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PROFINET Asset Management
6.1
Asset Management Record
With the
asset management record
functionality data about the assets available on a non
PROFINET network can be recorded and read out over a PROFINET network.
Together with the
Identification & Maintenance data
functionality an extensive registration of
devices and machines is possible, even in facilities where the devices are not installed in the
PROFINET environment.
Factory owners and system integrators can collect data about devices installed beyond the
Anybus gateway
.
The recorded data can be used as basis for the design of easier maintenance and operation
processes, despite the increasing complexity of processes and associated machines.
6.2
Recording and Reading Data
An
asset management
file containing all the
assets
and their corresponding data on the non
PROFINET network is created and uploaded via an
FTP
server to the Gateway
file system
.
The
asset management
file can be transferred from a computer connected to a PROFINET
network.
Fig. 20
The Asset Management Default Mode
By using the
superposed parameter channel
mode it is also possible to transfer the
asset
management
file from a PLC connected to a non PROFINET network.
For further details about the
superposed parameter channel
mode, please refer to
Anybus
®
Communicator
™
CAN PROFINET
®
IRT (2.32) User Manual
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