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PCM-Manual 0905 Appendix

This document describes how to use a secondary BI (Bus Interface) module to improve the availability of a Profibus DP or Modbus RTU fieldbus connection. A secondary BI module can operate in passive mode, continuously reading the bus traffic to have the latest data if the primary BI fails. The secondary BI is addressed at the primary address plus 80h. Separating power supplies and using different wiring schemes for the primary and secondary buses can further improve reliability.

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PCM-Manual 0905 Appendix

This document describes how to use a secondary BI (Bus Interface) module to improve the availability of a Profibus DP or Modbus RTU fieldbus connection. A secondary BI module can operate in passive mode, continuously reading the bus traffic to have the latest data if the primary BI fails. The secondary BI is addressed at the primary address plus 80h. Separating power supplies and using different wiring schemes for the primary and secondary buses can further improve reliability.

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Pleiger Elektronik

GmbH & Co. KG

PCM Pleiger Control Modules

Manual appendix
Secondary-BI

Author: Dr. H. Vögler


Issue: 09/2005
- subject to modification -

Pleiger Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG


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Internet www.pleiger-elektronik.de
E-Mail [email protected]
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1 Secondary BI Module +24V


To achieve an improved availability of the field
bus connection (either Profibus DP or Modbus 0V
RTU) an additional, secondary BI module may
be used. This secondary module is usually prim. sec.
running in passive mode permanently reading IO BI CM3 CM3 CM3 CM3 BI
the traffic on the local bus. Therefore it will al- 1 1 2 3 ...
ways show the latest data of all modules con-
nected but it can not send any command to the
modules.
Whether a BI runs in passive or active mode
depends on its priority on the local bus. Al- primary bus
ways the BI with the highest priority becomes secondary bus
active. The priority depends on the following
conditions:
Priority Condition
3 primary module, field bus connection to supervisory control is working properly
3 primary module, running in set-up mode
2 secondary module, always
1 primary module, no field bus connection and no set-up mode
If the field bus connection of the primary module fails the priority of this module is reduced to 1 and
therefore the primary module becomes passive whereas the secondary module becomes active. Be-
cause a BI running in set-up mode needs full access to the local bus the priority of the primary BI is set
to 3 if set-up mode is turned on. To use the secondary BI in set-up mode the fieldbus connection of the
primary BI must be interrupted during set-up.
The secondary BI should preferably be mounted on the right side of the CM3 modules. The control in-
puts E1 and E2 are connected in parallel to the primary BI if used at all.

1.1 Parameterisation of the secondary BI module


The address setting is the only difference between primary and secondary BI. If both BI are connected
to separate field busses they both may (and preferably should) use the same real fieldbus address.
The secondary BI module is set to a fieldbus address “real address + 80h”. That means that the secon-
dary BI with the fielbus address 1 is set to address 1+80h = 81h.
ATTENTION: All functions described here are available only in software version 2.0 or higher!

1.2 Fieldbus interface BI status, register 1, (read only)


One entry is added to this register. As long as the BI is running in passive mode all data are valid but no
command will be sent to the modules.
Bit Meaning
Bit6 running in passive mode

1.3 Fieldbus interface BI remote control, register 142 (read/write)


One entry is added to this register. For test purpose the BI can be forced into passive mode. The other
BI will than change to active mode.
Bit Meaning
Bit1 force BI to passive mode

PCM – Manual, Appendix secondary BI Issue: 09/2005 Page 1


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1.4 Programming the fieldbus master


Both master interfaces should be (but don’ t have to be) identical. If two separate bus cables are used
even the slave addresses may be the same. The master software should treat both BIs including the
CM3 and IO8/8/4 identically but all commands sent to the BI running in passive mode are ignored. The
passive flag in the BI status register should be indicated to the user. Of course both masters must poll
the primary and the secondary BIs permanently. Otherwise a failure of the secondary bus may not be
noticed.
For test purpose the master should be able to stop polling the primary bus. In this case the secondary
BI must indicate that it turned to active state a few seconds later. If turning off the primary master is not
possible the primary BI can be forced to passive mode by setting the corresponding bit in the control
register.

2 Improving system reliability


+24V
2.1 DC power supply
To further improve system reliability the DC 0V

power supply can be separated into 2 or


prim. sec.
more sections, whereas the primary and the IO BI CM3 CM3 IO BI CM3 CM3
secondary BI must be connected to different 1 1 2 9319710180 12 3 4
DC supplies. Please keep in mind that the
0V must be common for all modules con- NC NC 5
nected by the local bus.
primary bus

secondary bus
2.2 Data transfer
In general two wire busses can be significantly disturbed by interruptions and short circuits. Especially
short circuits may disable the complete data transfer. To reduce the consequences of such faults sev-
eral modifications are suggested:
1. If a secondary BI is used we suggest to chose different wiring schemes for the primary and the
secondary bus cable. If the primary cable connects the primary BIs 1, 2, … , 5 the secondary bus
cable should connect the secondary BIs the other way round 5, 4, .… , 1. In case of bus inter-
ruption some of the BI will still communicate via the primary bus while rest will use the secon-
dary bus.
2. If a cabinet is damaged completely either by fire or by water ingress both bus cables of a redun-
dant system may be short circuited and the whole data transfer is interrupted. To avoid this
additional repeaters may be installed right behind the BI modules within the cabinets. In this
case a short circuit has no effect on the field bus in front of the repeater.

primary bus: Master------BI1-R----------BI2-R----------BI3-R----------BI4


secondary bus: BI1----------R-BI2----------R-BI3----------R-BI4--------Master
whereas BI is a primary or secondary BI and R is a repeater

PCM – Manual, Appendix secondary BI Issue: 09/2005 Page 2

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