Chapter 3: Configuration; Configuration Tools; Configuration Overview; Gcg001 In Simplex Genius Bus Configuration - Emerson PACSystems RX3i User Manual

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Chapter 3:
The RX3i GCG001 Genius Gateway receives its configuration via its connected PROFINET I/O
Controller (PROFINET Controller). The PROFINET Controller, in turn, is configured by a
PROFINET I/O configuration tool. This tool will require a GSDML file for the GCG001 Genius
Gateway. The RX3i GCG001 GSDML can be obtained from Emerson support website,
https://www.emerson.com/Industrial-Automation-Controls/support
your search term. For subsequent use, import the RX3i GCG001 GSDML file into the Tool
Chest of PAC Machine Edition.
3.1

Configuration Tools

• PACSystems RX3i CPU Firmware 8.00 or later.
• PAC Machine Edition (PME) configuration and programming software, version 8.0 or
later.
• Serial or Ethernet cable for connecting the computer hosting PME to the RX3i CPU.
• General Station Description Markup Language (GSDML) file for the GCG001, available
from Emerson support website,
Controls/support .
3.2

Configuration Overview

3.2.1

GCG001 in Simplex Genius Bus Configuration

The steps involved in configuring a GCG001 Genius Gateway are as follows:
1. If you haven't already done so, use PME to add a PROFINET IO-Controller
2. Select the PNC001 in the Navigator window, then browse the module and the Local
3. Right-click the PNC001, then select Add IO-Device to add the GCG001 as a
4. Use PROFINET/DCP tool in PME to assign a name to the GCG001 Gateway so that
Configuration
Configuration
(IC695PNC001) to the Hardware Configuration (HWC) of the target control
system.
Area Network (LAN) configuration in the Inspector window, changing parameters
as necessary for your system. Note that the GCG001 will operate at 100Mbps and
will cause the Network Speed to be auto-negotiated to this speed.
connected device on the PROFINET LAN. In the PROFINET Device Catalog dialog
that subsequently appears, select Have GSDML..., then browse to the location on
your computer where the file is located, select it, and Open. As mentioned above,
the GSDML can be conveniently stored in the PME Tool Chest.
the PROFINET Controller can connect to it and send its configuration. To do this,
right-click the PNC001, then select Launch Discovery Tool GCG001.The tool will
appear in a new Info Viewer tab entitled PROFINET DCP – Direct Connection (see
Figure 12).
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