Configuring / Programming; Overview - Siemens SIMATIC PN/BACnet LINK Operating Instructions Manual

Configuring / Programming

9.1

Overview

The PN/BACnet LINK is configured in the TIA Portal. Configuration mainly comprises the
following steps:
1. Dragging PN/BACnet LINK from the HW catalog to the project
2. S7 controller and PN/BACnet LINK via PROFINET
3. Setting the PROFINET-specific parameters
4. Setting the BACnet-specific communication parameters
5. For server functionality:
– configure device object
– Configure server objects
6. For client functionality:
– Configure client
– Import BACnet device modules or create them manually
– Configure I/O object references
– If not already done for server functionality, configure device object
7. Checking and compiling the configuration
The following section contains concise descriptions of the configuring steps for the
PN/BACnet LINK:
The descriptions are not based on any specific example configurations. They are intended to
illustrate the basic method for configuring the PN/BACnet LINK and to provide a fast
introduction to configuring the PN/BACnet LINK.
The versions refer to the TIA Portal V14.
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