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Chapter
5
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Ethernet gateways
5.4.4
PROFINET configuration of the gateway — Which data are transferred
Cyclic data
The physical Flexi Soft I/O modules are not represented as typical hardware modules in
the PROFINET IO hardware catalogue. Instead, the data available from the Flexi Soft sys-
tem has been organized into data blocks. Each data block represents a “hardware” mod-
ule in the PROFINET IO hardware catalogue. The Flexi Soft PROFINET IO gateway GSDML
supports ten (10) slots (see Fig. 46: Projecting the FX0
GPNT) where the modules can be
placed into. This allows each data block to be mapped once.
Process data from the Flexi Soft system to the PLC
The FX0-GPNT provides 5 input data blocks (virtual I/O device modules) containing the
process image. These must be projected in a hardware configurator (e.g. SIEMENS HW
Config) in natural order (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). No other sequence is possible.
Depending on the type of PLC used, further modules may be displayed (e.g.“universal
module”). These modules are not needed and should be ignored.
The input data blocks 1-4 contain 12 bytes each, input data block 5 contains 2 bytes.
The contents of the input data blocks are freely selectable, but are preconfigured in the
Flexi Soft Designer configuration software:
Data block 1
Data block 2
Data block 3
Data block 4
Data block 5
Input data
Input data
Input data
Input data
Input data
Byte 0
Input values
module 1
Output values
module 1
Logic result 0
Not assigned
Not assigned
Byte 1
Input values
module 2
Output values
module 2
Logic result 1
Not assigned
Not assigned
Byte 2
Input values
module 3
Output values
module 3
Logic result 2
Not assigned
Byte 3
Input values
module 4
Output values
module 4
Logic result 3
Not assigned
Byte 4
Input values
module 5
Output values
module 5
Gateway direct
output values 0
Not assigned
Byte 5
Input values
module 6
Output values
module 6
Gateway direct
output values 1
Not assigned
Byte 6
Input values
module 7
Output values
module 7
Gateway direct
output values 2
Not assigned
Byte 7
Input values
module 8
Output values
module 8
Gateway direct
output values 3
Not assigned
Byte 8
Input values
module 9
Output values
module 9
Not assigned
Not assigned
Byte 9
Input values
module 10
Output values
module 10
Not assigned
Not assigned
Byte 10
Input values
module 11
Output values
module 11
Not assigned
Not assigned
Byte 11
Input values
module 12
Output values
module 12
Not assigned
Not assigned
Not available
Length
12 bytes
12 bytes
12 bytes
12 bytes
2 bytes
For detailed information about the content of the process image please see section 3.3
“Data transmitted into the network (input data sets)” on page 14.
For information on how to configure the process image, see chapter 7 “Layout and content
of the process image” on page 173 and the Flexi Soft Designer operating instructions
(SICK part no. 8012998).
Notes
Tab. 67: Default content of
input data block 1-5 of the
FX0
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GPNT