Configuration Tasks - Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

Parameter assignment / addressing
6.5 Configuring PROFINET IO
Additional references
You will find an overview of the specific properties of PROFINET IO on SIMOTION D in the
SIMOTION Communication System Manual.
6.5.4

Configuration tasks

Configuration of PROFINET involves the following steps:
1. Insert the SIMOTION D4x5-2.
2. Configure the onboard PROFINET IO interface in HW Config.
3. Create a topology: Here, you specify how the individual ports of the PROFINET IO devices
are interconnected.
4. Configure the sync domain: Here, you specify which PROFINET nodes are sync masters
(clock generators) and sync slaves.
5. Specify the send clock: Describes the time during which a PROFINET IO device exchanges
user data with the PROFINET IO controller.
6. Configure the direct data exchange: The direct data exchange specifies which address
areas are to be used for sending and receiving respectively.
Additional references
You will find a detailed description of each configuration step in Section "Configuring
PROFINET IO with SIMOTION" of the
160
SIMOTION Communication System Manual.
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