PROFIBUS DP for LabVIEW
The COMSOFT PROFIBUS VISA Driver equips National Instrument's LabVIEW with a real-time PROFIBUS-DP connection providing a powerful extension of the application range in the test and automation sector.

The package including hardware and software is based on the COMSOFT DF PROFI II board, available in PCI, CompactPCI and PC104+ format. These different formats as well as the real-time VISA driver concept can be integrated in different LabVIEW systems and platform combinations.

An installation in a classical PC system under LabVIEW for Windows is just as possible as in a real-time PXI system under LabVIEW RT, e.g. as a high performance PAC system for time-critical test applications or industrial automation applications.

The COMSOFT PROFIBUS VISA Driver supports DP Master and DP Slave mode. This allows data exchange with any DP Slaves as well as the integration of a complete LabVIEW system as DP Slave in an already existing PROFIBUS DP network.

The PROFIBUS DP process and diagnostic data can be accessed in a simple manner. The board initialization and the data handling are demonstrated in detailed example VIs, which also can be used for the immediate start-up of the PROFIBUS.

In addition to the standard VI interface, LabVIEW express VIs are available providing a plug and play integration of the PROFIBUS DP process and diagnostic data into the application.

Technical Data:

• VISA-Driver for up to five DF PROFI II boards
• Integrated PROFIBUS configuration tool
  CONFIGURATOR II
• Hardware access only 1 ms
• PROFIBUS DP Master and DP Slave up to 12 Mbit/s
• Via virtual instruments (Standard and Express VIs) direct connection between LabVIEW and PROFIBUS
• Easy access to process and diagnostic data
• Detailed example VIs for handling process and diagnostic data as well as initialization
• "Getting started manual" for installation and initialization
• Detailed VI context help
• Supporting LabVIEW 7.1 and higher