Configuration and operation
4.4 Configuration with STEP 7 V5.5
IE/PB LINK PN IO
Operating Instructions, 11/2017, C79000-G8976-C393-02
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4.4.3
Commissioning the LINK as a PROFINET IO device
1.
Assign the LINK a device name the first time.
The LINK ships with a fixed MAC address. Without further configuration, the device can
only be reached via the Ethernet connection using this MAC address.
During configuration, an IP address is assigned automatically. This IP address is later
transferred to the LINK (IO device) when the IO controller starts up.
To allow the IO controller to identify the IO device during this procedure, first assign the
link a PROFINET device name - like every other IO device.
See section Overview: Installation, configuration, commissioning (Page 35) for
information on this.
To do this in the SIMATIC Manager or in HW Config use the menu command "PLC" >
"Ethernet" > "Edit Ethernet Node" > "Assign device name".
As an alternative you can also use the PST to assign the PROFINET device name.
2.
Download the configuration data to the PROFINET IO controller.
With this action, the IO controller receives the configuration data of the LINK.
When the IO controller starts up the LINK is configured automatically like all other
PROFINET IO devices.
Configuration data loaded during start-up is not stored retentively. See also section
Changing from RUN to STOP (Page 44).
4.4.4
Use only as a gateway in standard operation
4.4.4.1
Creating a station and networking the LINK
Configuring the LINK as an S7-300 station and connecting it to Ethernet and PROFIBUS
1.
Create a STEP 7 project with an S7-300 station.
2.
Open the hardware configuration HW Config by double-clicking on the created station.
3.
Insert the LINK from the hardware catalog in "SIMATIC 300" > "Gateway" >
"IE/PB LINK PN IO".
When you take the IE/PB LINK PN IO from the hardware catalog, you will be requested to
network the LINK on the Ethernet and PROFIBUS interface.
