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ProfinetCommander
User Manual
V1.0
July 2006
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  • Page 1 ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0 July 2006 - 1 -...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0 Table of Contents ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0 ...2 Version History ...2 Introduction...3 Hardware and Software Requirements ...3 Configuring the PC Station and the PROFINET IO Network ...4 4.1 Select the IP Addresses ...4 4.2 Edit the Station Configuration ...6 4.3 Configure the PROFINET IO Network ...9...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    The following items are required for the ProfinetCommander application to operate correctly. • PC with Ethernet port • Siemens “SIMATIC NET Networking for Industry” CD, version 11/2003 + SP1 or newer. The following software must be installed from the CD: SOFTNET PN IO (PROFINET IO controller communications software for PC) SIMATIC NCM PC (configuration tool).

  • Page 4: Configuring The Pc Station And The Profinet Io Network

    Before running ProfinetCommander the SIMATIC NET CD must be installed. Warning: If you have a firewall installed on your PC, it may block the SOFTNET PN IO communications on the Ethernet port. In this case ProfinetCommander will not be able to communicate with the PNIO devices.
  • Page 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 and subnet mask. Select OK in all the dialogs. Select Properties Double-click on the Ethernet connection...

  • Page 6: Edit The Station Configuration

    4.2 Edit the Station Configuration a) Execute the Station Configuration Editor by double-clicking its icon 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 name because it must be used later when creating the PROFINET IO configuration).
  • Page 7 c) Select Index 1 and then use the “Add…” button to add an Application. Add Application - 7 -...
  • Page 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. Select IE General Select Ethernet Card e) After hitting OK the component properties of your Ethernet Adapter appear. Check the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

  • Page 9: Configure The Profinet Io Network

    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 PC Station”.
  • Page 10 b) Next, the configuration download interface is set up for the PC Ethernet card. Select “Options->Set PG/PC Interface”. c) Select the Ethernet card that is assigned to IE General in the Station Configuration Editor and hit OK. - 10 -...
  • Page 11 d) Select the PCStation and then double-click “Configuration” to bring up SIMATIC NCM PC Config (or STEP7 HW Config). e) Insert the Application and IE General into the configuration matching the configuration previously set with the Station Configuration Editor as shown below. - 11 -...
  • Page 12 f) After inserting IE General the following properties screen is displayed. Select the ‘New’ button to create a new Ethernet network, normally called “Ethernet(1)”, and hit OK. Now ensure that your IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address (if applicable) are set properly, as they need to match your current Windows settings, and select OK when done.
  • Page 13 g) Next, right click on the IE General Card and insert the PROFINET IO System. The Ethernet network should now be displayed as shown below. - 13 -...
  • Page 14 h) Drag and drop the desired PROFINET IO devices from the catalog in the right window (under the PROFINET IO category) to the Ethernet(1) line and insert the appropriate modules in the lower left window as shown below. Also, when a device is inserted, set the IP address as shown below.
  • Page 15 i) Double-click each PROFINET IO Device to display its properties and set the Device Name. The device name must match the name in the physical device. Downloading a name to an IO device is described later. If the IP address is not correct, select “Ethernet…”...

  • Page 16: Download The Configuration To The Pc Station

    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 the configuration by selecting the icon shown.
  • Page 17 d) If there is an error during the download, call up the Station Configuration Editor and select the “Diagnostics” tab. Check the messages at the top that correspond to the time of download. - 17 -...

  • Page 18: Download The Profinet Io Device Names

    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 and operational.

  • Page 19: Exporting The Hardware Configuration To A File

    4.6 Exporting the Hardware Configuration to a File The hardware configuration must be exported to a file. The exported file provides the information for ProfinetCommander to display the configuration data and to communicate with the I/O devices. In HW Config select “Station->Export…”. Designate an export file name, select the “Readable”...

  • Page 20: Using Profinetcommander

    5.0 Using ProfinetCommander 5.1 Starting ProfinetCommander Start ProfinetCommander either from the Windows Desktop icon or by selecting Start->Program->PROFI Interface Center->ProfinetCommander->ProfinetCommander. 5.2 Opening the HW Config Export File Select the “Open Config File” button and then use the dialog to find and open the HW Config export file that was previously generated for the PC Station.

  • Page 21: Configuration Display

    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 slaves).

  • Page 22: Setting The Run Mode To Operate

    5.4 Setting the Run Mode to Operate After clicking the “Operate” button, ProfinetCommander functions as a PNIO controller and establishes communication with the PNIO devices. The Alarms window logs each device as it comes online. The I/O data and status is displayed in the Devices window. Note that the I/O data for all the modules under the selected tree item is displayed.

  • Page 23: Displaying Diagnostic Alarms

    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 also displayed if it is available.

  • Page 24: Reading Diagnostics

    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 the diagnostic errors stored in the IO devices, first select a Configuration tree item.
  • Page 25 The Diagnostic dialog shown below appears. Select the “Read Diagnostics” button in this dialog each time you want to read the diagnostics. The diagnostics have time stamps and are listed in reverse order, with the latest message at the top. A blank line is inserted each time “Read Diagnostics”...

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