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Chapter 4. Configuration
Terminals Tab
This configuration tab is displayed only when the PROFINET IO-Controller's Variable Mode
property is set to True. When Variable Mode is selected, the Status bits are referenced as I/O
variables that are mapped to the status bits on this configuration tab.
The use of I/O variables allows you to configure the PNC without having to specify the
reference addresses to use for the status information. Instead, you can directly associate
variable names with the status bits. For more information, refer to Section 7.1.3,
I/O Variables.
Configuring PROFINET IO-Controller Properties
Description: (Read-only) Description of the controller type.
Reference Address 1: Starting address for status bits assigned in the Settings tab. (Not
displayed if Variable Mode is set to True.)
Variable Mode: When enabled (set to True), the Status bits are referenced as I/O variables
that are mapped to the status bits on the Terminals tab.
Reference Variable: (Optional) Allows you to create a reference ID variable to identify
the PNC. For details, refer to Section 10.7.1, Reference ID Variables for the RXi Application.
Network Identification: (Read only) The name of the IO LAN that the PNC belongs to.
Device Name: The name that identifies the PNC on the LAN. Must be unique on the IO LAN.
Device Description: (Optional) A user-defined description of the PNC.
IP Address: The IP address of the PNC. Must be not be used for any other device in the
LAN. Proficy Machine Edition sets the default value to the lowest available IP address in the
valid range.
LAN: These properties apply to the PROFINET LAN. You can view them in the Inspector
when you select a LAN controller in the hardware configuration, or in LAN View.
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