Case Study – SPI 3

Serial Data via PROFIBUS

The international PROFIBUS fieldbus standard has been
Benefits of the SPI 3 adopted world-wide and forms the basis for many decentralized
Solution automation solutions. With currently more than 10 million nodes
installed, PROFIBUS is the undisputed world market leader for
• Integration of standard
fieldbus systems. This growth trend is to continue with its sharp
devices and systems with
serial interface (RS232, increase into the future.
RS422, RS485) in With such successful technology available and promising future
PROFIBUS DP prospects ahead, the scores of various standard products with
PROFIBUS interface on the market come as no surprise.
• Easy and inexpensive However, there are always certain special products that are not
connection via interface /
gateway PROFIBUS compatible and are not likely to be retrofitted to
provide this feature. Still, these special products remain interesting for bus integration, raising
• No special software the question if certain bus protocols can be implemented. But every attempt of furnishing a
required for product with one or several interfaces means additional costs which do not pay off immediately
configuration / or, in some cases, not at all. This is because, even until today, there is no one single optimum
parameterization
and system-independent communication standard, but several – even when a standard has
• Applicable in existing been highly successful. Today’s bus systems provide custom-designed benefits and as such
plants as well as latest have their legitimate place on the market.
developments Manufacturers, however, always face the same dilemma, as their products need to be
compatible with the bus systems commonly used among their customers. On the other hand,
customers are not prepared to pay more for a product only because it provides connectivity for
a certain fieldbus. Small batch production, e.g. devices at various price ranges with a broad
range of functions and dimensions, encounters particular problems. For different reasons, a
high number of these products do not provide interfaces. In manufacturing plants, such devices
are to be integrated into random combinations. To connect them to each other and to control
them, a common standard that can be used by all devices is required. This standard often
consists of an RS232, RS422 or RS485 interface. In a similar way, there are not only single
devices but modern control and regulating systems performing their special tasks in a certain
part of the plant which are required to exchange data with superior bus systems. These are for
instance existing installations such as heating systems that have been designed as stand-alone
systems and which shall now be integrated into superior systems with bus connection.
To overcome these system boundaries and exchange data properly between such devices or
systems and the various bus systems, connection via gateway is a feasible solution. The
concept of serial CP (communication processor) of Trebing & Himstedt provides a cost-effective
solution to integrate serial devices into PROFIBUS. For connection, the SERIAL-PROFIBUS-
INTERFACE SPI 3 has been developed. With the SPI 3, all devices with serial interface can be
integrated into PROFIBUS easily and quickly as DP slave devices. Depending on the respective
application, various protocols (free ASCII driver, RK512, 3964R, MODBUS RTU) and physical
interfaces (RS232, RS422, RS485) can be used. In decentralized PROFIBUS installations, the
SPI 3 replaces the serial interface in the PLC. The serial device can be connected to the
PROFIBUS directly on site, i.e. there will be no separate cables for serial connection to the
PLC, no additional converters or amplifiers, or transmission problems. A highly cost-efficient
integration for example is the multiple usage via RS485 interface and MODBUS protocol, with
up to 32 stations to be connected to one SPI 3. The SPI 3 is easy to install, parameterize and
configure. No additional configuration program is needed; configuration is exclusively done via
the respective PROFIBUS DP master. Standard example programs are available for the
frequently used S7-300 SIEMENS DP masters. Another key benefit is the availability of all
diagnosis functions specified by standard and enhanced diagnoses.
For both planners and users, this solution provides access to the broad and unrestricted choice
of devices and suppliers. Due to the exchangeability of compatible devices and standardized
engineering, long-term protection of investment is guaranteed. The SPI 3 has proved its worth
in numerous applications. These include simple implementations such as connecting text
displays or bar code scanners as well as complex applications like integration of identification
systems, weighing machines and controllers.

Trebing & Himstedt

Prozessautomation GmbH & Co. KG
Wilhelm-Hennemann-St. 13
19061 Schwerin | Germany
Phone: +49 385 39572-0
Fax: +49 385-39572-22
info@-h.de | www.t-h.de
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Benefits of the LMV5

LMV5 – Burner Management
Solution
The LMV5 burner management system
• Control and monitoring of developed by Siemens Building Tech-
fan burners in medium nologies is an innovative system for
and high performance control and monitoring of fan burners in
ranges
medium and high performance ranges.
• Easy, user- and service- They serve for heat supply of large
friendly operating and building complexes and for process
display unit heat generation in industrial applica-
tions. Especially in large buildings,
• Integrated autonomous
central control of heating, air-
performance control
conditioning and ventilation technology
• MODBUS interface as is gaining ever more importance.
standard design Efficiency with high boiler outputs is
becoming a key expense factor. In the field of process industry, high availability and fast
reaction are of top priority. The LMV5 burner management system can be integrated into
various superior process control systems via an open, standardized communication interface.
Crucial actual and reference values of the plant can be continuously monitored; information
such as fuel counter, operating hours and parameter settings can be read out and evaluated
directly at the burner management system. For quick and targeted diagnosis, all relevant plant
data as well as fault histories of the latest failures can be transmitted. At the same time,
diagnosis data are displayed at the indicating device of the equipment.
The LMV5 burner management system provides a MODBUS interface as standard design. In
combination with the Trebing & Himstedt SPI3 gateway, it enables efficient and cost-effective
connection to the PROFIBUS as well as integration in, for example, SIEMENS S7.

Trebing & Himstedt Company Profile

In the field of industrial communication, we are specialists for continuous, business-wide access
to process and production information. For more than ten years, we have been providing
solutions for configuration, parameterization and diagnosis of fieldbus systems. As members of
the PROFIBUS User Organization, the European Steering Committee of the OPC Foundation,
PACTware and FDT Group, we are actively involved in the most important boards and panels.
In the last few years, our business activities have been consequently extended into the fields of
Asset Management, Production Portals, Management Information Systems and SAP. Among
our customers are leading international businesses from all fields of process and manufacturing
industries.

Trebing & Himstedt

Prozessautomation GmbH & Co. KG
Wilhelm-Hennemann-St. 13
19061 Schwerin | Germany
Phone: +49 385 39572-0
Fax: +49 385-39572-22
info@-h.de | www.t-h.de