Integrating and configuring MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER in PROFIBUS network

The MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER must also be added to the TIA portal project, connected to the PLC and configured.

During configuration, the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER is assigned a PROFIBUS address and process data with addresses.

Proceed as follows:

  1. Double-click the MPI/DP interface (orange colored).
    • The interface properties are displayed in the inspector window (lower screen section).
  2. Select the PROFIBUS interface from the "Interface type" drop-down list in the "MPI address" group.
  3. Switch to network view in the hardware and network editor.
  4. Open the Ethernet interface context menu by right-clicking and add a subnetwork. The Ethernet interface is the connection between the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER and the engineering PC.
  5. Open the PROFIBUS interface (purple colored) context menu by right-clicking and add the master system.
  6. Load the device description file to the TIA portal project.
  7. Open the hardware catalog in the bar at the right side of the screen. Select the MOVI-C® CONTROLLER from the catalog and insert it at the end of the PROFIBUS branch using the drag-and-drop function. Assign the device to the suitable controller.
    • In this example, the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER in UHX85A-P device design is used and assigned to the controller with the device name "PLC".
  8. To configure the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER, double-click on the device.
    • The device view is displayed.
  9. Enter a name for the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER in the inspector window (lower editor section) in the "General" tab. The device is shown in the TIA portal project under this name.
    • In this example, the project name "MOVI-C CONTROLLER" is used for the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER.
  10. Select the PROFIBUS address of the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER from the "Address" drop-down list in the "PROFIBUS address" group.
    • In this example, the PROFIBUS address of the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER is 5.
  11. Expand the device overview on the right side of the device view tab. Right-click to open the context menu of the slot in which you want to insert the lower-level slave and delete the existing entry.

    12. INFORMATION

    The first 2 slots are reserved for future safety applications.
    You can add process data words to the device overview only to slot 3 and higher.
  12. Open the hardware catalog in the bar at the right side of the screen. Select the number of process data words that are to be used for communication with lower-level slaves and add them to the device overview using the drag-and-drop function.
    • In this example, 16 process data words are assigned to the each application inverter module (slaves of MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER) for communication.