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Softing Industrial Automation GmbH Richard-Reitzner-Allee 6 85540 Haar / Germany http://industrial.softing.com + 49 89 4 56 56-0 + 49 89 4 56 56-488 [email protected] [email protected] The latest version of this manual is available in the Softing download area at: http://industrial.softing.com/en/downloads.html Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 7 1.1 About the Co...m...m...u..n..i.c..a..t.i.o...n.. .C..o..n..f..i.g.u...r.a..t.i.o...n.. .T..o..o..l....................................................... 7 1.2 Scope of del.i.v.e..r..y........................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Additionally. .r.e..q..u..i.r..e..d.. .c..o..m...p..o..n...e..n..t.s.. .f.o..r.. .F.O...U...N..D...A..T..I.O...N.. .f.i.e..l.d...b..u..s.. .H..1.. .d..e..v..i.c..e..s............ 8 1.4 Product histo...r.y........................................................................................................... 9 1.5 Licensing ............................................................................................................... 9 1.6 Supported o.p..e..r..a..t.i.n..g.. .s..y.s..t.e..m....s................................................................................... 9 1.7 Reference t.o.. .t..r.a..d..e..m....a..r.k..s......................................................................................... 10 1.8 Document h...i.s.t..o..r.y..................................................................................................... 10 1.9 About this .d..o..c..u..m...e..n..t............................................................................................... 10 1.10 Convention..s. .u..s..e..d..................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2 Introduction t.o.. .P..R..O...F..I.N..E..T.................................................................... 12 2.1 Organizatio.n... .a..n..d.. .s..p..e..c.i.f..i.c.a..t..i.o..n..s.............................................................................. 12 2.2 System mod...e..l.......................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Device mod..e..l........................................................................................................... 13 2.4 I/O data ex.c.h...a..n..g..e.................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Acyclic data.. .e..x..c.h..a..n...g.e............................................................................................... 14 2.6 Device desc.r..i.p..t.i.o...n.................................................................................................... 14 2.7 PROFINET m...a..p..p..i.n..g.. .i.n.. .t..h..e.. .C..o..m...m....u..n..i.c..a..t.i.o..n.. .C...o..n..f.i.g..u..r..a..t.i.o..n.. .T..o...o..l........................... 16 Chapter 3 Introduction t.o.. .F..O...U..N...D..A..T..I.O...N.. .f.i.e..l.d..b..u..s................................................ 17 Chapter 4 Graphical use.r. .i.n..t.e..r..f.a..c.e....................................................................... 20 4.1 General fun..c..t.i.o..n..a..l.i.t..y............................................................................................... 20 4.1.1 Main window .f.u..n...c.t..i.o..n..a..l.i.t.y.. .................................................................................... 20 4.1.2 Main window .b..u..t..t.o..n...s. ............................................................................................ 21 4.1.3 Filtering (prece..d..e..n...c.e.. .f.i.l.t..e..r.). .................................................................................... 22 4.1.4 Configuring a p...r.o..j.e..c..t. .............................................................................................. 25 4.2 Live list view............................................................................................................... 26 4.2.1 Live list view (F..O...U..N...D..A...T..I.O..N... .f.i.e..l.d..b...u..s.).. ................................................................... 27 4.2.2 Live list view (P..R...O..F..I.N...E..T..). ........................................................................................ 29 4.2.3 Live list view b.u...t.t.o...n..s. .............................................................................................. 31 4.2.3.1 Live list scanning..................................................................................................... 31 4.2.3.2 Filter and matchi.n..g.................................................................................................. 31 4.2.3.3 Assignment ..................................................................................................... 34 4.2.4 Online Mainte.n..a..n...c.e.. .v..i.e..w... ...................................................................................... 35 Copyright 2016 Softing Industrial Automation GmbH 3 Table of Contents 4.2.4.1 Online Maintenan...c.e.. .v..i.e..w... .(.F..O..U...N...D..A..T..I.O...N... .f.i.e..l.d..b..u..s..)............................................... 35 4.2.4.2 Online Maintenan...c.e.. .v..i.e..w... .(.P..R..O...F..I.N..E..T..).................................................................... 41 4.3 Topology vi.e..w............................................................................................................ 43 4.3.1 Topology view. .(.F..O...U..N...D..A...T..I.O..N... .F..i.e..l.d..b..u..s..). ................................................................ 46 4.3.2 Topology view. .(.P..R...O..F..I.N...E..T..). ..................................................................................... 46 4.3.3 Topology statu..s.. .i.c.o...n..s. .(..P..R..O..F..I.N...E..T.. .o..n..l.y..). ................................................................. 46 4.4 Project Exp.l.o..r.e..r.. .v..i.e..w................................................................................................ 47 4.5 Function bl.o..c..k.. .a..p..p..l.i.c..a..t.i.o..n.. .v..i.e..w... .(.F..O...U..N...D..A...T..I.O..N... .f.i.e..l.d..b..u...s. .o..n...l.y.)............................. 47 4.5.1 Function block.. .a..p..p..l.i.c..a..t.i.o..n.. .v..i.e..w... .b..u..t..t.o..n...s. .a..n..d... .s.t..a..t.u..s.. .i.c.o...n..s. .................................. 48 4.5.2 Function block.. .a..p..p..l.i.c..a..t.i.o..n.. .v..i.e..w... .s..h..o..r.t..c.u...t. .k..e..y..s. ..................................................... 49 4.5.3 Function block.. .p..r.o..p...e..r.t.i.e..s.. .i.n.. .p..r..o..p..e..r..t.y.. .v..i.e..w.. .......................................................... 49 4.5.4 Use function b..l.o..c.k..s.. ................................................................................................ 50 4.5.4.1 Add function bloc..k..s. .t..o.. .t.h...e.. .f.u..n..c..t.i.o..n... .b..l.o..c..k. .a..p...p..l.i.c.a..t..i.o..n.......................................... 50 4.5.4.2 Function block as.s..o..c..i.a..t.i.o..n....................................................................................... 52 4.5.4.2.1 R..e.m...o..v..e.. a..s..s.o..c..ia..t.i.o..n...................................................................................................... 53 4.5.4.2.2 E.s..t.a..b..li.s..h. .a..s.s..o..c.i.a..t.i.o..n..................................................................................................... 53 4.5.4.3 Operations with a.. .u..s..e..d.. .f.u...n..c.t..i.o..n.. .b..l.o...c.k.. .i.n.. .t..h..e.. .f.u..n..c..t.i.o...n.. .b..l.o..c..k.. .a..p..p..l.i.c..a..t.i.o..n............ 54 4.5.4.4 Locate a used fun..c.t..i.o..n.. .b..l.o..c..k.. .i.n.. .t.h...e.. .f.u..n..c..t.i.o..n... .b..l.o..c..k. .a..p...p..l.i.c.a..t..i.o..n............................ 54 4.5.4.5 Remove a used fu..n..c..t.i.o..n... .b..l.o..c..k. .f..r.o..m... .t..h..e.. .f.u..n...c.t..i.o..n.. .b..l.o..c..k.. .a..p..p..l.i.c..a..t.i.o..n..................... 54 4.5.4.6 Multiple selection.. .i.n... .t.h..e.. .d..i.a..g..r..a..m... .e..d..i.t.o...r............................................................... 56 4.5.5 Connections .......................................................................................................... 56 4.5.5.1 Establish a conne.c..t.i.o...n............................................................................................. 56 4.5.5.2 Remove a connec.t..i.o..n..............................................................................................