Extended Diagnostic Capabilities
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5.
Extended Diagnostic Capabilities
The FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-Repeater measures and reports the temperature, voltage supply, opti-
cal amplitude margin and power budget. These values are normally accessed through the controller software
(Step 7). They can also be accessed directly by connecting to the FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-
Repeater
’s web server.
5.1
PLC integration
The diagnostic information can be handled by PROFINET PLCs. The following description is exemplary for
the integration of the FreeCon Active FO-Repeater in the Siemens Step 7 PLC.
After creating a new project incl. PLC, add a PROFINET IO system.
Figure 13
Step 7 adding PROFINET IO system
Now add the repeater to the Ethernet network and other devices by selection via the right mouse button and
the menu point “insert object”. Optional you can use the hardware catalogue.
