Profibus Setup Yokogawa Centum ALP121 (Master) to Siemens S7 417-4 (Slave) DP Port X2

Siemens Simatic Manager- Open “DP”Properties in Hardware Config

Set Address to Desired Value

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In “Operating Mode” - Select “DP Slave” and “DPV1”

Add new Virtual IO for Communication Outside of the Physically Installed IO

Address Range. DCS and AS will Write and Read to and from the assigned area to the
AS IO image (next slides how to). There can be up to 32 R/W blocks.

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Setup “Send” address range from Siemens Slave to Yokogawa DCS Master (Ensure
all settings are identical at Yokogawa end before downloading and connecting
Profibus cable)

Setup “Receive” address range from Yokogawa DCS Master to Siemens Slave
(Ensure all settings are identical at Yokogawa end before downloading and
connecting Profibus cable)

WARNING: A misconfiguration at either end will cause the PLC to STOP when
connecting the Profibus cable
Yokogawa Master Setup

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In Sycon – Import S7 GSD file for relevant processor type and drag onto the profibus
connection of the ALP121 module.

Add virtual modules of choice (must align with Simatic configuration). Input in
Yokogawa must be matched with Output on Siemens.

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Setup as above

Ensure “Enable DPV1” is Unchecked. Having this checked caused the PLC to
STOP.

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Profibus Setup Yokogawa Centum ALP121 (Master) to Siemens S7 417-4 (Slave) DP Port X2

Setup WW table. Refer to Yokogawa Centum VP manual “Communication with

PROFIBUS Systems” IM 33K03P10-50E.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
This document is only intended as an informational guideline as individual applications and equipment employed may vary. The authors of this document cannot be held liable for any damage or loss caused or suffered.

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