Maintenance and service
11.3 Recycling and disposal
Replacing the device
Follow these steps:
1. Disconnect the 24 V power supply cables and the functional ground from the screw
terminal.
2. Remove the PROFINET connector and CAN connector.
3. Disassembling the device from the DIN rail. Proceed in the reverse order to that
described in section Installing (Page 63).
4. Installing and connecting the new device
Note
The PROFINET device name and IP address of the new device must match those
previously used. Otherwise, the device will not be detected.
Commissioning the device once again
1. Switch on the power supply for the S7 configuration and the PN/CAN LINK.
The configuration data are downloaded automatically from the higher-level S7 CPU.
The Step 7 program switches the PN/CAN LINK to "Operational" state by setting the control
bits to "ON".
11.3
Recycling and disposal
The PN/CAN LINK can be recycled due to its environmentally friendly components.
NOTICE
For environmentally friendly recycling and disposal of your old equipment, contact a
certified electronic waste disposal company and dispose of the equipment according to the
applicable regulations in your country.
There is no provision for returning the device to Siemens.
For further questions regarding disposal and recycling, please contact your
local Siemens contact. You will find the contact details in our database
on the Internet at: http://www.automation.siemens.com/partner
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SIMATIC PN/CAN LINK
Operating Instructions, 03/2018, A5E39895388-AB