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RSTI-EP PROFINET I/O Controller User Manual Section 2
GFK-2571R May 2021
Installation 46
2.9 Installing the USB Port Driver
The USB Ports on CPUs which support the embedded PROFINET function operate
independently of the PROFINET Controller function itself. Refer to the documentation for
the related CPU.
For the slot-mounted PNC001 (- Ax module only), set up use of the module’s USB port in
either of these ways:
1. Run the provided driver-install application before connecting the com puter’s USB
port to the USB port on the PNC001 module for the first time.
2. With the provided installation files accessible on either a local or network drive, attach
the PC USB port to the Rx3i IO LAN USB port.
a) Windows opens a New Hardware Found Wizard dialog. Within the wizard
application, enter the location of the provided installation files.
b) Windows then installs the USB driver compatible with the USB port.
The computer automatically assigns a serial port name for the USB port on the PNC001
module. A unique serial port number will be used for each PNC001 module. The serial port
name is COM followed by the next available number from 1 to 256. After the computer
assigns the module’s USB port a COM port name, it uses the same name each time it
connects to the module (except for a special case described below).
If the computer has already assigned all its available port names (COM1 through COM256),
the next device to attach is assigned a previously-used COM Port name:
1. If the last assigned COM port name was COM256, the next COM port name assigned
is the first unconnected COM port after the physical serial communications ports.
2. If the last assigned COM port name was not COM256, the next COM port name
assigned is the first unconnected COM port in sequence.
After the initial installation process, the same computer can be attached to other RX3i
PNC001 modules without additional installation steps. The virtual serial port name is
automatically assigned when the device is attached to the computer.
Serial port settings must be 115200 baud, 8-None-1, with no flow control.
2.10 Firmware Updates
2.10.1 PNC001 Firmware Updates
Firmware for PNC001-Ax is only compatible with PNC001-Ax hardware. Firmware for
PNC001-Bxxx is only compatible with PNC001-Bxxx hardware. They are not
interchangeable.
The RX3i PROFINET Controller firmware is updated via the CPU in the rack in which the
PNC001 module is located. If the CPU is equipped with a serial port, use the WinLoader
utility. If the CPU is not equipped with a serial port, use the http/web-based firmware update