Name Assignment of a PROFINET® IO Device

A PROFINET® IO Device is addressed with a system wide unique name.

This name is permanently stored in the device and must be assigned during the initial start-up of a PROFINET® IO system.

To assign a name to PROFINET® IO Device the dialog Assign station name can be used. This dialog is located in PROFINET® IO Master parameter editor.

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For name assignment to a PROFINET® IO Device the following steps are necessary:

  1. Configure the PROFINET® IO Controller and the PROFINET® IO Devices of your system as described in the previous sections of this chapter.

  2. Configure a name for each PROFINET IO Device in the PROFINET® IO Device parameter editor.

  3. Configure a communication connection to AC500 in communication gateway:

  4. Open the PROFINET® IO Controller parameter editor by double-clicking on the corresponding device. Then select the tab-sheet Assign station name.

  5. Use the button Connect to PLC to open a online connection.

  6. Perform a PROFINET® IO bus scan. All PROFINET® IO Devices, which are connected to the PROFINET® IO Controller, will appear in the device list after a while.

  7. Select the desired PROFINET® IO Devices in the device list.

  8. Select the desired name from the pull-down-box Configure station name. This box contains all names, which was configured in the PROFINET® IO Device parameter editor.

  9. Press the button Assign station name to assign the desired name to the selected device.

  10. Perform the steps 7 to 9 for all other devices, which have not already a device name.

In addition to the name assignment, this dialog has the following functions:

  • Start LED Signal:

    The button Start LED Signal can be used to find the device in the system. If it’s pressed the selected device will start blinking with it’s LED.

  • Factory reset:

    With this function a PROFINET® IO Device can be reset to factory settings.

  • Assign IP configuration:

    The assignment of an ip address, network mask and gateway address can be performed in the same way as the name assignment. These values will be stored permanently in a device.