
simple example is shown opposite:  
The addition and configuration of a Modbus command in the list of broadcaster  
node commands is done in the same way as for other nodes, but with the  
following differences:  
- The list of standard Modbus commands which can be used in broadcast is  
considerably smaller. Only functions 16#06 and 16#10 can be used (see list  
in chapter 6.11.2, page 70).  
- The command is made up of a query, but does not include any response. The query bears the name of the  
command itself, instead of the name “Query.” Also, each broadcast command only consumes one of the  
50 queries and responses allowed by the gateway, as there is no possible response for such a command.  
- The value of the query’s “Minimum time between broadcasts (10ms)” field must be changed if the default  
value (1 second) is not suitable.  
- The value of the query frame’s “Slave Address” field is set to 16#00.  
Please see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 72, for further details on how to configure a Modbus  
query.  
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7. Appendix A: Technical Characteristics  
7.1. Environment  
Dimensions (excluding connectors)  
External appearance  
Torque  
Height: 120 mm  
Plastic case with device for fixing to a DIN rail.  
Width: 27 mm  
Depth: 75 mm  
PSU connector: between 5 and 7 lbs.-in.  
24V insulated ±10%  
Maximum consumption: Around 95 mA  
Maximum internal consumption for all of the gateway’s electronic cards,  
relating to the internal 5V PSU: 450 mA  
Power supply  
Maximum relative humidity  
95% without condensation or seepage, according to IEC 68-2-30  
Ambient air temperature  
around the device, in a dry  
environment  
According to IEC 68-2-1 Ab, IEC 68-2-2 Bb and IEC 68-2-14 Nb:  
• Storage:  
–25°C (±3) to +85°C (±2)  
05°C (±3) to +70°C (±2)  
• Operation:  
E 214107 certificate  
“open type” category  
UL  
The product should be installed in an electrical cabinet or in an equivalent location.  
EC  
Certified as complying with European standards, unless otherwise stated.  
Electromagnetic compatibility Complies with the EN 50 081-2:1993 (industrial environment) standard  
(EMC): Transmission  
Tested according to class A radiation under the EN 55011:1990 standard  
Complies with the EN 50 082-2:1995 and EN 61 000-6-2:1999 (industrial  
Electromagnetic compatibility environment) standard  
(EMC): Immunity Tested according to the ENV 50 204:1995, EN 61000-4-2:1995, EN 61000-4-3:1996,  
EN 61000-4-4:1995, EN 61000-4-5:1995 and EN 61000-4-6:1996 standards.  
7.2. Communication Characteristics  
“Upstream” network  
Profibus-DP  
“Downstream” network  
Modbus RTU  
Profibus-DP  
characteristics  
• Transmission method: PROFIBUS DIN 19245 Part 1.  
• Nature of network: Device-oriented bus (DeviceBus).  
• Network topology: multipoint linear topology (bus) with adapted and active line  
terminations (see chapter 2.6.2 Wiring Recommendations for the Profibus-DP  
Network, page 20).  
• Physical media: single twisted pair copper cable, shielded or not, preferably a  
type A Profibus-DP cable, with the following characteristics:  
- Impedance .......135 to 165  
(nominal value........... 150 )  
- Capacity ............. < 30 nF/km  
- Loop impedance.....................110 /km  
- Conductor diameter................. 0.64 mm  
- Conductor section................> 0,34 mm²  
• Connections: 9-point SUB-D connectors, preferably (see chapter 2.6.2 Wiring  
Recommendations for the Profibus-DP Network, page 20).  
• Communication speed: 9.6, 19.2, 45.45, 93.75, 187.5, 500, 1,500 or 12,000 kbits/s.  
• Maximum network length: the length of each segment (from one line termination  
to the other) is limited and depends upon the transmission rate. Using one, two,  
or three repeaters makes it possible to put such segments end to end; one can  
thus derive the maximum total length of the network, without changing the  
maximum length of each segment.  
Maximum  
Max. network length  
Transmission rate  
segment length  
(with the tree repeters)  
Up to 93.75 kbits/s.................................. 1,200 m..........................4,800 m  
00,187.5 kbits/s.................................... 1,000 m..........................4,000 m  
00,500,0 kbits/s.................................... 0,400 m..........................2,000 m  
01,500,0 kbits/s.................................... 0,200 m..........................0,800 m  
12,000,0 kbits/s.................................... 0,100 m..........................0,400 m  
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Profibus-DP  
• Maximum number of stations: 32 stations per segment, repeater included; up to  
characteristics  
(cont'd)  
126 stations with all three repeaters (repeaters included). Address 126 is reserved  
and should therefore not be used for exchanging data.  
• Possible types of stations: there are three types of Profibus-DP stations:  
- Class 1 DP master (DPM1): PLC, PC, etc. exchanging information with DP slaves.  
- Class 2 DP master (DPM2): A programming, bus configurating, or commissionning  
device, used to configure the Profibus-DP network upon commissioning and operation,  
or supervision.  
- DP slave: Peripheral device that exchanges data cyclically with “its” active DPM1  
station.  
• Mono-master or multi-master network.  
• Hybrid access method: Acyclical communication between masters using the  
transfer of a token (synchronisation); cyclical master/slaves communications  
(application data transfers).  
• Up to 244 input bytes and 244 output bytes per DP slave; typical exchange of  
32 bytes per slave.  
• Operating modes: Functional operations (cyclical I/O exchanges), resetting to  
zero (input reading and output resetting), or disruption (only inter-master  
functions are allowed).  
• Input (Freeze-Mode) and/or output (Sync-Mode) synchronisation of all DP  
slaves.  
• Other services offered:  
- Verification of DP slaves configuration.  
- Advanced diagnostics on three hierarchical levels.  
- Allocation of DP slaves addresses.  
- DP slaves provided with a watchdog triggering timeout.  
- Protection of DP slaves' access to I/O.  
• Possibility to connect or disconnect  
communications between other stations.  
a
station without impacting on  
• Performance  
results:  
diagram  
presenting the bus  
cycle time of a mono-  
master Profibus-DP  
network, according to  
the number of DP  
slaves present on  
that network (with 2  
input bytes and  
output bytes per DP  
slave).  
one bit; TSDR = 11 × duration of one bit.  
Profibus-DP LUFP7  
gateway specifics  
• Network type: PROFIBUS EN 50 170 (DIN 19245).  
• Protocol version: v1.10.  
• Standard connections: Female SUB-D 9-point connector, which is  
recommended for baud rates exceeding 1.5 Mbits/s.  
• All baud rates supported (9.6, 19.2, 93.75, 187.5, 500, 1,500, 3,000, 6,000 and  
12,000 kbits/s); automatic baud rate detection.  
• "DP slave" Profibus-DP station.  
• Cyclical data transmissions: up to 244 input bytes and 244 output bytes;  
416 bytes exchanged maximum, inputs and outputs included; 24 modules  
maximum used to configure these I/O.  
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Profibus-DP LUFP7  
gateway specifics  
• Profibus-DP address configured using 2 coding wheels (address between 1 and  
(cont'd)  
• Profibus-DP diagnostics service: Yes (standard 6-byte diagnostic).  
not supported.  
• Input synchronisation (Freeze-Mode) and output synchronisation (Sync-Mode)  
• Gateway address allocated by a master: Service not supported.  
• Configuration conducted using a specific GSD file.  
• DP-V1 extensions not supported (transmission of non-cyclical data).  
• Galvanic gateway insulation from the network; D(A) and D(B) signal insulation  
using opto-couplers.  
Modbus RTU  
characteristics  
• Physical media: RS485 serial link  
• Network topology: Multipoint linear topology with adapted line terminations  
(impedance of 120 in parallel with a capacity of 1 nF)  
• Communication speed: 1,200 to 57,600 kbits/s  
• Data bits: 8  
• Subscriber addresses: 1 to 247. Address 0 reserved for broadcasting.  
Addresses 65, 126 and 127 reserved if drivers and/or starters from Schneider  
Electric are used on the same Modbus network.  
• Period of silence: Equivalent to the transmission of 3.5 characters.  
• Maximum number of subscribers (excluding gateway): 8 Modbus slaves.  
• Maximum number of commands configured: Up to 50 Modbus queries and  
responses configured for the same gateway using AbcConf.  
Specific Modbus RTU  
features of the LUFP7  
gateway  
• Communication speed: 1,200, 2,400, 4,800, 9,600, or 19,200 bits/s, configured  
using AbcConf.  
• Period of silence: Possibility of increasing the gateway’s period of silence, in  
10 ms steps, using AbcConf.  
• Parity: None, even or uneven, configured using AbcConf.  
• Start bits: 1 bit, configuration using AbcConf.  
• Stop bits: 1 or 2 bits, configuration using AbcConf.  
Structure of the LUFP7  
gateway’s memory:  
• 2 bytes for the diagnostics of errors on the downstream network by the gateway  
(see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 37).  
• 242 bytes accessible by the Profibus-DP master in the form of input data (see  
chapter 10.2.1 Input Data Memory Area, page 95, for default use of these input data).  
Inputs  
• 268 input bytes inaccessible by the Profibus-DP master due to the maximum  
number of input bytes that can be exchanged with the gateway (see chapter 4.2.6  
Editing and Configuring the Gateway, page 29).  
Addresses  
Input data area  
16#0000  
16#0001  
Gateway status word  
(unless “Control/Status Byte” = “Disabled”)  
16#0002  
:
16#00F3  
Inputs accessible by the Profibus-DP master  
(242 bytes)  
16#00F4  
:
16#01FF  
Inputs inaccessible by the Profibus-DP master  
(268 bytes)  
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• 2 bytes for the activation or inhibition of the downstream network by the gateway  
Structure of the LUFP7  
gateway’s memory:  
(see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 37).  
• 242 bytes accessible by the Profibus-DP master in the form of output data (see  
chapter chapitre 10.2.2 Output Data Memory Area, page 96, for default use of  
Outputs  
• 268 output bytes inaccessible by the Profibus-DP master due to the maximum  
number of output bytes that can be exchanged with the gateway (see  
chapter 4.2.6 Editing and Configuring the Gateway, page 29).  
Addresses  
Output data area  
16#0200  
16#0201  
Profibus-DP master control word  
(except if “Control/Status Byte” = “Disabled”)  
16#0202  
16#02F3  
16#02F4  
16#03FF  
Outputs accessible by the Profibus-DP master  
(242 bytes)  
Outputs inaccessible by the Profibus-DP master  
(268 bytes)  
Structure of the LUFP7  
gateway’s memory:  
• 1,024 bytes inaccessible through the Profibus-DP master.  
Addresses  
16#0400  
16#051F  
16#0520  
16#063F  
16#0640  
General data area  
Input area reserved for the Mailboxes  
(288 bytes)  
General data  
Output area reserved for the Mailboxes  
(288 bytes)  
Internal area reserved for the management  
of the upstream network  
:
16#07BF  
(384 bytes; area not used by the LUFP7 gateway)  
Internal area reserved for the control registers  
(62 bytes / MSB first for 16-bit data)  
Gateway status / Profibus-DP master control  
(2 bytes)  
16#07C0  
16#07FD  
16#07FE  
16#07FF  
You can use the general data area for Modbus input data (from Modbus  
responses) if you do not want the Profibus-DP master to have access to them. In  
this case, always use 16{#4000 as the starting address. If you use multiple times  
the same addresses in this area, the corresponding memory locations will be  
displayed in red in the “General Area” section of the “Sub-network Monitor”  
window (see page 55 for an example). However, this will have no consequences  
on the gateway during run-time.  
Data transfer order  
(swapping)  
• Profibus-DP network: MSB first and LSB last.  
• Modbus RTU network: MSB first and LSB last.  
• LUFP7 gateway MSB stored in the lowest memory address.  
In most cases, the option which should be chosen for Modbus data stored in  
the gateway’s memory is “No swapping”. This option relates to all “Data” fields  
for Modbus queries and responses frames.  
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8. Appendix B: LUFP7 Gateway GSD File  
The LUFP7 gateway GSD file contains all the information and settings for configuring the gateway under  
Profibus-DP. This file, “Tele071F.gsd”, is used by SyCon to generate information that will eventually be used  
by the DPM1 master PLC during setup phases.  
Refer to chapter 4.2.4 Setting up the Gateway Description Files, page 28, to review the procedure for importing  
the GSD file under SyCon.  
8.1. Identification Number  
The most important information contained in the GSD file is the identification number “Ident_Number” of the  
device type it designates (DP slave or DPM1 master). This identification number is, in particular, used by a  
DPM1 master upon setting up its communications with a DP slave, in addition to checking its address on the  
Profibus-DP network.  
The allocation of Profibus-DP identification numbers is reserved for the Profibus International (PI) association. As  
each identification number is unique and specific to each device type, you should change neither the number, nor  
the remainder of the provided GSD file. Schneider Electric reserves the rights to change the content of this file.  
Sample Profibus-DP products, with their identification numbers and the related GSD files:  
Schneider Electric product  
LUFP7 gateway  
TEGO POWER  
Identification number  
16#071F  
Name of the related GSD file  
Tele071F.gsd  
16#BECE  
tk3110.gsd  
16#00B9  
Tele00b9.gsd  
ATV58  
16#1234  
VEE_1234.gsd  
ATV68  
16#1654  
Sad_1654.gsd  
TSX PBY 100  
16#2332  
atvp2332.gsd  
ATV58/ATV66 gateway  
8.2. GSD File Content  
;============================================================  
; Profibus Device Database of :  
; Schneider Electric Gateways  
; Model  
: LUFP7  
; Description : Profibus-DP/Modbus Gateway  
; Language  
; Date  
; Author  
: English  
: 14 November 2002  
: Schneider Electric [EB/JFR]  
GSD file header.  
;============================================================  
#Profibus_DP  
GSD_Revision  
= 2  
; Device identification  
Vendor_Name  
Model_Name  
Revision  
Ident_Number  
Protocol_Ident  
Station_Type  
FMS_supp  
= "Schneider Electric"  
= "LUFP7"  
= "Version 1.0"  
= 0x071F  
LUFP7 gateway identification as  
Profibus-DP device.  
a
= 0  
; DP protocol  
= 0  
= 0  
; Slave device  
; FMS not supported  
Hardware_Release  
Software_Release  
= "Version 1.41"  
= "Version 1.12"  
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8. Appendix B: LUFP7 Gateway GSD File  
; Supported baudrates  
9.6_supp  
19.2_supp  
45.45_supp  
93.75_supp  
187.5_supp  
500_supp  
1.5M_supp  
3M_supp  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
Communication rates supported by the  
LUFP7 gateway.  
All rates should be mentioned in this  
section. The gateway supports all the  
baud rates of the Profibus-DP networks.  
6M_supp  
12M_supp  
; Maximum responder time for supported baudrates  
Maximum response time of the gateway,  
depending on the baud rate of the  
Profibus-DP network.  
MaxTsdr_9.6  
MaxTsdr_19.2  
MaxTsdr_45.45  
MaxTsdr_93.75  
MaxTsdr_187.5  
MaxTsdr_500  
MaxTsdr_1.5M  
MaxTsdr_3M  
= 60  
= 60  
= 60  
= 60  
= 60  
The response times specified for the  
gateway are standard values, compatible  
with the TSX PBY 100 coupler, for  
example.  
= 100  
= 150  
= 250  
= 450  
= 800  
MaxTsdr_6M  
MaxTsdr_12M  
; Supported hardware features  
Redundancy  
Repeater_Ctrl_Sig  
24V_Pins  
= 0  
= 2  
= 0  
; not supported  
; TTL  
; not connected  
General hardware characteristics specific  
to Profibus-DP.  
Implementation_Type = "SPC3"  
; Supported DP features  
Freeze_Mode_supp  
Sync_Mode_supp  
Auto_Baud_supp  
= 1  
= 1  
= 1  
; supported  
; supported  
; supported  
; not supported  
Supported and not supported Profibus-DP  
services.  
Set_Slave_Add_supp = 0  
Maximum polling frequency / Minimum  
polling interval  
; Maximum polling frequency  
Min_Slave_Intervall = 1  
; 100 us  
100 µs is the smallest interval that can be  
configured.  
; Maximum supported sizes  
The LUFP7 gateway is  
a
modular  
Modular_Station  
Max_Module  
= 1  
; modular  
Profibus-DP device, i.e. the size of its I/O  
exchanges on the Profibus-DP network is  
configured by combining several modules  
together (see below).  
= 24  
= 244  
= 244  
= 416  
= 1  
Max_Input_Len  
Max_Output_Len  
Max_Data_Len  
Modul_Offset  
Supported and not supported Profibus-DP  
services (cont'd).  
Fail_Safe  
= 0  
; state CLEAR not accepted  
Slave_Family  
Max_Diag_Data_Len  
= 0  
= 6  
The length of the gateway's diagnostic data  
should remain equal to 6. N.B. there are no  
parameter data (the “User_Prm_Data_Len”  
and “User_Prm_Data” parameters are  
therefore omitted).  
Names of the bitmap files used by SyCon  
to display the gateway's connection  
status.  
Bitmap_Device = "LUFP7_R"  
Bitmap_Diag  
Bitmap_SF  
= "LUFP7_D"  
= "LUFP7_S"  
Beginning of the section where the  
modules used for configuring the sizes of  
the gateway inputs and outputs are  
defined.  
; Definition of modules  
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Definition of the “IN/OUT” (inputs size =  
outputs size), “INPUT”, and “OUTPUT”  
modules.  
Module = "IN/OUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT: 10 Byte ( 5 word)" 0x74  
EndModule  
1 Byte" 0x30  
2 Byte ( 1 word)" 0x70  
4 Byte ( 2 word)" 0x71  
6 Byte ( 3 word)" 0x72  
8 Byte ( 4 word)" 0x73  
Modularity: under SyCon, one can  
combine all three types of modules (I/O,  
inputs, and outputs), up to the maximum  
number of modules “Max_Module”, the  
maximum number of input bytes  
Max_Input_Len”, the maximum number  
of output bytes “Max_Output_Len”, and  
the total maximum number of input and  
output bytes “Max_Data_Len”. You must  
not exceed any of these four limits.  
;
Module = "IN/OUT: 12 Byte ( 6 word)" 0x75  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT: 14 Byte ( 7 word)" 0x76  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT: 16 Byte ( 8 word)" 0x77  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT: 32 Byte (16 word)" 0x7F  
EndModule  
;
Example 1: should the gateway exchange  
83 input bytes and 33 output bytes, you  
could combine the following modules:  
INPUT: 64 Byte ( 32 word)  
Module = "IN/OUT: 64 Byte (32 word)" 0xC0,0x5F,0x5F  
EndModule  
;
Module = "IN/OUT: 128 Byte (64 word)" 0xC0,0x7F,0x7F  
EndModule  
;
INPUT: 16 Byte ( 8 word)  
INPUT:  
2 Byte ( 1 word)  
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
1 Byte" 0x10  
INPUT:  
OUTPUT: 32 Byte ( 16 word)  
OUTPUT: 1 Byte  
1 Byte  
Module = "INPUT:  
2 Byte ( 1 word)" 0x50  
4 Byte ( 2 word)" 0x51  
6 Byte ( 3 word)" 0x52  
8 Byte ( 4 word)" 0x53  
10 Byte ( 5 word)" 0x54  
12 Byte ( 6 word)" 0x55  
14 Byte ( 7 word)" 0x56  
16 Byte ( 8 word)" 0x57  
32 Byte (16 word)" 0x5F  
64 Byte (32 word)" 0x40,0x5F  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Example 2: should the gateway exchange  
33 input bytes and 34 output bytes, you  
could use the following combination:  
IN/OUT: 32 Byte (16 word)  
INPUT: 1 Byte  
OUTPUT: 2 Byte ( 1 word)  
Module = "INPUT:  
EndModule  
;
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Module = "INPUT: 128 Byte (64 word)" 0x40,0x7F  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT:  
1 Byte" 0x20  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT:  
EndModule  
;
2 Byte ( 1 word)" 0x60  
4 Byte ( 2 word)" 0x61  
6 Byte ( 3 word)" 0x62  
8 Byte ( 4 word)" 0x63  
Module = "OUTPUT:  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 10 Byte ( 5 word)" 0x64  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 12 Byte ( 6 word)" 0x65  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 14 Byte ( 7 word)" 0x64  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 16 Byte ( 8 word)" 0x67  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 32 Byte (16 word)" 0x6F  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 64 Byte (32 word)" 0x80,0x5F  
EndModule  
;
Module = "OUTPUT: 128 Byte (64 word)" 0x80,0x7F  
EndModule  
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10. Appendix C: Default Configuration  
The configuration described below corresponds to the LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration.  
This chapter mainly gives the user information about the performances obtained on the  
downstream Modbus network. It allows the user to decide whether, for example, he should  
change the period for cyclical exchanges with one or more of the TeSys U motor starters (see  
chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway, page 44).  
10.1. Configuring Modbus Exchanges  
The LUFP7 gateway carries out four types of exchanges with each of the 8 TeSys U motor starters. The first two  
exchanges are cyclical and allow you to control and monitor the motor starter. The last two exchanges are  
aperiodic (only when there is a change in the values of the data to be transmitted to the motor starter) and allow  
you to read and change the value of any motor starter parameter.  
Number of Exchange between the LUFP7 gateway  
Function Modbus function  
bytes (1)  
and the TeSys U motor starter  
Read Holding  
Registers  
Periodic reading (300 ms period) of the TeSys U motor  
starter’s status register (address 455 = 16#01C7) only  
16#03  
16#10  
11,5 + 10,5  
Preset Multiple  
Registers  
Periodic writing (300 ms period) of the TeSys U motor  
starter’s status register (address 704 = 16#02C0) only  
14,5 + 11,5  
Aperiodic reading of the value of a single parameter, for a  
011,5 + 10,5 single TeSys U motor starter at a time (function and  
address supplied by the user)  
(Read Holding  
Register)  
(16#03)  
(16#06)  
Aperiodic writing of the value of a single parameter, for a  
11,5 + 11,5 single TeSys U motor starter at a time (function and  
address and value supplied by the user)  
(Preset Single  
Register)  
(1) Number of bytes in the Query + number of bytes in the Response, plus a period of silence of 3.5 characters  
for each of these two frames (see description of the “Message delimiter (10ms)” parameter in  
chapter 6.12.3 “Sub-Network” Element, page 83). Each byte will be transmitted in the form of a group of  
10 bits (8 data bits, 1 start bit and 1 stop bit). These values allow you to calculate the approximate amount  
of traffic on the downstream Modbus network as follows:  
Volume of periodic traffic (300 ms period).....................[ (11.5 + 10.5) + (14.5 + 11.5) ] × (8 + 1 + 1) = 480 bits  
For 1 TeSys U motor starter ............................................................... 1 × 480 × (1,000 ÷ 300) = 01,600 bits/s  
For 8 TeSys U motor starters ........................................................... 8 × 480 × (1,000 ÷ 300) = 012,800 bits/s  
As a result, on a network operating at 9,600 bits/s, you will need to considerably increase the cycle time for  
all or part of the periodic Modbus commands. On the other hand, at a speed of 19,200 bits/s (default  
speed), the available bandwidth is sufficient to allow proper communications, even in occasional degraded  
mode (frames re-transmission), and to allow the use of aperiodic parameter reading/writing exchanges.  
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10.2. Content of the Gateway’s DPRAM Memory  
The LUFP7 gateway’s DPRAM memory contains all of the data exchanged between the gateway and the  
8 TeSys U motor starters, as well as two special registers only exchanged between the gateway and the  
Profibus-DP master (words used for managing the downstream Modbus network).  
The flow of data exchanged between the TeSys U motor starters, the gateway and the Profibus-DP master is  
shown below, in order to highlight the role of the gateway’s memory in these exchanges:  
TeSys U motor starters  
LUFP7 Gateway  
Profibus-DP master  
(TSX 57353 + TSX PBY 100)  
Outputs  
Outputs  
OUTPUT data  
memory zone  
Modbus  
Profibus-DP  
c
d
e
INPUT data  
memory zone  
Inputs  
Inputs  
j
N.B.: The total number of input and output bytes should be less than or equal to 416 bytes. It is therefore not  
possible to configure both the maximum number of input bytes and the maximum number of output bytes, which  
are both equal to 244 bytes.  
10.2.1. Input Data Memory Area  
The gateway has 244 input bytes. Only the first 32 bytes are used. Byte 12#0012 is used for adjusting the  
following 16-bit data, so that they can be aligned on even addresses, and for obtaining a total size of 32 input  
bytes. One should therefore configure only one 32-byte input/output module using a Profibus-DP configuration  
device such as SyCon.  
Service  
Address  
16#0000  
16#0002  
16#0004  
16#0006  
16#0008  
16#000A  
16#000C  
16#000E  
16#0010  
16#0012  
Size  
Description  
Managing the downstream Modbus network  
1 word Gateway status word  
1 word Value of the motor starter c status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter d status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter e status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter f status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter g status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter h status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter i status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter j status register  
1 byte  
1 byte  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
——  
Free memory location  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter  
(RESPONSE)  
16#0013  
16#0014  
16#0015  
16#0016  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#03)  
Number of bytes read (16#02)  
1 word Value of the parameter read (16#xxxx)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter  
(RESPONSE)  
16#0018  
16#0019  
16#001A  
16#001C  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#06)  
1 word Address of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
1 word Value of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
16#001E  
16#001F  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Read parameter response counter  
Write parameter response counter  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the responses)  
16#0020  
1 byte  
Free input area  
(212 bytes)  
——  
——  
16#00F3  
1 byte  
16#00F4  
1 byte  
Unusable input area  
(268 bytes)  
16#01FF  
1 byte  
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10.2.2. Output Data Memory Area  
The gateway has 244 output bytes. Only the first 32 bytes are used. One should therefore configure only one 32-  
byte input/output module using a Profibus-DP configuration device such as SyCon.  
Service  
Address  
Size  
Description  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
16#0200  
1 word Profibus-DP master control word  
16#0202  
16#0204  
16#0206  
16#0208  
16#020A  
16#020C  
16#020E  
16#0210  
16#0212  
16#0213  
16#0214  
16#0216  
16#0218  
16#0219  
16#021A  
16#021C  
1 word Value of the motor starter c command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter d command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter e command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter f command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter g command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter h command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter i command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#03)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
1 word Address of the parameter to be read (16#xxxx)  
1 word Number of parameters to be read (16#0001)  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
1 word Address of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
1 word Value of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Read parameter query counter  
Write parameter query counter  
16#021E  
16#021F  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the queries)  
16#0220  
1 byte  
Free output area  
(212 bytes)  
——  
——  
16#02F3  
1 byte  
16#02F4  
1 byte  
Unusable output area  
(268 bytes)  
16#03FF  
1 byte  
10.2.3. Total Number of Modbus Queries and Responses  
The total number of Modbus queries and responses is equal to 36 (2 periodic queries and 2 periodic  
responses for each of the 8 TeSys U motor starters, plus 2 aperiodic queries and 2 aperiodic responses for all of  
these motor starters). Since the total number of the Modbus queries and responses one can configure for a  
single gateway is limited to 50, there is only 14 spare Modbus queries and responses (that is to say the  
equivalent of 7 Modbus commands).  
So this reserve does not allow the addition of any single Modbus command for each of the TeSys U motor  
starters, as this would require the use of 16 Modbus queries and responses (1 query and 1 response for each of  
the 8 motor starters).  
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11. Appendix D: Sample Use under PL7 PRO  
A practical example can be found on the CD LU9CD1. It is composed of four files.  
The first file, “LUFP7_Tutorial_EN.pb”, is a SyCon file for a Profibus-DP network. It therefore represents  
the configuration of the Profibus-DP network, as it is described in the previous chapters. This file is useful  
only if you wish to change the configuration.  
The second file, “LUFP7EN.cnf”, is the configuration file exported in ASCII format from SyCon. It  
corresponds to the configuration defined in the previous file. You must therefore generate a new “.cnf” file  
if you change the first file or use another “.pb” file.  
The “LUFP7EN.cnf” file should be copied to the “C:\PL7USER\” directory. If you copy it to another  
directory, you should specify its location, under PL7 PRO, using the “Load CNF” button available in the  
TSX PBY 100 board configuration screen.  
The  
third  
and  
fourth  
file,  
lufp7_tutorial_EN_tsx57353.stx”  
and  
lufp7_tutorial_EN_tsx57202.stx”, are PL7 PRO files and therefore represents the actual example  
for a TSX Preimum PLC with respectively a TSX57353 processor and TSX57202 processor. The next  
chapters deal with its content and the way to use those files.  
The configuration of the two SyCon files corresponds exactly to what is described in the previous chapters.  
Therefore, their content is not detailed here. However, the PL7 PRO file is described below, based on the  
structure of the program sections used and the related operating screens.  
11.1. Overview of the “LUFP7 - Tutorial Example”  
In this example, the various program sections and sub-  
programs (icon ), and also the operations screens (icon  
are organized as follows:  
)
LUFP7 gateway initialization and diagnostics:  
Handshake_lufp7  
Handshake_master  
LUFP7 Gateway Exchanges  
Control and supervision screen for the 8 TeSys U motor  
starters:  
Cmde_mon  
Sr0  
Supervision Control  
Reading and writing of any TeSys U motor starter  
parameter (service similar to the “parameter area PKW”):  
Pkw_service  
PKW Service  
Each of the groupings presented above is described in an  
independent chapter.  
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This description remains concise, because it is only meant to describe the overall operation of the program and  
the way to use the related screen. If you need further detail, don't hesitate and review the actual content of the  
example under PL7 PRO.  
The source code is commented by and large to help you understand how this works. Each "program" file starts  
with a short description of the way it operates, and each line includes a comment.  
Each variable used has a symbol whose name describes its use. Use keyboard shortcuts “Ctrl+E” and “Ctrl+F”  
to display the variables by addresses (e.g. %MW80) or by symbols (e.g. Pkw_checked_boxes_slave).  
Two animation tables (icon ) have been created, “Lufp7_inputs_outputs” and “Parameter_read_write.” The  
first animation table presents the I/O that correspond to the exchanges with the LUFP7 gateway, i.e. %IW4.0 to  
%IW4.0.15 and %QW4.0 to %QW4.0.15. The second table presents the I/O related to the aperiodic service for  
reading/writing the value of any motor starter parameter, and also some local variables used by this service. In  
the context of this example, this service is also called “PKW” due to its limited similarity with the PKW service  
implemented on a few other products from Schneider Electric. N.B. This service was not implemented the same  
way as the PKW service and must therefore not be used identically!  
11.2. LUFP7 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics  
The “LUFP7 gateway exchanges” operating screen comprises four separate sections:  
Hexadecimal display of gateway input data (%IW4.0 to %IW4.0.15) in the INPUTS frame. These inputs are  
under PL7 PRO, page 32). Of course, the display of these input data is correct only if the gateway default  
A green/red LED indicates whether the various input data have already been updated by the gateway. It is  
associated to bit 13 (ABC_DU) of the gateway status word.  
These input data include periodic Modbus data (controlling and monitoring) and aperiodic  
Modbus data (parameter reading/writing). In order for the LED to turn green, a parameter  
read command and a parameter write command must both have received a response  
from a Modbus slave!  
A second green/red LED indicates whether the input data are updated on a periodic basis or not by the  
gateway, i.e. if periodic exchanges take place properly with all Modbus slaves. It is associated to bit 12 of  
the gateway status word. Unlike the first LED, only one Modbus command per slave should receive a  
response on a periodic basis for this LED to remain green.  
Hexadecimal display of gateway output data (%QW4.0 to %QW4.0.15) in the OUTPUTS frame. Ditto.  
The green/red LED indicates whether the Profibus-DP master wants the gateway to communicate with the  
Modbus slaves. It is associated to bit 13 (FB_DU) of the Profibus-DP master control word, which is updated  
in the “Handshake_master” program, in accordance with the user controls described below. See note (1).  
User controls for enabling / disabling exchanges on the gateway Modbus sub-network. These two exclusive  
buttons are meant to switch the value of bit 13 (FB_DU) of the Profibus-DP master control word and to  
generate a new control meant for the gateway (see “Handshake_master” program description and  
chapter 5.2.1 Profibus-DP Master Control Word, page 38). See note (1).  
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Comprehensive display of LUFP7 gateway diagnostics, via a thorough interpretation of the gateway status  
word (see chapter 5.2.2 Gateway Status Word, page 40). This interpretation is made in the program  
“Handshake_lufp7”.  
A button appears as soon as a new diagnostic is made available by the gateway for the Profibus-DP  
master. Pressing that button takes the new value of the gateway status word into account and  
acknowledges the new diagnostic.  
The “Handshake_master” program assists the screen presented on the previous page in conducting the  
following tasks:  
Display of two buttons meant for enabling and disabling exchanges on the gateway Modbus sub-network  
See note (1).  
Transmission (to the gateway) of the command related to the button pressed by the user. This is done only  
once the gateway acknowledges the previous command, i.e. once bit 14 of the gateway status word has the  
same value as bit 14 of the Profibus-DP master control word. (1)  
In that case, bit 13 of the Profibus-DP master control word is updated in accordance with the user  
command, and the value of its bit 14 is inverted to notify the gateway of the presence of a new command.  
See note (1).  
(1) The LED, the two buttons, and the related processings, should not be used with the gateway default  
configuration as the choice retained for the “Control/Status Byte” option is “Enabled but no startup lock”  
(see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 37 and chapter 5.3 Diagnostic Only, page 41).  
These elements are therefore only meant to make this example compatible with the “Enabled” option (see  
chapter 5.2 Full Management, page 37).  
The “Handshake_lufp7” program also assists the screen described on the previous page in conducting the  
following tasks:  
Display the button meant to take the content of the gateway status word into account. This button is  
displayed only if a new diagnostic is available, i.e. if the value of bit 15 of the gateway status word is  
different from that of bit 15 of the Profibus-DP master control word.  
When the user presses that button, the content of the gateway status word is analyzed in order to generate  
four separate messages according to the following data: gateway input data update/validity (bit 13),  
periodicity of Modbus exchanges (bit 12), error code (bits 8-11) and unit/nature of the data element related  
to the error code (bits 0-7).  
Bit 15 of the Profibus-DP master control word is then set to the same value as bit 15 of the gateway status  
word to notify the gateway that the diagnostic has been taken into account and it can therefore deliver a  
new one.  
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11.3. Controlling and Supervising the 8 TeSys U Motor Starters  
The “Supervision Control” operating screen (see picture below) is meant to monitor the status of the 8 TeSys U  
motor starters, numbered from 1 to 8. It is also meant to control them individually using several buttons.  
Registers 455 and 704 of each of the 8 TeSys U motor starters are used to conduct this control and supervision:  
455 – TeSys U status register (IEC61915)  
Bit 0..........Motor starter ready  
Bit 1..........Contactor in the ON position (  
Bit 2..........Fault (trip or dropout)  
Bit 3..........Alarm presence  
704 – (IEC61915) command register  
Bit 0 ..........Reserved: Run forward  
Bit 1 ..........Reserved: Run reverse  
Bit 2 ..........Reserved (stopping)  
1
)
Bit 3 ..........Reset  
Bit 4..........Specific: Tripped ( I >>  
)
Bit 4 ..........Reserved (emergency start)  
Bit 5 ..........Self test: Triggering test (trip)  
Bit 6 ..........Reserved (low speed)  
Bits 7-11 ...Reserved by the IEC61915 standard  
Bit 12 ........Specific: Overload (shunt trip)  
Bit 13 ........Specific: Pause (reserved for adjustment)  
Bits 14-15.Specific: Reserved  
Bit 5..........Specific: Fault reset authorized  
Bit 6..........Specific: A1-A2 supply  
Bit 7..........Specific: Motor running  
Bits 8-13...Motor current (2#10 0000 = 200%)  
Bit 14........Reserved: Local control  
Bit 15........Ramping (motor starting)  
These statuses and controls are grouped in two sections: “General Status”, for the general operating mode of  
the motor starters, and "Motor" for the general operating mode of controlled motors. The last section, “DEBUG  
COMM.”, displays the registers %IW and %QW used for each motor starter.  
This screen is represented below, but only for the first motor starter, as it is identical for the 7 others.  
Most displays in this operating screen are directly tied to the %MW  
registers containing the values of registers %IW4.0.1 to %IW4.0.8 and  
%QW4.0.1 to %QW4.0.8 (status and command registers of the TeSys U  
motor starters). Only the indirect controls and statuses are described  
below.  
The “Cmd_mon” program conducts the following tasks:  
Copy the values of words %MW20 to %MW27 to output registers  
%QW4.0.1 to %QW4.0.8, and copy the values of input registers  
%IW4.0.1 to %IW4.0.8 to words %MW10 to %MW17.  
These data are copied because word bit extraction can be carried out  
on %MW indexed words, but not on %IW indexed words. Actually, the  
sub-program “Sr0” uses word indexing to a large extent, as it makes it  
possible to process any motor starter, since it is designated by the word  
%MW0. E.g.: “%MW10[%MW0]:X13” is allowed, but not  
“%IW4.0.1[%MW0]:X13”.  
Furthermore, the input and output words are copied one by one, as  
PL7 PRO does not support expressions such as “%IW4.0.1:8”.  
“Sr0” sub-program calling loop, whose purpose is to control and  
monitor of the 8 TeSys U motor starters. Upon each iteration of this  
loop, the word %MW0 (“Module”) takes a value from 0 to 7 in order  
to be used as an index for words %MW10 to %MW17 (inputs) and  
%MW20 to %MW27 (outputs).  
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11. Appendix D: Sample Use under PL7 PRO  
The “Sr0” sub-program is called once per motor starter from the “Cmd_mon” program. Each of these calls  
should be made with a different value in the word %MW0 (between 0 and 7) as it is used to index the status  
word and the command word of the same motor starter. The sub-program assists the screen presented on the  
previous page in conducting the following tasks:  
Determine the overall status of the motor starter with:  
in case of triggering (tripped),  
if the  
contactor on the motor starter is in the ON position, or  
in all other cases.  
Use the commands generated by buttons  
and  
to set the motor starter in off-pause or in  
pause mode (bit 13 of the command word). N.B.: the "pause" mode should not be used for a normal  
application; you should rather use the FOR , REV and STOP buttons (see below).  
Activate the fault reset command (bit 3 of the command word) if the user pressed the  
button and the  
fault LED is on: . Once this command is on, it is cancelled as soon as the LED goes off:  
.
Activate the self test command (trip) of the motor starter (bit 5 of the command word) if the user pressed the  
button and the “Tripped” LED is off: . Once the command is on, it is cancelled as soon as  
the LED goes on:  
.
Evaluate the value of the motor current, given as a percentage of the IR current value (unit = % FLA). Bits 8  
(LSB) to 13 (MSB) of the motor starter status word are extracted and the appropriate unit (.e. 3,125% FLA),  
is then used to evaluate the current. The maximum value is therefore equal to 63, i.e. 196,875% FLA.  
Use buttons  
,
and  
exclusively to enable only one of the three following controls at a  
time, while resetting the other two to zero, in descending priority order: stopping (bit 2 of the command  
word), run forward (bit 0), and run reverse (bit 1).  
11.4. Reading and Writing any TeSys U Motor Starter Parameter  
Although the term “PKW” is used in the current example, the service for which an example is  
described here should not be confused with the PKW service of other products from Schneider  
Electric. These two services are different but can also be compared due to their main purpose,  
whih consists in reading/writing the value of any parameter on any Modbus slave.  
However, contrarily to the true PKW service, the aperiodic parameter reading/writing service  
used here does not support the Modbus broadcast feature (i.e. do not ever use address 0 to  
access all Modbus slaves at the same time!). In addition, the internal settings of the LUFP7  
gateway cannot be accessed using this service.  
The “PKW Service” operation screen allows the user to issue the reading or the writing of a register on any  
Modbus slave (mainly one of the 8 TeSys U motor starters from the default configuration). This screen is sub-  
divided into a number of frames, described and displayed hereafter:  
The first frame, “Slave Address,” is used to  
select the station the aperiodic parameter  
reading/writing service will poll. Only one  
box can be checked at any given time.  
Depending on the box currently checked  
when the “SEND command” button is being  
pushed, the “Slave” field of the reading  
(MSB of %QW4.0.9) or writing (MSB of  
%QW4.0.12) command will be updated  
accordingly. The “Other address:” box allows  
the user to type in an address ranging from  
1 to 247.  
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The second frame, “Parameter Address,” allows you to set the address of the parameter to read/write.  
When the “SEND command” button is being pushed, the value currently set in this frame is copied into the  
“Read parameter address” field of the reading command (%QW4.0.10) or into the “Written parameter  
address” field of the writing command (%QW4.0.13).  
The third frame, “Value for WRITING,” will only be used if the “Parameter Writing” command is to be issued.  
The transfer of any value set in this frame into the “Written parameter value” field of the writing command  
(%QW4.0.14) is done whenever the “SEND command” button is being pushed, provided the “Parameter  
Writing” box is checked.  
The fourth frame, “Command,” allows you to select the command that will be issued for the aperiodic  
parameter reading/writing service: read command or write command. Only one box can be checked at any  
given time.  
The “SEND command” button triggers the update of the gateway’s periodic output data (%QW4.0.9 à  
%QW4.0.14) in such a way that the gateway will issue the command that matches the settings and values  
from the frames previously described. The reading command is issued using the %QW4.0.9 to %QW4.0.11  
outputs and the writing command is issued using the %QW4.0.12 to %QW4.0.14 outputs. All these updates  
are performed in the “Pkw_service” program. A new command is issued and sent each time a modification  
is brought to the value of the MSB byte (for reading) or to the value of the LSB byte (for writing) of the  
%QW4.0.15 output.  
E.g. In the example displayed above, the frames are used to issue a command intended to read (16#03, i.e.  
the function code that stands for the “Read Holding Registers” Modbus function) the value of the register  
no. 455 (address = 16#01C7) on the TeSys U motor starter no. 3 (16#03). The number of read parameters  
is necessarily equal to 1 (16#0001), but this data is still updated by the “Pkw_service” program because it  
is part of the Modbus command frame the gateway will issue.  
The next four frames, located beneath and apart from the other ones, are intended to diplay the output data,  
transmitted to the gateway so that it will issue the corresponding Modbus query, the input data, as received  
by the gateway from one of its Modbus slaves in response to this query, the counters used by the gateway  
to trigger the emission of a command, and the counters updated by the gateway in order to mark the  
reception of a response. The upper frame is dedicated to the reading command (%QW4.0.9 to %QW4.0.11  
for the query sent by the gateway and %IW4.0.9 to %IW4.0.11 for the response sent back by the Modbus  
slave) and the middle frame is dedicated to the writing command (%QW4.0.12 to %QW4.0.14 for the query  
sent by the gateway and %IW4.0.12 to %IW4.0.14 for the response sent back by the Modbus slave).  
Finally, the lowest two frames display the counters (or “Trigger bytes”) associated to these queries and  
responses. The queries counters are transmitted to the gateway using the %QW4.0.15 output, whereas the  
responses counters are read using the %IW4.0.15 input. The contents of these two words is broken down in  
order to isolate the values of these 8-bit counters.  
The example located at the top of the next page follows the previously described example, as the output  
and input data for the aperiodic parameter reading/writing service match the settings and values of the other  
frames. Here, the value of the parameter is equal to 16#02C3. The middle frame has no valid data because  
the gateway has not yet been requested by the Profibus-DP master to send any write command.  
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The “Pkw_service” program includes the ST instructions that use the settings and values from the first frames  
of the previously described “PKW Service” operation screen. These instructions are mainly designed to update  
the PLC outputs that relate to the commands of the aperiodic parameter reading/writing service (%QW4.0.9 to  
%QW4.0.11 for the read command, %QW4.0.12 to %QW4.0.14 for the write command, and %QW4.0.15 for the  
counters associated to these two commands). This program processes the following tasks:  
Test of all the checkboxes from the “Slave” and “Command” parts of the screen. If none of the boxes from  
each of these two parts is currently checked, one of them will be checked by default (Slave = TeSys U  
no. 1; Command = Parameter Reading).  
Comparison of the values that correspond to these checkboxes over two consecutive PLC cycles in order to  
keep only one checked box at any given time in each part.  
When the “SEND command” button is detected as being pushed, this program first updates some local  
variables, then updates the outputs that relate to the aperiodic parameter reading/writing service. This two-  
times update procedure is intended to cut off the outputs update from the rest of the program. The output  
data of the gateway are update on a conditionnal basis:  
ƒ Parameter Reading Æ Updates the %QW4.0.9 to %QW4.0.11 outputs in order for the gateway to issue  
the corresponding Modbus reading query (data displayed in the “Query (LUFP7 Outputs)” part of the  
“READING of a parameter value” frame). An 8-bit local counter is incremented each time a new query is  
issued (the 0 value being reserved, it will be replaced with 1), then transmitted to the gateway using the  
MSB byte of the %QW4.0.15 output.  
The response from the polled slave will then be used by the gateway in order to update the %IW4.0.9 to  
%IW4.0.11 inputs (data displayed in the “Response (LUFP7 Inputs)” part of the “READING of a  
parameter value” frame). Each time such a response is received, the gateway increments the MSB byte  
of the %IW4.0.15 input in order to tell the Profibus-DP master that it has received a new response. This  
8-bit counter is not used in this example.  
ƒ Parameter Writing Æ Updates the %QW4.0.12 to %QW4.0.14 outputs in order for the gateway to issue  
the corresponding Modbus writing query (data displayed in the “Query (LUFP7 Outputs)” part of the  
“WRITING of a parameter value” frame). An 8-bit local counter is incremented each time a new query is  
issued (the 0 value being reserved, it will be replaced with 1), then transmitted to the gateway using the  
LSB byte of the %QW4.0.15 output.  
The response from the polled slave will then be used by the gateway in order to update the %IW4.0.12 to  
%IW4.0.14 inputs (data displayed in the “Response (LUFP7 Inputs)” part of the “WRITING of a  
parameter value” frame). Each time such a response is received, the gateway increments the LSB byte  
of the %IW4.0.15 input in order to tell the Profibus-DP master that it has received a new response. This  
8-bit counter is not used in this example.  
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12. Appendix E: Profibus-DP Data and Diagnostics  
The various elements presented here are detailed in the documentation of the Profibus-DP master you will have  
to use. In the case of the TSX PBY 100 coupler of the Premium automatic controls, for example, these elements  
are detailed in the Implementation Manual – TSX PBY 100 – PROFIBUS-DP (ref.: TSX DM PBY 100E), and in  
the PL7 PRO on line help (help path: Communication Æ Profibus-DP).  
However, the most important elements are reproduced here in order to make the LUFP7 gateway easier to use.  
12.1. Gateway Profibus-DP Diagnostics  
These diagnostics are the gateway's response to a specific command generated by a Profibus-DP master. This  
command enables the master to check the status of one of its slaves.  
In the case of the LUFP7 gateway, the response length is equal to 6 bytes, i.e. the minimum standard and  
mandatory length for a response to a diagnostic command.  
Under PL7 PRO, this response can be viewed in two different ways:  
In the “Debug” screen of the TSX PBY 100 coupler, when the slave  
whose address corresponds to the gateway's is selected. The  
gateway Profibus-DP diagnostics are then displayed in the  
"PROFIBUS-DP diagnostic data". An example is given on the right.  
It is an excerpt from the screen represented in chapter 4.2.13 Using  
and Monitoring the TSX PBY 100 Coupler Configuration, page 36.  
Using the SEND_REQ function, the 16#0031 command code, and requesting specifically a diagnostic from  
the slave concerned.  
The table below describes the structure and content of the gateway response to a Profibus-DP diagnostic  
command sent to it:  
Bytes Structure  
Description  
x0: not_reachable  
x1: not_ready  
x0=1 if the slave is non connected or switched off  
x1=1 if the slave is not ready for data exchange  
0
1
2
x2 : config_fault  
x3 : ext_diag  
x4 : not_supported  
x5 : invalid_rsp  
x6 : param_fault  
x7 : master_lock  
x2=1 if there is a slave configuration error upon test request  
x3=1 if extended diagnostic (bytes 7-255); x3=0 for the LUFP7 gateway  
x4=1 if the function is not supported by the slave  
x5=1 if there is an error in the slave's first response  
x6=1 if there is an error in the slave's last setting message  
x7=1 if the slave is already set up by another master module  
x0: prm_required  
x1 : diag_data_rdy  
x2 : is_slave_diag  
x3 : wdt_active  
x4 : freeze_mode  
x5 : sync_mode  
x6 (non utilisé)  
x7 : inactive  
x0=1 if the slave should be configured and set up again  
x1=1 if the slave generated a diagnostic to be processed by the master  
x2=0/1 if the diagnostic was created by the master / by the slave  
x3=1 if the slave's watchdog is active  
x4=1 if the selected slave inputs are frozen  
x5=1 if the selected slave outputs are frozen  
——  
x7=1 if the slave is inactive (excluded from the processing)  
x0..x6 (unused)  
x7: diag_overflow  
——  
x7=1 if the number of diagnostic bytes exceeds the size of the reception words  
master_address  
PNO_identifier  
Address of the master module that sets up the slave  
Slave's identification code  
3
4-5  
specific_diag (unused)  
Optional specific diagnostic data (none for the LUFP7 gateway)  
6-244  
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12.2. Gateway Configuration Data  
These data are transmitted to the Profibus-DP master upon gateway initialization exchanges. These exchanges  
enable the Profibus-DP master to set up, configure, and diagnose each of the slaves. The TSX PBY 100 coupler  
conducts these setup exchanges, but they are not documented in its Implementation Manual. Please refer to the  
general documentation about the Profibus-DP standard if you want further information about initialization  
exchanges.  
If you want to review the configuration data that have been exchanged during Profibus-DP slave setup, you may  
use the SEND_REQ function in an application developed using PL7 PRO. You must then use the 16#0031  
command code and specifically request the reading of the configuration data for the slave concerned (see  
Implementation Manual of the TSX PBY 100 coupler).  
The table below describes the structure and content of the response issued by the TSX PBY 100 coupler to a  
read command of the LUFP7 gateway configuration data:  
Bytes  
0-1  
2
Name  
Description  
Total length  
Total length of the configuration information, in bytes  
Total size of the input data in the %IW area  
Total size of the output data in the %QW area  
Offset of the input data blocks in the %IW area  
Offset of the output data blocks in the %QW area  
Configuration of the slave's services (see Profibus-DP standard)  
Number of %IW  
Number of %QW  
%IW offset  
3
4-5  
6-7  
8
%QW offset  
Station Status  
Watchdog Factor 1  
Watchdog Factor 2  
Min TSDR  
9
Slave timeout (see Profibus-DP standard):  
Timeout = (Watchdog Factor 1) × (Watchdog Factor 2) × 10 ms  
10  
Minimum slave TSDR (see Profibus-DP standard)  
11  
PNO_Identifier  
Group Flags  
Slave identification number (see Profibus-DP standard)  
Identifiers that characterize the slave's group (see Profibus-DP standard)  
Slave's address on the bus  
12-13  
14  
Address ID  
15  
Modular slave  
Active slave  
Value = 16#00 / 16#01 if the slave is a compact / modular equipment device  
Value = 16#00 / 16#01 if the slave is inactive/active on the network  
Size (a bytes) of the parameters data block for that slave  
Size (b bytes) of the configuration data block for that slave  
Size (c bytes) of the data block used for that slave  
16  
17  
Parameters size  
Configuration data size  
Size of the data used  
18-19  
20-21  
22-23  
24-  
(23+a)  
Parameters  
Parameters data block for that slave  
Configuration data block for that slave  
Data block used for that slave  
(24+a)-  
(23+a+b)  
Configuration data  
Data used  
(24+a+b)-  
(23+a+b+c)  
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For the LUFP7 gateway default configuration, the following response is received from the TSX PBY 100 coupler:  
Bytes  
0-1  
2
Name  
Value  
16#0019  
16#10  
Bytes  
14  
Name  
Value  
16#00  
Total length  
Group Flags  
16#02  
Number of %IW  
Number of %QW  
%IW offset  
15  
Address ID (1)  
Modular slave  
Active slave  
16#10  
16#01  
3
16  
16#0000  
16#0000  
16#38  
16#01  
4-5  
6-7  
8
17  
16#0000  
16#0001  
16#0000  
———————  
16#7F  
%QW offset  
18-19  
20-21  
22-23  
——  
24  
Settings size  
Configuration data size  
Size of the data used  
Settings  
Station Status  
Watchdog Factor 1  
Watchdog Factor 2  
Min TSDR  
16#14  
9
16#01  
10  
16#0B  
11  
Configuration data  
Data used  
16#071F  
———————  
12-13  
PNO_Identifier  
——  
(1) This value corresponds to the gateway address on the Profibus-DP network, and its value depends on the position of  
the two coding wheels described in chapter 2.7.1 Encoding the Gateway Address, page 22.  
N.B. depending on the network configuration and status, the resulting data are likely not to be strictly identical to  
the ones presented above.  
12.3. General Gateway Information  
Another command, also sent to a Profibus-DP master, makes it possible to obtain less detailed information than  
a slave's configuration data, and the values of statistic counters related to the exchanges between the queried  
master and the slave.  
If you wish to review the general information regarding a Profibus-DP slave, you may use the SEND_REQ  
function in an application developed using PL7 PRO. Then, you must use the 16#0031 command code and  
specifically request that the information for the slave concerned be read (see Implementation Manual of the TSX  
PBY 100 coupler).  
The table below describes the structure and content of the response issued by the TSX PBY 100 coupler to a  
read command of the LUFP7 gateway general information:  
Bytes  
0
Name  
Configured  
Description  
16#01 if the slave was configured in accordance with Profibus  
16#01 if the slave has been set up and operates properly  
Total size (words) of the input data in the %IW area  
Total size (words) of the output data in the %QW area  
Total size (bytes) of the input data on Profibus  
Total size (bytes) of the output data on Profibus  
Total size (bytes) of the first diagnostic received  
Compact diagnostic data for that slave  
Operating  
1
Number of %IW  
Number of %QW  
Input data size  
2-3  
4-5  
6
Output data size  
Diagnostic data size  
Compact diagnostic  
Diagnostic counter  
Exchange counter  
Unavailability counter  
Invalid response counter  
7
8
9
Total number of diagnostic messages received from that slave  
Number of exchanges between the master and this defective slave  
Number of times this slave is present but unavailable  
Number of invalid responses for this slave  
10  
11  
12  
13  
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For the LUFP7 gateway default configuration, the following response is received from the TSX PBY 100 coupler:  
Bytes  
Name  
Value  
16#01  
Bytes  
8
Name  
Value  
16#06  
16#00  
16#0A  
16#02  
16#03  
16#02  
0
1
Configured  
Diagnostic data size  
Compact diagnostic  
Diagnostic counter (1)  
Exchange counter (1)  
Unavailability counter (1)  
Invalid response counter (1)  
16#01  
Operating  
9
16#0010  
16#0010  
16#20  
2-3  
4-5  
6
Number of %IW  
Number of %QW  
Input data size  
Output data size  
10  
11  
12  
13  
16#20  
7
(1) The values of all four counters vary while the coupler and gateway are operating. These are modulo 256 counters, i.e.  
their values loop back from 255 to 0.  
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13. Appendix F: Modbus Commands  
the right-hand table are supported by  
the gateway. The structure of the query  
commands is then described in the  
following chapters.  
Broadcast (1) Modbus command  
03  
16  
16#03  
16#06  
16#10  
Read Holding Registers  
Preset Multiple Registers  
Yes  
(1) The content of this column shows whether the command can be added (“Yes”) or not (“—”) to the list of a  
broadcaster node’s commands, known as “Broadcaster” in AbcConf.  
In the following chapters, each byte of the query and  
response frames of Modbus command are  
described, one after another, with the exception of the  
fields shown opposite. These are always present in  
the queries and responses of all Modbus commands.  
- Value cannot be changed (Modbus  
Slave Address address: 1 to 247. Addresses 125,  
126, and 127 prohibited)  
a
- Value cannot be changed (code of  
Function  
the Modbus command)  
… Other  
fields …  
… Specific features of  
Modbus commands …  
The “Slave Address” and “Function” fields are the first  
two bytes of these frames. The two bytes of the  
“Checksum” are their last two bytes.  
Checksum (Lo)  
Checksum (Hi)  
- Type of error check  
- Number of the 1st byte checked  
The descriptions of the Modbus frames which appear in the following chapters are mainly intended to help you to  
configure the gateway’s Modbus exchanges using AbcConf. Please see the documentation of each Modbus  
slave to check for any restriction regarding these frames (number of registers which can be read or written in a  
single Modbus command, for example).  
It is a better idea to get hold of a standard Modbus document, such as the guide entitled Modicon Modbus  
Protocol Reference Guide (ref.: PI-MBUS-300 Rev. J), so that you can see the correspondence between the  
elements displayed in AbcConf and the content of the corresponding Modbus frames. Here is an example of a  
correspondence for a full frame (including the start and end of frame fields shown above), based on the “Read  
Holding Registers” Command (16#03) (see chapter 13.1, page 109):  
Elements under AbcConf  
Slave Address  
Modbus frame fields  
Slave no.  
Size  
Modbus  
query  
1 byte  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
Function  
Function no.  
Starting Address (Hi, Lo)  
Number of points (Hi, Lo)  
Checksum  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus  
response  
Slave Address  
Function  
Slave no.  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Function no.  
Byte count  
Data  
Number of bytes read  
Value of 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
…………………………………  
Value of last word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
Checksum  
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13. Appendix F: Modbus Commands  
Chapter 6.11 Adding and Setting Up a Modbus Command, page 68, also shows a few examples of  
correspondences between the elements displayed in AbcConf and the corresponding Modbus frame fields.  
See also: Chapter 6.11.2 With a Generic Modbus Slave, page 70, and chapter 6.11.3 Adding a Special Modbus  
Command, page 80, if the implementation of one of these commands would be incompatible with its  
implementation in the gateway, for example. You then have to create a special Modbus command to  
compensate for this incompatibility.  
N.B. here, the notions of “input” and “output” (and assimilated) are irrelevant, as all Modbus commands have  
access to all of a Modbus slave’s memory. However, these names are retained in order to comply with the terms  
used in the standard Modbus documentation.  
13.1. “Read Holding Registers” Command (16#03)  
Frame  
Field  
Value or properties  
Query  
Starting Address (MSB)  
Starting Address (LSB)  
Number of points (PF)  
Number of points (Pf)  
- Address of the 1st output / internal register  
- Number of output / internal registers  
Response Byte count  
Data (first register / MSB)  
- Number of data bytes = Number of output / internal registers × 2  
- Byte swap = “No swapping” (or “Swap 2 bytes”)  
- Data length = Value of the “Byte count” field  
Data (premier registre / Pf)  
………  
Data (dernier registre / PF)  
Data (dernier registre / Pf)  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s input memory  
Frame  
Field  
Value or properties  
Query  
Register (MSB)  
Register (LSB)  
- Address of the output / internal register  
- Byte swap = “No swapping” (or “Swap 2 bytes”)  
- Data length = 16#0002  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s output memory  
- Byte swap = “No swapping” (or “Swap 2 bytes”)  
- Data length = 16#0002  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s input memory  
N.B.: These data are an echo to the query. So in most cases there is no  
need to feed them back to the Profibus-DP master.  
Preset data (MSB)  
Preset data (LSB)  
Response  
Register (MSB)  
Register (LSB)  
Preset data (MSB)  
Preset data (LSB)  
Instead of creating a link between the echo of the response to the “Preset Single Register”  
Command (16#06) and the memory area dedicated to the Profibus-DP inputs (16#0002-  
16#00F3), you’d better link it with the address 16#0400.  
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13.3. “Preset Multiple Registers” Command (16#10)  
Frame  
Field  
Value or properties  
Query  
Starting Address (MSB)  
Starting Address (LSB)  
Number of Registers (MSB)  
Number of Registers (LSB)  
Byte Count  
Data (first register / MSB)  
Data (first register / LSB)  
………  
- Address of the 1st output / internal register  
- Number of output / internal registers  
- Number of data bytes = number of output / internal registers × 2  
- Byte swap = “No swapping” (or “Swap 2 bytes”)  
- Data length = Value of the “Byte count” field  
Data (last register / MSB)  
Data (last register / LSB)  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s output memory  
Response Starting Address (MSB) - Address of the 1st output / internal register  
Starting Address (LSB)  
Number of Registers (MSB) - Number of output / internal registers  
Number of Registers (LSB)  
13.4. Modbus Protocol Exception Responses  
When it cannot process a command dictated by a Modbus query, a slave sends an exception response instead  
of the normal response to the query.  
With standard Modbus commands, the LUFP7 gateway considers that all exception responses  
which it receives from Modbus slaves are incorrect responses. As a result, it will carry out the  
re-transmissions configured for the queries involved.  
If you want the software application for your Profibus-DP master to be able to specifically  
manage exception responses, you can replace the Modbus command, in AbcConf, with a  
personalized command (see chapter 6.11.3.2 Modbus Commands which Can Be Completely  
Changed by the User, page 80). This then allows you to feed back the “Slave Address” and  
“Function” fields to the Profibus-DP master.  
The structure of an exception response is independent of the Modbus command associated with the “Function”  
field of the query involved. The whole frame of an exception response is shown below :  
Modbus address (1 to 247; addresses 125, 126 and 127 prohibited): The value of this field  
Slave Address  
is identical to that of the “Slave Address” field of the query involved.  
Command code, with exception indicator: The value of this field is set to 16#80 + the value  
of the “Function” field of the query involved.  
Function  
Code indicating the nature of the error which has caused the exception response (see table  
Exception Code  
on next page).  
Checksum (Lo)  
Checksum (Hi)  
Error check  
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13. Appendix F: Modbus Commands  
Name of the  
exception  
Code  
Description of the exception  
16#01 ILLEGAL FUNCTION The query’s “Function” command code is not implemented in the Modbus slave  
software, or it is unable to process it for the moment.  
16#02 ILLEGAL DATA  
ADDRESS  
The combination of the query’s “Starting Address” and “No. of Registers” fields  
(or assimilated fields) gives access to one or more addresses which are not  
accessible on the Modbus slave.  
16#03 ILLEGAL DATA  
VALUE  
The value of one of the Modbus query’s fields is outside the authorized limits.  
This error does not affect the content of the “Data” (or assimilated) fields, as this  
error only takes account of the fields used for managing the Modbus protocol.  
16#04 SLAVE DEVICE  
FAILURE  
An unrecoverable failure has occurred when processin the command.  
16#05  
(1)  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it has accepted the command  
(acknowledgement), but that it will take too long to process it and it cannot afford  
to wait for the completion of this process before sending a response.  
The gateway should transmit subsequent queries in order to determine whether  
the command has finished or not.  
16#06 SLAVE DEVICE  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it is already in the process of  
running a command and therefore it cannot run the one transmitted to it.  
(1)  
BUSY  
So the gateway should re-transmit the query subsequently.  
16#07  
(1)  
NEGATIVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it cannot process the requested  
command. This exception only affects commands 13 and 14 (16#0D and  
16#0E). These functions are not part of the standard Modbus commands and are  
not described in this document.  
16#08 MEMORY PARITY  
ERROR  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it has detected a parity error on the  
access to its own memory. This exception only affects standard commands 20  
and 21 (16#14 and 16#15) which are not supported by the gateway.  
(1)  
(1) Please see the standard Modbus documentation for further information about these various scenarios.  
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14. Appendix F : Concept and Quantum PLC  
The default data type of Concept with a Quantum PLC is "BOOL".  
As shown in the first drawing hereafter, "BOOL" should not be used for the data storage of the LUFP7.  
The bytes (MSB/LSB) and bits are twisted with data type "BOOL".  
The data type for the LUFP7 gateway at Concept should be changed to "INT16" or "UINT16".  
In this case the data storage of the gateway and the PLC is identical.  
Datatype: Bool  
215  
28 27  
20  
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
LUFP7  
20  
27 28  
215  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
QUANTUM  
Different data storage at the LUFP7 and Concept  
with a Quantum PLC.  
The BYTES are twisted with datatype "bool"  
Datatype : INT16  
215  
28 27  
20  
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
LUFP7  
20  
27 28  
215  
1
0
0
0
QUANTUM  
Identical DataStorage at the LUFP7 and Concept  
with at Quantum PLC  
INT16 is the correct datatype  
Datatype : UINT16  
215  
28 27  
20  
LUFP7  
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
20  
27 28  
215  
QUANTUM  
0
1
0
0
UINT16 has the same mapping like INT16.  
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User’s Manual LUFP7  
V1.1  
2003-05  
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