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4. Installing SFP devices
Optical SFPs use an invisible laser to generate a fiber-optic signal. Always keep the port covered if a cable is not
installed. Do not look into the open port if a cable is not installed.
If the surrounding air operating temperature of the PNC is greater than 40°C,SFP devices could have operating
temperatures over 70 °C (158 °F). Under these conditions, for your safety, do not use bare hands to remove an SFP
device from the SFP cage. Use protective gloves or a tool (needle-nose pliers) to avoid handling the hot SFP device
directly when removing the SFP device.
5. Installing the USB port driver (optional)
The PNC provides a micro USB port for connection to a computer running Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
or Windows 7 operating system. The computer can access the PNC's Command Line Interface function using a terminal
application such as Hyperterm. The PNC is provided with a driver-install application that can be used to enable a
computer to communicate with a PNC via its USB port. For details on using the Command Line Interface, refer to GFK-
2572, Command Line Interface Manual.
6. Configuring the PNC and its I/O Devices on a PROFINET network
Proficy Machine Edition is the primary tool used to configure an RX3i PROFINET network. In addition, certain parameters
can be set from a computer through the PNC's Command Line Interface. For details on system planning and
configuration, refer to chapter 3, in GFK-2571, PACSystems RX3i PROFINET Controller Manual.
If an RX3i PNC is extracted from a powered RX3i backplane, it loses power immediately which may result in data loss.
Do not remove or insert the device while downloading hardware configuration to the system.
When the PNC is plugged back into a powered backplane, the PNC restores data from the internal non-volatile
memory. If however, the RX3i CPU has configuration data for the PROFINET Controller, it re-delivers the data to the
PNC, superseding parameters previously stored in non-volatile memory.
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