What is PROFIdrive:

PROFIdrive is a device profle developed by drive manufacturers to provide manufacturer-neutral standardization of the
PROFIBUS interface of drives and thus minimize interation and commissionin time and e!ort" #he F$% describes the
terminoloy of the common data ob&ects of cyclic communication bet'een controller and drive"
Cyclic data transmission messages
(yclic data transmission messaes have the follo'in basic structure"
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#he core consists of user data *PPO+
Parameter process data object *PPO+
#he structure of the user data for the cyclic channel is defned in the PROFIdrive Profle version ,-". and desinated
as Parameter Process data Ob&ect *PPO+" Usin the PPO the master *controller+ accesses the slaves *drives+ cyclically"
#he PPO is divided into t'o areas/ PKW area and PZD area" #he dividin into the t'o areas achieves decouplin in
time" #he P01 area is usually processed slo'er than the P23 area"
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PKW area
1ith the parameter I3 value *Parameter-Kennun-Wert *PKW++ you can monitor and4or chane any parameter in the
converter" For e5ample6 you can read out faults or minimum4ma5imum limits" #he P01 area consists of at least for
'ords6 the parameter I3 *Parameterennun *PK!++6 the parameterinde5 *I"D+ and the parameter value
*Parameter#ert *PW!++ that occupies t'o 'ords" #here are also PPO types that do not have a P01 area"
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!%planation
PK! #he parameter I3 is al'ays a )8-bit value and consists of the tas9 or reply I3 *&uftras-
bz'" &nt'ortennun *&K++6 a tole bit for spontaneous messaes *'P(+ and
theparametern$mber *P")+" It has the follo'in structure"
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#he tas94reply I3 comprises bits )- to );" In the tas9 messae *<aster =(onverter+
$0 is a tas9 I3 and a reply I3 in a reply messae *(onverter =<aster+" In the
PROFIdrive Profle version ,-". the tas9 I3s . to > are defned *e"" . ? no tas96 ) ?
re@uest parameter value6 - ? chane parameter value A'ordB etc"+" <ore converter-
specifc tas9 I3s are possible"
Refer to the relevant manual to see 'hich tas94reply I3 your drive supports"
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Bit )) serves as a tole bit for spontaneous messaes for transmittin active
parameters"
o P")
Bits . to ). contain the number of the desired converter parameter"
I"D In cyclic communication the parameter inde5 contains the subinde5 *also array subinde5+
in the hiher value byte" #he lo'er value byte is not defned in PROFIdrive Profle version
,-". and can be assined accordin to the converter used"
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1hen editin parameters6 the subinde5 transmits the re@uired inde5 of an inde5ed
parameter" 1hen editin a description element *$0 ? :+6 the number of the desired
element is transmitted"
PW! #he parameter value is al'ays transmitted as a double-'ord" Only one parameter value
can ever be transmitted in a PPO messae"
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$ 7--bit parameter value consists of PW!* *hih value 'ord6 7rd 'ord+ and PW!+ *lo'
value 'ord6 :th 'ord+" $ )8-bit parameter value is transmitted in P1C-" In this case you
must set P1C) to . in the PROFIBUS-3P master"
PZD area
In the process data area *Pro,essdatenbereich *PZD++ both control 'ords and setpoint values *<aster= (onverter+6
and also status 'ords and actual values *(onverter = <aster+ are transferred" Unli9e parameter transfer in the P01
area6 in 'hich the parameters to be transferred are defned in the messae6 the process variables to be transferred in
the P23 area are defned by the PPO type or the converter" Di9e'ise6 the amount of process data depends on the PPO
type or converter"
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Some mandatory P23s have a predefned names/

'-W/ *'teuer#ort+ (ontrol 'ord ) *usually on P23 )+
.'W/ *.auptsoll#ert+ <ain setpoint *usually on P23 -+
Z'W/ *Zustands#ort+ Status 'ord ) *usually on P23 )+
.IW/ *.auptist#ert+ <ain actual value *usually on P23 -+
$fter PROFIdrive Profle version ,-". there are fve P01 areas predefned6 'hich di!er 'ith reard to the presence of
the P01 area or the lenth of the P23 area"
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In PROFIdrive Profle version ,7". you can also freely confure the cyclic data in addition to the predefned PPO types"
For e5ample6 you can confure four P23 'ords in <I(RO<$S#CR :-. and eiht in <I(RO<$S#CR ::.4:7." $ P01 area
can be confured reardless of the amount of process data"
Refer to the relevant manual for more information6 e"" 'hich tas94reply I3 your drive supports" If this is available
electronically6 'e recommend searchin for GP1CG6 e"" in the Operatin Instructions/ <I(RO<$S#CR PROFIBUS
Optional Board *Cntry I3/ 8;F8;8;+ or in the <$S#CR3RI,C/ (ompendium <otion (ontrol *<( )"88+ *Cntry
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FORUM SIEMENS
Dear Experts,
Can anyone elaborate the differences between PZD and PKW telegrams used in Drive Communication
With regards,
nand gate!
"ello,
in a view words
PZD is sending and reading the data continuos, needed for operation of a drive viea field bus communication! #his happens cyclic!
E!g!$ from P%C to drive power on & of, speed setpoint, or from drive to P%C actual speed, actual current statu sword!
PKW is used acyclic data communication 'lets say on demand(, for example reading the actual fault code or writing a parameter with an other
value!
#he following description is a little bit older, but it gives a good set up$
http$&&support!automation!siemens!com&WW&view&de&)*+,,)+*
-est regards
#ech#eam
"ello nandgate.
Chapter ) of the following manual explains /uite well the difference in the data areas PKW 'parameter value( and PZD 'process data( when
communicating with a 0icromaster 001 drive$
2perating 3nstructions$ 03C42056#E4 P4273-86 2ptional -oard
"ope this helps,
Daniel Chartier
3n PZD, data will be send and recieved between drive and P%C in word format, and you have to connect it to control word, setpoint etc
where as in PKW, direct value of parameter will be written by P%C
DP
"ello,
5n addition to above, please find here an application example for control 6inamics 9:;* via Profibus DP!
03C42056#E4 1 < 63=503C6 9:;*$ 7unction bloc> '7C:1( to control an 001 via Profibus?DP
"ope this helps!
5yman Elotaify
036C Egypt
www!miscegypt!com