Page 2 - ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0; Table of Contents
- 2 - ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0 Table of Contents ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0 ........................................................................................2 1.0 Version History ...................................................................................................
Page 3 - Hardware and Software Requirements; PC with Ethernet port
- 3 - 2.0 Introduction The PROFI Interface Center (PIC) in Johnson City, Tennessee has created the ProfinetCommander application, which runs as a PROFINET IO controller on a PC with an easy-to-use graphical user interface. With ProfinetCommander, the user can test a PROFINET network and the IO Devic...
Page 5 - Set the IP address on the PC using the Windows software. Select; Connections; and double-click on the appropriate Ethernet connection.; Select Properties
- 5 - Set the IP address on the PC using the Windows software. Select Start->Settings->Network Connections and double-click 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 ...
Page 6 - Edit the Station Configuration; in the Windows; Station Name
- 6 - 4.2 Edit the Station Configuration a) Execute the Station Configuration Editor by double-clicking its 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 na...
Page 7 - c) Select Index 1 and then use the “Add...” button to add an Application.; Add Application
- 7 - c) Select Index 1 and then use the “Add…” button to add an Application. Add Application
Page 8 - select the appropriate card if more than one exists as shown below.; Select IE General
- 8 - d) Select Index 2 and use the “Add…” button to add the Ethernet card, “IE General”, and select 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 N...
Page 9 - to determine the error.; Configure the PROFINET IO Network; Configuration OK
- 9 - f) Check that the Run/Stop column has green indicators. If not, select the Diagnostics tab to determine the 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 ...
Page 16 - Download the Configuration to the PC Station; b) Download the configuration by selecting the icon shown.
- 16 - j) Save and compile the project HW configuration by selecting the icon shown. 4.4 Download the Configuration to the PC Station a) Warning: If you are changing an existing configuration, make sure that ProfinetCommander is not running before downloading or HW Config will lock up. b) Download t...
Page 18 - Download the PROFINET IO Device Names; ProfinetCommander is not running or HW Config will lock up.; Select Device Name
- 18 - 4.5 Download the PROFINET IO Device Names a) Warning: Before downloading PROFINET IO device names, make sure that ProfinetCommander is not running or HW Config will lock up. b) To assign PROFINET IO device names, the PC and the IO devices must be physically connected to the Ethernet network a...
Page 21 - Configuration Display
- 21 - 5.3 Configuration Display ProfinetCommander reads the HW Config export file and displays the configuration in a tree view in the Configuration window. The tree can be expanded to show all the configured items (e.g., PCStation, PNIO devices, I/O modules, PROFINET/PROFIBUS proxies, PROFIBUS sla...
Page 23 - Displaying Diagnostic Alarms; Diagnostic Alarm
- 23 - 5.6 Displaying Diagnostic Alarms When a diagnostic alarm is received from a PNIO Device, it is displayed in the 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 ...
Page 24 - Reading Diagnostics; Then Call Up Read
- 24 - 5.7 Reading Diagnostics A diagnostic alarm is sent from the IO device to the controller only when the error occurs. Once the controller acknowledges the alarm, it is not sent again. The diagnostic information is stored in the IO device and can still be read until the error goes away. To read ...