ABBAC 800M PROFIBUS DP Configuration

point out safety related or other important information. It also includes Tip to point 

out useful hints to the reader. The corresponding symbols should be interpreted as 

follows:

Although Warning hazards are related to personal injury, and Caution hazards are 

associated with equipment or property damage, it should be understood that 

operation of damaged equipment could, under certain operational conditions, result 

in degraded process performance leading to personal injury or death. Therefore, 

fully comply with all Warning and Caution notices.

Terminology

A complete and comprehensive list of Terms is included in the IndustrialIT

Extended Automation System 800xA, Engineering Concepts instruction 

(3BDS100972*). The listing includes terms and definitions that apply to the 800xA 

System where the usage is different from commonly accepted industry standard 

definitions and definitions given in standard dictionaries such as Webster’s 

Electrical warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard that could result in 

electrical shock.

Warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard that could result in personal 

injury.

Caution icon indicates important information or warning related to the concept 

discussed in the text. It might indicate the presence of a hazard that could result 

in corruption of software or damage to equipment/property.

Information icon alerts the reader to pertinent facts and conditions.

Tip icon indicates advice on, for example, how to design your project or how to 

use a certain function

Released User Manuals and Release Notes

A complete list of all User Manuals and Release Notes applicable to System 800xA 

is provided in System 800xA Released User Manuals and Release Notes 

(3BUA000263*). 

System 800xA Released User Manuals and Release Notes (3BUA000263*) is 

updated each time a document is updated or a new document is released. It is in pdf 

format and is provided in the following ways:

• Included on the documentation media provided with the system and published 

to ABB SolutionsBank when released as part of a major or minor release, 

Service Pack, Feature Pack, or System Revision.

• Published to ABB SolutionsBank when a User Manual or Release Note is 

updated in between any of the release cycles listed in the first bullet.

For standards and commercially available PROFIBUS documentation please visit 

the PROFIBUS Web Site (http://www.profibus.com).

A product bulletin is published each time System 800xA Released User Manuals 

and Release Notes (3BUA000263*) is updated and published to ABB 

SolutionsBank.

General Overview

PROFIBUS is a manufacturer-independent fieldbus standard for applications in 

manufacturing, process and building automation. PROFIBUS technology is 

described in fixed terms in DIN 19245 as a German standard and in EN 50170 / IEC 

61158 as an international standard. The PROFIBUS standard is thus available to 

every provider of automation product.

The PROFIBUS family is composed of three types of protocol, each of which is 

used for different tasks. Of course, devices with all three protocols can communicate 

with each other in a complex system by means of a PROFIBUS network. 

The three types of protocols are: PROFIBUS FMS, DP and PA. 

Only the two protocol types DP and PA are important for process automation.

PROFIBUS DP: the bus for the decentralized periphery

The PROFIBUS DP (RS 485) is responsible for communication between the 

Controller level of a process automation system and the decentralized periphery in 

the field, also intrinsic safety (RS485-IS) via DP-Ex barriers into hazardous area. 

One feature of PROFIBUS DP is its high speed of transmission up to 12 Mbit/s.

PROFIBUS PA: extension for process automation

This PROFIBUS variant was developed for the process industry. Communication 

and power supply to Transmitter and Positioners are handled direct via one 2-line 

cable and correspond to IEC Standard 61158-2 (named also as MBP, MBP-LP). 

Intrinsic safety (EEx i) (MBP-IS) installations in Zone 1 / Div.1 are possible.

Coupling components (Linking Devices) are used to integrate PA bus lines into the 

PROFIBUS DP network. This ensures that all information is available in a 

continuously connected network through the complete PROFIBUS system (DP and 

PA).

The PROFIBUS DP is interfaced to the IEC61131 controller AC 800M using the 

PROFIBUS DP-V1 module CI854/CI854A in the AC800M. For high availability 

redundancy is supported. 

The configuration for the PROFIBUS is done with the Control Builder M. The 

configuration covers the planning of the HW units in the HW tree and the device 

specific configuration for the master and slave units as well. The device specific 

configuration data is described within the device specific GSD File provided by the 

manufacturer of the device. To allow the configuration of the device within the 

Control Builder M the GSD File has to be converted to a HWD File and inserted to