PROFINET Scan and Compare View

PNIO_Controller

1. After going online, double-click on PNIO_Controller (PROFINET-IO-Controller) in the device tree.

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   The editor PNIO_Controller will be displayed.

2. Select tab Diagnostics live list and click Scan to find all hardware devices that exist.

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   The found devices will be listed in a table.

3. Click Compare to compare the found hardware I/O devices with the current project configuration.

Unknown hardware

In the case, that any I/O hardware device is unknown:

• The devices will be marked with a red exclamation,
• A message box will be appear for each unknown device
• Automation_Builder generate one message with information about its vendor ID and device ID

Diff-View

1. In order to display the compare Diff-View, install the device description for the unknown device.

2. After installing the device description, click Scan again and click Compare.

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   The message box informs you, that the application will go offline to display the compare-view.

3. Click Yes

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   The Project Comparison - Differences tab displays the difference between the PROFINET configuration in Automation_Builder (left side) and the real hardware configuration (right side).

   

4. Click Accept Single to accept only a part of the differences or Accept Block to accept all differences.

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   After clicking on the Button Accept Single or Accept Block the found devices will be moved from the right side to the left side

5. Close tab Project Comparison - Differences

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   A message will be displayed to ask if you want to commit the new changes into project or not:

   

6. Click Yes

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   the changes will be saved and the devices will be added to the project.