How to Add a New Slave Profile to the Catalog
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A new slave profile can be defined in the standard catalog using the Control Expert software.
The new profile is added to the catalog in Private family. It can then be used as a standard catalogue profile.
New Profile Procedure
The following procedure defines a new slave profile:
Step
Action
1
Access the AS-Interface module hardware configuration screen.
2
Double click in a slave host cell (1 to 31 in Bank A or B).
Result: The screen Associate a profile appears.
3
Select Private family in the field AS-i Family Name.
Result: The AS-Interface catalog linked to the selected family appears.
4
Click on the Add button.
A new Define AS-interface Profile window opens:
5
Enter:
  • Name of the new profile
  • An optional comment
6
Select:
  • IO code (corresponds to the input/output configuration)
  • ID code (identifier) (plus ID1 for an extended type)
7
For each parameter define:
  • System acknowledgement (box checked)
  • An optional label
8
Confirm the introduction of a new profile using OK.
S-6.0.• Combined Transaction Profile
S-6.0 profiles must be defined via the Private Family. Use these profiles for high speed transmission of 8, 12, or 16 bit bidirectional consistent data via 2, 3, or 4 consistent slave addresses.
A physical slave can have 1 to 3 virtual slave profiles:
Physical slave profile
(Adr)
  • S-6.0.•.2 or
  • S-6.0.•.A
  • S-6.0.•.3 or
  • S-6.0.•.B
  • S-6.0.•.2 or
  • S-6.0.•.A
Virtual slave profile
(Adr + 1)
S-6.0.•.5
S-6.0.•.6
S-6.0.•.7
Virtual slave profile
(Adr + 2)
S-6.0.•.5
S-6.0.•.6
Virtual slave profile
(Adr + 3
S-6.0.•.6
When a S-6.0 profile is defined, the Define AS-Interface Profile window has a additional drop-down menu that allows you to choose and label the parameters for the Physical Slave and each Virtual Slave.
The number of parameters available for the physical slave profiles is:
Physical slave profile
(Adr)
  • S-6.0.•.2 or
  • S-6.0.•.A
  • S-6.0.•.3 or
  • S-6.0.•.B
  • S-6.0.•.2 or
  • S-6.0.•.A
Number of parameters available
2
3
4
Example Define AS-Interface Profile window with 3 parameters: