
Chapter
5
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Ethernet gateways
IP address set via Flexi Soft Designer tool
Usually the IP address will be assigned by the PROFINET IO controller (e.g. PLC). However,
the FX0-GPNT allows configuration of the entire Flexi Soft system over Ethernet TCP/IP. In
this case, it may be necessary to assign an IP address to the gateway even before the
PROFINET IO network has been setup. This can be done on the configuration page shown
in Fig. 41 as well.
5.4.3
PROFINET configuration of the gateway — How the data are transferred
The following steps need to be taken in order to configure the communication between
PLC and gateway.
This document does not cover the creation of the PROFINET IO network or the rest of the
automation system project in the network configuration tool. It is assumed the PROFINET
project has already been set up in the configuration program, e.g. SIEMENS SIMATIC
Manager. Examples refer to configurations performed with SIEMENS SIMATIC manager.
Step 1: Install the generic station description file (GSDML file)
Before the FX0-GPNT can be used as device in the network configuration tool, e.g.
SIEMENS SIMATIC Manager, for the first time, the generic station description (GSDML) of
the gateway must be installed into the hardware catalogue of the tool.
Download the GSDML file and device icon from www.sick.com, on the FX0
R
GPNT
product page.
Follow the instructions in the online help or in the user manual of the PROFINET network
configuration tool for installing generic station description files.
Using the SIEMENS SIMATIC Manager — HW Config, the gateway then appears in the hard-
ware catalogue under >>
PROFINET IO
>
Additional Field Devices
>
Gateway
>
FlexiSoft
.
Note