SST-PFB3-VME-2

SST-PFB3-VME-1   Profibus network interface

 Card Features

The card is a VME interface for communication with Profibus networks. Each channel can:

• Act as a DP master

• Act as a DP slave

• Send and receive FDL (layer 2) messages

• Support Master Class 1 and Master Class 2 messaging

• Support simultaneous operation in all of the above modes

• Support the standard Profibus baud rates of 9.6K, 19.2K, 93.75K, 187.5K, 500K, 1.5M,3M, 6M and 12M baud

• Support 16-bit transfers (VME D16) with both VME A24 (standard) and A16 (short I/O)address transfers

 Hardware Description

The main features of the card are described in more detail in the following sections.

Figure 1: The SST-PB3-VME-1 and SST-PB3-VME-2 Interface Card

 LEDs

The LEDs are illustrated in the following diagram and described below.

Figure 2: Assembled Mounting Bracket –Front View

 SYSFail LED

The SysFail LED indicates the system’s status.

Table 2: SysFail LED Behavior

Watchdog LED

The Watchdog LED indicates that a watchdog timeout has occurred on the channel.

Table 3: Watchdog LED Behavior

 Sys LED

The Sys LED indicates the status of each channel on the card.

Table 4: Sys LED Behavior

For a list of errors that can occur during power-up, refer to Section A.2.2,Fatal Hardware Self-Test Flash Codes. For runtime Sys LED behavior, refer to theFirmware Reference Guide.

Comm LED

The COMM LED indicates the communications status of each channel on the card.

Table 5: COMM LED Behavior