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Y-link connection to operator panel

2/23/2010 9:13 AM	Rate (0)
adilmahsan Posts: 71 Rating: (2)	Hi Could anyone please tell me why we can't connect say an MP377 to CPU417-4H system using Y-link Thanks
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2/23/2010 10:26 AM	Rate (1)
daga Gold Member Joined: 3/18/2009 Last visit: 5/6/2024 Posts: 306 Rating: (94)	From manual Operating principle (of Y Link) The Y link is slave on the higher level DP master system and acts as a proxy for thenodes connected on the underlying bus system (DP slaves). The Y link forms an independent underlying bus system that is decoupled from the higherlevel DP master system in terms of communication. dchartier A Siemens panel (usually) is set-up as a Profibus Class 2 Master, not as a slave. A slave requires exchange data configuration, so that the same values are exchanged between master and slave at every Profibus cycle. A master class 2 only needs a connection (the Profibus address) and a token (from Profibus); when it has the token, it can read and write all the registers it needs from the CPu, without prior configuration. I am trying to point out that, Y link supports Profibus slaves and not class 2 masters. Hence you cannot connect an MP377 (a class 2 master on Profibus) using a Y link to a 400H system.

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2/23/2010 12:23 PM	Rate (0)
UMENCHO Diamond Member Joined: 3/21/2006 Last visit: 11/1/2024 Posts: 10229 Rating: (1181)	Hello, Perhaps also follow FAQ is useful http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/22584322 Best regards, Hristo Mihalev

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2/27/2010 8:01 AM	Rate (0)
adilmahsan Posts: 71 Rating: (2)	Thanks for the reply If the simatic panel is a class 2 master, and requires the token to communicate with the other master (plc), then would it's connection on the profibus network be the same as that for slaves (A to A and B to B) or would it require the use of Y-link with both, the PLC and the hmi acting as masters?
adilmahsan Posts: 71 Rating: (2)	Last edited by: adilmahsan at: 2/27/2010 9:14 AM Last edited by: adilmahsan at: 2/27/2010 8:02 AM
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3/1/2010 10:55 AM	Rate (0)
daga Gold Member Joined: 3/18/2009 Last visit: 5/6/2024 Posts: 306 Rating: (94)	sorry. I do not get your question. can you clarify more on what are you trying to achieve?

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