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PROFIBUS-Specification-Normative-Parts-8:1997
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- mixed PROFIBUS System
active Stations
Token
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+
! DP-Master DP-Master DP-Master FMS- !
! (class 2) (class 1) (class 1) Master !
! +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ !
+ - - >! 0 ! - - > ! 1 ! - - >! 2 ! - - >! 3 ! - - - >+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
! ! ! !
! ! ! !
-+-------+-+-----+------++-------+--+----+-----+-+-------
! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! !
::::: ::::: ::::: ::::: ::::: ::::: :::::
!11 ! !12 ! !13 ! !14 ! !15 ! !16 ! !17 !
::::: ::::: ::::: ::::: ::::: ::::: :::::
passive Station
Possible association of Slaves to the Master:
DP-Slave: 11,12,13 DP-Master: 1
DP-Slave: 14,15 DP-Master: 2
FMS-Slave: 16,17 FMS-Master: 3
Figure 15. Mixed PROFIBUS-System
The structures in Figure 14 and 15 show the general outline of a Multi-Master-
System. The Token is passed from active station to active station. The Master
that currently holds the token is able to access the media as a requester.
In a mixed PROFIBUS-System, PROFIBUS-DP devices and PROFIBUS-FMS stations can
use the same media. They are compatible at the physical and media access layer,
but they can not exchange information at application level.
Depending on the requirements, several FMS- and/or DP-Masters are allowed. Up to
126 devices are possible on one network.
For performance reasons a PROFIBUS-DP system should not consist of more than 3
DP-Masters.
8.2 Token Rotation Time
A very important fact for a DP-Master (class 1) connected to field devices is a
fixed cycle time. A DP-Master (class 1) has to have a Target Rotation Time (T
TR
)
large enough, so that it can poll each associated DP-Slave once per token
cycle.
In a multimaster system the cycle time of each DP-Master (class 1) has to be
extended by the token hold time of all other masters.
To maintain the cycle time of the DP-system in a specific DP-application, a DP-
Master (class 1) should have a sufficient Target Rotation Time (T
TR
) for a
complete poll cycle. To reach this goal, it is necessary to prioritize the DP-
Master (class 1) towards the other Masters. Thus, the T
TR
is set in a way that
the DP-Masters (class 1) add the time of a complete poll cycle to the T
TR
of the
other masters in the ring.