The Icpu Interface; Identifying Cpu Devices In An Iprofinetdevicecollection - Siemens SIMATIC S7 User Manual

6.9

The ICPU interface

6.9.1

Identifying CPU devices in an IProfinetDeviceCollection

As discussed earlier, the
IProfinetDeviceCollection
the industrial network. These devices may include CPUs and decentralized I/O stations.
The
categories of devices. However, there are properties and methods that are specific to a CPU
device. These properties and methods are accessible using the
To determine if a given
cast it to an
properties/methods on the
IProfinetDeviceCollection scannedDevices = new IProfinetDeviceCollection();
Result retVal = myNetwork.ScanNetworkDevices(out scannedDevices);
if (retVal.Succeeded)
{
foreach (IProfinetDevice dev in scannedDevices)
{
}
}
Note
The
supported on
properties/methods that are unique to the
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ScanNetworkDevices
. This collection contains an item for every accessible device on
interface provides properties and methods that are applicable to both
IProfinetDevice
IProfinetDevice
. If this cast is successful, then the network device is a CPU, and the
ICPU
ICPU
ICPU devAsCpu = dev as ICPU;
if (devAsCpu != null)
{
//--------------------------------------------
// The device is a CPU.
// Use the ICPU interface to interact with it.
//--------------------------------------------
}
interface inherits from
ICPU
IProfinetDevice
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method is called to generate an
interface actually represents a CPU device, simply
interface can be used. The following example illustrates this.
. Therefore all the properties and methods
IProfinetDevice
are also supported on
ICPU
interface.
ICPU
6.9 The ICPU interface
interface.
ICPU
. This topic only provides details for
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