Chapter 1. Introduction
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PACSystems* RX3i & RSTi-EP PROFINET IO-Controller User Manual
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1.6.2
Basic System: One RX3i CPU and One PROFINET Controller using
a single port
Figure 6 shows a basic system with one PACSystems RX3i CPU node having one PROFINET Controller, and one
PROFINET network with three VersaMax Scanners and one third-party IO-Device. Up to 128 IO-Devices can be
installed on an RX3i PROFINET network. The VersaMax PNS and many types of third-party IO-Devices interface
multiple devices such as I/O modules to the PROFINET network.
IO-Device 1
IO-Device 2
IO-Device 64
3
rd
Party
IO-Device 3
RX3i CPU Node with
PROFINET Controller
PROFINET IO LAN
. . .
Figure 6: RX3i System with one PROFINET Controller and one PROFINET LAN
.