Moxa Tech Note
PROFIBUS Configuration for Moxa MGate 5102-
PBM-PN and Siemens S7-300
Copyright © 2013 Moxa Inc
Released on December 27, 2013
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PROFIBUS Configuration for Moxa MGate 5102-PBM-PN
and Siemens S7-300
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Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................. 2
2. Applicable products .................................................................. 2
3. System requirements ................................................................ 2
4. System overview ...................................................................... 2
5. PLC configuration ..................................................................... 3
5.1. Create STEP 7 project ............................................................................. 3
5.2. Create a PROFINET IO-Controller ........................................................... 4
5.3. Create a PROFINET IO-Device ................................................................ 8
5.4. Create I/O modules ..............................................................................11
6. Moxa’s PROFIBUS device configuration .................................. 14
6.1. Install the GSD file ................................................................................14
6.2. Device configuration with MGate Manager ............................................15
7. Communication Test ............................................................... 19
7.1. Monitor / Modify Test ............................................................................19
Moxa Tech Note
PROFIBUS Configuration for Moxa MGate 5102-
PBM-PN and Siemens S7-300
Copyright © 2013 Moxa Inc.
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1. Introduction
This application note describes how to configure a Moxa MGate gateway as a
PROFINET I/O device, a Siemens S7-300 PLC as a PROFINET I/O controller, and a
Siemens DT-200M as a PROFIBUS DP slave with eight digital outputs.
2. Applicable products
Product Line Model Name
MGate 5000 series MGate 5102-PBM-PN, MGate 5102-PBM-PN -T
3. System requirements
Description Model / File Name Version
Siemens S7-300 PLC CPU 315-2 PN/DP
Article Number:
6ES7315-2EH14-0AB0
3.2.3
Siemens PLC programming software SIMATIC STEP 7 5.5 + SP2
Siemens modular I/O station Siemens ET-200M
Moxa PROFIBUS DP master to PROFINET gateway MGate 5102-PBM-PN 1.0
Software utility to configure Moxa device MGate Manager 1.8
4. System overview
This document will use the MGate 5102-PBM-PN for illustrative purposes in the following
system architecture.