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VersaMax PROFINET Scanner Manual
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Configuration Overview
The VersaMax PNS receives its configuration from a PROFINET IO-Controller, which is
configured by a PROFINET IO configuration tool. The GSDML files provided with the PNS must
be imported into the PROFINET IO configuration tool.
Note:
For details on using the
Proficy Machine Edition PLC Logic Developer
programmer to
create and download the configuration for a VersaMax PNS in an RX3i PROFINET
network, refer to the
PACSystems RX3i Profinet Controller Manual,
GFK-2571.
Basic Configuration Steps
The basic configuration steps are:
Configure a PROFINET IO-Controller and its PROFINET LAN using the Controller
manufacturer’s recommended PROFINET IO configuration tool.
Configure the parameters of the PROFINET Controller.
Add IO-Devices to the LAN. These IO-Devices can be VersaMax PROFINET Scanner
modules or third-party IO-Devices. VersaMax PROFINET Scanners and other types of
IO-Devices use GSDML files to describe their capabilities. The PROFINET IO configuration
tool imports these GSDML files and incorporates the devices into the configuration.
Configure the parameters of the VersaMax PROFINET Scanners and other IO-Devices.
Configure the communications properties of the PROFINET IO-Controller, VersaMax
PROFINET Scanners, and other IO-Devices.
Add VersaMax modules to the VersaMax PROFINET Scanner remote nodes.
Configure the parameters of the VersaMax modules and other devices in the remote nodes.
When the configuration is ready, use a DCP tool to assign a name to each IO-Device so the
PROFINET IO-Controller can connect to the devices and deliver their configuration.
Store the configuration data from the configuration tool to the PROFINET IO-Controller.
Note:
When a VersaMax PROFINET Scanner receives a changed configuration, it temporarily
sets all of its outputs to their defaults. If the configuration has not changed, a VersaMax
PROFINET Scanner does not default outputs.
Configuration Tool
The configuration tool used to configure the PROFINET LAN containing the PNS module must
support PROFINET V2.3 IO Devices.