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Configuration Overview
The VersaMax PNS receives its configuration from a PROFINET IO-Controller, which is
configured by a PROFINET IO configuration tool. The GSDML files provided with the PNS must
be imported into the PROFINET IO configuration tool.
Note: For details on using the Proficy Machine Edition PLC Logic Developer programmer to
create and download the configuration for a VersaMax PNS in an RX3i PROFINET
network, refer to the PACSystems RX3i Profinet Controller Manual, GFK-2571.
Basic Configuration Steps
The basic configuration steps are:
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Configure a PROFINET IO-Controller and its PROFINET LAN using the Controller
manufacturer's recommended PROFINET IO configuration tool.
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Configure the parameters of the PROFINET Controller.
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Add IO-Devices to the LAN. These IO-Devices can be VersaMax PROFINET Scanner
modules or third-party IO-Devices. VersaMax PROFINET Scanners and other types of
IO-Devices use GSDML files to describe their capabilities. The PROFINET IO configuration
tool imports these GSDML files and incorporates the devices into the configuration.
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Configure the parameters of the VersaMax PROFINET Scanners and other IO-Devices.
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Configure the communications properties of the PROFINET IO-Controller, VersaMax
PROFINET Scanners, and other IO-Devices.
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Add VersaMax modules to the VersaMax PROFINET Scanner remote nodes.
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Configure the parameters of the VersaMax modules and other devices in the remote nodes.
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When the configuration is ready, use a DCP tool to assign a name to each IO-Device so the
PROFINET IO-Controller can connect to the devices and deliver their configuration.
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Store the configuration data from the configuration tool to the PROFINET IO-Controller.
Note: When a VersaMax PROFINET Scanner receives a changed configuration, it temporarily
sets all of its outputs to their defaults. If the configuration has not changed, a VersaMax
PROFINET Scanner does not default outputs.
Configuration Tool
The configuration tool used to configure the PROFINET LAN containing the PNS module must
support PROFINET V2.3 IO Devices.
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