ProfiNet ProfinetCommander, User Manual

Page 1: ... 1 ProfinetCommander User Manual V1 0 July 2006 ...

Page 2: ...6 4 3 Configure the PROFINET IO Network 9 4 4 Download the Configuration to the PC Station 16 4 5 Download the PROFINET IO Device Names 18 4 6 Exporting the Hardware Configuration to a File 19 5 0 Using ProfinetCommander 20 5 1 Starting ProfinetCommander 20 5 2 Opening the HW Config Export File 20 5 3 Configuration Display 21 5 4 Setting the Run Mode to Operate 22 5 5 Setting IO Device Outputs 22 ...

Page 3: ...a The output data to the IO devices can also be changed 3 0 Hardware and Software Requirements The following items are required for the ProfinetCommander application to operate correctly PC with Ethernet port Siemens SIMATIC NET Networking for Industry CD version 11 2003 SP1 or newer The following software must be installed from the CD SOFTNET PN IO PROFINET IO controller communications software f...

Page 4: ...Before starting the configuration process you should select the IP addresses for the PC and the PROFINET IO devices that will be connected so that they are all on the same network and have the same subnet mask For example IP Address Subnet Mask PC 192 168 1 51 255 255 255 0 IO Device 1 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 IO Device 2 192 168 1 2 255 255 255 0 If the Ethernet port on your PC is connected to a...

Page 5: ...k on the appropriate Ethernet connection Select the Properties button to bring up the IP Properties screen Select Use the following IP address and enter the IP address and subnet mask Select OK in all the dialogs Double click on the Ethernet connection Select Properties Select button Enter IP address and Subnet mask ...

Page 6: ... icon in the Windows System Tray toolbar It can also be called up from the desktop icon or the Start menu b Use the Station Name button to set the station name as desired remember the name because it must be used later when creating the PROFINET IO configuration Station Name Click to Change Station Name ...

Page 7: ... 7 c Select Index 1 and then use the Add button to add an Application Add Application ...

Page 8: ...ect the appropriate card if more than one exists as shown below e After hitting OK the component properties of your Ethernet Adapter appear Check the IP address subnet mask and gateway Select the Network Properties button if changes need to be made Select IE General Select Ethernet Card ...

Page 9: ...he error 4 3 Configure the PROFINET IO Network a Execute SIMATIC NCM PC Manager or STEP7 SIMATIC Manager Create a new project with File New Select Insert Station SIMATIC PC Station Change the name to match the PC station name in the Station Configuration Editor e g PCStation as shown below Configuration OK ...

Page 10: ... the configuration download interface is set up for the PC Ethernet card Select Options Set PG PC Interface c Select the Ethernet card that is assigned to IE General in the Station Configuration Editor and hit OK ...

Page 11: ...double click Configuration to bring up SIMATIC NCM PC Config or STEP7 HW Config e Insert the Application and IE General into the configuration matching the configuration previously set with the Station Configuration Editor as shown below ...

Page 12: ...splayed Select the New button to create a new Ethernet network normally called Ethernet 1 and hit OK Now ensure that your IP address subnet mask and gateway address if applicable are set properly as they need to match your current Windows settings and select OK when done ...

Page 13: ... 13 g Next right click on the IE General Card and insert the PROFINET IO System The Ethernet network should now be displayed as shown below ...

Page 14: ... IO devices from the catalog in the right window under the PROFINET IO category to the Ethernet 1 line and insert the appropriate modules in the lower left window as shown below Also when a device is inserted set the IP address as shown below ...

Page 15: ... described later If the IP address is not correct select Ethernet to change it Make sure the IP address for IE General and the IP addresses for the IO devices are on the same network addresses match through the subnet mask number of bits Note when the IO controller starts communication with the IO device it will find the device by name and then set the IP address to this configured value ...

Page 16: ...tion by selecting the icon shown c Select OK or Yes to all the dialog pop ups In the Select Node Address window make sure that the Station name field has the PC Station name and the CPU name field has IE General If not then there is a configuration mismatch between HW Config and the Station Configuration Editor and the download will not work Check the PC IP address in both configurations Fix the m...

Page 17: ... 17 d If there is an error during the download call up the Station Configuration Editor and select the Diagnostics tab Check the messages at the top that correspond to the time of download ...

Page 18: ...to the Ethernet network and operational c In HW Config select a PROFINET IO device and then select PLC Ethernet Assign DeviceName d Check the Device name column to see if the name is not assigned or has the wrong name If the name needs to be changed select the appropriate name in the Device name pop down box select the device to be renamed in the Available devices window and then select Assign nam...

Page 19: ...tion must be exported to a file The exported file provides the information for ProfinetCommander to display the configuration data and to communicate with the I O devices In HW Config select Station Export Designate an export file name select the Readable format and select Save ...

Page 20: ...he Windows Desktop icon or by selecting Start Program PROFI Interface Center ProfinetCommander ProfinetCommander 5 2 Opening the HW Config Export File Select the Open Config File button and then use the dialog to find and open the HW Config export file that was previously generated for the PC Station ...

Page 21: ...nfiguration window The tree can be expanded to show all the configured items e g PCStation PNIO devices I O modules PROFINET PROFIBUS proxies PROFIBUS slaves When a tree item is selected its properties and I O data are displayed as shown below Device Number from Config Configuration Window Devices Window Properties Window Alarms Window ...

Page 22: ...s shown in the figure above double click a cell in the Output column of the Devices window to change the output The following dialog will appear Enter a value in the edit window to send constant output values to the IO device Select Increment to make the output count up starting from its current value each 500 ms display cycle Note that there may be multiple output values in the display separated ...

Page 23: ...e Alarms window as shown below At startup ProfinetCommander reads the GSD files for all the devices to get text for the diagnostic error codes The text for the diagnostic error is also displayed if it is available If not consult the manufacturers documentation Diagnostic Alarm Error Text from GSD File if it exists ...

Page 24: ...in The diagnostic information is stored in the IO device and can still be read until the error goes away To read the diagnostic errors stored in the IO devices first select a Configuration tree item The diagnostics for all of the devices under the tree item selected will be read Then select the Read Diagnostics button Then Call Up Read Diagnostics Dialog First Select Config Item ...

Page 25: ...tics button in this dialog each time you want to read the diagnostics The diagnostics have time stamps and are listed in reverse order with the latest message at the top A blank line is inserted each time Read Diagnostics is selected Read Diagnostics Stored in IO Devices ...