Properties of the Fipio Bus: General Tab

At a Glance

With this tab, you can access three types of information:

The profile,
The RAM Fip,
The bus length.

The Profile

The profile is chosen according to the devices which are connected to the Fipio bus. It can be in either of two versions:

FIP:
- This profile is chosen by default.
- It is compatible with all the devices of Schneider and partners.
WorldFip:
- The selection of this mode allows you to operate the Fipio bus in accordance with the EN 50170 standard.

NOTE: The WorldFip profile mode can be used with the following restrictions:

No TSX FP ACC6 or TSX FP ACC8 repeaters,
Use of TBX LEP 020 version 1.4 minimum and TBX LEP 030 version 1.2 minimum,
Use of the PCMCIA TSX FPP 10 card, version 1.8 minimum.

RAM Fip

This is the memory used by the configured Fipio devices in relation to the memory available in the processor.

The bus length

With this cursor you can increase or decrease the bus length. The default value is 1 Km and the adjustment increment is 1 Km.

This length must be adjusted because it is taken into account in the calculation of the propagation time for the variables and messages on the bus and consequently in the calculation of the network cycle times.

NOTE: At each modification of the length of the Fipio bus, all the connected devices must be powered off, then on after the new project has been downloaded (in the PLC).