ProfiTrace 2 - PROFIBUS Analyzer: No additional software

By itself (without the optional ScopeWare, TopologyScan and ProfiCaptain 2), ProfiTrace 2 software provides multiple views of your network, including the Live List View, the Messages View, the Station Statistics View and the Data Inspection view. This enhanced version of of the original ProfiTrace allows you to quickly find: Repeats, Fall-outs, Corrupted messages, Diagnostics, Cycle time, and other issues.

Live List

• Colorful representation of detected devices with real-time updates
• Advice & warnings: Ident number mismatch, Watchdog not set, Illegal configuration
• Last diagnostic, parameter, configuration and data-exchange message
• GSD file management for product and diagnostic identification

Messages

• Colorful visualization of FDL, DP, DP-V1, DP-V2, PA and I&M messages
• Messages can be filtered and stored
• Data interpretation engine (byte, word, floating point, etc.)
• Error detection
• Bookmarks

Station Statistics

• Powerful statistics for every error and device (repeats, fall outs, etc.)
• Seventeen (17) different statistics are tracked for each PROFIBUS node

Data Inspection

• Helps you further break down captured messages into more meaningful representations.
• Can be used to permanently show the latest captured data in a variety of formats and views.

Scopeware Features:

The optional >ScopeWare is the major breakthrough in the new ProfiTrace 2 family. The oscilloscope hardware is built into the new ProfiCore Ultra, and the ScopeWare software allows you view the integrated scope right on your PC screen.

Features include

• Time scale: 50 ns to 500 ms
• Voltage scale: 0.5 to 5 V per DIV
• Cursor measurement lines (voltage and time)
• Differential (B-A) and single ended (A and/or B line) measurements
• Free running or trigger per device
• Trigger features: start of response or request message

ProfiCore Ultra features

• Frequency: 192 MHz.
• Bandwith: 100 MHz.
• Differential measurement: -9 to +9 V.
• Single ended: -4.5 to +8 V.

Bar Graph features

• Average, Min. and Max. signal levels per device
• Color indicates the quality of the signal
• Continuously updated

Topologyscan Features:

The optional TopologyScan is a key feature in the ProfiTrace 2 family, allowing you to diagram your network and give you an accurate picture of where to go in your network when trouble arises. TopologyScan must be purchased with ScopeWare.

Features include:

• Automatic generation of the network topology
• No shutdown required!
• No disturbance in the cycle time!
• Works on 500 kbps and 1,5 Mbps
• On passive networks (no active Master) create a topology scan in conjunction with ProfiCaptain 2

OPC Server Features:

The optional OPC Server is the latest feature in the ProfiTrace 2 family. Using the OPC Server, you can display ProfiTrace tags in a SCADA/HMI package or link it to an SMS/email client and sent a message when something happens with the PROFIBUS installation or even generate your own report in MS Word/Excel. Every application that acts as OPC client can utilize the ProfiTrace tags. It does NOT corrupt the PROFIBUS cycle time because the information comes from busmonitoring (listening).

Available Tags include

• Live List data per device
• Statistics per device (Syncs, Retries, Lost, etc.)
• Process variables from Data Exchange messages

ProfiCaptain Features:

The optional ProfiCaptain software is now completely integrated within ProfiTrace 2.

Features include:

• The ability to put slaves in Data Exchange
• I/O testing with automatic patterns
• Automatic detection of existing busparameters
• Unique concept of 'stealing' slaves
• Class 2 functions in a Class 1 framework
• No shutdowns when updating the configuration
• Deactivating slaves in the configuration
• View more information on ProfiCaptain PROFIBUS master software

Complete Package Features:

• Simple USB port connection and software installation
• Essential for commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance
• Finds faults like double addresses, wire-breaks, configuration faults, data overshots, damaged messages, retries and diagnostics are captured and logged.
• Analyzer with powerful statistics Enhanced version of ProfiTrace 1: Repeats, Fall-outs, Corrupted messages, Diagnostics, Cycle time, etc.
• High speed digital oscilloscope (with optional ScopeWare) provides Differential voltage, A-line, B-line, Noise, Overshoots, Reflections, Triggers.
• Bar graphs (with optional ScopeWare) Average, Min. and Max. values of the bus signals per device.
• Reporting Automatic generation of detailed reports that are accepted by the industry.
• Optional DP-V0/V1 master ProfiCaptain 2 has been completely integrated with even more features.
• ProfiCore Ultra USB interface Useable on PC platforms, no power supply required and elimination of spur lines.
• The optional PA Probe Ultra makes a measurement on PA segments possible (coming soon).
• PROFIBUS baud rates from 9.6 kbps to 12 Mbps.
• Works on XP and Vista platforms
• Galvanic Isolation of PROFIBUS Network
• USB 2.0 Interface

Optional Equipment:

• PA Probe - Makes a physical connection and measurement on a PROFIBUS PA segment possible.
• Tap Connector 2 - Simple cable allows for easy connection of ProfiCore Ultra to PROFIBUS network.

Troubleshooting Kits:

• Troubleshooting Toolkit PLUS - Kit includes: ProfiCore Ultra, USB Cable, ProfiTrace 2, ScopeWare, TopologyScan, Tap Connector 2, Blue Carrying Case
• Troubleshooting Toolkit Ultra Pro - Kit includes:ProfiCore Ultra, USB Cable, ProfiTrace 2, ScopeWare, TopologyScan, ProifCaptain 2, OPC Server, Tap Connector 2, PA Probe, Blue Carrying Case, Manual