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PROFIBUS-Specification-Normative-Parts-4:1997
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Contents
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1 Scope ...............................................................99
2 Normative References ................................................99
3 General .............................................................99
4 Medium Access Methods and Transmission Protocol (Data Link
Layer, FDL) .........................................................99
4.1 Transmission Procedures and FDL Controller ..........................99
4.1.1 Token Procedures ...................................................100
4.1.1.1 Token Passing ......................................................100
4.1.1.2 Addition and Removal of Stations ...................................101
4.1.1.3 (Re)Initializing the Logical Token Ring ............................102
4.1.1.4 Token Rotation Time ................................................103
4.1.1.5 Message Priorities .................................................104
4.1.2 Acyclic Request or Send/Request Mode ...............................104
4.1.3 Cyclic Send/Request Mode ...........................................104
4.1.4 Request FDL Status of all Stations (Live List) .....................105
4.1.5 Status of the FDL Controller .......................................106
4.1.6 FDL Initialization .................................................110
4.1.7 Timer Operation ....................................................111
4.2 Cycle and System Reaction Times ....................................116
4.2.1 Token Cycle Time ...................................................116
4.2.2 Message Cycle Time .................................................117
4.2.3 System Reaction Times ..............................................118
4.3 Error Control Procedures ...........................................118
4.4 Timers and Counters ................................................119
4.5 Frame Structure ....................................................121
4.5.1 Frame Character (UART Character) ...................................121
4.5.2 Bit Synchronizing ..................................................121
4.6 Frame Formats ......................................................121
4.6.1 Frames of fixed Length with no Data Field ..........................122
4.6.2 Frames of fixed Length with Data Field .............................123
4.6.3 Frames with variable Data Field Length .............................124
4.6.4 Token Frame ........................................................125
4.7 Length, Address, Control and Check Octet ...........................125
4.7.1 Length Octet (LE, LEr) .............................................125
4.7.2 Address Octet (DA/SA) ..............................................126
4.7.2.1 Address Check ......................................................128
4.7.2.2 Link Service Access Point (LSAP) ...................................128
4.7.3 Control Octet (FC) .................................................129
4.7.4 Check Octet (FCS) ..................................................132
4.7.5 Data Field (DATA_UNIT) .............................................133
4.8 Transmission Procedures ............................................136