Pnd Functional Overview; Pnd Configuration - ProSoft Technology PLX3 Series User Manual

PND Protocol
User Manual
10.1

PND Functional Overview

PROFINET is the communication standard for automation of PROFIBUS and
PROFINET International (PI). Many years of experience with PROFIBUS and the
widespread use of Industrial Ethernet are all rolled into PROFINET.
With its integrated, Ethernet-based communication, PROFINET satisfies a wide
range of requirements, from data intensive parameter assignments to extremely
fast I/O data transmission which enables automation in real-time.
10.2

PND Configuration

The following procedure provides the required steps to configure the PLX31-EIP-
PND module using ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB). This configuration
provides the ability to communicate with a Siemens processor via the PROFINET
protocol.
1. Launch ProSoft Configuration Builder.
2. Create a new PLX31-EIP-PND module.
3. Click OK.
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