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ProfinetCommander
User Manual
V1.0
July 2006
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ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0 Table of Contents ProfinetCommander User Manual V1.0........................................................................................2 1.0 Version History...............................................................................................................2 2.0 Introduction.....................................................................................................................3 3.0 Hardware and Software Requirements ........
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2.0 Introduction The PROFI Interface Center (PIC) in Johnson City, Tennessee has created the ProfinetCommander application, which runs as a PROFINET IO controller on a PC with an easy-to-use graphical user interface. With ProfinetCommander, the user can test a PROFINET network and the IO Devices connected to it. With the Windows graphical interface the user can view the configuration, I/O data, parameters, alarms, and diagnostic data. The output data to the IO devices can also be chang
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Before running ProfinetCommander the SIMATIC NET CD must be installed. Warning: If you have a firewall installed on your PC, it may block the SOFTNET PN IO communications on the Ethernet port. In this case ProfinetCommander will not be able to communicate with the PNIO devices. 4.0 Configuring the PC Station and the PROFINET IO Network Before starting ProfinetCommander, the following configuration steps must be performed: Select the IP addresses for the PC and the connected PROFINET
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Set the IP address on the PC using the Windows software. Select Start->Settings->Network Connections and double-click on the appropriate Ethernet connection. Double-click on the Ethernet connection Select the Properties button to bring up the IP Properties screen. Select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address and subnet mask. Select OK in all the dialogs. Select button Enter IP address and Subnet mask Select Properties - 5 -
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4.2 Edit the Station Configuration a) Execute the Station Configuration Editor by double-clicking its icon in the Windows System Tray toolbar. It can also be called up from the desktop icon or the Start menu. b) Use the “Station Name…” button to set the station name as desired (remember the name because it must be used later when creating the PROFINET IO configuration). Station Name Click to Change Station Name - 6 -
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c) Select Index 1 and then use the “Add…” button to add an Application. Add Application - 7 -
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d) Select Index 2 and use the “Add…” button to add the Ethernet card, “IE General”, and select the appropriate card if more than one exists as shown below. Select IE General Select Ethernet Card e) After hitting OK the component properties of your Ethernet Adapter appear. Check the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. Select the Network Properties button if changes need to be made. - 8 -
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f) Check that the Run/Stop column has green indicators. If not, select the Diagnostics tab to determine the error. Configuration OK 4.3 Configure the PROFINET IO Network a) Execute SIMATIC NCM PC Manager (or STEP7 SIMATIC Manager). Create a new project with File->New. Select “Insert->Station->SIMATIC PC Station”. Change the name to match the PC station name in the Station Configuration Editor (e.g., PCStation) as shown below. - 9 -
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b) Next, the configuration download interface is set up for the PC Ethernet card. Select “Options->Set PG/PC Interface”. c) Select the Ethernet card that is assigned to IE General in the Station Configuration Editor and hit OK. - 10 -
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d) Select the PCStation and then double-click “Configuration” to bring up SIMATIC NCM PC Config (or STEP7 HW Config). e) Insert the Application and IE General into the configuration matching the configuration previously set with the Station Configuration Editor as shown below. - 11 -
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f) After inserting IE General the following properties screen is displayed. Select the ‘New’ button to create a new Ethernet network, normally called “Ethernet(1)”, and hit OK. Now ensure that your IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address (if applicable) are set properly, as they need to match your current Windows settings, and select OK when done. - 12 -
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g) Next, right click on the IE General Card and insert the PROFINET IO System. The Ethernet network should now be displayed as shown below. - 13 -
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h) Drag and drop the desired PROFINET IO devices from the catalog in the right window (under the PROFINET IO category) to the Ethernet(1) line and insert the appropriate modules in the lower left window as shown below. Also, when a device is inserted, set the IP address as shown below. - 14 -
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i) Double-click each PROFINET IO Device to display its properties and set the Device Name. The device name must match the name in the physical device. Downloading a name to an IO device is described later. If the IP address is not correct, select “Ethernet…” to change it. Make sure the IP address for IE General and the IP addresses for the IO devices are on the same network (addresses match through the subnet mask number of bits). Note: when the IO controller starts communication with the
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j) Save and compile the project HW configuration by selecting the icon shown. Save and Compile 4.4 Download the Configuration to the PC Station a) Warning: If you are changing an existing configuration, make sure that ProfinetCommander is not running before downloading or HW Config will lock up. b) Download the configuration by selecting the icon shown. Download c) Select OK or Yes to all the dialog pop-ups. In the “Select Node Address” window, make sure that the “Station name” fi
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d) If there is an error during the download, call up the Station Configuration Editor and select the “Diagnostics” tab. Check the messages at the top that correspond to the time of download. - 17 -
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4.5 Download the PROFINET IO Device Names a) Warning: Before downloading PROFINET IO device names, make sure that ProfinetCommander is not running or HW Config will lock up. b) To assign PROFINET IO device names, the PC and the IO devices must be physically connected to the Ethernet network and operational. c) In HW Config select a PROFINET IO device and then select “PLC->Ethernet->Assign DeviceName…”. d) Check the “Device name” column to see if the name is not assigned or has the wron
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4.6 Exporting the Hardware Configuration to a File The hardware configuration must be exported to a file. The exported file provides the information for ProfinetCommander to display the configuration data and to communicate with the I/O devices. In HW Config select “Station->Export…”. Designate an export file name, select the “Readable” format, and select Save. - 19 -
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5.0 Using ProfinetCommander 5.1 Starting ProfinetCommander Start ProfinetCommander either from the Windows Desktop icon or by selecting Start->Program->PROFI Interface Center->ProfinetCommander->ProfinetCommander. 5.2 Opening the HW Config Export File Select the “Open Config File” button and then use the dialog to find and open the HW Config export file that was previously generated for the PC Station. - 20 -
