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Configuring PROFINET
Information About Configuring PROFINET
PROFINET Device Roles
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PROFINET Device Roles
An I/O controller is a programmable logic controller (PLC) that controls I/O devices and exchanges data such as
configuration, alarms, and I/O data through an automation program. The I/O controller and the I/O supervisor exchange
diagnostic information. The I/O controller shares configuration and input/output information with the I/O device and
receives alarms from the I/O device.
PROFINET is designed to be the sole or primary management system platform. Because the I/O controller detects the
switch with the Discovery and Configuration Protocol (DCP), and sets the device name and IP address, you do not need
to enter Cisco IOS commands for the basic configuration. For advanced configurations (for example, QoS, DHCP, and
similar features) you must use Cisco IOS commands on the switch because these features cannot be configured by using
PROFINET.
An I/O supervisor is an engineering station, such as a human machine interface (HMI) or PC, used for commissioning,
monitoring, and diagnostic analysis. The I/O supervisor exchanges diagnostic, status, control, and parameter information
with the I/O device.
An I/O device is a distributed input/output device such as a sensor, an actuator, or a motion controller.
Note:
If Profinet DCP cannot detect the switch/PLC/IO mac addresses, temporarily disable the firewall/virus scan from
the Window PC that installed the Siemens STEP7 or TIA Portal.
In a PROFINET I/O system, all the I/O devices communicate over an Ethernet communication network to meet the
automation industry requirement for bus cycle times of less than 100 ms. The network uses switches and full-duplex
data exchange to avoid data collisions.
PROFINET Device Data Exchange
After PROFINET uses DCP to discover devices, including the switch, they establish application relationships (ARs) and
communication relationships (CRs). After a connection is established and information about device parameters is
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Summary of Contents for IE 4000
Page 12: ...8 Configuration Overview Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration ...
Page 52: ...48 Configuring Interfaces Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces ...
Page 108: ...104 Configuring Switch Clusters Additional References ...
Page 128: ...124 Performing Switch Administration Additional References ...
Page 130: ...126 Configuring PTP ...
Page 140: ...136 Configuring CIP Additional References ...
Page 146: ...142 Configuring SDM Templates Configuration Examples for Configuring SDM Templates ...
Page 192: ...188 Configuring Switch Based Authentication Additional References ...
Page 244: ...240 Configuring IEEE 802 1x Port Based Authentication Additional References ...
Page 298: ...294 Configuring VLANs Additional References ...
Page 336: ...332 Configuring STP Additional References ...
Page 408: ...404 Configuring DHCP Additional References ...
Page 450: ...446 Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR Additional References ...
Page 490: ...486 Configuring SPAN and RSPAN Additional References ...
Page 502: ...498 Configuring Layer 2 NAT ...
Page 770: ...766 Configuring IPv6 MLD Snooping Related Documents ...
Page 930: ...926 Configuring IP Unicast Routing Related Documents ...
Page 976: ...972 Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations Additional References ...
Page 978: ...974 Dying Gasp ...
Page 990: ...986 Configuring Enhanced Object Tracking Monitoring Enhanced Object Tracking ...
Page 994: ...990 Configuring MODBUS TCP Displaying MODBUS TCP Information ...
Page 996: ...992 Ethernet CFM ...
Page 1066: ...1062 Using an SD Card SD Card Alarms ...