Comprehensive Guide to Siemens Profibus Connector Wiring

Comprehensive Guide to Siemens Profibus Connector Wiring

The plug and terminal resistor play a very important role in Profibus communication. They are very simple to use and do not require many complex settings; however, due to their simplicity, many engineers overlook some details during use, leading to various communication issues.(1) Structure and Simple Usage of Profibus Plugs Figure 1: Structure of Profibus … Read more

Differences Between RS-485 and MODBUS

Differences Between RS-485 and MODBUS

Tip:Click above“Ba Fang Hui PLC Practical Programming Training“↑Follow us for free RS485is a wired transmission, which requires a hardware transmission medium, essentially just two wires are sufficient. The actual signal transmitted over these two wires is the same signal; the sending end splits this signal into two, but at the receiving end, it is restored … Read more

RS485 and Modbus Communication Protocol Tutorial

RS485 and Modbus Communication Protocol Tutorial

Search on WeChat Technical Training In 1979, Schneider Electric established a bus protocol for industrial sites called the Modbus protocol. Nowadays, many industrial applications using RS485 communication adopt the Modbus protocol. Today, we will explore RS485 communication and the Modbus communication protocol. 1. Introduction In fields such as industrial control, power communication, and smart instruments, … Read more

RS485 and Modbus Communication Protocol

RS485 and Modbus Communication Protocol

In industrial control, power communication, and smart instrumentation, data exchange often relies on serial communication. Initially, the RS232 interface was the mainstream choice; however, due to the complexity of industrial sites, various electrical devices generate electromagnetic interference that can lead to signal transmission errors. In 1979, Schneider Electric designed and launched a bus protocol specifically … Read more

Notes on Pitfalls Encountered with Modbus Protocol

Notes on Pitfalls Encountered with Modbus Protocol

Recently, I used the Modbus protocol for communication with third-party devices. Here are some points to summarize and share, to help everyone avoid pitfalls in the future. This article does not provide a systematic explanation of the Modbus protocol but describes the issues and precautions encountered during usage, taking RS485-based Modbus-RTU as an example: 1. … Read more

Why Is Serial Communication So Popular? RS485, SPI, and I2C?

Why Is Serial Communication So Popular? RS485, SPI, and I2C?

1. Why Is Serial Communication So Popular? When working on microcontroller products, the most commonly used method is serial communication. For any microcontroller peripherals, the priority is to choose those with serial port functionality, such as Bluetooth modules, WIFI modules, 4G modules, electric meters, and displays. Why Is Serial Communication So Popular? Because it’s simple! … Read more

Performance Comparison of PROFINET and PROFIBUS

Performance Comparison of PROFINET and PROFIBUS

PROFINET and PROFIBUS are two fieldbus systems introduced by the PNO organization. There is no comparability between the two; PROFINET is based on industrial Ethernet, while PROFIBUS is based on RS485 serial bus. The protocols of the two are completely different due to the differing media, with no connection between them. However, both have excellent … Read more

Directly Control Inverter With Touch Screen Without PLC

Directly Control Inverter With Touch Screen Without PLC

Search on WeChat Technical Training In most cases, the touch screen is connected to the PLC, which then connects to the inverter. However, the touch screen can also connect directly to the inverter without going through the PLC. It can control the inverter’s start, stop, frequency change, etc. Today, we will take the Weicon touch … Read more

How to Connect Multiple Touch Screens to a PLC

How to Connect Multiple Touch Screens to a PLC

The following example connects the MT6103IP touch screen to a Panasonic PLC; other brands of PLCs can be referenced. 1. Determine the connection scheme as follows: 2. Hardware wiring Below are the wiring terminals of the touch screen, which has 9 pins, allowing for one group of RS232 and another group of RS485. 1) RS232 … Read more

UART Communication Interface Protocol Under Different Electrical Standards

UART Communication Interface Protocol Under Different Electrical Standards

In the previous article “UART Communication Interface Protocol – UART (I) Protocol Basics”, we briefly and meticulously describedUART configuration items and the signal timing of the communication process. This article will continue to introduce some interface specifications used by theUART interface under different electrical characteristics. 1. Introduction In fact,UART only defines the signal timing without … Read more