Development kit

With the help of development kits, PROFIBUS hardware and software applications can be developed and tested using the PROFIBUS ASICs SPC 3.

The comprehensive, perfectly interacting hardware and software components considerably reduce the development costs for a PROFIBUS device.

The kits provide a fully functional hardware development environment which development engineers can build on with their special requirements for hardware and software. Documentation is supplied on CD in English and German.

The kits are in the form of a PC module and make our PROFIBUS know-how accessible to other users. The development team is available to provide advice to new users even with their own developments – this consultancy service is also a component part of the development kit.

Following completion of a development, devices can be certified by our experts in the PROFIBUS interface centers – we can help new users here, too.

PROFIBUS DP/PA development kit

The kit facilitates the set up of PROFIBUS slaves with a variety of PROFIBUS standards:

• PROFIBUS DP-V1 (RS 485)
• PROFIBUS PA (IEC 1158) and
• PROFIBUS based on fiber-optic cables.

The development environment shows how applications are implemented using PROFIBUS ASIC SPC 3.

Hardware included:

• IM 182-1 (PC module with SPC 3 and ISA interface); without SW

Software to be ordered separately:

• FW for SPC 3 (IM 183-1: evaluation board and IM 182)

When developing PROFIBUS PA applications, you will need to order a PROFIBUS DP/PA coupler (6ES7157-0AC80-0XA0) separately. The DP/PA coupler converts the PROFIBUS DP physical specifications into those of PROFIBUS PA. This module is not included in the development kit!

PROFIsafe starter kit V3.4

The PROFIsafe starter kit V3.4 is compatible with version 2.4 of the PROFIsafe profile, as specified in IEC 61784-3-3. It meets a series of user requirements such as multi-instance capability and variable process data lengths at runtime.

Along with all of the PI specifications required for development, the PROFIsafe starter kit contains the source files for the PROFIsafe driver software (PSD) and a comprehensive implementation manual in English and German. In addition, it includes various CRC calculation tools and tools for creating GSD files with security-related parameters.

Examples of adaptation of the PSD (PROFIsafe Driver) to current PROFIBUS and PROFINET stack interfaces provide assistance for adaptations that may be necessary. Special "slow-motion monitors" allow the PROFIsafe protocol processes to be monitored in slow motion. A new feature is support for the iPar server and the TCI interface.

Example applications are provided on the CD-ROM for both PROFIBUS and PROFINET. The hardware components supplied in the development kits offer the user step-by-step access to the PROFIsafe world.

The PROFIsafe starter kit consists of the following components:

• Current PROFIsafe specifications with current PROFIsafe certificate
• PROFIsafe driver software (as core component of the development kit)
• Example GSD file for STEP7 (for PROFIBUS DP/PA development kit and DK-ERTEC 200 PN IO)
• Example project for S7-319F (for PROFIBUS DP/PA development kit and DK-ERTEC 200 PN IO)
• GSD tools (e.g. GSD editor and CRC calculation tool)
• iPar server software and instructions (FB24)
• Tool calling interface example and instructions
• F programming guidelines· Layer stacks (V1SL and PN IO)
• Example firmware (for PROFIBUS DP/PA development kit and DK-ERTEC 200 PN IO)
• Project for example development environment (for PROFIBUS DP/PA development kit and DK-ERTEC 200 PN IO)
• Slow-motion monitor (for PROFIBUS: PG-PC and CP5613, for PROFINET: PG-CP1616)
• Comprehensive documentation