Communication System Manual 3VF, 3WN, 3WS Circuit-BreakersVersion 1.0 (05/98) Copyright Siemens AG 1998. All rights reserved. 1Contents1 INTRODUCTION 41.1 Contents of this manual 41.2 Explanation of terms and advantages of "communication" 41.3 Explanation of terms "PROFIBUS" and "PROFIBUS-DP" 51.4 The open world of PROFIBUS-DP communication 62 3VF CIRCUIT-BREAKERS 72.1 Design and mode of operation 72.1.1 Communication via PROFIBUS-DP 72.1.2 Data exchange 82.1.3 Hardware and software connections of 3VF 102.1.4 Connecting 3VF to the communication system 122.1.5 Selection and ordering data 172.1.6 Parameter file 192.2 Technical data 252.3 Supplementary literature on 3VF communication 253 3WN6 CIRCUIT-BREAKERS 263.1 Mode of operation and design 263.1.1 General mode of operation of 3WN6 circuit-breaker communication via PROFIBUS-DP 263.1.2 Hardware and software requirements 263.2 Bus connection functionality 283.3 Procedure for connection to communication system 313.4 Displaying the data in the 3WN6 circuit-breaker 373.4.1 Addressing the 3WN6 functions on PROFIBUS-DP: 373.4.2 List of acyclic 3WN6 messages on PROFIBUS-DP 393.4.3 List of cyclical 3WN6 data traffic on PROFIBUS-DP 523.4.4 Examples of (acyclic) message requests: 543.4.5 Time response of data traffic 553.5 Description of software block required for utilizing communication functionswith SIMATIC S5 and S7 593.5.1 CPU and DP master types 593.5.2 Displaying data in PROFIBUS-DP 593.5.2.1 Parameterization 593.5.2.2 Configuration 593.5.2.3 Diagnostics 603.5.2.4 Data 603.5.3 STEP 5 program 633.5.3.1 Brief outline of software block tasks 633.5.3.2 Preparing to use the software block 633.5.3.3 General information and adaptations 63