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AS-Interface
Routers
DP/AS-i LINK Advanced
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Overview
DP/AS-i LINK Advanced
The DP/AS-i LINK Advanced is a compact router between
PROFIBUS (DP slave) and AS-Interface, with the following
features:
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Single and double AS-Interface master
(according to AS-Interface Specification V3.0) for connection
of 62 AS-Interface slaves or 124 AS-Interface slaves
(with a double master)
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Integrated analog value transmission
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Integrated ground-fault monitoring for the AS-Interface cable
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User-friendly local diagnostics and startup by means of a full
graphic display and control keys or through a web interface
with a standard browser on the PC screen
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Vertical integration (standard web interface) through Industrial
Ethernet
•
Supply voltage from the AS-Interface shaped cable or
alternatively with 24 V DC (optional)
•
Suitable for AS-i Power24V (from product version 4/firmware
version 2.2) and for standard AS-i with 30 V voltage
•
Module exchange without entering the connection parameters
(e.g. PROFIBUS address) using C-PLUG (optional)
Design
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Compact plastic enclosure in degree of protection IP20 for
standard rail mounting
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Combicon plug-in screw terminals
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Compact design:
- Pixel graphics display in the front panel for detailed display
of the operating state and readiness for operation of all
connected AS-Interface slaves
- 6 pushbuttons for starting up and testing the AS-Interface
line directly on the DP/AS-i LINK Advanced
- LED indication of the operating state of PROFIBUS DP and
AS-Interface
- Integrated Ethernet port (RJ45 socket) for user-friendly
start-up, diagnostics and testing of DP/AS-i LINK Advanced
through a web interface using a standard browser
•
Small mounting depth thanks to recessed plug mounting
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Operation without fans and batteries
Functionality
Communications
The DP/AS-i
LINK
Advanced enables a PROFIBUS DP master to
cyclically access the I/O data of all the slaves of a lower-level
AS-Interface segment.
The DP/AS-i LINK Advanced occupies the following address
space:
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As a single master: 32 bytes of input data and 32 bytes of out-
put data in which the I/O data of the connected AS-Interface
slaves (standard and A/B slaves) of an AS-i line is stored.
•
As double master, double the number of bytes
•
Optional additional I/O bytes for data from analog slaves
The size of the input/output image can be compressed so that
only the actually required I/O address area is occupied in the
system of the DP master. The integrated evaluation of analog
signals is just as easy as access to digital values because the
analog process data also lie directly in the I/O address area of
the CPU.
PROFIBUS DP-V1 Masters also provide the option of triggering
AS-Interface master calls over the acyclic PROFIBUS services
(e.g. write parameters, amend addresses, read diagnostic val-
ues). Using an operating display in AS-i Link it is possible to fully
commission the lower-level AS-Interface line even without a
CPU.
DP/AS-i LINK
Advanced is equipped with an additional Ethernet
port, which enables use of the integrated web server. The web
server can be called up with any standard web browser (e.g.
Internet Explorer) without additional software. It allows all diag-
nostics information to be shown on the PC and the bus configu-
ration and, if applicable, any adjustments, to be displayed.
Firmware updates are also possible using this port.
The optional C-PLUG supports module exchange without
entering the connection parameters (PROFIBUS address etc.),
keeping downtimes to a minimum in the event of a fault.
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