33-2 Industrial Communication Systems
inside.its.local.SR..is.plug.and.play.function.is.a.great.advantage.with.regard.to.the.installation.eort.
and.service-friendliness.of.the.system..e.problems.and.errors,.which.may.occur.when.manually.
setting.device.addresses.during.installation.and.servicing,.are.oen.underestimated.
In
.order.to.provide.these.features,.various.basic.elements.must.be.used.in.the.system.as.shown.in.Figure.33.1:
Bus master:
.e.bus.master.controls.all.bus.operations..It.transfers.output.data.to.the.corresponding.
nodes,.receives.input.data,.and.monitors.data.transfer..In.addition,.diagnostic.messages.are.displayed.
and.error.messages.are.transmitted.to.the.host.system..e.controller.has.the.responsibility.of.preparing.
the.single.total.frame.that.provides.data.distribution.among.the.various.nodes.
Remote bus:
.e.controller.board.is.connected.to.the.bus.devices.via.the.remote.bus..A.branch.from.this.
connection.is.referred.to.as.a.remote.bus.branch..Data.can.be.physically.transmitted.via.copper.cables.
(RS-485.standard),.ber.optics,.infrared.data.links,.slip.rings,.or.other.media.(e.g.,.wireless)..Special.bus.
terminal.modules.and.certain.input/output.(I/O).modules.or.devices.such.as.robots,.drives,.or.operat-
ing
.devices.can.be.used.as.remote.bus.devices..Each.one.has.a.local.voltage.supply.and.an.electrically.
isolated.outgoing.segment..In.addition.to.the.data.transmission.lines,.the.installation.remote.bus.can.
also.carry.the.voltage.supply.for.the.connected.I/O.modules.and.sensors.
Bus terminal module:
.e.bus.terminal.modules,.or.devices.with.embedded.bus.terminal.module.func-
tions,
.are.connected.to.the.remote.bus..e.distributed.local.buses.branch.out.of.the.bus.terminal.mod-
ule
.with.I/O.modules,.which.establish.the.interface.between.INTERBUS.and.the.sensors.and.actuators..
e.bus.terminal.module.divides.the.system.into.individual.segments,.thus.enabling.to.switch.indi-
vidual
.branches.on/o.during.operation..e.bus.terminal.module.amplies.the.data.signal.(repeater.
function).and.electrically.isolates.the.bus.segments.
Local bus:
.e.local.bus.branches.from.the.remote.bus.via.a.bus.coupler.and.connects.the.local.bus.
devices..Branches.are.not.allowed.at.this.level..e.communication.power.is.supplied.by.the.bus.ter-
minal
.module,.while.the.switching.voltage.for.the.outputs.is.applied.separately.at.the.output.modules..
Local.bus.devices.are.typically.I/O.modules.
33.2 INtErBUS Protocol
INTERBUS.operations.are.based.on.two.cycle.types:.e.identication.cycle.for.system.conguration.
and.error.management,.and.a.data.transfer.cycle.for.the.transmission.of.user.data..Both.cycle.types.are.
based.on.a.summation.frame.whose.structure.is.shown.in.Figure.33.2.
Controller board
Bus terminal
400 m
Remote bus
Slave nodes
20 m
12.8 km
Local bus
Master
station
FIGURE 33.1 Topology.exibility.allows.a.cost-ecient.cabling.in.machines.and.plants.
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