AS-Interface

AS-Interface
Principles of data exchange
Cyclic
Polling 167 kbps
c o n t r o lle r

m a s te r m a s t e r c a lls

T o S la v e 1 T o S la v e 2 T o S la v e 3 1 T o S la v e 1

S la v e 1 S la v e 2 S la v e 3 1 S la v e 1

Max. latency
time 5ms
s la v e r e s p o n s e s 31 slave
devices
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Transmission Technology

(APM) with
Manchester II Data and Power
coding

Slave

Slave

Slave

plug-and-play
Ungrounded
Slave
Unshielded
Unterminated
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Transmission Technology

keyed flat cable

Special
mechanical
profile

AS-interface
electro-mechanics
contact pins
IDC
technology
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Message frame formats

Parameter bit O/p data I/p data

Start End Start End

Control bit Parity bit

Slave
Address Fixed
format
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Slave Technology

ID I/O
code Configuration

D0 = sensor 1
one connection
D1 = sensor 2

D2 = actuator 1

AS-Interface D3 = actuator 2
Slave IC
P0
Watchdog
1 module
up to 4 sensors
enclosure
energy or/and
Slave 4 actuators
address
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Implementation

control level: PLC, PC, IPC, ...

Master

field level:
CAN DeviceNet FIP Interbus Profibus etc.

AS-Interface level:
Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave
Either directly or
together with Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave Slave
field-bus systems
small sensors and actuators
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Network topology

s ta r lin e b r a n c h lin e s tre e

c o n tr o lle r c o n tro lle r c o n tr o lle r c o n t r o lle r

M a s te r M a s te r M a s te r M a s te r

S la v e S la v e
S la v e

S la v e S la v e S la v e S la v e
S la v e
S la v e
S la v e S la v e S la v e S la v e
S la v e
S la v e S la v e S la v e S la v e
S la v e
S la v e
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A Typical Example
M1 M2 M3

C1
C2

C3

C4
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A Typical Example

Master